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The original essays collected in this book offer a comprehensive
evaluation of realism as a theory of international relations.
Realism has been the subject of critical scrutiny for some time and
this examination aims to identify and define its strengths and
shortcomings.
In the realist family there has been a flourishing of variants and
interpretations, a fact that many critics of realism tend to
obscure or dismiss. In the past decade and a half we have seen the
emergence of neo-realism, structural realism, security realism, and
other readings. Now is a good time to reflect on the richness and
diversity of the realist family of theories, compare the variants,
examine the differences among them, explore what unites them, and
elucidate the policy implications of each. This unique book makes
an important contribution to the study of international relations.
The essays collected within it offer an incisive analysis of the
logic and history of theories in the realist family. They also
demonstrate the value of scholarship that looks beyond fleeting
intellectual fads to the enduring themes of life in a crowded and
dangerous world.
Amos Perlmutter has devoted his academic career to the study of
comparative politics, international relations and modern
authoritarianism. He has written 14 books and more than 70 articles
in academic journals. He has also been a prolific contributor to
newspapers in the United States and abroad and offered commentary
on TV and radio shows.
Contents: Part 1 Introduction: The Restless Mind in its Element:
The Study of Civil-military Relations and the Analysis of Politics
in Israel Gabriel Ben-Dor. Part 1 Israeli Society and Politics:
Messianism, Utopia and Pessimism in the 1950s: A Study of the
Critique of the 'Ben-Gurion State' Yaacov Shavit. Military-civilian
Elite Networks in Israel: A Case Study in Boundary Structure Daniel
Maman and Moshe Lissak. Israel: The Shift from Self-reliance Efraim
Inbar. Eban and Israeli Foreign Policy: Diplomacy, War and
Disengagement Michael Brecher. The Hebron Massacre and the Problems
of Intelligence Gabriel Ben-Dor. Part 3 The Middle East: Heroes and
Knaves ofthe Kuwait Crisis Daniel Pipes. Demography as a Military
Constraint: The Case of Saudi Arabia Jacob Goldberg. Part 4
Civil-military Relations: The Role of External Forces in Supporting
Ethno-religious Conflict David C Rapoport. Spanish Praetorianism
Revisited Stanley G Payne. Ideological and Military Factors in the
Rise and Retreat of Totalitarianism Stanislav Andreski. Part 5
Miscellaneous: The Ukranian Pogroms during the Russian Civil War
Richard Pipes. The Gains and Costs of Non-Lethal Warfare George H
Quester. The Qualitative Revolution, or Why the Next World Order
will be Better than its Predecessors Max Singer and Aaron
Wildavsky.
Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope
and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons
proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer
theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the
causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation. The
proliferation of nuclear weapons is an ideal subject for social
science scholarship, and such scholarship is especially timely now.
Among the topics discussed in The Proliferation Puzzle are: The
building of nuclear weapons is a complex task touching upon many of
the subjects of study at the core of social science and
international relations. Nuclear weapons may be acquired as a hedge
against external threat, for reasons of national prestige, or as a
result of pressures by domestic coalitions among scientists,
bureaucrats, and the military. They may be sought for defensive
purposes or to support hegemonic aspirations. Nuclear weapons also
raise questions about civilian command and control, especially in
crisis situations. During the last two decades the acquisition of
nuclear weapons has been proscribed by the non-proliferation
regime. The decisions countries made about acquiring these weapons
and the manner they chose to build them serve as a test of the
efficacy of this particular regime, and of international regimes
more generally. Nuclear weapons were introduced at the time
bipolarity became the international order. As the world moves away
from bipolarity, there is a need to answer questions such as: What
would be the effect of nuclear weapons in a multipolar order? How
will the spread of nuclear weapons affect the distribution of
capabilities among states? If nuclear weapons spread to additional
countries, will they enhance stability or exacerbate instability?
Can the spread of these weapons be managed or controlled? This book
brings together scholars from different schools within
international relations and the social sciences to address the
question of why nuclear weapons spread. A disciplined, rigorous
examination of proliferation is important not only for scholarship
but also for informed policymaking. The purpose of social science
is to formulate hypotheses and devise theories that advance our
understanding of society and aid in the fashioning of enlightened
policy. The essays in this volume show how explicit hypotheses
about the causes and consequences of nuclear weapons proliferation
provide a deeper understanding of the problem and suggest specific,
theory-informed policy recommendations.
Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope
and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons
proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer
theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the
causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation. The
proliferation of nuclear weapons is an ideal subject for social
science scholarship, and such scholarship is especially timely now.
Among the topics discussed in The Proliferation Puzzle are: The
building of nuclear weapons is a complex task touching upon many of
the subjects of study at the core of social science and
international relations. Nuclear weapons may be acquired as a hedge
against external threat, for reasons of national prestige, or as a
result of pressures by domestic coalitions among scientists,
bureaucrats, and the military. They may be sought for defensive
purposes or to support hegemonic aspirations. Nuclear weapons also
raise questions about civilian command and control, especially in
crisis situations. During the last two decades the acquisition of
nuclear weapons has been proscribed by the non-proliferation
regime. The decisions countries made about acquiring these weapons
and the manner they chose to build them serve as a test of the
efficacy of this particular regime, and of international regimes
more generally. Nuclear weapons were introduced at the time
bipolarity became the international order. As the world moves away
from bipolarity, there is a need to answer questions such as: What
would be the effect of nuclear weapons in a multipolar order? How
will the spread of nuclear weapons affect the distribution of
capabilities among states? If nuclear weapons spread to additional
countries, will they enhance stability or exacerbate instability?
Can the spread of these weapons be managed or controlled? This book
brings together scholars from different schools within
international relations and the social sciences to address the
question of why nuclear weapons spread. A disciplined, rigorous
examination of proliferation is important not only for scholarship
but also for informed policymaking. The purpose of social science
is to formulate hypotheses and devise theories that advance our
understanding of society and aid in the fashioning of enlightened
policy. The essays in this volume show how explicit hypotheses
about the causes and consequences of nuclear weapons proliferation
provide a deeper understanding of the problem and suggest specific,
theory-informed policy recommendations.
The concept of identity has gained increasing currency in
international relations scholarship, but it offers too many vague
and imprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very
core. Most of this scholarship does not go beyond the mere
assertion that identity is important and that somehow, in one way
or another, it plays a role in how many states define and pursue
their national interests. As a consequence many scholars have
argued that the identity school had little to offer, and that norms
and institutions offered explanations similar to those drawn from
identity. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of
identity and the concepts surrounding the term, and aims to
demonstrate the causal link between identity and the behaviour of
states.
Realism has been the subject of critical scrutiny for some time and
this examination aims to identify and define its strengths and
shortcomings, making a contribution to the study of international
relations. The essays offer an analysis of the logic and history of
theories in the realist family, and demonstrate the value of
scholarship that looks beyond fleeting intellectual fads to the
enduring themes of life in a crowded and dangerous world.
Amos Perlmutter has devoted his academic career to the study of
comparative politics, international relations and modern
authoritarianism. He has written 14 books and more than 70 articles
in academic journals. He has also been a prolific contributor to
newspapers in the United States and abroad and offered commentary
on TV and radio shows. These essays analyse and explain some of his
thinking.
This examination of nuclear arms control addresses the question of
what kind of posture do second generation nuclear weapons states
adopt in a world in which the presumption of non-proliferation is
accepted?
The concept of identity has gained increasing currency in
international relations scholarship, but it offers too many vague
and mimprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very
core. Most of this scholarship does not go beyond the mere
assertion that identity is important and that somehow, in one way
or another, it plays a role in how many states define and pursue
their national interests. As a consequence many scholars have
argued that the identity school had little to offer, and that norms
and institutions offered explanations similar to those drawn from
identity. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of
identity and the concepts surrounding the term, and aims to
demonstrate the causal link between identity and the behaviour of
states.
Political realism sees politics as a permanent struggle for power
and security. When applied to international relations, it has
sought to explain how states seek to preserve themselves in an
environment characterized by anarchy and the ever-present threat of
aggression. The essays in this volume examine the tradition of
realist political analysis of international relations from the
Sophists and Thucydides to the modern era.
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Always a Bride (DVD)
Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan, Ronald Squire, James Hayter, Marie Lohr, …
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Classic comedy directed by Ralph Smart. A close family bond allows
Victor Hemsley (Ronald Squire) and his daughter, Clare (Peggy
Cummins), to pose as husband and wife. Using this to their
advantage, the pair perform an elaborate scam to yield money from
other guests living in hotels throughout the Riviera. But when
Clare meets British Treasury worker Terence Winch (Terence Morgan)
her outlook changes. Seeking a life away from the scamming and
scheming, Clare sees Terence as a way out, but before leaving for
good she agrees to stage one more scam with her father. However,
when their latest plan goes wrong and the pair then flee to Italy,
Terence begins pursuing Clare for different reasons altogether.
Eccentric Sidney Stratton (Alec Guiness) is a laboratory cleaner in
a textile factory, who invents a material that will neither wear
out nor become dirty. Initially hailed as a great discovery,
Sidney's astonishing invention is suffocated by the management when
they realise that if it never wears out, people will only ever have
to purchase one suit of clothing.
Offers students different critical perspectives on major historical
events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the
globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus
and contains roughly 50 entries. Entries begin with a brief
overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more
signed, point-counterpoint essays.
History in Dispute offers students different critical perspectives
on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from
all parts of the globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or
subject-specific focus that coincides with the way history is
studied at the academic level. Each volume contains roughly 50
entries, chosen by an advisory board of historians and academics.
Offers students different critical perspectives on major historical
events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the
globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus
and contains roughly 50 entries. Entries begin with a brief
overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more
signed, point-counterpoint essays.
Offers students different critical perspectives on major historical
events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the
globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus
and contains roughly 50 entries. Entries begin with a brief
overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more
signed, point-counterpoint essays.
Offers students different critical perspectives on major historical
events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the
globe. Each volume has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus
and contains roughly 50 entries. Entries begin with a brief
overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more
signed, point-counterpoint essays.
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