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De verovering van de Rockies is een kort epos dat aan de hand van een intelligente en meeslepende beschrijving van het Amerikaanse landschap uiteenzet hoe het land een wereldmacht is geworden en hoe het zich in de chaotische wereld van nu zou moeten gedragen. Als klein jongetje luisterde Robert D. Kaplan vol aandacht naar de verhalen van zijn vader, die als vrachtwagenchauffeur van de ene kust van de Verenigde Staten naar de andere reisde. In De verovering van de Rockies volgt Kaplan zijn vaders voetsporen en probeert hij de waardering en het begrip van de Amerikaanse geografie, die verloren zijn gegaan in het tijdperk van het vliegtuig, terug te winnen. Kaplan betoogt op zijn kenmerkende persoonlijke manier dat de expansie naar het westen - voorbij de Rocky Mountains - het nationale karakter van de Verenigde Staten heeft bepaald en dat dit ook het hedendaagse buitenlandse beleid zou moeten bepalen. Bron : http://www.bol.com

Geopolitiek --- Verenigde Staten --- Aardrijkskunde --- Politiek --- Internationale politiek

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This guidebook for students offers a survey of comparative politics intended for use in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the world's great cities, but its political future has never been hazier. Mass protests, contested elections, a 2047 transition causing uncertainty in financial and business elites- for Hong Kong, it is the best of times as well as the worst of times. Hong Kong University politics scholar Matthew Wong brings a clear-headed and fact-based approach, introducing Hong Kong to scholars of comparative politics even as he introduces comparative politics to students in Hong Kong, with this new area-specific reference work, a mix of theory and insights into how political theory can be of value in understanding the case of Hong Kong, complete with datasets and quantitative information that helps to disentangle fact from myth. For Hong Kong residents, scholars, students, and members of civil society, this book will be a breath of fresh air. .

Political systems --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Economics --- Economic geography --- internationale politiek --- economie --- politiek --- Hong Kong --- Asia

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This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attempted to bolster its nationalist legitimacy through the utilisation of Chinese history. The authors identify two different modes of nationalism - aggressive and consensual - both of which are linked to the historical memory of the late Qing Dynasty and Republican era. Aggressive nationalism dwells on China’s traumatic “century of humiliation” and is intended to incite popular resentment towards former imperialist powers (particularly Japan and the US) whenever they are deemed to still be acting in a provocative manner in their dealings with China. The aim is to remind the Chinese people that the CCP liberated China from imperialism after 1949 and has since restored national pride. Consensual nationalism is more conciliatory, emphasising common historical ties with the Guomindang (KMT) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Republican era. Here, the CCP is trying to promote itself as the party of national harmony and unity, with the long-term objective being peaceful reunification with Taiwan. However, the public response in China has not always been supportive of the CCP’s claims to be the sole defender of Chinese national interests. Some critics have suggested that China would have been better off if the KMT had won the civil war instead of the CCP. Others have insisted that the party is hopelessly weak on issues of national importance and that China is no stronger now than it was during the final throes of the much-hated Qing Dynasty. This book will be of interest to research students and scholars of Chinese politics, history and international relations. .

International relations. Foreign policy --- Politics --- Mass communications --- History --- internationale politiek --- communicatie --- communisme --- geschiedenis --- politiek --- wereldpolitiek --- Asia

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This book offers a new approach to studying foreign aid in the 21st century. While most analysts focus on the differences between traditional and emerging donors, Stallings and Kim here argue that a more important distinction is between East Asian donors and their western counterparts. Asian donors – Japan, South Korea, and China – cross the traditional and emerging divide and demonstrate a particular approach to development that draws on their own dramatic success. As East Asia continues its upward trajectory of economic development, the politics of aid can reveal surprising truths about the objectives and mechanisms of soft power and diplomacy in creating new networks in the region. This book will be of interest to NGO workers, scholars, and students of international relations, a critical part of research into Asia's rise and the emerging spheres of influence.

Social problems --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Development aid. Development cooperation --- internationale politiek --- communicatie --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- armoede --- Asia

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This volume examines Lebanon’s post-2011 security dilemmas and the tenuous civil-military relations. The Syrian civil war has strained the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) cohesion and threatens its neutrality – its most valued assets in a divided society. The spill-over from the Syrian civil war and Hezbollah’s military engagement has magnified the security challenges facing the Army, making it a target. Massive foreign grants have sought to strengthen its military capability, stabilize the country and contain the Syria crisis. However, as this volume demonstrates, the real weakness of the LAF is not its lack of sophisticated armoury, but the fragile civil–military relations that compromise its fighting power, cripple its neutrality and expose it to accusations of partisanship and political bias. This testifies to both the importance of and the challenges facing multi-confessional armies in deeply divided countries. .

International relations. Foreign policy --- Politics --- Polemology --- Military engineering --- internationale politiek --- politiek --- polemologie --- vrede --- defensie --- Lebanon --- Asia