The Defiant Border
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
This book explores why the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands have remained largely independent of state controls throughout the twentieth century.
Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations Reeks
Deze academische serie duikt in de ingewikkelde geschiedenis van de buitenlandse betrekkingen van de Verenigde Staten, van de koloniale tijd tot nu. Het onderzoekt deze interacties met behulp van baanbrekende methodologische benaderingen en recent toegankelijk geworden archieven. Met de leidende ethiek van transnationalisme, geeft de serie prioriteit aan het begrijpen van de Amerikaanse buitenlandse betrekkingen binnen een wereldwijde context, en gaat zo verder dan een puur op de VS gericht perspectief.
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Israel's Armor
- 324bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Israel's Armor analyzes the 'special relationship' between the United States and Israel. It fills a gap in the literature by providing a foundational history of the Israel lobby and its influence on American foreign policy in the first generation of the Palestine conflict. číst celé
Israel in the American Mind
- 400bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
Examines the changing meanings Americans invested in their country's intensifying relationship with Israel from the 1960s to the 1980s. číst celé
The Genesis of America
- 328bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Interprets American nationalism as an external demarcation process and early US foreign policy as a vital instrument of nation-building. It introduces a new perspective on the ideological foundations of American foreign relations and the origins and nature of American nationalism, making it relevant to all historians of the early republic.
A survey of the Vietnamese communist experience during the Vietnam War (1954-75) with a focus on high-level decision-making and military planning. číst celé
Science and American Foreign Relations since World War II
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
This book explores the history of science in American foreign relations since World War II. From atomic energy and space sciences to genetic engineering and global warming, Greg Whitesides demonstrates that the sciences were central to American diplomacy during and after the Cold War.
Saigon at War
- 292bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
South Vietnamese activists, intellectuals, students, and professionals had multiple visions for Vietnam's future as an independent nation. In expressing their views in the press and in public demonstrations, they performed democracy even as the Saigon government and US intervention stymied the development of democratic institutions.
Vietnam's Communist Revolution
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
This book traces the Vietnamese communist worldview throughout their revolution, and offers a new explanation for the tragedy of Vietnam.
Vietnam's Lost Revolution
- 278bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
This book analyzes the origins of the Vietnam War, examining President Ngo Dinh Diem's efforts to build a modern, independent nation amongst internal struggles. číst celé