Political Science : International Relations

Radical and dogmatic interpretations of Islam have gained ground in recent years in many Muslim societies via extensive Islamist networks spanning the Muslim world and the Muslim diaspora communities of North America and Europe. Although a majority throughout the Muslim world, moderates have not developed similar networks to amplify their message and to provide protection from violence and intimidation. With considerable experience fostering networks of people committed to free and democratic ideas during the Cold War, the United States has a critical role to play in leveling the playing field for Muslim moderates. The authors derive lessons from the U.S. and allied Cold War network-building experience, determine their applicability to the current situation in the Muslim world, assess the effectiveness of U.S. government programs of engagement with the Muslim world, and develop a “road map” to foster the construction of moderate Muslim networks. more...

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A History of International Human Rights and Forgotten Heroes. In this national bestseller, the critically acclaimed author Peter Balakian brings us a riveting narrative of the massacres of the Armenians in the 1890s and of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Using rarely seen archival documents and remarkable first-person accounts, Balakian presents the chilling history of how the Turkish government implemented the first modern genocide behind the cover of World War I. And in the telling, he resurrects an extraordinary lost chapter of American history. Awarded the Raphael Lemkin Prize for the best scholarly book on genocide by the Institute for Genocide Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center. more...

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Considers the impact of changes in American foreign policy on the East Asian region, as well as the nature of American policy itself. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the Bush administration's relations with twenty-first century's most dynamic and strategically significant region. more...

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This book addresses the contemporary debate about the 'third way' in European socail democracy, by analyzing the exemplar case of social democracy - 'the Swedish model' - this book challenges the recent 'third way' perspective. more...

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This volume draws attention to the issues and questions facing the new states of the Caspian region following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. more...

Price: $170.00