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Global Corporate PowerChristopher May, editor Exploring the diverse ways that corporations affect the practices and structures of the global political economy, this innovative work addresses three fundamental questions: How can the corporation be most usefully conceptualized within the field of IPE? Does global governance succeed in constraining the power of multinational corporations? To what extent has the movement for corporate social More > | |
The President's Speeches: Beyond "Going Public"Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha Why do presidents bother to give speeches when their words rarely move public opinion? Arguing that "going public" isn't really about going to the public at all, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha explores to whom presidential speeches are in fact targeted, and what—if any—influence they have on public policy.
Eshbaugh-Soha shows that, when presidents speak, their intent is More > | |
International Relations in Action: A World Politics SimulationBrock F. Tessman This hands-on exercise allows students to relate the concepts and issues at the foundation of global politics to the realities of international politics today.
As influential leaders in the fictional world of Politica, each team of students governs a country with a unique history, geography, and culture. The teams must use strategy and negotiation to succeed and survive seeking to achieve More > | |
The Iraq War: Causes and ConsequencesRick Fawn and Raymond Hinnebusch, editors While the war in Afghanistan saw most industrial countries back the US-led campaign, the subsequent war in Iraq profoundly divided international opinion—and likely represents a watershed in the post-Cold War international order. The Iraq War examines the full range of explanations of the conflict, as well as its significance for the Middle East, for key international relationships, and for More > | |
The Age of War: The United States Confronts the WorldGabriel Kolko In this comprehensive, succinct—and provocative—overview of five decades of US foreign policy, Gabriel Kolko gives special emphasis to the period since 2000.
Kolko argues that, as dangerous as the Cold War era was, we face far more instability and unpredictability now; the international environment is qualitatively more precarious than ever. Ranging from the Vietnam War to the war in More > | |
Afterimages: A Family MemoirCarol Ascher In her moving reflection on growing up as the daughter of refugees from Hitler's Europe, Carol Ascher explores the conflicts of an émigré childhood and chronicles her return to Vienna to uncover her father's roots.
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Security Dynamics in Africa's Great Lakes RegionGilbert M. Khadiagala, editor The site of genocide in Rwanda, recurrent cycles of communal massacre, deepening poverty, state fragmentation, and massive displacement of civilians, is Africa's Great Lakes region finally moving away from decades of decay and destruction, or is it fated to remain mired in interminable strife? The authors of Security Dynamics in Africa's Great Lakes Region explore the sources of conflict More > | |
Promoting Democracy in Postconflict SocietiesJeroen de Zeeuw and Krishna Kumar, editors Few would dispute the importance of donating funds and expertise to conflict-ridden societies—but such aid, however well meant, often fails to have the intended effect. This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact.
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Daughters of Sarah: Anthology of Jewish Women Writing in FrenchEva Martin Sartori and Madeleine Cottenet-Hage, editors National Jewish Book Awards Finalist!
The editors have gathered a treasure trove of excerpts (some translated into English for the first time) from a variety of genres—novels, short stories, letters, plays, poetry, autobiographies—to showcase the work of both well-known and less familiar French Jewish women writers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The collection More > | |
Islamist Economics in Egypt: The Pious Road to DevelopmentBjørn Olav Utvik Islamism is often portrayed as a reaction against, or at best a belated accommodation to, modernization. Refuting this dismissive opinion, Bjørn Utvik explores the movement through the lens of its engagement with social and economic change in Egypt.
Utvik provides a comprehensive picture of debates within mainstream Islamist groups that are grappling with concrete economic issues. More > |