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The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

What is grand strategy and what is it good for? What are great powers and which states are great powers today? What are the grand strategies available to great powers? What are the conditions under which a certain strategy is suitable and when should it be rejected? What are the factors affecting the success or failure of a given grand strategy? The present volume provides answers to these questions by introducing a typology of great power grand strategies as strategies of rising status quo and declining powers as well as through historical illustrations of each type. The reader is thus exposed to strategies such as divide and conquer biding your time opportunity strike primacy semi-detachment concert and appeasement through the experiences of leaders such as Bismarck Peter the Great Metternich Deng Xiaoping Neville Chamberlain and Stalin. This analysis is then brought to bear on present developments in the grand strategies of the United States China and Russia. The volume should be of interest to both the academic and foreign policy-making communities and in particular to students of international relations diplomacy history and current international affairs. | The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

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The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall the knighthood of the Templars continues to fascinate academics and students as well as the public at large. A collection of fifteen chapters accompanied by a historical introduction The Templars: The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order recounts and analyzes this community’s rise and establishment in both the crusader states of the eastern Mediterranean and the countries of western Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries reflects on the proceedings launched against it and its subsequent fall (1307–1314) and explores its medieval and post-medieval legacy including an assessment of current research pertaining to the Templars and suggestions for future explorations. Showcasing a wide range of methodological approaches and primary source materials this volume unites historical art-historical theological archaeological and historiographical perspectives and it features the work and voices of scholars from various academic generations who reside in eight different countries (Israel France Italy Spain the United Kingdom Germany Poland and the United States of America). | The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order

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The Rise and Fall of the British Press

The Rise and Fall of the British Press

The Rise and Fall of the British Press takes an artful look at the past present and immediate future of the printed newspaper. Temple offers a thought-provoking account of the evolution of Britain’s news consumption across the centuries situating it within significant social cultural and political currents of the time. Chapters cover:The impact of key technological developments; from the birth of print and the introduction of television to the rise of the internet and digital media;The ever-shifting power play between political parties and the press; The notion of the ‘public sphere’ and how newspapers have influenced it over the decades;The role of news media during some of Europe’s most significant historical events such as the French Revolution the First and Second World Wars and the Suez crisis; The aftermath of the Leveson inquiry and the question of increased media regulation;The successes and failures of important media players including Baron Beaverbrook and Lord Northcliffe in the nineteenth century and Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Throughout the book parallels are drawn between current issues impacting on the press and society and those from previous decades further illuminating the role both historic and ongoing of the news media in Britain. Temple concludes the book by looking to the future of print journalism calling for a reassessment of its role in the twenty-first century redefining what journalism should be and reasserting its value in society today. This far-reaching analysis will be an invaluable resource for both students and researchers of journalism and media studies.

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The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

In this engaging book Stephen Nugent offers an in-depth historical anthropology of a widely recognised feature of the Amazon region examining the dramatic rise and fall of the rubber industry. He considers rubber in the Amazon from the perspective of a long-term extractive industry that linked remote forest tappers to technical innovations central to the industrial transformation of Europe and North America emphasizing the links between the social landscape of Amazonia and the global economy. Through a critical examination focused on the rubber industry Nugent addresses myths that continue to influence perceptions of Amazonia. The book challenges widely held assumptions about the hyper-naturalism of the ‘lost world’ of the Amazon where ‘the challenge of the tropics’ is still to be faced and the ‘frontiers of development’ are still to be settled. It is relevant for students and scholars of anthropology Latin American studies history political ecology geography and development studies. | The Rise and Fall of the Amazon Rubber Industry An Historical Anthropology

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Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

From the mid-1940s state housing authorities in Australia built large housing estates to enable home ownership by working-class families but the public housing system they created is now regarded as broken. Contemporary problems with the sustainability effectiveness and reputation of the Australian public housing system are usually attributed to the influence of neoliberalism. Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive offers a challenge to this established ‘rise and fall’ narrative of post-war housing policy. Kathleen Flanagan uses Foucauldian ‘archaeology’ to analyse archival evidence from the Australian state of Tasmania. Through this she reveals that the difference between past and present knowledge about the value role and purpose of public housing results from a significant discontinuity in the way we think and act in relation to housing policy. Flanagan describes the complex system of ideas and events that underpinned policy change in Tasmania while telling a story about state housing policy neoliberalism and history that has resonance for many other places and times. In the process she shows that the story of public housing is more complicated than the taken-for-granted neoliberal narrative and that this finding has real significance for the dilemmas in public housing policy that face us in the here and now. | Housing Neoliberalism and the Archive Reinterpreting the Rise and Fall of Public Housing

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South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

This new edition of South Africa examines the history of South Africa from 1948 to the present covering the economic background to racial segregation the introduction of the oppressive policy of apartheid the eventual collapse of White supremacy and the legacy of apartheid to the present day. Fully revised the fourth edition incorporates new original research particularly from the records of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and includes additional popular culture images such as posters linked to the international anti-apartheid struggle. These help to further emphasise the mounting popular opposition to state repression in the 1970s and 1980s. By developing an analysis of recent economic and political issues that are rooted in the apartheid regime particularly the continuing divide between rich and poor along racial lines and the impact of public corruption known as 'state capture' South Africa provides a current clear and succinct introduction to the ideology and practice of apartheid. Illustrated with photographs maps and figures and including a Chronology Glossary Who’s Who and updated Further Reading section the fourth edition of South Africa is an essential text for students studying all aspects of apartheid in South Africa. | South Africa The rise and fall of apartheid

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Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

The post-2015 sustainable development goals and the changing environment for development cooperation requires a renewed and transformed UN system. In line with their increasing significance as economic powers a growing number of emerging countries will play an expanded role in the UN system which could take the form of growing financial contributions greater presence in governance higher staff representation a stronger voice in development deliberations and a greater overall influence on the development agenda. Emerging Powers and the UN explores in depth the relationship of these countries on the world stage and their role in the future UN development system. Formally the relationship is through representation as member states (first UN) and also UN staff (second UN). However the importance of civil society and market actors (third UN) in emerging countries is also growing. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly. | Emerging Powers and the UN What Kind of Development Partnership?

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The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

This collection brings together twenty-one articles that explore the diverse impact of modern empires on societies around the world since 1800. Colonial expansion changed the lives of colonised peoples in multiple ways relating to work the environment law health and religion. Yet empire-builders were never working with a blank slate: colonial rule involved not just coercion but also forms of cooperation with elements of local society while the schemes of the colonisers often led to unexpected outcomes. Covering not only western European nations but also the Ottomans Russians and Japanese whose empires are less frequently addressed in collections this volume provides insight into a crucial aspect of modern world history. | The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume I Social Organization

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The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

This volume reproduces key historical texts concerning `colonial knowledges’. The use of the adjective 'colonial' indicates that knowledge is shaped by power relationships while the use of the plural form ’knowledges’ indicates the emphasis in this collection is on an interplay between different often competing cognitive systems. George Balandier’s notion of the colonial situation is an organising principle that runs throughout the volume and there are four sub-themes: language and texts categorical knowledge the circulation of knowledge and indigenous knowledge. The volume is designed to introduce students to a range of important interventions which speak to each other today even if they were not intended to do so when first published. An introductory essay links the themes together and explains the significance of the individual articles. | The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires Volume II Colonial Knowledges

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The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

The Russian Far East was a remarkably fluid region in the period leading up to during and after the Russian Revolution. The different contenders in play in the region imagining and working toward alternative futures comprised different national groups including Russians Buryat-Mongols Koreans and Ukrainians; different imperialist projects including Japanese and American attempts to integrate the region into their political and economic spheres of influence as well as the legacies of Russian expansionism and Bolshevik efforts to export the revolution to Mongolia Korea China and Japan; and various local regionalists who aimed for independence or strong regional autonomy for distinct Siberian and Far Eastern communities and whose efforts culminated in the short-lived Far Eastern Republic of 1920–1922. The Rise and Fall of Russia’s Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 charts developments in the region examines the interplay of the various forces and explains how a Bolshevik version of state-centered nationalism prevailed. | The Rise and Fall of Russia's Far Eastern Republic 1905–1922 Nationalisms Imperialisms and Regionalisms in and after the Russian Empire

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Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower conflict that dominated the shape of international relations between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt to a role as pawns in a strategic game of the superpowers its course beyond their control. This edited volume offers a fresh interpretation of twentieth-century smaller European powers – East–West neutral and non-aligned – and argues that their position vis-à-vis the superpowers often provided them with an opportunity rather than merely representing a constraint. Analysing the margins for manoeuvre of these smaller powers the volume covers a wide array of themes ranging from cultural to economic issues energy to diplomacy and Bulgaria to Belgium. Given its holistic and nuanced intervention in studies of the Cold War this book will be instrumental for students of history international relations and political science. | Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe The Influence of Smaller Powers

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Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years Jonathan Spyer reported from the depths of the wars spending time in Aleppo Baghdad Damascus Mosul Idlib Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict – the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014 the Assad regime’s assault on Aleppo the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict such as the Shia militias in Iraq and even ISIS members Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars. | Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

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Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

For the greater part of the twentieth century Ibbs and Tillett's concert agency was to the British music industry what Marks and Spencer is to the world of the department store. The roll-call of famous musicians on its books was unmatched and included such international stars as Clara Butt Fritz Kreisler Pablo Casals Sergei Rachmaninov Andr Segovia Kathleen Ferrier Myra Hess Jacqueline du Pr Clifford Curzon and Vladimir Ashkenazy to name but a handful. From 1906 the success of the company was due to the dedication of its founders Robert Leigh Ibbs and John Tillett. After their deaths the agency was run by the latter's wife Emmie who dubbed the 'Duchess of Wigmore Street' became one of the most formidable yet respected women in British music. The history of this unique institution and its owners is told here for the first time often through the fascinating letters that were exchanged between the artists themselves and the agency. It begins in the latter years of the 19th century with the concert and theatrical manager Narciso Vert for whom both Ibbs and Tillett worked until his death in 1905. The story then becomes a history of musical life in twentieth-century Britain illuminating aspects of the day-to-day management of concerts and festivals the lives and livelihoods of professional musicians as well as those who strove to join their ranks through audition or recommendation. The changing profile and particularly the onset and development of personal management of artists represented by Ibbs and Tillett and their reception in the press can be viewed as a barometer of musical taste. The demise of the agency in 1990 was indicative of just how much the world of British music had changed by the end of the century but despite its loss to the profession the legacy and influence of Ibbs and Tillett has remained a benchmark in today's highly competitive world of artist management and concert promotion many of whose principal operators began | Ibbs and Tillett The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire

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Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

This comparative analysis examines the scope of prosecutorial powers at different phases of criminal investigation in four countries: the United States Italy Poland and Germany. Since in all four the number of criminal cases decided without trial is constantly increasing criminal investigation has become central in the criminal process. The work asks: who should be in charge of this stage of the process? Prosecutors have gained tremendous powers to influence the outcome of the criminal cases including powers once reserved for judges. In a system in which the role of the trial is diminishing and the significance of criminal investigation is growing this book questions whether the prosecutor's powers at the early stage of the process should be enhanced. Using a problem-oriented approach the book provides a parallel analysis of each country along five possible spheres of prosecutorial engagement: commencing criminal investigation; conducting criminal investigation undertaking initial charging decisions; imposing coercive measures; and discontinuing criminal investigation. Using the competing adversarial–inquisitorial models as a framework the focus is on the prosecutor as a crucial figure in the criminal process and investigation. The insights of this book will be of interest and relevance to students and academics in criminal justice criminology law and public policy as well as policymakers government officials and others interested in legal reform. | Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

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The Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft

The Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft

Reflecting the profound changes in international society in the past decade and the challenges that all Powers’ diplomacy and statecraft face whether opposing or encouraging these changes this fully revised and updated edition provides a unique multifaceted assessment by experts of the new international order. Built around the thesis that Great Power rivalry dominated after the end of the Cold War it examines how this multi-polarity has become more extreme. The Handbook assesses the diplomacy and statecraft of individual powers in seven key sections: • The Context of Diplomacy • The Great Powers • Middle Powers • Developing Powers • International Organisations and Military Alliances • The International Economy • Issues of Conflict and Co-operation It shows how diplomacy and statecraft have transformed on issues such as the evolving America First strategy; the strengthening of the People’s Republic of China; the growth of non-state actors in foreign policy; the unravelling of international arms control agreements; the aggressive nature of Russian foreign policy; and the emergence of major armed conflicts and the rise of terrorism and armed insurgencies around the world. It will be of interest to government and non-governmental actors established scholars and students in the fields of international relations history and military studies. | The Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft

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Rethinking the Fall of the Planter Class

Rethinking the Fall of the Planter Class

From the late eighteenth century the planter class of the British Caribbean were faced with challenges stemming from revolutions war the rise of abolitionism and social change. By the nineteenth century this once powerful group within the British Empire found itself struggling to influence an increasingly hostile government in London. By 1807 parliament had voted to abolish the slave trade: an early episode in a wider drama of decline for New World plantation economies. This book brings together chapters by a group of leading scholars to rethink the question of the ‘fall of the planter class’ offering a variety of new approaches to the topic encompassing economic political cultural and social history and providing a significant new contribution to our rapidly evolving understanding of the end of slavery in the British Atlantic empire. This book was originally published as a special issue of Atlantic Studies. | Rethinking the Fall of the Planter Class

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The Reagan Wars A Constitutional Perspective On War Powers And The Presidency

The Reagan Wars A Constitutional Perspective On War Powers And The Presidency

Ronald Reagan's term in office was punctuated by four significant employments of military force: the deployment of Marines to Lebanon; the intervention in Grenada; the air strikes against Libya; and the deployment of naval forces to the Persian Gulf. In the aftermath of each of these military operations critics questioned the constitutional basis for such unilateral presidential war-making arguing that Congress alone is empowered to declare war. Debates over whether the President failed to comply with the statutory requirements of the War Powers Resolution further complicated these constitutional disagreements. In The Reagan Wars David Hall seeks to overcome a key source of confusion in these heated debates—the failure to distinguish between the wisdom of Reagan's actions and their legality. He demonstrates that the circumstances under which the Constitution permits unilateral presidential war-making were present when President Reagan waged war between 1980 and 1988. Hall first considers the thinking of the Constitution's Framers on the question of war powers and the subsequent two hundred years of judicial interpretation regarding the proper balance between congressional and presidential authority to make war. In light of this historical background he then closely examines the facts and the legal circumstances of each of the four Reagan wars. Hall's thought-provoking conclusions deserve the attention of anyone interested in the role of the Constitution in U. S. foreign policy-making. | The Reagan Wars A Constitutional Perspective On War Powers And The Presidency

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Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City considers the various forces – royal monastic and secular – that shaped the art architecture and topography of Paris between c. 1100 and c. 1500 a period in which Paris became one of the foremost metropolises in the West. The individual contributions written by an international group of scholars cover the subject from many different angles. They encompass wide-ranging case studies that address architecture manuscript illumination and stained glass as well as questions of liturgy religion and social life. Topics include the early medieval churches that preceded the current cathedral church of Notre-Dame and cultural production in the Paris area in the late 12th and early 13th centuries as well as Paris’s chapels and bridges. There is new evidence for the source of the c. 1240 design for a celebrated window in the Sainte-Chapelle an evaluation of the liturgical arrangements in the new shrine-choir of Saint-Denis built 1140–44 and a valuable assessment of the properties held by the Cistercian Order in Paris in the Middle Ages. Also the book investigates the relationships between manuscript illuminators in the 14th century and representations of Paris in manuscripts and other media up to the late 15th century. Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City updates and enlarges our knowledge of this key city in the Middle Ages. | Paris The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City

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Evolution of Government Policy Towards Homosexuality in the US Military The Rise and Fall of DADT

Evolution of Government Policy Towards Homosexuality in the US Military The Rise and Fall of DADT

Throughout history homosexuality has been a complicating factor for men and women electing to serve in the armed forces of the United States. The right to serve became increasingly complicated when the Department of Defense responded to congressional legislation in 1993 by adopting a policy that later became known as don’t ask don’t tell (DADT). DADT permitted homosexual members to serve in the forces so long as they showed no evidence of homosexual behavior. The compromise policy remained in force until Congress passed the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 and finally in September 2011 the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the US armed forces officially came to an end. Reflecting on the 20-year period governed by DADT this volume explores the history culture attitudes and impacts of policy evolution from the mid-20th Century through to the present day. It not only provides insight to the scholarly field of how the most powerful institution in the world has viewed and dealt with homosexuality as it transitioned into the 21st century but it is also poised to become a seminal collection for researchers in the decades to come. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality. Parco and Levy have produced a fine edited volume dedicated to deepening our understanding of the federal DADT policy. What has resulted is a deep analysis of the federal policies regarding gays and lesbians in the U. S. military. This volume is filled with rich descriptions and analyses written by the very best thinkers about issues pertaining to gays and lesbians in the U. S. military. Parco and Levy not only offer a comprehensive treatment of DADT but their book will stand the test of time and spur additional important research about gay lesbian bisexual and queer service members. The Rise and Fall of DADT is accessibly written and offers readers a comprehensive understanding of the DADT federal policy and the attendant issues of equity social justice and ever-changing attitudes about LGBTQ people related to the U. S. military and to the larger American society. John P. Elia Ph. D. Editor-in-Chief Journal of Homosexuality and Professor and Associate Chair of Health Education at San Francisco State University USA As Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2010 to 2012 and the first openly-gay senior official to serve at the Pentagon I was witness to and honored to be an active participant in the historic process that led to the ban on discrimination against lesbian and gay service members: men and women who had been hiding in plain sight while risking their lives to serve their country honorably. In this volume Jim Parco and Dave Levy provide what is perhaps the most comprehensive account to date of the evolution of US government policy regarding LGBT service members. Their study includes outstanding firsthand narratives by many friends who played central roles in the repeal of Don’t Ask/Don’t tell including Sue Fulton Jonathan Lee and former Congressman Patrick Murphy. Parco and Levy provide the opportunity for scholars experts and ordinary citizens from all walks of life to share in those journeys and in the very positive results that were achieved. Douglas B. Wilson former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the United States | Evolution of Government Policy Towards Homosexuality in the US Military The Rise and Fall of DADT

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EU Law Enforcement The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers

EU Law Enforcement The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers

The existence of a structured enforcement system is an inherent feature of national legal orders and one of the core elements of State sovereignty. The very limited power to issue sanctions has often been deemed a gap in the EC legal order. Over the years the situation has progressively changed. The Union’s institutional setting is growing in complexity and a variety of agencies has been or is expected to be endowed with law enforcement responsibilities. In addition the so-called competence creep has led the EU to play an increasingly prominent role in several areas of EU law enforcement including the issuing of sanctions. This book examines these developments focusing on both the general features of the EU legal order and the analysis of key-substantive areas such as banking and monetary union environmental law and data protection. The work thus presents a general framework for understanding EU sanctioning based on structural features and general legal principles. Part I develops an analytical framework tracking the most significant evolutive patterns of EU sanctioning powers. Part II adopts a more practical approach focusing on specific issues and policy areas. The book bridges a gap in existing literature and sheds new light on the relationship between the exercise of jus puniendi and the evolution of EU integration. | EU Law Enforcement The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers

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Technological Innovation And The Great Depression

Technological Innovation And The Great Depression

In this unique volume Rick Szostak takes an innovative approach toward analyzing the Great Depression of the 1930s. Most of the literature focuses on the movement in aggregate variables but Szostak provides evidence primarily at the sectoral level being careful to show that this argument is consistent with aggregate data. Combining a fresh theoretical viewpoint and industry-level analysis Szostak contends that an abundance of process technology made it possible for industry to produce the existing range of products with a much smaller labor input while a shortage of new product technology severely limited the introduction of new products. Pinpointing how the timing of the Second Industrial Revolution affected the evolution of the workplace and how the industrial research laboratories that emerged in the United States in the twentieth century initially emphasized process over product innovation he explains why this conjunction of technological forces caused both consumption and investment to fall so precipitously in early 1929. In addition to exploring the technological and employment experience of specific sectors Szostak looks at trends in income distribution and population and other factors that created the ultimate economic depression. | Technological Innovation And The Great Depression

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The United States and Great Power Responsibility in International Society Drones Rendition and Invasion

The United States and Great Power Responsibility in International Society Drones Rendition and Invasion

This book evaluates American foreign policy actions from the perspective of great power responsibility with three case studies: Operation Iraqi Freedom American drone strikes in Pakistan and the post- 9/11 practice of extraordinary rendition. This book argues that the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 American drone attacks in Pakistan and the practice of extraordinary rendition are the examples of irresponsible actions undertaken by the U. S. acting as a great power in international society. Focusing on a major theoretical approach of International Relations the English School this book considers the responsibilities of great powers in international society. It points to three obligations of great powers: to act according to the norm of legality to act according to the norm of legitimacy and to adhere to the principles of prudence. The author applies the criteria of legality legitimacy and prudence to analyse the three foreign policy endeavours of the U. S. and developing a normative framework clarifies the implications for future U. S. foreign policy. This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of international relations international relations theory American politics foreign policy studies international law South Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies. | The United States and Great Power Responsibility in International Society Drones Rendition and Invasion

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Rethinking Middle Powers in the Asian Century New Theories New Cases

Rethinking Middle Powers in the Asian Century New Theories New Cases

The term middle power is conceptually fragile. Some scholars have even argued for abandoning it. This book argues that the concept needs to be analysed more profoundly and that new analytical tools need to be developed to better understand the phenomenon. The traditional approach based on Western states is insufficient and has become increasingly irrelevant in a transformed global environment. Instead of drawing from a single theory of international relations the contributors have chosen to build upon a wide range of theories in a deliberate demonstration of analytic eclecticism. A pluralistic approach provides stronger explanations while remaining analytically and intellectually rigorous. Many of the theory contributions are reconsidering how the largely Western bases of such theorising need revising in light of the emerging middle powers many of which are in Asia. Presenting a strong argument for studying middle powers this book explores both the theory and empirical applications of the concept by rethinking the definition and characteristics of middle powers using a range of case studies. It examines changes in the study of middle powers over the last decade proposing to look at the concept of middle powers in a coherent and inclusive manner. Finally it aims to further the discussion on the evolution of the international system and provides sound conclusions about the theoretical usefulness and empirical evolution of middle powers today. | Rethinking Middle Powers in the Asian Century New Theories New Cases

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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 Historiography Topography and Military Studies

The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 Historiography Topography and Military Studies

This major study is a comprehensive scholarly work on a key moment in the history of Europe the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The result of years of research it presents all available sources along with critical evaluations of these narratives. The authors have consulted texts in all relevant languages both those that remain only in manuscript and others that have been printed often in careless and inferior editions. Attention is also given to 'folk history' as it evolved over centuries producing prominent myths and folktales in Greek medieval Russian Italian and Turkish folklore. Part I The Pen addresses the complex questions introduced by this myriad of original literature and secondary sources. | The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 Historiography Topography and Military Studies

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