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On 19 August 2014, a member of the jihadist rebel group known as ISIS uploaded a video to YouTube. Entitled 'Message to America', the clip depicted the final moments of the life of kidnapped American journalist James Foley - and the gruesome aftermath of his beheading...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2015-11-05
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Wie mit Russland reden? Angesichts der aktuellen Ukraine-Krise identifiziert das Buch die strategische Kultur Russlands, zeigt deren Auswirkung auf die heutige Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik auf und zieht Folgerungen für den Umgang mit Russland. Neorealistische Analysen...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-07-20
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This book argues that democracy is the inevitable product of China's industrialization and modernization, and is necessary for the development of China's current society. It provides a political guarantee for China's industrialization and modernization. There are both...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-07-17
Collection :
China Insights
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The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation This unique Handbook provides an overview of the globalization of science, technology, and innovation, including global trends in the way knowledge is produced and distributed, the development of institutions,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-06-29
Collection :
Handbooks of Global Policy
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This book investigates the socio-economic determinants of the emergence and persistence of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram continues to capture mainstream news headlines, as well as the imagination of aspiring young Salafi-jihadists around the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-25
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw’s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea’s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-06-24
ePub
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This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of cultural, regional and economic factors affecting international food trade. Contributions from expert authors illuminate the importance of food culture prevailing in the market as a basis for decisions about food trading....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-22
Collection :
MARE Publication Series
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This book explores the relations between the EU and the BRICS in the areas of politics, economic development, trade and security. The contributions cover topics such as the position of the EU and BRICS in the global order and the EU as a "normative power," as well as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
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This volume examines the impact of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Africa’s development post-2015. It assesses the current state of the MDGs in Africa by outlining the successes, gaps and failures of the state goals, including lessons learned. A unique...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
Collection :
Social Indicators Research Series
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This book describes the history of the IMF from its birth, through the Bretton Woods era, and in the aftermath. Special attention is paid to integrating IMF history with the macro-economic policies of member countries and of other international institutions as well....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
Collection :
Studies in Economic History
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Using fresh evidence and a novel methodological framework, this book sheds light on how institutions have driven economic reform in China's urban housing sector. The book systematically analyzes the developmental role of the state in China, with rich empirical evidence...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
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In recent years there has been an increased public and academic interest in the new activism within Turkish foreign policy and Turkey's search for a more ambitious role. This book represents a new outlook, perception and conceptualization on Turkish Foreign Policy and...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-05-31
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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Russett’s scientific contributions, with key examples of his major studies. It will greatly benefit today’s International Relations students, deepening their understanding of the field’s theory and methods.Bruce M. Russett...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-05-05
Collection :
SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
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This book reveals the mechanisms underlying the convergence of car fuel economy regulations in Europe, Japan and the US by drawing upon a constructivist theory of International Relations and law that focuses on business competition and environmental regulations. It...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-04-08
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This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-04-02
Collection :
Global Power Shift
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Au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des millions d’étrangers se trouvent sur le sol allemand : anciens travailleurs forcés, rescapés des camps nazis ou déracinés aux profils multiples. La plupart d’entre eux sont rapatriés après la capitulation allemande, mais...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2015-03-31
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?This edited volume discusses critically the social implications of current structural transformations in Europe within the broader context of the global financial crisis. Experts from across Europe and the US discuss challenges and solutions to political and economic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-03-26
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China?s ambition is to rise peacefully. Avoiding fierce conflicts with its Asian neighbors is essential to this goal. Jonathan Holslag makes a brilliant case for the geopolitical dilemma facing the rising China, and his argument that China will likely enter into major...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-03-17
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During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of EastÐWest hostilities, however, brought ‘critical’ perspectives to the fore as scholars sought to explain the emergence of new...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-03-06
ePub
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For more than a century, the United States has been the world's most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Does this mean that we are living in a post-American world? Will China's rapid rise spark a new Cold War between the two...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-03-05
Collection :
Global Futures
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