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Author: 
Aloysius Balawyder
Reviewer: 
Robin S. Gendron

Gendron on Balawyder, 'In the Clutches of the Kremlin: Canadian-East European Relations, 1945-1962'

Aloysius Balawyder. In the Clutches of the Kremlin: Canadian-East European Relations, 1945-1962. East European Monographs. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. 192 pp. $36.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-88033-444-0.

Reviewed by Robin S. Gendron (Department of History, University of Minnesota) Published on H-Diplo (August, 2002)

Canada and the Cold War in Eastern Europe

Author: 
Shibley Telhami, Michael Barnett, eds.
Reviewer: 
Nedra McCloud

McCloud on Telhami and Barnett, 'Identity and Foreign Policy in the Middle East'

Shibley Telhami, Michael Barnett, eds. Identity and Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Ithaca, N.Y. and London: Cornell University Press, 2002. vii + 207 pp. $19.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8014-8745-3; $62.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8014-3940-7.

Reviewed by Nedra McCloud (Department Of History, Texas Tech University) Published on H-Diplo (August, 2002)

Speculations on Identity

Author: 
Judith Presler, Sally J. Scholtz, eds.
Reviewer: 
Stacy Bergstrom Haldi

Haldi on Presler and Scholtz, 'Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future'

Judith Presler, Sally J. Scholtz, eds. Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future. Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, 2000. xix + 311 pp. $34.50 (paper), ISBN 978-90-420-1552-4; $64.00 (library), ISBN 978-90-420-1562-3.

Reviewed by Stacy Bergstrom Haldi (Fellow, Center for Global Security and Democracy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) Published on H-Diplo (July, 2002)

Author: 
George W. Allen
Reviewer: 
Edwin Moise

Moise on Allen, 'None So Blind: A Personal Account of Intelligence Failure in Vietnam'

George W. Allen. None So Blind: A Personal Account of Intelligence Failure in Vietnam. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee Publisher, 2001. xiv + 296 pp. $27.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-56663-387-1.

Reviewed by Edwin Moise (Clemson University) Published on H-Diplo (July, 2002)

None So Blind

None So Blind

Author: 
Paul Kennedy, William I. Hitchcock, eds.
Reviewer: 
Barry M. Stentiford

Stentiford on Kennedy and Hitchcock, 'From War to Peace: Altered Strategic Landscapes in the Twentieth Century'

Paul Kennedy, William I. Hitchcock, eds. From War to Peace: Altered Strategic Landscapes in the Twentieth Century. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000. ix + 325 pp. $30.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-300-08010-0.

Reviewed by Barry M. Stentiford (Department of History and Geography, Grambling State University) Published on H-Diplo (July, 2002)

New World Disorder

Author: 
Piero Gleijeses
Reviewer: 
Robert Waters

Waters on Gleijeses, 'Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976'

Piero Gleijeses. Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976. Envisioning Cuba Series. Chapel Hill, N.C. and London: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. xix + 552 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8078-2647-8.

Reviewed by Robert Waters (Independent Scholar) Published on H-Diplo (July, 2002)

Missions Impossible?

Missions Impossible?

Author: 
Dean J. Kotlowski, ed.
Reviewer: 
Thomas W. Maulucci

Maulucci on Kotlowski, 'The European Union: From Jean Monnet to the Euro'

Dean J. Kotlowski, ed. The European Union: From Jean Monnet to the Euro. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2000. xi + 231 pp. $22.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8214-1331-9.

Reviewed by Thomas W. Maulucci (Department of History, UMUC Schwäbisch Gmünd) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Author: 
John F. Sullivan
Reviewer: 
Susan Butler

Butler on Sullivan, 'Of Spies and Lies: A CIA Lie Detector Remembers Vietnam'

John F. Sullivan. Of Spies and Lies: A CIA Lie Detector Remembers Vietnam. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002. xii + 248 pp. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-1168-3.

Reviewed by Susan Butler (independent scholar) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Spiraling Downward

Spiraling Downward

Author: 
Mitchell B. Lerner
Reviewer: 
Ralph L. DeFalco

DeFalco on Lerner, 'The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy'

Mitchell B. Lerner. The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002. xii + 320 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-1171-3.

Reviewed by Ralph L. DeFalco (USNR, College of Continuing Education, Joint Maritime Operations Department, United States Naval War College) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Author: 
Melanie C. Greenberg, John H. Barton, Margaret E. McGuinness, eds.
Reviewer: 
Stefan Wolff

Wolff on Greenberg and Barton and McGuinness, 'Words over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict'

Melanie C. Greenberg, John H. Barton, Margaret E. McGuinness, eds. Words over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict. Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000. xxxviii + 447 pp. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8476-9893-6; $104.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8476-9892-9.

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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