The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Leadership
Author: Joseph Masciulli
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9781315613406
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Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9781315613406
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mr Mikhail A Molchanov
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-03-28
Total Pages: 592
ISBN-13: 1409499308
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discussing the major theories of political leadership with a focus on contemporary challenges that political leaders face worldwide, this research companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for an international readership. The editors combine empirical and normative approaches to emphasize the centrality of political culture, as well as the limits of culture and the universal demands of innovative adaptation.
Author: Mikhail A. Molchanov
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 645
ISBN-13: 1317042123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discussing the major theories of political leadership with a focus on contemporary challenges that political leaders face worldwide, this research companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for an international readership. The editors combine empirical and normative approaches to emphasize the centrality of political culture, as well as the limits of culture and the universal demands of innovative adaptation. The volume examines: ¢
Author: Hall Gardner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 761
ISBN-13: 1317041100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many different social scientists have been challenged by the origins of wars, their immediate causes and the mechanisms leading to the breakdown of peaceful relations. Many have speculated whether conflicts were avoidable and whether alternative policies might have prevented conflict. The Ashgate Research Companion to War provides contributions from a number of theorists and historians with a focus on long term, systemic conflicts. The problèmatique is introduced by the Editors highlighting the need for interdisciplinary approaches to the study of war as a global phenomenon. The following 29 essays provide a comprehensive study guide in four sections: Part I explicates differing theories as to the origins of war under the general concept of 'polemology'. Part II analyzes significant conflicts from the Peloponnesian wars to World War II. Part III examines the ramifications of Cold War and post-Cold War conflict. Part IV looks at long cycles of systemic conflict, and speculates, in part, whether another global war is theoretically possible, and if so, whether it can be averted. This comprehensive volume brings us a much needed analysis of wars throughout the ages, their origins, their consequences, and their relationship to the present. A valuable understanding that is ideal for social scientists from a variety of backgrounds.
Author: Robert J. Pauly
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 131704116X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examining the past, present and future formulation and implementation of US foreign policy, this research companion provides a range of interpretations of the topic so that the reader comes away with a clear knowledge of the academic and policy debates that define the field. The volume focuses on American foreign policy from both historical and political science analytical perspectives and divides into three sections: -
Author: Olaf Asbach
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1317041356
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) remains a puzzling and complex subject for students and scholars alike. This is hardly surprising since it is often contested among historians whether it is actually appropriate to speak of a single war or a series of conflicts. Similarly emphasis is also put on the different motives for going to war, as conflicting religious and political interests were involved. This research companion brings together leading scholars in the field to synthesize the range of existing research on the war, which is still fragmented and divided along national historical lines, and to further explore the complexities of the conflict using an innovative comparative approach. The companion is designed to provide scholars and graduate students with a comprehensive and authoritative overview of research on one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
Author: Lee Marsden
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 1317041836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive overview of the latest research in religion and conflict resolution, this collection of twenty three essays brings together leading scholars in the field examining the contribution religious actors have made and are making towards peace and resolving. The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution is primarily aimed at readerships with special interest in conflict resolution, international security, and religion and international relations, and will also serve as a valuable resource for policy makers and conflict resolution practitioners. The collection comprises five thematic sections, each with chapters on vital and mainly contemporary topics in the field of religion and conflict resolution. The principal themes include: ¢
Author: John Buckley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 1317042484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This research collection provides a comprehensive study of important strategic, cultural, ethical and philosophical aspects of modern warfare. It offers a refreshing analysis of key issues in modern warfare, not only in terms of the conduct of war and the wider complexities and ramifications of modern conflict, but also concepts of war, the crucial shifts in the structure of warfare, and the morality and legality of the use of force in a post-9/11 age.
Author: Donald W. Boose
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-23
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 1317041496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in military history and contemporary conflict studies, the authors summarize and analyze the key research issues in what for years was known as the 'Forgotten War.' The book comprises three main thematic parts, each with chapters ranging across a variety of crucial topics covering the background, conduct, clashes, and outcome of the Korean War. The first part sets the historical stage, with chapters focusing on the main participants. The second part provides details on the tactics, equipment, and logistics of the belligerents. Part III covers the course of the war, with each chapter addressing a key stage of the fighting in chronological order. The enormous increase in writings on the Korean War during the last thirty years, following the release of key primary source documents, has revived and energized the interest of scholars. This essential reference work not only provides an overview of recent research, but also assesses what impact this has had on understanding the war.
Author: Olaf Asbach
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781315613666
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