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A discussion of elite politics in contemporary China. While a great deal of the text is descriptive, much of the emphasis is on drawing out and abstracting the political dynamic at work. The past ha……続きを見る

Gary Hart has long been one of the nation's foremost experts on national security, combining a deep knowledge of national security policy with first-hand experience of the political realities that i……続きを見る

The European Union began in 1957 as a treaty among six nations but today constitutes a supranational polity - one that creates rules that are binding on its 15 member countries and their citizens. T……続きを見る

This book introduces the major works and debates in Chinese children's literature within the framework of China's revolution and modernization. It demonstrates that the guiding rationale in children……続きを見る

Extrait : "La Loi pervertie ! La Loi- et à sa suite toutes les forces collectives de la nation,- la Loi, dis-je, non seulement détournée de son but, mais appliquée à poursuivre un but directement co……続きを見る

This edited volume focuses on the democratic performance of regimes in some of the least populous countries on the African continent. Using a framework developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, ea……続きを見る

Este livro analisa os dados do levantamento que realizamos durante os anos 2003-2004 sobre as mudanças na composição socioprofissional na Câmara dos Deputados decorrentes das eleições de 1998 e de 2……続きを見る

It is commonplace for today’s transnational enterprises to undertake political risk analysis when choosing foreign markets and creating entry strategies. Despite this, non-market elements of corpora……続きを見る

This ebook has been ported from theanarchistlibrary.org. I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody’s right to beautiful, radiant things. ーEmma Goldman, 1931 An anarchist is someone wh……続きを見る

This ebook has been ported from theanarchistlibrary.org. Western industrial society tells a story about itself that goes like this: “A long time ago, our ancestors were ‘primitive’. They lived in ca……続きを見る

The popular blog-tracking site technorati.com reports the existance of well over one hundred million blogs. Despite the medium’s ubiquity, the impact of political blogging on politics and civic enga……続きを見る

From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. Until the 1970s, however, these contributions were generally overlooke……続きを見る

This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American elections. It examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party politicians and sh……続きを見る

It was Niccolò Machiavelli who essentially removed ethics from government when he asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be concerned with ethics, as l……続きを見る

Since Russia has re-emerged as a global power, its foreign policies have come under close scrutiny. In Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin, Andrei P. Tsygankov identifies honor as the key co……続きを見る

Democracy identifies the general processes causing democratization and de-democratization at a national level across the world over the last few hundred years. It singles out integration of trust ne……続きを見る

Jeffrey E. Cohen asks why US presidents send to Congress the legislative proposals that they do and what Congress does with those proposals. His study covers nearly the entire history of the preside……続きを見る

A handbook for anyone who wants to learn about how to be active in local, state, and federal government, The Citizen Lobbyist shows how to have a voice in creating public policy. More citizen involv……続きを見る

This important book is not about immediate events or policies or responses to the Arab Spring. Instead, it takes a long, judicious view of political change in the Arab world, beginning with the firs……続きを見る

This ebook has been ported from theanarchistlibrary.org. The PKK and its projects have attracted attention not just for the Rojava revolution – where a substantial part of the PKK programme is being……続きを見る

In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Marx explains how, under capitalism, people rely on labor to live. In the past people could rely on Nature itself for their natural needs; in mode……続きを見る

In Bootleggers & Baptists: How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics, economists Bruce Yandle and Adam Smith explain how money and morality are often combined in……続きを見る

This new volume showcases the latest research into Muslim political participation both in terms of electoral politics and civil society initiatives. Muslims play a prominent role in British politica……続きを見る

‘The most powerful indictment of Mugabe’s regime yet written’ The Economist ‘A brave, sensitive and observant account of Zimbabwe’s tragedy, exposing the cruelty of Mugabe’s regime and the remarkabl……続きを見る

Recent decades have seen a rapid expansion of environmental activity in the world, including the signing of a growing number of environmental treaties and the formation of international organization……続きを見る

Although the organizing principle of virtually every world history text is "development", the editor of this volume maintains that this traditional approach fails to address the issue of sustainabil……続きを見る

Scandalo SEL, "Stein an Stein", truffa, estorsione: tutto nell'interesse pubblico? Il caso della società elettrica provinciale SEL è una vera e propria lezione di politica altoatesina. Il giornalist……続きを見る

Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in public administration and public sector accounting around the world, with increasing emphasis on good governance and accountability proc……続きを見る

Why did the third World Trade Center building (WTC7) collapse on September 11th , even though it was not struck by any aircraft? Why did Princess Diana’s "drunk" driver look sober as he climbed in……続きを見る

Amidst the polarization of contemporary politics, partisan loyalties among citizens are regarded as one contributor to political stalemate. Partisan loyalties lead Democrats and Republicans to look ……続きを見る