This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of technology’s influence on contemporary international relations. Exploring the complex challenges of these changes, it is essential reading for scholars, students, and anyone interested in this dynamic interplay.
Serve the Power(s), Serve the State
This book examines the organization and the consolidation of various groups, including judicial officers and tax agents, acting to create newly emergent forms of social and political power across a range of different cultures and locations.
Global Perspectives on the Holocaust
This volume expands Holocaust coverage beyond its traditional European focus to a worldwide and interdisciplinary perspective. Scholars from five continents explore new research on the history, identity, and profound legacy of the Holocaust.
The 1930s
This volume brings together papers presented at a conference marking the 75th anniversary of Hofstra University, and provides a wide-ranging exploration of the 1930s, discussing the role of the arts, entertainment, politics, literature, and science in that momentous decade.
‘Philosophy’ – After the End of Philosophy
This work rethinks philosophy for our interconnected times, proposing a new “critical philosophy” with an emancipatory thrust. It takes aim at bullshit and offers compelling analyses to grapple with the serious challenges facing our globalizing world.
Peacemaking Strategies in Cyprus
This book systematically examines all 41 peacemaking initiatives for the Cyprus question since 1955. Based on over 130 interviews with top political leaders, it offers propositions on how peacemaking can succeed in Cyprus and other intractable cases.
Macedonia
This history of Macedonia moves from the kingdom of Philip II and Alexander, through Roman, Byzantine, and Serbian rule, to the Ottoman conquest. This voyage through time not only documents the Macedonian past but also discovers its rich cultural heritage of art and faith.
The Feathers of Condor
López explores why the South American military set up Operation Condor to transnationalize state terrorism beyond South America. He argues they wanted to eliminate any kind of opposition, especially if it was involved in the denunciation of human rights violations.
Macedonia
This volume traces Macedonia’s turbulent history from Ottoman rule, through the Balkan Wars, Communism, and the collapse of Yugoslavia. It explains how this legacy fuels the modern Republic’s conflicts, especially with Greece over its identity and very existence.
Plato and Democracy Today
This monograph deploys an innovative narrative device to mount an exercise in (popular) political philosophy. It presents Plato as “the Reith Lecturer”, bringing up to date his critique of democracy which he began more than two thousand years ago in The Republic.
Palamakula discusses the role and performance of Scheduled Tribe Sarpanches in Panchayat Raj local bodies in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. He sheds light on the development of, and welfare activities undertaken by, the Sarpanches.
Weizfeld focuses on the political philosophy and the constitutional transformation of the contradiction between two major nations in one land, namely Palestine-Israel.
Eurasian Politics and Society
The authors of this compilation probe the outcomes of regional transformation, the ideology of Turkish Eurasianism, and the Eurasian Economic Union. Issues they look at include the South Caucasus power struggle, Kazakhstan-Russia relations and Russia’s sense of Eurasianism.
21st Century Philippines Piracy
In the second decade of the 21st century, the Philippine terrorist organisation the Abu Sayyaf added a new dimension to their kidnap-for ransom enterprise – piracy. East focuses on the explosion of Abu Sayyaf piracy in the greater Sulu and Celebes Seas region in 2016 and 2017.
Katman provides a theoretical background of the ongoing transformation of the Eurasian region, discussing recent opportunities and challenges, such as the new Silk Road. She analyses the desecuritization and integration of the region, as well as NATO involvement in the area.
UK Euroscepticism is not new. This book shows it is a product of history, politics, culture, and geography. It examines how EU institutions and the Eurozone crisis shaped this scepticism, arguing that Britain’s natural place remains within Europe.
Europe’s Hybrid Threats
Hybrid threats from state and non-state actors pose considerable challenges to EU and NATO allies. This volume presents expert analyses on these transnational security issues and the need for effective Euro-Atlantic cooperation. An essential source for scholars and practitioners.
Geopolitics of French in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
Diallo offers a comprehensive study of the geopolitical, geolinguistic, and geostrategic challenges facing France and the French language in post-independence Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, showing that their reputation has been seriously damaged in this context.
The Divided Korean Peninsula
Seu details his personal experiences of both North and South Korea, having spent time in the latter state three times over a period of 17 years. Here, he notes the characteristics, the contradictions, merits and defects of this halved and impenetrable country.
Inter-American Relations
From recognized authorities and new scholars in fields as diverse as international law, literature, political science, and history, these essays provide a fascinating multi-dimensional look at the intricate relationships between the polities and cultures of the Americas.