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Author : Frank Whelon Wayman
Release : 1994
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 681/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reconstructing Realpolitik by : Frank Whelon Wayman
Download or read book Reconstructing Realpolitik written by Frank Whelon Wayman. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empirically based critique of realism
Author : Samuel Totten
Release : 2017-09-08
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 273/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Impediments to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide by : Samuel Totten
Download or read book Impediments to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide written by Samuel Totten. This book was released on 2017-09-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academics, NGOs, the United Nations, and individual nations are focused on the prevention and intervention of genocide. Traditionally, missions to prevent or intervene in genocide have been sporadic and under-resourced. The contributors to this volume consider some of the major stumbling blocks to the avoidance of genocide. Bartrop and Totten argue that realpolitik is the major impediment to the elimination of genocide. Campbell examines the lack of political will to confront genocide, and Theriault describes how denial becomes an obstacle to intervention against genocide. Loyle and Davenport discuss how intervention is impeded by a lack of reliable data on genocide violence, and Macgregor presents an overview of the influence of the media. Totten examines how the UN Convention on Genocide actually impedes anti-genocide efforts; and how the institutional configuration of the UN is itself often a stumbling block. Addressing an issue that is often overlooked, Travis examines the impact of global arms trade on genocide. Finally, Hiebert examines how international criminal prosecution of atrocities can impede preventive efforts, and Hirsch provides an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, and effectiveness of major international and national prescriptions developed over the last decade. The result is a distinguished addition to Transaction's prestigious Genocide Studies series.
Author : Patrick James
Release : 2022-10-28
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 046/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Realism and International Relations by : Patrick James
Download or read book Realism and International Relations written by Patrick James. This book was released on 2022-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realism is one of the core theories within the field of international relations, and it generally posits a state system characterized by anarchy where states act in what they perceive to be their own self interests. It is a controversial theory, and it has many opponents. Yet effective debate among realists and those who identify with other schools of thought has diminished dramatically over time. As Patrick James argues in Realism and International Relations, scholars in the field have become dissatisfied with results from exchanges in words alone. He contends that translation of the vast amount of information in the field into knowledge requires a greater emphasis on communication beyond the use of text. Given the challenges posed by existing and intensifying information overload, he develops a new model that relies on the graphic representation of analytical arguments. As James explains, realist scholarship in the post-World War II era is the natural domain for the application of systemism, a graphic form of expression with straightforward rules for portrayal of analytical arguments, notably cause and effect within theories. Systemism goes beyond prior iterations of systems theory to offer a visualization technique borrowed and adapted from the philosophy of science. Systemist graphics reveal the shortcomings, contributions and potential of realism. These visualizations, which focus on realist theories about war, are intended to bring order out of what critics tend to describe, with some justification, as chaos. In sum, a graphic turn for realism in particular and international relations in general is essential in order to achieve the scientific progress that otherwise is likely to remain elusive. A major theoretical work by an eminent scholar, this will be of interest to all theorists focusing how the international system of states actually functions.
Author : Carl C. Hodge
Release : 2007-11-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 418/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1914 [2 volumes] by : Carl C. Hodge
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1914 [2 volumes] written by Carl C. Hodge. This book was released on 2007-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1800, Europeans governed about one-third of the world's land surface; by the start of World War I in 1914, Europeans had imposed some form of political or economic ascendancy on over 80 percent of the globe. The basic structure of global and European politics in the twentieth century was fashioned in the previous century out of the clash of competing imperial interests and the effects, both beneficial and harmful, of the imperial powers on the societies they dominated. This encyclopedia offers current, detailed information on the major world powers and their global empires, as well as on the people, events, ideas, and movements, both European and non-European, that shaped the Age of Imperialism.
Author : T. Clifton Morgan
Release : 1994
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 778/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Untying the Knot of War by : T. Clifton Morgan
Download or read book Untying the Knot of War written by T. Clifton Morgan. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formal theory of why some crises end in war
