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Public Policy Investment: Priority-Setting and Conditional Representation In British Statecraft by Anthony Bertelli 9780199663972
RRP: €124.95€96.43This book addresses one of the enduring questions of democratic government: why do governments choose some public policies but not others? Political executives focus on a range of policy issues, such as the economy, social policy, and foreign policy, but... -
Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies by Bidyut Chakrabarty 9780199974894
RRP: €109.48€107.43In Communism in India, Bidyut Chakrabarty, an expert on contemporary Indian political economy and social movements, presents a sweeping analysis of the changing nature of communist ideology over the past century in India. India's left movements are... -
Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change, and the Varieties of Federalism by Arthur Benz 9780199652990
RRP: €163.63€120.61Federal systems are praised for creating political stability, but they are also blamed for causing rigidity. They are said to balance powers, but apparently they are also threatened by instability due to drifts in power. Federalism should support... -
Parliamentary Reform at Westminster by Alexandra Kelso 9780719091186
RRP: €23.79€20.96The Labour government elected in 1997 pledged to reform the Westminster parliament by modernising the House of Commons and removing the hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Events have consequently demonstrated the deep controversy that accompanies... -
The European Left Party by Luke March 9780719081071
RRP: €101.15€88.67With the stability of the European Union under threat and tensions between the national and supranational increasing, what will happen to the EU party system? For the internationalist European left, European integration and the role of transnational... -
Cities and Stability: Urbanization, Redistribution, and Regime Survival in China by Jeremy Wallace 9780199378999
RRP: €41.04€38.48Cities bring together masses of people, allow them to communicate and hide, and to transform private grievances into political causes, often erupting in urban protests that can destroy regimes. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shaped urbanization... -
Democratic Socialism: A Global Survey by Donald F. Busky 9780275968861
€99.06Donald Busky provides an in-depth, well referenced, and up to date examination of the history of social democratic parties and governments worldwide from the 19th century onward. After reviewing the history of democratic socialism and its rivals as well... -
The Transition of China's Urban Development: From Plan-Controlled to Market-Led by Jieming Zhu 9780275964276
€99.06From 1949 to today, China has experienced dramatic changes in its economy and urban development. This book examines these changes and looks at one city, Shenzhen, in detail. The performance and behavior of a fledgling property market in the transitional... -
The Free Germany Movement: A Case of Patriotism or Treason? by Kai P. Schoenhals 9780313263903
€99.06Although much has been written on the failed attempt of German officers and conservative politicians to overthrow Hitler during World War II, the German leftist movement dedicated to the same goal has received little attention in the West. This book is... -
The Organization of Political Parties in Southern Europe by Piero Ignazi 9780275956127
€99.53This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive anaysis of the organization of the major political parties of France, Spain, Italy, and Greece. Conceived and framed with a common theoretical approach, four national teams of researchers followed a... -
Building an Arsenal: The Evolution of Regional Power Force Structures by Amit Gupta 9780275957872
€99.06In the new world disorder, U.S. forces and military doctrine are being reconfigured to deal with the threat posed by regional powers. This change in military doctrine has resulted from the perceived intentions of various regional powers to build advanced... -
The Palestine Liberation Organization: From Armed Struggle to the Declaration of Independence by Jamal R. Nassar 9780275937799
€99.06This book takes a comprehensive look at the PLO, examining its origins, legal status, goals, and strategies. Jamal R. Nassar investigates the PLO's role in regional and international politics and unveils the dynamics of the power relationships... -
The Robust Federation: Principles of Design by Jenna Bednar 9780521878999
RRP: €89.25€58.16The Robust Federation offers a comprehensive approach to the study of federalism. Jenna Bednar demonstrates how complementary institutions maintain and adjust the distribution of authority between national and state governments. These authority... -
Youthquake 2017 by Matt Henn 9781013272011
RRP: €51.11€44.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013272011Author Matt HennFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g -
Nicaragua: The People Speak by Alvin Levie 9780897890847
€36.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780897890847Author Alvin LevieFormat PaperbackPage Count 221Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Hierarchy and Trust in Modern Mexico and Brazil by Luis Roniger 9780275936280
€99.06In this book, Luis Roniger offers a comprehensive and systematic discussion of the influence of clientelism and clientelistic relationships in social and political life in Mexico and Brazil. The author describes, analyzes, and compares clientelistic... -
United Germany: The Past, Politics, Prospects by Ronald A. Francisco 9780313276194
€77.98This landmark study describes the momentous events from 1989 to 1991 that led up to German unification, explaining how and why they happened as they did, and analyzing them in relation to issues in comparative and international politics and to current... -
Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies: Mostly Ballots, Rarely Bullets by Saul Newman 9780313300394
€99.53Most advanced industrial democracies have been successful in controlling ethnic political conflicts peacefully. This book examines ethnoregional conflicts in seven ethnoregions-in Scotland, Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels, Quebec, Northern Ireland, and the... -
South Africa's Road to Change, 1987-1990: A Select and Annotated Bibliography by Jacqueline A. Kalley 9780313281174
€86.36South Africa's search for a way through repression, violence, and the various attempts at reform to a nonracial democracy has been a frustrating one for participants and observers alike. The political logjam was broken by President F. W. de Klerk's... -
Romania: The Entangled Revolution by Nestor Ratesh 9780275941451
€99.06This volume offers a full account of the December 1989 revolution that toppled the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania. Based on the author's personal investigation and interviews, extensive screening of the Romanian and international... -
Venezuela's Voice for Democracy: Conversations and Correspondence with Romulo Betancourt by Robert J. Alexander 9780275937287
€77.98Venezuela's most important political figure of the twentieth century, and probably its most important since Simon Bolivar, is the subject of this volume of interviews and letters. Romulo Betancourt helped to form Venezuela's historic Accion Democratica... -
Political and Social Thought in the Contemporary Middle East by Kemal H. Karpat 9780275915414
€57.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275915414Author Kemal H. KarpatFormat PaperbackPage Count 557Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
International Security and Arms Control by Ellen Mickiewicz 9780275921866
€77.98International Security and Arms Control examines the impact of arms control and nuclear strategy issues on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Based on a conference held at Emory University, this book's contributors include... -
The Little Platoons: Sub-Local Governments in Modern History by George W. Liebmann 9780275951788
€77.98The Little Platoons examines sub-local government-the small-scale structures of civil society that lie between the individual and large governmental actors-in England, France, Germany, the United States, Russia, China, and Japan. The work examines... -
Land and Freedom: The Origins of Russian Terrorism, 1876-1879 by Deborah Hardy 9780313255960
€99.06This study examines the leading 19th century Russian revolutionary organization, Land and Freedom, during its three brief years of existence and its significance for later Russian history. The book traces the two groups which emerged within Land and... -
Cultural Policy and Socialist France. by David E. Wachtel 9780313255496
€77.98The past fifteen years have seen a major evolution in French society and the way it views culture. Cultural Policy and Socialist France offers a multi-faceted approach to determining what role the Socialist Party has had in that change through a detailed... -
Culture, Transnationalism, and Civil Society: Aga Khan Social Service Initiatives in Tanzania by Paul J. Kaiser 9780275955281
€77.98Focusing on the growing transnational community of Ismailis (Muslim Shi'a followers of the Aga Khan), this study analyzes the transnational and cultural characteristics of the Ismaili social service network in the context of state/society relations... -
Global Political Campaigning: A Worldwide Analysis of Campaign Professionals and Their Practices by Fritz Plasser 9780275974640
€99.53Plasser examines the changing practices of election campaigning worldwide. Based on data of an indepth survey of campaign managers and political consultants from 43 countries, he provides insights into the professional role definitions and strategic... -
European Socialism and the Conflict in Central America by Eusebio Mujal-Leon 9780275932398
€36.54The crisis in Central America has afforded numerous transnational, regional, and extracontinental actors the opportunity to become involved in an area traditionally considered a reserve and special zone of influence for the United States. One notable... -
Modern Tunisia: A Democratic Apprenticeship by Andrew Borowiec 9780275961367
€99.06How did Tunisia succeed in eliminating the threat of militant Islamic fundamentalism? Borowiec examines the actions, which begin with the removal of the senile President Habib Bourguiba in 1987, known in Tunisia as the change. Today, while its next door... -
Revolution and the Millennium: China, Mexico, and Iran by James F. Rinehart 9780275959319
€99.06An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, cross-historical analysis of three 20th-century non-Western revolutionary societies-China, Mexico, and Iran-that were profoundly impinged upon by European and American imperialism. The study explores the role of... -
Gorbachev's Retreat: The Third World by Melvin A. Goodman 9780275936969
€99.06In this fascinating inquiry into the Soviet retreat from the Third World, Melvin A. Goodman analyzes Gorbachev's policy from the standpoint of disillusionment with the Third World. He cites, among other reasons for the retreat, the diminished strategic... -
Regional Security and the Future of Central Asia: The Competition of Iran, Turkey, and Russia by Hooman Peimani 9780275960216
€99.06The breakup of the USSR created a Central Asian security complex or sphere of influence consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this security complex has tended to... -
Language, Elites, and the State: Nationalism in Puerto Rico and Quebec by Amilcar Antonio Barreto 9780275961831
€77.98For decades the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and the Canadian province of Quebec have been riveted by the politics of nationalism, the question of their final status, and the protection of their local languages. In the name of cultural defense, the... -
The Odyssey of Korean Democracy: Korean Politics, 1987-1990 by Manwoo Lee 9780275936600
€77.98Manwoo Lee offers his readers a rare opportunity to closely observe Korean political leaders as they follow the chaotic, frequently violent, and twisted road to democracy. This is an eyewitness account of the Korean odyssey; of Korea's three famous Kims... -
Democratization in Late Twentieth-Century Africa: Coping with Uncertainty by Jean-Germain Gros 9780313307935
€77.98Few would disagree that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation. Where one-party systems once stood, multi-parties are now dominant; where heads of state once ruled autocratically, open elections have emerged. In... -
Western European Integration: Implications for U.S. Policy and Strategy by Michael J. Collins 9780275941703
€77.98Startling changes are taking place in Western Europe; this study argues that the U.S. strategic response should be no less dramatic. Michael J. Collins describes a creation of a new type of political organization--a new way for nations to integrate... -
Democracy in the Caribbean: Myths and Realities by Carlene J. Edie 9780275945954
€99.53This edited collection provides a comparative treatment of democratic development in the Caribbean. Caribbean nations with British, French, Hispanic, Dutch, and American political traditions are examined. The volume pulls together common themes that... -
Leadership Selection in Six Western Democracies by James W. Davis 9780313301476
€71.82A comparative survey which discusses how national leaders in six Western democracies, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, are nominated for the highest office in their country. The combinations of methods each... -
Latin America to the Year 2000: Reactivating Growth, Improving Equity, Sustaining Democracy by Maxwell A. Cameron 9780275937478
€99.53Can the experience of the 1980s in Latin America be analyzed and evaluated to shed light on prospects for the 1990s? The central objective of this volume is to survey the development experience of the Latin American region in the 1980s and explore...