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The Politics Of Nuclear Consultation In Nato 1965â€“1980

by Paul Buteux

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 Dr Buteux, in this 1983 book, examines the role of political consultation in dealing with the problems created by the decision in the 1950s to base NATO military planning on the availability and possible use of nuclear weapons actually deployed in Western Europe.
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The Totalitarian Party - Party And People In Nazi Germany And Soviet Russia

by Aryeh L. Unger

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 Originally published in 1974, this book deals with the role of the totalitarian party in relation to the people under its rule. Drawing upon published and unpublished sources from the two foremost examples of totalitarian government in the twentieth century, it examines the specific contribution of the party to the control and mobilization of people under totalitarianism of the 'Right' and 'Left'.
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China'S Policy In Africa 1958â€“71

by Alaba Ogunsanwo

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 Originally published in 1974, this is a meticulously researched and incisive examination of a subject which has often been submerged in propaganda. Dr Ogunsanwo traces in great detail the phases and development of Chinese policy in Africa, diplomatic, military, economic, social and cultural relations over the whole of the continent from 1958 to 1971.
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The Pattern Of Sino-American Crises - Political-Military Interactions In The 1950s

by J.H. Kalicki

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 This study of Sino-American crises in the 1950s sets out to define the most important crisis system in the Far East in terms of the behaviour of the United States and the People's Republic of China and of the crisis interactions which occurred between them.
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Anglo-Japanese Alienation 1919â€“1952 - Papers Of The Anglo-Japanese Conference On The History Of The Second World War

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 This collection of papers, selected from those given at the Anglo-Japanese Conference held in London in 1979, focuses on British and Japanese views of the events leading up to, during and immediately after the Second World War. Grounded in the archives of both countries, they offer a pioneering and fascinating exploration of Anglo-Japanese relations during this period.
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America'S Commitment To South Korea - The First Decade Of The Nixon Doctrine

by Joo-Hong Nam

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 The book analyses the strategic rationale of the American security commitment to South Korea in the light of the palpable failure of containment strategy in Indo-China. It identifies changing conditions on the American perspective and general problems in the region. The security position of South Korea bears directly upon the achievement of peace and stability throughout East Asia.
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The Politics Of Oil In Indonesia - Foreign Company-Host Government Relations

by Khong Cho Oon

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 This book examines the relationship between foreign companies and government within the Indonesian oil industry. Dr Khong identifies the factors that determine the balance between central regulation and policies and untrammelled company activity and how they might be affected by these policies.
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The Ethiopian Revolution 1974â€“1987 - A Transformation From An Aristocratic To A Totalitarian Autocracy

by Andargachew (Addis Ababa University) Tiruneh

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 A comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, from its origins to 1987. Dr Tiruneh makes extensive use of primary sources written in the national official language, and was the first Ethiopian national to write on this subject.
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The Defence Of Malaysia And Singapore - The Transformation Of A Security System 1957â€“1971

by Kin Wah Chin

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 First published in 1983, Kin Wah Chin provides a study of the defence of the Malaysian-Singapore region from the perspective of evolving intra-alliance relations within a unique defence system.
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Britain And The Origins Of The New Europe 1914â€“1918

by Kenneth J. Calder

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 This book attempts to explain this evolution in British policy in the case of the Poles, Czechoslovaks and Yugoslavs, the three most important subject nationalities in eastern Europe. The book is based primarily on the official records of the British government, which have been supplemented with material from private collections.
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The Origins Of Polish Socialism - The History And Ideas Of The First Polish Socialist Party 1878â€“1886

by Lucjan Blit

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 This is a study of the men and women who pioneered socialist and Marxist ideas among the Poles in the seventies and eighties of the nineteenth century.
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Hitler'S Strategy 1940â€“1941 - The Balkan Clue

by Martin L. Van Creveld

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 Did Mussolini invade Greece against Hitler's wishes? Were Fuhrer's plans for that country purely defensive? How did the German campaign in the Balkans affect their attack on Soviet Russia? These are a few of the questions to which Dr van Crevland provides provocative answers.
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The End Of The Post-War Era - Documents On Great-Power Relations 1968-1975

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 Between the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and the singing of the Helinski accords in August 1975, major changes occurred in the condition of the East-West conflict and more generally in the structure of great-power relations which had been built up since the end of the Second World War.
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The Middle East In China'S Foreign Policy, 1949â€“1977

by Yitzhak Shichor

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 It has been assumed that the Middle East played a rather marginal role in Chinese strategic calculations; yet at times the Chinese have been portrayed as a disruptive and subversive force in this area. This volume attempts to correct both views by providing a comprehensive analysis of China's Middle Eastern policy.
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Detente And The Nixon Doctrine - American Foreign Policy And The Pursuit Of Stability, 1969-1976

by Robert S. Litwak

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 Although many volumes have been written on the Nixonâ€"Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine. The Nixon Doctrine established the basis not only for the subsequent American withdrawal from Vietnam, but also, more broadly, for US security policy towards the Third World.
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The Marxist Conception Of Ideology - A Critical Essay

by Martin Seliger

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 A comprehensive and systematic account of the ways in which Marx and Engels and their immediate followers made use of the conception of ideology.
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British Policy Towards Greece During The Second World War 1941â€“1944

by Procopis Papastratis

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 This book examines in detail how British policy towards Greece was formulated and implemented from 1941 to 1944. The defeat of Greece and the fall of the dictatorial regime of General Metaxas confronted the British with new problems, the most important being the reconciliation of military and political objectives.
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The Politics Of The Soviet Cinema 1917â€“1929

by Richard (Uc Swansea) Taylor

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 This book looks at the Soviet cinema in its formative period from the political point of view, examining both the attitude of the authorities towards the cinema and the actual use to which the cinema was put.
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Britain And East Asia 1933â€“1937

by Ann Trotter

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 This is a study of Britain's attempts after the Manchurian crisis of 1931â€"3 to redefine her aims in east Asia and to develop a viable policy of friendship towards China and goodwill towards Japan.
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United Nations Interventionism, 1991â€“2004

by Spyros (London School Of Economics And Political Science) Economides

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 The end of the Cold War saw a dramatic rise in peacekeeping and related field operations. Through eight case studies of major United Nations interventions, this book traces the most important developments in UN peacemaking operations since the 1990s.
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The Slovak Dilemma

by Steiner

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 The Slovak Dilemma is a case-study in nationalism. Accepting the view that the four and a half million Slovaks who inhabit the eastern part of Czechoslovakia are a separate Slav ethnic group, Dr Steiner describes their position in Czechoslovak history, their role in political life, the extraordinary persistence and continuing frustration of their national aspirations.
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The Ethiopian Revolution 1974â€“1987 - A Transformation From An Aristocratic To A Totalitarian Autocracy

by Andargachew (Addis Ababa University) Tiruneh

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 A comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, from its origins to 1987. Dr Tiruneh makes extensive use of primary sources written in the national official language, and was the first Ethiopian national to write on this subject.
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Between East And West - Israel'S Foreign Policy Orientation 1948â€“1956

by Uri (Hebrew University Of Jerusalem) Bialer

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 In this important book Dr Bialer describes the internal debates within the Israeli political parties, and particularly the highly ideological labour movement, on the choices between pro-Soviet, pro-Western or non-aligned foreign policies.
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Ethics And Foreign Policy

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 The complex dilemmas facing governments regarding the promotion of human rights are considered here. Contributors explore what an 'ethical foreign policy' means, then look at potential or actual instruments of ethical foreign policy-making; three case studies assess the difficulties raised by the incorporation of ethical considerations into foreign policy.
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