Search Results - "Power (politics)"

Surge : my journey with General David Petraeus and the remaking of the Iraq War / by Mansoor, Peter R., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Maps -- Prologue Baghdad, February 11, 2007 -- A war almost lost -- Designing the surge -- Fardh Al-Qanoon -- Tower 57 -- The awakening -- Turning the tide -- Testimony -- Power politics -- Charge of the knights -- The surge in retrospect -- Appendix 1: Report to Congress on the situation in Iraq -- Appendix 2: Multi-national force -- Iraq commander's counterinsurgency guidance -- Appendix 3: Anaconda strategy versus Al-Qaeda in Iraq -- Appendix 4: Security incidents in Iraq.…”
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Power games in the Caucasus Azerbaijan's foreign and energy policy towards the West, Russia and the Middle East / by Mehdiyeva, Nazrin, 1979-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Azerbaijan in great power politics -- How do small states survive? -- Personalities, processes, institutions : sculpting Azerbaijan's foreign and energy policy -- In the name of sovereignty : Azerbaijan's perceptions and strategies in dealing with Russia's military might -- Mining, pipelines and deals : strategic manoeuvering with Russia on the Caspian -- From euphoria to pragmatism : the evolution of Azerbaijan's policy towards Turkey -- The Western dimension of Azerbaijan's strategic manoeuvering -- Postscript and conclusions: What future for Azerbaijani gas and strategic manoeuvering?.…”
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Surge : my journey with General David Petraeus and the remaking of the Iraq War / by Mansoor, Peter R., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Maps -- Prologue Baghdad, February 11, 2007 -- A war almost lost -- Designing the surge -- Fardh Al-Qanoon -- Tower 57 -- The awakening -- Turning the tide -- Testimony -- Power politics -- Charge of the knights -- The surge in retrospect -- Appendix 1: Report to Congress on the situation in Iraq -- Appendix 2: Multi-national force -- Iraq commander's counterinsurgency guidance -- Appendix 3: Anaconda strategy versus Al-Qaeda in Iraq -- Appendix 4: Security incidents in Iraq.…”
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When Right Makes Might : Rising Powers and World Order / by Goddard, Stacie E., 1974-

Table of Contents: “…The great powers' dilemma : uncertainty, intentions, and rising power politics -- The politics of legitimacy : how a rising power's right makes might -- America's ambiguous ambition : Britain and the accommodation of the United States, 1817-1823 -- Prussia's rule-bound revolution : Europe and the destruction of the balance of power, 1863-1864 -- Germany's rhetorical rage : Britain and the abandonment of appeasement, 1938-1939 -- Japan's folly : Manchuria and the turn to revolution, 1931-1933 -- Conclusion : legitimacy, power, and strategy.…”
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When Right Makes Might : Rising Powers and World Order / by Goddard, Stacie E., 1974-

Table of Contents: “…The great powers' dilemma : uncertainty, intentions, and rising power politics -- The politics of legitimacy : how a rising power's right makes might -- America's ambiguous ambition : Britain and the accommodation of the United States, 1817-1823 -- Prussia's rule-bound revolution : Europe and the destruction of the balance of power, 1863-1864 -- Germany's rhetorical rage : Britain and the abandonment of appeasement, 1938-1939 -- Japan's folly : Manchuria and the turn to revolution, 1931-1933 -- Conclusion : legitimacy, power, and strategy.…”
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Revolutionaries to race leaders Black power and the making of African American politics / by Johnson, Cedric, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…-- Black power and African American politics -- The "Negro revolution" and Cold War America : revolutionary politics and racial conservatism in the work of Harold Cruse -- Return of the native : Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), the new nationalism, and Black power politics -- The convention strategy and conventional politics : the 1972 Gary convention and the limits of racial unity -- From popular anti-imperialism to sectarianism : the African Liberation Day mobilizations and radical intellectuals -- Radical departures : the National Black Political Assembly, the National Black Independent Political Party, and the struggle for alternatives -- Conclusion : the ends of Black politics.…”
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Revolutionaries to race leaders Black power and the making of African American politics / by Johnson, Cedric, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…-- Black power and African American politics -- The "Negro revolution" and Cold War America : revolutionary politics and racial conservatism in the work of Harold Cruse -- Return of the native : Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), the new nationalism, and Black power politics -- The convention strategy and conventional politics : the 1972 Gary convention and the limits of racial unity -- From popular anti-imperialism to sectarianism : the African Liberation Day mobilizations and radical intellectuals -- Radical departures : the National Black Political Assembly, the National Black Independent Political Party, and the struggle for alternatives -- Conclusion : the ends of Black politics.…”
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The state of play law, games, and virtual worlds /

Table of Contents: “…Intellectual property in the age of eBayers, gold farmers, and other enemies of the virtual state / Julian Dibbell -- Virtual power politics / James Grimmelmann -- Escaping the gilded cage : user-created content and building the metaverse / Cory Ondrejka -- There is no spoon / Yochai Benkler -- Who killed Miss Norway? …”
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Black rage in New Orleans police brutality and African American activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina / by Moore, Leonard N. (Leonard Nathaniel)

Table of Contents: “…: the black freedom struggle comes to New Orleans -- "We want an end to police brutality": the Black Panthers, desire, and police repression -- The politics of self-defense: Mark Essex, the soul patrol, and black vigilantism -- The right to organize: the Black Organization of Police, mass protest, and the city council hearings -- Black power politics: Ernest "Dutch" Morial and the limits of police reform -- "We are living in a police state": the Algiers tragedy, the maturation of community protest, and the politics of a civilian review board -- Black-on-black crime: the consequences of white flight, the war on drugs, and political indifference -- "A new day in Babylon": the professionalization of the New Orleans Police Department and the claiming of urban public space.…”
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Black rage in New Orleans police brutality and African American activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina / by Moore, Leonard N. (Leonard Nathaniel)

Table of Contents: “…: the black freedom struggle comes to New Orleans -- "We want an end to police brutality": the Black Panthers, desire, and police repression -- The politics of self-defense: Mark Essex, the soul patrol, and black vigilantism -- The right to organize: the Black Organization of Police, mass protest, and the city council hearings -- Black power politics: Ernest "Dutch" Morial and the limits of police reform -- "We are living in a police state": the Algiers tragedy, the maturation of community protest, and the politics of a civilian review board -- Black-on-black crime: the consequences of white flight, the war on drugs, and political indifference -- "A new day in Babylon": the professionalization of the New Orleans Police Department and the claiming of urban public space.…”
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The state of play law, games, and virtual worlds /

Table of Contents: “…Intellectual property in the age of eBayers, gold farmers, and other enemies of the virtual state / Julian Dibbell -- Virtual power politics / James Grimmelmann -- Escaping the gilded cage : user-created content and building the metaverse / Cory Ondrejka -- There is no spoon / Yochai Benkler -- Who killed Miss Norway? …”
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Global powers in the 21st century strategies and relations /

Table of Contents: “…Feigenbaum -- China views globalization : toward a new great-power politics? / Yong Deng and Thomas G. Moore -- The promise and limitations of a Sino-U.S. partnership / Wu Xinbo -- The new strategic triangle : U.S. and European reactions to China's rise / David Shambaugh -- Putin's choice / Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Putin's plan / Clifford G. …”
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Global powers in the 21st century strategies and relations /

Table of Contents: “…Feigenbaum -- China views globalization : toward a new great-power politics? / Yong Deng and Thomas G. Moore -- The promise and limitations of a Sino-U.S. partnership / Wu Xinbo -- The new strategic triangle : U.S. and European reactions to China's rise / David Shambaugh -- Putin's choice / Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Putin's plan / Clifford G. …”
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The return of geopolitics in Europe? social mechanisms and foreign policy identity crises /

Table of Contents: “…Geopolitics 'in the Land of the Prince': a passe-partout to (global) power politics? / Elisabetta Brighi and Fabio Petito; 7. …”
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Trial by Farce : A Dozen Medieval French Comedies in English for the Modern Stage /

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The return of geopolitics in Europe? social mechanisms and foreign policy identity crises /

Table of Contents: “…Geopolitics 'in the Land of the Prince': a passe-partout to (global) power politics? / Elisabetta Brighi and Fabio Petito; 7. …”
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Trial by Farce : A Dozen Medieval French Comedies in English for the Modern Stage /

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The Greater Middle East in global politics social science perspectives on the changing geography of the world politics /

Table of Contents: “…Jain -- The EU's policies of security of energy supply towards the Middle East and Caspian Region : major power politics? / Femke Hogeveen and Wilbur Perlot.…”
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The Greater Middle East in global politics social science perspectives on the changing geography of the world politics /

Table of Contents: “…Jain -- The EU's policies of security of energy supply towards the Middle East and Caspian Region : major power politics? / Femke Hogeveen and Wilbur Perlot.…”
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The SAGE handbook of leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Critical leadership studies -- Leadership and power -- Political leadership -- Leadership and cults -- Leadership ethics -- Philosophy of leadership -- Aesthetics and leadership. …”