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7: From Isolation to International Hegemonic Power

written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932-; in America Transformed: Sixty Years of Revolutionary Change, 1941–2001 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 62-79

This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior...

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6: ICC–State Relations

written by Benjamin N. Schiff, 1952-; in Building the International Criminal Court (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 165-193

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first and only standing international court capable of prosecuting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. This book analyzes the ICC, melding historical perspective, international relations theories, and observers' insights to explain the Court's origins, c...

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10 Foreign Intervention and Nonintervention

written by Stanley G. Payne, 1934-; in The Spanish Civil War, Cambridge Essential Histories (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 131-148

This book is the first general history of the Spanish Civil War to provide a clear and objective account of its origins in Spanish domestic affairs. It treats controversial issues of revolution, counter-revolution, political repressions and foreign intervention and non-intervention, as well as giving a detailed mi...

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Cambridge Middle East Library, No. 21, Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Case of South Yemen, 1967–1987

written by Fred Halliday, 1946-2010; edited by Roger Owen, fl. 1990, in Cambridge Middle East Library, No. 21 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1990, originally published 1990), 336 page(s)

This book is a study of the foreign policy of South Yemen from the time of its independence from Britain in 1967 until 1987. It covers relations with the west, including the USA, and with the USSR and China, and also highlights South Yemen's conflicts with its neighbours, North Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

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9. Conclusion

written by Jeremy M. Weinstein, fl. 2006; in Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence, Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 327-350

This book presents a theory to account for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war, explaining why patterns of insurgent violence vary so much across conflicts. It does so by examining the membership, structure, and behavior of four insurgent movements in Uganda, Mozambique, and Peru.

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Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics, Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests

written by Andrew Yeo, fl. 2008, in Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 242 page(s)

This book examines the impact of anti-base movements on politics, and the role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author's findings are drawn from field research and interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers and US base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa),...

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9. Building Transnational Coalitions

written by Sidney Tarrow, fl. 2005; in The New Transnational Activism, Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 161-182

The New Transnational Activism, first published in 2005, shows how even the most prosaic activities can assume broader political meanings when they provide ordinary people with the experience of crossing transnational space. This means that we cannot be satisfied with defining transnational activists through the w...

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written by Carsten Stahn, fl. 2003; in The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration: Versailles to Iraq and Beyond, Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), i-xxxvi

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2: The laws of war applicable in internal armed conflicts

written by Eve La Haye, fl. 2008; in War Crimes in Internal Armed Conflicts, Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 32-103

Does international law make individuals responsible for perpetrating war crimes during civil wars? If so, how can that responsibility be enforced? Eve La Haye discusses the feasibility of national and international prosecutions and the means to bring to justice those who have committed such crimes.

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written by T. V. Paul, fl. 1994; in Asymmetric Conflicts: War Initiation by Weaker Powers, Cambridge Studies in International Relations (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994, originally published 1994)

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