2009, ISBN: 9781419126710

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Grove Press, New York: 2009. Softcover. Brand new book. History (Great Britain, United States) Our close bond with Great Britain seems inevitable, given our shared language and heritage… Mehr…

Grove Press, New York: 2009. Softcover. Brand new book. History (Great Britain, United States) Our close bond with Great Britain seems inevitable, given our shared language and heritage. But as distinguished historian Kathleen Burk shows in this groundbreaking history, recently published to acclaim in the United Kingdom, the close international relationship was forged only recently, preceded by several centuries of hostility and conflict that began soon after the first English colony was established on the newly discovered continent. Burk, a fourth-generation Californian and professor of history in London, draws on her unique knowledge of both countries to explore the totality of the relationshipÑthe politics, economics, culture, and societyÑthat both connected the two peoples and drove them apart. She tells the story from each side, beginning with the English exploration of the New World and taking us up to the present alliance in Iraq. She reveals the real motivations for settling North America, the factors that led to Britain's losing the colonies, and the reasons why hawks in Congress took the two countries to war in 1812. Indeed, war between Britain and the United States loomed again later in the nineteenth century, and it took common enemies to bring them together in the twentieth. Since 1945, the world has watched and wondered at the close bonds of the leadersÑKennedy and Macmillan, Reagan and Thatcher, and Bush and Blair. At once sweeping in scope and intimate in detail, Old World, New World is a vivid, absorbing, and surprising story of one of the longest international love-hate relationships in modern history. Born in California and educated at Berkeley and Oxford, Katlhleen Burk is professor of modern and contemporary history at University College London. "This stunning and important work is destined to become the benchmark study of this topic for many years to come." ÑPublishers Weekly (starred review), Grove Press, New York: 2009, Italy: Third World Centre, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 243, [4] p., maps. The Shatt Al-Arab dispute: A legal study. This is a historical, political and legal study of the Shan al-Arab dispute between the government of Iran and the Republic of Iraq, a dispute which has not received the international attention it deserves, while it is a perpetual threat to peace in this area of the Middle East. The Iranian government claims that the Shaft al- Arab is a border ever between the two states and, being a navigable river, it should be divided between Iraq and Iran according to the Thalweg line. This claim has always been unacceptable to Iraq, and not in accordance its the historical facts. Dr Khalid al- Izzi has attempted to study this dispute as objectively s possible, relying upon Iraqi as well as Iranian sources. As a lawyer, the author hopes that his work may help in solving this dis-ute which has for so long marred relations between these two Islamic countries. Those who are interested in the study of Arab- Persian relations will !so find this book useful and stimulating. Mainly contents: Part I. History of the Conflict: 1. Perso-Ottoman Relations prior to the First World Wa (The Peace Treaty of 1639 - The Constantinople Protocol of 1913); 2. The Dispute between the two World Wars; 3. The Dispute after the Second World War; Part II. The Problem: 4. the Shatt al-Arab Dispute; 5. Other Legal Aspects of the Conflict; 6. Concluding Remarks; 7. Conclusions and Outlook. Part III. The Iraqi-Iranian War: 8. Iraqi-Iranian Relations after the 17/30 July 1968 Revolution; Documents; Selected Bibliography, Maps., Third World Centre, 1981, Jane's, (London, 1987). 185 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "...provides: sophisticated analysis of military strengths and weaknesses of both sides; the latest information on the equipment each side possesses and what use they make of it; detailed examinati on of major battles and offensives; a thorough, professional study of the economic realities facing both countries given their reduced oil-exporting abilities; lucid insights into both the social and political factors which affect, and may e v e n t u a l l y determine, what happens to Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party's rule and Ayatollah Khomeini's revolutionary government. The Iran-Iraq War can be viewed at many different levels; as a human tragedy, as a threat to the security of sout hw es t As ia , as a t hreat to the world's main supply of imported oil, and as the source of new lessons regarding the nature of modern war. All of these issues are addressed in a crisp, informed and professional manner in this timely and import ant bo ok , b y a m an who un derstands military exigencies, strategic realities, the politcs of oil and the growing threat this continuing war presents to the West..." Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, very light rubbing. VG+/VG., Jane's, (London, 1987)., Lexington: Lexington Books, 1987. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A relatively early study of the use of chemical and biological weapons as well as their development into weapons of mass destruction by Libya, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Peru, Argentina, North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, and other countries, recounting their effects, the indifference by most politicians, the role of media in not covering it sufficiently, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, list of CB incidents, references, indexed, 204pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Lexington Books, 1987, New York: Praeger, 1977. First Thus.. Hardcover in brown boards w gilt titling.. VeryGood ex-USArmy library copy else unmarked, light edgewear, no jacket.. Scarce hardcover copy of political study that analyzes these countries. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2, 315 pp, index, bibliography, notes., Praeger, 1977, Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition., Kessinger Publishing, LLC<

2004, ISBN: 9781419126710

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-06-17. Paperback. New. *** please read this *** Ships from Ohio - no marks - next day shipping - tracking provided - K-5-a, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 20… Mehr…

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-06-17. Paperback. New. *** please read this *** Ships from Ohio - no marks - next day shipping - tracking provided - K-5-a, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-06-17<