Книги жанра политология
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The farewell calls from the planes… the mounting terror of air traffic control… the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish… From an author who’s spent 5 years reconstructing its horror, never has the story been told with such devastating, human force’ Daily Mail This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of…
Featuring numerous updates and revisions, U.S. and Latin American Relations, 2nd Edition offers in-depth theoretical and historical analyses to explore the complex dynamic between the United States and the countries that comprise Latin America. Presents a theoretical framework that allows readers to view U.S.-Latin American relations from both a regional and global context Reviews the history of U…
Is it is justifiable to make any basic moral distinction between 'insiders and outsiders'? Do we have substantive duties of 'justice' to all human beings or merely Humanitarian duties of aid and assistance? These are two of the most crucial questions confronting world politics and the field of international ethics today. International Ethics: A Critical Introduction provides an engaging and access…
Does a hard-headed Realist approach to international politics necessarily involve skepticism towards progressive foreign policy initiatives and global reform? Should proponents of Realism always be seen as morally complacent and politically combative? In this major reconsideration of the main figures of international political theory, Bill Scheuerman challenges conventional wisdom to reveal a negl…
Throughout history, human societies have struggled to ensure that all people have access to sufficient food to lead active and healthy lives. Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. In this book, Bryan McDonald explores how processes of globalization and global change h…
В книге, которая подготовлена в энциклопедическом формате, даются основные понятия междисциплинарной науки на стыке этнографии, психологии народов и теории коммуникаций. В отличие от большинства работ по этнопсихологии, данный труд написан с позиции геополитики и международных отношений – подробно рассмотрены различные теории этносов, школы культурной антропологии и этнографии, феномен этноцентриз…
This landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born. The world changed dramatically as the Berlin Wall fell and protest turned to massacre in Tiananmen Square. Now, with deft analysis and a wealth of newly declassified archival sources, historian Kristina Spohr offers a bold and novel interpretation of the revolutionary upheaval of 1989 an…
What does Brexit mean to you? For award-winning historian David Reynolds, it’s neither a saga of British liberation nor a Westminster soap: it’s a crisis of national identity a long time in the making. Politicians like to extol ‘our island story’ as if there is just one island and one story. Island Stories takes a broader view, exploring the history of Britain’s identity through the great defining…
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘Samantha Power is a Pulitzer winner, an incredible writer, and a great friend. Her memoir grapples with the balance between idealism, pragmatism, advocacy, and governancy. It’s a must read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world. ’ Barack Obama What can one person do? At a time of division and upheaval, Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this …
Возможна ли революция в современном мире как нечто большее, чем те «театральные» события, которые СМИ – в отсутствие «большой политики» – приучили нас считать «революциями»? Сегодня не только правые, но и многие левые теоретики дают отрицательный ответ на этот вопрос. Эта книга посвящена анализу «тезиса о конце революции». Критика этого тезиса и обосновывающих его аргументов не преследует цель док…
From mesolithic Ireland to the peace process, this little book covers all of the main historical and cultural events, places and figures in Irish history. A must for all lovers of Ireland and the Irish. An excellent, concise guide to how Ireland has come to be what it is today. Some key events, people, topics and places include: • Monastic Ireland, Vikings and Normans• The Irish language, the Book…
‘The political memoir of the decade’ Sunday Times The referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU is one of the most controversial political events of our times. For the first time, the man who called that vote talks about the decision and its origins, as well as giving a candid account of his time at the top of British politics. David Cameron was Conservative Party leader during the largest fina…
Книга представляет собой исторический очерк турецкого алевизма – региональной формы ислама, зародившейся в Центральной Анатолии и существующей в современной Турции. Особое внимание уделяется особенностям алевитского вероучения, исторической динамике его развития и модификации, а также постоянно возрастающей роли алевитских сообществ в современных политических и общественных процессах в Турции. Кни…
Этот текст – сокращенная версия книги Генри Киссинджера «О Китае». Только самые ценные мысли, идеи, кейсы, примеры. О Китае Генри Киссинджер, бывший советник по национальной безопасности США, судит по нескольким поколениям китайских лидеров, с которыми он был лично знаком. Именно он – тот человек, который в 1971 году открыл новую страницу в истории двух государств после двадцати лет отчуждения и в…