The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed. Are Western governments healthy and strong enough to keep their citizens safe from another virulent virus?and protect their economies from collapse? Is global leadership passing from the United States to Asia?and particularly China? The...

Chronicles the upheavals that have made this part of the world a battleground for centuries.

"South Asia might be a relatively small region, but it is home to more than one-fifth of the world's population. Over time, different ethnic groups, religions, colonialism, and trade have shaped the region. Readers will journey through history to take a close look at the distinctive governments of this region, and how they've changed over time. Explored are the historical events, movements, and people who have shaped the region"--Provided by publisher....

"In Midnight's Descendants, John Keay presents the first general history of present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and its peoples. The book examines the complex web of affiliations--of kinship, locality, language, tribe, clan, profession, and caste--that shape relations among the countries in the region. Keay argues that correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all the constituent nations since the 1947 partition affords...

First published in 1963, Prelude to Pearl Harbor was the first of three books on naval topics for which Prof. Gerald E. Wheeler is remembered today. 'During the years 1921 to 1931 American naval leaders faced a problem in some ways similar to the situation after 1947. They were convinced that the United States had a national enemy in Japan. But the United States Congress, like the public that elected it during the 1920's, was less than impressed;...