Reviews

Author: 
Jakub J. Grygiel, A. Wess Mitchell
Reviewer: 
Zachary Selden

Selden on Grygiel and Mitchell, 'The Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power'


Jakub J. Grygiel, A. Wess Mitchell. The Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. 240 pp/. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-691-16375-8.

Reviewed by Zachary Selden (University of Florida)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Loren R. Graham
Reviewer: 
William deJong-Lambert

deJong-Lambert on Graham, 'Lysenko's Ghost: Epigenetics and Russia'


Loren R. Graham. Lysenko's Ghost: Epigenetics and Russia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2016. 224 pp. $24.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-674-08905-1.

Reviewed by William deJong-Lambert (Bronx Community College)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Hal Brands
Reviewer: 
Heather W. Williams

Williams on Brands, 'Making the Unipolar Moment: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Rise of the Post-Cold War Order'


Hal Brands. Making the Unipolar Moment: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Rise of the Post-Cold War Order. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2016. 480 pp. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5017-0272-3.

Reviewed by Heather W. Williams (Kings College)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Brian Sandberg
Reviewer: 
Frederic J. Baumgartner

Baumgartner on Sandberg, 'War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500-1700'


Brian Sandberg. War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500-1700. War and Conflict through the Ages Series. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016. 304 pp. $26.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7456-4602-2.

Reviewed by Frederic J. Baumgartner (Virginia Tech)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Ho-Won Jeong
Reviewer: 
Kelly McFarland

McFarland on Jeong, 'International Negotiation: Process and Strategies'


Ho-Won Jeong. International Negotiation: Process and Strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 295 pp. $34.99 (paper), ISBN 978-1-107-65148-7; $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-107-02640-7.

Reviewed by Kelly McFarland (Georgetown University)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Robert Fitzgerald
Reviewer: 
Miles Kahler

Kahler on Fitzgerald, 'The Rise of the Global Company: Multinationals and the Making of the Modern World'


Robert Fitzgerald. The Rise of the Global Company: Multinationals and the Making of the Modern World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 624 pp. $29.99 (paper), ISBN 978-0-521-61496-2.

Reviewed by Miles Kahler (American University)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Seung-Whan Choi
Reviewer: 
Erin K. Jenne

Jenne on Choi, 'New Explorations into International Relations: Democracy, Foreign Investment, Terrorism, and Conflict'


Seung-Whan Choi. New Explorations into International Relations: Democracy, Foreign Investment, Terrorism, and Conflict. Studies in Security and International Affairs Series. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2016. 344 pp. $84.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8203-4907-7; $32.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8203-4908-4.

Reviewed by Erin K. Jenne (Central European University)
Published on H-Diplo (November, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Sean Nixon
Reviewer: 
Stephanie Amerian

Amerian on Nixon, 'Hard Sell: Advertising, Affluence and Transatlantic Relations, c. 1951-69'


Sean Nixon. Hard Sell: Advertising, Affluence and Transatlantic Relations, c. 1951-69. Studies in Popular Culture Series. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2016. 240 pp. $24.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-78499-105-0.

Reviewed by Stephanie Amerian (Santa Monica College)
Published on H-Diplo (October, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Jane E. Mangan
Reviewer: 
Ana María Presta

Presta on Mangan, 'Transatlantic Obligations: Creating the Bonds of Family in Conquest-Era Peru and Spain'


Jane E. Mangan. Transatlantic Obligations: Creating the Bonds of Family in Conquest-Era Peru and Spain. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 272 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-19-976858-5.

Reviewed by Ana María Presta (Universidad de Buenos Aires - CONICET)
Published on H-Diplo (October, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Steven L. B. Jensen
Reviewer: 
Samantha Christiansen

Christiansen on Jensen, 'The Making of International Human Rights: The 1960s, Decolonization, and the Reconstruction of Global Values'


Steven L. B. Jensen. The Making of International Human Rights: The 1960s, Decolonization, and the Reconstruction of Global Values. Human Rights in History Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Illustrations. 334 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-107-11216-2.

Reviewed by Samantha Christiansen (Marywood University)
Published on H-Diplo (October, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Author: 
Brantly Womack
Reviewer: 
David A. Baldwin

Baldwin on Womack, 'Asymmetry and International Relationships'


Brantly Womack. Asymmetry and International Relationships. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 220 pp. $99.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-107-13289-4.

Reviewed by David A. Baldwin (Princeton University)
Published on H-Diplo (October, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

Asymmetric Relations among Nations

Author: 
Linda Jakobson, Neil Melvin, eds.
Reviewer: 
Douglas C. Nord

Nord on Jakobson and Melvin, 'The New Arctic Governance'


Linda Jakobson, Neil Melvin, eds. The New Arctic Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 192 pp. $60.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-874733-8.

Reviewed by Douglas C. Nord (Umeå University)
Published on H-Diplo (October, 2016)
Commissioned by Seth Offenbach

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