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  • The Right Kind of Revolution

    Modernization, Development, and U.S. Foreign Policy from the Cold War to the Present

    by Michael E. Latham ...
    "Michael E. Latham has provided a very interesting and useful synthesis of the rise and decline (and eventual reappearance) of modernization theory in the United States, exploring both its intellectual roots and its deep connections to the country's foreign policy."— Michele Alacevich ― Technology and CultureAfter World War II, a powerful conviction took hold among American intellectuals and ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Modernization as Ideology

    American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era

    by Michael E. Latham ...
    Series series New Cold War History
    Providing new insight on the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, Michael Latham reveals how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. He shows how, in the midst of America’s protracted struggle to contain communism in the developing world, the concept of global modernization moved beyond its beginnings in academia to become a ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • While Canada Slept

    How We Lost Our Place in the World

    by Andrew Cohen ...
    For how much longer can Canada expect to get a free ride?With 9/11 and the international “war on terrorism,” the time has come to ask some hard questions. Should we continue to starve our military, reduce our humanitarian assistance, dilute our diplomacy, and absent ourselves from global intelligence-gathering? Can we expect to sit at the global table by virtue of our economic power without ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Short American Century

    a postmortem

    by Andrew J. Bacevich ...
    In February 1941, Henry Luce announced the arrival of “The American Century.” But that century—extending from World War II to the recent economic collapse—has now ended, victim of strategic miscalculation, military misadventures, and economic decline. Here some of America’s most distinguished historians place the century in historical perspective. ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • The Sword and the Dollar

    Imperialism, Revolution, and the Arms Race

    by Michael Parenti ...
    To many, the foreign policy directives of the United States seem bewildering and sometimes inharmonious with its domestic political values. Why does the U.S. seem to support foreign dictators? Why has it invested so many of its resources in stockpiling nuclear arms? Why doesn't the U.S. act as a force for peace throughout the world? In this probing, provocative analysis, Michael Parenti reveals ... Read more

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  • Bound to Lead

    The Changing Nature of American Power

    by Joseph S Nye Jr. ...
    **A pre-eminent scholar challenges the notion of inevitable American decline, arguing that the nation can still lead in a rapidly shifting world order“Nye marshals his wide grasp of history, politics, and economics to produce a compelling book.” —The Economist**In this pioneering work, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., reckons with the enduring claim that American decline is inevitable. He argues that the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Organizational Intelligence: Knowledge and Policy in Government and Industry

    by Harold L. Wilensky ...
    This prize-winning, foundational book — now in its new ebook edition featuring a 2015 Foreword by Neil Smelser — focuses on the structural and ideological roots of intelligence failures (both informational and analytical) found in government, industry, and other institutions. It provides groundbreaking theory and structure to the analysis of decision-making processes and their breakdowns, as well ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Collapse of Communist Power in Poland

    Strategic Misperceptions and Unanticipated Outcomes

    by Jacqueline Hayden ...
    Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989.This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said

    by Conor McCarthy ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
    One of the most famous literary critics of the twentieth century, Edward Said's work has been hugely influential far beyond academia. As a prominent advocate for the Palestinian cause and a noted music critic, Said redefined the role of the public intellectual. In his books, as scholarly as they are readable, he challenged conventional critical demarcations between disciplines. His major opus, ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Long War

    A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II

    Edited by Andrew Bacevich ...
    Essays by a diverse and distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and sociologists examine the alarms, emergencies, controversies, and confusions that have characterized America's Cold War, the post-Cold War interval of the 1990s, and today's "Global War on Terror." This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life; by considering it as a whole, The ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • How States Think

    The Rationality of Foreign Policy

    by John J. Mearsheimer, Sebastian Rosato ...
    A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy

    Edited by Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro ...
    Neoclassical realism is an important new approach to international relations. Focusing on the interaction of the international system and the internal dynamics of states, neoclassical realism seeks to explain the grand strategies of individual states as opposed to recurrent patterns of international outcomes. This book offers the first systematic survey of the neoclassical realist approach. The ... Read more

    $36.89 USD