Utvidet returrett til 31. januar 2024

Bøker utgitt av Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc

Filter
Filter
Sorter etterSorter Populære
  • av Jillian Schwedler
    464,-

    The fourth edition of Understanding the Contemporary Middle East has been fully revised and updated throughout to reflect the still-unfolding impact of the Arab Spring, the changing international environment, the impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and much more. The book also includes an entirely new chapter on the role of women in the Middle East.

  • av Justin Quinn Olmstead
    639,-

  • av Barry Scott Zellen
    1 608,-

  • av Daniel P.L. Chong
    509 - 1 420,-

  • - Corruption & Reform Under Democracy
    av Luciano Da Ros
    1 185,-

    Provides a framework for evaluating the bottlenecks to effective accountability in Brazil and analyse the successes and failures of anticorruption efforts from the early days of the democratic transition through the demise of the massive Lava Jato investigations.

  • - Combat Units in the US, British, and German Infantries of World War II
    av G. Stephen Lauer
    1 117,-

    It has long been accepted wisdom that Germany's infantrymen possessed superior tactical ability than their Anglo-American adversaries in World War II. Drawing on newly available information, Stephen Lauer unpacks that assumption, exploring the conscription and training methods of the US, British, and German infantries from 1919 to 1945.

  • av UTHOFF
    519,-

  • - The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?
    av David B. Ottaway
    454 - 1 175,-

    Mohammed bin Salman. A monarch-to-be without scruples? Or a visionary seeking a path to global power? A social reformer determined to bring his country into the twenty-first century? Or just another brutal dictator? A leader on the road to greatness, or one destined to follow in the footsteps of Icarus?

  • - Vietnam, 1967-1968
    av James F. Humphries
    484,-

    The fierce close combat in the remote areas of South Vietnam's northern provinces in 1967-1968 - the battles of Hiep Duc, March 11, Nhi Ha, and Hill 406 - has been a strangely underreported slice of the Vietnam War. Through the Valley brings those battles into sharp focus.

  • av George W. Smith
    452,-

    A former US Army officer at Hue during the Tet offensive recounts the longest continuous battle of the Vietnam War. Describing poor coordination between the seperate fights occuring, he suggests that the ferocity of the North Vietnamese forces during this battle led eventually to US withdrawal.

  • - Why the Global Innovation System Is Broken, and How We Can Fix It
    av Kathryn C. Ibata-Arens
    409 - 1 185,-

    Analyses the rise and decline of the global innovation system for new drug development and proposes a policy framework for fast-tracking the implementation of new discoveries and preparing for future pandemics.

  • - How We Take from the Poor and Middle Class and Give to the Rich
    av Mark Mattern
    409 - 1 102,-

    Documenting the everyday, institutionalised ways that income and wealth are transferred upward in the United States, Mark Mattern shows how the bottom subsidises the top. His provocative analysis, describing in detail the processes and policy choices that systematically favour the rich, is a call for a more equitable, democratic political economy.

  •  
    416,-

    The half-decade since the sixth edition of Introducing Global Issues appeared has seen enormous changes in the international arena, perhaps most notably a move away from multilateral approaches to solving global problems. Both the impact of those changes and possible paths to collaborative problem solving are at the centre of this new edition.

  • - An Introduction
    av Jeffrey Douglas Dailey & James Robert Phelps
    504 - 1 281,-

  • av Alejandro Toledo Manrique
    1 363,-

    What will it take to overcome the many challenges that Latin America faces in developing quality, inclusive education for its diverse population? That is the question at the heart of Alejandro Toledo's book.

  • - A Story in Black and White
    av Guy Scott
    437,-

    This is unlike any political memoir you have ever read. It is a political history of Zambia from colonial times to the present. A revealing insider account of politics and government within a modern African state. A story about race in Africa. A chronicle of the rise and fall of two improbable political allies who wanted to change Zambian politics.

  • - The Impact of Strategic Triangles
    av Santoro
    1 233,-

    Examines a series of strategic triangles involving China, the US, and one or more key third actors (among them, Australia, India, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan). The authors also critically highlight the challenges and opportunities facing Washington and Beijing in this increasingly complex security arena.

  • - National Strategies in a Region of Change
    av Shiraishi Takashi
    987,-

    Reflects on the diplomatic challenges facing the countries of Asia in today's geopolitical order, exploring historical context, long-term trends, and current strategies. Shiraishi Takashi's incisive analysis sheds light on current affairs in the vast region from the Pacific to the Indian Oceans and beyond.

  • - Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020
    av Evren Celik Wiltse & Lisa Hager
    423 - 1 233,-

    From Brazil to Bangladesh, Liberia to Switzerland, Malta to the Marshall Islands, more women are rising to the top level of political leadership. What can we learn from this? What kinds of conditions pave the way for a woman's ascendance to power? Are there common pathways? Evren Celik Wiltse and Lisa Hager answer these questions, and more.

  • - Linking Security Threats, Militarization & Civilian Control
     
    1 276,-

    What leads a democratic government to use military force to counter a domestic or external threat? How does it legitimize this mobilization to its citizenry? And what is the significance for civilian control of the military? Mobilizing Force draws on case studies from around the world to systematically examine these critical questions.

  • - The Pink Wave in the US House Elections ... and Its Legacy in 2020
    av Barbara Burrell
    1 117,-

    Avengers. PerSisters. The pink wave. And even badasses. These terms have been used to refer to the unprecedented number of female candidates who ran for elected office in the United States in 2018. Barbara Burrell explores this phenomenon-in the context of women's candidacies for election to the US House of Representatives.

  • - In Search of a Strategy
    av Rolf Schwarz
    1 117,-

    Over the course of more than seven decades, NATO has sought, but not settled on, an effective strategy for interacting with its neighbours in the Middle East and North Africa. Rolf Schwarz traces the evolution of NATO's engagement with its neighboring region, and assesses its potential for promoting regional stability and peace.

  •  
    464,-

    Provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most complex and rapidly changing regions in the world today. This thoroughly revised edition includes accessible discussions of history, politics, economics, international relations, society, and culture, and provides the tools to understand the Asia Pacific and its influence in the global arena.

  • - An IR Approach
    av Lynda K. Barrow
    1 185,99,-

    To comprehend the world around us, we need to understand how and why religion matters, analyse the interaction in a systematic way, and have a framework in which to fit facts and events that we cannot yet anticipate. The goal of Religion and Politics on the World Stage is to provide the information and tools to accomplish those tasks.

  • - The Ma Ying-jeou Years
     
    1 175,-

    During the Ma Ying-jeou presidency in Taiwan (2008-2016), confrontations over relations with mainland China stressed the country's institutions, leading to a political crisis. Nevertheless, its democracy proved to be resilient. The authors of Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan explore key aspects of the complicated Ma era.

  • - Hoover, Watergate, and a Bureau in Crisis
    av Melissa Graves
    1 117,-

    In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. In 2020, Donald Trump was impeached. Both were investigated by the FBI, an agency under their control. How is it that the bureau is responsible for investigating the president it serves? How can it do so effectively? Nixon's FBI confronts these questions.

Gjør som tusenvis av andre bokelskere

Abonner på vårt nyhetsbrev og få rabatter og inspirasjon til din neste leseopplevelse.