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Why has the US military begun to suffer from overstretch in recent decades?Why is one of the largest militaries in the world, and the most expensive by far, periodically stressed by the operational demands placed upon it? This book argues that recent problems with...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-22
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This book explores different aspects of the regulation of private security contractors working for governments. The author specifically examines the US, identifying the obstacles that have hindered US regulatory outcomes. Theoretical discussions, supported by conceptual...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-22
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From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time. The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate...
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Twelve
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2019-01-22
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Religious violence is on the rise globally. Hardly a day passes without news of a vicious attack being carried out in the name of religion. Religion can, of course, bring security to many but its perversion leads to insecurity for all. Why is this? How and why do so...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2019-01-22
Collection :
Dimensions of Security
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This book explores distinct forms of civil resistance in situations of violent conflict in cases across Latin America, drawing important lessons learned for nonviolent struggles in the region and beyond. The authors analyse campaigns against armed actors in situations...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-21
Collection :
Studies of the Americas
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This book offers a succinct re-examination of Berlin’s Cold War liberalism, at a time when many observers worry about the emergence of a new Cold War. Two chapters look closely at Berlin’s liberalism in a Cold War context, one carefully analyses whether Berlin was...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-01-21
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This book provides a genealogical study of Australian agricultural restructuring, focusing on the case study of wheat export market deregulation.This policy shift was implemented in 2008, ending 60 years of statutory wheat marketing. At the time, policy makers claimed...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-21
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This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the ‘developmental state’ to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-01-18
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Japan, anchored by its traditions, transformed by American post-war Occupation, and globally recognized for its technological innovations, manufacturing prowess, and pop culture, faces powerful challenges from within and without. How Japan chooses to handle these...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2019-01-18
Collection :
Polity Histories
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This book presents different research designs, their respective purposes and merits as well as their underlying assumptions. Research designs are characterised by a certain combination of knowledge aims and strategies for data production. An adequate design is the key...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-17
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This book combines academic wisdom and practitioners’ insights to critically examine the challenges faced by civil service systems in the 21st Century. Moreover, the book evaluates what types of civil servants are needed to tackle critical issues such as rapidly ageing...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-17
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Axel Gehring rekonstruiert das ökonomische und ideologische Verhältnis von Staat und Gesellschaft in der Türkei und analysiert, wie das Projekt der europäischen Integration im Kontext der Interessen türkischer Klassen- und klassenrelevanter Akteurinnen und Akteure zu...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-01-17
Collection :
Globale Politische Ökonomie
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Emerging countries have increasingly acquired a crucial importance in the international area over the last few decades. Their growing influence in the international system and their roles as rising powers in the political, economic and military spheres have been largely...
Editeur :
Presses universitaires de Bordeaux
Parution :
2019-01-17
Collection :
Science Politique - Université de Bordeaux
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This book, the 32nd volume in the Canada Among Nations series, looks to the wide array of foreign policy challenges, choices and priorities that Canada confronts in relations with the US where the line between international and domestic affairs is increasingly blurred....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-17
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Das Buch greift soziale Ziele als Beweggrund für die Einführung eines Diversity-Managements auf. Dazu wird anschaulich erläutert, wie Organisationen ticken und welche Mechanismen angestoßen werden, wenn Veränderungen auf sie einwirken. Es wird außerdem aufgezeigt,...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-01-17
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This book investigates under which circumstances vertical unbundling can lead to a more efficient market result. The assessment is based on an interdisciplinary approach combining law and economics. Drawing on the assessment, circumstances are subsequently presented...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-01-17
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Read the inspiring Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the first woman, and woman of colour, to serve as Vice President of the United States.The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2019-01-17
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In this two-volume set, Larry D. Barnett delves into the macrosociological sources of law concerned with society-important social activities in a structurally complex, democratically governed nation. Barnett explores why, when, and where particular proscriptions and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-16
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This is the first English book on the economic relations between China and Latin America written by Chinese scholars. The authors are all from the Institute of Latin American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences — China’s premier think tank. By combining...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-16
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This book explores the motivations behind American military interventions in the Post-World War II era that purported to replace autocratic regimes with democratic ones. It delves into the Forced Democracy (FD) phenomenon, focusing on its intellectual roots and previous...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-01-16
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