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Japanese Political History Since The Meiji Restoration, 1868-2000

de R. Sims

66,24€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This work explores, through a combination of narrative and analysis, the changes in the political process which lay behind Japan's transformation into a modern nation state; its successive turn toward militarism, fascism, and the Pacific War and the imposition of a fully democratic constitution.
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Socialism, Social Ownership And Social Justice

de Leslie J. Macfarlane

72,86€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Socialism, Social Ownership and Social Justice is concerned with the emergence in Europe over the centuries of dreams and aspirations amongst the poor and weak for new societies of justice and equality based on common ownership and common sharing. It ranges from the Greek legendary ideal of a simple communal golden age of equals and the dark reality of Spartan perverted communalism, to the collapse of Soviet communism and the abandonment by West European socialist parties of their commitment to transform ruling-class dominated capitalist societies into democratic, egalitarian socialist societies.
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Peacekeeping And Peacemaking - Towards Effective Intervention In Post-Cold War Conflicts

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations was commemorated in 1995 with a number of conferences and publications which assessed the history and contemporary role of this paramount international organisation. This book is the result of a meeting of scholars and specialists who wished to further understanding of the challenges faced by the United Nations in its efforts to intervene in post-cold war conflict. In particular the experiences in Bosnia, Somalia and in Rwanda, where UN peacekeepers seemed powerless to act in the face of acts of genocide, gross violations of human rights and the widespread suffering caused by war, makes such an analysis timely and important.
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British General Election Of 1997

de David Butler e Dennis Kavanagh

72,86€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The most authoritative study of a landmark British General Election - the fifteenth book in the renowned Nuffield series of election studies.
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International Politics Of Nuclear Waste

de Andrew Blowers, Barry D. Solomon e David Lowry

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Looking at the politics of nuclear waste, this book examines the subject from an international standpoint. Other works by the author Andrew Blowers include "The Limits of Power" and "Something in the Air", and he has been co-editor on books such as "Nuclear Power in Crisis".
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Two German States And European Security

52,99€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This collection of essays examines the relationship between West Germany and the German Democratic Republic in terms of economics and politics. The problems caused by the division of Germany in relation to European and international defence policies are also discussed.
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Britain, Nato And Nuclear Weapons - Alternative Defence Versus Alliance Reform

de John Baylis e Ken Booth

55,64€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An examination of nuclear arms control and defence containing papers that present opposing sides of the debate. Nuclear deterrence, Britain''s defence budget, the state of Anglo-American relations, NATO strategies and Mr Gorbachev''s security arrangements in Europe proposals are discussed.
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Essays In The History Of Heterodox Political Economy

de Warren J. Samuels

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 A collection of articles on topics and individuals within the history of heterodox economic thought, approached from a heterodox perspective. The individuals whose work is singled out include Edward Bellamy, Thorstein Veblen, Edwin E. Witte, Robert Lee Hale and Joan Robinson.
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Limits Of Soviet Power

de Edward A. Kolodziej e Roger E. Kanet

75,51€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An evaluation of Soviet efforts to penetrate the major regions in the southern hemisphere, concluding that success has been modest and continues to be costly. It is suggested that a world society could emerge based on socio-economic and political competition rather than conflict and arms races.
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Ngo'S And The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights - A Curious Grapevine

de W. Korey

98,71€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 50 years ago, Eleanor Roosevelt, its principal architect, predicted that a 'curious grapevine' would carry its message behind barbed wire and stone walls.
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Andean Cocaine Industry

de P. Clawson e R. Lee

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 It is commonly known that the Andean nations of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia are the international centers of cocaine production. But until now, there has been no comprehensive view of this billion dollar industry. Using never-before unearthed information culled from their extensive field research, Patrick Clawson and Rensselaer Lee reveal the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States. The authors analyze the economic and political impact of the drug business on the Andean nations, including such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business. Through the ground-breaking work of Clawson and Lee, The Andean Cocaine Industry illuminates one of the most pervasive problems facing the world today.
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From Soapbox To Soundbite - Party Political Campaigning In Britain Since 1945

de M. Rosenbaum

60,94€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This is the first book to examine in detail the dramatic transformation since 1945 in the campaign techniques used by political parties. Organised according to a clear thematic structure, it analyses the development of each element of electioneering as well as overall issues such as agenda setting and negative campaigning.
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Roles Of The United States, Russia And China In The New World Order

86,11€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 In the name of peace, international cooperation, democracy, trade and human rights, the struggle for power is underway between the United States, Russia and China. This struggle is motivated by the natural clash of national interests, an almost preordained process in the contemporary state system. The struggle for power has been the dynamic element of history, and it is likely to be in the future. International war(s) may or may not ensue between the three major powers, but their relations will remain competitive, and at times quite hostile.
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French Defence Debate - Consensus And Continuity In The Mitterrand Era

de R. Utley

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The French Defence Debate examines assertions of consensus and continuity in, and surrounding, France''s defence since 1958, with primary reference to the political career of François Mitterrand. Mitterrand''s influence over defence and security, before and after his election to the presidency, is often underestimated. Nonetheless his impact was substantial, if ultimately for his lack of concern to preserve consensus and his reluctance to instigate necessary changes in France''s defence - despite the end of the Cold War, and the military deficiencies and limitations of national independence it exposed.
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Handbook Of Verification Procedures

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An examination of how, in practice, the effective verification of various arms control treaties - including a comprehensive test ban treaty, conventional forces reductions, a fissile material cut-off and a freeze on the development and production of nuclear weapons - can be achieved.
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Coexistence, Cooperation And Common Security - Annals Of Pugwash 1986

52,99€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 To remove the threat of nuclear annihilation changes in attitudes are required, such as the acceptance of the concept of common security to take the place of reliance on nuclear deterrence to keep the peace. This book gives an insight into thinking about ways to deal with the crisis.
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Britain, America And Arms Control 1921-37

de Christopher Hall

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Arms control diplomacy as a central factor in superpower relations is not a new phenomenon. In this book, Christopher Hall traces the rise and fall of a previous arms limitation effort, the naval treaties of the interwar years, which successfully controlled competition in the strategic weapons of that era - the battleships and other vessels of the British, American and other ''great power'' navies. He shows the problems and their solutions - many of relevance today - which made the treaties possible, and their major role in the peaceful transfer of leadership of the west from the British Empire to the United States.
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Anglo-American Defence Relations, 1939-84

de John Baylis

58,29€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 ''... strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in the current problems of defence ...'' British Army Review
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Erich Fromm And The Quest For Solidarity

de Lawrence Wilde

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity argues that Fromm''s humanistic ethics provides a framework for the analysis of alienation in affluent societies and his exploration of the social forces capable of challenging that alienation. It examines his work on authoritarianism, the experience of work, the struggle against patriarchy, the dangers of consumerism and the manipulation of needs, the urgent need to revive democracy, and the challenge of the emerging ''one world''. Never losing sight of the ancient dream of human solidarity, Fromm''s explicitly ethical approach exerts a compelling relevance to a range of issues in contemporary social and political theory.
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Pakistan And The Geostrategic Environment - A Study Of Foreign Policy

de H. Rizvi

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 A study of Pakistan's foreign policy with an emphasis on geostrategic environment, undertakes a critical review of Pakistan's interaction at the bilateral, regional and international levels.
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Work Of The Un In Cyprus - Promoting Peace And Development

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The United Nations has rarely been given a fair hearing with regard to its work in Cyprus. Despite competing demands for its limited resources being challenged by the local parties and at the mercy of contradictory political directions at the international level, the UN has actually achieved more than is generally realized.
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Wild Man - The Life And Times Of Daniel Ellsberg

de T. Wells

46,36€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An indelible portrait of the hawk-turned-dove who tried single-handedly to end the Vietnam War. At center stage in one of the most remarkable periods in American history, Ellsberg is the man who released the Pentagon Papers to "The New York Times" in 1971. 16-page photo insert.
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Nato And Collective Security

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Providing perspectives from five Western capitals, this multinational study examines the formidable political and structural conditions for effective collaboration between NATO and the United Nations in performing peace-making and peacekeeping missions. The diplomatic and military requirements for operating principles of collective security in post-Cold War Europe are illuminated by contrasting the policies of major NATO governments. Candid assessments of the differing national attitudes that lie behind them are offered by an international team of scholars. Their analyses are set against the backdrop of the experience in Yugoslavia, and the momentous decisions on NATO''s structural reform and enlargement.
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European Security

de Gerhard Kummel e Thomas Jager

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The authors of this collection combine different national and institutional perspectives. They cover a broad range of subjects: new threats to Europe''s security, the advantages and disadvantages of the present security architecture in Europe, the problem of nuclear weapons and their control, the options for enlargement and partnership for peace, the shifts in Europeans'' public opinion about security matters, and the prospects for a European defence industry. This collection provides an incomparable synthesis of some of the most crucial problems for the emergence of Europe as an independent actor in international politics.
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