The Man on Horseback By:Samuel Edward Finer Published on 2002-08-01 by Transaction Publishers The role of the military in a society raises a number of issues: How much separation should there be between a civil government and its army? Should the military be totally subordinate to the polity? Or should the armed forces be allowed autonomy in order to provide national security? Recently, the dangers of military dictatorships-as have existed in countries like Panama, Chile, and Argentina-have become evident. However, developing countries often lack the administrative ability and societal unity to keep the state functioning in an orderly and economically feasible manner without military intervention. Societies, of course, have dealt with the realities of these problems throughout their histories, and the action they have taken at any particular point in time has depended on numerous factors. In the |first world| of democratic countries, the civil-military relationship has been thoroughly ...
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition) By:John J. Mearsheimer Published on 2003-01-17 by W. W. Norton & Company |A superb book.…Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers.|—Barry R. Posen, The National Interest The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no: a rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable. This Book was ranked at 19 by Google Books for keyword Politic. Book ID of The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)'s Books is lDzCD_C_ipoC, Book which was written b...
The Politics of Nature By:Andrew Dobson Published on 1995 by Psychology Press This book presents a uniquely comprehensive and balanced survey of current green political ideas. It analyses the ability of these ideas to provide plausible answers to fundamental problems in political theory, concerning justice and democracy, individual rights and freedom, human nature and gender. The authors, who come from a range of different disciplines, explore the relationship between green ideas and other traditions including liberalism, anarchism, feminism and Christianity. This Book was ranked at 17 by Google Books for keyword Politic. Book ID of The Politics of Nature's Books is 1yJ9PFrSQNYC, Book which was written byAndrew Dobsonhave ETAG "BZAqzmgVAWQ" Book which was published by Psychology Press since 1995 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780415124713 and ISBN 10 Code is 0415124719 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "240 ...
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