International & World Politics

An Extraordinary Insight Into Life Under One Of The World S Most Ruthless And Secretive Dictatorships And The Story Of One Woman S Terrifying Struggle To Av...

One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and ...

The Iran deal was a crowning moment of international diplomacy, allowing the world to step away from the edge of a self-created abyss. Donald Trump's decisi...

2016 Democratic Nominee for President of the United StatesHillary Rodham Clinton’s inside look at the choices and challenges she has faced is “a subtle...

Bringing together key selections that represent the full range of philosophical debates, policy analyses, and first-hand accounts, the editors offer a compr...

Thou Shalt Innovate Profiles Wondrous Israeli Innovations That Are Collectively Changing The Lives Of Billions Of People Around The World And Explores Why I...

A Searing And Highly Original Analysis Of The First World War And Its Anguished Aftermath. In The Depths Of The Great War, With Millions Dead And No Imagina...

This Book Explores The Promises And Limitations Of Holding Individuals Accountable For Violations Of International Human Rights And Humanitarian Law. It Ana...

Investigating The Causes And Consequences Of Ethnic Conflict, The Authors Argue That The Most Effective Responses Are Those That Take Into Account Factors A...

A Narrative Account Of The Relationship Between The U.s. And China From The Revolutionary War To The Present Day. Our Relationship With China Remains One Of...

Recorded by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "Strange Fruit" is considered to be the first significant song of the civil rights movement and the first ...

In this volume distinguished scholars from different social science disciplines assess the emerging international order. The volume's three sections examine...

The story of the rise of the human rights movement by the renowned international attorney, in a newly revised and expanded edition. For centuries it seeme...

This book comprehensively examines right-wing extremism (RWE) in Canada, discussing the lengthy history of violence and distribution, ideological bases, act...

Written By One Of The World's Leading Experts On Victimology, This Book Is Designed To Offer A Broad Introduction To The Subject.Categories: Law Constitutio...

A Biography Of Alexa Mcdonough, Former Leader Of The Nova Scotia And Federal Ndp. Alexa Mcdonoughs Impact On Canadian Politics Cannot Be Measured Solely By ...

John Kerry Tells The Story Of His Extraordinary Life Of Public Service, From Decorated Vietnam Veteran To Five-term United States Senator, 2004 Democratic P...

The Journalist Who Broke The Jihadi John Story Draws On Her Personal Experience To Bridge The Gap Between The Muslim World And The West And Explain The Rise...

Tetsuya Kataoka. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government International & Worl...

Michael M. Yoshitsu. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [109]-113.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentPolitical Science

Since the end of World War Two, the use of nuclear weapons has been America's-and the world's-worst nightmare. But they have never actually been used, des...

The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada is a concise primer on the inner workings of government in Canada. This is a go-to resource for student...

This year's volume in the Canada Among Nations series takes stock of Canada's evolving relationship with its most important hemispheric partner, the US. It ...

gregory Kasza Examines State-society Relations In Interwar Japan Through A Case Study Of Public Policy Toward Radio, Film, Newspapers, And Magazines. Cate...

Warren I. Cohen. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 305-309.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government International & World Pol...

Product Description A bold and urgent perspective on how American foreign policy must change in response to the shifting world order of the twenty-firs...

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which...

Repeatedly In The Twentieth Century, The United States Has Been Involved In Confrontations With Other Countries, Each With The Potential For Widespread Inte...

For more than half a century, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Gaimusho) possessed an independent police force that operated within the space of Ja...

Throughout what publisher Henry Luce dubbed the "American century," the United States has wrestled with two central questions. Should it pursue its securit...

This definitive and thorough exploration of the causes and course of the Vietnamese Revolution of August 1945 provides new insights from hitherto unexploit...

In this much-anticipated book, a leading economist argues that many key problems of the American economy are due not to the flaws of capitalism or the inev...

The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart t...

This lucid, hard-hitting book explores a central paradox of the Japanese economy: the relegation of women to low-paying, dead-end jobs in a workforce that d...

Drawing on his diplomatic experience and expertise, George F. Kennan offers an informed, plain-spoken appraisal of United States foreign policy. His evalua...

It Has Been Fifty Years Since Japan Admitted Defeat And Accepted The Terms Of The Potsdam Declaration Following World War Ii. At The Time, Japan Was In Sham...

Having created his alter-ego, the Hungry Cyclist and with thousands of pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New York City on on...

Douglas Little exposes the persistence of "orientalist" stereotypes in American popular culture and examines United States policy toward the Middle East fro...

Once A Sleeping Giant, China Today Is The World's Fastest Growing Economy -- The Leading Manufacturer Of Cell Phones, Laptop Computers, And Digital Cameras ...

Deterrence remains a primary doctrine for dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. The author reviews the history of nuclear deterr...

Mike Nickerson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 431-433) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government Public Affai...

Finalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in JournalismLonglisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the wo...

Akira Iriye And Warren Cohen, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government In...

On the centennial of the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, Dartmouth College hosted a conference to examine the background and makin...

Looks at the open door policy, describes the trials of the Chinese immigrant, and analyzes foreign relations between the U.S. and China prior to World War I...

Full Tents And Empty Cathedrals -- Oriental Wisdom -- Enlightenment Values. Ian Buruma. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Religion & Spiri...

This Newly Revised Volume Drawn From Professor Hane's Classic Text, Japan: A Historical Survey, Presents A Rich Account Of Early Japanese History For Studen...

A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an envi...