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In 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians marched peacefully to demand democratic reforms. Within months, repression forced them to take arms and set up their own institutions. Two years later, the inclusive nature of the opposition had collapsed, and...

Saudi Arabia, homeland of Osama bin Laden and many 9/11 hijackers, is widely considered to be the heartland of radical Islamism. For decades, the conservative and oil-rich kingdom contributed recruits, ideologues and money to jihadi groups worldwide. Yet...

One of the most momentous events in the Arab uprisings that swept across the Middle East in 2011 was the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. As dramatic and sudden as this seemed, it was only one further episode in an ongoing power struggle between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333274187Author R.W. JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 345Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 557g

The decade of the 1940s was a turbulent one for Bengal. War, famine, riots and partition - Bengal witnessed it all, and the unique experience of each of these factors created a space for diverse social and political forces to thrive and impact the lives...

The crises of the European Union extend beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration, cutting to the core of the EU itself. Taking a structural rather than event-based approach, this text unpacks all aspects of the EU in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738435Author Wolfgang IschingerFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 599g

War - World War I - created the state of Yugoslavia in 1918 and, in a series of wars, starting in 1991, Yugoslavia was replaced by several new and smaller states. The victors had always presented these wars as wars of national liberation: each war was...

The evolution of the the People's Republic of China in world politics is an epic story and one of the most important developments in modern world history. Yet to date, there are no authoritative histories of China's foreign relations. John Garver's...

Political managers-public office holders, legislative staff, campaign managers, policy advocates, and partisan communicators-are united by a common language, a set of shared skills, a strategic mindset, and, we can hope, an appreciation of their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997126426Author Basharat PeerFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Columbia Global ReportsPublisher Columbia Global Reports

What would happen if the maniacal tyranny in Pyongyang took over the vibrant democracy of South Korea? Today, there is a real possibility that the destitute North Korean regime will soon dominate its thriving southern neighbor, with help from the...

Felshtinsky's, The Corporation, brings forth the truths of Putin's reign and the team of FSB agents that serve him loyally. This book illustrates Putin as representing a completely new phenomenon, never before encountered by mankind. Suspected of...

This collection of essays explores malign Russian influence operations that aimed to advance Moscow's strategic and tactical objectives in European countries as well as particular African states. These operations were conducted in the framework of...

In Developmental Regionalism and the Political Economy of Africa's Integration, Gabila Nubong argues that there are opportunities to transform the continent and the structural nature of its economies. Nubong revisits some of the earlier debates of...

Bringing together a wide range of distinguished scholars, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of Kim Jong Un's foreign policy strategy and its global impact, following a decade under Kim Jong Un's rule.About the AuthorScott A. Snyder is senior...

What is the state's responsibility to its people in the aftermath of a natural hazard based disaster? The book sets out to address this seemingly simple question, after large scale floods devastated Pakistan in 2010 and then again in 2011. Along the way...

Jamsheed Marker's lifetime in the diplomatic service of Pakistan gave him a unique vintage point. In cricket terms, he was at cover point, near enough to the wicket to follow the action around the stumps...yet sufficiently distant for a general overview...

What happened to Iraq's oil wealth? Iraq sits on top of more than 140 billion barrels of oil, making it the owner of the world's fifth largest reserves. When the United States invaded in 2003, the Bush Administration promised that oil...

Incorporates the lessons learned from the 2011 Arab revolutions into democratic transition theory.About the AuthorAbdelwahab El-Affendi, Professor of Politics and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904764717Author Lester FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 664gDimensions(mm) 238mm *...

A world-renowned economist offers cogent and powerful reflections on one of the great avoidable economic catastrophes of the modern era The economic crisis in Greece is a potential international disaster and one of the most extraordinary monetary and...

We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only...

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of fifteen independent states on its former territory is one of the most momentous developments of the twentieth century. In this volume, five leading international scholars team up to examine the forces...

The Occupy Central/Umbrella Movement of 2014 and the anti-extradition protests of 2019 revealed how much Hong Kong's relationship with mainland China has deteriorated since the former British colony returned to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997. With...

'An excellent and important work' Literary Review'Anyone concerned about how the bear will respond will find this historically informative account an accessible and stimulating guide' Sunday Express'Putin and the Rise of Russia is a privileged insider's...

Iran is a country at war - in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, always told audiences that the revolution was not about Iran, but the whole region. To establish an arc of Shia influence across the Middle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621578109Author David BrogFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Regnery PublishingPublisher Regnery PublishingWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788173046742Author Raghuvendra TanwarFormat HardbackPage Count 622Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and Distributors

An ideal primer on contemporary Middle East Politics, covering the entire MENA region from an interdisciplinary perspective This compelling volume examines important and cross-cutting themes in the study of contemporary Middle East and North African...

Exploring how Tony Blair and New Labour changed British politics, policy, governance and foreign affairs, this volume stands as a key actor on the world and domestic stage, delving into Blair's foreign policy legacy, with empahsis on the Iraq War and...

In early 2014, sparked by an assault by their government on peaceful students, Ukrainians rose up against a deeply corrupt, Moscow-backed regime. Initially demonstrating under the banner of EU integration, the Maidan protesters proclaimed their right to...

In 2014, the Islamic State shocked the world when it defeated national armies on the battlefield and seized large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria. The group's military success can be traced to four key variables: organizational innovation, shaping...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670090310Author Vikram SampathFormat HardbackPage Count 712Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams) 1045gDimensions(mm) 240mm *...

Marc Lynch's last book, The Arab Uprising, described the then ongoing revolutionary change and prospect for the consolidation of democracy in key Arab countries that still seemed possible. But Lynch saw dark signs on the horizon, especially in Syria...

Today's Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is often viewed as less powerful than the Soviet Union of the past. When stacked against other major nations in the present, however, the new Russia is a formidable if flawed player. Russia: What...

Politicians in Southeast Asia, as in many other regions, win elections by distributing cash, goods, jobs, projects, and other benefits to supporters, but the ways in which they do this vary tremendously, both across and within countries. Mobilizing for...

Contemporary China appears both deceptively familiar and inexplicably different. China is a cauldron of forms of entrepreneurship, social organization, ways of life and governance that are at once new and unique, recognizably Chinese and generically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789394701373Author Rajeev BhargavaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Bloomsbury IndiaPublisher Bloomsbury India

Protecting China's Interests Overseas provides a fascinating and new window into Chinese foreign and security policymaking. In particular, it shows how the management of non-traditional security issues abroad led to the emergence of China's strategy to...