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Maja Zehfuss, “Constructivism in International Relations: The Politics of Reality (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)” Publisher: Cambridge University Press | 2002 | ISBN 0521815444 | PDF | 311 pages | 10.2 MB Maja Zehfuss critiques constructivist theories of international relations (currently considered to be at the cutting edge of the discipline) and finds them wanting and even politically dangerous. Zehfuss uses Germany’s first shift toward using its military abroad after the end of the Cold War to illustrate why constructivism does not work and how it leads to particular analytical outcomes and forecloses others

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Paul Rogers, “Losing Control: Global Security in the Early Twenty-First Century, Second Edition” Publisher: Pluto Press | 2002 | ISBN 0745319106 | PDF | 195 pages | 10.4 MB The attacks in New York and Washington on 11th September 2001 took most of the world by surprise.

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Christopher Paul, “Reporters on the Battlefield: The Embedded Press System in Historical Context” Publisher: RAND Corporation | 2004 | ISBN 0833036548 | PDF | 176 pages | 10.5 MB An Analysis of the relations between the military and the press explores the factors that led to the development fo the embedded press and distinguishedes the outcomes and goals for the the entitles and for the public, including the right to know.

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Mary Kaldor, Terry Karl, Yahia Said, “Oil Wars” Publisher: Pluto Press | 2007 | ISBN 0745324789 | PDF | 302 pages | 11.2 MB Are oil-rich countries prone to war?

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Robert Hinde, Joseph Rotblat, “War No More: Eliminating Conflict in the Nuclear Age” Publisher: Pluto Press | 2003 | ISBN 0745321925 | PDF | 238 pages | 11.1 MB Never before have so many people worried about the effects of military conflict. At a time when terrorism is opening the way for new forms of warfare worldwide, this book provides a much-needed account of the real dangers we face, and argues that the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and of war are attainable and necessary goals.

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Jochen Hippler, “Nation-Building: A Key Concept for Peaceful Conflict Transformation?” Publisher: Pluto Press | 2005 | ISBN 0745323367 | PDF | 212 pages | 10.9 MB The term ‘nation-building’ has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the early 1990s. It has been used to describe and to justify the military interventions in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Linked to the idea of ‘failed’ or ‘failing’ states, the concept is used to hide and legitimise a whole range of diverse policies, allowing foreign powers to control and reshape countries in areas of conflict

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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Publisher: Back Bay Books | ISBN: 0316010669 | edition 2007 | PDF | 98 pages | 10,4 mb Blink is about the first two seconds of looking–the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of “thin slices” of behavior

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199 Days: The Battle for Stalingrad Publisher: Forge Books | ISBN: 0312868537 | edition 1999 | PDF | 212 pages | 15 mb The epic battle of Stalingrad will be remembered as one of history’s most savage conflicts. Here world-renowned military historian Edwin P. Hoyt tells the full story of this bloody battle, using documents from Moscow and American archives as well as first-person testimonials from Stalingrad’s heroic survivors

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Judith Palmer Harik, “Hezbollah: The Changing Face of Terrorism” Publisher: I. B. Tauris | 2005 | ISBN 1845110242 | PDF | 242 pages | 10.2 MB Since the assassination of Rafik Hariri in early 2005, Lebanese politics has been plunged into a new era.

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