international relations

"Bo and Zop have been living together for a long time on their small spaceship. They have started to annoy each other. What can they learn from Earthlings about getting along?"--Provided by publisher.

"You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil--the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything--from missiles to microwaves--runs on chips, including cars, smartphones, the stock market, even the electric grid. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower, but America's edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by players in Taiwan, Korea, and Europe taking over manufacturing. Now, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building initiative to catch up to the US. At stake is America's military superiority and economic prosperity. Economic historian Chris Miller explains how the semiconductor came to play a critical role in modern life and how the U.S. became dominant in chip design and manufacturing and applied this technology to military systems. America's victory in the Cold War and its global military dominance stems from its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power. But here, too, China is catching up, with its chip-building ambitions and military modernization going hand in hand. America has let key components of the chip-building process slip out of its grasp, contributing not only to a worldwide chip shortage but also a new Cold War with a superpower adversary that is desperate to bridge the gap. Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, Chip War shows that, to make sense of the current state of politics, economics, and technology, we must first understand the vital role played by chips"--From the publisher's web site.

Present the first in a two-volume set that presents a selection of primary source documents that looks at the Cold War. This volume covers the years of 1917 through 1957.

Investigates the international ramifications of the American Civil War, discussing what foreign nations in Europe and Central America thought of the war and how the hopes of both democracies and monarchies were set on either the Union or the Confederacy. Discusses how the Civil War might have changed the world if the Confederacy had survived.

"The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? Why did it move from its initial origins in Postwar Europe to encompass virtually every corner of the globe? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? [The author] considers these questions and more, as well as looking at the legacy of the Cold War and its impact on international relations"--Provided by publisher.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the 1945 Yalta Conference, to the admission of sixteen new members to the United Nations on December 14, 1955.

Presents hundreds of entries on international relations and history, covering diplomacy, intelligence, military history, international law and organizations, political economy, political geography, and political science, and includes twenty-nine maps. This volume covers S-Z.

Presents hundreds of entries on international relations and history, covering diplomacy, intelligence, military history, international law and organizations, political economy, political geography, and political science, and includes twenty-nine maps. This volume covers M-R.

Presents hundreds of entries on international relations and history, covering diplomacy, intelligence, military history, international law and organizations, political economy, political geography, and political science, and includes twenty-nine maps. This volume covers F-L.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the Soviet crackdown on Moscow's Helsinki Watch Group in February-March 1977, to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Includes a review of post-1991 developments.