The Defiant Border
- 272pagine
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This book explores why the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands have remained largely independent of state controls throughout the twentieth century.
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Questa serie accademica approfondisce l'intricata storia delle relazioni estere degli Stati Uniti, dall'epoca coloniale ai giorni nostri. Esamina criticamente queste interazioni impiegando approcci metodologici all'avanguardia e archivi di recente accesso. Con un'etica guida di transnazionalismo, la serie dà priorità alla comprensione delle relazioni estere americane in un contesto globale, superando un punto di vista esclusivamente incentrato sugli Stati Uniti.
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Israel's Armor
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Israel in the American Mind
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The Genesis of America
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Science and American Foreign Relations since World War II
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Saigon at War
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Vietnam's Communist Revolution
- 352pagine
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This book traces the Vietnamese communist worldview throughout their revolution, and offers a new explanation for the tragedy of Vietnam.
Vietnam's Lost Revolution
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