The Syrian Conflict: Effectiveness and Ethics of the Bombing by the United States, Britain, and France
Essay - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
An alliance led by the US, Britain, and France has been bombarding targets in Syria since 2015. Nevertheless, different events must be distinguished. On the first hand, some bombings took place in order to fight against Daesh. Iraq asked for the help of other countries in order to wipe out...
The reasons for Britain's slow economic growth in the 1970s - publié le 12/01/2009
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Economy general
Britain already had experienced economic difficulties in the 1960s, but the concerns did not grow since the overall standard of living was keeping on rising. On the contrary, the 1970s proved to be much more worrying economically, as they presented a sluggish and lasting economic...
Present first the background for the present security arrangements in the Nordic countries. Discuss then whether the tendency is towards greater similarities or differences between the Nordic countries
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
“Since 1720, all the Nordic countries have remained minor powers on the international stage. As such, the Nordic states have had to adapt to the constraints that are usually beyond their control.” This statement could summarize the geopolitical situation which has shaped the security...
"Britain for and against Europe", by David Baker & David Seawright - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
This study, by a group of important political thinkers, provides an analysis of the often problematic relationship between Britain and the European Union. The book opens with a general review of the history of this relationship since 1950. This is followed by ten chapters by other...
'The Great Banana War' - Christopher Meyers
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
This text is extracted from the book DC confidential: The controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the US at the time of 9/11 and the Iraq War. In this chapter, the author, a former British ambassador explains the conflict known as the great banana war which occurred in the...
The reasons for Britain's slow economic growth in the 1970s
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Britain already had experienced economic difficulties in the 1960s, but the concerns did not grow since the overall standard of living was keeping on rising. On the contrary, the 1970s proved to be much more worrying economically, as they presented a sluggish and lasting economic...
Preparing the Great War: The Schlieffen Plan - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Between 1905 and 1914, due to the instability of Europe dominated by alliances, every country in Europe was preparing for the war and developing war plans and strategies, which had to suit their conceptions of the war. Germany, which was allied with Austria-Hungary (which had a poor army), feared...
"Britain for and against Europe", by David Baker & David Seawright
Book review - 5 pages - International relations
This study, by a group of important political thinkers, provides an analysis of the often problematic relationship between Britain and the European Union. The book opens with a general review of the history of this relationship since 1950. This is followed by ten chapters by other...
Ireland and the Great War
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
Many European nations, such as Ireland, hoped to achieve nationhood through the Great War. The self-mobilization of the society was extremely powerful. Military service was central to the culture of war-time. Universal conscription was the norm, and it encountered only a very little...
Preparing the Great War: The Schlieffen Plan
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Between 1905 and 1914, due to the instability of Europe dominated by alliances, every country in Europe was preparing for the war and developing war plans and strategies, which had to suit their conceptions of the war. Germany, which was allied with Austria-Hungary (which had a poor army), feared...
Does modern Britain owe much to the Normans? - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - Journalism
“Apparently as the result of one day's fighting (14 October 1066), England received a new royal dynasty, a new aristocracy, a virtually new Church, a new art, a new architecture and a new language.”(DAVIES, 1976; 103). This sentence shows clearly the crucial influence of the Normans on...
Paying for a Green New Deal with Modern Monetary Theory - Dean Baker (2019) ; Mixed Economies Today, Compared to Those of Antiquity - Michael Hudson (2019) ; The Green New Deal, Capitalism and the State - Rob Urie (2019) ; The Great Austerity Shell Game - Richard Wolff (2013) ; The crisis of globalization: interview with Mark Blyth (2019)
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Dean Baker offers in this column a critique of the Green New Deal (GND), a set of legislative proposals put forward by progressive (left-wing) members of the Democratic Party in the United States. The GND is an ambitious set of policies designed to revamp the entire American by making it less...
Does modern Britain owe much to the Normans?
Essay - 3 pages - Medieval history
“Apparently as the result of one day's fighting (14 October 1066), England received a new royal dynasty, a new aristocracy, a virtually new Church, a new art, a new architecture and a new language.”(DAVIES, 1976; 103). This sentence shows clearly the crucial influence of the Normans on...
Australia, Britain and the EU - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The relationship between Australia and the European Union does not seem to attract much attention. Few books had been written on it, and the general impression is that this relationship is not put forward by neither Australia nor the EU. While many scholars focus today on the importance of Asia...
Book Analysis, Abina and important men- Struggle of the small against the great, reflection of Abina's struggles and determinations
Case study - 3 pages - Literature
The book gives a story about a young woman who was living in the West Africa during the nineteenth century who managed to escape enslavement. The woman took issues with her master, and she took her master to court. Through her testimony, the book explores the realities of life for people whose...
What are the principal models or theories of the British political system? Identify how, according to these models, political institutions in Britain provide for accountability and representation
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
The British political system, fully encompassed in the monarchical democracy, offers a unique and original view on domestic politics. The British political system found its roots on strong historical grounds, which may be called the "path dependency" model. Nevertheless, it has also evolved...
Colonial / Imperial exhibitions in France and Britain (including human zoos)
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The colonial exhibitions were organized during the new imperialism period, approximately between 1870 and 1935. During this period, Britain, France and Germany fought for new territories and practically colonized the entire world. But at this time, people didn't care so much about...
Australia, Britain and the EU
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The relationship between Australia and the European Union does not seem to attract much attention. Few books had been written on it, and the general impression is that this relationship is not put forward by neither Australia nor the EU. While many scholars focus today on the importance of Asia...
'The monetary history of the United States', chapter 7: Great Depression, 1929-1933 (Friedman and Schwartz)
Book review - 5 pages - Economy general
The Great Depression is considered as the most severe economic depression in the history of the United States. In terms of the economic and monetary unions, it had meant: a decrease of more than half of US GDP (current prices) and over a third of US GDP (constant prices) between 1929 and...
The economic, social and political impact of the Great Depression on Southeast Asia
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Southeast Asia did not escape the effects of the Great Depression that burst upon the Western industrialised world at the beginning of the 1930s. The 1929 crisis formed a watershed in the history of Southeast Asia, leaving neither the economic, social nor political sphere untouched. Apart...
Was the establishment of a specifically Jewish state in Palestine the most favorable way for Britain to protect its post-WWI imperial interests in the Middle East? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
History textbooks that deal with the birth of the Zionism repeatedly take for granted a major component of the movement's early success underlying British support. The beginning of the history of Israel is commonly preoccupied with Theodor Herzl or the Balfour Declaration, but very rarely is...
Why did Britain hand over power to China in Hong-Kong in 1997?
Case study - 7 pages - Political science
The question of the future of Hong Kong had remained an outstanding question in the relations between People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom during the second part of the 20th C. The territory became a British colony in 1898 with a lease of 99 years in the wake of the opium wars...
Civilian fashion during the Second World War: Contrasting perspectives on both sides of the English Channel
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
In April 1991, the Metropolitan Museum of Art showed the American photojournalist Lee Miller's photography of the Gervais salon, as part of its exposition on women in France during World War II. The Parisian hairdresser had bypassed electricity shortages in an ingenious manner: hot air was...
George IV of the United Kingdom
Biography - 2 pages - Medieval history
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820 to 1830, known for his patronage of the arts and controversial reign.
Was the establishment of a specifically Jewish state in Palestine the most favorable way for Britain to protect its post-WWI imperial interests in the Middle East?
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
History textbooks that deal with the birth of the Zionism repeatedly take for granted a major component of the movement's early success underlying British support. The beginning of the history of Israel is commonly preoccupied with Theodor Herzl or the Balfour Declaration, but very rarely is...
George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) - Gilbert Stuart (1796); Margaret Thatcher - Michael Leonard (1979) - Presentation
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Paint
Washington was the general who led the American revolutionary troops to victory against the British. Afterwards, he became president of the USA twice, in 1789 and in 1792. The portrait was painted at the end of his second presidency. He was a Virginian planter and was frustrated with...
Why has the US witnessed greater levels of online campaigning than the UK?
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
Obama's recent success in the 2008 US presidential election owns much to his ability and the one of his followers to use the internet as a core political tool in his campaign. Over the last years in the US online campaigning has become a key tool in one's attempt to win an election; and the trend...
Why did a single act of terrorism led to the Great War?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The growing influence of Germany and the misgovernment of Turkey (leading to the Young Turks revolution in 1908, which ended the decline of the Turk Empire, making the Europeans fear a claim of Turkey on the Balkans) led Macedonia and by extent the Balkans to be plunged in conspiracy and...
Wining and losing as a result of economic restructuring in Britain since 1980
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
During the past thirty years, British society has been involved in a dynamic of social change, a process so significant that it represents an historical turning point, when the certainties that have served to regulate the economy in the past, are no longer valid. The last comparable event was...
The conflict in Northern Ireland
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
Nowadays, the country or province of Northern Ireland is a peaceful part of Europe, and nobody coming to visit Belfast could even imagine that one of the most recent conflicts in Europe - apparently - ended there only two decades ago - even if, of course, the memories of the elder remain. After...
