This book surveys 'thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and Post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau.
This book surveys 'thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and Post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau.
El proposito del tomo 21 se centra en abordar, en primera instancia, aspectos clave de la politica exterior en los casos de actores regionales y subregionales.
A new theoretical framework for understanding how social, economic, and political conflicts influence international institutions and their place in the global order Today's liberal international institutional order is being challenged by the rising power of illiberal states and by domestic political changes inside liberal states.
'As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating' Daily Telegraph'A valuable addition to the canon of literature on Afghanistan .
Detecting Concealed Information and Deception: Recent Developments assembles contributions from the world's leading experts on all aspects of concealed information detection.
Contrary to prior expectations, Narendra Modi has expended a significant amount of time, energy and political capital in conducting India's engagement with the outside world since becoming Prime Minister in May 2014.
Over the last few years Asian governments have taken a stronger approach to the Arctic, culminating with permanent-observer status to the Arctic Council for China, India, Japan, Singapore and South-Korea in May 2013.
From a celebrated military historian, a ';searingpersuasive' (Kirkus Reviews) exploration of why the mighty United States military has repeatedly failed in irregular wars and military campaigns from Vietnam to Afghanistan.
La necesidad de superar la polarización político-ideológica en la región, establecer vínculos con otras regiones, contribuir en conjunto a la gobernanza global y definir una institucionalidad propia desde distintos modelos de desarrollo constituyen temas centrales de la integración regional latinoamericana en el siglo xxi, los cuales necesitan ser discutidos y comprendidos para poder enfrentar el futuro.
El océano como paisaje: Pageant of the Pacific (Esplendor del Pacífico) es un estudio sobre los mapas murales que Miguel Covarrubias haría para la Golden Gate International Exhibition de 1939.
Through fieldwork centering Syrian voices, this book explores wartime governing authority and the possibilities and limits of Western intervention therein.
POLITICIAN * PRISONER * PARENTA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leadersAung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracyin Myanmar, is once again behind bars.
Wir stecken momentan in der größten Krise seit dem zweiten Weltkrieg: Corona, Impfdesaster, Ukrainekrieg, Nahostkrieg, Inflation, Rezession – all das hängt miteinander zusammen.
During four decades of fast-paced economic growth, China's ascent has reverberated across the full social spectrum, from international relations to technology, from trade to global health, from academia to climate change.
The widespread adoption of the IHRA definition of anti-semitism and the internalisation of its norms has set in motion a simplistic definitional logic for dealing with social problems that has impoverished discussions of racism and prejudice more generally, across Britain and beyond.
El presente Cuaderno de Estudios Regionales tiene el objetivo de aportar algunos elementos de análisis sobre el tema de la Seguridad Humana desde una doble perspectiva.
La historia del surgimiento y vida del Estado de Israel, ha estado constantemente ligada a fuertes dinámicas de conflicto, en las cuales el factor militar ha tenido un peso decisivo.
Durante las últimas décadas han proliferado en el mundo una gran red de mecanismos para la promoción y fomento del comercio e inversión con base en los principios de la liberalización económica, los signatarios de los mismos, sea de tipo bilateral o regional, acuerdan una serie de acciones para permitir el flujo de mercancías y capital.
Los ataques piratas y secuestros perpetrados contra buques tanque y cargueros frente a las costas de Somalia desde mediados de noviembre de 2008, hicieron posible que el tema de la inestabilidad en la zona recuperara los primeros planos de atención para la comunidad internacional.
El presente trabajo aborda la relación triangular entre Líbano, Siria e Israel en la geopolítica regional del Medio Oriente, en particular desde el surgimiento de Líbano y Siria como Estados independientes (1943y 1946 respectivamente), y la creación del Estado de Israel en 1948.
Las Compañías Generales de Comercio o Sogo Sosha (en japonés) han representado una pieza clave en el desarrollo económico y en las estrategias comerciales de Japón desde su proceso de modernización a finales del siglo XIX.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shattered the prevalent optimism in the United States that had blossomed during the tranquil and prosperous 1990s, when democracy seemed triumphant and catastrophic wars were a relic of the past.
Un brillante ensayo que analiza las estrategias de Estados Unidos, la UE y China por el control de la tecnología, el recurso que marcará la agenda geopolítica del futuro.
Dictionary of Sport Psychology: Sport, Exercise, and Performing Arts is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of concise entries across sports, martial arts, exercise and fitness, performing arts and cultural sport psychology.
A discerning account of simmering conflict in the South China Sea and why the world can’t afford to be indifferent China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea.
A new focus on international diplomacy and cooperation as the race for polar resources escalates As the race for resources in distant parts of the planet gathers momentum, the Arctic and Antarctic have taken on a more prominent role in international relations.
This first biography of a Palestinian writer also provides a moving account of the ways "e;ordinary"e; individuals are swept up by the floodtides of both war and peaceThe idea that the United States is destined to spread its unique gifts of democracy and capitalism to other countries is dangerous for Americans and for the rest of the world, warns Godfrey Hodgson in this provocative book.
China and India have always been seperated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma.
Secret Wars is the first book to systematically analyze the ways powerful states covertly participate in foreign wars, showing a recurring pattern of such behavior stretching from World War I to U.
An argument for the classical realist approach to world politics An Unwritten Future offers a fresh reassessment of classical realism, an enduring approach to understanding crucial events in the international political arena.
