Documents tagged with world politics

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Ancient China and Modern Europe

These are two reviews written about the book: War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe.
  • You-Sheng Li published this 12 / 08 / 2009
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Glenny - McMafia (2009) - Synopsis

Synopsis of Misha Glenny, McMafia: A Journey through the Global Criminal Underground (New York: Vintage Books/Random House, April 2009); originally published 2008. -- Discussed at Digging Deeper ...
  • jensenmk published this 09 / 13 / 2009
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USA the Not So Free Country Any More 25-06-07

USA - the land of the not-so-free any more USA the land of the not-so-free-any-more First of all, as a TRUE AMERICAN I must apologize to the world what this “apocalyptic political figure” G.W. BUS...
  • sedonarh published this 06 / 16 / 2009
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Huntington - The Clash of Civilizations (1996) - Synopsis

Synopsis of Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (New York, London, Toronto, and Sydney: Simon & Schuster, 1996; paperback 2002). Discussed at Digging D...
  • jensenmk published this 05 / 31 / 2009
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Michael L. Ross. 1999. The Political Economy of the Resource Curse. World Politics 51(2): 297-322.

The author examines why there has been no drop in the number of wars in countries that produce oil. Based on the article, the main reason for this is that oil wealth often wrecks havoc on a country...
  • nhudson35 published this 01 / 24 / 2009
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Michael L. Ross. 1999. The Political Economy of the Resource Curse. World Politics 51(2): 297-322.

The author examines why there has been no drop in the number of wars in countries that produce oil. Based on the article, the main reason for this is that oil wealth often wrecks havoc on a country...
  • nhudson35 published this 01 / 24 / 2009
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The Jesus Joke- Part 1 by Seamus Breathnach

According to Carotta JC stands for Julius Caesar -- not Jesus Christ. There is no Jesus Christ and there never was one. He is purely the figment of the Rome’s imagination as depicted by the Piso Fa...
  • seamus breathnach published this 01 / 11 / 2009
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Russian Georgia War

This report reviews legal aspects of Russia’s invasion into Georgia in August 2008 and Russia’s recognition of Georgia’s separatist enclaves’ independence. The report includes an analysis of releva...
  • elioz76 published this 10 / 19 / 2008
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