Routledge International Handbooks
East and South-East Asia: International Relations and Security Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew T. H. Tan
September 29, 2015
The economic growth of East and South-East Asia in the context of the global financial crisis has strengthened the view that this region is emerging in the 21st century as the most economically vibrant region in the world. With some of the largest economies, and generally high economic growth rates...
Handbook of Africa's International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Tim Murithi
September 29, 2015
Africa’s international relations have often been defined and oriented by the dominant international and geopolitical agendas of the day. In the aftermath of colonialism the Cold War became a dominant paradigm that defined the nature of the continent’s relationship with the rest of the world. The ...
The European Union and Global Governance: A Handbook
1st Edition
Edited
By Dr Jens-Uwe Wunderlich, David J Bailey
September 29, 2015
The role of the European Union in global politics has been of growing interest over the past decade. The EU is a key player in global institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and NATO. It continues to construct an emerging identity and project its values and interests throughout ...
Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War: Just War Theory in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Fritz Allhoff, Nicholas G. Evans, Adam Henschke
July 22, 2015
This new Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary extensions and alternatives to the just war tradition in the field of the ethics of war. The modern history of just war has typically assumed the primacy of four particular elements: jus ad bellum, jus in bello, the state actor, and...
Handbook of Oil Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Looney
July 16, 2015
These days, one would have a difficult time picking up a newspaper, or watching a newscast that did not have a lead story dealing with some aspect of oil. From instability in the Middle East, to stock market crashes and concerns over the health of the world economy, to wars that seem to break out ...
Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, James Forest
June 29, 2015
Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. With a focus on examining the fundamental sources of – and defence policy responses to – the new ‘post-9/11’ security environment, this volume offers an up-to-date, ...
Handbook of China's Governance and Domestic Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Chris Ogden
May 21, 2015
The Handbook of China’s Governance and Domestic Politics looks at how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed by the world’s largest political party in the world’s longest-ruling Communist regime, China is undergoing a...
Handbook of China's International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Shaun Breslin
May 21, 2015
In a relatively short period of time, the study of China’s international relations has gone from being a topic that interested a fairly small group of scholars and analysts to one that is close to – if not actually at – the centre of academic and policy agendas. Moreover, it is not just the ...
Handbook of India's International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By David Scott
May 21, 2015
The Handbook of India’s International Relations gives an overview of India’s international relations, given the development of India as a major economic power in the world, and the growing interest in the impact of Asia on the international system in the future. This book is centred on India’s own ...
Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation
1st Edition
Edited
By Harsh V Pant
May 21, 2015
The Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation delves deep into the changing global nuclear landscape. The chapters document the increasing complexity of the global nuclear proliferation dynamic and the inability of the international community to come to terms with a rapidly changing strategic milieu. ...
Handbook of US-Middle East Relations: Formative Factors and Regional Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Looney
May 21, 2015
One of the main tasks facing the Barack Obama Administration in the USA is that of improving the image of the country in the Middle East region. During the George W. Bush Administration, US relations with most countries in the region declined to an all-time low. There is, among the general publics ...
Routledge International Handbook of Social Psychology of the Classroom
1st Edition
Edited
By Christine M. Rubie-Davies, Jason M. Stephens, Penelope Watson
May 21, 2015
The Routledge International Handbook of Social Psychology of the Classroom presents the first comprehensive and integrated compilation of theory and research on topics related to the social cohesion of the classroom. Many of these topics have been studied independently; for example, motivation...