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  • The Ideology of the Offensive

    Military Decision Making and the Disasters of 1914

    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    Jack Snyder's analysis of the attitudes of military planners in the years prior to the Great War offers new insight into the tragic miscalculations of that era and into their possible parallels in present-day war planning. By 1914, the European military powers had adopted offensive military strategies even though there was considerable evidence to support the notion that much greater advantage lay ... Leer más

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  • Myths of Empire

    Domestic Politics and International Ambition

    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    "Myths of Empire offers the best-developed theory to date of the domestic sources of international conflict and security policy.... Snyder has taken a major step toward ending the theoretical impoverishment of the study of the domestic sources of international conflict."― American Political Science ReviewOverextension is the common pitfall of empires. Why does it occur? What are the forces that ... Leer más

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  • The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    "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 ... Leer más

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  • Dark Continent

    Europe's Twentieth Century

    de Mark Mazower ...
    An unflinching and intelligent alternative history of the twentieth century that provides a provocative vision of Europe's past, present, and future."[A] splendid book." —The New York Times Book ReviewDark Continent provides an alternative history of the twentieth century, one in which the triumph of democracy was anything but a forgone conclusion and fascism and communism provided rival political ... Leer más

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  • History for the IB MYP 4 & 5

    By Concept

    Series series MYP By Concept
    The only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB)Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter.- ... Leer más

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  • The Russian Revolution

    A Very Short Introduction

    de S. A. Smith ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This Very Short Introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole--on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, youth. Its central concern is to understand how one structure of domination was replaced by another. The book registers the primacy of ... Leer más

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  • The Transatlantic Century

    Europe and America, 1890–2010

    de Mary Nolan ...
    Series Libro 46 - New Approaches to European History
    This is a fascinating new overview of European-American relations during the long twentieth century. Ranging from economics, culture and consumption to war, politics and diplomacy, Mary Nolan charts the rise of American influence in Eastern and Western Europe, its mid-twentieth century triumph and its gradual erosion since the 1970s. She reconstructs the circuits of exchange along which ideas, ... Leer más

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  • Out of Ashes

    A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century

    A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe that examines its unprecedented destruction—and abiding promiseA sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity, prosperity, and promise.Konrad Jarausch describes how the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high hopes for continued ... Leer más

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  • The Shock of War

    Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945

    de Sean Kennedy ...
    Series Libro 2 - International Themes and Issues
    In The Shock of War: Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945, Sean Kennedy shifts the reader's focus from the battlefields of the Second World War to the civilian experience. This short yet comprehensive history complements existing studies of the war that document diplomatic and military operations. While many of these studies acknowledge the significance of the conflict for civilians, The Shock of War ... Leer más

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  • The Cold War

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    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? Why did it move from its initial origins in Postwar Europe to encompass virtually every corner of the globe? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon ... Leer más

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  • No Enchanted Palace

    The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations

    Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
    A groundbreaking interpretation of the intellectual origins of the United NationsNo Enchanted Palace traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world today. Acclaimed historian Mark Mazower forces us to set aside the popular myth that the UN miraculously rose from the ashes of World War II as ... Leer más

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  • Bismarck and the German Empire

    1871–1918

    de Lynn Abrams ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    Updated and expanded, this second edition of Bismarck and the German Empire, 1871–1918 is an accessible introduction to this important period in German history.Providing both a narrative of events at the time and an analysis of social and cultural developments across the period, Lynn Abrams examines the political, economic and social structures of the Empire. Including the latest research, the ... Leer más

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