2. Theory and practice in war
Michael Howard
in Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction
How was it possible to have a ‘theory’ of war? ‘Theory and practice in war’ details Clausewitz's rejection of previous theories on the grounds that they did not take sufficient account of ...
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Introduction
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
The Introduction outlines the questions that this VSI attempts to answer. Why does the EU arouse such strong passions? As an organization based on international treaties, why has it proved ...
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3. How the EU is governed
Simon Usherwood and John Pinder
in The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (4th edn)
The EU has major economic and environmental powers, and is increasingly active in foreign policy, defence, and internal security. ‘How the EU is governed’ asks: how is this power used and ...
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The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (4th edn)
Simon Usherwood and John Pinder
The European Union (EU) is a unique political organization. Illustrating how and why it has developed from 1950 to the present day, The European Union: A Very Short Introduction covers a ...
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1. Good places and bad places
Lyman Tower Sargent
in Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction
The notion of utopia was around before Thomas More first used the word. There are two versions of utopia: the first focuses on bodily pleasure in terms of food, drink, and sex; and the ...
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3. Secondary EU law
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
A novel feature of the Treaties was that they created institutions distinct from the Member States with the capacity to make law. Such law is known as the secondary law of the EU. It is ...
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8. Enforcing EU law
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
What are the CJEU’s powers? ‘Enforcing EU law’ considers three of the most important. Infringement proceedings assess claims by the Commission that Member States have failed to do what the ...
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European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
Anthony Arnull
European Law: A Very Short Introduction considers the laws and legal system of the European Union and discusses the range of issues that the European Union has been given the ...
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Epilogue: A very bordered future
Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen
in Borders: A Very Short Introduction
The Epilogue summarizes the process of ‘bordering’ and its influence on our daily lives on both a local and global scale and emphasizes why we need to study borders. As borders are variable ...
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2. The Etruscan language
Christopher Smith
in The Etruscans: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Etruscan language’ describes what we know about the language of the Etruscans and how much we can decipher about them from their language. Etruscan is not an Indo-European language. ...
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7. The Collapse of Communism – and the Future
Leslie Holmes
in Communism: A Very Short Introduction
‘The collapse of communism — and the future’ examines various theories as to what caused the sudden collapse of communism. The role of Gorbachev in the collapse of communist power in ...
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6. Constitutional revolutions: America, France, Europe (1830 and 1848), and Meiji Japan
Jack A. Goldstone
in Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction
‘Constitutional revolutions: America, France, Europe (1830 and 1848), and Meiji Japan’ describes the growing skepticism and secularism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that led ...
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4. Rastafari international: the making of a global movement
Ennis B. Edmonds
in Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction
The Rastafari movement has spread throughout the Caribbean, to Caribbean immigrant communities in Europe and North America, to African diasporic people and Africans on the continents, and ...
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2. The constitution: old and new
Tony Wright
in British Politics: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘The Constitution: Old and New’ addresses the question of the nature of Britain's constitution. It is often said that Britain has an unwritten constitution or no proper constitution at all. ...
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6. Diaspora
Philip V. Bohlman
in World Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Diaspora’ is concerned with the effect of human displacement on world music after the ‘discovery’ of the New World by Columbus in 1492. Three diasporas, each historicizing different ...
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4. Geopolitics and identity
Klaus Dodds
in Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
The notion of geopolitics is bound up very closely with ideas of national identity. ‘Geopolitics and identity’ suggests that the relationship between geopolitics and identity is complex, ...
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4. The political dimension of globalization
Manfred B. Steger
in Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (4th edn)
Political globalization refers to the intensification and expansion of political interrelations across the globe. ‘The political dimension of globalization’ considers how these processes ...
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5. On the origin of treaties
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
EU Treaties are international agreements signed and ratified by sovereign states. The EU is, therefore, a creation of international law. However, it is increasingly treated by scholars as ...
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9. Coping with crises
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
‘Coping with crises’ describes the eurozone crisis triggered by the 2008 financial crash and the 2015 migration crisis when the EU experienced an influx of over a million migrants from ...
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1. What is EU law about?
Anthony Arnull
in European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction
The range of issues that the EU has been given the power to regulate has grown significantly since it was founded by just six Member States in 1951. The aim of the European Coal and Steel ...
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