Political Science - General

Examining key questions about social change in contemporary Russia, this book explores issues such as how people survive when they are not paid for months on end, 'the New Poor', the falling birth rate, why so many Russian men die in middle age, whether...

Original Islam investigates the primacy of Madinan Islam and the madhhab (school of law) of its main exponent, Malik ibn Anas. It contains an annotated translation of Intisar al-faqir al-salik li-tarjih madhhab al-Imam al-kabir Malik, which was written by Al-Ra'i, a fifteenth century Andalusian...

This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas and focuses on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy.Author: Mishal Fahm Al-SulamiISBN-10: 0415316340ISBN-13: 9780415316347Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2003Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight:...

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book examines the Prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.Author: Alan S. AlexandroffISBN-10: 0415315174ISBN-13: 9780415315173Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2003Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.18w x 0.60d

Japan and Okinawa provides an up-to-date, coherent and theoretically informed examination of Okinawa from the perspective of political economy and society.Author: Glen D. HookISBN-10: 0415298334ISBN-13: 9780415298339Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2002Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.64h x 6.16w x 0.80d

Reducing Inequalities in Health provides a comprehensive source of reference for the reader interested in what really works in the field of health promotion and what sort of policies reduce the health gap.Author: Martijntje BakkerISBN-10: 0415259835ISBN-13: 9780415259835Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/25/2002Pages: 380Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 9.62h...

This book comprises a comparative study of relationships between language and ethnic identity in key regions of historical and contemporary ethnic conflict in Europe and Eurasia.Author: Diarmait Mac Giolla ChríostISBN-10: 0415259509ISBN-13: 9780415259507Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2003Pages: 244Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.76d

This book provides a comprehensive look at the way the Union has affected Anglo-Irish and Catholic - Protestant relations and also considers its social, cultural and economic effects on Irish and British life.Author: D. George BoyceISBN-10: 0415174228ISBN-13: 9780415174220Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/25/2001Pages: 350Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize:...

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one the dominant anxieties of modern society. On the one hand people endeavour to maintain and develop their cultural identity; on the other there are many forces for international integration. How to understand and explain...

This book takes a fresh view at attempts to conceptualize the process of European integration. It highlights the often neglected but crucial role of European institutions in understanding major constitutional decisions in the European Union.Author: Laura CramISBN-10: 0415146259ISBN-13: 9780415146258Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/1997Pages: 232Format: HardcoverWeight:...

This book offers a broad view of the tension between state and market in the political evolution of the European Union. Contemporary developments and issues are set within the historical context of state formation.Author: Paul KapteynISBN-10: 0415122333ISBN-13: 9780415122337Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/1995Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize:...

Based on a case study approach, this study analyzes the context of ethnic tensions across Europe, with relevance to their upsurge in the 1990s. Contributors look for explanations towards the decisions taken during WWI and at Versailles.Author: Seamus DunnISBN-10: 0415119952ISBN-13: 9780415119955Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/1996Pages:...

Provides a broad description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe and focusses on the critical issues linked with environmental impact, poverty and health, factors in HIV/AIDS and health care resourcesAuthor: David PhillipsISBN-10: 0415085292ISBN-13: 9780415085298Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/1994Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight:...

This is an indispensable book for anyone who wishes to be able to discuss intelligently the reshaping of Europe after the war.' I Times Higher Education SupplementAuthor: Alan S. MilwardISBN-10: 0415084482ISBN-13: 9780415084482Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/16/1987Pages: 550Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.12d

Provides a comprehensive and critical account of Shaws political ideas. Central reading for anyone seeking to understand his political and literary writings.Author: Gareth GriffithISBN-10: 0415082811ISBN-13: 9780415082815Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/1992Pages: 316Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

A stimulating discussion of the causes and consequences of the growth of Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe, looking at 14 industrial sectors and using 27 case studiesAuthor: Roger StrangeISBN-10: 0415043379ISBN-13: 9780415043373Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/1993Pages: 574Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 8.42h x 5.90w x 1.60d

This book questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education. Dimensions missing from Britain's recent reforms, but present in Japan are highlighted. The author argues that Britain could learn a lot from Japan in order to improve education and vocational training considerably.Author: Mike HowarthISBN-10:...

Small firms are at the forefront of the European economy. To develop exports and fight off imports Europe's entrepreneurs have to think European'. This volume guides you through the EC's special policies for small firms.Author: Kenneth DysonISBN-10: 0415038294ISBN-13: 9780415038294Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/1989Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Author: E. J. Jr. KahnISBN-10: 0393335097ISBN-13: 9780393335095Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1968Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

To understand the historical complexity of the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderland, this book brings together some of the foremost thinkers of this borderland and seeks to approach its various problematic dimensions. This book presents an overview of the geopolitics of the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderland and approaches the...

Reflecting on the 1960s at 50: A Concise Account of How the 1960s Changed America, for Better and for Worse is a punchy, conversational look at some of the most interesting pieces of cultural and social conflict from the '60s, reflected through the lens...

In this book Caroline Alphin presents an original exploration of biopolitics by examining it through the lens of cyberpunk science fiction.Author: Caroline AlphinISBN-10: 0367490994ISBN-13: 9780367490997Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2020Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 6.10h x 9.10w x 0.60d

The Impact of Legislature brings together key articles and path-breaking scholarship published in The Journal of Legislative Studies during its first 25 years of publication, enabling the reader to make sense of the impact of the legislature in the modern world.Author: Philip NortonISBN-10: 0367471442ISBN-13:...

This book critically engages with Hind Swaraj and explores the fascinating and subtle dialogue set up by Gandhi between the characters of the reader and the editor. Author: Rajeev BhargavaISBN-10: 0367458071ISBN-13: 9780367458072Publisher: Routledge IndiaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2022Pages: 354Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d

What gives some people the right to issue commands to everyone else and force everyone else to obey them? And why should people obey the commands of those with political power? These two key questions are the heart of the issue of political authority,...

This book investigates why the convergence of Japan's bank-centered financial system to an American-style capital market-based model has lost steam since the mid-2000s, despite financial deregulation during the 1980s and 1990s.Author: Fumihito GotohISBN-10: 0367345307ISBN-13: 9780367345303Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2019Pages: 180Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.20w...

This book is a comprehensive collection of key scholarship on informality from the whole post-socialist region. From Bosnia to Central Asia, passing through Russia and Azerbaijan, the contributions to this volume illustrate the multi-faceted and complex nature of informality, while demonstrating the growing scholarly...

In this volume, the authors address various aspects of domestic life in Cuba and offer retrospective views of the Cuban Revolution--its origins; its accomplishments in the areas of health care, education, and social services; and obstacles to the realization of its ideological objectives.Author: Sobre...

Drawing on detailed analyses of seven South Asian cases, this book moves beyond sociological and economic explanations of the origin and evolution of South Asian nationalism to formulate a political explanation based on theories of cultural nationalism and collective action.Author: Subrata Mitra,R. Alison Lewis,Robert...

First published with a new introduction in 1972, are excerpts from 5 eminent Europeans who lived, wrote and worked in the shadow of French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquest of Europe. Though their attitudes toward war and revolution differ sharply, the observations reflect the...

Will tensions and disputes among states sharing international water courses and lakes turn into active conflicts? Addressing this question, the book shows that these concerns are more prominent due to the locations and underlying political dynamics of some of these large rivers and the...

This book examines how ancient authors explored ideas of kingship as a political role fundamental to the construction of civic unity, the use of kingship stories to explain the past and present unity of the polis, and the distinctive function or status attributed to...

This book addresses a major gap in the longstanding research on regional organisations: how do their finances work and what do they reveal about the region-building process? It brings together an empirically rich collection of chapters written by experts of regional organisations in Latin...

This book explores the meanings of nationalism in a post-globalization, postcolonial context. It provides an in-depth understanding of the relationship between marginalized groups, media and politics by a focused study of the Telangana movement in India. Author: Sumanth InukondaISBN-10: 0367134926ISBN-13: 9780367134921Publisher: Routledge IndiaLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Originally published in 1998, i n this book, a number of stereotypes, symbols and signs of Russia are presented as a consistent set of metaphors, revealing a symbolic world made by and for the Russians in order to sustain and reinforce their group identity.Author:...

This book is the outgrowth of various research programs carried out within the Energy Project of the Resource Systems Institute of the East-West Center. It provides an understanding of some of the major energy issues faced by the policy makers of the nations of...

Originally published in 1986, this volume explores capitalization as an industrialisation indicator and the scale of capitalization in the areas of labor, cropping and in livestock and poultry. Finally the performance of agricultural industrialisation is discussed.Author: Howard F. GregorISBN-10: 0367018896ISBN-13: 9780367018894Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2021Pages:...

Dalton combines the scholarly literature on public law and judicial impact with recent studies of policy implementation at the state level. He emphasizes the underlying constitutional, organizational, psychological, and political factors that shape public policy outcomes, arguing that a sound grasp of these factors...

The 1983-84 Index documents international opinion on problems such as terrorism, the continuing crisis in the Middle East, global economic imbalances, the conventional and nuclear arms races, and nuclear disarmament. Extensive coverage of the 1984 United States presidential elections, particularly the Democratic Party primaries,...

Histories of all important and historically significant overseas U.S. naval and Marine Corps bases and facilities are presented alphabetically in this work. Those bases within a geographic area that permits (or permitted) overflight rights, port visits, and the use of offshore anchorages and including...

Author: Timothy LukeISBN-10: 0313238316ISBN-13: 9780313238314Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/1985Pages: 298Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d

In this book the author analyzes the factors contributing to the present population crisis and offers alternatives to cultural values that have determined Americans' ideas about procreation and its control.Author: Wilson Yates,UnknownISBN-10: 0313226806ISBN-13: 9780313226809Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/1983Pages: 98Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...

Author: Marvin HarrisISBN-10: 0313223599ISBN-13: 9780313223594Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/1980Pages: 162Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

Author: Klaus Eugen Knorr,UnknownISBN-10: 0313210497ISBN-13: 9780313210495Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/1978Pages: 310Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Alick West, one of the leading literary critics of the Left, begins by contesting Dr. Leavis' well known argument that the traditional culture of the English people was destroyed by the industrial revolution. He claims that culture is continuous, and substantiates this claim by...

Henderson examines the sophisticated motivation and control systems utilized by the North Vietnamese command. The book is based on communist documents and recorded interviews with captured Viet Cong.Author: William D. HendersonISBN-10: 0313207089ISBN-13: 9780313207082Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/1980Pages: 163Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

While some may argue that religion has & continues to influence U.S. foreign policy, others would argue that foreign policy has significantly influenced an American National Religion after 1947. Here, Gunn shows that in the wake of World War II, Americans quickly returned to...

With American involvement in Iraq in the forefront of national news coverage and in the minds of many citizens, questions concerning America's involvement in past conflicts have once again arisen. This is the story of how the United States has gone to war and...

This is the first major study based on Soviet documents and revelations of the Soviet state security during the period 1939-1953--a period about which relatively little is known. The book documents the role of Stalin and the major players in massive crimes carried out...

Beginning from a poststructuralist position, Constructing the Child Viewer examines three decades of U.S. research on television and children. The book concludes that historical concepts of the child television viewer are products of discourse and cannot be taken to reflect objective, scientific truths about...