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Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide by Rene Lemarchand 9780521566230
RRP: €36.88€33.65This book situates Burundi in the current global debate on ethnicity by describing and analysing the wholesale massacre of the Hutu majority by the Tutsi minority. The author refutes the government's version of these events that places blame on the... -
Chairman Mao's Children: Generation and the Politics of Memory in China by Bin Xu
RRP: €27.36€24.59In the 1960s and 1970s, around 17 million Chinese youths were mobilized or forced by the state to migrate to rural villages and China's frontiers. Bin Xu tells the story of how this 'sent-down' generation have come to terms with their difficult past... -
The Politics of China: Sixty Years of The People's Republic of China by Roderick MacFarquhar
RRP: €52.35€45.16Thirty years ago, China was emerging from one of the most traumatic periods in its history. The Chinese people had been ravaged by long years of domestic struggle, terrible famine and economic and political isolation. Today, China has the world's second... -
Islam and Political Power in Indonesia and Malaysia: The Role of Tarbiyah and Dakwah in the Evolution of Islamism by Joseph Chinyong Liow
RRP: €20.23€17.52Islamism in Indonesia and Malaysia has undergone a fascinating transformation from social movement roots to mainstream politics. How did this take place, and to what ends? Drawing on social movement theories, this Element explains this transformation by... -
The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
RRP: €89.25€80.61This work offers a refreshingly different perspective on Pakistan - it documents the evolution of Pakistan's structure of power over the past four decades. In particular, how the military dictatorship headed by General Zia ul Haq (1977-1988) - whose rule... -
Present at the Transition: An Inside Look at the Role of History, Politics, and Personalities in Post-Communist Countries by Oleh Havrylyshyn
RRP: €35.69€30.87Nearly thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, debates over paths to market liberalization have produced numerous studies across the social sciences. This groundbreaking work from Oleh Havrylyshyn offers a new perspective. Havrylyshyn, a former... -
International Development: A Global Perspective on Theory and Practice by Paul Battersby 9781446266823
RRP: €47.59€38.87How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritise economic, social and cultural demands for resources and... -
Leaderless Europe by Jack Hayward 9780199535026
€91.15From its antecedents in the 1950s, successive forms of European integration were intended to be leaderless. They have succeeded only too well in demonstrating that much can be achieved without sustained leadership. The attachment to national sovereignty... -
Vietnam: Rethinking the State by Martin Gainsborough 9781848133105
€32.61Vietnam: Rethinking the State offers an exciting and up-to-date look at the politics of this fascinating country as it seeks to make the transition from war-torn economic backwater to a dynamic and modern society. The book argues for a move away... -
Saffron Republic: Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India by Thomas Blom Hansen
RRP: €89.25€80.61This volume examines the phenomenon of contemporary Hindu nationalism or 'new Hindutva' that is presently the dominant ideological and political-electoral formation in India. There is a rich body of work on Hindu nationalism, but its main focus is on an... -
Chronicles of the Egyptian Revolution and its Aftermath: 2011-2016 by M. Cherif Bassiouni 9781107589919
RRP: €36.88€33.05This book is about the Egyptian people's 2011 Revolution for freedom, justice, and human dignity, and its aftermath. The Revolution succeeded in toppling the authoritarian Mubarak regime in less than three weeks. It was then co-opted by the Muslim... -
The Soviet-East German Military Alliance by Douglas A. MacGregor
RRP: €27.36€24.59The German Democratic Republic's emergence as the key political player within the Warsaw Pact intensified debates concerning the critical East German military role in Soviet strategy for the future of Eastern Europe. Douglas Macgregor traces the origins... -
Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within by Ilan Peleg 9780521157025
RRP: €27.36€22.30Arguing that a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict depends on a resolution of the Jewish-Palestinian conflict within Israel as much as it does on resolving the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the Occupied... -
Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda: Elusive Control before the Genocide by Marie-Eve Desrosiers 9781009224789
RRP: €107.10€96.90Challenging assumptions regarding the strength and control of authoritarian governments in Rwanda in the decades before the 1994 genocide, Marie-Eve Desrosiers uses original archival data and interviews to highlight the complex relations between... -
Socioeconomic Justice: International Intervention and Transition in Post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina by Daniela Lai
RRP: €95.19€85.87Does socioeconomic justice belong within transitional justice? Daniela Lai provides the first systematic analysis of experiences of socioeconomic violence during war and how they give rise to strong, but unheeded justice claims in the aftermath. She... -
Coevolutionary Pragmatism: Approaches and Impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation by Xiaoyang Tang 9781009257831
RRP: €27.36€24.59China-Africa economic tie has experienced lasting rapid growth since the 2000s, attracting lots of discussion on its nature and effects. A key question is whether Chinese engagements provide an alternative paradigm to existing mainstream models, like... -
The Politics of Rights and Southeast Asia by Lynette J. Chua
RRP: €20.23€17.52In this Element, I introduce the socio-legal study of politics of rights as the theoretical framework to understand rights in the culturally and politically diverse region of Southeast Asia. The politics of rights framework is empirically grounded and... -
Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution by Thomas Pierret 9781107609907 [USED COPY]
RRP: €29.74€16.79While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after... -
Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution by Thomas Pierret 9781107609907
RRP: €29.74€24.92While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after... -
Sunni City: Tripoli from Islamist Utopia to the Lebanese 'Revolution' by Tine Gade 9781009222761
RRP: €89.25€81.09Tripoli, Lebanon's 'Sunni City' is often presented as an Islamist or even Jihadi city. However, this misleading label conceals a much deeper history of resistance and collaboration with the state and the wider region. Based on more than a decade of... -
Information for Autocrats: Representation in Chinese Local Congresses by Melanie Manion
RRP: €28.55€23.79This book investigates the new representation unfolding in Chinese local congresses. Drawing qualitative fieldwork and data analysis from original surveys of 5,130 township, county, and municipal congressmen and women and constituents, Melanie Manion... -
Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia by Edward Aspinall
RRP: €89.25€81.09Politicians in Southeast Asia, as in many other regions, win elections by distributing cash, goods, jobs, projects, and other benefits to supporters, but the ways in which they do this vary tremendously, both across and within countries. Mobilizing for... -
Introducing Global Issues by Michael T. Snarr
€33.27The half-decade since the 6th edition of Introducing Global Issues appeared has seen enormous th changes in the international arena, perhaps most notably a move away from multilateral approaches to solving global problems-climate change, the covid... -
Globalizing India: How Global Rules and Markets are Shaping India's Rise to Power by Aseema Sinha
RRP: €32.12€27.13India's recent economic transformation has fascinated scholars, global leaders, and interested observers alike. In 1990, India was a closed economy and a hesitant and isolated economic power. By 2016, India has rapidly risen on the global economic stage;... -
A Special Relationship?: British Foreign Policy in the Era of American Hegemony by Simon Tate 9780719083716
RRP: €101.15€71.60This book addresses the special relationship from the perspective of post-Second World War British governments. It asks how they have perceived the special relationship and performed a foreign policy role within it? This enables the book to argue that... -
Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women's Rights by Aili Mari Tripp 9781108442848
RRP: €30.93€26.17Aili Mari Tripp explains why autocratic leaders in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria embraced more extensive legal reforms of women's rights than their Middle Eastern counterparts. The study challenges existing accounts that rely primarily on religiosity to... -
Salafism in Lebanon: Local and Transnational Movements by Zoltan Pall
RRP: €36.88€27.19The past two decades have seen an increasing association between Lebanese Salafism and violence, with less attention being paid to Salafis who focus on peaceful proselytization. In reality, it is these Salafis whose influence has dramatically grown since... -
House of the People: Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy by Ronojoy Sen
RRP: €89.25€80.61While there is overwhelming support for democracy in India and voter turnout is higher than in many Western democracies, there are low levels of trust in political parties and elected representatives. This book is an attempt to look beyond Indian... -
Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands: The Politics of National Identities by Vivien Law 9780521599689
RRP: €36.88€33.65This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states. The first chapter provides a conceptual and theoretical context for examining national identities, drawing in particular upon post-colonial... -
Quantifying the World: UN Ideas and Statistics by Michael Ward
RRP: €28.55€24.80Good data, Michael Ward argues, serve to enhance a perception about life as well as to deepen an understanding of reality. This history of the UN's role in fostering international statistics in the postwar period demonstrates how statistics have shaped... -
The Evolution of the South Korea-United States Alliance by Uk Heo
RRP: €29.74€25.20In contrast to previous studies of the South Korea-United States alliance, Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig analyze the bigger picture, including the history, economics, security, alliance structure, politics, and the future of the alliance. Taking alliance... -
Civil-Military Relations in Southeast Asia by Aurel Croissant
RRP: €20.23€17.52Civil-Military Relations in Southeast Asia reviews the historical origins, contemporary patterns, and emerging changes in civil-military relations in Southeast Asia from colonial times until today. It analyzes what types of military organizations emerged... -
NoNonsense Globalization: Buying and Selling the World by Wayne Ellwood 9781780262376
RRP: €9.51€6.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780262376Author Wayne EllwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint New Internationalist Publications LtdPublisher New Internationalist Publications... -
Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States by Jesse Driscoll
RRP: €29.74€24.92The break-up of the USSR was unexpected and unexpectedly peaceful. Though a third of the new states fell prey to violent civil conflict, anarchy on the post-Soviet periphery, when it occurred, was quickly cauterized. This book argues that this outcome... -
Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India by Rachel E. Brule
RRP: €44.02€30.29Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet we know little about their capacity to upend entrenched social, political, and economic hierarchies. Women, Power, and Property explores this question within the context of India, the world's... -
Building an Authoritarian Polity: Russia in Post-Soviet Times by Graeme Gill 9781107562424
RRP: €27.36€23.28Graeme Gill shows why post-Soviet Russia has failed to achieve the democratic outcome widely expected at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, instead emerging as an authoritarian polity. He argues that the decisions of dominant elites have been... -
From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television by Sabina Mihelj
RRP: €44.02€26.05In From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television, Sabina Mihelj and Simon Huxtable delve into the fascinating world of television under communism, using it to test a new framework for comparative media analysis. To understand... -
Media and Power in Southeast Asia by Cherian George
RRP: €20.23€17.52This study of Southeast Asian media and politics explores issues of global relevance pertaining to journalism's relationship with political power. It argues that the development of free, independent, and plural media has been complicated by trends... -
An Uneasy Hegemony: Politics of State-building and Struggles for Justice in Sri Lanka by Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits
RRP: €107.10€96.43Sri Lanka has been regarded as a model democracy among former British colonies. It was lauded for its impressive achievement in terms of human development indicators. However, Sri Lanka's modern history can also be read as a tragic story of inter-ethnic... -
Empire of Lies: The Truth about China in the Twenty-First Century Guy Sorman 9781594032639
RRP: €14.27€9.52The Western press these days is full of stories on China's arrival as a superpower, some even warning that the future may belong to her. Western political and business delegations stream into Beijing, confident in China's economy, which continues to grow...