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The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by: Zeihan, Peter
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The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by: Zeihan, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Harper Business, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 497 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition despite some minor staining on the rear. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Includes B&W tables and maps throughout. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we've reached the point where almost anything you can ever want can be sent to your home within days of when you decided you wanted it. Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging. Zeihan brings readers along for an illuminating (and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence. Clean copy. Record # 33876
Price: $20.00 

 

The French Army - A Military-Political History by: De La Gorce, Paul Marie

Hardcover. New York, Braziller, 1st, 963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 568 pages. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Dust jacket shows some wear, rubbing and chipping. Record # 205975
Price: $12.00 

The French Revolution & Birth of Modernity by: Feher, Ferenc
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The French Revolution & Birth of Modernity by: Feher, Ferenc

Softcover. Oakland, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 298 pages, soft cover. Binding and interior pages in very good condition. Written from widely different perspectives, these essays characterize the Great Revolution as the dawn of the modern age, the grand narrative of modernity. The scope of issues under scrutiny is extremely broad, ranging from the analyses of the hotly debated class character of 1789 and the problem of the nation state to the ?Cult of the Supreme Being," the emancipation of the Jews, and the cultural heritage of the Revolution. Previous owner's name written in the inside cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33591
Price: $15.00 

The Fruits of Fascism: Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective by: Reich, Simon
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The Fruits of Fascism: Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective by: Reich, SimonThe Fruits of Fascism: Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective by: Reich, Simon

The Fruits of Fascism: Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective by: Reich, Simon

Hardcover. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 341 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. In this book, international affairs professor Simon Reich that argues West Germany's postwar economic miracle stemmed directly from institutional and discriminatory practices established during the Nazi regime. Clean copy. Record # 34615
Price: $18.00 

The German Army, 1933-1945: Its Political and Military Failure by: Cooper, Matthew
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The German Army, 1933-1945: Its Political and Military Failure by: Cooper, Matthew

Hardcover. NY, Stein & Day Publishers, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 598 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to significant edge wear and a few closed tears. Green paper covers with black cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents novel conclusions based upon a detailed portrayal of the political relations between Hitler and the Army. The author rejects the idea that Hitler was anything but a complete liability to the army he led. Clean copy. Record # 34455
Price: $12.00 

The Leninist Response to National Dependency by: Jowitt, Kenneth
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The Leninist Response to National Dependency by: Jowitt, Kenneth

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, Institute of International Studies / University of California, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 85 pages, soft cover. Red paper covers show some light edge wear and rubbing, but are generally still in very good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a political science monograph, and is part of the Institute of International Studies Research Series, being itself number 37. It examines Leninism as a strategic and organizational response to political underdevelopment and national dependency. Clean copy. Record # 34635
Price: $46.00 

The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.
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The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.

The Life of John Marshall [4 Volume Set] by: Beveridge, Albert J.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Co., Early Printing, 1916, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, No dates on title pages, first two volumes list 1916 on copyright page, second two list 1919. A different frontispiece portrait of John Marshall is present in each volume. Covers are in good condition overall, with some edge wear to the corners of each volume. Interior pages with deckled edges are clean and bright. Bindings are solid. John Marshall (1755-1835) became the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court despite having had almost no formal schooling and after having studied law for a mere six weeks. During Marshall's nearly 35-year tenure as chief justice, he wielded the Constitution's awe-inspiring power aggressively and wisely, setting the Supreme Court on a course for the ages by ensuring its equal position in the triumvirate of the federal government of the United States and securing its role as interpreter and enforcer of the Constitution. These 4 volumes are available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 33923
Price: $60.00 

The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les
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The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les

Softcover. White River Junction, VT, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 525 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is the life story and struggles of Tony Mazzocchi, a great trade unionist, an agitator, a political leader, a protagonist of worker safety and health, and an inspiration to working people all over. Clean copy. Record # 34143
Price: $18.00 

The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by: Mikaberidze, Alexander
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The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by: Mikaberidze, Alexander

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 5th Pr., 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 936 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. In this far-ranging work, Mikaberidze argues that the Napoleonic Wars can only be fully understood with an international context in mind. Taking specific regions in turn, he discusses major political-military events around the world and situates geopolitical decision-making within its long and short-term contexts. Clean copy. Record # 34339
Price: $28.00 

The Natural Gas Market: Sixty Years of Regulation and Deregulation by: MacAvoy, Paul W.
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The Natural Gas Market: Sixty Years of Regulation and Deregulation by: MacAvoy, Paul W.

Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 140 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, but is still in very good condition overall. Blue paper covers and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. Over six decades, federal regulatory agencies have attempted different strategies to regulate the natural gas industry in the USA. This book demonstrates that no affected group has gained from these experiments in public control, and that all participants would instead gain from deregulation. Clean copy. Record # 34601
Price: $18.00 

The Negotiation Process: Theories and Applications by: Editor: Zartman, William I.
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The Negotiation Process: Theories and Applications by: Editor: Zartman, William I.

Softcover. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 2nd pr., 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book addresses both the theory and practice of negotiation. Part 1 is devoted to current models and theories of negotiating behavior, relating the views of leading experts in the field, while Part 2 addresses the specific application of a range of theoretical views and methodologies. Clean copy. Record # 33832
Price: $18.00 

The Oil Crisis of 1973-1974: A Brief History with Documents by: Merrill, Karen R.
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The Oil Crisis of 1973-1974: A Brief History with Documents by: Merrill, Karen R.

Softcover. Boston, MA, Bedford/St. Martin's, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 175 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid, despite one small spot at the bottom of the spine where the corner was bumped. This book discusses how Arab members of OPEC used oil as a political weapon during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, cutting off supplies to the U.S. and shocking the American economy. Clean copy. Record # 34639
Price: $15.00 

The Politics of Oil-Producer Cooperation (The Political Economy of Global Interdependence) by: Claes, Dag Harald
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The Politics of Oil-Producer Cooperation (The Political Economy of Global Interdependence) by: Claes, Dag Harald

Softcover. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 5th Pr., 2001, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 407 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light edge wear, with some sticker residue on the front. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. This book is a comprehensive study of the behavior of political actors in the international oil market since 1971. A remainder dot is present on the top edge, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34585
Price: $45.00 

The Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire, 1906-1916 by: Wright, James
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The Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire, 1906-1916 by: Wright, James

Hardcover. Hanover, NH, University Press of New England, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 261 pages, hardcover. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and tables throughout. This book is a political history of the progressive movement in New Hampshire, and discusses the reforms made during the administration of Governor Robert Perkins Bass. Clean copy. Record # 34234
Price: $20.00 

The Road to Wigan Pier by: Orwell, George
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The Road to Wigan Pier by: Orwell, George

Softcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st thus, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 232 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor scuffing and edge wear, but are in overall good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. The first part of this book vividly documents the shocking poverty, unemployment, and grim, dangerous conditions of the working class in industrial northern England during the 1930s, focusing on miners and dilapidated housing. In the second part he presents a critical analysis of socialism, defending it as a necessary solution while criticizing the middle-class intellectuals who champion it, arguing for a more relatable commonsense approach rooted in justice and liberty to unite society against fascism. Contains some markings by the previous owner in blue pen throughout. Record # 34217
Price: $12.00 

The Sanctions Paradox: Economic Statecraft and International Relations by: Drezner, Daniel W.
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The Sanctions Paradox: Economic Statecraft and International Relations by: Drezner, Daniel W.

Softcover. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 342 pages, soft cover. A discount price sticker is present on the top left of the front cover, paper covers are otherwise clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a part of the Cambridge Studies in International Relations series, being itself number 65. It argues that both imposers and targets of economic coercion incorporate expectations of future conflict as well as the short-run opportunity costs of coercion into their behavior. Clean copy. Record # 34617
Price: $32.00 

The Strength of Government by: Bundy, McGeorge
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The Strength of Government by: Bundy, McGeorge

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 113 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with one fold on the front flap and some bumping along the top edge. White cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In this book, adapted from his Godkin Lectures at Harvard University in March 1968, the then-president of the Ford Foundation contends that the explosive social and technological change of recent decades has greatly increased the need for stronger and more effective national government. To illustrate his thesis, Mr. Bundy discusses the growing need for effective governmental action in the struggle against racism and poverty, the revolution in communications, and the field of nuclear weapons. Mr. Bundy argues from his examples that strong government is an absolute necessity if freedom is to be maintained. Clean copy. Record # 33834
Price: $15.00 

Thousand Barrels a Second, A: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World by: Tertzakian, Peter
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Thousand Barrels a Second, A: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World by: Tertzakian, Peter

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, McGraw-Hill Education, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages. Hardcover. Extensive graphs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468358
Price: $12.00 

Toward an Ecological Society by: Bookchin, Murray
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Toward an Ecological Society by: Bookchin, Murray

Softcover. Montreal, Quebec, Black Rose Books, Reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 313 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a collection of essays which present a radical analysis and perspective for the purpose of recovering the very idea of a critique of social life. The broad dimensions of ecology are explored. Clean copy. Record # 34542
Price: $30.00 

Transformation, The - A Guide to the Inevitable Changes in Humankind by: Leonard, George B.
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Transformation, The - A Guide to the Inevitable Changes in Humankind by: Leonard, George B.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.hardcover. NY, Delacorte, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 258 pages. Bright clean copy in a similar dust jacket. Record # 64812
Price: $12.00 

 

True and Barbaric History of the Benighted States of America by: Hughes, Jim

Paperback. London, Quartet Books, 1st wraps, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None , A dark, satirical look at American History from an English cartoonist. Paperback Ed. Clean, tight copy. Record # 301231
Price: $12.00 

Understanding Revolutions: Opening Acts in Tunisia by: Bishara, Azmi
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Understanding Revolutions: Opening Acts in Tunisia by: Bishara, Azmi

Softcover. London, England, I. B. Tauris, 1st thus, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 311 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains some B&W maps and tables throughout. This book is based on empirical and theoretical investigation, and provides original insight into how a local protest movement develops into a revolution that changes a regime. This book elaborates on how one can understand political revolutions, in the context of Tunisia. It is the first of a trilogy which seeks to provide a rich, comprehensive, and lucid assessment of the revolutions in three states: Tunisia, Syria, and Egypt. Clean copy. Record # 34603
Price: $45.00 

 

Unequal Alliance: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Philippines by: Broad, Robin

Hardcover. Berkley, CA, University of California Press , 1st, 1988, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 352 pages. There is some underlining in ink spread through the first few chapters, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 854817
Price: $12.00 

 

United States in World Affairs - An Account of American Foreign Relations 1931, The by: Lippmann, Walter

Hardcover. New York, CFR/Harper & Brothers, Fifth Printing, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 375 pages. Bright, clean copy. Record # 609055
Price: $12.00