Author: Charles A. Kupchan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691154384
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
How nations move from war to peace Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war? Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace? How Enemies Become Friends provides a bold and innovative account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, foreign policy expert Charles Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity—and he exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace. Kupchan contends that diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries. Diplomacy, not economic interdependence, is the currency of peace; concessions and strategic accommodation promote the mutual trust needed to build an international society. The nature of regimes matters much less than commonly thought: countries, including the United States, should deal with other states based on their foreign policy behavior rather than on whether they are democracies. Kupchan demonstrates that similar social orders and similar ethnicities, races, or religions help nations achieve stable peace. He considers many historical successes and failures, including the onset of friendship between the United States and Great Britain in the early twentieth century, the Concert of Europe, which preserved peace after 1815 but collapsed following revolutions in 1848, and the remarkably close partnership of the Soviet Union and China in the 1950s, which descended into open rivalry by the 1960s. In a world where conflict among nations seems inescapable, How Enemies Become Friends offers critical insights for building lasting peace.
How Enemies Become Friends
Author: Charles A. Kupchan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691154384
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
How nations move from war to peace Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war? Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace? How Enemies Become Friends provides a bold and innovative account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, foreign policy expert Charles Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity—and he exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace. Kupchan contends that diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries. Diplomacy, not economic interdependence, is the currency of peace; concessions and strategic accommodation promote the mutual trust needed to build an international society. The nature of regimes matters much less than commonly thought: countries, including the United States, should deal with other states based on their foreign policy behavior rather than on whether they are democracies. Kupchan demonstrates that similar social orders and similar ethnicities, races, or religions help nations achieve stable peace. He considers many historical successes and failures, including the onset of friendship between the United States and Great Britain in the early twentieth century, the Concert of Europe, which preserved peace after 1815 but collapsed following revolutions in 1848, and the remarkably close partnership of the Soviet Union and China in the 1950s, which descended into open rivalry by the 1960s. In a world where conflict among nations seems inescapable, How Enemies Become Friends offers critical insights for building lasting peace.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691154384
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
How nations move from war to peace Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war? Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace? How Enemies Become Friends provides a bold and innovative account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, foreign policy expert Charles Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity—and he exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace. Kupchan contends that diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries. Diplomacy, not economic interdependence, is the currency of peace; concessions and strategic accommodation promote the mutual trust needed to build an international society. The nature of regimes matters much less than commonly thought: countries, including the United States, should deal with other states based on their foreign policy behavior rather than on whether they are democracies. Kupchan demonstrates that similar social orders and similar ethnicities, races, or religions help nations achieve stable peace. He considers many historical successes and failures, including the onset of friendship between the United States and Great Britain in the early twentieth century, the Concert of Europe, which preserved peace after 1815 but collapsed following revolutions in 1848, and the remarkably close partnership of the Soviet Union and China in the 1950s, which descended into open rivalry by the 1960s. In a world where conflict among nations seems inescapable, How Enemies Become Friends offers critical insights for building lasting peace.
Delphi Complete Works of E. M. Forster (Illustrated)
Author: E. M. Forster
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801700036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3456
Book Description
The English fiction writer and essayist E. M. Forster is noted for his novels that examine class difference and hypocrisy. Famous masterpieces such as ‘A Room with a View’, ‘Howards End’ and ‘A Passage to India’ were recognised for their brilliance of perception and penetrating social commentary, winning Forster great success and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 separate years. In addition to a large body of essays and short stories, Forster wrote a biography of his great-aunt, Marianne Thornton, a vivid documentary account of his Indian experiences, ‘The Hill of Devi’, and ‘Maurice’, a novel with a homosexual theme, published posthumously, but written many years before. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Forster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Forster’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting * Rare short story collections, digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Rare non-fiction works available in no other collection * Forster’s complete travel writing, including the seminal ‘The Hill of Devi, charting the author’s Indian adventures — first time in digital print * The author’s biography of his beloved great-aunt, Marianne Thornton * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: a few minor posthumous essays, published many years after Forster’s death, cannot appear due to copyright restrictions. CONTENTS: The Novels Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) The Longest Journey (1907) A Room with a View (1908) Howards End (1910) A Passage to India (1924) Maurice (1971) The Shorter Fiction The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories (1911) The Eternal Moment and Other Stories (1928) The Life to Come and Other Stories (1972) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Alexandria: A History and Guide (1922) Pharos and Pharillon (1923) Aspects of the Novel (1927) Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1934) Abinger Harvest (1936) Two Cheers for Democracy (1951) The Hill of Devi (1953) Marianne Thornton: A Domestic Biography (1956)
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801700036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3456
Book Description
The English fiction writer and essayist E. M. Forster is noted for his novels that examine class difference and hypocrisy. Famous masterpieces such as ‘A Room with a View’, ‘Howards End’ and ‘A Passage to India’ were recognised for their brilliance of perception and penetrating social commentary, winning Forster great success and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 separate years. In addition to a large body of essays and short stories, Forster wrote a biography of his great-aunt, Marianne Thornton, a vivid documentary account of his Indian experiences, ‘The Hill of Devi’, and ‘Maurice’, a novel with a homosexual theme, published posthumously, but written many years before. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Forster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Forster’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting * Rare short story collections, digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Rare non-fiction works available in no other collection * Forster’s complete travel writing, including the seminal ‘The Hill of Devi, charting the author’s Indian adventures — first time in digital print * The author’s biography of his beloved great-aunt, Marianne Thornton * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: a few minor posthumous essays, published many years after Forster’s death, cannot appear due to copyright restrictions. CONTENTS: The Novels Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) The Longest Journey (1907) A Room with a View (1908) Howards End (1910) A Passage to India (1924) Maurice (1971) The Shorter Fiction The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories (1911) The Eternal Moment and Other Stories (1928) The Life to Come and Other Stories (1972) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Alexandria: A History and Guide (1922) Pharos and Pharillon (1923) Aspects of the Novel (1927) Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1934) Abinger Harvest (1936) Two Cheers for Democracy (1951) The Hill of Devi (1953) Marianne Thornton: A Domestic Biography (1956)
Factfulness
Author: Hans Rosling
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125012381X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125012381X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Guide to Reprints
Author: Albert James Diaz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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The Cambridge Magazine
Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Building Peace
Author: John Paul Lederach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International relations and culture
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Building Peace is John Paul Lederach's definitive statement on peacebuilding. Lederach explains why we need to move beyond "traditional" diplomacy, which often emphasizes top-level leaders and short-term objectives, toward a holistic approach that stresses the multiplicity of peacemakers, long-term perspectives, and the need to create an infrastructure that empowers resources within a society and maximizes contributions from outside."
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Category : International relations and culture
Languages : en
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Book Description
"Building Peace is John Paul Lederach's definitive statement on peacebuilding. Lederach explains why we need to move beyond "traditional" diplomacy, which often emphasizes top-level leaders and short-term objectives, toward a holistic approach that stresses the multiplicity of peacemakers, long-term perspectives, and the need to create an infrastructure that empowers resources within a society and maximizes contributions from outside."
Economic Statecraft
Author: David A. Baldwin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691204438
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Introduction -- Techniques of statecraft -- What is economic statecraft? -- Thinking about economic statecraft -- Economic statecraft in international thought -- Bargaining with economic statecraft -- National power and economic statecraft -- "Classic cases" reconsidered -- Foreign trade -- Foreign aid -- The legality and morality of economic statecraft -- Conclusion -- Afterword : economic statecraft : continuity and change / Ethan B. Kapstein.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691204438
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Introduction -- Techniques of statecraft -- What is economic statecraft? -- Thinking about economic statecraft -- Economic statecraft in international thought -- Bargaining with economic statecraft -- National power and economic statecraft -- "Classic cases" reconsidered -- Foreign trade -- Foreign aid -- The legality and morality of economic statecraft -- Conclusion -- Afterword : economic statecraft : continuity and change / Ethan B. Kapstein.
Cambridge Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Publisher:
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Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Sustainable Peace
Author: Philip G. Roeder
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801489747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
How can leaders craft political institutions that will sustain the peace and foster democracy in ethnically divided societies after conflicts as destructive as civil wars? This volume compares power-dividing and power-sharing solutions.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801489747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
How can leaders craft political institutions that will sustain the peace and foster democracy in ethnically divided societies after conflicts as destructive as civil wars? This volume compares power-dividing and power-sharing solutions.
A Post-Liberal Peace
Author: Oliver Richmond
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136680829
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book examines how the liberal peace experiment of the post-Cold War environment has failed to connect with its target populations, which have instead set about transforming it according to their own local requirements. Liberal peacebuilding has caused a range of unintended consequences. These emerge from the liberal peace’s internal contradictions, from its claim to offer a universal normative and epistemological basis for peace, and to offer a technology and process which can be applied to achieve it. When viewed from a range of contextual and local perspectives, these top-down and distant processes often appear to represent power rather than humanitarianism or emancipation. Yet, the liberal peace also offers a civil peace and emancipation. These tensions enable a range of hitherto little understood local and contextual peacebuilding agencies to emerge, which renegotiate both the local context and the liberal peace framework, leading to a local-liberal hybrid form of peace. This might be called a post-liberal peace. Such processes are examined in this book in a range of different cases of peacebuilding and statebuilding since the end of the Cold War. This book will be of interest to students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, peace and conflict studies, international organisations and IR/Security Studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136680829
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book examines how the liberal peace experiment of the post-Cold War environment has failed to connect with its target populations, which have instead set about transforming it according to their own local requirements. Liberal peacebuilding has caused a range of unintended consequences. These emerge from the liberal peace’s internal contradictions, from its claim to offer a universal normative and epistemological basis for peace, and to offer a technology and process which can be applied to achieve it. When viewed from a range of contextual and local perspectives, these top-down and distant processes often appear to represent power rather than humanitarianism or emancipation. Yet, the liberal peace also offers a civil peace and emancipation. These tensions enable a range of hitherto little understood local and contextual peacebuilding agencies to emerge, which renegotiate both the local context and the liberal peace framework, leading to a local-liberal hybrid form of peace. This might be called a post-liberal peace. Such processes are examined in this book in a range of different cases of peacebuilding and statebuilding since the end of the Cold War. This book will be of interest to students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, peace and conflict studies, international organisations and IR/Security Studies.