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The politics of electoral systems
Electoral systems matter. They are a crucial link in the chain connecting the preferences of citizens to the policy choices made by governments. They are chosen by political actors and, once in existence, have political consequences for those actors. They are an important object of study for anyone interested in the political process. This book is a systematic analysis of electoral systems. In …
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- 9780199257560
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- xxvi, 662 p. : ill. ; 25cm.
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- [POL-LIB-463]
The geopolitics of resource wars: resource dependence, governance and violence
edited by Philippe Le Billon.
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- 9780714656045
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- 277 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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- [POL-LIB-461]
The Secret of the Seven Sisters - Episode 1: Desert Storms
Published on 17 Apr 2013 The first part of a four-part series that reveals how a secret pact formed a cartel that controls the world's oil. Throughout the region's modern history, since the discovery of oil, the Seven Sisters have sought to control the balance of power. They have supported monarchies in Iran and Saudi Arabia, opposed the creation of OPEC, profiting from the Iran-Iraq war, le…
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- Video-POL-001
The handbook of global companies
edited by John Mikler.
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- 9780470673232
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- xxii, 522 pages ; 26 cm
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- [POL-LIB-434]
Managing politics and Islam in Indonesia
This book examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over recent decades, during which time there has been a notable resurgence of Islamic political movements. It argues that after a period when the state worked to bring religious authority and institutions within state- prescribed limits in order to support the official state ideology and political stability, in the late 1980s a…
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- 0700717366
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- xxi, 264 p. ; 25 cm.
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- [POL-LIB-416]
When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the…
China will replace the United States as the world's dominant power. In so doing, it will not become more western but the world will become more Chinese. Jacques argues that we cannot understand China in western terms but only through its own history and culture. To this end, he introduces a powerful set of ideas including China as a civilization-state, the tributary system, the Chinese idea of …
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- 0140276041
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- 848 pages
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- [POL-LIB-209]
Strategic rivalries in world politics : position, space and conflict escalation
"International conflict is neither random nor inexplicable. It is highly structured by antagonisms between a relatively small set of states that regard each other as rivals. Examining the 173 strategic rivalries in operation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book identifies the differences rivalries make in the probability of conflict escalation and analyzes how they inter…
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- 9780521881340
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- xiv, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-51]
Deterrence now
This authoritative book examines the place of deterrence after the Cold War. Patrick Morgan explores the state of deterrence theory and its continuing relevance under conditions of nuclear proliferation, collective security organisations, and a revolution in military affairs. This book makes a significant contribution to strategic studies and international relations.
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- 9780521822572
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- 1 online resource (xx, 331 p.)
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- Cambridge studies in international relations, 89.
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- [POL-SSS-18]
After hegemony : cooperation and discord in the world political economy
Examines the current state of international politics and economics, discusses theories of rational cooperation, and considers the importance of institutions.
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- 0691076766
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- ix, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-05]
Liberal internationalism and the decline of the state : the thought of Richar…
Liberal international thought contains a long-standing tradition of portraying the imminent decline of the nation-state. After all, some thinkers claim, national governments can no longer control their individual economies, as a result of economic globalization. The nation-state has become an anachronism. It stands in the way of a peaceful and prosperous cosmopolitan world order. It is a war or…
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- 1st ed
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- 1403967032
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- xii, 226 p. ; 21 cm.
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- [POL-IRT-36]
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