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Turkey between Democracy and Authoritarianism by Yesim Arat 9780521138505
RRP: $32.24$27.32Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, the authors delve... -
From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China by Yan Sun
RRP: $39.98$35.05Many scholars perceive ethnic politics in China as an untouchable topic due to lack of data and contentious, even prohibitive, politics. This book fills a gap in the literature, offering a historical-political perspective on China's contemporary ethnic... -
Israel's Jewish Identity Crisis: State and Politics in the Middle East by Yaacov Yadgar 9781108715706
RRP: $30.95$26.28An important and topical contribution to the field of Middle East studies, this innovative, provocative, and timely study tackles head-on the main assumptions of the foundation of Israel as a Jewish state. Theoretically sophisticated and empirically... -
The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism by Toby Matthiesen
RRP: $32.24$25.79Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia... -
Al-Qaida in Afghanistan by Anne Stenersen
RRP: $34.82$29.41Since 9/11, al-Qaida has become one of the most infamous and widely discussed terrorist organizations in the world, with affiliates spread across the globe. However, little-known are the group's activities within Afghanistan itself, something which Anne... -
The Advance of the State in Contemporary China: State-Market Relations in the Reform Era by Sarah Eaton
RRP: $39.98$29.48Since the global financial crisis of 2008-9, central-level, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China have extended their reach into the Chinese economy. Some have interpreted this development as a turning point in Chinese economic development; a decision... -
Kashmir in the Aftermath of Partition by Shahla Hussain 9781108490467
RRP: $96.75$87.90Kashmir remains one of the world's most militarized areas of dispute, having been in the grips of an armed insurgency against India since the late 1980s. In existing scholarship, ideas of territoriality, state sovereignty, and national security have... -
Ukrainian Nationalism in the 1990s: A Minority Faith by Andrew Wilson 9780521574570
RRP: $39.98$36.48The complex interrelationship between Russia and Ukraine is arguably the most important single factor in determining the future politics of the Eurasian region. In this book Andrew Wilson examines the phenomenon of Ukrainian nationalism and its influence... -
Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings by Pouya Alimagham 9781108466899
RRP: $37.40$35.50Most observers of Iran viewed the Green Uprisings of 2009 as a 'failed revolution', with many Iranians and those in neighbouring Arab countries agreeing. In Contesting the Iranian Revolution, however, Pouya Alimagham re-examines this evaluation,... -
The Power and the People: Paths of Resistance in the Middle East by Charles Tripp 9780521007269
RRP: $34.82$25.79This book is about power. The power wielded over others - by absolute monarchs, tyrannical totalitarian regimes and military occupiers - and the power of the people who resist and deny their rulers' claims to that authority by whatever means. The... -
Epicentre to Aftermath: Rebuilding and Remembering in the Wake of Nepal's Earthquakes by Michael Hutt
RRP: $116.10$105.04Epicentre to Aftermath makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the growing body of disaster studies literature by providing an analysis of a disaster aftermath that is steeped in the political and cultural complexities of its social and... -
China and Global Food Security by Shaohua Zhan
RRP: $21.93$18.99In less than half a century (1978-2020), China has transformed itself from a country that barely fed itself to a powerful player in the global food system, characterized by massive food imports, active overseas agricultural engagement, and the global... -
The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism and the Medvedev Succession by Richard Sakwa 9780521145220
RRP: $39.98$35.05The view that Russia has taken a decisive shift towards authoritarianism may be premature, but there is no doubt that its democracy is in crisis. In this original and dynamic analysis of the fundamental processes shaping contemporary Russian politics,... -
Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa by Kelsey P. Norman
RRP: $39.98$29.99Seeking to understand why host states treat migrants and refugees inclusively, exclusively, or without any direct engagement, Kelsey P. Norman offers this original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East... -
Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring by Elliott Abrams 9781108415620
RRP: $30.95$26.79America is turning away from support for democrats in Arab countries in favor of 'pragmatic' deals with tyrants to defeat violent Islamist extremism. For too many policymakers, Arab democracy is seen as a dangerous luxury. In Realism and Democracy,... -
Standing Guard: Protecting Foreign Capital in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Charles Lipson 9780520302020
RRP: $43.86$34.79Foreign investors are drawn abroad by the lure of profits, but they also face significant risks. Standing Guard examines how investors coped with these risks and protected their capital abroad in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Toward the end... -
A Quietist Jihadi: The Ideology and Influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi by Joas Wagemakers 9781107606562
RRP: $32.24$27.32Since 9/11, the Jordanian Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi (b. West Bank, 1959) has emerged as one of the most important radical Muslim thinkers alive today. While al-Maqdisi may not be a household name in the West, his influence amongst like-minded Muslims... -
Venezuela, the Present as Struggle: Voices from the Bolivarian Revolution by Cira Pascual Marquina 9781583678640
RRP: $25.80$21.21"Today more than ever, we need to listen to critical voices from the Venezuelan grassroots, and this is exactly what Venezuela, the Present as Struggle gives us. Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert have gathered the tools we need to navigate the... -
Capitalism Russian-Style by Thane Gustafson 9780521645959
RRP: $39.98$29.48For a decade Russia has been dismantling communism and building capitalism. Describing a deeply flawed fledgling market economy, Capitalism Russian-Style provides a progress report on one of the most important economic experiments going on in the world... -
Koizumi Diplomacy: Japan's Kantei Approach to Foreign and Defense Affairs by Tomohito Shinoda
RRP: $36.11$31.14Japan's policymaking strategy in foreign and defense affairs changed dramatically in 2001 after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took the helm of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Following a series of bland and short-lived prime ministers,... -
The Belt Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China: 1998-2018 by Min Ye 9781108479561
RRP: $108.35$96.90From 1998 to 2018, China had three political-economic crises, resulting in bureaucratic paralysis. It was at such junctures that China's leadership launched initiatives, like the Western Development Program, that mobilized state and market actors to... -
Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Neajai Pailey
RRP: $29.66$26.65Drawing on rich oral histories from over two hundred in-depth interviews in West Africa, Europe, and North America, Robtel Neajai Pailey examines socio-economic change in Liberia, Africa's first black republic, through the prism of citizenship. Marking... -
Lebanon: The Rise and Fall of a Secular State under Siege by Mark Farha 9781108458016
RRP: $32.24$27.32Why has secularism faced such challenges in the Middle East and in Lebanon in particular? In light of dominating headlines about the spread of sectarianism and the so-called death of Arab secularism, Mark Farha addresses the need for a thorough... -
Soviet Policies in the Middle East: From World War Two to Gorbachev by Galia Golan
RRP: $39.98$36.48This is a comprehensive study of Soviet policies in the Middle East. Concentrating on policy developments, Professor Golan analyses the major Soviet decisions and objectives from the end of World War II to the Gorbachev era. She pays particular attention... -
What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World: The People, Institutions, and Organizations That Control Our Future by Melissa Rossi 9780452286153
RRP: $24.52$18.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452286153Author Melissa RossiFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm -
Flags of the World by K. L. Jott
RRP: $24.50$15.83The flag is a country's national symbol and is far more than a mere banner. It reflects that country's independence, the citizens, and their social views. As such, a flag is treated with respect, defended, and given a military salute. As so much is bound... -
Inside Tunisia's al-Nahda: Between Politics and Preaching by Rory McCarthy
RRP: $30.95$26.28In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a... -
Latin American Politics by Eduardo Aleman
RRP: $98.04$91.54While it is true that poverty, political instability, and economic under-performance continue to be major problems in Latin America, the region has made substantial progress in raising standards of living and overcoming military authoritarianism. Latin... -
Molecular Revolution in Brazil by Felix Guattari
RRP: $23.21$18.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584350514Author Felix GuattariFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 35mm -
After the Arab Uprisings: Progress and Stagnation in the Middle East and North Africa by Shamiran Mako 9781108454797
RRP: $39.98$29.48Why were some, but not all the Arab mass social protests of 2011 accompanied by relatively quick and nonviolent outcomes in the direction of regime change, democracy, and social transformation? Why was a democratic transition limited to Tunisia, and why... -
What Went Right: Sustainability Versus Dependence in Nepal's Hydropower Development by Mark Liechty
RRP: $116.10$104.53This book explores why Nepal's hydropower sector is one of its few development success stories. Unlike most other 'developing' countries, in Nepal local firms design and build hydropower facilities using Nepali engineers, builders and labor. Nepal has... -
Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen: A Troubled National Union by Stephen W. Day 9781107606593
RRP: $34.82$29.41Based on years of in-depth field research, this book unravels the complexities of the Yemeni state and its domestic politics with a particular focus on the post-1990 years. The central thesis is that Yemen continues to suffer from regional fragmentation... -
When Ideas Matter: Democracy and Corruption in India by Bilal Baloch
RRP: $96.75$87.38Comparativist scholarship conventionally gives unbridled primacy to external, material interests-chiefly votes and rents-as proximately shaping political behaviour. These logics tend to explicate elite decision-making around elections and pork barrel... -
The Soldier and the Changing State: Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas by Zoltan Barany
RRP: $45.15$36.30The Soldier and the Changing State is the first book to systematically explore, on a global scale, civil-military relations in democratizing and changing states. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, Zoltan Barany argues that the... -
Israeli Foreign Policy since the End of the Cold War by Amnon Aran
RRP: $116.10$97.42This is the first study of Israeli foreign policy towards the Middle East and selected world powers including China, India, the European Union and the United States since the end of the Cold War. It provides an integrated account of these foreign policy... -
Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989 by Sabrina P. Ramet 9781108718660
RRP: $47.72$42.25The collapse of the communist monopoly across Central and Southeastern Europe in 1989/1990 initiated a process of rapid political, economic, and cultural change. While Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia went on to suffer three and a half years of... -
Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa by Stephen Ellis 9780195220162
RRP: $23.85$19.66With Christian revivals (including Evangelicals in the White House), Islamic radicalism and the revitalisation of traditional religions it is clear that the world is not heading towards a community of secular states. Nowhere are religious thought and... -
India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years by Selig S. Harrison 9780521645850
RRP: $32.24$23.34One fifth of the world's people live in India and Pakistan. Looking back on their first fifty years of independence, leading specialists on South Asia assess their progress and problems, their foreign and defense policies and their relations with the... -
Ethics as a Weapon of War: Militarism and Morality in Israel by James Eastwood 9781108415231
RRP: $116.10$105.04What role does ethics play in modern-day warfare? Is it possible for ethics and militarism to exist hand-in-hand? James Eastwood examines the Israeli military and its claim to be 'the most moral army in the world'. This claim has been strongly contested... -
Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea by Jasper Becker 9780195308914
RRP: $22.56$17.13What happens when a dictator wins absolute power and isolates a nation from the outside world? In a nightmare of political theory stretched to madness and come to life, North Korea's Kim Jong Il made himself into a living god, surrounded by lies and...