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  • Hard Choices

    Moral Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention

    Since Somalia, the international community has found itself changing its view of humanitarian intervention. Operations designed to alleviate suffering and achieve peace sometimes produce damaging results. The United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, military and civilian agencies alike find themselves in the midst of confusion and weakness where what they seek are clarity and stability. ... En savoir plus

    $71.99 CAD

  • Mercy Under Fire

    War And The Global Humanitarian Community

    par Larry Minear ...
    From Bosnia to Somalia, and most recently from Rwanda to Angola and the Sudan, humanitarian aid and international interventions have gone awry. Although the need for humanitarian assistance has not diminished in the wake of the Cold War, success stories will almost certainly be harder to come by. This book addresses that grim prospect. Based on sch ... En savoir plus

    $86.56 CAD

  • Through Veterans' Eyes

    par Larry Minear ...
    As of early 2010, more than two million U.S. troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet the American public is neither much engaged in the issues of these two wars nor particularly knowledgeable about the troops experiences, which have ranged from positive and energizing to searing and debilitating. Based on scores of interview--some culled from the Library of Congress Veterans History ... En savoir plus

    $30.16 CAD

  • The Challenges of Famine Relief

    Emergency Operations

    For nearly a decade, international efforts to combat famine and food shortages around the globe have concentrated on the critical situations in sub-Saharan Africa. In the Sudan, the largest country in Africa, prolonged drought, complicated by civil strife and debilitating economic problems, has caused widespread human suffering. The Sudan illustrates the proverbial worst-case scenario in which ... En savoir plus

    $26.99 CAD

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  • The Hundred-Foot Journey

    A Novel

    “Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille” (The New York Times Book Review) in this foodie novel set in Europe that**’**s “delicious fairytale-like read” (NPR) about family, nationality, and the mysteries of good taste.Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets, and gourmet ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Great Convergence

    Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World

    The twenty-first century has seen a rise in the global middle class that brings an unprecedented convergence of interests and perceptions, cultures and values. Kishore Mahbubani is optimistic. We are creating a new global civilization. Eighty-eight percent of the world's population outside the West is rising to Western living standards, and sharing Western aspirations. Yet Mahbubani, one of the ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Getting Back in the Game

    A Foreign Policy Handbook for Canada

    par Paul Heinbecker ...
    Has Canada lost its place in the world? Are we destined for a future as a middle power, denied a seat at the "grown-ups table"? Some would argue yes, that decades of neglect and inattention have rendered Canadian foreign policy ineffective at best and non-existent at worst.Paul Heinbecker disagrees. The golden days of Lester B. Pearson may be long gone, he contends (and perhaps they weren't quite ... En savoir plus

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  • The China Challenge

    Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

    “A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • Winning the War on War

    The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide

    Everyone knows: wars are getting worse, more civilians are dying, and peacemaking achieves nothing, right? Wrong.Despite all the bad-news headlines, peacekeeping is working. Fewer wars are starting, more are ending, and those that remain are smaller and more localized. But peace doesn’t just happen; it needs to be put into effect. Moreover, understanding the global decline in armed conflict is ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

  • Brave New Canada

    Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World

    Globalization and the shifting tectonic plates of the international system have led to an increasingly competitive world. If Canada hopes to gain advantage from the dramatic developments underway it will have to aggressively adapt its foreign and domestic policies and priorities under the clear direction of the federal government or accept being left behind.In Brave New Canada, Derek Burney and ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • Navigating a New World

    Canada's Global Future

    par Lloyd Axworthy ...
    In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes the human story. As we meet refugees from civil war and drought, child soldiers and landmine victims, the moral imperative is clear: this is a deeply compassionate appeal to confront ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $8.99 CAD

  • The Beijing Consensus

    Legitimizing Authoritarianism in Our Time

    par Stefan Halper ...
    Beijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington -- but not for the reasons you think. China's challenge to the West stems from its transformative brand of capitalism and an entirely different conception of the international community. In The Beijing Consensus, a leading expert in international relations presents a coherent integration of the many sides of U.S.-China relations. ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD