Robert Harvey Livres

From the mid-nineteenth century on, America and Japan were caught in an extraordinary political, military and economic duel. This clash was characterised by a cultural incompatibility that was to haunt the negotiations of their two leaders, Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur. Hirohito was a remarkable man. Diffident, uncharismatic and apparently obtuse, he survived as god-ruler of Japan for six decades through internal strife, war, defeat, occupation and economic victory. But Hirohito met his equal in MacArthur. Brash and domineering, MacArthur merited the honorary Japanese epithet shogun or 'army leader' for his almost single-handed six year rule over Japan. In this absorbing dual biography Robert Harvey traces their tense and complex relationship. His broad scope encompasses two great nations in war and peace - a momentous period of history which provides illuminating insight into American actions across the world today.

'The War of Wars' will be the story of conflict and uneasy peace, of famous generals and renowned battles. It is also a meticulous study of the people who changed the course of history. From the furnace of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte emerges with a new vision of Europe, and after conqering Italy and Egypt, he returned to Paris where he was named emperor. Only an alliance of nations could resist the rise of the French revolutionary army.

In 1990, when the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended, economic and political analysts declared the world a safer place. But not political journalist Robert Harvey. The roar of international optimism only intensified the pangs of his geopolitical anxiety. In 1995, in The Return of the Strong, he warned Western democracies that the tides of economic globalization were sweeping the world toward a new crisis. Unfortunately, the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, justified Harvey’s alarm. It also prompted him to revise and update his analysis of the dangers facing the free world. Global Disorder not only examines the precarious state of world affairs in the aftermath of 9/11 but also offers far-reaching proposals for the reform of global security. In light of the emergence of the United States as the world’s first megapower, Harvey explores the sources of international tension that have increasingly commanded the attention of the West and lays out the perils inherent in the globalization of capitalism without political or economic control. He presents constructive measures that he believes the West—especially the United States—must undertake to restore stability around the world and truly ensure international security.

The book is a facsimile reprint, which means it reproduces the original work, potentially retaining imperfections like marks, notations, marginalia, and flawed pages. This aspect may appeal to readers interested in the historical authenticity and character of the original text.

Forjado a sangre y fuego por conquistadores como Cortés y Pizarro, el imperio español en América Latina se derrumbó a principios del siglo XIX, arrollado por una serie de intrépidos libertadores: Simón Bolívar, Francisco de Miranda, José de San Martín, Agustín de Iturbe, Pedro de Braganza y Thomas Lord Cochrane. Los Libertadores relata la historia de estos hombres valientes que lucharon por la libertad de sus pueblos y murieron en trágicas circunstancias.