1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786783003321

Titolo

Blue Black Sea : new dimensions of history, security, politics, strategy, energy and economy / / edited by Giray Saynur Bozkurt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-6475-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (540 p.)

Disciplina

327.496

Soggetti

Black Sea Region Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This volume is a collection of papers that were originally presented during international congresses entitled "Blue Black Sea: New Dimensions of Security, Politics, Strategy, Energy, History and Economy" held at the International Relations Department of Sakarya University on 14-17 October 2008 and 10-13 October 2010"--Preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

LIST OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I: HISTORY; CHAPTER ONE - A GLANCE AT THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER TWO - THE BLACK SEA AND THE BALKANS UNDER OTTOMAN RULE; CHAPTER THREE - THE PRECONDITIONS OF ETHNIC-POLITICAL CONFLICTS IN GEORGIA; PART II: SECURITY; PART FOUR - THE SECURITY POLICY OF THE CAUCASUS NATIONS IN THE NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER FIVE - THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT AS AN EXAMPLE OF INTERDEPENDENCE IN WORLD POLITICS

CHAPTER SIX - THE ROLES OF THE UKRAINE AND THE EU IN SETTLING THE RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN CONFLICT IN THE CAUCASUS CHAPTER SEVEN - THE SECURITY POLICIES OF TURKEY AND RUSSIA TOWARDS ABKHAZIA AND THE INTERNAL GEORGIAN CONFLICT ; CHAPTER EIGHT - BACKGROUND TO THE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN; CHAPTER NINE - BLACK SEA REGIONAL SECURITY AFTER 9/11; CHAPTER TEN - TURKEY'S SECURITY STRATEGIES IN THE EXTENDED BLACK SEA REGION AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001; CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE US MILITARY BASES IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA AND THEIR POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY



CHAPTER TWELVE - SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION FROM A NEOREALIST PERSPECTIVE PART III: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND STRATEGY; CHAPTER THIRTEEN - THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER FOURTEEN - REGIONAL COOPERATION EFFORTS IN THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER FIFTEEN - US INTERESTS IN THE WIDER BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER SIXTEEN - US POLICIES TOWARDS THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE EU'S BLACK SEA POLICY ; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY UNDER THE NEW CONDITIONS IN THE BLACK SEA AND CAUCASUS REGION

CHAPTER NINETEEN - BLACK SEA REGIONAL POLICIES OF RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 CHAPTER TWENTY - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES IN THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - THE ROLE OF MEDIATORS IN SETTLING CONFLICTS IN THE BLACK SEA REGION; PART IV: ENERGY; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - THE GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY IN THE BLACK SEA CONTEXT; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - ENERGY POLITICS IN THE BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - ENERGY AS A FOREIGN POLICY TOOL IN THE WIDER BLACK SEA REGION; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - THE ROLE OF AZERBAIJAN IN EU ENERGY SECURITY

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX - THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE ENERGY PIPELINE CONTEST AND SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN - POLICIES AROUND THE BTC PIPELINE; CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT - GAZPROM; CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE - DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS AND OIL IN RELATION TO TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND IN TURKEY; PART V: ECONOMY; CHAPTER THIRTY - ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION THROUGH ECONOMIC COOPERATION; CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE - ANALYSES OF THE BANKING SECTOR IN THE BLACK SEA REGION COUNTRIES AND TURKEY; CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO - A HANDICAP TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the opinions of experts and researchers from the Black Sea states with respect to history, security, politics, strategy, energy, and economy in the region, and explains various dimensions of the present international relations and problem areas from both theoretical and conceptual perspectives. Offering the reader a comprehensive approach that covers a wide range of affairs, it is hoped that this book will fill an important gap in international relations studies. While the...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957996403321

Autore

Meier Matt S

Titolo

The Mexican American experience : an encyclopedia / / Matt S. Meier and Margo Gutiérrez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2003

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400685118

9786612419546

9781282419544

1282419544

9780313088605

0313088608

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GutiérrezMargo

Disciplina

973/.046872/003

Soggetti

Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans - Southwest, New

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Guide to Selected Related Entries; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Encyclopedia; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Mexican Americans are rapidly becoming the largest minority in the United States, playing a vital role in the culture of the American Southwest and beyond. This A-to-Z guide offers comprehensive coverage of the Mexican American experience. Entries range from figures such as Corky Gonzales, Joan Baez, and Nancy Lopez to general entries on bilingual education, assimilation, border culture, and southwestern agriculture. Court cases, politics, and events such as the Delano Grape Strike all receive full coverage, while the definitions and significance of terms such as coyote and Tejano are provided