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World Politics: Trend and Transformation

By: Charles Kegley

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World Politics: Trend and Transformation

By: Charles Kegley

The leading text in international relations is getting even better. Thoroughly revised and reorganized, the 12th edition of WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION presents the most comprehensive coverage of any text. It uses key concepts from major theoretical traditions to analyze both historical and contemporary developments in international relations including such topics as war, terrorism, human rights, the environment, and international development, while emphasizing an institutional approach to resolving international conflict. Author Charles W. Kegley resists the temptation to oversimplify the subject, presenting the latest material in a thought-provoking yet accessible way while preparing students to critically assess the problems, payoffs, pitfalls, and paradoxes of choices about the global future and its probable impact on students after they graduate. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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0495500194

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Great Powers and World Order

Patterns and Prospects

By: Charles W. Kegley,Gregory A. Raymond

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Great Powers and World Order

Patterns and Prospects

By: Charles W. Kegley,Gregory A. Raymond

Great Powers and World Order encourages critical thinking about the nature of world order by presenting the historical information and theoretical concepts needed to make projections about the global future. Charles W. Kegley and Gregory Raymond ask students to compare retrospective cases and formulate their own hypotheses about not only the causes of war, but also the consequences of peace settlements. Historical case studies open a window to see what strategies for constructing world order were tried before, why one course of action was chosen over another, and how things turned out. By moving back and forth in each case study between history and theory, rather than treating them as separate topics, the authors hope to situate the assumptions, causal claims, and policy prescriptions of different schools of thought within the temporal domains in which they took root, giving the reader a better sense of why policy makers embraced a particular view of world order instead of an alternative vision.

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1544358741

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After The Cold War

Questioning The Morality Of Nuclear Deterrence

By: Charles Kegley

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After The Cold War

Questioning The Morality Of Nuclear Deterrence

By: Charles Kegley

This is a text on the traditional questions of nuclear deterrence and the unconventional answers suggested by the emerging new world order. These widely-ranging essays by scholars, policymakers and moral philosophers present rival ideas about the morality of alternative means for preserving mutual security as the world moves beyond the Cold War.

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0429722478

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World Politics: Trend and Transformation, 2016 - 2017

By: Shannon L. Blanton,Charles W. Kegley

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World Politics: Trend and Transformation, 2016 - 2017

By: Shannon L. Blanton,Charles W. Kegley

WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION offers analysis of the most up-to-date data, research, and contemporary events from today's international political stage. You'll understand what is happening today and why. The 2016-2017 Edition incorporates recent challenges to global peace and prosperity, and the latest on international organizations, advances in military technology, a look at the changing nuclear environment in Iran, an expanded discussion on human rights, an enhanced discussion of global health threats, new data from World Development Indicators, and more. A partnership with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs provides additional coverage of contemporary issues. The authors present each issue in a thought-provoking way that encourages readers to critically assess the problems, payoffs, pitfalls, and paradoxes of people's choices about the global future and the probable impact of those choices. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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Great Powers and World Order

Patterns and Prospects

By: Charles W. Kegley,Gregory A. Raymond

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Patterns and Prospects

By: Charles W. Kegley,Gregory A. Raymond

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A Modern Jewish Perspective on the Gospel of John

Jesus, God, "the Jews," and the Devil

By: Charles David Isbell

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A Modern Jewish Perspective on the Gospel of John

Jesus, God, "the Jews," and the Devil

By: Charles David Isbell

Did Jesus really call the Jews of his day children of the devil? Would he label Jews of today the same way? Did the Jews kill Jesus and then violently expel from the synagogue anyone who accepted him as a promised Messiah? The Christian church has found answers to these and other similar questions in the Gospel of John. But Jewish readers are justifiably offended by many of John’s answers. The eleven essays offered here present facts everyone should know. They are written by a modern Jewish scholar responding to troubling questions about John raised over a period of more than forty years by his university students, by congregants in synagogues he has served as spiritual guide (rabbi), and by Christian colleagues with whom he has worked throughout his long career. Designed to engage thoughtful readers from every religious background, these essays encourage questions and suggest plausible answers to the problems in John by illustrating the difference between the answers of John and the facts of history. They also compare John’s Jesus with the teachings of the modern church about the treatment of “others,” love for all humanity, and the wholeness of body and spirit.

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Paul Tillich and His System of Paradoxical Correlation

Forging a New Way for Science and Theology Relations

By: Charles Amarkwei

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Paul Tillich and His System of Paradoxical Correlation

Forging a New Way for Science and Theology Relations

By: Charles Amarkwei

This book shows the paradoxical mode by which Christians keep their faith in the Christian message as they relate with science. It reveals how Paul Tillich's method of correlation helps us to understand how Christians interact with science without necessarily conflicting, separating, and dialoguing, and synthesizing with each other. It rules out natural theology but provides a non-eclectic theology of nature that frees Christians to be involved in science meaningfully and without undermining their faith.

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1725258811

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Perspectives On Southwestern Prehistory

By: Paul Minnis,Charles L Redman

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Perspectives On Southwestern Prehistory

By: Paul Minnis,Charles L Redman

Recent archaeoglogical work in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico has fueled a great deal of regionally specific research: archaeologists, faced with an avalanche of new and unassimilated data, tend to foucs on their own areas to the exclusion of the broader, panregional view. "Perspectives on Southwestern Prehistory" advocates the larger f

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1000301478

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Sacred Fury

Understanding Religious Violence

By: Charles Selengut

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Sacred Fury

Understanding Religious Violence

By: Charles Selengut

Charles Selengut's multidsciplinary approach to understanding the causes and effects of religious violence around the globe.

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Niebuhr and His Age

Reinhold Niebuhr's Prophetic Role and Legacy

By: Charles C. Brown

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Niebuhr and His Age

Reinhold Niebuhr's Prophetic Role and Legacy

By: Charles C. Brown

Now available in paperback, Niebuhr and His Age provides an extensively researched account of Reinhold Niebuhr, and includes a foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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Political Protest and Social Change

Analyzing Politics

By: Charles F. Andrain,David Ernest Apter

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Political Protest and Social Change

Analyzing Politics

By: Charles F. Andrain,David Ernest Apter

Analyzes the reciprocal impact of cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, and individual behaviors on protests throughout the world, examining such questions as why people participate in protest activities, what compels them to participate in non- violent movements, and what leads them to engage in revolutionary protest. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0814706347

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The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials

From Charles I to Bush II

By: Charles Anthony Smith

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The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials

From Charles I to Bush II

By: Charles Anthony Smith

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics of war crimes trials. It provides a systematic and theoretically rigorous examination of whether these trials are used as tools for political consolidation or whether justice is their primary purpose. The consideration of cases begins with the trial of Charles I of England and goes through the presidency of George W. Bush, including the trials of Saddam Hussein and those arising from the War on Terror. The book concludes that political consolidation is the primary concern of these trials - a point that runs contrary to the popular perception of the trials and their stated justification. Through the consideration of war crimes trials, this book makes a contribution to our understanding of power and conflict resolution and illuminates the developmental path of war crimes tribunals.

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1107380022

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Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Charles Townshend

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Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Charles Townshend

Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on Terror'? For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of many political agendas, and leading to a series of world events including the war in Iraq and the invasion of Afghanistan. Charting a clear path through the efforts to understand and explain modern terrorism, Charles Townshend unravels a series of complex questions, including 'Are terrorists criminals?', 'How far does media publicity sustain terrorism?', and 'What can be done about it?' Fully updated for 2011, this Very Short Introduction examines the historical, ideological, and local roots of terrorist violence. Townshend explores terrorism in relation to revolutionary power, nationalism, and religious extremism, considering the successes of specific terrorist and anti-terrorist campaigns in the distant past, and in recent years. Providing a discussion surrounding the on-going debates about the erosion of civil liberties in response to increased terrorist activities, Townshend addresses the question we are all facing: how does terrorism end? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Hartshorne: A New World View

By: Charles Hartshorne

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Hartshorne: A New World View

By: Charles Hartshorne

Charles Hartshorne is the Einstein of Religious thought.

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Fifty Years of Change

Short History of World Politics Since 1945

By: Charles L. Robertson

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Fifty Years of Change

Short History of World Politics Since 1945

By: Charles L. Robertson

The past half-century has seen many hopes raised and some dashed, a succession of fears and false alarms, and both triumphs and calamities that were almost entirely unexpected. This work offers a short but sweeping history of world politics since 1945: America's postwar pre-eminence and the hopes that attended the creation of the United Nations; the Cold War and the emergence of a volatile Third World; economic transformations and the twin threat of nuclear and ecological disaster; the crumbling of the Soviet system and the short-lived promise of a peaceful, prosperous and democratic new world. The author describes these momentous changes concisely in an effort to show how we got here from there and what we might have learned along the way.

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1315293552

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International Conflict Resolution 2nd Ed.

By: Charles Hauss

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International Conflict Resolution 2nd Ed.

By: Charles Hauss

Using a broad range of case studies, this book examines conflict and the international relations facing the world today.

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Pluralism Comes of Age

American Religious Culture in the Twentieth Century

By: Charles H. Lippy

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Pluralism Comes of Age

American Religious Culture in the Twentieth Century

By: Charles H. Lippy

This acclaimed work surveys the varied course of religious life in modern America. Beginning with the close of the Victorian Age, it moves through the shifting power of Protestantism and American Catholicism and into the intense period of immigration and pluralism that has characterized our nation's religious experience.

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The Religious Life of Thomas Jefferson

By: Charles B. Sanford

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The Religious Life of Thomas Jefferson

By: Charles B. Sanford

People familiar with Jefferson's deism, Unitarianism and enthusiasm for Bible study do not seem to appreciate the importance of his religious beliefs to his political beliefs.

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The Survival Nexus

Science, Technology, and World Affairs

By: Charles Weiss

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The Survival Nexus

Science, Technology, and World Affairs

By: Charles Weiss

Technology and science can enable us to create a richer, healthier, sustainable, and equitable world, but they can also lead to global disaster. After all, human technical, political, economic, business, and ethical decisions determine the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations... In this book, Charles Weiss explores the intertwining of science, technology, and world affairs that affects everything from climate change and global health to cybersecurity, biotechnology, and geoengineering. Compact and readable, the book ties together ideas and experiences arising from a broad range of diverse issues, ranging from the structure of the energy economy to the future of work and the freedom of the internet. The Survival Nexus highlights opportunities to mobilize science and technology for a better world through technological innovations that address global health, poverty, and hunger. It alerts the reader to the Earth-in-the balance risks stemming from the decline in the international cooperation that once kept the dangers of pandemics, climate change, and nuclear war in check. It warns of the challenge to democracies from the multi-faceted global information and cyber-wars being waged by authoritarian powers. Central to the global problems it explores are questions of basic ethics: how much are people willing to respect scientific facts, to act today to forestall long-run dangers, and to ensure equitable sharing of the benefits, costs, and risks arising from advances in science and technology. Weiss clearly explains the technical principles underlying these issues, showcasing why scientists, policy makers, and citizens everywhere need to understand how the mix of science and technology with politics, economics, business, ethics, law, communications, psychology, and culture will shape our future. This important nexus underpins issues critical to human survival that are overlooked in the broader context of world affairs.

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0190946288

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Kurt Cobain and Nirvana - Updated Edition

The Complete Illustrated History

By: Andrew Earles,Charles Cross,Gillian G. Gaar,Bob Gendron,Todd Martens,Mark Yarm

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Kurt Cobain and Nirvana - Updated Edition

The Complete Illustrated History

By: Andrew Earles,Charles Cross,Gillian G. Gaar,Bob Gendron,Todd Martens,Mark Yarm

Nirvana, the immortal grunge Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is as relevant and influential as ever. Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic comprised Nirvana, the band that unintentionally tore the music world asunder with the 1991 album Nevermind. The record that includes hits such as "Smells like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," and "Lithium" continues to rattle speakers with grunge that truly rocks. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Updated Edition tells the fully illustrated story of the band that spoke for Generation X in the '90s. Here we are, a quarter century after Nirvana irrevocably changed rock and roll, and the band continues to make headlines and influence music lovers. A documentary about the band and Cobain's solo album Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings were released last year, demanding a closer look at one of rock and roll's geniuses. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana reveals the band's history with fresh eyes, telling the story of a group that instigated a return to punk-inspired rock. This updated edition of the first-ever complete illustrated history of Nirvana features the writing of a sparkling team of grunge-rock experts and word slingers. The book also includes performance and backstage photography, as well as handbills, singles, ticket stubs, gig posters, and other memorabilia that complement the narrative. You'll also find album reviews, gear breakdowns, and mini synopses of Cobain's fifty all-time favorite albums. Nirvana's ride was a wild one - and all too brief.

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0760352550

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First Theologians

By: Charles Wesley Lowry

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First Theologians

By: Charles Wesley Lowry

Set against the historical background of the advent of Jesus Christ, and the eruption and movement of the Christian Church as it is known today, this enlightening account follows the impact of early Christianity upon the world of the Roman Empire at a critical moment.

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Evil and the Augustinian Tradition

By: Charles T. Mathewes

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Evil and the Augustinian Tradition

By: Charles T. Mathewes

This explores the 'family biography' of the Augustinian tradition by looking at Augustine's work and its development in the writings of Hannah Arendt and Reinhold Niebuhr. Mathewes argues that the Augustinian tradition offers us a powerful, though commonly misconstrued, proposal for understanding and responding to evil's challenges. The book casts light on Augustine, Niebuhr and Arendt, as well as on the problem of evil, the nature of tradition, and the role of theological and ethical discourse in contemporary thought.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139430858

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Systems in Crisis

New Imperatives of High Politics at Century's End

By: Charles F. Doran

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Systems in Crisis

New Imperatives of High Politics at Century's End

By: Charles F. Doran

Uncertainty is the watchword of contemporary world politics. Monumental changes are occurring throughout the international system and statespeople are wrestling with peaceful solutions to the transformation in relative power of the USA, Soviet Union and China, Japan and in Europe. In this book, Charles Doran proposes a managed solution to peaceful change. He presents a bold, original and wide-ranging analysis of the present balance of power, of future prospects for the international system and of the problems involved in this transformation. Professor Doran demonstrates why such change has often been accompanied by world war, providing new insights into the causes of the First World War. But, he argues, systems change can be both peaceful and secure. Developing a theory of the power cycle, the author reveals the structural bounds on statecraft and shows how the tides of history can suddenly and unexpectedly shift against the state.

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0521401852

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Natural Law and Religious Freedom

The Role of Moral First Things in Grounding and Protecting the First Freedom

By: J. Daryl Charles

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Natural Law and Religious Freedom

The Role of Moral First Things in Grounding and Protecting the First Freedom

By: J. Daryl Charles

Every successive generation finds fresh reasons for the study of natural law. Current interest in the natural law may well be due to a pervasive moral pessimism in the Western cultural context and wider contemporary geopolitical challenges. Those geopolitical challenges result from two significant and worrisome global developments – unprecedented violent persecution of religious minorities on several continents and a growing climate of secular hostility toward religious faith in Western societies. Natural Law and Religious Freedom aims to address what is relatively absent from the literature by demonstrating the importance of natural law ethics in both establishing and preserving basic human rights, of which religious freedom has pride of place. Probing contemporary challenges to natural law thinking that are both internal and external to religious faith, and examining the character and constitution of natural law ethics, Natural Law and Religious Freedom will be of interest to theologians, ethicists and philosophers as well as policy analysts, politicians and activists who are concerned to anchor religious freedom and human rights policy considerations in an enduring way.

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Foreign Policy and East Asia

Learning and Adaptation in the Gorbachev Era

By: Charles E. Ziegler

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Foreign Policy and East Asia

Learning and Adaptation in the Gorbachev Era

By: Charles E. Ziegler

An examination of Soviet relations with North-east Asia in the 1980s and the link between domestic reform and foreign policy change.

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The Origins of Informality

Why the Legal Foundations of Global Governance are Shifting, and Why It Matters

By: Charles B. Roger

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The Origins of Informality

Why the Legal Foundations of Global Governance are Shifting, and Why It Matters

By: Charles B. Roger

The legal foundations of global governance are shifting. In addition to traditional instruments for resolving cross-border problems, such as treaties and formal international organizations, policy-makers are turning increasingly to informal agreements and organizations like the Group of Twenty, the Financial Stability Board, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. A growing number of policy-makers view such weakly-legalized organizations as promising new tools of governance, arguing that informal bodies are faster and more flexible than their formal counterparts, and better-suited to the complex problems raised by deepening interdependence. Yet, equally, political scientists have puzzled over these international organizations. At present, we still know relatively little about these bodies, why they have become so important, and whether they are indeed capable of addressing the immense challenges faced by the global community. In The Origins of Informality, Charles Roger offers a new way of thinking about informal organizations, presents new data revealing their extraordinary growth over time and across regions, and advances a novel theory to explain these patterns. In contrast with existing approaches, he locates the drivers of informality within the internal politics of states, explaining how major shifts within the domestic political arenas of the great powers have projected outwards and reshaped the legal structure of the global system. Informal organizations have been embraced because they allow bureaucrats in powerful states to maintain autonomy over their activities, and can help politicians to circumvent domestic opponents of their foreign policies. Drawing on original quantitative data, interviews, and archival research, the book analyzes some of the most important institutions governing the global economy, showing how informality has helped domestic actors to achieve their narrow political goals-even when this comes at the expense of the institutions they eventually create. Ultimately, Roger claims, the shift towards informality has allowed the number of multilateral institutions to rapidly increase in response to global problems. But, at the same time, it has coincided with a decline in their quality, leaving us less prepared for the next global crisis.

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0190947977

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The Military In New Times

Adapting Armed Forces To A Turbulent World

By: James Burk,Robert J Waldman,David R Segal,Charles C Moskos

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The Military In New Times

Adapting Armed Forces To A Turbulent World

By: James Burk,Robert J Waldman,David R Segal,Charles C Moskos

What role will armed forces play in a world that is turbulent yet no longer organized by the bipolar conflict of East and West? In this volume, leading experts from several disciplines assess the rapidly changing global strategic and cultural landscape, examining how it will affect the responsibilities and social standing of the modern military. There are provocative disagreements among the contributors, especially over whether we should expect and prepare for another global war. However, the contributors generally agree on several broad themes that guide their analysis. Arguing that the Cold War has masked basic trends that have been reshaping the international system for a long time, they suggest that the sovereign states' dominance of the international system is rapidly coming to an end, as multinational, ethnic, regional, and religious groups–to name a few–increasingly affect the course of global affairs. In the absence of a clear "enemy," the military faces an identity crisis. In the postmodern atmosphere of this multicentric global order, authority is fragmented, and the exercise of any one authority is subject to greater scrutiny and challenge. The military has become more accepting of a variety of values, life-styles, and attitudes toward its tasks. At the same time, support for the military's mission is difficult to win, requiring endless justification. The authors believe that the principal missions for the military in these new times are peacekeeping, peacemaking, and humanitarian assistance. They examine the prospects for successful operations in these areas, taking into account the cultural lag between world structures that favor increased multinational peacekeeping forces and individual nations that supply token resources to support such efforts. This volume provides a sophisticated and thought-provoking perspective on the future role of the military in the coming decades. It is sure to enrich the vigorous debate surrounding these issues.

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1000303551

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The US Military Profession Into the Twenty-first Century

War, Peace and Politics

By: Sam Charles Sarkesian,Robert E. Connor

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The US Military Profession Into the Twenty-first Century

War, Peace and Politics

By: Sam Charles Sarkesian,Robert E. Connor

Addresses US military professionalism and the revisions, modifications and changes necessary to respond to the changed domestic and strategic environments of the new world order.

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Psychology Press

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0714649198

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Essential Jazz Records

Volume 1: Ragtime to Swing

By: Max Harrison,Charles Fox,Eric Thacker

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Essential Jazz Records

Volume 1: Ragtime to Swing

By: Max Harrison,Charles Fox,Eric Thacker

First published in 1984 and reissued to coincide withthe publication of the second volume, this selection of the 250 best jazz records traces the earliest roots of the music to the beginnings of the modern jazz era. Volume One's focus is on LP collections of 78 rpm originals and nearly every significant musician--both familiar and obscure--of early 20th-century jazz is listed. For each record listed, full details of personnel, recording dates and locations are provided.

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0567269698

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Nuclear Weapons and International Law

Existential Risks of Nuclear War and Deterrence through a Legal Lens, Volume 1 and Volume 2

By: Charles J. Moxley

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Nuclear Weapons and International Law

Existential Risks of Nuclear War and Deterrence through a Legal Lens, Volume 1 and Volume 2

By: Charles J. Moxley

This two-volume book provides a comprehensive analysis of the lawfulness of the use of nuclear weapons, based on existing international law, established facts as to nuclear weapons and their effects, and nuclear weapons policies and plans of the United States. Based on detailed analysis of the facts and law, Professor Moxley shows that the United States’ arguments that uses of nuclear weapons, including low-yield nuclear weapons, could be lawful do not withstand analysis. Moxley opens by examining established rules of international law governing the use of nuclear weapons, first analyzing this body of law based on the United States’ own statements of the matter and then extending the analysis to include requirements of international law that the United States overlooks in its assessment of the lawfulness of potential nuclear weapons uses. He then develops in detail the known facts as to nuclear weapons and their consequences and U.S. policies and plans concerning such matters. He describes the risks of deterrence and the existential nature of the effects of nuclear war on human life and civilization. He proceeds to pull it all together, applying the law to the facts and demonstrating that known nuclear weapons effects cannot comply with such legal requirements as those of distinction, proportionality, necessity, precaution, the corollary requirement of controllability, and the law of reprisal. Moxley shows that, when the United States goes to apply international law to potential nuclear weapons uses, it distorts the law as it has itself articulated it, overlooks law in such areas as causation, risk analysis, mens rea, and per se rules, and disregards known risks as to nuclear weapons effects, including radioactive fallout, nuclear winter, electromagnetic pulses, and potential escalation. He then shows that the policy of deterrence is unlawful because the use of such weapons would be unlawful. Moxley urges that the United States and other nuclear weapons States take heed of the requirements of international law as to nuclear weapons threat and use. He argues that law can be a positive force in society’s addressing existential risks posed by nuclear weapons and the policy of nuclear deterrence.

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