by David J. Francis ... [et al (2005)
"Tracing the evolution of UN peacekeeping, this volume explores its historical background and, by way of pertinent case studies, focuses on the changing nature of UN peacekeeping with particular reference to Africa, a continent that has been instrumental in shaping theory and practice." "The book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of both the capacity of the African Regional Intergovernmental Organizations in collective security peacekeeping, conflict management and resolution, and the collaboration between the UN and ECOWAS in Liberia and Sierra Leone."--Jacket.
Daniel Coit Gilman
A Virginia veteran of the Revolutionary War who was elected to the new U.S. Senate in 1790 and later served as Secretaries of War and State prior to becoming U.S. President (1817-1825). “A short, simple account of the most important events in Monroe’s life. Contains a thorough bibliography of Monroe and the Monroe doctrine.” — A.L.A. Catalog 1926
J. Marshall Beier
This volume explores broad conceptual questions raised by the 'discovery' of indigenous peoples as increasingly important global political actors - questions made all the more urgent by the sudden recognition that indigenous diplomacies are not at all new, but merely newly noticed.
William Crotty
In this volume, the study of legislatures has traditionally been a central preoccupation of political scientists. Legislatures provide good laboratories for testing theories and methodologies of significance in the discipline and, more broadly, for contributing to an understanding of how representative government works.
Laurence W. Levine with Kathleen Quinn
"Inside Argentina From Peron to Menem: 1950-2000 From an American Point of View is an eyewitness narrative of the perilous journey taken by modern Argentina in its search for economic and political stability. It is the fascinating, untold story of the key role played by U.S.-Argentine relations in forging Argentina's destiny."--BOOK JACKET.