Brandenburg-Preussen und die Niederlande : Zur Dynamik einer Nachbarschaft /
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Während der Regierungszeit des Großen Kurfürsten Friedrich Wilhelm (Lebensdaten 1620-1688) zogen zahlreiche Künstler, Baumeister und Ingenieure aus den Niederlanden nach Brandenburg. Friedrich Wilhelm studierte in den Niederlanden, heiratete die oranische Prinzessin Luise Henriette und verlieh der Kultur, der Kunst und der Wissenschaft seines Landes ein ausgesprochen niederländisches Gepräge. Der fruchtbare Kontakt mit dem angesehenen Nachbarn im Westen - im Jahre 1614 wurde das Land Kleve Kurbrandenburg zugesprochen - setzte sich während des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts fort. Einige der in unserem Band gesammelten Aufsätze verschaffen ein Bild der auch heute noch sichtbaren Spuren dieses freundschaftlichen Verhältnisses. Die Architektur der Stadt Potsdam ist der lebendige Zeuge. Während des neunzehnten und des zwanzigsten Jahrhundert sind die Niederlande in Europa nicht mehr tonangebend und tritt an die Stelle der einseitigen Abhängigkeit eine produktive Wechselwirkung zwischen ihnen und Brandenburg-Preußen. In den vorliegenden Beiträgen wird aber vor allem der niederländische Einfluß dargestellt. Da kein Dichtername so stark mit Preußen und seiner umstrittenen Geschichte identifiziert wird wie derjenige Theodor Fontanes, bekommt Fontane mit seiner kritischen Bewertung Preußens in diesem Buch neben Potsdam den Ehrenplatz.
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1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004609648
India's Asia-Pacific Engagement : Impulses and Imperatives /
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India's Asia-Pacifc engagement, now in its third decade, has become an integral and irreversible plank of our foreign policy. This volume seeks to provide a new and unique perspective to the discourse on the evolving Look East Policy, updating, assessing, critically evaluating and analyzing developments beyond its first two decades and looking into the impulses and imperatives of India's growing and deepening engagement with the larger and rapidly changing geo-political space of the Asia-Pacifc region, which some now have begun to describe as the Indo-Pacifc. The essays in this compilation, written by former practitioners and some eminent experts, cover various aspects of our evolving engagement, going beyond the ASEAN geo-political space and the hitherto traditional areas of focus, importantly now covering strategic, security, political, economic, cultural and the diaspora aspects of our enlarged engagement, also suggesting a road map and specifc next steps for enduring partnership in the coming decade. The personal insights, analysis and candid perspectives offered by the contributors makes this volume unique and one of its kind.
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1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004753280
Oman 1974 - 2022/23 /
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The seventh in the CAIW series, this title draws on the 50 years of experience of Cambridge based World of Information. During most of the period covered, Oman was ruled by Sultan Qaboos bin Said, overcoming several handicaps, including modest hydrocarbon revenues, and during the first years of Qaboos' reign, a rebellion in the southern province of Dhofar. The latter was often described as a full-blown war with the neighbouring People's Democratic Republic of the Yemen (PDRY) and its Soviet supporters. Nevertheless, this strategically located, mostly Ibadhi sect Sultanate, has developed from a medieval, into a modern state.
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1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004742604
The Benelux, Regional Groupings and the Dynamics of European Integration : Contemporary and Historical Perspectives /
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This edited volume examines Europe's (sub)regional groupings - Benelux, Nordic Council, Baltic Group, Visegrád Four, and EU Med - as nested institutions interacting with, complementing, or contesting EU integration. Framed by shelter theory and differentiated integration, the book assesses their historical origins, institutionalisation, functions (vanguard, functional cooperation, coordination, resistance), and effects on EU policymaking. Part I revisits Benelux as laboratory and model across internal market, JHA, defence, and police cooperation; Part II surveys other groupings and macro-regional strategies. Through comparative case studies, it tests expectations about the regularity of meetings, institutionalisation, and policy ambitions to understand when and how smaller states leverage regional coalitions to shape Europe today. A must-read for anyone interested in the underexplored engines of European integration - especially in an era of renewed geopolitical tension and shifting alliances. Contributors are: Robert Harmsen, Anna-Lena Högenauer, Spero Simeon Z. Paravantes, Alain De Muyser, Mendeltje van Keulen, Pierluigi Simone, Paweł Kołek, Martin Dangerfield, Stefan Gänzle, Jörg Mirtl, Matthew Broad, Daunis Auers, Giorgio Oikonomou, Napoleon Maravegias, and Melanie H. Ram.
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1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004761278
Inter-State Communications and Human Rights : Developments and Prospects /
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Developments at the international level over the past 5 years have re-ignited the relevance of a mechanism that had remained dormant for decades: inter-state communications before UN treaty bodies. Under-utilised and, consequently, under-studied, inter-state communications allow States to bring cases against other States for violations of their human rights obligations. Given the strong human rights dimension of cases currently under consideration by the ICJ and other international disputes, as well as the numerous and significant cases being presently considered by human rights treaty bodies and other human rights courts, this edited volume seeks to consider the potential of inter-state communications for promoting and ensuring respect for human rights around the globe.
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1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004712584
Arctic Policies of Non-Arctic States /
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This edited book offers updated, novel, and multidisciplinary perspectives on the Arctic policies of non-Arctic States, including those less frequently addressed in academic literature. While most chapters delve into existing Arctic policies, some explore Arctic policies in the making. Each contribution provides a combination of historical accounts, explanations of selected non-Arctic States' interests in the Arctic, as well as discussions regarding their Arctic policies and role in Arctic law and governance. As such, Arctic Policies of Non-Arctic States covers, in alphabetical order, Belgium, China, Greece, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, and includes one general perspective on Asian States.
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1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004734685