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The Reagan Revolution and the Developing Countries (1980-1990) a Seminal Decade for Predicting the World Economic Future
Together with a Long Term Historical Perspective with Implications for Predicting the World Economic Future
2011
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this is a book about the reagan revolution and the developing countries. it shows why the years (1980-1990) were critical in determining the global economic future. the first chapter is how to think about the future. the second chapter is about growth economic and human capital. the third chapter is about development economc the forth chapter is about the world economy from charlemagne to the present. the fifth chapter is about the reagan revolution. our book is unique because no other boo...
The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II
Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare and Island Campaigns Across the Pacific
2023
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The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II assembles a capacious military history of the Pacific conflict, tracing amphibious warfare from early defensive struggles to the climactic island campaigns. Combining operational narrative, strategic analysis, institutional history, and vivid accounts of combat experience, the volume illuminates the changing character of Marine warfare. Its treatments of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa stand out for showing how logistics, intel...
The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II
Pearl Harbor, Battle of Cape Gloucester, Battle of Guam, Battle of Iwo Jima, Occupation of Japan…
2023
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The anthology, 'The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II,' is a profound exploration of the myriad experiences and strategic endeavors of the US Marines during one of history's most defining global conflicts. This comprehensive collection amalgamates diverse literary styles, from riveting narratives and firsthand accounts to analytical dissections that reveal the multilayered complexity of wartime strategy. Each piece within the anthology elucidates a unique campaign, casting light on s...
United States Marines in World War II
Pacific Island Campaigns, Amphibious Warfare, and the Combat Legacy of the Corps
2023
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United States Marines in World War II gathers a wide-ranging body of operational history that traces the Corps' transformation across the Pacific and beyond. Combining campaign narrative, institutional analysis, battlefield reconstruction, and biographical attention, the volume moves from the strategic imperatives of amphibious warfare to the intimate costs of island combat. Its accounts of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and lesser-known operations illuminate not only celebrated v...
United States Marines in World War II
Courage, Sacrifice, and Resilience in World War II
2023
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In the collective anthology, *United States Marines in World War II*, the reader is invited to explore the varied and integral roles played by the United States Marine Corps during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. The collection showcases a diversity of literary styles ranging from personal narratives to detailed historical analyses, each piece contributing to a robust tapestry of the Marines' experiences and strategic impacts across various campaigns. This compendium offers a pano...
The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II
Pearl Harbor, Battle of Cape Gloucester, Battle of Guam, Battle of Iwo Jima, Occupation of Japan…
2023
EN
The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II is an expansive anthology that captures the heroic and tumultuous undertakings of the United States Marines during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. This collection meticulously assembles a variety of narratives that highlight not only strategic and military prowess but also the human experience amidst the chaos of war. Through an array of literary styles that include analytical essays, introspective memoirs, and detailed battle reports, t...
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The Post-American World: Release 2.0
Release 2.0
2011
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“A relentlessly intelligent book.” —Joseph Joffe, New York Times Book Review“This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else.” So begins Fareed Zakaria’s blockbuster on the United States in the twenty-first century, and the trends he identifies have proceeded faster than anyone anticipated. How might the nation continue to thrive in a truly global era? In this fully updated 2.0 edition, Zakaria answers these questions with his cu...
Blood Oil
Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World
2015
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Natural resources like oil and minerals are the largest source of unaccountable power in the world. Petrocrats like Putin and the Saudis spend resource money on weapons and oppression; militants in Iraq and in the Congo spend resource money on radicalization and ammunition. Resource-fueled authoritarians and extremists present endless crises to the West-and the source of their resource power is ultimately ordinary consumers, doing their everyday shopping at the gas station and the mall. In...
One World Now
The Ethics of Globalization
2016
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One World Now seamlessly integrates major developments of the past decade into Peter Singer's classic text on the ethics of globalization, One World. Singer, often described as the world's most influential philosopher, here addresses such essential concerns as climate change, economic globalization, foreign aid, human rights, immigration, and the responsibility to protect people from genocide and crimes against humanity, whatever country they may be in. Every issue is con...
Poverty and Progress
Realities and Myths about Global Poverty
2013
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In his new book, Poverty and Progress: Realities and Myths about Global Poverty, renowned development economist Deepak Lal draws on 50 years of experience around the globe to describe developing-country realities and rectify misguided notions about economic progress. Unique among books that have emerged in recent years on world poverty, Poverty and Progress directly confronts intellectual fads of the West and dismantles a wide range of myths that have obscured an astoundi...
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
2022
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A compelling theory on the rationale for the changing fortunes of nations
2013
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Objective, critical, optimistic, and with a global focus, this textbook combines international relations theory, history, up-to-date research, and current affairs to give students a comprehensive, unbiased understanding of international politics. It integrates theory and traditional approaches with globalization and research on such topics as terrorism, new economic superpowers, and global communications and social networking to offer unusual breadth and depth for an undergraduate course. ...











