Reading for Battle
Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Surveys the relationship between international relations theory and political theory, showing the way in which these two discourses, once considered separate, are now intertwined.
Chris Brown, Polity Press, 17 May 2002
Two senior policy analysts representing both sides of the political spectrum provide an incisive critique of the problems with American foreign policy and what can be done to solve them, arguing that the nation has lost its moral compass and calling for a return to a policy of ethical realism.
Anatol Lieven & John Hulsman, Potter Style, 1 January 2001
What are the consequences of tourism in the physical and cultural environments people visit? For many people 'Going on holiday' is an increasingly central feature of contemporary western society. The tourism industry has expanded rapidly since 1950, but are environments being benefited or damaged, by the tourist who visit them?
Andrew Holden, Routledge, 14 September 2000
Like the Truth Commission itself, Krog's Country of My Skull gives central prominence to the power of the testimony of the victims, combining the reportage skills of the journalist with the poet's ability to let previously unheard voices emerge with their stories.
Antjie Krog , Vintage, 4 November 1999
Western preoccupation with population growth reveals more about the internal concerns of western societies than the socio–economic development of the south
Frank Furedi, Polity Press, 1997
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