{"product_id":"political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313353024","title":"Political Parties and Democracy, Volume IV: Africa and Oceania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Parties and Democracy: Volume IV: Africa and Oceania \u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth volume in this five-volume set. It offers clearly written, up-to-date coverage of the political parties of these two regions from the unique perspective of distinguished indigenous scholars who have lived the truths they tell and, thus, write with unique breadth, depth, and scope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in two parts, this volume overviews African parties, then discusses the realities on the ground in Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa. The book offers an introduction to the political parties of Oceania, followed by chapters on Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands. Throughout, contributors explore the relationship between political parties and democracy (or democratization) in their respective nations, providing necessary historical, socioeconomic, and institutional context, and clarifying the balance of power among parties--and between them and competing agencies of power--today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313353026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313353024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Kay Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001148621055,"sku":"9780313353024","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7df8ce4a-a65f-4d0f-a803-e130edb627ac.jpg?v=1751600208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313353024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}