Catalogue 2012 - GB Gerakbudaya

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International Politics
New New
Posthuman International Relations
Complexity, Ecologism and Global Politics
Erika Cudworth and Stephen Hobden
In this bold intervention, Cudworth
and Hobden draw on recent advances
in complexity theory to call for a
profound re-envisioning of the study of
international relations. As a discipline, IR
is wedded to the Enlightenment project
of overcoming the hazards of nature, and
thus remains constrained by a blinkered,
human-centred approach. As a means of
predicting global political events and
trends, it has failed consistently. It is therefore essential,
the authors argue, that we develop a more sophisticated
analysis of global politics, taking into account the broader
environment, social relations, economic practices and
formations of power. The book reveals how the study of
international politics is transformed by the understanding
that we have never been exclusively human. An original work
that is sure to provoke heated debate within the discipline,
Posthuman International Relations provides a radical new
agenda for a progressive, twenty-first century international
relations.
Publisher: Zed Books
2011: 215 pp
ISBN: 9781848135154: RM110.00 / S$47.80
New
Al-Qaeda
From Global Network to Local Franchise
Christina Hellmich
Since 9/11, al-Qaeda has dominated
discussions of national and
international security. Yet conflicting
assumptions about the nature of the
group and the implications of bin
Ladin’s death abound. Rather than
just providing yet another biography
of al-Qaeda, Christina Hellmich
forensically examines the most
authoritative sources on which the
present understanding of al-Qaeda
relies, examining the discrepancies between what is
reported and what can realistically be known. The result
is a penetrating insight into an organization that for all its
notoriety is one of the least understood of our time.
Publisher: Zed Books & Fernwood
2011: 212 pp
ISBN: 9781848139084: RM65.00 / S$28.30
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Catalogue 2012
Five Power Defence Arrangements at
Forty
Edited by Ian Storey, Ralf Emmers and Daljit Singh
Established in 1971 by Singapore,
Malaysia, Britain, Australia and New
Zealand, the Five Power Defence
Arrangements (FPDA) has proved to
be one of Asia’s most enduring military
pacts. Since its foundation, the FPDA has
functioned as an important confidence
building measure between its two
Southeast Asian members, and has
facilitated interoperability,
professionalization and cooperation among the armed forced
of the five countries. Crucially, its inherent flexibility and
adaptability has enabled it to respond effectively to changes
in the geopolitical environment as well as the emergence
of new security threats. Now in its fortieth year, the FPDA
remains a valuable component of Asia’s security architecture
in a time of change and uncertainty. This volume marks the
fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the FPDA.
Publisher: ISEAS & SRSIS
2011: 129 pp
ISBN: 9789814345446: RM90.00 / S$35.90
New
Jewish Identity & Palestinian Rights
Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel
David Landy
Diaspora Jews are increasingly likely to
criticise Israel and support Palestinian
rights. In the USA, Europe and elsewhere,
Jewish organisations have sprung up to
oppose Israel’s treatment of Palestinians,
facing harsh criticism from fellow Jews
for their actions. Why and how has this
movement come about? What does it
mean for Palestinians and for diaspora
Jews? Jewish Identity and Palestinian
Rights is a groundbreaking study of this vital and growing
worldwide social movement, examining in depth how it
challenges traditional diasporic Jewish representations
of itself. It looks at why people join this movement and
how they relate to the Palestinians and their struggle,
asking searching questions about transnational solidarity
movements. This book makes an important contribution to
Israel/Palestine and Jewish studies and responds to urgent
questions in social movement theory.
Publisher: Zed Books
2011: 250 pp
ISBN: 9781848139268: RM99.00 / S$43.00