Atatürk, published by the Turkish Historical Society (Türk Tarih Kurumu), presents a detailed and authoritative account of the life and legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic. The book explores Atatürk’s early career as a military officer, his decisive leadership in the Turkish War of Independence, and his role in abolishing the Ottoman Sultanate to es…
The heart of The Grand Chessboard is Brzezinski's analysis of the four critical regions of Eurasia and of the stakes for America in each arena - Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and East Asia. The crucial fault lines may seem familiar, but the implosion of the Soviet Union has created new rivalries and new relationships, and Brzezinski maps out the strategic ramifications of the new geopolitical r…
Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. The interaction of war and diplomacy is a theme avidly studied worldwide, considered by political and military strategists, and watched over by all those interested in international affairs. War and D…
The author hopes through this book to inform the readers of some of the activities of the Politburo, Party Central Committee, the Central Army Party Committee and Strategic Staff Office of the Party during the last years of the war, 1973 to 1975
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource: oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for over a century and continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. The Prize proves the unwavering significance of oil throughout the modern era …
The New Asian Renaissance provides the first comprehensive history of today's East Asia, tracing the essential stages in the rise of the region from its birth under colonial rule to the post Cold War era. Recounting the evolution of China, Japan, North and South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Francois Godement outlines the major forces that have shaped Ea…
This book is not a prediction but an urgent warning. It is about the state of global politics today, about what may happen by the onset of the twenty-first century, and also about what must not be allowed to happen. My concern that global change is out of control involves a necessarily subjective interpretation of the political meaning and message of our time.
This book contains: 1. The immediate aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet empire in Europe and the Soviet Union itself 2. The convulsive collapse of the former Yugoslavia and the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo 3. The Gulf War against Iraq and its various sequels 4. The Maastrhict Treaty for the furthering of the Europen Union 5. The tensions in China between economic liberalisation and…
For decades, Mexican leaders and scholars as well as outside observers have spoken of a Mexican university system in crisis, expressing concern over student political activism and violence, declining quality of instruction and facilities, crowded campuses, and lack of employment for graduates. When the government harshly suppressed a student movement in 1968, world attention focused on the turm…
This is the second volume in a series of three volumes that the authors have written with the assistance of Raymond J. Picquet, W. Andrew Terril, and Carol K. Wagner and with the support of the Royal United Services Institute. These volumes cover five major wars : the Arab - Israeli conflict of October 1973, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 , the Iran - Iraq War, the Soviet invasion of A…