Michael - Foreign Legal Systems 1

Since 1815 democratic states have emerged victorious from most wars, leading many scholars to conclude that democracies are better equipped to triumph in armed conflict with autocratic and other non……続きを見る

Population politics has taken many forms throughout history. Political leaders from both democracies and non-democracies commonly place population issues at the center of their political programs, m……続きを見る

Distinguishing four sources of power – ideological, economic, military and political – this series traces their interrelations throughout human history. This fourth volume covers the period from 194……続きを見る

Between 1861 and 1865, northern voters fortified Abraham Lincoln’s administration as it oversaw the end of the institution of slavery and an unprecedented expansion in the size and scope of the fede……続きを見る

The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center……続きを見る

This book serves as a unique contribution to the curriculum decolonizing agenda currently trending in universities. It approaches Politics and International Relations from the postcolonial and decol……続きを見る

Wie mit Russland reden? Angesichts der aktuellen Ukraine-Krise identifiziert das Buch die strategische Kultur Russlands, zeigt deren Auswirkung auf die heutige Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik auf und ……続きを見る

With national industrial relations systems struggling to keep apace with the global and mobile nature of capital, the emergence of the European works council has caught the imagination of both pract……続きを見る

Das Weimarer Dreieck zwischen Frankreich, Deutschland und Polen stellt eine neue Kooperationsform in Europa dar, die ihre Vorläufer in den ersten Jahren nach dem Fall des «Eisernen Vorhangs» hat. In……続きを見る

Diese Untersuchung deutscher Außenpolitik beschäftigt sich mit drei sicherheitspolitischen Ereignissen des 21. Jahrhunderts, die noch andauern oder deren Auswirkungen noch heute aktuell sind: dem Ir……続きを見る

From social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner comes a strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Revolutionary Love proposes a method to re……続きを見る

Outlines a long needed contrast of the Socialism versus Fascism. Too long, it is found, that the division of the American republic has been based in part in wrong impressions of just exactly what th……続きを見る

Written by the eminent sinologist Michael Loewe, and edited for publication by T. Corey Brennan and Michael Nylan, this book gives an overview of the considerations and practices of two major world ……続きを見る

Using a range of in-depth historical case studies, this timely work excavates the oft-forgotten tradition of progressive populism and highlights the relevance of such movements to our own tumultuous……続きを見る

Der Föderalismus, dessen Wurzeln bis in das Mittelalter zurückreichen, gehört zu den Grundtatsachen der deutschen Geschichte. Dieses historische Erbe spiegelt sich in der heutigen deutschen Staatlic……続きを見る

Mit Texten von Wolf Wetzel, Marlene Streeruwitz, Moshe Zuckermann, Norman Paech, Rainer Fischbach, Birgit Sauer, Farid Hafez, Michael Meyen, Diether Dehm, Gerhard Hanloser, Joachim Hirsch, Maria Wöl……続きを見る

Written by a team of experts, this text introduces all of the main competing theoretical approaches to the study of the state, including pluralism, Marxism, institutionalism, feminism, green theory ……続きを見る

Major land reform programs have reallocated property in more than one-third of the world's countries in the last century and impacted over one billion people. But only rarely have these programs gra……続きを見る

The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the origins of the UK as if that was the natur……続きを見る

Nine Days in July covers nine days of the most unprecedented election cycle in American history. In nine days, the nation almost witnessed the assassination of one presumptive nominee and the remova……続きを見る

Originally published in 1958 and written by a serving M.P. this book discusses the nature and purpose of political activity in the Government of Britain, the Commonwealth and the former British Empi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1958 and written by a serving M.P. this book discusses the nature and purpose of political activity in the Government of Britain, the Commonwealth and the former British Empi……続きを見る

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to Political Economy. It combines comparative, international and historical perspectives into a holistic framework of analysis. Drawing on the work ……続きを見る

In this "fascinating" (Thomas Piketty, New York Times–bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century) book. an award-winning political scientist shows that a society’s path to prosperity,……続きを見る

Through an analysis of the recent political history of Tanzania and Uganda, Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions offers a novel explanation of why authoritarian parties and legislatures var……続きを見る

This book offers a vast conceptual and theoretical exploration of the ways intelligence analysis must change in order to succeed against today's most dangerous combatants and most complex irregular ……続きを見る

Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central Americ……続きを見る

The Cultural Revolution was a watershed event in the history of the People’s Republic of China, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Before 1966, China was a typical communist st……続きを見る

A brisk, practical defense of free speech in America's digital public square that calls on the courts to reject the censors' absolutism, enforce enduring First Amendment principles, and restore a vi……続きを見る

Stories matter. They help us digest information, make sense of our world, learn valuable lessons, understand ourselves, store information, find meaning, and remember. Our stories can define us, tell……続きを見る