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Arnold A. Offner
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Stanford
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Another Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953
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If you're interested in reevaluating historical figures with a critical eye, "Another Such Victory" offers a compelling reinterpretation of President Truman and his foreign policy decisions. Arnold A. Offner's research rides against the currents of typical historical praise, challenging you to reconsider the origins of the Cold War through the lens of Truman's leadership and actions. Supporting his argument with newly accessible Cold War documents, Offner provides a fresh perspective for those passionate about understanding the complex and often controversial nuances of American history.
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Gareth Davies, Giorgio Monti, Damian Chalmers |
Cambridge
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European Union Law - Cases And Materials
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European Union Law - Cases And Materials is a comprehensive and engaging textbook suitable for law students. It covers the evolution, enactment, interpretation, and application of EU law, including its relationship with national law, governance, and external relations. The book is written in an easily understandable style and contains extracts from various sources to illustrate key concepts. Additionally, it has detailed chapter introductions and further reading sections to assist students. This book is an essential resource for any law student studying EU law.
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Daniele Caramani
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Oxford
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Comparative Politics
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Comparative Politics is an important read for anyone interested in gaining insight into the various political systems across the globe. This book offers a broad spectrum of topics such as nation-state, globalization, democratization, policies and more. It is enhanced with features such as interactive map, country profiles, exercises and a comprehensive glossary. Recommended for students and researchers looking for an in-depth analysis of global politics.
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Gordon Anthony, Peter Leyland |
Oxford
University
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Textbook on Administrative Law
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This revised edition of Textbook on Administrative Law provides a concise and topical account of this fast-moving area of law. It explores the core areas of the subject and sets them in a contextual framework, making it a valuable core text for LLB and CPE students. The book's guiding theme is how accountability is achieved. It provides a stimulating introduction to administrative law for postgraduates and for non-law undergraduates with an interest in the field.
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Minxin Pei
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Harvard
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China's Crony Capitalism : The Dynamics of Regime Decay
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This book provides a critical analysis of China's economic reform and the consequences of incomplete reforms, shedding light on the pervasive corruption and the power dynamic among government officials, businessmen, and organized crime members. It offers compelling evidence of the illegitimate accumulation of wealth by the well-connected elites and the absence of democracy in China's one-party system. This book is recommended for readers seeking a deep understanding of China's contemporary issues beyond its rapid economic growth.
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Caroline S. Hau
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National
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The Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation, and Region in and Beyond the Philippines
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If you're fascinated by the interplay of cultural identities and how they influence national narratives, "The Chinese Question" could resonate with you. Caroline S. Hau delves into the evolving concepts of race, class, and ideology within the Philippines, framing it through the lens of the local Chinese community. This book might particularly appeal to those interested in ethnicity and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia, as it offers a profound exploration of what it means to belong and how heritage can shape an entire nation's perspective.
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William Corlett
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Cornell
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Class Action : Reading Labor, Theory and Value
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This book offers a unique perspective on labor theory by incorporating the works of Jacques Lacan, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari, and Jacques Derrida. It challenges traditional Marxist ideas, advocates for direct action, and proposes strategies for organizing workers who are often overlooked by mainstream labor movements. Class Action is ideal for readers interested in anti-capitalist struggle, labor organizing, and social justice issues.
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Anthony Reid
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National
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To Nation by Revolution : Indonesia in the 20th Century
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The twelve chapters of this book all derive from the reflections of a prominent historian on the nature of modern Indonesian history, over a 40-year time span. A central thread running through the book is the importance of the fact that Indonesia entered the modern community of nation-states through political revolution. This revolution has often been denied or downplayed as a failure because it did not have a communist outcome like those of China and Vietnam. A much better analogy is the French revolution - a profound breaking with and discrediting of the ancien regime but without the guiding hand of a disciplined party intent on power. Like other revolutions, it demanded a huge price in violence, human suffering, and the loss of cultural traditions; like them too, it offered a glittering prize. The prize turned out not to be the freedom and equality of which the revolutionaries had dreamt, but a previously inconceivable unity enforced by a state of a completely new kind. The Faustian bargain in by which Indonesia was created in the 1940s is at the heart of this book. All the chapters save one have been revised and updated for this publication, with the injection of some additional optimism called for by post-1998 democracy. The exception is the earliest paper, from 1967, on the paroxysm of violence that punctuated Indonesia's independent history from 1965-1966. This piece has been left unchanged as a document in the early quest for understanding of those horrific events.
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Quansheng Zhao
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Oxford
University
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Interpreting Chinese Foreign Policy - The Micro-Macro Linkage Approach
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities and constraints that shape Chinese foreign policy. Quansheng Zhao's micro-macro linkage approach offers a unique lens through which to analyze the underlying processes, situations, and structures of Chinese foreign policy, providing invaluable insight for scholars, policymakers, and anyone seeking to understand China's role in the international community. The book also provides a comprehensive overview of the key trends shaping modern Chinese foreign policy, including modernization, nationalism, and regionalism.
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Professor Bruce Hoffman, Bruce Hoffman |
Columbia
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Insider Terrorism
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- This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of terrorism and its evolution over time. Bruce Hoffman does an exceptional job in dissecting the motivations, methods, and ideologies behind terrorist groups, challenging our preconceived notions. The book also delves into the role of media in promoting and combating terrorism, shedding light on the intricate relationship between politics, power, and the press. By exploring real-life examples and case studies, Hoffman provides valuable insights that will leave readers with a deeper understanding of this pressing global issue.
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Charles Carrington
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Cambridge
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The British Overseas, Part 1, Making of the Empire : Exploits of a Nation of Shopkeepers
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This is a digital reprint of a volume from 1968 where Professor Carrington brought up to date the first nine chapters of his classic study of the expansion of the British peoples overseas. This volume deals with the early British ventures overseas from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Professor Carrington describes the establishment of the American colonies, the activities of the East India Company, the exploration of the South Seas and British activities in the Cape and the East.
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Edward Miguel, Ray Fisman |
Princeton
University
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Economic Gangsters : Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
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Getting inside the heads of the developing world’s dictators, warlords, and corrupt politiciansMeet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him―he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen turkeys. The dictator, the warlord, the unscrupulous bureaucrat who bilks the developing world of billions in aid. The calculating crook who views stealing and murder as just another part of his business strategy. And, in the wrong set of circumstances, he might just be you.In Economic Gangsters , Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel take readers into the secretive, chaotic, and brutal worlds inhabited by these lawless and violent thugs. Join these two sleuthing economists as they follow the foreign aid money trail into the grasping hands of corrupt governments and shady underworld characters. Spend time with ingenious black marketeers as they game the international system. Follow the steep rise and fall of stock prices of companies with unseemly connections to Indonesia's former dictator. See for yourself what rainfall has to do with witch killings in Tanzania―and more.Fisman and Miguel use economics to get inside the heads of these "gangsters," and propose solutions that can make a difference to the world's poor―including cash infusions to defuse violence in times of drought, and steering the World Bank away from aid programs most susceptible to corruption.In a new postscript, the authors look at how economists might use new tools to better understand, and fight back against, corruption and violence in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Take an entertaining walk on the dark side of global economic development with Economic Gangsters .
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Alexandra Gillies
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Oxford
University
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Crude Intentions : How Oil Corruption Contaminates the World
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Billions of dollars stolen from citizens are circling the globe, enriching powerful individuals, altering political outcomes, and disadvantaging everyday people. News headlines provide glimpses of how this corruption works and why it President Trump's businesses struck deals with oligarchs and sold property to secretive shell companies; the Panama Papers leak triggered investigations in 79 countries; and, corruption scandals toppled heads of state in Brazil, South Africa, and South Korea. But how do these pieces fit together? And if the corruption is so vast and so tied up with powerful interests, how do we begin to fight back?To find answers, Crude Intentions examines the corruption crisis that erupted during the recent oil boom. From 2008 to 2014, oil prices shot through the roof. Motivated by more than nine trillion dollars in new oil money, corruption followed apace. Examining the oil boom is like placing a drop of dye in the circulatory system of global corruption, and watching as it reveals the system's channels and pathways.Company bosses signed off on risky schemes to snap up choice oil blocks. Politicians in Brazil and Nigeria stole billions to build up their election war chests. Kleptocrats in Angola, Azerbaijan, and Russia seized upon the oil wealth to cement their hold on power. And an army of bankers, accountants, and lawyers lined up to help these corrupt actors stash their loot in the global system of shell companies and tax havens that serves today's super-rich. The money then bought yachts, mansions, and even a few foreign politicians.Drawing on information exposed by intrepid journalists, prosecutors, and whistle blowers, Crude Intentions tells jaw-dropping stories of corruption and asks what we can learn from them. The cases reveal common tactics, but also vulnerabilities in this web of fraud. These are the starting points for building a smarter fight against corruption, in the oil sector and well beyond.
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James H. Tully
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Cambridge
University
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Public Philosophy in a New Key: Volume 2, Imperialism and Civic Freedom
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These two ambitious volumes from one of the world's most celebrated political philosophers present a new kind of political and legal theory that James Tully calls a public philosophy, and a complementary new way of thinking about active citizenship, called civic freedom. Professor Tully takes the reader step-by-step through the principal debates in political theory and the major types of political struggle today. These volumes represent a genuine landmark in political theory. In this second volume, Professor Tully studies networks and civic struggles over global or imperial relations of inequality, dependency, exploitation and environmental degradation beyond the state. The final chapter brings all of the author's resonant themes together in a new way of thinking about global and local citizenship, and of political theory in relation to it. This forms a powerful conclusion to a major intervention from a vital and distinctive voice in contemporary thought.
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Ngiam Tong Dow, Simon S.C. Tay, Tong Dow Ngiam |
National
University
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Singapore
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A Mandarin and the Making of Public Policy : Reflections of Ngiam Tong Dow
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Engaging with Ngiam Tong Dow's book might feel as though you're sitting down for a chat with someone who shaped Singapore's journey. It offers a personal look into how decisions at the top can ripple through a nation. What makes it particularly compelling is its mix of nostalgia with a critical eye towards the future, making it relevant for anyone interested in governance and public policy.