Reviews

Review – The End of Power

Tristan Abbott • Mar 7 2015 • Features

Naím’s book is a worthwhile read providing sharp analyses of the history and processes of international power dynamics and takes a fresh look at the evolution of power.

Review – China’s Foreign Political and Economic Relations

Angela Stanzel • Mar 1 2015 • Features

Heilmann & Schmidt provide an objective and insightful account of China’s policy-making. Their book is therefore recommended for anyone interested in contemporary China.

Review – The Two-State Solution

Alaa Tartir • Feb 25 2015 • Features

This edited volume is an analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but could have done better drawing out the relevance of history to today’s facts and future visions

Review – Cities at the End of the World

Victor Coutinho Lage • Feb 21 2015 • Features

Even if political categories are sometimes taken for granted, Lorenzo’s text shows how rich an engagement with literature can be to a critical reflection on politics.

Review – The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton

Elizabeth Austin • Feb 16 2015 • Features

Ghattas’ book is an intriguing narrative placing Clinton’s activities between 2008 to 2012 into a wider analysis of US power, but leaves some key issues unresolved.

Review – Challenging Boundaries: Great Flows and Territorial Identities

Martina Petkova • Feb 12 2015 • Features

Shapiro & Alker’s edited book throws light on the nature of theoretical discourses and the missing links between classical, critical and postmodernist theoretical views.

Review – Debating European Security and Defense Policy

Stefan Gänzle • Feb 5 2015 • Features

Larivé’s work explores the nature of the European Security and Defence Policy and its achievements and shortcomings, and the question of sovereignty for Europe.

Review – Latin America’s Radical Left

Gemma McNulty • Jan 30 2015 • Features

Ellner’s engaging volume moves beyond the stagnant ‘two lefts’ thesis to ask more substantive questions about governance and democracy under the region’s radical left.

Review – An Introduction to the English School of International Relations

Yannis Stivachtis • Jan 25 2015 • Features

Buzan’s seminal work on the English School offers a stimulating introduction for all students and scholars of IR and highlights the need for further research

Review – The History Manifesto

Virginia Berridge • Jan 18 2015 • Features

Guldi and Armitage’s volume offers a stirring manifesto for the revival of history as the key problem-solving discipline in a digitised and globalised world.

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