Politique

Fire in the Night

 Orde Charles Wingate. Winston Churchill thought him a military genius; others considered him greatly over-rated; a few even thought him mad. His overriding passion was for Zionism, a cause which he embraced when posted to British-ruled Palestine in 1936. There he raised the Special Night Squads, an irregular force which decimated Arab rebel bands and taught a future generation of Israeli …Lire la suite

East and West

 In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor of the colony of Hong Kong. He explains why he adopted the stance that he did, and how he fought his battles.

The Dispensable Nation

American Foreign Policy in Retreat

Former State Department advisor for Afghanistan and Pakistan and bestselling author Vali Nasr delivers a sharp indictment of America's flawed foreign policy and outlines a new relationship with the Muslim world and with new players in the changing Middle East. In this essential new book, Vali Nasr argues that the Obama administration had a chance to improve its relations with the Middle …Lire la suite

Between the Crashes

Reflections and insights on UK politics and global economics in the af

City of London MP Mark Field had a ringside seat in 2008 as the global financial system was sucked into a spiral of crisis. With one foot in the Westminster Village and the other in his central London constituency, Field had access to a unique mix of politicians, financiers and business people in the feverish months and years that followed. A collection of his short contemporary essays and …Lire la suite

Tales of a New America

The Harvard political economist argues that Americans must rethink some important cultural myths and self-definitions if the U.S. is to retain its dominant role within the emerging global economy.

Ohne Liebe herrscht nur Trauer

Beginnend bei den Naturvölkern und ihrem Verständnis von Liebe, die ihnen meist heilig war, dann dem Umbruch dieses Bildes durch das Entstehen des Vaterrechts, des Privateigentums und der sorgfältig verschwiegenen Ausschaltung der Liebe als gesellschaftlicher Kraft im Laufe der folgenden Jahrhunderte beschäftigt sich der erste Teil A; mit der daraus entstandenen Katastrophe für uns der …Lire la suite

Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography

 A newly edited, single-volume commemorative edition of 'The Path to Power' and 'The Downing Street Years'; this is Margaret Thatcher in her own words.

Externe Intervention und state-building in Afghanistan

Interne und externe Faktoren für state-building am Beispiel Afghanista

Diese Magisterarbeit behandelt ausführlich die sowjetische Intervention Afghanistans und die aktuelle Mission in Afghanistan seit 2001. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die state-building Massnahmen beider Zeiträume zu vergleichen und ein generelles Urteil über die Möglichkeit von state-building in Afghanistan durch externe Interventen zu beurteilen.

Die Wahrheit über mein Leben

Ich wurde im Libanon (Beirut) 1968 geboren. Mein muslimischer Name lautet Bilal Muhammad Mcheik, am 15. August 2005 wechselte ich zum Christentum und lies meinen Namen ändern auf Martin Maria Mcheik. Warum und weshalb ich zum Christentum wechselte, habe ich alles in meinem Buch detailliert aufgeführt.In meinem Buch erzähle ich über meine Kindheit und Jugend, aber auch alles, was ich bis zum…Lire la suite

The Last Man in Russia

And The Struggle To Save A Dying Nation

From Oliver Bullough, the acclaimed author of the Orwell Prize-shortlisted, Let Our Fame Be Great, a study - part travelogue, part political analysis - of a nation in crisisIn the 1960s, when the Soviet Union said it was building heaven on earth and the brave, non-conformist dissidents lived like free men in the midst of this enormous prison, the Russian nation began to drink itself to death. …Lire la suite