Political Science - General

Providing an overall interpretation of the Buddhist monument Borobudur in Indonesia, this book looks at Mahayana Buddhist religious ideas and practices that could have informed Borobudur, including both the narrative reliefs and the Buddha images.The author explores a version of the classical Mahayana that...

Investigating the transformation of the Kurdish liberation movement in Iraq this book explores its development from an armed guerrilla movement, engaged in a war for liberation with the government in Baghdad, into the government of a de facto Kurdish state known as the Kurdistan...

The looming depletion of non-renewable resources has increased the global land grab in the past decade. So far however, the question of how and when people can influence economic outcomes has received little attention in the study of social movements.Based on in-depth ethnographic field...

Developing a distinctive theoretical framework on civil society, this book examines how Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) contribute towards democratization in India and what conditions facilitate or inhibit their contribution. It assesses three different kinds of politics within civil society - liberal pluralist, neo-Marxist, and communitarian...

This book is an inquiry into the history of the idea of popular sovereignty as it has been shaped by the struggles between rulers and ruled. It builds on the notion that a thorough analysis of how the idea of popular sovereignty emerges from,...

The Naqab Bedouin and Colonialism brings together new scholarship to challenge perceived paradigms, often dominated by orientalist, modernist or developmentalist assumptions on the Naqab Bedouin.The past decade has witnessed a change in both the wider knowledge production on, and political profile of, the Naqab...

In 1962, the Commonwealth Immigrants Act hastened the process of South Asian migration to postcolonial Britain. Half a decade later, now is an opportune moment to revisit the accumulated writing about the diasporas formed through subsequent settlement, and to probe the ways in which...

Drawing on original fieldwork, this book develops a fresh methodological approach to the study of indigenous understandings of disease as possession, and looks at healing rituals in different South Asian cultural contexts. Contributors discuss the meaning of 'disease', 'possession' and 'healing' in relation to...

Synthesizing political, anthropological and psychological perspectives, this book addresses the everyday causes and appeal of long-term involvement in extreme political violence in urban Pakistan. Taking Pakistan's ethno nationalist Mohajir party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as a case study, it explores how certain men...

Even among the four Asian tigers, with their economic miracles during the past several decades that allowed them to join the ranks of the developed nations, South Korea is extraordinary. As significant as its economic progress, from a dirt poor and devastated nation in...

This book analyses how national independence movements' rhetoric can inflame or dampen ethnic violence. It examines the extent to the power of words matters when a region tries to break away to become a nation state.Using discourse analysis, this book examines how the process...

The three decades between 1865 and 1895 marked a particularly contentious period in the relationship between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, which more than once brought them to the verge of war. Moderates tried to settle the problem by the negotiation of 'neutral...

The transcripts of the three Kyoto School roundtable discussions of the theme of 'the standpoint of world history and Japan' may now be judged to form the key source text of responsible Pacific War revisionism. Published in the pages of Chuo Koron, the influential...

Bestselling author Steven Gaines's "richly entertaining" (People) and juicy social history of the Hamptons. As one of America's most fabled communities--long a magnet for artists, celebrities, the very rich, and their respective hangers-on--the Hamptons have been a scene of constant collision among the established...

The third in a series of sector-specific assessments of U.S.-Japan technology linkages, this book examines U.S.-Japan relationships that develop or transfer aircraft technology, the motivations of participating organizations, and the impacts on U.S. and Japanese capabilities. Incorporating detailed accounts of the business and technology...

At the turn of the twentieth century, colleges and universities in the U.S. and elsewhere were convulsed with change, a change induced by the creation of the modern set of academic disciplines. Their emergence at that time fundamentally altered how universities were constructed and...

First Published in 2005. The remarkable success and duration of the economic and political reconstruction of Western Europe after the Second World War have exercised a generation of historians. Few could have predicted, in 1945, that the shattered nations of Western Europe were on...

This book is a unique study of the politics of water supply infrastructures in three metropolitan cities in contemporary India - Bangalore, Chennai and Kochi. It examines the process of change in water supply infrastructure initiated by notable Public Private Partnership's efforts in these...

Examining the world of popular healing in South Asia, this book looks at the way that it is marginalised by the state and medical establishment while at the same time being very important in the everyday lives of the poor. It describes and analyses...

Andrew Baker closely examines the collaboration between finance ministries and central banks from the major industrialized powers in the field of monetary and financial governance. It explores the G7 process and its role in modern economic life.Author: Andrew BakerISBN-10: 0415354927ISBN-13: 9780415354929Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2005Pages:...

Drawing on themes from Africa Yearbook chapters on Madagascar, this book charts the country's journey through some of its most turbulent years. Democracy, marked by uneven progress, has weathered repeated elections, an unconstitutional government overthrow, rising social movements, and shifting domestic and international alliances....

Author: Joseph Albert GorskiISBN-13: 9798295881381Publisher: Jimmy OliverLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2026Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51dLarge Print

Author: Tyler ListiISBN-13: 9798295874925Publisher: Listi PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d

Author: Christina A. HoagISBN-13: 9798256015046Publisher: Three Jandals PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/18/2026Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d

Author: Nicholas Paul GinexISBN-10: 147053665XISBN-13: 9781470536657Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2026Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: Einat WilfISBN-13: 9798895656617Publisher: Wicked SonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2026Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.33d

Soup Street is the first memoir of Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry. He shares the events and family history that influenced his dedication to ending the political and economic system that is ravaging our environment and exploits the poor. The book also paints...

This essay is an attempt to assess the old conflict between the Ukrainian and Russian nations in the light of both the full-scale invasion since 2022 and the larger historical context. The analysis centers on salient cultural issues behind the tense bilateral politics. The...

An Island at war does not merely fight for territory; it fights for time at sea. In the Second World War, the Battle of the Atlantic became a running test of whether Britain and its allies could keep goods moving across thousands of miles...

Author: Ivan JaksicISBN-10: 1108798721ISBN-13: 9781108798723Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2026Pages: 346Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d

Author: Ivan JaksicISBN-10: 1108491588ISBN-13: 9781108491587Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2026Pages: 346Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d

Author: Lucia MotoliniaISBN-10: 1009651536ISBN-13: 9781009651530Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2026Pages: 250Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Jae-Hee JungISBN-10: 1009667912ISBN-13: 9781009667913Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2026Pages: 278Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

America near the breaking point - divided as never before in modern history. The political right abandoned independence and respect for traditional conservative values. The political left drifted away from realistic aspirations and common sense. Extremism and deep division ensue. History has shown that...

The established idea that people learn about politics and relevant societal issues via the news media can be put into question because of a 'twin challenge of increased media choice.' First, there is a growing number of people who choose to avoid most news...

A groundbreaking book that offers concrete ways for Jews and Palestinians to speak (and listen) differently to each other. The Wall Between is a book about the wall that exists between Jewish and Palestinian communities in the Diaspora, where distrust, enmity, and hate are...

"The Principles Of Moral And Political Philosophy" by William Paley, offers a comprehensive exploration of ethical and political thought. This influential work delves into the foundations of morality, examining duties to God, to others, and to oneself. Paley articulates his utilitarian views, advocating for...

This book is concerned with the socioeconomic and socio-political wellbeing of nations as well as the stability and security of the international community. Nigeria, from which we draw most of our examples in this work, or the Nigerian political party system, is grossly notorious...

This series provides critical perspectives on the contemporary environmental issues of Pacific nations and identifies interventions required to address key concerns at the local, subnational, national, regional, and global levels. This volume presents an executive summary of recent accomplishments, constraints, and lessons learned about...

This series provides critical perspectives on the contemporary environmental issues of Pacific nations and identifies interventions required to address key concerns at the local, subnational, national, regional, and global levels. Case studies commissioned to provide field-level research document such issues as the integration of...

This is an overview of the indigenous peoples of South Africa -- who they are, where they live, their historical background, and present situation, the case studies and comparative analysis of national legislations and indigenous rights offered in this book contribute to the understanding...

We all desire to see change and progress in our world. A safer, better future for our children. Yet, the agents of change often appear distant and removed. The politicians and bureaucrats seem to live in a world away from the concerns of the...

Modern day slavery, which is commonly termed human trafficking, is a crime that has existed for many years, becoming more prominent in recent decades as it manifests across the globe. Although prevalent historically, its apparent re-emergence in modern-day has seen governments and non-governmental bodies...

​This edited volume highlights a type of violence largely overlooked by peace psychologists; it explores 'epistemic violence' which refers to the silencing of the marginalized, racialized and colonized people in the process of knowledge production. This book celebrates the voices and the agency of...

Author: Iwona BąkISBN-10: 3031125339ISBN-13: 9783031125331Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2023Pages: 153Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.35d

This book is written in a clear, popular manner, explaining the Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin, as opposed to the bourgeois distortion of those theories, as are taught in University. The existence of classes is stressed, as well as the necessity of...

With a keen eye and laugh-out-loud wit, editorial cartoonist George Danby offers his unique perspective on the roller-coaster that has been modern life and politics for the last few decades here in Maine and beyond. The Essential Danby is a retrospective that, for the...

Between May, 1976, while Mao was still alive, and 1997, when Deng Xioaping died, was a time of tremendous change in China: from the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" to the affluent eighties and nineties, from socialism to what looks like unrestrained capitalism, and from...

A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans - and which emphasizes the importance of individual decision-making for wider social processes.Author: Fredrik BarthISBN-10: 1845200071ISBN-13: 9781845200077Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1965Pages: 158Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

U.ESS.AY: Politics and Humanity in American Film collects together the published essays of Stephen Lee Naish, into a narrative that explores the political and humanistic elements of modern cinema. With the rise of digital technology and the excessive use of CGI currently overwhelming cinema,...