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Afghanistan : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre Afghanistan : What Everyone Needs to Know

par Rubin, Barnett R.

New York

2020 -

  • Disponible - 328(55) RUB

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan descended into an unending conflict that featured at various points most of the world's major powers. In the mid-1990s, the country entered a new phase, when the Taliban took power and imposed order based on a harsh, repressive version of Islamic law. Infamously, the sheltered Osama bin Laden, whose attack on 9/11 Towers ushered in the Global War on Terror and drew tens of thousands of American troops to the country, where they remain today. In Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know®, leading scholar Barnett R. Rubin provides an overview of this complicated nation. After providing a concise history of Afghanistan, he explores the various peoples and cultures of the country and its relations with neighbors like Pakistan and Iran. He also provides an authoritative overview of the conflicts that have plagued the country since the Soviet invasion. Both wide-ranging and pithy, this book explains why Afghanistan matters and what its possible future might look like. - Note de l'éditeur

Africanistan : Development or Jihad
Livre Africanistan : Development or Jihad

par Rubin, Barnett R.

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 328(6) MIC

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : While progress in Africa can be seen across the board, every day-migrants are dying in the Mediterranean. The continent is in fact a powder keg. The powder is demographics. And the detonator is unemployment. What is worrying for the continent is even more dramatic for the Sahel, a huge region of about 100 million inhabitants, where insecurity is spreading and which may act as a detonator for West Africa with a population of 700 million in 25 years. The mass unemployment of young people far more than jihadist propaganda, is the primary explanation for the dramatic collapse of Afghanistan. Despite major differences in geography and culture, there are huge similarities between the Sahel and Afghanistan, increasing insecurity, drug trafficking, and the spread of radical Islam being the most worrisome. Unfortunately the same recipes that failed in Afghanistan are again being rolled out in the Sahel. Without a radical change in the international community's behaviour, we will soon be confronted with, first, a 'Sahelistan' and then an 'Africanistan,' an African Afghanistan, but five- or ten-times worse. - Note de l'éditeur

Fighting for Peace in Somalia : A History and Analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM) : 2007-2017
Livre Fighting for Peace in Somalia : A History and Analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM) : 2007-2017

par Williams, Paul D.

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 328(629) WIL

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Fighting for Peace in Somalia provides the first comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilize the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organizations, Harakat al-Shabaab. The book's two parts provide a history of the mission from its genesis in an earlier, failed regional initiative in 2005 up to mid-2017, as well as an analysis of the mission's six most important challenges, namely, logistics, security sector reform, civilian protection, strategic communications, stabilization, and developing a successful exit strategy. These issues are all central to the broader debates about how to design effective peace operations in Africa and beyond. AMISOM was remarkable in several respects: it would become the African Union's (AU) largest peace operation by a considerable margin deploying over 22,000 soldiers; it became the longest running mission under AU command and control, outlasting the nearest contender by over seven years; it also became the AU's most expensive operation, at its peak costing approximately US$1 billion per year; and, sadly, AMISOM became the AU's deadliest mission. Although often referred to as a peacekeeping operation, AMISOM's troops were given a range of daunting tasks that went well beyond the realm of peacekeeping, including VIP protection, war-fighting, counterinsurgency, stabilization, and state-building as well as supporting electoral processes and facilitating humanitarian assistance. - Note de l'éditeur

Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement
Livre Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement

par Byman, Daniel

New York

2015 -

  • Disponible - 320.541 BYM

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleashed a whirlwind of counterterrorism activity and two major wars had been on the scene long before that eventful morning. In Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know, Daniel L. Byman, an eminent scholar of Middle East terrorism and international security who served on the 9/11 Commission, provides a sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts. The organization that would come to be known as Al Qaeda traces its roots to the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Founded as the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda achieved a degree of international notoriety with a series of spectacular attacks in the 1990s; however, it was the dramatic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11 that truly launched Al Qaeda onto the global stage. The attacks endowed the organization with world-historical importance and provoked an overwhelming counterattack by the United States and other western countries. Within a year of 9/11, the core of Al Qaeda had been chased out of Afghanistan and into a variety of refuges across the Muslim world. Splinter groups and franchised offshoots were active in the 2000s in countries like Pakistan, Iraq, and Yemen, but by early 2011, after more than a decade of relentless counterterrorism efforts by the United States and other Western military and intelligence services, most felt that Al Qaeda's moment had passed. With the death of Osama bin Laden in May of that year, many predicted that Al Qaeda was in its death throes. Shockingly, Al Qaeda has staged a remarkable comeback in the last few years. In almost every conflict in the Muslim world, from portions of the Xanjing region in northwest China to the African subcontinent, Al Qaeda franchises or like-minded groups have played a role. Al Qaeda's extreme Salafist ideology continues to appeal to radicalized Sunni Muslims throughout the world, and it has successfully altered its organizational structure so that it can both weather America's enduring full-spectrum assault and tailor its message to specific audiences. Authoritative and highly readable, Byman's account offers readers insightful and penetrating answers to the fundamental questions about Al Qaeda: who they are, where they came from, where they're going-and, perhaps most critically-what we can do about it. - Note de l'éditeur

The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy
Livre The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy

par Malone, David M. ; Moha, C. Raja ; Raghavan, Srinath

New York

2015 -

  • Disponible - 328(540) IND

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Following the end of the Cold War, the economic reforms in the early 1990s, and ensuing impressive growth rates, India has emerged as a leading voice in global affairs, particularly on international economic issues. Its domestic market is fast-growing and India is becoming increasingly important to global geo-strategic calculations, at a time when it has been outperforming many other growing economies, and is the only Asian country with the heft to counterbalance China. Indeed, so much is India defined internationally by its economic performance (and challenges) that other dimensions of its internal situation, notably relevant to security, and of its foreign policy have been relatively neglected in the existing literature. This handbook presents an innovative, high profile volume, providing an authoritative and accessible examination and critique of Indian foreign policy. The handbook brings together essays from a global team of leading experts in the field to provide a comprehensive study of the various dimensions of Indian foreign policy. - Note de l'éditeur

Brazil : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre Brazil : What Everyone Needs to Know

par Roett, Riordan ; Moha, C. Raja

New York

2016 -

  • Disponible - 328(82) ROE

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class undergoing explosive growth, and social welfare policies that are models for much of the world ('la bolsa familia,' which provides a guaranteed income to poor families). And, after decades of authoritarian rule, it is a stable democracy. Yet it is beset by problems that no other advanced economy suffers from: staggeringly high crime rates, sky-high inequality levels, and endemic political corruption. Emblematic of these two sides of Brazil is the selection of Rio as site of both the next Summer Olympics and the next World Cup. While the choice of Rio for these events points to Brazil's expanding presence on the world stage, so far the construction and planning for the events have been disastrous, threatening to deeply embarrass the nation. In Brazil: What Everyone Needs to Know, Riordan Roett, an eminent scholar of Brazil and Latin America, will provide a rich overview of Brazil, covering Brazilian society, politics, culture, and the economy. The book begins with a series of chapters on Brazilian history, beginning with the pre-colonial period and moving on, in succession, to the long era of Portuguese rule, the birth of independent Brazil, the emergence of modern Brazil in the 1930s, the era of the dictators, and - finally - to the democratic regime that came into being in the 1980s. Throughout the book, Roett will focus sharply on the fault lines — racial, economic, political, and cultural - that have plagued Brazil from its beginnings to this day. As the 2016 World Cup and Summer Olympics approach, interest in Brazil is sure to rise. Roett's synthesis will provide interested readers with an accessible, authoritative overview of this troubled yet fascinating giant. - Note de l'éditeur

Russia : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre Russia : What Everyone Needs to Know

par Colton, Timothy J.

New York

2016 -

  • Disponible - 328(47) RUS

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Today's Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, is often viewed as less powerful than the Soviet Union of the past. When stacked against other major nations in the present, however, the new Russia is a formidable if flawed player. Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know® provides fundamental information about the origins, evolution, and current affairs of the Russian state and society. The story begins with Russia's geographic endowment, proceeds through its experiences as a kingdom and empire, and continues through the USSR's three-quarters of a century, and finally the shocking breakup of that regime a generation ago. Chapters on the failed attempt to reform Communism under Mikhail Gorbachev, the halting steps toward democratization under Boris Yeltsin, and the entrenchment of central controls under Vladimir Putin bring the reader into the contemporary scene and to headline-grabbing events such as Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine and its military intervention in Syria. Drawing on trends within Russia and on ratings and rankings compiled by international organizations, Colton discusses the challenges facing the country—ranging from economic recession to demographic stress, political stagnation, and overextension in foreign policy—and to the realistic options for coping with them. The book shows that, although Russia is not imprisoned by its history, it is heavily influenced by it. Colton illustrates Russia's greatest strength and, ironically, its greatest weakness: the ability of its people to adapt themselves to difficult circumstances beyond their immediate control. Russia, as Putin has asserted, will not soon be a second edition of the United States or Britain. But, Colton shows, there are ways in which it could become a better version of itself. - Note de l'éditeur

Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know

par Campbell, John (1972-....) ; Page, Matthew T.

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 328(655) NIG

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : As the "Giant of Africa," Nigeria is home to about twenty percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, serves as Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas, comprises Africa's largest economy, and represents the cultural center of African literature, film, and music. Yet it is plagued by problems that keep it from realizing its potential as a world power. Boko Haram, a radical, Islamist insurrection centered in the northeast of the country, is a pervasive security challenge, as is the continuous restiveness in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's petroleum wealth. The former seeks to destroy the secular Nigerian state; the latter reflects the popular sentiment in the region that the Nigerian people are entitled to a greater share of the wealth it produces. There is also persistent violence associated with land and water use, ethnicity, and religion. In Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know®, John Campbell and Matthew Page provide a rich contemporary overview of this crucial African country. Delving into Nigeria's recent history, politics, and culture, this volume tackles essential questions related to widening inequality stemming from Nigeria's oil wealth, its historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, rampant government corruption, human rights concerns, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is roughly half Christian and half Muslim. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This book will provide interested readers with an accessible, one-of-a-kind overview of this significant country. - Note de l'éditeur

Global Environmental Politics : Understanding the Governance of the Earth
Livre Global Environmental Politics : Understanding the Governance of the Earth

par Morin, Jean-Frédéric (1977-....) ; Jinnah, Sikina ; Orsini, Amandine

New York

2020 -

  • Disponible - 328 GLO

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Global Environmental Politics provides a fully up to date and comprehensive introduction to the most important issues dominating this fast moving field. Going beyond the issue of climate change, the textbook also introduces students to the pressing issues of desertification, trade in hazardous waste, biodiversity protection, whaling, acid rain, ozone-depletion, water consumption, and over-fishing. . Importantly, the authors pay particular attention to the interactions between environmental politics and other governance issues, such as gender, trade, development, health, agriculture, and security. Adopting an analytical approach, the authors explore and evaluate a wide variety of political perspectives, testing students' assumptions and equipping them with the necessary tools to develop their own arguments and, ultimately, inspiring students to pursue their own research endeavours in this diverse field. - Note de l'éditeur

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory : Edité par Teena Gabrielson, Cheryl Hall, John M. Meyer, and David Schlosberg
Livre The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory : Edité par Teena Gabrielson, Cheryl Hall, John M. Meyer, and David Schlosberg

par Gabrielson, Teena ; Hall, Cheryl ; Meyer, John M. ; Schlosberg, David

New York

2016 -

  • Disponible - 328 OXF

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Set at the intersection of political theory and environmental politics, yet with broad engagement across the environmental social sciences and humanities, The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory, defines, illustrates, and challenges the field of environmental political theory (EPT). Featuring contributions from distinguished political scientists working in this field, this volume addresses canonical theorists and contemporary environmental problems with a diversity of theoretical approaches. The initial volume focuses on EPT as a field of inquiry, engaging both traditions of political thought and the academy. In the second section, the handbook explores conceptualizations of nature and the environment, as well as the nature of political subjects, communities, and boundaries within our environments. A third section addresses the values that motivate environmental theorists — including justice, responsibility, rights, limits, and flourishing — and the potential conflicts that can emerge within, between, and against these ideals. The final section examines the primary structures that constrain or enable the achievement of environmental ends, as well as theorizations of environmental movements, citizenship, and the potential for on-going environmental action and change. - Note de l'éditeur

New York Art Deco : Birds, Beasts & Blooms ;
Livre New York Art Deco : Birds, Beasts & Blooms ;

New York

2022 -

  • Disponible - 727.38 NEW

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Résumé : La ville de New York, sans doute capitale mondiale de l'Art Déco, est bien connue pour ses tours emblématiques de ce style comme l'Empire State, le Chrysler ou encore le Fred F. French Building. Ce volume rend hommage à ces constructionsl égendaires tout en présentant d'autres moins connues retraçant le développement de l'Art Déco dans la ville américaine.

Shariah : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre Shariah : What Everyone Needs to Know

par Esposito, John L. ; DeLong-Bas, Natana J.

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 320.54 SHA

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : Shariah is by now a term that most Americans and Europeans recognize, though few really understand what it means. Often portrayed as a medieval system used by religious zealots to oppress women and deny human rights, conservative politicians, media commentators, and hardline televangelists stoke fear by promoting the idea that Muslims want to impose a repressive Shariah rule in America and Europe. Despite the breadth of this propaganda, a majority of Muslims-men and women-support Shariah as a source of law. In fact, for many centuries Shariah has functioned for Muslims as a positive source of guidance, providing a moral compass for individuals and society. This critical new book by John L. Esposito and Natana Delong-Bas aims to serve as a guide for what everybody needs to know in the conversation about Shariah, responding to misunderstandings and distortions, and offering answers to questions about the origin, nature, and content of Shariah. - Note de l'éditeur

The New Middle East : What Everyone Needs to Know
Livre The New Middle East : What Everyone Needs to Know

par James L. Gelvin

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 328(57) GEL

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in the political vacuum there and in Iraq, setting a new standard for political violence. Meanwhile, regimes in Egypt and Bahrain have become even more repressive after the uprisings there, and Libya and Yemen have virtually ceased to exist as states. The hallmarks of this new Middle East are rebellion and repression, proxy wars, sectarian strife, the rise of the Islamic State, and intraregional polarization. International and regional actors stoke the flames, with the United States and Russia seeking to reposition themselves in the region and Saudi Arabia and Iran vying for supremacy. In the long term, perils including climate change, food and water insecurity, and population growth, along with bad governance and stagnant economies, will determine the destiny of the region. In The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know®, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains all these developments and more in a concise question-and-answer format. Outlining the social, political, and economic contours of the New Middle East, he illuminates the current crisis in the region and explores how the region will continue to change in the decades to come. - Note de l'éditeur

Rethinking Political Islam
Livre Rethinking Political Islam

par Ḥamīd, Šādī (1983-....) ; McCants, William

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 320.54 RET

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever obtained power. Now, academics and Islamists alike finally have answers. And they are confusing. In the Sunni hinterland between Syria and Iraq, ISIS established a government by brute force, implementing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tunisia's Ennahda Party governed in coalition with two secular parties, ratified a liberal constitution, and voluntarily stepped down from power. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood lasted in power for a year, alienating most of the country's major political forces before being overthrown in a military coup. The twin shocks of the Egyptian coup and the rise of ISIS have challenged conventional wisdom on political Islam, forcing a rethinking of some of the basic assumptions of, and about, Islamist movements. However, while ISIS and other jihadist groups garner the most media attention, the vast majority of Islamists are of the mainstream variety, seeking gradual change and participating in parliamentary politics (when they're allowed to). In Rethinking Political Islam, two of the leading scholars on the topic, Shadi Hamid and William McCants, have gathered a group of leading specialists in the field to consider the phenomenon, and focus in particular on mainstream political Islamist groups. As Hamid and McCants argue, they not only represent the future of political Islam, but they also provide a fascinating window into a rapidly changing Middle East. It will be the first book to systematically assess the evolution of mainstream Islamist groups across 12 country cases-Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In each of these cases, the contributors consider how Muslim Brotherhood and Brotherhood-inspired Islamist movements are grappling with fundamental questions, including those about: gradual versus revolutionary approaches to change; the use of tactical or situational violence; attitudes toward the nation-state; and how ideology and political variables interact. Unlike most other projects on political Islam, this book includes three of the most important country cases outside the Middle East-Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan-allowing readers to consider a greater diversity of Islamist experiences. Because the book takes seriously the notion that the only way to understand Islamists is by spending time with them, all of the contributors have immersed themselves in the world of political Islam, offering rich accounts of what animates Islamist political behavior. Rethinking Political Islam offers a fine-grained and definitive overview of the changing world of political Islam in the post-Arab Uprising era. - Note de l'éditeur

China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics
Livre China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics

par Bolt, Paul J. ; Cross, Sharyl N.

New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 327.0 CHI

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Chinese-Russian bilateral relationship, grounded in a historical perspective, and discusses the implications of the burgeoning 'strategic partnership' between these two major powers for world order and global geopolitics. The volume compares the national worldviews, priorities, and strategic visions for the Chinese and Russian leadership, examining several aspects of the relationship in detail. The energy trade is the most important component of economic ties, although both sides desire to broaden trade and investments. In the military realm, Russia sells advanced arms to China, and the two countries engage in regular joint exercises. Diplomatically, these two Eurasian powers take similar approaches to conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, and also cooperate on non-traditional security issues including preventing coloured revolutions, cyber management, and terrorism. These issue areas illustrate four themes. Russia and China have common interests that cement their partnership, including security, protecting authoritarian institutions, and re-shaping aspects of the global order. They are key players not only influencing regional issues, but also international norms and institutions. The Sino-Russian partnership presents a potential counterbalance to the United States and democratic nations in shaping the contemporary and emerging geopolitical landscape. Nevertheless, the West is still an important partner for China and Russia. Both seek better relations with the West, but on the basis of 'mutual respect' and 'equality'. Lastly, Russia and China have frictions in their relationship, and not all of their interests overlap. The Sino-Russian relationship has gained considerable momentum, particularly since 2014 as Moscow turned to Beijing attempting to offset tensions with the West in the aftermath of Russia's annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine. However, so far, China and Russia describe their relationship as a comprehensive 'strategic partnership', but they are not 'allies'. - Note de l'éditeur

A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Livre A Brief History of Neoliberalism

par Harvey, David

New York

2007 -

  • Indisponible : En réparation

Résumé : Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Its spread has depended upon a reconstitution of state powers such that privatization, finance, and market processes are emphasized. State interventions in the economy are minimized, while the obligations of the state to provide for the welfare of its citizens are diminished. David Harvey, author of 'The New Imperialism' and 'The Condition of Postmodernity', here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. While Thatcher and Reagan are often cited as primary authors of this neoliberal turn, Harvey shows how a complex of forces, from Chile to China and from New York City to Mexico City, have also played their part. In addition he explores the continuities and contrasts between neoliberalism of the Clinton sort and the recent turn towards neoconservative imperialism of George W. Bush. Finally, through critical engagement with this history, Harvey constructs a framework not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements. - Note de l'éditeur

U.S. Military Operations : Law, Policy, and Practice
Livre U.S. Military Operations : Law, Policy, and Practice

par Corn, Geoffrey S. ; VanLandingham, Rachel E. ; Reeves, Shane R.

New York

2016 -

  • Disponible - 329.4(73) USM

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : In U.S. Military Operations: Law, Policy, and Practice, a distinguished group of military experts comprehensively analyze how the law is applied during military operations on and off the battlefield. Subject matter experts offer a unique insiders perspective on how the law is actually implemented in a wide swath of military activities, such as how the law of war applies in the context of multi-state coalition forces, and whether non-governmental organizations involved in quasi-military operations are subject to the same law. The book goes on to consider whether U.S. Constitutional 4th Amendment protections apply to the military's cyber-defense measures, how the law guides targeting decisions, and whether United Nations mandates constitute binding rules of international humanitarian law. Other areas of focus include how the United States interacts with the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding its international legal obligations, and how courts should approach civil claims based on war-related torts. This book also answers questions regarding how the law of armed conflict applies to such extra-conflict acts as intercepting pirates and providing humanitarian relief to civilians in occupied territory. - Note de l'éditeur

Jihad & Co. : Black Markets and Islamist Power
Livre Jihad & Co. : Black Markets and Islamist Power

par Ahmad, Aisha

New York

2017 -

  • Disponible - 320.541 AHM

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Résumé : The rise of militant jihadist groups is one of the greatest international security crises in the world today. In civil wars across the modern Muslim world, Islamist groups have emerged out of the ashes, surged dramatically to power, and routed their rivals on the battlefield. From North Africa to the Middle East to South Asia, these jihadist groups have seized large swaths of territory and consolidated political control over disparate ethnic and tribal communities. Out of the most broken and ungovernable places on earth, they have built radical new jihadist proto-states out of enduring anarchy. Why have these ideologically-inspired Islamists been able to build state-like polities out of enduring civil war stalemate, while so many other powerful armed groups have failed to gain similar traction? What makes jihadists win? In Jihad & Co., Aisha Ahmad argues that there are hard economic reasons behind Islamist success. By tracking the financial origins of jihadists in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, Mali, and Iraq she uncovers the secret role an important but often-overlooked class plays in bringing Islamist groups to power: the local business community. To uncover the hidden nexus between business and Islamist interests in civil war, Ahmad journeys into war-torn bazaars to meet with these jihadists and the smugglers who financed their rise to power. From the arms markets in the Pakistani border region to the street markets of Mogadishu, their stories reveal a powerful economic logic behind the rise of Islamist power in civil wars. Behind the fiery rhetoric and impassioned ideological claims is the cold hard cash of the local war economy. By bringing the reader from the mosque to the market, Ahmad explains exactly why business, far more than religion, explains the rise of militant Islamist power across the modern Muslim world. - Note de l'éditeur

Museum of fine arts, Boston : Oriental art
Livre Museum of fine arts, Boston : Oriental art

par Fontein, Jan ; Pal, Pratapaditya (1935-....)

New York graphic

1969

  • Disponible - 7.3(731) BOST

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Radical Left Parties in Europe
Livre Radical Left Parties in Europe

par March, Luke

New York ; Routledge

2013

  • Disponible - 326.4 MAR

    Niveau 2 - Politique

Charles Zana : intérieurs
Livre Charles Zana : intérieurs

par Vignal, Marion (1975-....)

Rizzoli New York

2018 -

  • Disponible - 742.5 ZAN

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Résumé : Présentation des projets les plus emblématiques de l'architecte d'intérieur parisien, entre modernité et classicisme. ©Electre 2018

D'or et de pierres : Marie-Hélène de Taillac
Livre D'or et de pierres : Marie-Hélène de Taillac

par Deroo, Gabrielle (1962-....) ; Deroo, Éric (1952-....)

Rizzoli New York

2019 -

  • Disponible - 745.34 TAI

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Résumé : Cette monographie présente les créations de la joaillère M.-H. de Taillac, qui donna naissance à sa première collection en 1996, lors d'un voyage en Inde où elle découvrit les pierres de couleur que travaillent les artisans du pays. Ponctué de citations de la créatrice, l'ouvrage permet de découvrir les secrets de fabrication de ses bijoux, de leur conception à leur réalisation. ©Electre 2019

Routledge handbook of urban planning in Africa
Livre Routledge handbook of urban planning in Africa

New York ; Routledge

2020 - 2019 -

  • Disponible - 913.39(6) ROU

    Niveau 2 - Géographie, urbanisme

Résumé : This handbook contributes with new evidence and new insights to the on-going debate on the de-colonization of knowledge on urban planning in Africa. African cities grew rapidly since the mid-20th century, in part due to rising rural migration and rapid internal demographic growth that followed the independence in most African countries. This rapid urbanization is commonly seen as a primary cause of the current urban management challenges with which African cities are confronted. This importance given to rapid urbanization prevented the due consideration of other dimensions of the current urban problems, challenges and changes in African cities. The contributions to this handbook explore these other dimensions, looking in particular to the nature and capacity of local self-government and to the role of urban governance and urban planning in the poor urban conditions found in most African cities. It deals with current and contemporary urban challenges and urban policy responses, but also offers an historical overview of local governance and urban policies during the colonial period in the late 19th and 20th centuries, offering ample evidence of common features, and divergent features as well, on a number of facets, from intra-urban racial segregation solutions to the relationships between the colonial power and the natives, to the assimilation policy, as practiced by the French and Portuguese and the Indirect Rule put in place by Britain in some or in part of its colonies. Using innovative approaches to the challenges confronting the governance of African cities, this handbook is an essential read for students and scholars of Urban Africa, urban planning in Africa and African Development.

Isabelle Stanislas : dessiner l'espace, créer l'émotion
Livre Isabelle Stanislas : dessiner l'espace, créer l'émotion

par Salvaing, Matthieu

Rizzoli New York

2021 -

  • Disponible - 742.5 STA

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Résumé : Monographie consacrée à l'oeuvre d'Isabelle Stanislas, architecte d'intérieur à qui Emmanuel Macron a confié la rénovation de la salle des fêtes de l'Elysée. Son style est marqué par la précision et le minimalisme doublés d'une sophistication des matériaux choisis pour leur dimension écologique. Dix de ses projets sont ici présentés, de Paris à Londres en passant par le Portugal ou les Etats-Unis. ©Electre 2021

Governance and the european social dimension : politics, power and the social deficit in a post-2010 EU
Livre Governance and the european social dimension : politics, power and the social deficit in a post-2010 EU

par Copeland, Paul (1981-....)

New York ; Routledge

2022 - 2021 -

  • Disponible - 334.50 COP

    Niveau 3 - Economie

Résumé : Providing a comprehensive and authoritative analyses of the impact of the Eurozone crisis on the European social dimension since 2010 - understood as the European Union’s (EU) competence in employment and social policy - this book focusses on developments in five policy areas (employment, poverty and social exclusion, pensions, wages and healthcare), all of which form part of the EU’s economic reform strategy, Europe 2020. It combines original empirical material and uses a unique theoretical approach to analyse the issue of EU governance and reveals that ‘progress’ under Europe 2020 has its consequences; notably a strengthened Brussels-led neoliberal prescription for EU social and employment policy problems. By drawing insights from political sociology and the strategic-relational approach to actors/institutions, this book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in EU politics, EU governance, political sociology, public policy and European integration.

Posted work in the European Union : the political economy of free movement
Livre Posted work in the European Union : the political economy of free movement

par Arnholtz, Jens ; Lillie, Nathan

New York ; Routledge

2020 -

  • Disponible - 334.51 ARN

    Niveau 3 - Economie

Résumé : Focusing on posting of workers, where workers employed in one country are send to work in another country, this edited volume is at the nexus of industrial relations and European Union studies. The central aim is to understand how the regulatory regime of worker "posting" is driving institutional changes to national industrial relations systems. In the introduction, the editors develop a framework for understanding the relationship of supra-national EU regulation, transnational actors and national industrial relations systems, which we then apply in the empirical chapters. This unique volume brings together scholars from diverse academic fields, all of whom are experts on the topic of "worker posting." The book examines different aspects of the posting debate, including the interactions of actors such as labour inspectorates, trade unions, European legal/political regulators, manpower firms, transnational subcontractors and posted workers. The main objective of this book is to explore the dynamics of institutional change, by showing how trans- and supra-national dynamics affect European industrial relations systems. This volume will represent the "state of the art" in research on worker posting. It will also contribute to debates on European integration, social dumping, labour market dualization and precariousness and will be of value to those with an interest employment relations, law and regulation.

Free trade agreements and global labour governance : the European Union’s trade-labour linkage in a value chain world
Livre Free trade agreements and global labour governance : the European Union’s trade-labour linkage in a value chain world

par Smith, Adrian ; Harrison, James (1974-....) ; Campling, Liam

New York ; Routledge

2021 -

  • Disponible - 334.51 SMI

    Niveau 3 - Economie

Résumé : Exploring the contentious relationship between trade and labour, this book looks at the impact of the EU’s ‘new generation’ free trade agreements on workers. Drawing upon extensive original research, including over 200 interviews with key actors across the EU and its trading partners, it considers the effectiveness of the trade-labour linkage in an era of global value chains. The EU believes trade can work for all, claiming that labour provisions in its free trade agreements ensure that economic growth and high labour standards go hand-in-hand. Yet whether these actually make a difference to workers is strongly contested. This book explains why labour provisions have been profoundly limited in the EU’s agreements with the CARIFORUM group, South Korea and Moldova. It also shows how the provisions were mismatched with the most pressing workplace concerns in the key export industries of sugar, automobiles and clothing, and how these concerns were exacerbated by the agreements’ commercial provisions. This pioneering approach to studying the trade-labour linkage provides insights into key debates on the role of civil society in trade governance, the relationship between public and private labour regulation, and the progressive possibilities for trade policy in the twenty-first century. This book will appeal to research scholars, post-graduate students, trade policy practitioners, policy researchers allied to labour movements, and informed activists.

Lorna Simpson
Livre Lorna Simpson

par Jones, Kellie ; Golden, Thelma ; Beckwith, Naomi (19..-....) ; Simpson, Lorna (1960-....) ; Iles, Chrissie

New York ; Phaidon

2022

  • Disponible - 770 SIMP

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Wayward Journeys: Roark's Adventure Atlas
Livre Wayward Journeys: Roark's Adventure Atlas

par Flemister, Beau

Rizzoli New York

2022

  • Disponible - 796 FLE

    Niveau 3 - Sports et jeux

Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt
Livre Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt

Rizzoli New York

2022 -

  • Disponible - 743.9(73) RAL

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Résumé : Embodying a chic casualness and ease that is uniquely American, the iconic Polo shirt has become a cool cultural symbol, worn by everyone from movie stars and presidents to athletes and artists. The Polo Shirt is to Ralph Lauren what the "swoosh" is to Nike, what Mickey Mouse is to Disney, or what the Empire State Building is to New York. It's the signature of the company he created fifty years ago. Whether worn layered with the collar popped up in a classic preppy style or open and untucked, or dressed up under an elegant suit jacket, the Polo shirt has come to embody the optimism and confidence of American style. An astute observer of culture and style once declared that the shirt is "the most democratic of garments, as ubiquitous as a pair of jeans." Featuring a gallery of iconic stars and celebrities from the worlds of fashion, sports, politics, film, art, music, and even royalty--everyone from Leonardo di Caprio and Spike Lee to Bill Clinton and Prince Harry, to Q-Tip and Pharrell to Venus Williams and Barry Bonds--as well as everyday people around the world who have made the polo their personal canvas for self-expression, The Polo Shirt is a fascinating look at the enduring cultural cool of a wardrobe classic. Also included are more than 200 pages showcasing the full range of colors, styles and fits the shirt has been produced in its more than fifty-year history. From the classic white to the weathered polo, from the striped polo to the US Olympic, US Open, and Wimbledon Championship collaborations, this comprehensive catalogue of polo styles is a collector's dream. To celebrate the many colors of the Polo shirt, the book's cover is offered in six different classic colors. ©Electre

A critical history of old English literature
Livre A critical history of old English literature

par Greenfield, Stanley Brian (1922-1987)

New York University Press

1972

  • Disponible - 820(091)"09" GRE

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

Criticism and fiction and other essays
Livre Criticism and fiction and other essays

par Howells, William Dean (1837-1920)

New York University Press

1965

  • Disponible - 821 HOWE 2

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

The New York city sketches of Stephen Crane and related pieces
Livre The New York city sketches of Stephen Crane and related pieces

par Crane, Stephen (1871-1900)

New York University Press

1966

  • Disponible - 821 CRAN 4 NE

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

Fighters and lovers : theme in the novels of John Updike
Livre Fighters and lovers : theme in the novels of John Updike

par Markle, Joyce B.

New York University Press

1973

  • Disponible - 821 UPDI 5 MA

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

Rembrandt's anatomy of Dr. Nicolaas Tulp : an iconological study
Livre Rembrandt's anatomy of Dr. Nicolaas Tulp : an iconological study

par Heckscher, William Sebastian (1904-1999)

New York University Press

1958

  • Disponible - 70"16" REMB 2

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Norvège : peinture des "Stavkirker"
Livre Norvège : peinture des "Stavkirker"

New York Graphic Society

1955

  • Disponible - 754.8 NOR

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Melymbrosia : an early version on The voyage out
Livre Melymbrosia : an early version on The voyage out

par Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941)

New York Public library

1982

  • Disponible - 820"19" WOOL 4 ME

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

Puerto Rico : a colonial experiment
Livre Puerto Rico : a colonial experiment

par Carr, Raymond (1919-2015)

New York University Press

1984

  • Disponible - 980.94 CAR

    Niveau 2 - Histoire

Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino and Venetian sculpture of the early Renaissance
Livre Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino and Venetian sculpture of the early Renaissance

par Schulz, Anne Markham (1938-....)

New York University press

1978

  • Disponible - 70"14" NICC 2

    Niveau 3 - Arts

The search for Alexander : an exhibition
Livre The search for Alexander : an exhibition

New York Graphic Society

1980

  • Disponible - 703.6 SEA

    Niveau 3 - Arts

The origins of behaviorism : american psychology, 1870-1920
Livre The origins of behaviorism : american psychology, 1870-1920

par O'Donnell, John M. (1945-....)

New York University Press

1985

  • Disponible - 156 ODO

    Niveau 2 - Psychologie

The antipoetry of Nicanor Parra
Livre The antipoetry of Nicanor Parra

par Grossman, Edith (1936-2023)

New York university press

1975

  • Disponible - 868.49 PARR 5 GR

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

Pologne : la peinture du XVe [quinzième] siècle
Livre Pologne : la peinture du XVe [quinzième] siècle

New York graphic society

1964

  • Disponible - 754.96 POL

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Autriche : peintures murales du Moyen âge
Livre Autriche : peintures murales du Moyen âge

New York graphic society

1964

  • Disponible - 754.91 AUT

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Bulgarie : peintures murales du Moyen âge
Livre Bulgarie : peintures murales du Moyen âge

New York graphic society

1961

  • Disponible - A proximité du bureau d'info. - AR US BUL

    Niveau 3 - Arts

Antoine le Pautre : a French architect of the Era of Louis XIV
Livre Antoine le Pautre : a French architect of the Era of Louis XIV

par Berger, Robert W. (1933-....)

New York University Press

1969

  • Disponible - 70"16" LEPA 2

    Niveau 3 - Arts

The campanile of Florence cathedral : "Giotto's tower"
Livre The campanile of Florence cathedral : "Giotto's tower"

par Trachtenberg, Marvin

New York University press

1971

  • Disponible - 704.587 TRA

    Niveau 3 - Arts

American art : 1750-1800, towards independence
Livre American art : 1750-1800, towards independence

New York graphic society

1976

  • Disponible - 707.35 AME

    Niveau 3 - Arts

John Trumbull : patriot-artist of the American revolution
Livre John Trumbull : patriot-artist of the American revolution

par Jaffe, Irma B.

New York graphic society

1975

  • Disponible - 70"18" TRUM 2

    Niveau 3 - Arts

The world bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson : a classified and annotated list of materials relating to their lives and adventures
Livre The world bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson : a classified and annotated list of materials relating to their lives and adventures

par De Waal, Ronald Burt

New York Graphic society

1974

  • Disponible - 820"18" DOYL 5 DE

    Niveau 3 - Langues et littératures

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