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The North American Arctic : themes in regional security
The North American Arctic addresses the emergence of a new security relationship within the North American North. It focuses on current and emerging security issues that confront the North American Arctic and that shape relationships between and with neighbouring states (Alaska in the US; Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada; Greenland and Russia).
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- Edition 11
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- 9781787356610
- Collation
- xxix; ill; 390 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 355.033098 MEN t
Brexit and beyond : rethinking the futures of Europe
Brexit will have significant consequences for the country, for Europe, and for global order. And yet much discussion of Brexit in the UK has focused on the causes of the vote and on its consequences for the future of British politics. This volume examines the consequences of Brexit for the future of Europe and the European Union, adopting an explicitly regional and future-oriented perspective m…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781787352759
- Collation
- xv, 291 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 341.24220941 BRE B
Sensational internationalism : the Paris Commune and the remapping of America…
In refocusing attention on the Paris Commune as a key event in American political and cultural memory, Sensational Internationalism radically changes our understanding of the relationship between France and the United States in the long nineteenth century.
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- -
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- 9781474411226
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- xii, 240 p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 970.980 COG s
Africa's soft power : philosophies, political values, foreign policies and cu…
This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781000402179
- Collation
- ix. :ill. ;266 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 327.96 OLU a
Do-gooders at the end of aid : scandinavian humanitarianism in the twenty-fir…
Scandinavian countries are routinely considered exceptional for their commitment to development cooperation, peace mediation, and humanitarian action. This book highlights how the political culture of Scandinavia is indeed characterized by the idea of doing good on the world stage, but then shows how this 'Scandinavian humanitarian brand' is an asset that policymakers and others can capitalize …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108772129
- Collation
- xix, 296 p. ; ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 361.260948 PUY d
A bridgehead to africa : german interest in the ottoman province of tripoli (…
This monograph analyses the role of the province of Tripoli, Libya, in the context of German foreign politics with a focus on the period between 1884 and 1918. Suaad Alghafal examines the German military, political and economic strategy, and sheds lights on the international events that provided the setting for the German policy towards Libya, particularly the European ‘Scramble for Africa’
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- -
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- 9783110685015
- Collation
- 255 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 940 SUA a
Sweden, Japan, and the long Second World War : 1931-1945
We thank Ekman & Co AB and Gadelius Holding Ltd for their kind and generous support, making this research available online for free. Lottaz and Ottosson explore the intricate relationship between neutral Sweden and Imperial Japan during the latter’s 15 years of warfare in Asia and in the Pacific. While Sweden’s relationship with European Axis powers took place under the premise of existenti…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003182061
- Collation
- xiv, 235 p. : ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 940.53254850952 LOT s
Spain, China and Japan in Manila, 1571-1644 : local comparisons and global co…
This book offers a new perspective on the connected histories of Spain, China, and Japan as they emerged and developed following Manila’s foundation as the capital of the Spanish Philippines in 1571. Examining a wealth of multilingual primary sources, Birgit Tremml-Werner shows that crosscultural encounters not only shaped Manila’s development as a “Eurasian” port city, but also had pro…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789048526819
- Collation
- viii, 365 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 959.91602 TRE s
The making of Japanese settler colonialism : Malthusianism and trans-Pacific …
This innovative study demonstrates how Japanese empire-builders invented and appropriated the discourse of overpopulation to justify Japanese settler colonialism across the Pacific. Lu defines this overpopulation discourse as 'Malthusian expansionism'. This was a set of ideas that demanded additional land abroad to accommodate the supposed surplus people in domestic society on the one hand and …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108687584
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- xv, 313p. : ill.
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- -
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- 304.8095209034 LU m
Atlas of challenges and opportunities in European neighbourhoods : stemming f…
This atlas provides a macro-regional overview of the areas that surround the European Union, from the Sahara to the Middle East, Western Balkans to European Russia, Turkey to the Arctic. Detailing key socio-economic data as well as developmental trends, the maps provide a comprehensive territorial analysis at a local scale and explore the potential for regional integration and cooperation. Thes…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319285214
- Collation
- xxiii, 198p. : ill.
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- -
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- 304.2 ATL a
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