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  • Putin Confronts the West
    René De La Pedraja
    Russia’s surprising return to the world stage since 2000 has aroused the curiosity--if not the fear--of the West. Gradually, the Kremlin went from a policy of deference to foreign powers to acting with independence. The driver of this transformation was President Vladimir Putin, who with skillful caution navigated Russia back into the ranks of global powers. In theaters of c...
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    58,80 €

  • Energy Politics in Colombia
    René De La Pedraja
    This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia’s failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia’s policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects. ...
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    42,11 €

  • The Russian Military Resurgence
    René De La Pedraja
    The transition from the Soviet to the post-1991 Russian military is a fascinating story of decline and reinvention. The Soviet army suffered a slow demise, dissolving in 2000 and only gradually reforming based on radically different principles. The First Chechnya War (1994-1996) was the lowest point for the Soviet military but the Second Chechnya War (1999-2004) saw the init...
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    73,73 €

  • Free Trade and Social Conflict in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela
    René De La Pedraja
    Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South America in recent years. People in Colombia and Peru engaged in often violent clashes to defend their livelihoods against the encroachments of the free market and the impositions of Wall Street. Farmers organized to save their lands from foreign mining corporations, and cities fought to save thei...
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    73,57 €

  • Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941
    René De La Pedraja
    The years 1899 through 1941 are remarkable even by Latin America’s uniquely turbulent standards. During this time, border disputes and domestic insurrections forcefully shaped the history of this area, as many countries made the rocky transition from agrarian to industrial societies. This volume provides a concise survey of Latin American wars between 1899 and 1941. It com...
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    74,11 €