The historical controversy over South Africa's policy of apartheid has not been without effect on that country's participation and status in the international system. This book... Læs mere
This book addresses political instability and the role of the military in unstable politics, as well as to class formation, class conflict, and prolonged economic dependency in... Læs mere
In this book a number of specialists with a variety of academic backgrounds analyze the nuclear future of Asia. It gives an overall view on nuclear power, nuclear arms and proliferation in China, Japan, Eastern Asia, and India.
This book investigates the Palestinian guerrilla movement and assesses the probability that the fedayeen will achieve their aim of liberating... Læs mere
This book is about the human geography of one of America's most paradoxical and enigmatic regions: Appalachia, providing the reader with an adequate description and evaluation of the land and its resources, people, and economy.
This book, intended to improve planning for further development of aquaculture, examines the factors that can... Læs mere
This book includes presentations on examining policies and negotiating goals in five major areas of arms control. The presentations were provided at a conference on arms control held at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on 26–27 May 1981.
This book focuses on archaeoastronomy that attempts to reconstruct the ways in which early peoples made use of the sky and its significance to them. The discussion covers the relationship of ancient sky-watching to the development of true science.
This book concentrates on the 1969–1982 period in Ghana, focusing on two interrelated facets of African politics: the decline of state power and authority, and adjustments to political recession.
This book aims to gather a selection that represents the diversity and richness of American poetry written by poets who share a sophistication that promises to evolve, with continued effort and risk, a new and powerful poetic idiom.
This book presents a comprehensive historical analysis of merchant shipping on the high seas... Læs mere
This book examines Argentina as an independent actor in world affairs and as an example useful for understanding the Latin American international system from the perspective of middle powers and developing countries. It focuses intensively on the 1973–1976 period.