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Grand Strategies of the Left

The Foreign Policy of Progressive Worldmaking

by Van Jackson ...

Why are progressives often critical of US foreign policy and the national security state? What would a statecraft that pulls ideas from the American left look like? Grand Strategies of the Left brings the progressive worldview into conversation with security studies and foreign policy practice. It argues that American progressives think durable security will only come by prioritizing the ... Read more

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Why are progressives often critical of US foreign policy and the national security state? What would a statecraft that pulls ideas from the American left look like? Grand Strategies of the Left brings the progressive worldview into conversation with security studies and foreign policy practice. It argues that American progressives think durable security will only come by prioritizing the
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On the Brink

Trump, Kim, and the Threat of Nuclear War

by Van Jackson ...

In 2017, the world watched as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded personal insults and escalating threats of nuclear war amid unprecedented shows of military force. Former Pentagon insider and Korean security expert Van Jackson traces the origins of the first American nuclear crisis in the post-Cold War era, and explains the fragile, highly unpredictable way that it ... Read more

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In 2017, the world watched as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded personal insults and escalating threats of nuclear war amid unprecedented shows of military force. Former Pentagon insider and Korean security expert Van Jackson traces the origins of the first American nuclear crisis in the post-Cold War era, and explains the fragile, highly unpredictable way that it
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Pacific Power Paradox

American Statecraft and the Fate of the Asian Peace

by Van Jackson ...

A new history of Asian peace since 1979 that considers America’s paradoxical roleAfter more than a century of recurring conflict, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have managed something remarkable: avoiding war among nations. Since 1979, Asia has endured threats, near-miss crises, and nuclear proliferation but no interstate war. How fragile is this “Asian peace,” and what is America’s role ... Read more

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A new history of Asian peace since 1979 that considers America’s paradoxical roleAfter more than a century of recurring conflict, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have managed something remarkable: avoiding war among nations. Since 1979, Asia has endured threats, near-miss crises, and nuclear proliferation but no interstate war. How fragile is this “Asian peace,” and what is America’s role
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Reborn

by Vin Jackson ...

Is there life after death? Richard and Karen are sure of it because they died once and, although the doctors brought them back, part of them is still trapped on the other side. But this Afterlife their alter-egos are experiencing isn't what they were led to believe. It seems there is no peace after death, no Heaven, not any more. There is just a decaying land of medieval customs and barbarity, a ... Read more

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Is there life after death? Richard and Karen are sure of it because they died once and, although the doctors brought them back, part of them is still trapped on the other side. But this Afterlife their alter-egos are experiencing isn't what they were led to believe. It seems there is no peace after death, no Heaven, not any more. There is just a decaying land of medieval customs and barbarity, a
... Read more
The Rivalry Peril

How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy

by Van Jackson, Michael Brenes ...

How the U.S. policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy, peace, and prosperity—and how a saner approach is possibleFor close to a decade, the U.S. government has been preoccupied with the threat of China, fearing that the country will “eat our lunch,” in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to help constrain China’s military power ... Read more

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How the U.S. policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy, peace, and prosperity—and how a saner approach is possibleFor close to a decade, the U.S. government has been preoccupied with the threat of China, fearing that the country will “eat our lunch,” in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to help constrain China’s military power
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Teleworking

New International Perspectives From Telecommuting to the Virtual Organisation

Edited by Paul J. Jackson, Jos M. van der Wielen ...

Teleworking is an up-to-date, groundbreaking and comprehensive assessment of teleworking. It includes* multidisciplinary contributions drawing on sociology, management science, economics, philosophy and information technology* analysis of post-modern and post-industrial theoretical contexts* a selection of empirical studies from across the world* accounts of different modes of teleworking, from ... Read more

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Teleworking is an up-to-date, groundbreaking and comprehensive assessment of teleworking. It includes* multidisciplinary contributions drawing on sociology, management science, economics, philosophy and information technology* analysis of post-modern and post-industrial theoretical contexts* a selection of empirical studies from across the world* accounts of different modes of teleworking, from
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Rival Reputations

Coercion and Credibility in US-North Korea Relations

by Van Jackson ...

Charting the turbulent history of US-North Korean affairs from the 1960s through to 2010, Rival Reputations explores how past incidents and crises can be relied upon to help determine threat credibility and the willingness of an adversary to resort to violence. Using reputation as the framework, this book answers some of the most vexing questions regarding both US and North Korean foreign policy. ... Read more

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Charting the turbulent history of US-North Korean affairs from the 1960s through to 2010, Rival Reputations explores how past incidents and crises can be relied upon to help determine threat credibility and the willingness of an adversary to resort to violence. Using reputation as the framework, this book answers some of the most vexing questions regarding both US and North Korean foreign policy.
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Sporting Chance (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Serrano Legacy 2

by Elizabeth Moon ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Colleen Delany, Sunny Lasskey, Andy Clemence, David Coyne, M.B. Van Dorn, Elisabeth Demery, Ken Jackson, Peter Stray, Christopher Graybill, Lily Beacon, Karen Carbone, Michael John Casey, Dylan Lynch, Terence Aselford, James Lewis, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Mort Shelby ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Serrano Legacy
Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

Lady Cecelia is to mysteries what a pack of foxhounds is to a fox... and her interference brings her to disaster. But Captain Serrano isn't about to let her employer—and now her friend—be destroyed. With the help of Lady Cecelia's nephew and his friends, including Lord Thornbuckle's adventurous daughter, Heris plots a rescue, while trying to re-balance her own life and recover relationships with ... Read more

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Lady Cecelia is to mysteries what a pack of foxhounds is to a fox... and her interference brings her to disaster. But Captain Serrano isn't about to let her employer—and now her friend—be destroyed. With the help of Lady Cecelia's nephew and his friends, including Lord Thornbuckle's adventurous daughter, Heris plots a rescue, while trying to re-balance her own life and recover relationships with
... Read more
The Devil's Whelp

by Vin Jackson ...

The floating exploration rig, Olympian, is drilling for oil. It has a crew of 80 tough, no-nonsense oilmen capable of handling anything . So they think. But Scott Reef #8 isn't just a jinx - it will prove to be one hole too many.There's something down there apart from sea and mud that seems to think they're here for fun. The rules of Its game are simple - play or die; the prize for winning - ... Read more

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The floating exploration rig, Olympian, is drilling for oil. It has a crew of 80 tough, no-nonsense oilmen capable of handling anything . So they think. But Scott Reef #8 isn't just a jinx - it will prove to be one hole too many.There's something down there apart from sea and mud that seems to think they're here for fun. The rules of Its game are simple - play or die; the prize for winning -
... Read more
The Maid Narratives

Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South

by Katherine Van Wormer, David W. Jackson III, Charletta Sudduth ...

Series series Southern Literary Studies
The Maid Narratives shares the memories of black domestic workers and the white families they served, uncovering the often intimate relationships between maid and mistress. Based on interviews with over fifty people -- both white and black -- these stories deliver a personal and powerful message about resilience and resistance in the face of oppression in the Jim Crow South.The housekeepers, ... Read more

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The Maid Narratives shares the memories of black domestic workers and the white families they served, uncovering the often intimate relationships between maid and mistress. Based on interviews with over fifty people -- both white and black -- these stories deliver a personal and powerful message about resilience and resistance in the face of oppression in the Jim Crow South.The housekeepers,
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The Politicisation of Business in Western Europe

Edited by M.P.C .M. Van Schendelen, R.J. Jackson ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Economics of the European Union
The Politicisation of Business in Western Europe (1987) surveys the relationship between politics and business in West European countries. It describes the political environment in which businessmen find themselves, charts and explains the changes and dynamics of governments’ interference with business and discusses businessmen’s reactions to the increased government interference. ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

The Politicisation of Business in Western Europe (1987) surveys the relationship between politics and business in West European countries. It describes the political environment in which businessmen find themselves, charts and explains the changes and dynamics of governments’ interference with business and discusses businessmen’s reactions to the increased government interference.
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The Rivalry Peril

How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy

by Van Jackson, Michael Brenes ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

How the US policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy, peace, and prosperity—and how a saner approach is possibleFor close to a decade, the US government has been preoccupied with the threat of China, fearing that the country will "eat our lunch," in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to help constrain China's military power and ... Read more

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How the US policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy, peace, and prosperity—and how a saner approach is possibleFor close to a decade, the US government has been preoccupied with the threat of China, fearing that the country will "eat our lunch," in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to help constrain China's military power and
... Read more

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