Often in his non-fiction writings, Pankaj Mishra has underlined the influence of colonialism
and western modernity in structuring the world from which he gained his intellectual …

A second edition of this leading introduction to the origins of the First World War and the pre-
war international system. William Mulligan shows how the war was a far from inevitable …

The Ottoman Mobilization of Manpower in the First World War offers a multi-faceted story of
how the Ottoman Empire tried to cope with the challenges of permanent mobilization under …

Why do countries go to war over disputed lands? Why do they fight even when the territories
in question are economically and strategically worthless? Drawing on critical approaches to …

This essay examines the entanglement between population science and population
governance immediately after World War II. It analyzes debates on population and birth …

Three of the formative revolutions that shook the early twentieth-century world occurred
almost simultaneously in regions bordering each other. Though the Russian, Iranian, and …

Racism systematically distorts policymakers' analyses of their allies' and adversaries'
capabilities, interests, and resolve, potentially leading to costly choices regarding war and …

The first war between China and Japan in 1894/95 was one of the most fateful events, not
only in modern Japanese and Chinese history, but in international history as well. The war …

Commanding Military Power offers a new explanation of why some armed forces are
stronger than others. Ryan Grauer advances a'command structure theory'which combines …

All Roads Lead to Annaka: The Place of Imperial Christianity in Japan's Modern History A
quaint stone church stands in an unassuming corner of an unremarkable town. Thus might …