This book offers 180 actionable principles to empower new school leaders and inspire experienced ones. Drawing from the author’s extensive career, this guide is grounded in real-world challenges and equips you with practical strategies to drive meaningful, sustainable change.
The Problem of Modern Greek Identity
Recent political events in Greece have called into question the nature of modern Greek identity. This title investigates what it means to be a Greek today, approaching the subject in a kaleidoscopic way, tracing the line from the Byzantine Empire to Modern Greek culture.
The Process of Politicization
While envisioning a completely depoliticised society requires a big leap of imagination, there can still be doubts as to the degree to which modern societies may be politicised in different dimensions. This book addresses this issue using several examples from modern history.
This book demonstrates that the Oromo national struggle for democracy and self-determination is complex and dangerous. It asserts that true liberation requires decolonizing the minds of the oppressed and the modern sciences that perpetuate domination and exploitation.
The Relationship between the Italian Leftist Parties and the Conflict in the Middle East
Through an historical, political, and ideological investigation, Seu explores the changes in the Italian leftist perception of Israel from being a symbol of the success of the labour movement to the personification of Western imperialism almost overnight.
This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own “shelf-life.” It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.
The Right to Roam
Nomadic groups and sedentary society have been in conflict for ages. ‘The Right to Roam’ examines the right of nomadic groups to maintain their way of life against the drive toward sedentarisation, exploring the case of Travellers in modern Ireland.
This book challenges the wisdom that separates liberal democracies from authoritarian systems. It argues that a liberal democracy not only can be as evil as its counterparts, but can become more authoritarian as it advances—an advanced stage of democracy itself.
The Rise of the GCC States and Turkey
Once strategic partners, the GCC states and Turkey have become rivals for regional influence. Their relations are dynamic, shifting from agreement to conflict. This book studies their commonalities and differences and proposes ideas to make convergence possible again.
The Role of Defamation in the Outbreak of War
Comparing the wars of 1939 and 2022, this book shows how Hitler and Putin used propaganda to dehumanize victims and deter Western help. Hitler succeeded; Putin did not. History repeated itself, but inaccurately. Includes full translations of key propaganda texts.
The understanding of security has changed since the end of the Cold War. This has impacted intelligence, as states have needed to improve their security policies with new tactics. This volume investigates this new state of play in the international arena.
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Economic Diplomacy
Explore the pivotal role of the UAE’s sovereign wealth funds in its economic diplomacy. Discover how these powerful state investors shape international relations and soft power, with captivating case studies and insights from leading experts.
This volume discusses the strategies and means employed by the Round Table Movement to maintain the British Empire’s global prominence. Its main argument is that we did not have a “British century” and an “American century” but, rather, four centuries of Anglo-Saxon supremacy
Born from WWI propaganda, public diplomacy is a tool to influence foreign populations. But the earliest US attempts failed, torn between public idealism and self-interested pragmatism. This book evaluates the pioneering 1918 campaign directed at the Mexican people.
Discover the intricate geopolitics behind the Balfour Declaration. This book reveals how the interests of WWI powers intersected with the Jewish people’s march towards sovereignty, demonstrating how a precise alignment of forces altered the course of history.
The Southern African Development Community in Zimbabwe
This book narrates the unravelling of Zimbabwe, once an African inspiration. It examines the pivotal moments precipitating its fall, from colonisation and dispossession to the misrule, violence and economic mismanagement that followed under Robert Mugabe.
The Theory of War and Peace
Using the results of empirical and theoretical research in the field of geophilosophy, as well as neuroscience, psychology, social philosophy and military history, Bazaluk defines the axiomatics of the theory of war and peace and formulates its consequences.
The Threat of Geopolitics to International Relations
This text tears apart the simplistic thinking of geopolitics, proposing its replacement with the authors’ own method of ‘geohistory’. This new concept is based on recognising that at the base of any study and evaluation of the international situation lie human characteristics.
The United States and China
As the US and China vie to shape East Asia’s future, this book dissects their clashing worldviews, the balance of power, and the grave consequences for the region’s security.
The United States has played a pivotal, controversial role in China-Japan relations since WWII. This volume provides a multi-faceted overview of America’s interaction in East Asia, highlighting the obstacles to improved bilateral and regional integration.