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  • 1
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349271917
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXX, 338 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; Imperialism ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Defending India attempts to comprehensively analyse the management of conflicts and security challenges faced by India during its first half century as a free country. The book is unique in being both the first in its genre and also in that it has been authored by a prominent Indian public figure, a parliamentarian of high standing, and a senior member of the present government in New Delhi. This book plumbs the sources of Indian strategic culture and thought, the evolution of its armed forces, the management of conflicts in the past 50 years (some 37 in all), and along with examining India's defence expenditure patterns, the author also addresses huimself to the challenges that India faces in the future. While presenting a new insight into the last 50 years, Defending India also suggests essential structural changes for the future
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  • 2
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349147267
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 222 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; History, Modern ; America History ; Europe Politics and government ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The Iran-Contra scandal rocked the Reagan presidency to its core in late 1986 and 1987. This text examines the efforts of the Reagan administration to recover its public credibility in the 12 months following the exposure of controversial covert operations. Via comparative analysis it explores the impact of scandal upon the presidential office, the problems which confronted President Reagan during Iran-Contra and the centrality of damage-control efforts to the well-being of the modern presidency
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  • 3
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349276073
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 276 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Europe
    Abstract: This book examines the politics and policies of the Major governments from 1990 to 1997. It examines how and why the Major governments sought to reform the civil service, local government, education, social security, and industrial relations, and the extent to which such reform constituted a continuation of Thatcherism. It also considers the problems experienced by John Major in leading and managing the parliamentary Conservative party, with Europe proving particularly problematic for his premiership
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781349270910
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (232 p) , online resource
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: History ; History, Modern ; Asia History ; Europe History ; America History ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In 1898 the United States and Spain went to war over the political future of Cuba. At the end of the conflict, the world's distribution of imperial power had dramatically changed, the old Spanish empire giving way to the imperialist ambitions of the young American nation. At the same time, all the countries involved experienced some sort of nationalist mobilisation as a consequence of the war. This book explores the interplay of political, economic, social and military aspects of the 1898 war in the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain and the Philippines, all main characters in this short but momentous turn-of-the-century drama
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  • 5
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349275021
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 232 p) , online resource
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; Europe Politics and government ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In 1967 Moscow created a Middle Eastern crisis in response to Washington's escalation in Vietnam. America's Asian focus had left her Atlantic flank vulnerable to Soviet penetration. Israel refused to plant her flag in Saigon, American rabbis led the peace movement and the President threatened to withdraw his support for Israel. The Palestinians embarked on a Vietnamese inspired 'people's war' and Moscow interpreted Israeli retaliation as support for US policy in Vietnam. The Six Day War turned Israel into a Soviet nuclear target and transformed some liberals into Neo-Conservatives
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9781349143535
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 346 p) , online resource
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Intellectual life History ; Europe
    Abstract: This book is concerned with the realignment of progressive political forces in Britain. It focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats and the Labour parties, and seeks to provide an understanding of the factors which have created the potential for the realignment of the centre left of the political spectrum and the forces which have historically impeded its attainment. This authoritative account of the British left and centre since the nineteenth century offers essential background for current politics
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  • 7
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349272266
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 266 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Series Statement: Transforming Government
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Industries ; Social history ; Europe
    Abstract: An entertaining and authoritative study of leadership in the British civil service from one of the top authors in the field. Kevin Theakston draws the lessons of how change in central government can be managed and implemented from a series of biographical studies of the acknowledged leaders in the civil service in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - from Charles Trevelyan, the founder of the modern civil service, to modern Mandarins such as Robert Armstrong and Margaret Thatcher's personal adviser the outsider Sir Derek Rayner. The case studies are linked to the wider themes of leadership and administrative culture in Whitehall, illustrating the patterns of change and continuity over time. This highly readable and innovative study will appeal to students of British politics and government, public administration, public policy, political history and comparative politics as well as policymakers, civil servants and others interested in the policymaking and governing process
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  • 8
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349276363
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 308 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: History ; History, Modern ; Asia History ; Great Britain History ; Diplomacy ; Politics and war
    Abstract: During the early years of the Second World War, Britain devoted immense resources to building military bases in Egypt and Palestine. The political stability of the two countries was of prime concern to avoid diverting troops away from fighting the external enemy to internal security tasks. The paradox of Britain's eventual victory was that it could not perpetuate its political authority. Demands for independence intensified in Egypt and among Palestinian Jewry, and led to postwar struggles
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349149575
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 259 p) , online resource
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In this collection of essays, a number of which have never been published before, Lawrence Freedman provides an incisive and well-informed analysis of the past two decades of British defence policy, from Conservatives to Labour, and out of the Cold War. He addresses the major issues influencing policy, including the demands of European security, party politics, budgetary pressures and nuclear deterrence
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349271245
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 207 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Europe
    Abstract: How much does Tony Blair owe to Anthony Crosland? The author of The Future of Socialism , who died suddenly as Foreign Secretary in 1977, remains the major philosophical inspiration and reference point for the left. To what extent is New Labour fashioned in Crosland's image? What can the Blair government learn from his writings and ministerial achievements? An all-star cast of sixteen authors examine Crosland's legacy in political theory and political practice and point to numerous ways in which his message remains relevant to policy-makers today. The contributors include Gordon Brown, Roy Hattersley, Michael Young, Raymond Plant, David Lipsey, Brian Brivati and Tony Wright. Susan Crosland contributes a moving postscript
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349148868
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 296 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The book describes the scale, benefits and costs of military research and development. It discusses the process of converting military R&D to civilian applications, and examines specific opportunities for, and obstacles to, conversion in the USA, Russia, France, Germany, and the UK. Among a number of case studies, senior scientists from US and Russian nuclear weapons laboratories debate the futures for these massive complexes. Looking to the future, the dual military/civilian nature of technology is discussed
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  • 12
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349261918
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 317 p)
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    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; International organization ; Diplomacy ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Providing perspectives from five Western capitals, this multinational study examines the formidable political and structural conditions for effective collaboration between NATO and the United Nations in performing peace-making and peacekeeping missions. The diplomatic and military requirements for operating principles of collective security in post-Cold War Europe are illuminated by contrasting the policies of major NATO governments. Candid assessments of the differing national attitudes that lie behind them are offered by an international team of scholars. Their analyses are set against the backdrop of the experience in Yugoslavia, and the momentous decisions on NATO's structural reform and enlargement
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  • 13
    ISBN: 9781349145805
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XX, 261 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Physical geography
    Abstract: Coastal defence navies constitute a distinct type of naval force in the world today. They possess a unique set of force structure and support infrastructure characteristics. And, more than any other type of navy, they are directly influenced by the geographical conditions of their operational environments. This book examines and classifies both coastal defence navies and their operational environments. Special attention is paid to the influence that geography has upon the force structure as well as the strategy and tactics of these navies
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9781349262137
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 297 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; International organization ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations was commemorated in 1995 with a number of conferences and publications which assessed the history and contemporary role of this paramount international organisation. This book is the result of a meeting of scholars and specialists who wished to further understanding of the challenges faced by the United Nations in its efforts to intervene in post-cold war conflict. In particular the experiences in Bosnia, Somalia and in Rwanda, where UN peacekeepers seemed powerless to act in the face of acts of genocide, gross violations of human rights and the widespread suffering caused by war, makes such an analysis timely and important
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  • 15
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349263042
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXI, 403 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; History ; Middle East Politics and government ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In the 1984 Tanker War, Iraq used its superiority in airpower as an instrument in naval warfare, in a strategy designed to end combat. Iraq hoped to weaken Iran's economy and internationalize the war to force it to cease fighting, or remove the government; negotiations would follow, with Baghdad in a position of strength. Although the Iran-Iraq War was first and foremost a ground war, an argument can be made that the Tanker War contributed to the 1988 ceasefire
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  • 16
    ISBN: 9781349268191
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 483 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: History ; Great Britain History ; Great Britain Politics and government ; History, Modern ; Political science ; Europe
    Abstract: Based on an extensive range of sources, this impressive book analyses the principal institutions and features of British politics on the eve of reform: the monarchy, the prime ministership, the cabinet, the departments of State, parliamentary legislation, investigation, debate and parties, and the relationship between Parliament, the media, public opinion and popular politics. Designed to provide an accessible guide to how British politics was conducted in the early nineteenth century, this book leads to two main conclusions about pre-Reform politics: the unpredictability and openness of parliamentary affairs, and the centrality of Parliament to the politics of all social classes
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349268887
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 223 p) , online resource
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: History ; History, Modern ; America History ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The author seeks to explain the creation of a modern American Army in a country hostile to centralised military power. The effect of various European nations on the US military are examined. The central theme, however, is how a small number of influential figures impressed with US business borrowed management techniques from national corporations to modernise the army. It is argued these military reforms represented a wider influence in the progressive era which sought to utilise management techniques developed by US business to improve government
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  • 18
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349260423
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 208 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: A useful examination of the degree to which a new 'Cold Divide' separates Europe, this book places NATO/Russian relations within a wider analysis of post-Cold War political, social and economic divisions in Europe. It compares and contrasts the interests and perceptions of Western Europe, East Central Europe and Russia in the New European Order. It analyses the role of the European Union, NATO, the OSCE and the WEU in mediating conflict and responding to the challenge of the new European security agenda
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  • 19
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349267866
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 219 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Parallel Title: Printed edition
    Keywords: Political science ; European Union ; Industries ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Europe
    Abstract: The author examines the extent to which the European Union and its policies influence Europe's defence industry. He suggests that the end of the Cold War and economic globalization are major factors pushing defence industrial issues to the regional level. The book describes institutional struggles between the European Commission, Council and Parliament in this policy area. The interdisciplinary approach addresses political economy, institution building, European security and defence, transatlantic relations, industrial restructuring, and the influence of defence sector interest groups
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349269723
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 235 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Almost the entire southern hemisphere is now covered by nuclear-weapon-free zones. The ones in Latin America and the South Pacific were established during the Cold War, those in Southeast Asia and Africa after its ending. Zones have also been proposed, so far without success, for the Middle East, South Asia and Northeast Asia. In this book, analysts from within the respective regions explore the reasons for success and failure in the establishment of the zone, and their utility and limitations as stepping stones to a nuclear-weapon-free world
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  • 21
    ISBN: 9781349269594
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 268 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Distinguished historians and political scientists on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, are the contributors to No End to Alliance . The book focuses on some crucial issues in transatlantic relations in the past, present, and future, with emphasis on America's relations with West Germany, Britain, France, and Scandinavia. While the contributors hold somewhat different views, the emphasis is on the remarkable strength and duration of the Atlantic alliance
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349260539
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 359 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; International law
    Abstract: Leading international security scholars and policy advisors from universities, think-tanks, and nuclear weapons laboratories in the United States analyze the future of nuclear weapons proliferation. In April 1995, the earlier 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was renewed indefinitely and without change to the original clauses of the treaty. The authors examine the continuing relevance or irrelevance of the old treaty, the role of coercive sanctions in enforcing restraint, and the impact of biological, chemical and missile proliferation on the nuclear motives and ambitions of various states. Attention is given to proliferation conditions in the former Soviet republics, East and South Asia and the Middle East
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349267293
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 146 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The proliferation of nuclear weapons has been defined as the gravest potential threat to international peace and security. The concept of nuclear deterrence has to be revisited in this regard. The longer the Nuclear Weapon States hold on to their nuclear weapons, the bigger the chance that nuclear weapons will be spread and will be used (once again) by accident, in an authorized or unauthorized way, or that nuclear terrorism becomes reality. The marginalizing of nuclear weapons resulting in a Nuclear Weapon Free World should be considered as a viable alternative
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349267194
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 265 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Europe Politics and government ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: A clearly written, provocative analysis of the Bush presidency that draws on extensive interviews with White House staff. The Budget crisis of 1990 and the Gulf war receive particular attention as defining events in Bush's incumbency, demonstrating the strengths and weaknesses in his approach to presidential leadership. This book not only casts light on Bush's record in office, it also helps to resolve methodological problems that arise in the study of the presidency generally
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    ISBN: 9781349259564
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 183 p)
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    Series Statement: RUSI Defence Studies Series
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    Keywords: Political science ; History ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The author has carried out a searching review of the principles promulgated by the British and American Defence Forces, in order to assess their continuing validity and relevance to warfare in the late 1990s and the 21st century. Recognising that principles will be applied by commanders to meet specific situations in the field he extends this study to embrace leadership and training for leadership and command. In the final chapter he addresses the moral responsibilities of those exercising command of their fellow countrymen and other assigned forces
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349255313
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 175 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: This is the first study of the strategic dimensions of common security which is set in a post-Cold War context. The book explores both common security and more recent additions to the debate - such as the related idea of 'cooperative security'. Separate chapters deal with conceptual issues and pivotal aspects of the contemporary security agenda: the amelioration of the security dilemma, cooperative defence planning, arms control, and peace-enforcement. The book will interest anyone concerned with the reshaping of the international landscape
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    ISBN: 9781349258277
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 289 p)
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    Series Statement: Southampton Studies in International Policy
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Politics and war ; Criminology ; Sociology, Urban
    Abstract: This work analyses the vulnerability of America's land-based missile force to a pre-emptive Soviet strike as an issue in US strategic and political debate. It examines why the issue rose to prominence in the way it did in the 1970s and then fell away as a concern in the 1980s without being solved in the way it had been presented. It details the way in which the issue was exploited for political and strategic purposes which were often at odds with a concern for this vulnerability
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349142187
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 206 p)
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Social inequality ; Cultural studies ; Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Social structure ; Culture ; Equality.
    Abstract: Modernity and War explores and assesses the development of war in the modern period. The book examines the contradiction between the optimistic view of social progress in the West and the actual involvement of Western states in mass violence. The author explains the violence of the modern form of war by analysing cultural trends in Western states and their connections to racism, nationalism and narcissism. The text also explains how the practice of air warfare distances Western citizens from the consequences of contemporary military violence
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    ISBN: 9781349257867
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 234 p)
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    Keywords: Russia Politics and government ; Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Europe
    Abstract: This collection with its special focus on Central Asia, the Causuces and Russia combines the theoretical approach with analytical and empirical approaches. The book is the first to apply concepts like security complexes, alliances, regionalism and integration on the Commonwealth of Independent States. It offers analyses and evaluations of foreign policy and security policy in CIS' states, and of the regional powers, the question of oil and gas, as well as the role of EBRD
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    ISBN: 9781349260003
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 210 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: This volume presents often sharply contrasting views on the future of NATO. Its contributors, mainly security specialists, cover structural reform of NATO and its relationship with the European Union; evidence or arguments in support of the Alliance taking on new tasks like peacekeeping and enlarging eastward to include countries of the former Soviet bloc; and a variety of arguments against enlargement, ranging from concerns about Russia's reaction to questions about whether the US should remain involved in Europe
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    London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
    ISBN: 9781349251032
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 220 p)
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Energy industries ; Political science ; International relations ; Welfare economics ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Social choice. ; Europe
    Abstract: A major part of the British government's privatization programme, which has been heralded as a radical break in government, were its oil assets. This book uses institutional public choice models to examine the case study of the sale of Britoil, British Petroleum, Enterprise Oil and Wytch Farm, and then re-assembles the pieces to better understand the whole. The extensive interviews provide a full and flavourful background to exploring the actors at four levels of structures: international, state-owned companies, civil service and the political process
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    ISBN: 9781349260409
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (364 p) , online resource
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Elections ; Europe
    Abstract: The most authoritative study of a landmark British General Election - the fifteenth book in the renowned Nuffield series of election studies. This highly readable account covers all the salient features - the background, the campaign, the results and the consequences of Labour's victory. Based on close observation of party headquarters, it explores each party's strategic decisions and their implementation, showing how 1997 saw campaigning techniques at an altogether new level of sophistication. The battle in the media and the constituencies is analysed in detail. There is a mass of data and thorough statistical analysis of the campaign and results. Plates and cartoons entertainingly illustrate the campaign trail and recapture the drama of the election
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    ISBN: 9781349251094
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 230 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Europe Politics and government ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production
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    ISBN: 9781349252299
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 286 p)
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    Keywords: Comparative politics ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Public law ; Comparative government. ; Europe
    Abstract: The provision of legal technical assistance has in recent years become a major concern for international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, and for Western-based bilateral donor agencies. This book offers critical perspectives for the evaluation of legal technical assistance projects and contains proposals for action and research. Five chapters offer general perspectives on law, state and civil society and the remaining six case studies on themes such as economic regulation, agrarian reform, representation of women and access to justice
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    ISBN: 9781349133703
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 268 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; History, Modern ; Europe History ; America History ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: This study examines Norway's place in the strategic policies of the Eisenhower administration. It is concerned, above all, with the operational level of American policy as expressed through the activities and war plans of government agencies and armed services. It sheds new light on US intelligence activities and cooperation with Norway and Nordic countries (including the U-2 incident); the evolution of US forward maritime strategy in the Atlantic; and on planning for strategic air operations in the event of war
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    ISBN: 9781349142453
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 339 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; European Union ; Europe Politics and government ; Politics and war
    Abstract: This book shows how the relationship between security and integration in Western Europe depends upon an enduring implicit bargain between the US and its European allies. Despite internal and external pressures to develop a European security and defence identity distinct from NATO in the 1980s and 1990s, EC member states have consistently rejected supranational integration in the areas of security and defence. Despite considerable European dissatisfaction with American leadership of NATO, Europe has continued to accept that leadership even after the end of the Cold War and the signing of the Maastricht Treaty
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    ISBN: 9781349258949
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 230 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The authors of this collection combine different national and institutional perspectives. They cover a broad range of subjects: new threats to Europe's security, the advantages and disadvantages of the present security architecture in Europe, the problem of nuclear weapons and their control, the options for enlargement and partnership for peace, the shifts in Europeans' public opinion about security matters, and the prospects for a European defence industry. This collection provides an incomparable synthesis of some of the most crucial problems for the emergence of Europe as an independent actor in international politics
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    ISBN: 9781349257010
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 183 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The field of security studies is undergoing a major re-evaluation in the post-Cold War era, and this has important implications for the region. The security dangers of the 1990s and beyond are different and more complex than those of the Cold War, and strategic thinkers both in the academic and policy-making spheres must begin to understand the new environment lest they fall into the old trap of planning for the next conflict based on the conditions of the last conflict. This book is designed to survey the new environment, assessing what has changed and what remains the same, and suggesting what types of demands future strategists will face
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    ISBN: 9781349253975
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 216 p)
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Human rights ; Europe
    Abstract: This is an important critical assessment of Labour's periods of renewal and modernisation. Beginning with an indepth analysis of the Policy Review of 1987-92, the author then considers how the lessons of this period influenced the Commission on Social Justice instigated by John Smith, and Tony Blair's reform of Clause IV. These events are considered as attempts to resolve traditional problems facing the Labour Party, the abiding legacy and importance of these fundamental problems is assessed
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    ISBN: 9781349251896
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 333 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In the name of peace, international cooperation, democracy, trade and human rights, the struggle for power is underway between the United States, Russia and China. This struggle is motivated by the natural clash of national interests, an almost preordained process in the contemporary state system. The struggle for power has been the dynamic element of history, and it is likely to be in the future. International war(s) may or may not ensue between the three major powers, but their relations will remain competitive, and at times quite hostile
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    ISBN: 9781349138609
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 273 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; History, Modern ; World history ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: It is a century since Mahan and his disciples taught the world that a battlefleet was indispensable to a great power. Great and not so great powers still keep powerful navies today, but we have no generally-accepted principles to explain why. In this book historians and naval officers from Britain, the United States and other countries study the use of naval power over a century, and ask what it is for, and what it can do. It will be essential reading for modern historians, policy-makers and strategists
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    ISBN: 9781349246472
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXXI, 248 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Public policy ; Great Britain—Politics and government.
    Abstract: Are police forces agents of the state or of society? How do different police forces maintain order? How does the nature of a country's political system affect the state's reaction to disorder? This study identifies trends in public-order policing across a broad sample of seven countries: Britain, Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic, the United States of America, Israel, South Africa and China. It explains why the handling of disorder has become a controversial and topical issue in different parts of the world. Each chapter provides a range of data on the size, make-up and cost of the police and follows a common format in analysing the place of the police at the junction of state-society relations
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    ISBN: 9781349251124
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 253 p)
    Edition: Third Edition
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    Keywords: Political science ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Elections ; Europe
    Abstract: This is a lively and authoritative account by a leading political journalist and former MP of how the British electoral system works. It is addressed primarily to intelligent voters, but also to students of political science, government and British Constitution at universities, colleges and schools. It answers central questions such as: When are elections held? Who can vote? What happens on polling day? And how does one become an MP? It explains clearly how and why constituency boundaries have to be altered, how the parties are organized, how campaigns are conducted, the role of the media, how reliable opinion polls are and what happens at by-elections. This completely revised and up-dated edition deals also with local elections, referenda and elections to the European Parliament and describes clearly the main features of other electoral systems, including the main variations of proportional representation. The annexes contain a mass of electoral statistics and a thorough bibliography
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    ISBN: 9781349247943
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XX, 376 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Economic development
    Abstract: Much has already been written about the effects of the changes of the Cold War on conflict. The ongoing disengagement of East and West from bipolar Cold-War politics has resulted in an unstable international political situation which is characterized by regional conflicts. Most analyses now concentrate on the consequences for Europe and the former communist Central and East European states. This book, however, explores the effects for the Third World. The contributors provide major theoretical analyses of the causes of conflict in developing countries. Four main factors are distinguished: the processes of state-formation and nation-building; the rise or return of ethnicity and nationalism; socio-economic factors; and the armaments-conflict nexus. The volume also provides in-depth regional analyses, as well as policy perspectives on the issue of conflict and development
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    ISBN: 9781349107728
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 241 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Despite the dramatic changes in the international environment since 1989, it remains the case that force, and the threat of force, retain utility. The volume deals with the nature of security, international conflict and co-operation, deterrence, crisis management and prevention, arms control and disarmament, insurgency and low intensity conflict, Third World security, alliances and the role of land, air and naval power. The book takes a predominantly traditional approach, but also introduces students to other perspectives and approaches relating to security and to the security of the Third World
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    ISBN: 9781349251575
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 188 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; European Union ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Europe
    Abstract: The Transatlantic Relationship , written by a group of experts drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, examines the security, trade, and cultural aspects of the United States - European Union relationship. It focuses in particular on the politics of alliance reconfigurations, especially with regard to NATO, the NACC, and the OSCE; the new issues in the new World Trade Organization; the structural factors affecting NAFTA-EU relations; and the cultural dimensions of the relationship
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    ISBN: 9781349139101
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 214 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: As the international security situation has changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the book examines the implication of the new security environment to the security of South Korea and how the strategic and military relations with the United States will develop. In the new era, the lack of common interests has made the mutual defence sceptical. This book suggests that South Korea should eventually develop a long-term strategy with a goal of self-reliance
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    ISBN: 9781349248834
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (VII, 172 p)
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; European Union ; Political science ; World politics ; Europe
    Abstract: The forefathers of the European Union, led by Jean Monnet, hoped to create a 'United States of Europe' with national sovereignties subordinated to a federal government. Few in Britain shared their dream. Yet Britain abandoned her aloof stand of 1950, and eventually joined the European Communities. Lord Beloff asks whether the key figures - Harold Macmillan, Sir Edward Heath and Harold Wilson, knowingly deceived the electorate into thinking that entry could be combined with the country's independence of action and historic constitution, or whether they thought that they could persuade continental statesmen from inside of the merits of a much looser structure. The actions and words of Lady Thatcher and John Major are scrutinised with this same question in mind, as are Labour's oscillations under Gaitskell, Wilson and Foot before plunging wholeheartedly into Eurofederalism under Kinnock and Blair. The key theme which emerges is of mutual misunderstanding between Britain and the continent, due to basic differences of outlook and interest, which have guaranteed continual controversy throughout our involvement in Europe
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    ISBN: 9781349249794
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 410 p)
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; European Union ; Political science ; International relations ; Europe
    Abstract: The Eurosceptical Reader is the authoritative guide to the compelling arguments against European integration. The book sets out to dispel the myth which has grown up over the past thirty years that Britain's Eurosceptics are backward-looking, nationalistic, even xenophobic 'Little Englanders'. In reality, as this collection of articles and speeches illustrates, the Eurosceptical case has been anything other than introverted and obsessed with the past. Eurosceptics have always looked to the wider world beyond Europe not to a nostalgic British isolation. Whether from within the two main parties or from academia and journalism, the Eurosceptical case has become both intellectually powerful and politically persuasive. The all-star cast provides contemporary analysis to supplement classic contributions from Hugh Gaitskell, Margaret Thatcher, Enoch Powell, Tony Benn and others
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    ISBN: 9781349245413
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 212 p)
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    Series Statement: St Antony’s Series
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    Keywords: Political science ; History, Modern ; Europe History ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: International Perspectives on the Yugoslav Conflict is a collection of important new work by the leading authorities in the field. Unusually, this is an international investigation of an international conflict. The result is both profound and provocative - the most stimulating and the most far-reaching exploration of the subject yet to appear
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    ISBN: 9781349243969
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 293 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Europe History ; Great Britain History ; America History ; World politics ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: An examination of the controversies and disputes produced between Britain and the United States by their joint involvement in the Mediterranean theatre during the Second World War. Analysis of the evolution of Allied strategy toward the Mediterranean is put alongside a consideration of the conduct of military campaigns and the command structures that accompanied them. The political tensions permeating Anglo-American relations, and the important role played here by Harold Macmillan, are also discussed to provide a full picture of the problems faced by the alliance
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    ISBN: 9781349247585
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 182 p)
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Europe
    Abstract: This book focuses on the different fascist movements which have existed in Britain during the twentieth century from the British Fascists of the 1920s to the British National Party of the 1990s. Three main themes are covered in the book: an outline of the policies, tactics and ideologies of the different movements; a discussion of the notion of failure, and how that term should be applied to British fascism; and coverage of the different strengths of British political society which are seen to have prevented a breakthrough of British fascism in the arena of electoral politics
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    ISBN: 9781349245864
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (IX, 201 p)
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    Keywords: Political theory ; Great Britain Politics and government ; European Union ; Political science ; Europe
    Abstract: The English Tribe is about the crisis of nation and national identity facing the English - and the British - as we meet the challenges of the global economy and absorption into a federal Europe. It asks: what does it mean to be English - and British - at the very end of the twentieth-century? And it argues that as Britain becomes part of a federal Europe there will be no need for the centralized United Kingdom (monarchy, Westminster and Whitehall) as power is divided upwards to Brussels and downwards to the nations, regions and cities of Britain
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    ISBN: 9781349246540
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 243 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Middle East Politics and government ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: How will the growing Islamic resurgence affect the political stability of the Middle East? What are the prospects for democracy in the area? How will the continued Iranian-Saudi and Israeli-Syrian rivalries affect political stability in that area? What are the prospects for the deceleration of the arms race? Are the Kurds likely to enjoy continued autonomy in Iraq? These questions are answered in this study
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    ISBN: 9781349246069
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 242 p)
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    Series Statement: Contemporary History in Context Series
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    Keywords: Great Britain History ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Terrorism ; Political violence ; Europe
    Abstract: Whilst there are any number of books on the subject of Northern Ireland, few provide much guidance on how it has been handled by Westminster and Whitehall, or indeed the extent to which British governments and Parliament has tried to avoid having to handle the issue. This book provides a much needed historical context in which to assess contemporary approaches to the Northern Ireland problem and, in essays covering the period from the establishment of the Northern Ireland state to the present day, points to many often overlooked continuities in British policy
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    ISBN: 9781349244935
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 249 p)
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    Series Statement: International Political Economy Series
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    Keywords: Political economy ; Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: This volume brings together contributions by eleven noted specialists on peace and security issues in the Caribbean. All chapters are based on recent research on the radically transformed regional situation in the post Cold-War context. Particular emphasis is placed on the formulation of security policies by the most relevant security actors, including both external powers present in the region, independent states and subregional groupings. This discussion is placed in the framework of post Cold-War security outlooks which focus on 'non-traditional' threats, mainly drugs and illegal migration
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    ISBN: 9781349244201
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 214 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: Air power today dominates virtually all military operations, yet it remains the least well-understood form of armed force. Technical and tactical details of aviation forces are widely available, but few understand how such forces are best used in prosecuting defence and security policy. The Air Weapon seeks to address this deficiency by setting out the doctrines which guide the use of air power at the strategic and operational levels of war. It identifies what aviation forces can - and cannot - be used to achieve. It encompasses doctrines for war-fighting and also for war-prevention. And it suggests possible directions for future doctrinal development. Following a cohesive 'top-down' analytical path, the study deals with air power in the only viable way: as an integrated entity. The Air Weapon is perhaps the only all-encompassing high-level study of this critically important yet all-too-little-understood form of military power
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    ISBN: 9781349246526
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 315 p)
    Edition: Second Edition
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    Keywords: Political science ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Elections ; Europe
    Abstract: The holding of referendums has returned to the British political agenda. The re-issue of the story of what happened in the country's only nationwide referendum so far is therefore timely. This book tells the full story of the politics, high and low, as well as the innovative campaigning and administration involved in a key event in United Kingdom history
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    ISBN: 9781349240906
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 487 p)
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Elections ; Europe
    Abstract: This excellent new book provides a comprehensive account of the British system of parliamentary elections. It contains a description of the current structure and operation of the electoral system, and pays special attention to those subjects which have given rise to political concern or controversy in recent years. There is extensive analysis and commentary upon the different proposals for reform which are currently in debate, and the author puts forward his own conclusions on how the electoral system should be developed in the years ahead to modernise and improve the quality of representative democracy in Britain
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    ISBN: 9781349134571
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XL, 476 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Electrical engineering ; Great Britain History ; World War, 1939-1945 ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Telecommunication.
    Abstract: This book presents authoritative accounts of the evolution, development and application of Royal Naval radar from its inception in 1935 until the end of World War 2. The accounts are based on the individual authors' contemporary experiences, extensive archival research and discussions with surviving wartime colleagues. An overview is presented of the pioneering work at HM Signal School (later the Admiralty Signal Establishment), followed by descriptions of the main programmes of radar development, associated research, and the problems of installation of the equipment in ships, as well as its operation and maintenance at sea. Tabulations of the characteristics and installations of all wartime Royal Naval radars are provided in the Appendices
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    ISBN: 9781349136230
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXVII, 370 p. 43 illus)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Electrical engineering ; Great Britain History ; World War, 1939-1945 ; International relations ; Politics and war ; Telecommunication.
    Abstract: This book presents a collection of authoritative accounts of the evolution and application of Royal Naval shipborne radars during World War 2 in the fields of weapon control, weapon direction, action information and fighter direction. Accounts are also presented of the successful pioneering activities at the Admiralty Signal Establishment in the fields of counter-measures against various enemy electronic systems in active operations, and also of high-frequency direction-finding, ashore and afloat, which, in conjunction with radar, contributed substantially to winning the Battle of the Atlantic
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    ISBN: 9781349136827
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 260 p)
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    Keywords: Democracy ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Industries ; Europe
    Abstract: Written by members of the Study of Parliament Group, this book assesses Parliament's response to the reorganisation of much of the civil service into 'executive agencies'. Chief executives have been given freedom to take operational decisions. Yet Ministers insist that they themselves remain constitutionally responsible for the work of the agencies. After reviewing Parliament's mechanisms and considering several case-studies, the authors conclude that Parliament has yet to exploit fully the opportunities for greater accountability which the new arrangements provide
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    ISBN: 9781349242375
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 308 p)
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    Keywords: Great Britain Politics and government ; Political science ; Environment ; Environmental policy ; Europe
    Abstract: The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's famous 'green' speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservative Government towards environmentalism, or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of popular support for the Green Party. The conclusion arrived at is mixed: in some policy areas a definite shift has occurred, but in others it is 'business as usual'. An overall change of gear is still awaited
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    ISBN: 9781349237241
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 226 p)
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    Series Statement: Southampton Studies in International Policy
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; International organization ; Politics and war
    Abstract: In 1995 a Conference is to be convened to review and extend the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Future of the NPT brings together a distinguished group of individuals, including the elected President of the 1995 NPT Conference, to analyse four crucial agenda areas relevant to the Conference: the preConference activities to be undertaken by both States Parties and the Conference Secretariat; those security issues that relate to a review of the treaty, such as nuclear disarmament and security assurances; peaceful uses and verification questions; and regional issues. With nuclear nonproliferation currently occupying a prominent position on the international security agenda, the 1995 Conference offers a unique opportunity for a constructive discussion on these areas and it is hoped that this volume will provide a contribution to that end
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    ISBN: 9781349239245
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 236 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; European Union ; International relations ; International organization ; Politics and war ; Europe
    Abstract: The end of the Cold War has been accompanied by renewed enthusiasm over the potential of security institutions in Europe. West Europeans, the US and former communist states see them as an indispensable instrument of collective security. Yet, institutions failed to prevent post-communist conflicts, most notably in Yugoslavia. For the future, there is a need for improved coordination among interlocking institutions. This study is both a critical assessment of ongoing institutional changes and an analysis of the agenda for the future
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    ISBN: 9781349237159
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 245 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Diplomacy ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The first years of the post-Cold-War era have made abundantly clear that it is imperative for the Western allies to pursue a common strategy and a concerted diplomacy in order to secure their interests in a still unruly Europe. Doing so requires ingenuity in adapting the modes of cooperation inherited from the past and determination in overcoming the parochialisms that have flourished in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise. From four national perspectives, the authors examine what must be done for a more egalitarian Alliance to act effectively, on a multi8U-8Ulateral basis, in addressing the new security agenda
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    ISBN: 9781349238293
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 289 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Great Britain Politics and government ; Terrorism ; Political violence ; Europe
    Abstract: '..an important volume for anyone anxious to understand the fundamentals of politics in Northern Ireland today.' - Margaret O'Callaghan, Irish Times Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland is written by practising social science researchers, all currently - or recently - working within Northern Ireland. It provides an up-to-date background to the conflict and much of the material used arises from the wide range of funded researches carried out at the Centre for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster, during the past sixteen years. Each chapter focuses on a different facet of the problem, and these include social, legal, political, religious, economic and cultural matters
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    ISBN: 9781349238552
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 320 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; International organization ; Politics and war
    Abstract: As the UN celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is embroiled in controversy sparked by its recent extensive involvement in operations which go beyond traditional peacekeeping. This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners who explicate the issues at the heart of the controversy and recommend changes for the organisation and its member states. In dedicated analyses as well as in case studies, the authors focus on issues of sovereignty and intervention, national commitments to non- traditional missions, and operational efficiency and effectiveness when undertaking such missions
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    ISBN: 9781349239191
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 199 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; International relations ; Politics and war
    Abstract: The book examines the Anglo-American relationship in the early postwar period through a case study of the American military assistance programme launched in 1949. It analyses the degree and changing nature of interdependence between the two states under this programme from 1949 to 1956. It focuses in particular on the tensions in US policy between Congress and the Administration, the differing conceptions of the Anglo-American relationship held by the two institutions and the problems this posed for Britain
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    ISBN: 9781349242290
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 274 p)
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    Keywords: Political science ; Imperialism ; Europe Politics and government ; Diplomacy ; Globalization ; Politics and war
    Abstract: 'It is riveting. Ryan provides us with one of the best accounts of the Raegan-era foreign policy available, dealing with a portion of history that took place in Central America in the Eighties. For future historians of the Cold War, Ryan's book will be a necessary point of reference.' - Bernardo Sepulveda Amor US-Sandinista Diplomatic Relations examines the reasons why agreement was not reached between the United States and Nicaragua between 1979 and 1990. The traditional US hegemonic approach to the region was applied to the Sandinista revolutionary government which the Reagan administration wanted out of power. Washington's responses to the various attempts at finding a diplomatic solution were to block agreement where possible, but concurrently demonstrate support for diplomacy to encourage Congressional support for the ongoing low intensity conflict
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