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  • Warlords

    Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States

    by Kimberly Marten ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they collude with cost-conscious, corrupt, or frightened state officials to flout and undermine state ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Engaging the Enemy

    Organization Theory and Soviet Military Innovation, 1955-1991

    by Kimberly Marten Zisk ...
    Did a "doctrine race" exist alongside the much-publicized arms competition between East and West? Using recent insights from organization theory, Kimberly Marten Zisk answers this question in the affirmative. Zisk challenges the standard portrayal of Soviet military officers as bureaucratic actors wedded to the status quo: she maintains that when they were confronted by a changing external ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Enforcing the Peace

    Learning from the Imperial Past

    by Kimberly Zisk Marten ...
    Anarchy makes it easy for terrorists to set up shop. Yet the international community has been reluctant to commit the necessary resources to peacekeeping—with devastating results locally and around the globe. This daring new work argues that modern peacekeeping operations and military occupations bear a surprising resemblance to the imperialism practiced by liberal states a century ago. Motivated ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy

    by Patrick James, Marc J. O'Reilly, Andrew Richter, Michael Lusztig, Richard Vengroff, Jason Rich, Greg Donaghy, Neal Carter0, Kimberly Marten1, Koren Marriott2, David Carment3, Jean-Sébastien Rioux4, Bethany Barratt5, Duncan Wood6, Douglas Nord7, Athanasios Hristoulas8, Axel Hülsemeyer9, Charles F. Doran0, Thomas G. Barnes1, James McHugh2, Carolyn C. James3, Jeffrey M. Ayres4 ...
    Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy is the most comprehensive book of its kind, offering an updated examination of Canada's international role some 15 years after the dismantling of the Berlin Wall ushered in a new era in world politics. Tackling recent developments in Canadian foreign policy, the authors of this work spotlight Canadian idiosyncrasies within a global context that are defined by ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

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  • The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    by John J. Mearsheimer ...
    "A superb book....Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—The National Interest, Barry R. PosenA decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Truth About Trudeau

    by Bob Plamondon ...
    Finally, after over 30 years of hagiographies, comes a book that sets the record straight and tells us the truth about Pierre Elliott Trudeau.In this unprecedented and meticulously researched sweep of the record, Globe and Mail bestselling author Bob Plamondon challenges the conventional wisdom that Trudeau was a great prime minister. With new revelations, fresh insights, and in-depth analysis, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Losing Military Supremacy

    The Myopia of American Strategic Planning

    by Andrei Martyanov ...
    Marytanov explains why and how the US armed forces have lost the military supremacy they thought they once had and how Russia, which supposedly had been defeated in the Cold War, succeeded not only in catching up with USA, but actually surpassing it in many key domains such as long range cruise missiles, diesel-electric submarines, air defenses, electronic warfare, air superiority and many others. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • At Home In The World

    Canada's Global Vision for the 21st Century

    by Jennifer Welsh ...
    The 9/11 tragedy. The War on Terror. The attack on Iraq. World affairs are tangled and uncertain. If Canada is to move forward, we have to make choices that acknowledge a global future.At Home in the World delivers an intelligent and innovative plan of action to bolster our diminishing international status and build a renewed and self-confident Canada. Through unabashed critical analysis, Welsh ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

    by Khalid Koser ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating? This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration -- both legal and illegal -- to reveal that migration actually presents ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Choices Under Fire

    Moral Dimensions of World War II

    by Michael Bess ...
    World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? With wisdom and clarity, Michael Bess brings a fresh ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Our Lives: Canada after 1945

    Second Edition

    by Alvin Finkel ...
    This book offers a short, comprehensive history of post-war Canada. All the major events and developments in Canadian history are discussed: the evolution of the welfare state; the growth of economic domination by the United States; the halcyon days as a Middle Power; the Quiet Revolution; the First Nations' quest for autonomy; the flowering of English-Canadian nationalism; Quebec nationalism; the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Prompt and Utter Destruction, Third Edition

    Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan

    by J. Samuel Walker ...
    In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman’s most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the options available for ending the war with Japan. In this new edition, Walker incorporates a decade of new research — mostly from ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD