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Europe's Angry Muslimsby Robert Leiken
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 21.95Bombings in London, riots in Paris, terrorists in Germany, fury over mosques, veils and cartoons--such headlines underscore the tensions between Muslims and their European hosts. Did too much immigration, or too little integration, produce Muslim second-generation anger? Is that rage imported or spawned inside Europe itself? What do the conflicts between Muslims and their European hosts portend for an America encountering its own angry Muslims? Europe's Angry Muslims traces the routes, expectations and destinies of immigrant parents and the plight of their children, transporting both the general reader and specialist from immigrants' ancestral villages to their strange new-fangled enclaves in Europe. It guides readers through Islamic... more...
Regions and Powersby Barry Buzan; Ole Wæver; Steve Smith; Thomas Biersteker; Chris Brown; Phil Cerny; Joseph Grieco; A. J. R. Groom
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 39.00Buzan and Wæver argue that in the post-Cold War world regional patterns of security are more important than ever before. Analysing regions throughout the world, this original and comprehensive study offers a distinctive interpretation of the nature of the 'new world security order' that has followed the Cold War. more...
Foreign Service Officer Examby Fred N. Grayson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 17.99Your guide to passing the Foreign Service Officer Exam Why CliffsTestPrep Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need--fast! Written by test prep specialists Introduction * Review of how the exam is organized, along with answers to frequently asked questions Part I: Written Exam: The Job Knowledge Test * Descriptions of the five general career track knowledge areas--management, consular, economic, political, and public diplomacy * Question-and-answer subject review chapters for the eight job topic areas, along with mini-tests after each subject review * A sample Job Knowledge test with complete answers and explanations Part II: Written Exam: The English Expression Test * Grammar and usage review * Two... more...
The Transformation of Peaceby Oliver P. Richmond
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 38.00Examines the transformation of the discourse and praxis of peace, from its beginnings in the literature on war and power, to the development of intellectual and theoretical discourses of peace. This is contrasted with the development of practical approaches to peace, focusing on disarmament and humanitarian issues. more...
Japan's Foreign Policy, 1945-2003by Kazuhiko Togo
BRILL 2005; US$ 52.00This is a fascinating insider account of postwar Japanese foreign policy written by a former senior Japanese diplomat. The author examines Japanese foreign policy as it approaches a crucial reorientation towards a more proactive policy stance. The book is exceptionally clear, accessible and interesting for anyone interested in modern Japan. more...
Strategy and Historyby Colin S. Gray
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 47.95This book comprises some of the most important contributions to the strategic debate over the past thirty years by a leading theorist and practitioner. more...
The White Man's Burdenby William Easterly
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 13.99From one of the worlds best-known development economistsan excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the Wests efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth , William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then-employer, the World Bank. The White Mans Burden is his widely anticipated counterpuncha brilliant and blistering indictment of the Wests economic policies for the worlds poor. Sometimes angry, sometimes irreverent, but always clear-eyed and rigorous, Easterly argues that we in the West need to face our own history of ineptitude... more...
Japan's Reluctant Realismby Michael J. Green
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 70.00This text examines Japan's foreign policy in the decade since the end of the Cold War. Michael J. Green uses case studies from various countries and institutions in order to consider Japanese objectives and the heart of Japanese foreign policy initiatives. more...
Descent into Chaosby Ahmed Rashid
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 14.99After September 11th , Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy-a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world. more...
Managing Strategic Surpriseby Paul Bracken; Ian Bremmer; David Gordon
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 24.00Asks whether risk management techniques can be successfully applied to contemporary national security challenges. more...









