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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1594160996ISBN 13: 9781594160998
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Lessons in Diplomacy from Colonial America to the Cold War"In a time when negotiations, both great and small, continue to shape our world, this book provides an excellent opportunity to learn from the past and understand the present.-Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and former Secretary General of the United NationsA thought-provoking, informative book, highly recommended for all readers interested in international affairs.-Library JournalFor anyone with an interest in diplomacy and political history, Stanton's book is both entertaining and informative. -Foreign Policy WatchEvery professional concerned with dispute resolution and every student of negotiation has much to learn from Fredrik Stanton's lively stories of eight history-shaping negotiations.-Robert H. Mnookin, Chair Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law SchoolAn excellent introduction into some of the great triumphs and failures of modern diplomacy.-Seattle Post-IntelligencerAn interesting, informative study well worth reading and pondering. -American DiplomacyStanton deftly illustrates that the power of haggling can easily rival that of any army or warhead.-Roll CallExhaustive research and careful thought have enabled Stanton to employ an extraordinary writing talent to produce a contribution to history and a source of enjoyable reading.-New York Law JournalStanton brings back to life both famous and some long forgotten personalities in the history of major American, European, and Asian negotiations. He persuasively makes his case for the importance of negotiators and negotiations both when wars can be kept from beginning and when wars end. He weaves in deft descriptions of the personal strengths and foibles of negotiators and homes in on the ability of the best to improvise when maneuvering on unfamiliar terrain. -Ambassador Richard W. Murphy, Council on Foreign RelationsWords as much as weapons have shaped the course of history. Whether to avert, resolve, assist, or secure the outcome of a conflict, diplomacy in the modern age has had great triumphs and bitter failures, from the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, which narrowly spared humanity from a nuclear Armageddon, to the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, which created problems that still confront us today. Drawing on primary sources, transcripts, and interviews, Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World tells the stories of eight key episodes in modern diplomacy. From Benjamin Franklin securing crucial French support for the American revolution to Reagan and Gorbachev laying the groundwork to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons, Fredrik Stanton explains what each party brought to the negotiating table, the stakes, the obstacles to success, and how they were overcome.
Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1594161755ISBN 13: 9781594161759
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1. How a New England Port City Became the Site of the Revolution That Changed the History of the WorldIn 1760, no one could imagine the American colonies revolting against Great Britain. The colonists were not hungry peasants groaning under the whip of a brute. They lived well. Land was cheap, wages were good, opportunities abounded. While many colonists had been in the New World for generations, they identified with Britain, and England was still home. Yet in the space of just fifteen years these sturdy bonds snapped. Boston-a town of just 16,000-lit the fire for American Independence. Brian Deming explains how and why in his lucid, lively, and deeply researched Boston and the Dawn of American Independence.To dodge British taxes, Boston merchants for as long as anyone could remember had routinely smuggled in molasses from French and Spanish possessions in the Caribbean. Boston distillers transformed this sweet cargo into rum, the liquid gold traded around the world. But British authorities cracked down on smuggling and imposed the Sugar Act to help pay for the debts incurred during their wars against France. Then came the hated Stamp Act, a tax on documents, newspapers, and printed materials of all kinds. In courtrooms, in the press, and in the streets, Bostonians rallied in protest against taxation without representation. As anger swept America, Boston was at the center of the storm, which burst forth with the infamous massacre and the Boston Tea Party. By 1775, open warfare erupted at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. Boston and the Dawn of American Independence ties these scenes together with the people of the time, including John and Sam Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere, as well as Thomas Hutchinson, the beleaguered Massachusetts royal governor, and James Otis, the bombastic, unstable early patriot. Readers hear their voices, but also those of many amazing, colorful, and memorable personalities- feisty mob leaders, defiant Tories, terrified townspeople. Deming illuminates this epic story with views of everyday life inside taverns, outside newspaper offices, and along the wharves, and the political dramas in London and Philadelphia that shaped the destiny of an empire and gave rise to the worlds first modern democracy.
Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1594160538ISBN 13: 9781594160530
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1. The Changing Role of Faith in the Life of the Sixteenth President of the United StatesAfter listening to Abraham Lincolns second inaugural address, many in the audience were stunned. Instead of a positive message about the coming Union victory, the president implicated the entire country in the faults and responsibility for slavery. Using Old Testament references, Lincoln explained that God was punishing all Americans for their role in the calamity with a bloody civil war.These were surprising words from a man who belonged to no church, did not regularly attend services, and was known to have publicly and privately questioned some of Christianitys core beliefs. But Lincolns life was one with supreme sadness-the death of his first fiancee, the subsequent loss of two of his sons-and these events, along with the chance encounter with a book in Mary Todds fathers library, The Christians Defense, are all part of the key to understanding Lincolns Christianity. Biblical quotations soon entered his speeches-a point noted by Stephen Douglas in their debates-but it is unclear whether Lincolns use of scripture was a signal that American politicians should openly embrace religion in their public lives, or a rhetorical tool to manipulate his audience, or a result of a personal religious transformation. After his death both secular and religious biographers claimed Lincoln as one of their own, touching off a controversy that remains today.In Lincolns Christianity, Michael Burkhimer examines the entire history of the presidents interaction with religion-accounts from those who knew him, his own letters and writings, the books he read-to reveal a man who did not believe in orthodox Christian precepts (and might have had a hard time getting elected today) yet, by his example, was a person and president who most truly embodied Christian teachings.
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2009
ISBN 10: 1594160899ISBN 13: 9781594160899
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Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The Inspiring Story of Roberto Clemente's Greatest Season and One of the Most Important Teams in Sport HistoryIn 1947, major league baseball experienced its first measure of integration when the Brooklyn Dodgers brought Jackie Robinson to the National League. While Robinson's breakthrough opened the gates of opportunity for African Americans and other minority players, the process of integration proved slow and uneven. It was not until the 1960s that a handful of major league teams began to boast more than a few Black and Latino players. But the 1971 World Championship team enjoyed a full and complete level of integration, with half of its twenty-five-man roster comprised of players of African American and Latino descent. That team was the Pittsburgh Pirates, managed by an old-time Irishman.In The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, veteran baseball writer Bruce Markusen tells the story of one of the most likable and significant teams in the history of professional sports. In addition to the fact that they fielded the first all-minority lineup in major league history, the 1971 Pirates are noteworthy for the team's inspiring individual performances, including those of future Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, and Bill Mazeroski, and their remarkable World Series victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles. But perhaps their greatest legacy is the team's influence on the future of baseball, inspiring later championship teams such as the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics to open their doors fully to all talented players, regardless of race, particularly in the new era of free agency.
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2005
ISBN 10: 1594160163ISBN 13: 9781594160165
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2008
ISBN 10: 1594160759ISBN 13: 9781594160752
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1594161062ISBN 13: 9781594161063
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2006
ISBN 10: 1594160333ISBN 13: 9781594160332
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 159416116XISBN 13: 9781594161162
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2008
ISBN 10: 1594160708ISBN 13: 9781594160707
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2009
ISBN 10: 1594160961ISBN 13: 9781594160967
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2009
ISBN 10: 1594161003ISBN 13: 9781594161001
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2008
ISBN 10: 1594160775ISBN 13: 9781594160776
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2011
ISBN 10: 1594161305ISBN 13: 9781594161308
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2004
ISBN 10: 1594160023ISBN 13: 9781594160028
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2005
ISBN 10: 1594160198ISBN 13: 9781594160196
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1594161178ISBN 13: 9781594161179
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2011
ISBN 10: 1594161402ISBN 13: 9781594161407
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1594161682ISBN 13: 9781594161681
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2006
ISBN 10: 1594160309ISBN 13: 9781594160301
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ISBN 10: 159416083XISBN 13: 9781594160837
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1594160511ISBN 13: 9781594160516
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Published by Brand: Westholme Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 1594160325ISBN 13: 9781594160325
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