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Author: 
Greg Kennedy
Reviewer: 
Erik Benson

Benson on Kennedy, 'Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939'

Greg Kennedy. Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939. London and Portland: Frank Cass, 2002. xiii + 313 pp. $62.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7146-5188-0.

Reviewed by Erik Benson (Department of History, Ouachita Baptist University) Published on H-Diplo (March, 2003)

Shifting the Focus: The Roots of the "Special Relationship"

Author: 
John Gearson, Kori Schake, eds.
Reviewer: 
David Sheinin

Sheinin on Gearson and Schake, 'The Berlin Wall Crisis: Perspectives on Cold War Alliances'

John Gearson, Kori Schake, eds. The Berlin Wall Crisis: Perspectives on Cold War Alliances. Cold War History Series. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. xxi + 209 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-333-92960-5.

Reviewed by David Sheinin (Department of History, Trent University Berlin Beyond the Soviet-American Confrontation) Published on H-Diplo (March, 2003)

Author: 
Andrew J. Bacevich, Eliot A. Cohen, eds.
Reviewer: 
Peter N. Funke

Funke on Bacevich and Cohen, 'War over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age'

Andrew J. Bacevich, Eliot A. Cohen, eds. War over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. 256 pp. $30.50 (paper), ISBN 978-0-231-12483-6; $83.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-231-12482-9.

Reviewed by Peter N. Funke (Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

Author: 
Neville Wylie, ed.
Reviewer: 
Thomas J. Mayock

Mayock on Wylie, 'European Neutrals and Non-Belligerents during the Second World War'

Neville Wylie, ed. European Neutrals and Non-Belligerents during the Second World War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. xi + 368 pp. $70.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-521-64358-0.

Reviewed by Thomas J. Mayock (retired military historian) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

"Neutral against Whom?"

Author: 
Adam Jones
Reviewer: 
John J. Dwyer

Dwyer on Jones, 'Beyond the Barricades: Nicaragua and the Struggle for the Sandinista Press, 1979-1998'

Adam Jones. Beyond the Barricades: Nicaragua and the Struggle for the Sandinista Press, 1979-1998. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2002. xxx + 308 pp. $30.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-89680-223-0.

Reviewed by John J. Dwyer (Department of History, Duquesne University) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

Dilemmas of a Revolutionary Press: Mobilization versus Professionalism

Author: 
Antony Best
Reviewer: 
Christopher A. Preble

Preble on Best, 'British Intelligence and the Japanese Challenge in Asia, 1914-1941'

Antony Best. British Intelligence and the Japanese Challenge in Asia, 1914-1941. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. xiii + 269 pp. $72.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-333-94551-3.

Reviewed by Christopher A. Preble (The Cato Institute, Washington, D.C) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

The Roots of Intelligence Failure

Author: 
Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, ed.
Reviewer: 
Stefan Wolff

Wolff on Danspeckgruber, 'The Self-determination of Peoples: Community, Nation, and State in an Interdependent World'

Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, ed. The Self-determination of Peoples: Community, Nation, and State in an Interdependent World. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002. xvi + 467 pp. $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-55587-793-4.

Reviewed by Stefan Wolff (Department of European Studies, University of Bath) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

Author: 
Morris Morley, Chris McGillion
Reviewer: 
James D. Huck, Jr.

Huck, Jr. on Morley and McGillion, 'Unfinished Business: America and Cuba after the Cold War, 1989-2001'

Morris Morley, Chris McGillion. Unfinished Business: America and Cuba after the Cold War, 1989-2001. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ix + 253 pp. $21.99 (paper), ISBN 978-0-521-52040-9; $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-521-81716-5.

Reviewed by James D. Huck, Jr. (Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

Author: 
Andrew P. Cortell, Susan Peterson, eds.
Reviewer: 
Shogo Suzuki

Suzuki on Cortell and Peterson, 'Altered States: International Relations, Domestic Politics, and Institutional Change'

Andrew P. Cortell, Susan Peterson, eds. Altered States: International Relations, Domestic Politics, and Institutional Change. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2002. viii + 241 pp. $79.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7391-0379-1.

Reviewed by Shogo Suzuki (Department of International Relations, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra) Published on H-Diplo (February, 2003)

Author: 
Richard Rosecrance, ed.
Reviewer: 
Howard H. Lentner

Lentner on Rosecrance, 'The New Great Power Coalition: Toward a Concert of Nations'

Richard Rosecrance, ed. The New Great Power Coalition: Toward a Concert of Nations. Lanham and Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001. 338 pp. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8476-8894-4; $111.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8476-8893-7.

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Author: 
Martin Hearson
Reviewer: 
Michael Motala

Motala on Hearson, 'Imposing Standards: The North-South Dimension to Global Tax Politics (Cornell Studies in Money)'

Martin Hearson. Imposing Standards: The North-South Dimension to Global Tax Politics (Cornell Studies in Money). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021. 246 pp. $19.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-5017-5598-9

Author: 
David Moon, Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Alexandra Bekasova, eds.
Reviewer: 
Jennifer Keating

Keating on Moon and Breyfogle and Bekasova, 'Place and Nature: Essays in Russian Environmental History'

David Moon, Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Alexandra Bekasova, eds. Place and Nature: Essays in Russian Environmental History. Cambridgeshire: White Horse Press, 2021. Illustrations, maps. xxi + 343 pp. $95.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-912186-16-7

Author: 
Bernadette Whelan
Reviewer: 
David Woolner

Woolner on Whelan, 'De Valera and Roosevelt: Irish and American Diplomacy in Times of Crisis, 1932–1939'

Bernadette Whelan. De Valera and Roosevelt: Irish and American Diplomacy in Times of Crisis, 1932–1939. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. xi + 387 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-108-83017-1.

Reviewed by David Woolner (Marist College) Published on H-Diplo (March, 2022) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Ryan D. Griffiths
Reviewer: 
Nikola Mirilovic

Mirilovic on Griffiths, 'Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations'

Ryan D. Griffiths. Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021. Illustrations, tables. xii + 231 pp. $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5017-5474-6