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Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each policy process theory.In this...

This book argues that we can learn a great deal about leadership from the experiences of eight US presidents who have served in the White House since Watergate. The eight presidents considered here differed widely in their family backgrounds, wealth,...

The Early 20th Century Resurgence of the Tibetan Buddhist World is a cohesive collection of studies by Japanese, Russian and Central Asian scholars deploying previously unexplored Russian, Mongolian, and Tibetan sources concerning events and processes in...

This book examines the policy, ideology and politics of Xi Jinping, State President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China's "ruler for life."Through comparisons with former CCP leaders, including Deng Xiaoping, it assesses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357021722Author Pradeep GuptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629631264Author Thomas LinzeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 98g

Prime ministers are presented as ever-more powerful figures; at the same time they seem to fail more regularly. How can the public image be so different from the apparent experience? This book seeks to answer this conundrum. It examines the myth that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063257528Author Maria RessaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin-enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557094582Author Thomas PaineFormat HardbackPage Count 76Imprint Applewood BooksPublisher Applewood BooksWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 173mm * 105mm *...

Professor Granatstrin's book is a fascinating account of the Conservative party's struggle for survival during the Second World War. In some respects a new departure in Canadian history and with some startling parallels to present-day events and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817357368Author Robert SteedFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint The University of Alabama PressPublisher The University of Alabama PressWeight(grams)...

Trumplandia: Populist Nationalism in America is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever under the presidency of Donald Trump. Some pundits predict that if things...

Why did George Washington personally lead the militia that put down the Whiskey Rebellion? What drove Harry Truman to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height of the Korean War? Did Gerald Ford know that his pardon of Richard Nixon could very well end his...

Although more than 30 years have passed since the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme was introduced in 1990, it remains controversial and poorly understood today.Have NMPs raised views that elected MPs - on both sides of the House - could or did...

A definitive study on the decades-long run of high public confidence in the military and why it may rest on some shaky foundations. What explains the high levels of public confidence in the US military and does high confidence matter? In Thanks for...

First published in 1970 Public opinion polls and British politics provides an introductory guide to political polling in Britain. The book describes the polling organizations themselves, their sampling methods, and some of the general problems...

The modern landscape of American entertainment is filled with commentary on the state of the union. Viewers turn to The Daily Show instead of Fox or CNN, satirical films such as Wag the Dog, cartoons like The Simpsons, or controversial action dramas...

The aim of this book is to teach us how to better understand political ads (telespots) by attuning ourselves to their video rhetoric--their themes and stories, atmosphere and characterization, feelings and images, and their use of popular genres--from...

First published in 1999, this book offers a new study of local government in Japan. There is an enormous amount of information about Japanese local government that has not yet appeared in English. With the author's local familiarity, elected local...

Emotions are back. Once at the center of the study of politics, emotions have receded into the shadows during the past three decades, with no place in the rationalistic, structural, and organizational models that dominate academic political analysis.With...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390547470Author Kiran KarnikFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Rupa & CoPublisher Rupa & CoWeight(grams) 140g

The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197673591Author Peter BergenFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams) 694gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 149mm * 39mm

With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815714057Author John E. ChubbFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454g

Since 1979 China's leaders have introduced economic and political reforms that have lessened the state's hold over the lives of ordinary citizens. By examining the growth in individual rights, the public sphere, democratic processes, and pluralization,...

This book analyzes and tests the many political reforms proposed and implemented in Israel.About the AuthorAvraham BrichtaReviews"Avraham Brichta's Political Reform in Israel is a masterly study of the craft and art of politics. More than that, it is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815735359Author Hugh HecloFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The author describes and analyzes four principal factors that distinguish Latin America from the countries that share the northwestern European tradition: the absence of the feudal experience; the absence of religious nonconformity; the absence of any...

"Who Leads Whom?" is an ambitious study that addresses some of the most important questions in contemporary American politics: Do presidents pander to public opinion by backing popular policy measures that they believe would actually harm the country?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780044421030Author Anna YeatmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Allen & UnwinPublisher Taylor & FrancisWeight(grams) 400g

Opposing Suharto presents an account of democratization in the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia. It describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in...

The Syrian regime, ruled by the Ba'th socialist party and headed by presidents from the Alawi minority, faces problems of legitimacy vis-a-vis its people, which it tackles through powerful security organizations and the state media. The government media...

How can human beings be induced to sacrifice their lives - even one minute of their lives - for the sake of the group? This question, central to understanding the dynamics of social movements, is at the heart of this collection of essays. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783838207339Author Dylan KissaneFormat HardbackPage Count 372Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonPublisher ibidem-Verlag, Jessica...

The history of Western intervention in the Middle East stretches from the late eighteenth century to the present day. All too often, the Western rationale for invading and occupying a country to liberate its people has produced new forms of domination...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815735816Author Stephen HessFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454g

Americans are disgusted with watching politicians screaming and yelling at one another on television. But does all the noise really make a difference? Drawing on numerous studies, Diana Mutz provides the first comprehensive look at the consequences of...

As almost all newspaper or magazine readers know, Canada figured prominently in the turbulent U.S. debates over health care reform in the early Clinton presidency. Furthermore, future news analysts and policymakers will undoubtedly again use Canada to...