Political Sciences
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A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote [Hardback]
Melanie Beals Goan (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813180175
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment event... .... Learn More -
Every Hill a Burial Place: The Peace Corps Murder Trial in East Africa [Hardback]
Peter H. Reid (Author)
£28.00ISBN: 9780813179988
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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On March 28, 1966, Peace Corps personnel in Tanzania received word that volunteer Peppy Kinsey had fallen to her death while rock climbing during a picnic. Local authorities arrested Kinsey's husband, Bill, and charged him with murder as witnesses... .... Learn More -
Military Agility: Ensuring Rapid and Effective Transition from Peace to War [Hardback]
Meir Finkel (Author); Moshe Tlamim (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813178844
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: AUSA Books - Foreign Military Studies
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The need to quickly enter into conflict and succeed in the initial engagements is an enduring demand on militaries around the world. Given today's dynamic geopolitical environment, the concept of successful, rapid transition or organizational and ... .... Learn More -
The Whigs' America: Middle-Class Political Thought in the Age of Jackson and Clay [Hardback]
Joseph W. Pearson (Author); Dick Gilbreath (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9780813179728
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Leading one of the two great political parties in the United States between 1834 and 1856, the Whigs battled their opponents, the Jacksonian Democrats, for offices, prestige, and power. Boasting such famous members as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, a... .... Learn More -
America's Israel: The US Congress and American-Israeli Relations, 1967--1975 [Hardback]
Kenneth Kolander (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179476
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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One of the defining features of United States foreign policy since World War II has been the nation's special relationship with Israel. This informal alliance, rooted in shared values and culture, grew out of a moral obligation to promote Israel's... .... Learn More -
Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945 [Paperback]
Heather L. Dichter (Editor); Andrew L. Johns (Editor); Heather L. Dichter (Other); Evelyn Mertin (Other); Jenifer Parks (Other)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813180281
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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International sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, have experienced profound growth in popularity and significance since the mid-twentieth century. Sports often facilitate diplomacy, revealing common interests acros... .... Learn More -
Soccer Diplomacy: International Relations and Football since 1914 [Hardback]
Heather L. Dichter (Editor); Peter J. Beck (Other); Chris Bolsmann (Other); Euclides de Freitas Couto (Other); Paul Dietschy (Other)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179513
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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Although the game is known by many names around the world - football, fútbol, Fußball, voetbal - soccer is a universal language. Throughout the past century, governments have used soccer to further their diplomatic aims through a range of actions ... .... Learn More -
The Turkish Arms Embargo: Drugs, Ethnic Lobbies, and US Domestic Politics [Hardback]
James F. Goode (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813179681
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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In August 1974, while Richard Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford began a prolonged battle with Congress over executive power, a crisis was occurring in Cyprus. Desperate to shore up its declining popularity with a foreign policy triumph, the military ... .... Learn More -
Revolutionary Pairs: Marx and Engels, Lenin and Trotsky, Gandhi and Nehru, Mao and Zhou, Castro and Guevara [Hardback]
Larry Ceplair (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179193
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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When examining history, one must be careful not to blame rapid political change solely on famine, war, economic inequality, or structural disfunctions alone. These conditions may linger for decades without social upheaval. Successful revolution re... .... Learn More -
Public Diplomacy in Global Communication: Theories and Models [Paperback]
Zhou Qing'an (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781626430709
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
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The book believes that the formation of public diplomacy must be based on the background and ideological of global communication. Therefore, the impact of global political and cultural characteristics can be clearly seen on the policy behaviors of... .... Learn More
