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The Difficult Triangle Mexico, Central America, And The United States


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English | 2019 | ISBN: 0813382041 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 0.5 mb
This book examines the troubled nature of the triangular relationship between Mexico, Central America and the United States in order to understand the implications of US policy for peace and development in the Western hemisphere.

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Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe


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English | 2019 | ISBN: 0367421674 | EPUB | pages: 132 | 0.9 mb
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe expands research on democratic innovations by looking specifically at different forms of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern Europe.

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The Sociology of Central Asian Youth Choice, Constraint, Risk


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English | ISBN: 0815380607 | 2018 | 174 pages | EPUB | 766 KB
At the onset of the twenty-first century, ‘youth studies’ emerged as a distinct field of inquisition. Discourses and debates in the field have since become more sophisticated, and the spectrum of analysis has likewise broadened. However, it is striking to note how little reference is made to young people of peripheral regions like Central Asia.

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Liberal Nationalism in Central Europe


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English | 2004 | pages: 245 | ISBN: 0415314798, 0415406129 | PDF | 1,5 mb
After the collapse of communism there was a widespread fear that nationalism would pose a serious threat to the development of liberal democracy in the countries of central Europe. This book examines the role of nationalism in post-communist development in central Europe, focusing in particular on Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It argues that a certain type of nationalism, that is liberal nationalism, has positively influenced the process of postcommunist transition towards the emerging liberal democratic order.

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Security and Internal Affairs of Central Asia


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English | ISBN: 1617288462 | 2011 | 159 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The Central Asian region is an age-old east-west and north-south trade and transport crossroads. While welcoming new trade, aid, and other ties, the leaders of Central Asia have been less receptive to calls to democratise and respect human rights. This book discusses the internal and external security concerns of the Central Asian states which include mixes of social disorder, crime, corruption, terrorism, ethnic and civil conflict, border tensions, water and transport disputes, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and trafficking of illegal narcotics and persons and the scope of U.S. interest and presence in the region.

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