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This fully revised and updated English edition of a successful Italian text provides a sophisticated assessment of the theory and practice of world politics in the 21st century. Attina examines the impact of issues, actors and trends on the contemporary world stage and assesses the future direction of change in global politics.

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This fully revised and updated English edition of a successful Italian text provides a sophisticated assessment of the theory and practice of world politics in the 21st century. Attina examines the impact of issues, actors and trends on the contemporary world stage and assesses the future direction of change in global politics.

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Peter Sutherland is probably the most influential Irish person ever and a key figure in world history over the past 25 years.

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A highly personal account of the Rudd and Gillard governments from the heart of the Cabinet and the real story of how Australia avoided the Great Recession from the man recognised as the best treasurer in the world

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Analyzes privacy policy instruments available to contemporary industrial states, from government regulations and transnational regimes to self-regulation and privacy enhancing technologies.

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This timely book surveys political change in postcommunist Europe. It provides a brief overview of the history and communist legacy of each country, then reviews the new constitutional framework, the principal political parties and their orientation, the direction and scope of economic reform, and the foreign and security policies.

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This timely book surveys political change in postcommunist Europe. It provides a brief overview of the history and communist legacy of each country, then reviews the new constitutional framework, the principal political parties and their orientation, the direction and scope of economic reform, and the foreign and security policies.

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To the distinguished economic historian Jonathan Hughes, the ambiguous outcomes of attempted deregulation signal America's urgent need to probe the origins of our vast and chaotic maze of government economic controls. Why do government restrictions on the economy continue to proliferate, in spite of avowed efforts to allow the market a freer rein

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"You will understand Africa differently after reading this book...the richly reported stories he tells to make his case are unforgettable." -William Finnegan.

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Positing that presidents shape America's foreign policy according to their ethnic heritage, this intriguing volume examines two groups that have dominated the presidency and the distinctly different agendas that have resulted.

How is American foreign policy determined

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"A sweeping survey that proves to be...a counterweight to global gloom and doom. Mr. Mahbubani is a big-picture writer and thinker, a Thomas Friedman with a strong Asian perspective." -The Wall Street Journal

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Explodes the myth that globalisation is the cause of inequality and that the state can do little to protect us. -- .

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Explodes the myth that globalisation is the cause of inequality and that the state can do little to protect us. -- .

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The contributors, both scholars and policymakers, examine a range of contemporary issues in the Balkans and on NATO's southern flank. The essays shed light on nation building, political and economic development, modernization, and post-Cold War international relations.

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A vision of a green democratic state, how to realize it, and the implications for democracy, citizenship, sovereignty, and international cooperation.

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These essayists examine the future of the Commonwealth and Canada's role as an independent nation participating fully in both the Commonwealth and in the wider association of the United Nations.

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"Packed with case histories and profiles of history's most infamous secret agents, plus a comprehensive glossary, The Guinness Book of Espionage will appeal to armchair spies everywhere. The Guinness B"

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In May 1981 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman established the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to facilitate cooperation, settle disputes, and strengthen security. This is the first English-language book to describe the GCC and assess its impact on the security and stability of the Gulf.