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Global Change
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 159.00This book examines global change from a dialectical perspective. Looking at global change in terms of unipolarisation in international security, globalisation in the world economy, and democratisation in global governance, the volume provides a refreshingly Japanese angle on addressing complex interplays between the social forces underlying these themes.... more...
Religion and the Cold War
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 155.00Although seen widely as the twentieth-century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god-fearing and the godless, the religious dimension of the Cold War has never been subjected to a scholarly critique. This unique study shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. A specially commissioned collection of new scholarship, it provides fresh... more...
Life after Death
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 29.00This collection of essays does not conceive of the impressive economic and political stability of the postwar era as a quasi-natural return to previous patterns of societal development but approaches it as an attempt to establish 'normality' upon the lingering memories of experiencing violence on a hitherto unprecedented scale. more...
Memory and Power in Post-War Europe
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 34.00How has memory - collective and individual - influenced European politics in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Cold War? How has the past been used in domestic and foreign policy? This book is the first to examine the connection between memory and politics directly. more...
The Cold War
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 9.99How, when, and why did the Cold War begin? Why did it last so long? What impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, what difference did it make to the broader history of the second half of the 20th century? This overview of the Cold War should invite debate and encourage deeper investigation. more...
Decolonization
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 22.95A concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to the controversial theme of decolonization. Betts analyses what the future holds beyond empire, and provides an annotated bibliography. more...
A World Without Meaning
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 55.95This sophisticated book by internationally renowned theorist Zaki Laidi, tackles the problem of individual identity in a rapidly changing global political environment. He argues that it is increasingly hard to find meaning in our ever-expanding world, especially after the collapse of political ideologies such as communism. With the breakup of countries... more...
Openness and Foreign Policy Reform in Communist States
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 180.00This book looks at the way in which foreign policy has changed in communist states. It considers especially the relationship between domestic reform and foreign policy reform at times when formerly closed societies are becoming more open to the outside world. It focuses on three European and three Asian states, analysing their different paths to reform... more...
The Routledge Companion to Decolonization
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 36.95This is an essential companion to the process of decolonization ? perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes: thematic chapters a detailed chronology and thorough glossary biographies of key figures maps.... more...
Remapping Global Politics
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 36.00This book seeks to redraw our mental maps of global politics and to explain the shifting and accelerating forces that are shaping those maps. It makes an important contribution to the literatures on globalization and the future of international relations theory. more...









