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  • Something's Happening Here

    A Sixties Odyssey from Brooklyn to Woodstock

    by Mark Berger ...
    Series series Excelsior Editions
    The decade comes alive in this whirlwind ride through the Sixties that begins in Brooklyn and ends at Woodstock.The meadow outside Bethel, New York, is eerily empty and silent. Yesterday it held half a million cheering people, and only a few hours ago, the closer, Jimi Hendrix, recast the "Star Spangled Banner" as a firefight in the Mekong Delta. Mark Berger's been here the whole time. Arriving ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Containing Latin America

    From the Long Cold War to the Global Cold War in the Americas, 1910–1991

    Containing Latin America provides a fresh interpretive history of the making and remaking of Latin America and the United States from the Long Cold War to the Global Cold War (1910–1991), exploring how geopolitics created enduring patterns in inter-American relations.Berger argues that while each Latin American nation-state followed diverse historical trajectories—contrasting Mexico, Colombia, and ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • The Revenge of History

    Reflections on the Spanish Colonial Heritage and Social Revolution in the Americas

    At its peak, the Spanish Empire had colonies on almost every continent in the world. One of the regions most affected by Spanish colonialism was Latin America. In The Revenge of History: Reflections on the Spanish Colonial Heritage and Social Revolution in the Americas, Mark T. Berger argues that the fortunes and misfortunes of former Spanish colonies in the Americas today are still a result of ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Battle for Asia

    From Decolonization to Globalization

    Series series Asia's Transformations
    Asia has long been an ideological battleground between capitalism and communism, between nationalism and Westernisation and between the nation-state and globalization. This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to the present day which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development. Subjects covered include: * theories of development * decolonization * US political ... Read more

    $147.02 CAD

  • Rethinking the Third World

    International Development and World Politics

    Series series Rethinking World Politics
    A systematic reassessment, by two leading figures in the field, of the paradigm of international development in both theory and practice. It offers an overview and critique of development theory and strategy, and a new framework for the analysis of global inequality, poverty and development in an era of globalization. ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • Writing National Histories

    Western Europe Since 1800

    This book examines comparatively how the writing of history by individuals and groups, historians, politicians and journalists has been used to "legitimate" the nation-state agianst socialist, communist and catholic internationalism in the modern era. Covering the whole of Western Europe, the book includes discussion of: * history as legitimation in post-revolutionary France * unity and ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • The Rise of East Asia

    Critical Visions of the Pacific Century

    Edited by Mark Berger, Douglas Borer ...
    There is great interest in the Pacific Century and what its implications for the future will be. The rapid economic growth of East Asia was already setting the region apart from the rest of the world by the 1970s. By the 1980s the trend was seen to have spread southward to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, while China's provinces had also become integral to the regional economic boom. In this ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD

  • Neuro-Oncology: The Essentials

    The essential guide to managing tumors of the central nervous systemNeuro-Oncology: The Essentials, Third Edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental science and core clinical concepts behind the successful multidisciplinary management of patients with brain and spine tumors. Among the updates to this new edition are eight new chapter topics, including: Endoscopic Approaches, ... Read more

    $219.99 CAD

  • Recognition and Redistribution

    Beyond International Development

    Edited by Heloise Weber, Mark T. Berger ...
    Series series Rethinking Globalizations
    This is an innovative and insightful approach to the global politics of development. The authors challenge conventional perspectives of, and approaches to, development and offer alternative accounts of the politics of development from the perspective of non-state centred and non-state centric approaches. The authors offer critical reinterpretations of historical experiences of development ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • From Nation-Building to State-Building

    Edited by Mark T. Berger ...
    Series series ThirdWorlds
    This book examines the history of nation-building during the era of decolonization and the Cold War, and on the more recent post-Cold War and post-9/11 pursuit of nation-building in what have become known as ‘collapsed’ or ‘failed’ states.In the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era nation-building, or what is increasingly termed state-building, has taken on renewed salience, making it more important ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • The Long War - Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Collapsing States

    Series series ThirdWorlds
    The rise and fall of the Cold War coincided with the universalization and consolidation of the modern nation-state as the key unit of the wider international system. A key characteristic of the post-Cold War era, in which the US has emerged as the sole superpower, is the growing number of collapsing or collapsed states. A growing number of states are, or have become, mired in conflict or civil war ... Read more

    $72.82 CAD

  • War, Peace and Progress in the 21st Century

    Development, Violence and Insecurity

    Edited by Heloise Weber, Mark Berger ...
    Series series ThirdWorlds
    The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now thought of as one of the central challenges of world politics. However, its complexities are often overlooked in scholarly analysis and among policy practitioners, who tend to adopt a technocratic approach to the crisis of development and violence ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD