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ASEAN's Cooperative Security Enterpriseby Dr Hiro Katsumata
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2010; US$ 84.95Katsumata demonstrates that something interesting is taking place inside the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). He shows that an association of minor powers in Southeast Asia is promoting its cooperative security norm, and influencing the policies of its external partners. Thus, the ARF is one of the important pathways to regional security. more...
21st Century Diplomacyby Kishan S. Rana
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 27.95In the 21st century, new kinds of challenges resulting from interdependence among states and globalization have had a determining impact of the conduct of diplomacy. Diplomacy has become multifaceted, pluri-directional, volatile and intensive, due to the increased complexity in terms of actors, dialogues subjects, modes of communication, and plurality of objectives. This unique text, written by a leading scholar and Foreign Service expert, examines all such factors to provide the definitive guide to diplomacy as it is practiced today. With a multitude of examples from around the world, including the US, UK, EU, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the book covers the spectrum of diplomacy practice, including regional diplomacy, diplomacy of small... more...
America's Secret Warby George Friedman
Doubleday Publishing 2004; US$ 11.99Dubbed by Barron’s as “The Shadow CIA,” George Friedman’s global intelligence company, Stratfor, has provided analysis to Fortune 500 companies, news outlets, and even the U.S. government. Now Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover — the startling truth behind America’s foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond . Stratfor, one of the world’s most respected private global intelligence firms, has an unmatched ability to provide clear perspective on the current geopolitical map. In America's Secret War, George Friedman identifies the United States’ most dangerous enemies, delves into presidential strategies of the last... more...
Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Lawby Antony Anghie; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 47.00This book examines the relationship between imperialism and international law. It argues that colonial confrontation was central to the formation of international law and, in particular, its founding concept, sovereignty. It argues that racial discrimination, cultural subordination and economic exploitation are constitutively significant for the discipline. more...
Conflict and Confrontation in South East Asia, 1961-1965by Matthew Jones
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 28.00Matthew Jones provides a detailed insight into the origins, outbreak and development of the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation within the context of Britain and American diplomacy. Using new archival sources, he illuminates the creation of Malaysia, Indonesia's opposition to the new state and the Western Powers' reactions to the resulting conflict. more...
The Middle East in International Relationsby Fred Halliday; Eugene L. Rogan
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 26.00Fred Halliday is one of the most authoritative scholars writing on the Middle East today. His book has been composed as an introduction to the subject for students, and those new to the field, with the objective of setting the Middle East within the broader context of contemporary international relations. more...
Albert Ellis Live!by W. Dryden; A. Ellis
Sage Publications Ltd. 2003; US$ 130.00Ellis demonstrates the processes of his Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy through transcripts of five of his therapy sessions. The transcripts are presented twice, once simply by themselves and once accompanied by commentary by Dryden (psychotherapeutic studies, Goldsmiths College) wherein he describes the processes and principles at work. more...
Religion in an Expanding Europeby Timothy A. Byrnes; Peter J. Katzenstein
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 39.00As the EU expands eastwards, religious issues are of growing importance in contemporary European politics. Examining the intersection between European enlargement and the transnational religious communities of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Islam, this book argues that religious factors are stumbling blocks rather than stepping stones toward the further integration of Europe. more...
George Kennan and the Dilemmas of US Foreign Policyby David Mayers
Oxford University Press 1990; US$ 26.00This political biography examines Kennan's thoughts in the context of his many years of government service and his political counsel in the field of foreign policy. more...
China in Africaby Chris Alden
Zed Books 2007; US$ 22.95Nowhere in the world is Chinas rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, Chinas economic and political reach is redefining Africas traditional ties with the international community. This book investigates the emerging relationship between China and Africa to determine whether this engagement will be that of a development partner, economic competitor or new hegemon. Alden argues that in order to understand Chinese involvement on the continent, we need to recognize the range of economic, diplomatic and security rationales behind Beijings Africa policy as well as the response of African... more...