LEADER 03410nam 2200601 450 001 9910813360703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7618-6277-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001302478 035 $a(EBL)1691227 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001237103 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11805660 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001237103 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11248453 035 $a(PQKB)10674477 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1691227 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1691227 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10872329 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL611119 035 $a(OCoLC)880175176 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001302478 100 $a20140527h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDispatches from the frontlines $estudies in foreign policy, comparative politics, and international affairs /$fHoward J. Wiarda ; with the assistance of Ann P. Kryzanek 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cUniversity Press of America, Inc.,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (341 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7618-6276-5 311 $a1-306-79868-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Tables; Preface; I: Around the World; 1 Introductory Notes on Travel, Research, and Study Abroad; 2 The Marginalization of Latin America; 3 The Latin Americanization of the United States; 4 The United States and Europe; 5 Asia and America; 6 Europe's Regions; 7 Perspectives on Iraq; 8 Greece-Turkey-the Greek Islands-Cyprus; 9 African Democracy; 10 Crisis in Eastern Europe; 11 "Honduras" as Metaphor; 12 Russia in an Ugly Mood; 13 Is Democracy Advancing, Regressing, or Being Redefined?; 14 The Baltics Endangered; 15 Brazil as a BRIC 327 $a16 European Welfare States and American Health Care Reform17 Religion, Security and the Future of Latin America; II: Global Issues; 18 Globalization; 19 Corporatism in the Modern World; 20 The Candidates and Their Foreign Policy Teams; 21 Civil Society; 22 Smarter Democracy Promotion; 23 Economic Crisis and the State; 24 Conservative Braintrust; 25 Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Foreign Policy; 26 Nation-Building; 27 Divided America; 28 Obama Foreign Policy; 29 The Democracy Agenda; III: The Legacy of Colonialism: The Portuguese and Dutch Colonial Empires 327 $a30 The Legacy of Portuguese Rule in Asia31 The Dutch Diaspora; 32 Concluding Remarks on Favorite Places and Ongoing Research; Bibliography; Index 330 $aDispatches from the Frontlines analyzes some of the world's most contentious hotspots. It focuses on such compelling global issues as Third World development, the role of the state, corporatism, and foreign aid. This is a thought-provoking book for anyone interested in foreign policy, comparative politics, and international affairs. 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aComparative government 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aComparative government. 676 $a327 700 $aWiarda$b Howard J.$0253499 702 $aKryzanek$b Ann P. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813360703321 996 $aDispatches from the frontlines$94013292 997 $aUNINA