Political Sciences
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America's Israel: The US Congress and American-Israeli Relations, 1967--1975 [Hardback]
Kenneth Kolander (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780813179476
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813180281
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813179513
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813179681
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813179193
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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 -
Fourteen Points for the Twenty-First Century: A Renewed Appeal for Cooperative Internationalism [Hardback]
Richard H. Immerman (Editor); Jeffrey A. Engel (Editor)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813179001
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
When the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson declared to Congress that the objective was not merely to bring "a new balance of power," but rather to bring a "just and secure peace" to the world by the end of the conflict. I... .... Learn More -
The Manner of Their Going: Prime Ministerial Exits from Lynne to Abbott [Paperback]
Norman Abjorensen (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781925984064
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
For those who want to understand Australian politics today - Why does Australia change its prime ministers so often? Has the job of prime minister become more difficult? It has certainly become more insecure, with six changes in the eleven years b... .... Learn More -
Being Left-Wing in Australia: Identity, Culture and Politics after Socialism [Paperback]
Geoff Robinson (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781925801798
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
In the last three decades the Australian Left has shaped national life. The collapse of the socialist project in the eighties enabled the rebirth of the Australian Left as a force of government. The Left of the Labor Party has moved from the fring... .... Learn More -
Paths for Cuba: Reforming Communism in Comparative Prospective [Paperback]
Scott Morgenstern (Editor); Jorge Pérez-López (Editor); Jerome Branche (Editor)
£27.00ISBN: 9780822965497
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
The Cuban model of communism has been an inspiration—from both a positive and negative perspective—for social movements, political leaders, and cultural expressionists around the world. With changes in leadership, the pace of change has accelerate... .... Learn More -
The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation [Hardback]
Joseph R. Fitzgerald (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9780813176499
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson. As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifa... .... Learn More
