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  • Sovereign of the Seas, 1637

    A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of Its Day

    by John McKay ...
    "McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction." — Pirates and PrivateersSovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • BRICS and the Changing World Order

    Power Shifts, Multipolarity, and Global Governance

    by Max Kelly, Viktor Jakupec, John McKay ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The collapse of the USSR transformed the world from a bipolar rivalry into a unipolar order dominated by the USA. Today, the rise of China and shifting global dynamics have sparked debates about unipolarity, bipolarity, and multipolarity. As the USA retreats as the principal superpower, China's dramatic ascent and the growing influence of nations like Russia, India, and the BRICS coalition signal ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • International Development

    Issues and Challenges

    by Damien Kingsbury, John McKay, Dr Matthew Clarke, Kyoko Kusakabe ...
    How can a country industrialise without causing environmental damage? How do development professionals ensure they act in the interests of recipients, rather than their own donor country? And how is the humanitarian project of development complicated by ideological objectives?The fourth edition of this renowned textbook covers the most urgent issues facing the field of development. With the return ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Contemporary Asia

    Continuities, Challenges and Transformations

    by John McKay ...
    Series series Contemporary States and Societies
    For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will internal rivalries emerge between China, Japan and India? How will growing tensions between the United States and China shape the global economic, strategic and political system? Covering governance, culture, and society in East and South Asia, this book introduces:- Key economic ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Foreign Aid in a World in Crisis

    Shifting Geopolitics in the Neoliberal Era

    by Viktor Jakupec, Max Kelly, John McKay ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
    This book investigates the geopoliticisation of foreign aid in recent years, against a background of global overarching crises such as climate change, conflict, Covid-19, economic crisis, energy shortages and migration.Foreign aid has historically been understood as assisting both with the development objectives of the recipients and with the trade and geopolitical interests of the donors. In the ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Big Book of Civil War Sites

    From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields

    by Eric Ethier, John Mckay ...
    The definitive travel reference for America'smost famous—and infamous—Civil War battle sites:a tribute to the war's 150th anniversary (2011–2015)With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Global Political Economy

    Evolution and Dynamics

    by Robert O'Brien, Marc Williams ...
    Offering an accessible introduction to both the historical roots and the contemporary dynamics of today's world economy, this seventh edition equips students with the knowledge required to make sense of the fast-paced discipline of the global political economy. Illustrating the breadth of the subject, the authors show how the national and the international interact, while also placing an emphasis ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The End of American World Order

    by Amitav Acharya ...
    The age of Western hegemony is over. Whether or not America itself declines or thrives under President Trump's leadership, the post-war liberal international order underpinned by US military, economic and ideological primacy and supported by global institutions serving its power and purpose, is coming to an end. But what will take its place? A Chinese world order? A re-constituted form of American ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Free and Equal

    A Manifesto for a Just Society

    by Daniel Chandler ...
    Imagine: You are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it—rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John Rawls. As economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler argues in this hugely ambitious and exhilarating ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Global Public Governance

    Toward World Government?

    by Sorpong Peou ...
    Global Public Governance is a text written for students, scholars and lay people interested in learning about this global system, which emerged and has evolved in response to global challenges that no one actor can effectively address. Drawing on what has been published over the last several decades, this text highlights the importance of states and nonstate actors seeking to provide global public ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Theories and Practices of Development

    by Katie Willis ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    The newly updated third edition provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood and achieved. It has been fully updated and expanded to reflect global political and economic shifts, as well as new approaches to development.The book deals with the evolution of development ideas and policies, focusing on economic, political, social, ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Exodus

    How Migration is Changing Our World

    by Paul Collier ...
    It is one of the most pressing and controversial questions of our time -- vehemently debated, steeped in ideology, profoundly divisive. Who should be allowed to immigrate and who not? What are the arguments for and against limiting the numbers? We are supposedly a nation of immigrants, and yet our policies reflect deep anxieties and the quirks of short-term self-interest, with effective ... Read more

    $13.99 USD