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Reluctant Power

Author : Rita Zajacz
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026235375X
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Power written by Rita Zajacz and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How early twentieth-century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. In Reluctant Power, Rita Zajácz examines how early twentieth century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. Doing so, she develops an analytical framework for understanding the struggle for network control that can be applied not only to American attempts to establish a global radio network in the early twentieth century but also to current US efforts to retain control of the internet. In the late nineteenth century, Britain was seen to control both the high seas and the global cable communication network under the sea. By the turn of the twentieth century, Britain's geopolitical rivals, including the United States, looked to radiotelegraphy that could circumvent Britain's dominance. Zajácz traces policymakers' attempts to grapple with both a new technology—radiotelegraphy—and a new corporate form: the multinational corporation, which managed the network and acted as a crucial intermediary. She argues that both foreign policy and domestic radio legislation were shaped by the desire to harness radiotelegraphy for geopolitical purposes and reveals how communication policy and aspects of the American legal system adjusted to the demands of a rising power. The United States was a reluctant power during the early twentieth century, because policymakers were unsure that companies headquartered in the United States were sufficiently American and doubted that their strategies served the national interest.

Reluctant Power

Author : Rita Zajacz
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262042614
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Reluctant Crusaders

Author : Colin Dueck
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400827221
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Crusaders written by Colin Dueck and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reluctant Crusaders, Colin Dueck examines patterns of change and continuity in American foreign policy strategy by looking at four major turning points: the periods following World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He shows how American cultural assumptions regarding liberal foreign policy goals, together with international pressures, have acted to push and pull U.S. policy in competing directions over time. The result is a book that combines an appreciation for the role of both power and culture in international affairs. The centerpiece of Dueck's book is his discussion of America's "grand strategy"--the identification and promotion of national goals overseas in the face of limited resources and potential resistance. One of the common criticisms of the Bush administration's grand strategy is that it has turned its back on a long-standing tradition of liberal internationalism in foreign affairs. But Dueck argues that these criticisms misinterpret America's liberal internationalist tradition. In reality, Bush's grand strategy since 9/11 has been heavily influenced by traditional American foreign policy assumptions. While liberal internationalists argue that the United States should promote an international system characterized by democratic governments and open markets, Dueck contends, these same internationalists tend to define American interests in broad, expansive, and idealistic terms, without always admitting the necessary costs and risks of such a grand vision. The outcome is often sweeping goals, pursued by disproportionately limited means.

Making India Great

Author : Aparna Pande
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9353578027
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Making India Great written by Aparna Pande and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India will be the world's most populous country by 2024 and its third largest economy by 2028. But the size of our population and a sense of historical greatness alone are insufficient to guarantee we will fulfil our ambition to become a global power. Our approach to realize this vision needs more than just planning for economic growth. It requires a shift in attitudes. In Making India Great, Aparna Pande examines the challenges we face in the areas of social, economic, military and foreign policy and strategy. She points to the dichotomy that lies at the heart of the nation: our belief in becoming a global power and the reluctance to implement policies and take actions that would help us achieve that goal. The New India holds all the promise of greatness many of its citizens dream of. Can it become a reality? The book delves into this question.

Japan’s Reluctant Realism

Author : M. Green
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 031229980X
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Japan’s Reluctant Realism written by M. Green and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-05-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Japan's Reluctant Realism , Michael J. Green examines the adjustments of Japanese foreign policy in the decade since the end of the Cold War. Green presents case studies of China, the Korean peninsula, Russia and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the international financial institutions, and multilateral forums (the United Nations, APEC, and the ARF). In each of these studies, Green considers Japanese objectives; the effectiveness of Japanese diplomacy in achieving those objectives; the domestic and exogenous pressures on policy-making; the degree of convergence or divergence with the United States in both strategy and implementation; and lessons for more effective US - Japan diplomatic cooperation in the future. As Green notes, its bilateral relationship with the United States is at the heart of Japan's foreign policy initiatives, and Japan therefore conducts foreign policy with one eye carefully on Washington. However, Green argues, it is time to recognize Japan as an independent actor in Northeast Asia, and to assess Japanese foreign policy in its own terms.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Author : Mohsin Hamid
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307373355
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Fundamentalist written by Mohsin Hamid and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the award-winning Moth Smoke comes a perspective on love, prejudice, and the war on terror that has never been seen in North American literature. At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with a suspicious, and possibly armed, American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful meeting. . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by Underwood Samson, an elite firm that specializes in the “valuation” of companies ripe for acquisition. He thrives on the energy of New York and the intensity of his work, and his infatuation with regal Erica promises entrée into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. For a time, it seems as though nothing will stand in the way of Changez’s meteoric rise to personal and professional success. But in the wake of September 11, he finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love. Elegant and compelling, Mohsin Hamid’s second novel is a devastating exploration of our divided and yet ultimately indivisible world. “Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America. I noticed that you were looking for something; more than looking, in fact you seemed to be on a mission, and since I am both a native of this city and a speaker of your language, I thought I might offer you my services as a bridge.” —from The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Reluctant Warriors

Author : Alexandra Sakaki
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815737378
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Warriors written by Alexandra Sakaki and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Germany and Japan do more militarily to uphold the international order? Since the end of World War II, Germany and Japan have been the most reluctant of all major U.S. allies to take on military responsibilities. Given their histories, this reluctance certainly is understandable. But because of their size and economic importance, Germany and Japan are the most important U.S. allies in Europe and in East Asia, respectively, and their long-term reluctance to share the defense burden has become a perennial source of frustration for Washington. The potential security roles of Germany and Japan are becoming increasingly important given the uncertainty, indeed volatility, of today’s international environment. Under President Trump, friction among allies over burden-sharing is more intense than ever before. Meanwhile, the security environments in Europe and Asia have deteriorated because of the resurgence of a belligerent Russia under Vladimir Putin, the steady rise of an increasingly assertive China, and North Korea’s worrisome acquisition of nuclear weapons. Partly in response to these developments, Germany and Japan in recent years have boosted their security efforts, mainly by increasing defense spending and taking on a somewhat broader range of military missions. Even so, because of their cultures of anti-militarism resistance remains strong in both countries to rebuilding the military and assuming more responsibility for sustaining regional or even global peace. In Reluctant Warriors, a team of noted international experts critically examines how and why Germany and Japan have modified their military postures since 1990 so far, and assesses how far the countries still have to go—and why. The contributors also highlight the risks the United States takes if it makes too simplistic a demand for the two countries to “do more.”

Reluctant Power

Author : Rita Zájacz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780262353748
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (537 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Power written by Rita Zájacz and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reluctant Reception

Author : Kelsey P. Norman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108842364
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Reception written by Kelsey P. Norman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East and North Africa, using Egypt, Morocco and Turkey to explore why, and for what gain, host states treat migrants and refugees with indifference.

Reluctant Landscapes

Author : Francois G. Richard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022625268X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Landscapes written by Francois G. Richard and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West African history is inseparable from the history of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. According to historical archaeologist François Richard, however, the dominance of this narrative not only colors the range of political discourse about Africa but also occludes many lesser-known—but equally important—experiences of those living in the region. Reluctant Landscapes is an exploration of the making and remaking of political experience and physical landscapes among rural communities in the Siin province of Senegal between the late 1500s and the onset of World War II. By recovering the histories of farmers and commoners who made up African states’ demographic core in this period, Richard shows their crucial—but often overlooked—role in the making of Siin history. The book also delves into the fraught relation between the Seereer, a minority ethnic and religious group, and the Senegalese nation-state, with Siin’s perceived “primitive” conservatism standing at odds with the country’s Islamic modernity. Through a deep engagement with oral, documentary, archaeological, and ethnographic archives, Richard’s groundbreaking study revisits the four-hundred-year history of a rural community shunted to the margins of Senegal’s national imagination.

Living with a Reluctant Hegemon

Author : Caroline Fehl
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199608628
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Living with a Reluctant Hegemon written by Caroline Fehl and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the striking variation of European responses to US unilateralism through studing European strategic choices in fice recent transatlantic conflicts over multilateral agreements.

Reluctant Celebrity

Author : Lorraine York
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319711741
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Celebrity written by Lorraine York and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lorraine York examines the figure of the celebrity who expresses discomfort with his or her intense condition of social visibility. Bringing together the fields of celebrity studies and what Ann Cvetkovich has called the “affective turn in cultural studies”, York studies the mixed affect of reluctance, as it is performed by public figures in the entertainment industries. Setting aside the question of whether these performances are offered “in good faith” or not, York theorizes reluctance as the affective meeting ground of seemingly opposite emotions: disinclination and inclination. The figures under study in this book are John Cusack, Robert De Niro, and Daniel Craig—three white, straight, cis-gendered-male cinematic stars who have persistently and publicly expressed a feeling of reluctance about their celebrity. York examines how the performance of reluctance, which is generally admired in celebrities, builds up cultural prestige that can then be turned to other purposes.

Reluctant Realists

Author : Clay Clemens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Realists written by Clay Clemens and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the end of the school year and the prom is fast approaching. Gemma's friends all have dates and Gemma is destined to go alone. Gemma convinces herself that she doesn't care - it's great being single and free to mingle. But there's one boy who she secretly wishes would ask her - Sam. But Sam's dating Cindy - isn't he? Meanwhile, when Gemma is asked to assist the school webzine's editor, Cindy, to review a top fashion show, Gemma somehow finds herself on the catwalk modelling for one of the nation's most talked-about designers. But strutting her stuff on the catwalk isn't exactly a breeze When the school invite Gemma's alter ego, astrologist "Jessica Jupiter," to be a guest speaker at the End of Year Assembly, Gemma has no choice but to agree. But Jessica's horrescopes have played cupid for half the school - if they discover she's not real then everything will be shattered. How will she dupe the entire school into believeing that Jessica Jupiter is for real?

The Reluctant Superpower

Author : W. Bert
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230372767
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Superpower written by W. Bert and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the nature of the war in the former Yugoslavia, US interests there and US perceptions of the conflict. The policies of the Bush and Clinton administrations toward the war and the factors discouraging US intervention are examined and evaluated in the context of a post-Cold War international system. Finally, the lessons for future decisions on international intervention in a post-Cold War where old policy guidelines are obsolete are discussed and critiqued.

A Reluctant Heart

Author : Candace Osmond
Publisher : Guardian Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1988159466
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book A Reluctant Heart written by Candace Osmond and published by Guardian Publishing. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark, Gory, and Totally Sexy! Finish the #1 Bestselling Dark Paranormal Series with Jacey in A Reluctant Heart! “All my life, I stifled the dark power hidden deep inside me. What would I do with magic like that? With abilities beyond comprehension? And would I control the powers…or would they control me? But I fear my days of hiding are over. My sister Sloane and her new-found coven of wayward witches desperately need my help to complete their ritual of immortality. I agreed on one condition: that they take my powers afterward. But can I manage the magic seeping to the surface? Or will my greatest fear come to life?” Jacey had always refused to use or even accept her magic abilities. At a young age, she realized just how much more power she had than her sister Sloane. She knew then that it wasn’t normal. Even for a witch, she would be the odd one out. The best she could do was live a normal life and squash the internal struggle to use her magic. But the time has come. She can no longer ignore what’s there, right under the surface of her skin, dying to get out. Can she keep it under control long enough to complete the ritual of immortality? Or will her dark magic suck them all into oblivion? If you love the aesthetic of PRACTICAL MAGIC, the group dynamics of CHARMED, and the badass witchery of THE CRAFT, then you'll devour this quick-read novella series, the Wayward Witches!

Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem

Author : Elaine G. Breslaw
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814713076
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem written by Elaine G. Breslaw and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tituba, a young house servant from the West Indies, allegedly influenced and encouraged occult activities among teenage girls in 17th century Massachusetts, which led to the infamous witch hunts of Salem. This book offers "an imaginative reconstruction of what might have been Tituba's past".--TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT. "A valuable probe of how myths can feed hysteria".--THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD. 15 photos.

Reluctant European

Author : Stephen Wall
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198840675
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant European written by Stephen Wall and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2016, the voters of the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. The majority for 'Leave' was small. Yet, in more than 40 years of EU membership, the British had never been wholeheartedly content. In the 1950s, governments preferred the Commonwealth to the Common Market. In the 1960s, successive Conservative and Labour administrations applied to join the European Community because it was a surprising success, whilst the UK's post-war policies had failed. But the British were turned down by the French. When the UK did join, more than 10 years after first asking, it joined a club whose rules had been made by others and which it did not much like. At one time or another, Labour and Conservative were at war with each other and internally. In 1975, the Labour government held a referendum on whether the UK should stay in. Two thirds of voters decided to do so. But the wounds did not heal. Europe remained 'them', 'not 'us'. The UK was on the front foot in proposing reform and modernisation and on the back foot as other EU members wanted to advance to 'ever closer union'. As a British diplomat from 1968, Stephen Wall observed and participated in these unfolding events and negotiations. He worked for many of the British politicians who wrestled to reconcile the UK's national interest in making a success of our membership with the sceptical, even hostile, strands of opinion in parliament, the press and public opinion. This book tells the story of a relationship rooted in a thousand years of British history, and of our sense of national identity in conflict with our political and economic need for partnership with continental Europe.