“shirley v scott”

This is an excellent primer for International Relations courses, and all potential readers interested in the interplay of law and politics. It provides succinct and authoritative coverage of the ties between contemporary world events and the norms that supposedly govern them. ... More

States have engaged in an intensive process of multilateral treaty making since World War Two despite the fact that few multilateral treaties have fully solved the problems they were designed to address. This inter-disciplinary study of multilateral treaties offers a balanced assessment of the funct... More

In the years immediately following the Second World War, Britain peacetime conscription was practiced for the first time. L.V. Scott examines the military thinking regarding conscription, showing how the 1947 National Service Act came to be regarded by the military as deficient and expensive. The de... More

In October 1962, the world went to the brink of Armageddon. This study provides an archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis from the British perspective. The diplomatic, military and intelligence dimensions of British policy are scrutinized. New material is presented and existing interpreta... More

Recently widowed Chelsea Carpenter decides to put her home up for sale, pack her bags, and move back to her hometown. After months of grief and guilt over her husband's death, it's finally time for Chelsea to look to her future, hopefully starting with her own fashion boutique. Shortly after her arr... More

Over the past few decades, international history and security were significantly influenced by greater understanding of the role of intelligence in national security and foreign policy making. In Britain, much of the work has developed in the sub-discipline of international history with its methodol... More