International Relations
-
The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold WarOnly two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War. The two men embodied opposing strategies for winning the conflict. Yet they dined together, attended the weddings of each other's children, and remained lifelong friends. Paul Nitze was a consummate insider who...
- HK$337.37
- HK$337.37
- Unit price
- per
-
Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis and America's First Encounter with Radical IslamOn November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis, an affair that captivated the American public for 444 days and marked America's first confrontation with the forces of radical...
- HK$481.08
- HK$481.08
- Unit price
- per
-
Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late ColonialismIn analyzing the obstacles to democratization in post- independence Africa, Mahmood Mamdani offers a bold, insightful account of colonialism's legacy--a bifurcated power that mediated racial domination through tribally organized local authorities, reproducing racial identity in citizens and ethnic identity in subjects. Many writers have...
- HK$481.08
- HK$481.08
- Unit price
- per
-
Governing Abroad: Coalition Politics and Foreign Policy in EuropeFrom Austria to New Zealand, coalition governments often pave the road to foreign policy. In Western Europe, nearly 90 percent of postwar governments include two or more political parties. Israel, the Middle East's only consolidated democracy according to many, has never experienced single-party rule...
- HK$1,606.27
- HK$1,606.27
- Unit price
- per
-
Aid Imperium: United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast AsiaDoes foreign aid promote human rights? As the world's largest aid donor, the United States has provided foreign assistance to more than 200 countries. Deploying global numerical data on US foreign aid and comparative historical analysis of America's post-Cold War foreign policies in Southeast...
- HK$500.92
- HK$500.92
- Unit price
- per
-
Quest for Power: European Imperialism and the Making of Chinese StatecraftChina's history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has often been framed as a long coda of imperial decline, played out during its last dynasty, the Qing. Quest for Power presents a sweeping reappraisal of this narrative. Stephen Halsey traces the origins of...
- HK$1,106.31
- HK$1,106.31
- Unit price
- per
-
The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of CommunismBased on extraordinary research: a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire-including shocking revelations about the liberal American politician who tried to collude with USSR to counter Reagan's efforts Paul Kengor's God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul...
- HK$252.80
- HK$252.80
- Unit price
- per
-
Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West"It is impossible to understand today's world without knowing Pakistan; and impossible to understand Pakistan without reading this book. A courageous woman--tragically killed--speaks to us of reconciliation. We owe it to her--and to ourselves--to listen, comprehend, and act." -- Madeleine Albright"One of the most...
- HK$253.07
- HK$253.07
- Unit price
- per
-
The Next Decade: Empire and Republic in a Changing WorldThe author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required...
- HK$238.18
- HK$238.18
- Unit price
- per
-
The Chomsky ReaderThe Chomsky Reader brings together for the first time the political thought of American's leading dissident intellectual--"arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times). At the center of practically every major debate over America's role in the world, one finds Noam Chomsky's...
- HK$309.18
- HK$309.18
- Unit price
- per
-
Big History: Between Nothing and EverythingBig History: Between Nothing and Everything surveys the past not just of humanity, or even of planet Earth, but of the entire universe. In reading this book instructors and students will retrace a voyage that began 13.7 billion years ago with the Big Bang...
- HK$1,888.44
- HK$1,888.44
- Unit price
- per
-
Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of NationsThe bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua offers a bold new prescription for reversing our foreign policy failures and overcoming our destructive political tribalism at home Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups....
- HK$238.97
- HK$238.97
- Unit price
- per
-
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle EastONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR David D. Kirkpatrick, a correspondent for The New York Times, was banned from Egypt for writing this book: the definitive account of the turn back toward authoritarianism in Cairo and across the Middle East. Egypt has...
- HK$253.07
- HK$253.07
- Unit price
- per
-
A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order"A valuable primer on foreign policy: a primer that concerned citizens of all political persuasions--not to mention the president and his advisers--could benefit from reading." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times An examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States...
- HK$253.07
- HK$253.07
- Unit price
- per
-
On the manner of negotiating with princesOn the manner of negotiating with princes - On the uses of diplomacy; the choice of ministers and envoys; and the personal qualities necessary for success in missions abroadDiplomacy is one of the highest of the political arts. In a well-ordered commonwealth it would...
- HK$53.13
HK$106.32- HK$53.13
- Unit price
- per
-
Zum ewigen Frieden: Ein philosophischer EntwurfZum ewigen Frieden: Ein philosophischer EntwurfInkonsistenzen in der Rechtschreibung sind nicht korrigiert. Die Verbesserungen der Errata-Liste auf Seite 105 sind alle bernommen und mit einer graue Linie gekennzeichnet. Eine Liste der im Text vorgenommenen nderungen findet sich am Ende des Dokuments. Ob diese satyrische...
- HK$53.13
HK$106.32- HK$53.13
- Unit price
- per
-
Observations on the Present State of the Affairs of the River PlateObservations on the Present State of the Affairs of the River PlateThe destructive war which has now been waged for so many years, by the Chief of the Province of Buenos Ayres against the Republic of Uruguay, involves questions of so much importance to...
- HK$53.13
HK$106.32- HK$53.13
- Unit price
- per
-
International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation ClassesInternational Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes For many years I have pursued the practice of holding conversation classes following my lectures on international law. The chief characteristic of these classes is the discussion of international incidents as they occur in everyday life. I...
- HK$53.13
HK$106.32- HK$53.13
- Unit price
- per