Product Description: This work seeks to answer the question that arose in the aftermath of the 11th September terrorist attacks on America: "How did this happen?" The contributors examine the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the US military, the context of the Middle East, airport security, and diplomatic pressures...read more

Product Description: Tras los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001, una pregunta está en la mente de todos: ¿por qué sucedió?. Este libro pretende no sólo dar una respuesta a esta cuestión en todos sus aspectos -los motivos y las acciones de los terroristas, el estatus del ejército estadounidense, la situación en Oriente Medio, el bioterrorismo, la seguridad aeroportuaria, las presiones diplomáticas-, sino también ofrecer a los lectores perspectivas, información fiable y opiniones sólidas...read more

Product Description: What sort of role will China assume in the 21st century and will it be able to surmount its internal challenges? China's dramatic recent rise to power throws up a number of questions: Will it become an economic giant? Is it a status-quo power? Is it likely to invade Taiwan? Will AIDS or environmental devastation derail its development? Is it democratizing? The one thing we can know for sure is that the relationship between China and the United States will be one of the most important of the 21st century, with vital implications for both countries as well as the rest of the international system...read more

Product Description: A brief history of modern terrorism and the world's response. With the Cold War won and the economy booming, the United States relaxed during the 1990s, letting go the tension it had sustained for decades. All that changed on September 11, 2001...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive look at the history and future of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A comprehensive overview of the events leading to today's situation in the Middle East, this reader brings together the respected and often combative opinions of today's experts and policy makers...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive survey of the key debates that shape U.S. foreign policy today. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a new era of international politics, one that people have been trying to get a handle on ever since...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Expert testimonials for and against the most important economic and political topic of the decade. This reader brings together an impressive collection of experts to explore those impacts and disentangle the thorny issues that the globalization debates raise...read more

Product Description: On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States awoke to find itself at war. If that much was clear, however, many other things were not—including the identity and nature of the enemy, the location of the battleground, and the strategy and tactics necessary for victory...read more

Product Description: IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it again. How could this happen? How could the strongest power in modern history fight two wars against the same opponent in just over a decade, win lightning victories both times, and yet still be woefully unprepared for the aftermath? Because Americans always forget the political aspects of war...read more

Product Description: IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it again. How could this happen? How could the strongest power in modern history fight two wars against the same opponent in just over a decade, win lightning victories both times, and yet still be woefully unprepared for the aftermath? Because Americans always forget the political aspects of war...read more

Product Description: IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it again. How could this happen? How could the strongest power in modern history fight two wars against the same opponent in just over a decade, win lightning victories both times, and yet still be woefully unprepared for the aftermath? Because Americans always forget the political aspects of war...read more