Borderlines and borderlands

political oddities at the edge of the Nation-State

Focusing on unusual international border shapes, this fascinating book highlights the important truth that all borders, even those that appear _natural,_ were created by people. The unique and compelling histories of some of the world's oddest borders provide an ideal context for accessible ...

Causes of war

Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars. Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theories throughout Includes an analysis of theories of civil wars ...

Chinese politics

state, society and the market

Edited by Peter Hays Gries and Stanley Rosen. Written by a team of leading China scholars this text interrogates the dynamics of state power and legitimation in 21st Century China. Despite the continuing economic successes and rising international prestige of China there has been increasing ...

China rising

pace, power, and order in East Asia

Over the past three decades, China has rapidly emerged as a major regional power, yet East Asia has been more peaceful than at any time since the Opium Wars of 1839-1841. Why has the region accommodated China's rise? David C. Kang believes certain preferences ...

Oilopoly

Putin, Power and the Rise of the New Russia

A story of oil and gas, corruption and naked power, Oilopoly traces the rise of the Russian oil economy from its origins in the nineteenth century right through to Vladimir Putin#s determined efforts to rein in the oil oligarchs, re-nationalize Russia#s industries, and ...

Oil politics

a modern history of petroleum

The politics of oil revolves around its price and the reliability of its suppliers. In turn, many international conflicts in the world today are rooted in these politics. Not surprisingly: the price of oil is managed by a cartel-OPEC-some of whose member governments are deeply ...

El nuevo mapa geopolítico del mundo

En el transcurso de las dos últimas décadas ha tenido lugar una verdadera mutación del mapa geopolítico del mundo. La profundización del proceso de globalización y la presencia de nuevos actores con capacidad de influir sobre los asuntos internacionales, que a menudo se estructuran como ...

Chinese foreing relations

power and policy since the Cold War

China is rightly considered an emerging power in world affairs as Chinese leaders, backed by growing economic and military strength, engage in innovative diplomatic approaches that pave the way for China's international role. But this is only part of the story of China's ...

Del Este al Oeste

geopolítica fronteriza e inmigración de la Europa Oriental a España

El libro realiza una aproximación entre la geopolítica fronteriza y las migraciones con origen en los países de la Europa del Este - Rumania, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ucrania, Rusia y Bielorrusia - que, siguiendo el circuito global, se dirigieron a España en los últimos 20 años. Los flujos ...

Critical theory of international politics

complementarity, justice, and governance

Critical international theory encompasses several distinct, radical approaches that focus on identity, difference, hegemonic power, and order. As an applied theory, critical international theory draws on critical social theories to shed light on international processes and global transformations. While this approach has led to increasing ...

Global politics

a new introduction

Eds., Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Global Politics:A New Introduction is an innovative new textbook that provides a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics. The book engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in ...

El desencanto

el despertar de un izquierdista de toda la vida

Trad., Núria Petit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ En 2001 Andrew Anthony era un periodista de éxito. Se estaba instalando en la vida de un inglés de clase media. Era un miembro destacado de la izquierda liberal y poseía una serie de ideas que, como la cartera y las llaves ...

America´s kingdom

mythmaking on the Saudi oil frontier

America's Kingdom debunks the many myths that now surround the United States' special relationship with Saudi Arabia, also known as 'the deal': oil for security. Exploding the long-established myth that the Arabian American Oil Company, Aramco, made miracles happen in the desert, Robert Vitalis ...

Agrocombustibles

¿otro negocio es posible?

Coord., Mónica Vargas Hoy en día, los agrocombustibles (principalmente biodiésel y bioetanol) son objeto de políticas públicas e incentivos, y se ha acelerado su producción a gran escala, con la intención de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, y por tanto contribuir a ...

Nucleares, ¿por qué no?

cómo afrontar el futuro de la energía

En medio de las crisis petrolíferas y el crecimiento palpable de economías emergentes como las de Brasil, China o India, cada día se vuelve más urgente reabrir el debate sobre la producción de energía nuclear en Europa. Este ensayo presenta una defensa seria y rigurosa ...

America´s grand strategy and world politics

America's Grand Strategy and World Politics brings together the essays of Robert Art, one of America's leading scholars of international relations and U.S. foreign policy. The essays represent some of his most important and influential international relations and foreign policy pieces written ...

El nuevo gran juego en Asia central

geopolítica en el Mar Caspio

La región es clave por sus recursos naturales así como por su posición geográfica . La pugna entre los diversos actores refleja unas dinámicas que pueden tener su reflejo en el futuro escenario global: la pujanza de Rusia y China, el declive de Estados Unidos y ...

The liberal way of war

kiling to make life live

The liberal way of war and the liberal way of rule are correlated; this book traces that correlation to liberalism's original commitment to 'making life live'. Committed to making life live, liberalism is committed to waging war on behalf of life, specifically to promote ...

La tierra en juego

unidos por un propósito común

Trad., Andrés Martín Ehrenhaus Yael. Con un nuevo prólogo del autor. Sin ánimo de meternos el miedo en el cuerpo, Al Gore explica aquí con detalle lo que ha supuesto para el planeta la acción de los seres humanos, en especial en el último siglo ...

Descenso al caos

EE.UU. y el fracaso de la construcción nacional en Pakistán, Afganistán y Asia Central

Trad., Josep Sarret Grau. Análisis histórico y geopolítico de unas de las «zonas calientes» de la tierra: Pakistán, Afganistán y Asia Central «Durante casi tres décadas, Ahmed Rashid ha sido el primer periodista de investigación de Afganistán y Pakistán. Descenso al caos es un libro ...