Constitutions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615199501Author Michael Scott-BaumannFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint ExperimentPublisher Experiment

Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that China's political system is 'institutionalized' or that 'win all/lose all' struggles are a thing of the past, but, Joseph Fewsmith argues, as in all Leninist systems,...

In this book Richard Sakwa provides a new analysis of the end of the Cold War and the subsequent failure to create a comprehensive and inclusive peace order in Europe. The end of the Cold War did not create a sustainable peace system. Instead, for a...

The definitive book on judicial review in Athens from the 5th through the 4th centuries BCE.The power of the court to overturn a law or decree-called judicial review-is a critical feature of modern democracies. Contemporary American judges, for example,...

In the later decades of the twentieth century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an exploration of state failure in Africa. In...

Are you fed up with the divided and unequal society or suffocating laws and regulations of the country where you live? Ever dreamed of starting your own country or just want to understand how that happens? In this refreshing new book, Matt Qvortrup...

_____________________________'If you've ever felt like you were out of your element, in over your head or working without a net, you will love this book. Funny, fast-paced, and so emotionally true it hurts.' Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New...

Law and Administration takes a contextual approach to administrative law, setting law and legal rules in the context of the social, political and economic forces that shape the law, and of the complex constitutional framework in which contemporary...

The first volume in a series of comparative studies within the ESRC's Whitehall Programme focuses on core executives in five parliamentary democracies comparing the Westminster model as in Australia, Canada and Britain with the continental democracies of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989905975Author Thomas StorckFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Arouca PressPublisher Arouca PressWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 16mm

Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of Britain. Brexit, while equally as momentous, has almost...

This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britain's second chamber. The House of Lords has long been the subject of proposals for reform - some successful, others not -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907720284Author Richard MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Searching Finance LtdPublisher Searching Finance LtdWeight(grams) 423gDimensions(mm)...

Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of Britain. Brexit, while equally as momentous, has almost...

Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They stood by and allowed the murders of 2,400 servicemen in Hawaii--or 3,000 civilians in New York. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621389590Author Joseph ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587980541Author Max FarrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Beard BooksPublisher Beard BooksWeight(grams) 324gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915406156Author Austen MorganFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint Eyewear PublishingPublisher Eyewear Publishing

Privacy is one of the most important concepts of our time, yet it is also one of the most elusive. As rapidly changing technology makes information increasingly available, scholars, activists, and policymakers have struggled to define privacy, with many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize 2008.Book InformationISBN 9781400096794Author Jeffrey ToobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random...

As the twentieth century drew to a close, the rich were getting richer; power was concentrated within huge corporations; vast tracts of the earth were being laid waste: three-quarters of the world's population had no control of its destiny and no claim...

The debates that began at St Mary's Church, Putney on 28 October 1647 pioneered the liberal, democratic settlement in England: a written constitution, universal suffrage, freedom of conscience and equality before the law. Four centuries later, the 2016...

This Element presents an overarching analysis of Chinese visions and practices of soft power. Maria Repnikova's analysis introduces the Chinese theorization of the idea of soft power, as well as its practical implementation across global contexts. The...

In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religion, art, it is now law that is being studied by using the same comparative ethnographic methods. The case...

There is continuing government pressure on public services to 'reform' and change. Expectations of new forms and standards of delivery, joined-up practice and the re-connection of services to users are high. Unfortunately, many policy makers have become...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604592689Author Thomas JeffersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint A & D PublishingPublisher A & D PublishingWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

Written by 55 of the richest white men, and signed by only 39 of them, the US constitution is the sacred text of American nationalism. Popular perceptions of it are mired in idolatry, myth and misinformation - many Americans have opinions on the...

Winner of the Society of the Cincinnati History Prize, Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New JerseyFinalist, George Washington PrizeA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2015Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution...

*** WINNER OF THE 2023 UACES BEST BOOK PRIZE *** The UK's decision to leave the EU has opened up huge existential questions for Northern Ireland as it marks its centenary. Constitutional conflict in Northern Ireland had been regarded as largely...

An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies. When he was deposed in Egypt in 1952, King Farouk predicted that there would be five monarchs left at the end of the century: the kings of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789076660080Author Ruben AlvaradoFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Wordbridge PubPublisher Wordbridge PubWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Makes a compelling argument about the increrased importance of political leaders and the changing style of leadership in Britain and the US. Introduces new concepts and backs them up with a convincing argument about the existence of a British...

The Third Force in Canada: The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, 1932-1948 by Dean E. McHenry offers a detailed political history of one of Canada's most significant yet often misunderstood movements. Formed during the crisis of the Great Depression...

The Third Force in Canada: The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, 1932-1948 by Dean E. McHenry offers a detailed political history of one of Canada's most significant yet often misunderstood movements. Formed during the crisis of the Great Depression...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429008006Author Founding FathersFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Applewood BooksPublisher Applewood BooksWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 171mm * 122mm...

The Indian federal system has been dynamic in accommodating political and societal changes since its constitutional blueprint was drawn in 1949-50. However, there has been a fundamental transformation in the operative principles of federalism...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510783355Author Josh BlackmanFormat HardbackPage Count 880Imprint Regnery PublishingPublisher Regnery PublishingWeight(grams) 1973gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

What would an Anti-Federalist Constitution look like? Because we view the Constitution through the lens of the Federalists who came to control the narrative, we tend to forget those who opposed its ratification. And yet the Anti-Federalist arguments, so...

Has American democracy outstripped its constitutional accommodations? Faith in the resilience and adaptability of the US Constitution rests on a long history of finding new ways to make the system work. In The Adaptability Paradox, political scientist...