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Douglas Sturkey's book presents a detailed and enlightening
analysis of the projection of state power in international
relations. As a case study, he considers the projection of the
United States's power to attain international objectives by means
other than force. The Limits of American Power discusses how any
country, including the US, has a range of instruments, short of
force, at its disposal by which it may project power in pursuit of
its diplomatic objectives. The use of the instruments is subject to
domestic and international constraints and, particularly in the
case of the US, its global position must also be considered. This
is a fascinating and rigorous study of how, from 1991, the US
projected its power to attain its declared objective of a
negotiated settlement of the Arab-Israel dispute, yet despite these
efforts, failed to achieve it. The author reveals the
disinclination of Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush to employ
all the means available to them, and discontinuities in their
approaches, which resulted in an ineffective projection of power
during their presidencies to 2006. This analysis reveals measures
that could be applied for a more effective projection of state
power in relation to the Middle East dispute and also in other
circumstances around the globe. This book's penetrating analysis
and lessons to be learnt from the US experience in relation to the
Arab-Israel dispute, will appeal strongly to scholars and
practitioners in international relations, political science, and
diplomacy.
Winner of the ZĂłcalo Public Square Book Prize Benjamin L. Hooks
Award Finalist âAn insightful, powerful, and moving book.â
âKevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice âSturkeyâs clear-eyed
and meticulous book pulls off a delicate balancing act. While
depicting the terrors of Jim Crow, he also shows how
Hattiesburgâs black residents, forced to forge their own communal
institutions, laid the organizational groundwork for the civil
rights movement.â âNew York Times If you really want to
understand Jim Crowâwhat it was and how African Americans rose up
to defeat itâyou should start by visiting Mobile Street in
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the heart of the historic black downtown.
There you can still see remnants of the shops and churches where,
amid the violence and humiliation of segregation, men and women
gathered to build a remarkable community. Hattiesburg takes us into
the heart of this divided town and deep into the lives of families
on both sides of the racial divide to show how the fabric of their
existence was shaped by the changing fortunes of the Jim Crow
South. âSturkeyâs magnificent portrait reminds us that
Mississippi is no anachronism. It is the dark heart of American
modernity.â âRobin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk
âWhen they are at their best, historians craft powerful,
compelling, often genre-changing pieces of historyâŚWilliam
Sturkey is one of those historiansâŚA brilliant, poignant work.â
âCharles W. McKinney, Jr., Journal of African American History
In this fantasy adventure tale, an office worker finally escapes
the daily grind...when dungeons appear on Earth and he's saved by a
swordswoman and a pixie! And don't miss the original light novels,
also from Seven Seas. Everyone with a dead-end job sometimes wishes
for something to come swallow up their workplace...and that's
exactly what happens to Mizuki Ryosuke. Monster-infested dungeons
have appeared all over the world, but he's saved from his
collapsing office by a swordswoman and a pixie. Along the way,
Mizuki picks up an item that allows him to pass overpowered skills
to other people--and before he realizes it, Mizuki is in high
demand himself!
This book is a book of personal pain and hurt. I know that many
people may be dealing with similar issues. I want them to know they
are not alone! You will make it!
Title: The Heir of Maberley. A novel.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Sturkey, Henry George; 1867. 2 vol.; 8 . 12621.bbb.20.
Title: The Heir of Maberley. A novel.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Sturkey, Henry George; 1867. 2 vol.; 8 . 12621.bbb.20.
Fifty years after Freedom Summer, "To Write in the Light of
Freedom" offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American
youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of
the most successful initiatives of Freedom Summer, more than forty
Freedom Schools opened doors to thousands of young African American
students. Here they learned civics, politics, and history,
curriculum that helped them instead of the degrading lessons
supporting segregation and Jim Crow and sanctioned by White
Citizen's Councils. Young people enhanced their self-esteem and
gained a new outlook on the future. And at more than a dozen of
these schools, students wrote, edited, printed and published their
own newspapers. For more than five decades, the Mississippi Freedom
Schools have served as powerful models of educational activism.
Yet, little has been published that documents black Mississippi
youths' responses to this profound experience.
Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom
offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who
attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the most
successful initiatives of Freedom Summer, more than forty Freedom
Schools opened doors to thousands of young African American
students. Here they learned civics, politics, and history,
curriculum that helped them instead of the degrading lessons
supporting segregation and Jim Crow and sanctioned by White
Citizen's Councils. Young people enhanced their self-esteem and
gained a new outlook on the future. And at more than a dozen of
these schools, students wrote, edited, printed and published their
own newspapers. For more than five decades, the Mississippi Freedom
Schools have served as powerful models of educational activism.
Yet, little has been published that documents black Mississippi
youths' responses to this profound experience.
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