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The History of Korea, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Djun Kil Kim The History of Korea, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Djun Kil Kim
R2,120 Discovery Miles 21 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This revised edition examines North and South Korea's political, socio-economic, and cultural history from the Neolithic period to the early 21st century, including issues of recent political unrest and preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Korea continues to be featured in the news, especially after the succession of Kim Jong-un as leader of North Korea and his threats of nuclear attack. Yet the reported instability of the North is contrasted by the rapid modernization revolution of the South. Author Djun Kil Kim analyzes how tragic experiences in the regions' collective history-particularly Japanese colonial rule and the division of the country-have contributed to the dichotomous state of affairs in the Koreas. This comprehensive overview traces the development of two contradistinctive nations-North and South Korea-with communism in the north and democracy and industrialization in the south transforming the geopolitical and geo-economic condition of each area. Author Kim explores specific doctrines that revolutionized Korea: Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism in the mid-7th and the late 14th centuries; and communism and American functionalism in the 20th century. The second edition includes an updated timeline, new biographical sketches of notable people, and an additional chapter covering the events of 2004 through the present day. Includes an expanded bibliography with additional print and electronic sources Provides updated accounts of both North and South Korea's more recent events that enable readers to grasp the global significance and power of both nations

The Arab Spring - The Failure of the Obama Doctrine (Hardcover): Edward A. Lynch The Arab Spring - The Failure of the Obama Doctrine (Hardcover)
Edward A. Lynch
R2,485 Discovery Miles 24 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This title provides a succinct, readable, and comprehensive treatment of how the Obama administration reacted to what was arguably the most difficult foreign policy challenge of its eight years in office: the Arab Spring. As a prelude to examining how the United States reacted to the first wave of the Arab Spring in the 21st century, this book begins with an examination of how the U.S. reacted to revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries and a summary of how foreign policy is made. Each revolution in the Arab Spring (in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen) and the Obama administration's action-or inaction-in response is carefully analyzed. The U.S.' role is compared to that of regional powers, such as Turkey, Israel, and Iran. The impact of U.S. abdication in the face of pivotal events in the region is the subject of the book's conclusion. While other treatments have addressed how the Arab Spring revolutions have affected the individual countries where these revolutions took place, U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East, and President Barack Obama's overall foreign policy, this is the only work that provides a comprehensive examination of both the Arab Spring revolutions themselves and the reaction of the U.S. government to those revolutions. Stands as the only academic book that specifically considers U.S. foreign policy with regard to the Arab Spring Presents the Arab Spring as a pivotal event, the U.S. reaction as a watershed, and an understanding of this interplay as vital to understanding international politics in our time Traces the often roundabout paths to the creation of U.S. policy during the Arab Spring and examines the effects of those policies Serves as an essential text for academics studying the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, the progress of revolution, and politics in the developing world; policymakers wishing to understand how the Obama administration dealt with the most complex crisis of its eight years; and interested readers

Hittites - A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia... Hittites - A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R715 R631 Discovery Miles 6 310 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rootless - A Chronicle of My Life Journey (Hardcover): Kyu Chull Kim Rootless - A Chronicle of My Life Journey (Hardcover)
Kyu Chull Kim
R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is an intimate account of an ordinary individual's extraordinary life journey that transcends both cultural and social boundaries. Th e author was born and lived in Korea during his formative years, and has been living in the United States for the following 47 years. Th is individual's unique story of his environment is informative and his approach to his life time challenges highlights every passage of the book. Th e book is thoughtprovoking as well as enlightening...a rare gem in its subject, style, and exposition. This book enlightens and entertains its readers at the same time eff ortlessly.

They Must Go (Hardcover): Rabbi Meir Kahane, Meir Kahane They Must Go (Hardcover)
Rabbi Meir Kahane, Meir Kahane
R758 R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 1742 (Hardcover): Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 1742 (Hardcover)
Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O
R899 Discovery Miles 8 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Medieval India - Volume I -- Essays in Intellectual Thought & Culture (Hardcover): Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui Medieval India - Volume I -- Essays in Intellectual Thought & Culture (Hardcover)
Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui
R1,451 Discovery Miles 14 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of essays offers a comprehensive study of the impact of cultural life and intellectual thought on society in Medieval India. Doubtless, if the impact of interaction between the followers of Hindu and Islamic traditions of culture under the Arab and Ghaznavid rulers remained confined, to Sind and the Panjab from the eighth to the twelfth centuries AD, the Ghurian conquest of north India led to far-reaching socio-political changes in the subcontinent. The scientific instruments and devices that found their way with the emigrants from the neighbouring countries after the foundation of the sultanate in the beginning of the thirteenth century became the accompaniments of civilised life and generated new components of elite culture. The essays in this volume shift the focus from the pre-occupation with battles and court politics that dominate the studies of the period and help us understand the complex social phenomena. The essays arranged are first concerned with intellectual life and thought and then come those that deal with literary works containing historical information of supplementary and corroborative importance. The works analysed not only cast light on currents and cross currents resulting from the role played by the elite but also open new vistas for further investigation. The discovery of new sources is of methodological significance as they provide insights into certain aspects not much known. The contributors are scholars of eminence and belong to India, England, USA and Australia.

Iraq and the International Oil System - Why America Went to War in the Gulf (Hardcover): Stephen C. Pelletiere Iraq and the International Oil System - Why America Went to War in the Gulf (Hardcover)
Stephen C. Pelletiere
R2,779 Discovery Miles 27 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ten years after the end of the Gulf War, the conflict continues with unresolved questions about economic sanctions and IraQ's participation in the oil export system. A specialist in Middle Eastern politics and an intelligence officer, Pelletiere covered the Iran-Iraq War as well as the subsequent Gulf conflict. He argues that IraQ's victory over Iran in 1988 gave the nation the capability of becoming a regional superpower with a strong say in how the Gulf's oil reserves were managed. Because the United States could not tolerate an ultranationalist state with the potential to destabilize the world's economy, war then became inevitable.

This study examines the rise of the international oil system from the 1920s when the great cartel was formed. Comprised of seven companies, it was designed to ensure their continued control over the world's oil supplies. When the companies lost control with the OPEC revolution in 1973, the United States moved into the realm of Gulf politics with the goal of protecting the world economy. Pelletire details how Saddam Hussein unwillingly precipitated the Gulf crisis and why the conflict is not likely to be resolved soon-or peacefully.

Asia in Transition (Hardcover): Arpita Basu Roy, Anita Sengupta, Suchandana Chatterjee Asia in Transition (Hardcover)
Arpita Basu Roy, Anita Sengupta, Suchandana Chatterjee
R1,562 Discovery Miles 15 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sasanian Persia - The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Hardcover): Touraj Daryaee Sasanian Persia - The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Hardcover)
Touraj Daryaee
R2,184 Discovery Miles 21 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the preeminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian religion. From its foundation by Ardashir I in 224 CE the Sasanian Empire was the dominant force in the region for several centuries until its last king, Yasdegerd III, was defeated by the Muslim Arabs in the 7th century. In this clear and comprehensive new book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Using new sources, he paints a vivid portrait of the empire's often neglected social history and examines the development of its political and administrative institutions. The author also explores, for the first time in an integrated book on the Sasanians, their descendants' attempts for more than a century after their defeat to establish a second state. "Sasanian Persia" is a unique examination of a period of history that still has great significance for a full understanding of modern Iran.

China's Strategic Partnerships in Latin America - Case Studies of China's Oil Diplomacy in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico,... China's Strategic Partnerships in Latin America - Case Studies of China's Oil Diplomacy in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela, 1991-2015 (Hardcover)
Yanran Xu
R2,526 Discovery Miles 25 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study examines how China has developed a diplomatic mechanism to expand its international influence through the establishment of strategic partnerships. These strategic partnerships have sparked a debate among analysts. On the one hand, some optimistic studies applaud the win-win objective of China's foreign policy and portray China as a successful model for developing countries. On the other hand, more skeptical studies depict China as a rising imperial power that represents a competitive threat to Latin America. This book focuses on China's strategic partnerships with Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela within the oil sector. It stresses how Chinese strategic partnerships with each of these four countries have diverged across cases over time (1991-2015). The study finds that the strategic partnerships are asymmetrical in which China benefits more than four Latin American countries in a variety of aspects. I suggest Latin American countries to push for greater diversification of export agenda toward China, to develop new productive partnerships beyond traditional sectors and to increase the competitiveness of firms. Meanwhile, China's diplomatic actions toward Latin America are more than likely to result in forms of change, particularly across my four country cases, and where strategic partnerships are concerned.

Another South Asia (Hardcover): Dev Nath Pathak Another South Asia (Hardcover)
Dev Nath Pathak
R1,769 Discovery Miles 17 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
This is Minuteman - Two-Three... Go!: Memoirs of a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan (Hardcover): Wayne Chasson This is Minuteman - Two-Three... Go!: Memoirs of a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan (Hardcover)
Wayne Chasson; Edited by Rodney Miles
R864 R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Impeaching the Impeachment - Justice for President Park Geun-Hye (Hardcover): Peter Pyungwoo Kim Impeaching the Impeachment - Justice for President Park Geun-Hye (Hardcover)
Peter Pyungwoo Kim
R879 Discovery Miles 8 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Longest Rescue - The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson (Paperback): Glenn Robins, Budday The Longest Rescue - The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson (Paperback)
Glenn Robins, Budday
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam, on September 20, 1965. After a brief stint at the "Hanoi Hilton," Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps, including the notorious Briarpatch and various compounds at Cu Loc, known by the inmates as the Zoo. No enlisted man in American military history has been held as a prisoner of war longer than Robinson. For seven and a half years, he faced daily privations and endured the full range of North Vietnam's torture program. In The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson, Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources, including declassified U.S. military documents, translated Vietnamese documents, and interviews from the National Prisoner of War Museum. Unlike many other POW accounts, this comprehensive biography explores Robinson's life before and after his capture, particularly his estranged relationship with his father, enabling a better understanding of the difficult transition POWs face upon returning home and the toll exacted on their families. Robins's powerful narrative not only demonstrates how Robinson and his fellow prisoners embodied the dedication and sacrifice of America's enlisted men but also explores their place in history and memory.

State Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa - The Crisis of Post-Colonial Order (Hardcover): Catherine Scott State Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa - The Crisis of Post-Colonial Order (Hardcover)
Catherine Scott
R4,239 Discovery Miles 42 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How should failed states in Africa be understood? Catherine Scott here critically engages with the concept of state failure and provides an historical reinterpretation. She shows that, although the concept emerged in the context of the post-Cold War new world order, the phenomenon has been attendant throughout (and even before) the development of the Westphalian state system. Contemporary failed states, however, differ from their historical counterparts in one fundamental respect: they fail within their existing borders and continue to be recognised as something that they are not. This peculiarity derives from international norms instituted in the era of decolonisation, which resulted in the inviolability of state borders and the supposed universality of statehood. Scott argues that contemporary failed states are, in fact, failed post-colonies. Thus understood, state failure is less the failure of existing states and more the failed rooting and institutionalisation of imported and reified models of Western statehood. Drawing on insights from the histories of Uganda and Burundi, from pre-colonial polity formation to the present day, she explores why and how there have been failures to create effective and legitimate national states within the bounds of inherited colonial jurisdictions on much of the African continent.

The YMCA in Late Colonial India - Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia (Hardcover): Harald... The YMCA in Late Colonial India - Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia (Hardcover)
Harald Fischer-Tine
R3,036 Discovery Miles 30 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American 'Y' workers and the local population, representatives of the British colonial state, and a host of international actors, it assesses their impact on the making of modern India. In turn, it shows how the knowledge and experience acquired by the Y in South Asia had a significant impact on US foreign policy, diplomacy and development programs in the region from the mid-1940s. Exploring the 'secular' projects launched by the YMCA such as new forms of sport, philanthropic efforts and educational endeavours, The YMCA in Late Colonial India addresses broader issues about the persistent role of religion in global modernization processes, the accumulation of American soft power in Asia, and the entanglement of American imperialism with other colonial empires. It provides an unusually rich case study to explore how 'global civil society' emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, how it related to the prevailing imperial world order, and how cultural specificities affected the ways in which it unfolded. Offering fresh perspectives on the historical trajectories of America's 'moral empire', Christian internationalism and the history of international organizations more broadly, this book also gives an insight into the history of South Asia during an age of colonial reformism and decolonization. It shows how international actors contributed to the shaping of South Asia's modernity at this crucial point, and left a lasting legacy in the region.

U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991 - Liberating Kuwait (Hardcover): Paul W. Westermeyer U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991 - Liberating Kuwait (Hardcover)
Paul W. Westermeyer
R1,816 Discovery Miles 18 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Tokio Through Manchuria With the Japanese (Hardcover): Louis Livingston 1851-1932 Seaman From Tokio Through Manchuria With the Japanese (Hardcover)
Louis Livingston 1851-1932 Seaman
R975 Discovery Miles 9 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India - Law, Citizenship and Community (Hardcover, New): Eleanor Newbigin The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India - Law, Citizenship and Community (Hardcover, New)
Eleanor Newbigin
R2,823 Discovery Miles 28 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history, this book traces the origins of the Hindu law reform project to changes in the political-economy of late colonial rule. The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India considers how questions regarding family structure, property rights and gender relations contributed to the development of representative politics, and how, in solving these questions, India's secular and state power structures were consequently drawn into a complex and unique relationship with Hindu law. In this comprehensive and illuminating resource for scholars and students, Newbigin demonstrates the significance of gender and economy to the history of twentieth-century democratic government, as it emerged in India and beyond.

Bad Infidel - A Black Sheep Sergeant and the Deadly Politics of the War in Afghanistan (Hardcover): Natividad Shepherd Ruiz Bad Infidel - A Black Sheep Sergeant and the Deadly Politics of the War in Afghanistan (Hardcover)
Natividad Shepherd Ruiz
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Frontier Encounters - Knowledge and Practice at the Russian, Chinese and Mongolian Border (Hardcover): Franck Bille, Gregory... Frontier Encounters - Knowledge and Practice at the Russian, Chinese and Mongolian Border (Hardcover)
Franck Bille, Gregory Delaplace, Caroline Humphrey
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

China and Russia are rising economic and political powers that share thousands of miles of border. Despite their proximity, their interactions with each other - and with their third neighbour Mongolia - are rarely discussed. Although the three countries share a boundary, their traditions, languages and worldviews are remarkably different. Frontier Encounters presents a wide range of views on how the borders between these unique countries are enacted, produced, and crossed. It sheds light on global uncertainties: China's search for energy resources and the employment of its huge population, Russia's fear of Chinese migration, and the precarious independence of Mongolia as its neighbours negotiate to extract its plentiful resources. Bringing together anthropologists, sociologists and economists, this timely collection of essays offers new perspectives on an area that is currently of enormous economic, strategic and geo-political relevance.

Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 3(1679/80) (Hardcover): Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 3(1679/80) (Hardcover)
Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India - Being Extracts From the Letters of the Late Major W. S. R. Hodson ..... Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India - Being Extracts From the Letters of the Late Major W. S. R. Hodson .. (Hardcover)
W S R (William Stephen Rai Hodson; George H. Hodson
R1,074 Discovery Miles 10 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Letters to Fort St. George ... [serial]; v.2(1682) c.1 (Hardcover): Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record... Letters to Fort St. George ... [serial]; v.2(1682) c.1 (Hardcover)
Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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