Автор: Bueno de Mesquita Bruce, Smith Alastair Название: The Spoils of War: Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents ISBN: 1610396626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610396622 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 25740.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Two eminent political scientists show that America's great conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, were fought not for ideals, or even geopolitical strategy, but for the individual gain of the presidents who waged them. It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate-Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few-oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps they were driven by the needs of the American people and the nation. Or maybe they were just looking out for themselves. This revealing and entertaining book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, showing how their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient. In each case, our presidents chose personal gain over national interest while loudly evoking justice and freedom. The result is an eye-opening retelling of American history, and a call for reforms that may make the future better. Bueno de Mesquita and Smith demonstrate in compelling fashion that wars, even bloody and noble ones, are not primarily motivated by democracy or freedom or the sanctity of human life. When our presidents risk the lives of brave young soldiers, they do it for themselves.
Автор: Alvarado Ruben Название: The Debate That Changed the West: Grotius Versus Althusius ISBN: 9076660514 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789076660516 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 24740.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
At the dawn of the modern age a debate took place that would determine the further course of Western and thus world civilization. This debate did not take place in any assembly or debating chamber. It took place in the hearts and minds of the trend-setting intelligentsia of the day.
Two figures engaged in this debate, acting as signposts at the crossroads which materialized in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when a decision loomed and a path had not yet irrevocably been embarked upon. They functioned at the time and place destined to be the stage upon which this decision would become apparent: in and around the Dutch Republic in its struggle for freedom from the Spanish monarchy. They shared the same inheritance, constraints, and influences; the one fashioned it in a way that proved a resounding success which would be received as orthodoxy, the framework of right-thinking people for centuries to come; the other in a way that, although offering a coherent and constructive alternative, languished in obscurity, only in our day receiving renewed interest from the scattered flock of academics and churchmen (and women) who either make the knowledge of such things their business, or share a wistfulness for and inkling of this world we have lost.
The one is Hugo Grotius, world renowned, the so-called "Father of International Law." Although the appropriateness of such an appellation has been drawn into well-deserved doubt in our time, what should not be in doubt is the paradigmatic role his work played in the course of our civilization. Grotius fashioned the synthesis of the socio-political-legal-constitutional materials, the harvest of centuries of scholarship, into the familiar modern shape, which this book will explore in extenso. It is his path that was chosen, his seed that has now reached harvest time.
The other is Johannes Althusius, forgotten by the Enlightenment but restored to honor in the 19th century by the German "revivalist" of associationalism Otto von Gierke. Althusius drew on the same source materials as Grotius to fashion his own synthesis of political, legal, and constitutional thought, a synthesis which then fell into abeyance as its competitor synthesis triumphed, but which in our day has enjoyed a renaissance that promises a theoretical renewal of our understanding of constitutionalism and the rule of law.
These two men encapsulate the conflict of Western civilization. The path of the one was taken, the path of the other eschewed. For at the crossroads of Western civilization the eventful, fateful choice was made to go down the path of rationalist individualism instead of the path of communitarian associationalism, the path of Grotius instead of the path of Althusius. It is their achievements which are elucidated in this book.
Название: Ten Days That Shook the World ISBN: 1642590029 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642590029 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A new edition of John Reed`s classic eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, 100 years since its first publication.
Автор: Pearlman Wendy, Atzili Boaz Название: Triadic Coercion: Israel`s Targeting of States That Host Nonstate Actors ISBN: 0231171846 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231171847 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 52800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the post-Cold War era, states increasingly find themselves in conflicts with nonstate actors. Finding it difficult to fight these challenging opponents directly, many governments instead target states that harbor or aid nonstate actors, using threats and punishment to coerce host states into stopping those groups. Wendy Pearlman and Boaz Atzili investigate this strategy, which they term triadic coercion. They explain why states pursue triadic coercion, evaluate the conditions under which it succeeds, and demonstrate their arguments across seventy years of Israeli history. This rich analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict, supplemented with insights from India and Turkey, yields surprising findings. Traditional discussions of interstate conflict assume that the greater a state's power compared to its opponent, the more successful its coercion. Turning that logic on its head, Pearlman and Atzili show that this strategy can be more effective against a strong host state than a weak one because host regimes need internal cohesion and institutional capacity to move against nonstate actors. If triadic coercion is thus likely to fail against weak regimes, why do states nevertheless employ it against them? Pearlman and Atzili's investigation of Israeli decision-making points to strategic culture. A state's system of beliefs, values, and institutionalized practices can encourage coercion as a necessary response, and host states as appropriate targets, even when that policy is prone to backfire. A significant contribution to scholarship on deterrence, asymmetric conflict, and strategic culture, Triadic Coercion illuminates an evolving feature of the international security landscape, with critical lessons for interrogating engrained assumptions that distort strategic thinking.
Автор: Iyengar, Shanto Kinder, Donald R. Название: News that matters ISBN: 0226388581 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226388588 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 24290.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Backed by careful analysis of public opinion surveys, the authors show how, despite changing American politics, those issues that receive extended coverage in the national news become more important to viewers, while those that are ignored lose credibility.
Название: Journalism that matters ISBN: 3631654219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631654217 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 52900.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This collective effort of Central and Eastern European (CEE) scholars investigates and compares journalism cultures in a selection of CEE countries. Simultaneously with dramatic societal and political changes, CEE journalisms undergo a technological revolution and the global repercussions of the economic crisis. According to the authors of this volume, the national cultural factors and traditions play an important role in professionalization and democratization of journalism cultures. The book critically examines some of the identified developments, such as shifting roles and functions of the media and journalists or interpretations of occupational self-regulation as genuine phenomena of CEE journalisms rather than deviations from the Western professional ideology of journalism.
Автор: Reisman W. Michael, Willard Andrew R. Название: International Incidents: The Law That Counts in World Politics ISBN: 0691606005 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691606002 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 34850.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
What law "counts" in international politics? Does any? How are effective international norms established? This provocative book introduces a new way of looking at these questions. It shows that many international standards of acceptable conduct derive far less from adjudications, statutes, or treaties and far more from what is found to be acceptable in the conflicts that we today call international incidents. The contributors demonstrate how law that counts has been developed, modified, and terminated in a variety of dramatic international incidents: the Cosmos 954 satellite accident, the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007, the Harrods bombing, the Argentine invasion of the Falklands/Las Malvinas, the incursions of foreign submarines into Swedish waters, the Soviet gas pipeline problem, the situation in Lebanon, and the Gulf of Sidra incident. This volume is a first, experimental effort at establishing a format for a new and more relevant kind of international political and legal analysis.
Originally published in 1988.
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Автор: Fisher, T. Название: What`s left of blackness ISBN: 134934219X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349342198 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 71730.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book analyzes the political transformations in black women`s socially engaged community-based political work in England in the late twentieth century. It situates these shifts alongside Britain`s political economy and against the discourse and deployment of blackness as a political imaginary in which to engage in struggles for social justice.
Автор: Stipelman Brian Название: That Broader Definition of Liberty: The Theory and Practice of the New Deal ISBN: 0739197290 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739197295 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 52470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book offers a comprehensive theory of the New Deal, covering the ends it hoped to achieve and the means it used to achieve them. Looking at a mixture of history, American political development, and political theory, it aims to fill a critical gap in scholarship and provide a theoretical framework for contemporary progressive political actors.
Автор: Harris, Paul G Название: What`s wrong with climate politics and how to fix it ISBN: 0745652514 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745652511 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing pollution is increasing globally, and will do so for decades to come without far more aggressive action.
Автор: Harris Paul G. Название: What`s Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It ISBN: 0745652506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745652504 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 63360.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing pollution is increasing globally, and will do so for decades to come without far more aggressive action.
Автор: Jr Samuel Wells Название: Fearing the Worst: How Korea Transformed the Cold War ISBN: 0231192746 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231192743 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 40130.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Fearing the Worst explains how the Korean War fundamentally changed postwar competition between the United States and the Soviet Union into a militarized confrontation that would last decades. Samuel F. Wells Jr. examines how military and political events interacted to escalate the conflict.
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