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Kosovo
Perceptions of War and its Aftermath
Mary Buckley; Sally N Cummings (Edited by)
Continuum 2001
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In Kosovo in 1999, NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, raising crucial issues of national interest, legality and legitimacy. FocIn Kosovo in 1999, NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, raising crucial issues of national interest, legality and legitimacy. Focusing on the role of perception in international politics, this volume of 17 essays explores how perceptions of NATO intervention varied across and within states; how understandings of international events fed back into domestic politics; the implications of the war for European security; and the place of humanitarian interventionism in the post-Cold War world. No jacket. ...more
 

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The Forgotten Millions
The Modern Jewish Exodus from Arab Lands
Malka Hillel Shulewitz (Edited by)
Continuum 2000
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The Jewish presence in the Arab lands - present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, the Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen - preceded the rise ofThe Jewish presence in the Arab lands - present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, the Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen - preceded the rise of Islam by more than a thousand years, and the Jewish communities often played a leading role in the development of the region. Today, this ancient Diaspora is virtually non-existent. In essays and speeches, this book tells the story of the modern Jewish exodus from the Arab lands and presents legal, international and Israeli viewpoints. ...more
 

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The Chameleon State

Tien-Lung Liu
Berghahn 1999
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On whose side is the state in capitalist societies? In this comparative study of Britain and Germany, 1914-1933, Tien-Lung Liu offers an explanation bOn whose side is the state in capitalist societies? In this comparative study of Britain and Germany, 1914-1933, Tien-Lung Liu offers an explanation based on historical contingencies, the global cultural context and political processes. ...more
 

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Material Conflicts
Parades and Visual Displays in Northern Ireland
Neil Jarman
Berg 1997
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Providing insights into the historical roots of Northern Ireland's ethnic hostilities, Neil Jarman explores the role of images and material culture inProviding insights into the historical roots of Northern Ireland's ethnic hostilities, Neil Jarman explores the role of images and material culture in shaping present attitudes. Beginning with a study of the 'tradition' of parading in Ireland, Jarman's book shows ritual, identity, class and memory to be potent forces informing trenchant animosities - animosities that are visually reflected in banners and murals for unionists and nationalists alike. ...more
 

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Drumcree
The Orange Order's Last Stand
Chris Ryder; Vincent Kearney
Methuen 2001
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Two of Northern Ireland's foremost journalists investigate how the deadlock between Orange order marchers and Catholic residents evolved into an annuaTwo of Northern Ireland's foremost journalists investigate how the deadlock between Orange order marchers and Catholic residents evolved into an annual crisis at Drumcree and Portadown. ...more
 

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The Geopolitics of Anglo-Irish Relations in the Twentieth Century

GR Sloan
Continuum 1997
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Using a geopolitical analysis based on the theories of Halford Makinder, Sloan provides a new understanding of the strategic imperatives that drove BrUsing a geopolitical analysis based on the theories of Halford Makinder, Sloan provides a new understanding of the strategic imperatives that drove British policy throughout the 20th century. After an historical overview of Ireland's strategic importance from the Middle Ages up to Irish Home Rule, the study offers new perspectives on Ireland's geopolitical importance in the First and Second World Wars, Irish neutrality and the strategic role of Northern Ireland within British NATO and Cold War strategy. ...more
 

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