Böcker av David E. (Pacific Lutheran University McNabb

This book is about the early stages of the rebirth of a new Russian empire from the former Soviet Union. It argues that Russiäs recent aggressive actions and foreign policy doctrines have signaled a renewal of the Cold War, or at least have established the potential for renewal, and explains these developments in a historical context while focusing on Vladimir Putin¿s role in them. It provides a nuanced understanding of how Russia arrived at its current position through recent and distant internal and international events.

Off to the sidelines of the brutal western front of World War I was a nasty little campaign by British and India troops sent to secure Persian oil fields. This book describes how the policies of allied military leaders of the time resulted in pushing the Ottoman government into partnership with Germany and Austria during World War I, resulting in its disintegration and loss of its Middle Eastern territories. The book then describes how the political and economic aims of the nations involved in the Mesopotamian campaign influenced the fighting and subsequent creation of Iraq, a new nation with few defensible boundaries ¿ but one sitting atop an almost inexhaustible supply of oil and gas.

Focusing on transformation at the federal, state, and local levels, this book reflects the changes in government and nonprofit organizations. Suitable for administrators of public organizations, it includes a field-tested survey for diagnosing disequilibrium in organization as a first step in a transformational change initiative.