{"product_id":"political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313380600","title":"Political Parties and Democracy, Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Parties and Democracy: Volume III: Post-Soviet and Asian Political Parties\u003c\/i\u003e is the third volume in this five-volume set. It offers clearly written, up-to-date coverage of post-Soviet and Asian political parties 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 post-Soviet parties, then discusses the realities on the ground in Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. Likewise, the book offers an introduction to Asian political parties, followed by chapters on China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea. 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 0313380600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313380600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Kay Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001149735167,"sku":"9780313380600","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_739df363-2546-4811-ae4b-9b1a2f99534e.jpg?v=1751600211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-parties-and-democracy-volume-kay-lawson-9780313380600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}