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009405
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2008
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Great Britain, Little, Brown and Company, 2007.
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184pWhite Spine
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In this collection of illuminating, incisive and thought-provoking essays, Eric Hobsbawm examines every aspect of the issues that have inspired the greatest debate - not only among politicians, academics and commentators but among all of us - in recent years: that is, the effects of globalisation, the plight of democracy and the threat of terrorism. As we are only too aware, all of these have the power to affect our daily lives, from the state of our economies to the fear of murderous bomb attacks in our cities. Hobsbawm discusses war and peace in our lifetime, problems of public order, anarchy and terrorism, nationalism and the changing nature of the nation-state, and the future prospects for democracy, setting out the historical background and the lessons it can offer us. Above all, he turns his piercing gaze to the Middle East and Western imperialism. Engaging, erudite and demonstrating his characteristically firm grasp of the facts and statistics, Hobsbawm's essays are indispensable to our understanding of the world we live in.
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Preface
War and peace in the twentieth century
War, peace and hegemony at the beginning of the twenty-first century
Why American hegemony differs from Britain's empire
On the end of empires
Nations and Nationalism in the new century
The prospects of democracy
Spreading democracy
Terror
Public order in an age of violence
The empire expands wider still and wider
Notes
Index
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9780349120669 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 009752 | 909.83/HOB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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011029
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London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2006.
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48pDark Blue Spine
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Kingfisher history encyclopedia
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Highlights the social, technological and environmental changes, advances in science and technology, changing family structures, a growing gap between the rich and poor, and an increase in global terrorism, in today's modern world.
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The world at a glance
The Cold War
In space
China
World economy
Wars in Asia
Civil rights
Terrorism
Famine in Africa
New nations
Wars in the Middle East
A scientific revolution
The environment
Asian economies
Peacekeeping
World trouble spots
South Africa
Index
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9780753409756 Pb.
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| 011228 | 909.83/HOL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007722
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New Delhi, Penguin Books India, 2008.
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292pBlue Spine
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Outlines the contemporary diffusion of power throughout the world.Draws lessons from the two great power shifts of the past 500 years - the rise of the Western world and the rise of the United States - to tell us what we can expect from the third shift.
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9780670082292 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 008124 | 909.83/ZAK | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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