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Author: 
Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich, ed.
Reviewer: 
Jost Dülffer

Dülffer on Friedrich, 'Germany and America: Essays in Honor of Gerald R. Kleinfeld'

Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich, ed. Germany and America: Essays in Honor of Gerald R. Kleinfeld. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2001. xii + 324 pp. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-57181-274-2.

Reviewed by Jost Dülffer (Historisches Seminar, Universität zu Köln) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

A Great Communicator

A Great Communicator

Author: 
John Newsinger
Reviewer: 
Jonathan Colman

Colman on Newsinger, 'British Counterinsurgency: From Palestine to Northern Ireland'

John Newsinger. British Counterinsurgency: From Palestine to Northern Ireland. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. x + 221 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-333-79385-5.

Reviewed by Jonathan Colman (Department of Historical and Critical Studies, University of Central Lancashire, England ) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Shattering Myths about British Counterinsurgency

Author: 
Kenneth J. Conboy, James Morrison
Reviewer: 
Joseph G. Morgan

Morgan on Conboy and Morrison, 'The CIA's Secret War in Tibet'

Kenneth J. Conboy, James Morrison. The CIA's Secret War in Tibet. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002. x + 301 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-1159-1.

Reviewed by Joseph G. Morgan (Department of History and Political Science, Iona College) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Author: 
Larry P. Goodson
Reviewer: 
Matthew J. Flynn

Flynn on Goodson, 'Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban'

Larry P. Goodson. Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001. vii + 264 pp. $22.50 (paper), ISBN 978-0-295-98050-8; $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-295-98111-6.

Reviewed by Matthew J. Flynn (Department of History, San Diego State University) Published on H-Diplo (June, 2002)

Author: 
J. Ann Tickner
Reviewer: 
Philip Nash

Nash on Tickner, 'Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era'

J. Ann Tickner. Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. xii + 200 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-231-11367-0.

Reviewed by Philip Nash (Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

The Personal Is International

Author: 
Ward Thomas
Reviewer: 
Jonathan B. Isacoff

Isacoff on Thomas, 'The Ethics of Destruction'

Ward Thomas. The Ethics of Destruction. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001. x + 222 pp. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8014-8741-5.

Reviewed by Jonathan B. Isacoff (Political Science Department, St. Joseph's University) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

Constructing Death: Norms, War, and Civilian Casualties

Constructing Death: Norms, War, and Civilian Casualties

Author: 
David G. Williamson
Reviewer: 
Bernd Schaefer

Schaefer on Williamson, 'Germany from Defeat to Partition, 1945-1963'

David G. Williamson. Germany from Defeat to Partition, 1945-1963. Seminar Studies in History. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2001. xvii + 179 pp. $14.60 (paper), ISBN 978-0-582-29218-5.

Reviewed by Bernd Schaefer (Woodrow Wilson International Center) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

Compact and Balanced Historiography

Author: 
Keith Payne
Reviewer: 
Tom Nichols

Nichols on Payne, 'The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction'

Keith Payne. The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001. xiv + 225 pp. $34.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8131-9015-0.

Reviewed by Tom Nichols (Department of Strategy and Policy, U.S. Naval War College) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

Does Deterrence Have a Future (or Even a Past?)

Author: 
Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
Reviewer: 
John McNay

McNay on Clemens, 'America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures'

Walter C. Clemens, Jr. America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. xi + 255 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-312-23638-0; $79.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-312-22878-1.

Reviewed by John McNay (Department of History, Raymond Walters College, University of Cincinnati) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

Author: 
Judith Keene
Reviewer: 
David A. Messenger

Messenger on Keene, 'Fighting for Franco: International Volunteers in Nationalist Spain During the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39'

Judith Keene. Fighting for Franco: International Volunteers in Nationalist Spain During the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39. London and New York: Leicester University Press, 2001. x + 310 pp. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7185-0126-6.

Reviewed by David A. Messenger (Department of History, Carroll College) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2002)

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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