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Picking his way through Andean cocaine fields, Central American prisons, Colorado pot shops, and the online drug dens of the Dark Web, Tom Wainwright provides a “a lively and engaging book, informed by both dogged reporting and gleanings from academic...
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PublicAffairs
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2016-02-23
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This book presents in a concise and accessible way why the EU institutional system exists in its present form, how the EU fits into the world as a system of governance, and who is involved in EU policy processes. It outlines the historical context which has shaped the...
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Springer
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2016-02-04
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This book offers an eyewitness account of China’s twenty years of rural reform. It records the successive changes in different types of China’s rural economic systems, from rural cooperatives to the people’s communes to the household responsibility system. It...
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Springer
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2015-12-30
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Der Band beleuchtet das Internationale Kooperationsrecht der Europäischen Union aus drei unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. Der erste Teil definiert das primäre Internationale Kooperationsrecht der EU als Abkommen der EU mit Drittstaaten, die eine bestimmte...
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Springer
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2015-12-11
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Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
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This book presents a systematic collation of the regional and global dimensions of the leadership role of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). It analyses the rising regional and global leadership of BRICS, using specific benchmarks to gauge...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-11-17
Collection :
United Nations University Series on Regionalism
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On 19 August 2014, a member of the jihadist rebel group known as ISIS uploaded a video to YouTube. Entitled 'Message to America', the clip depicted the final moments of the life of kidnapped American journalist James Foley - and the gruesome aftermath of his beheading...
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Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2015-11-05
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Wie mit Russland reden? Angesichts der aktuellen Ukraine-Krise identifiziert das Buch die strategische Kultur Russlands, zeigt deren Auswirkung auf die heutige Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik auf und zieht Folgerungen für den Umgang mit Russland. Neorealistische Analysen...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-07-20
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This book argues that democracy is the inevitable product of China's industrialization and modernization, and is necessary for the development of China's current society. It provides a political guarantee for China's industrialization and modernization. There are both...
Editeur :
Springer
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2015-07-17
Collection :
China Insights
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The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation This unique Handbook provides an overview of the globalization of science, technology, and innovation, including global trends in the way knowledge is produced and distributed, the development of institutions,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-06-29
Collection :
Handbooks of Global Policy
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This book investigates the socio-economic determinants of the emergence and persistence of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram continues to capture mainstream news headlines, as well as the imagination of aspiring young Salafi-jihadists around the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-25
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw’s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea’s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like...
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Polity
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2015-06-24
ePub
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20,40€
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This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of cultural, regional and economic factors affecting international food trade. Contributions from expert authors illuminate the importance of food culture prevailing in the market as a basis for decisions about food trading....
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Springer
Parution :
2015-06-22
Collection :
MARE Publication Series
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This book explores the relations between the EU and the BRICS in the areas of politics, economic development, trade and security. The contributions cover topics such as the position of the EU and BRICS in the global order and the EU as a "normative power," as well as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
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This volume examines the impact of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Africa’s development post-2015. It assesses the current state of the MDGs in Africa by outlining the successes, gaps and failures of the state goals, including lessons learned. A unique...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
Collection :
Social Indicators Research Series
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This book describes the history of the IMF from its birth, through the Bretton Woods era, and in the aftermath. Special attention is paid to integrating IMF history with the macro-economic policies of member countries and of other international institutions as well....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
Collection :
Studies in Economic History
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Using fresh evidence and a novel methodological framework, this book sheds light on how institutions have driven economic reform in China's urban housing sector. The book systematically analyzes the developmental role of the state in China, with rich empirical evidence...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-06-10
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In recent years there has been an increased public and academic interest in the new activism within Turkish foreign policy and Turkey's search for a more ambitious role. This book represents a new outlook, perception and conceptualization on Turkish Foreign Policy and...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-05-31
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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Russett’s scientific contributions, with key examples of his major studies. It will greatly benefit today’s International Relations students, deepening their understanding of the field’s theory and methods.Bruce M. Russett...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-05-05
Collection :
SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
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This book reveals the mechanisms underlying the convergence of car fuel economy regulations in Europe, Japan and the US by drawing upon a constructivist theory of International Relations and law that focuses on business competition and environmental regulations. It...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-04-08
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This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-04-02
Collection :
Global Power Shift
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