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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
The two centuries after 1800 witnessed a series of sweeping changes in the way in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider world. Powerful processes - from the development of democracy, the changing nature of the social contract, war, and economic dislocation...
by Jang Dong Jin, Jung In Kang, Kim Bi-Hwan
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book is a collection of essays written by Korean political theorists addressing the study of contemporary Korean political thought on the premise that such study should be carried out with a post-Eurocentric approach. The negative effects brought about by the domination of Western-centrism are...
Political Freud
A History
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
In this masterful history, Eli Zaretsky reveals the power of Freudian thought to illuminate the great political conflicts of the twentieth century. Developing an original concept of "political Freudianism," he shows how twentieth-century radicals, activists, and intellectuals used psychoanalytic...
by John Rennie Short
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
Old powers are falling. New states are emerging. The gap between East and West is narrowing. What are the problems facing the emerging new world order? Can action at the community level affect global issues?
An Introduction to Political Geography, in its first edition helped shape the study of the...
To Shape a New World
Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr., may be America’s most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King’s assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consciousness as ever. But despite his stature,...
Political Reason and Interest
A Philosophical Legitimation of the Political Order in a Pluralistic Society
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
This title was first published in 2000: Politics cannot be conceived of as just a subsystem of society, or as a network of particular interests. The concept of interests and their role within the normative political debate is given a new interpretation by this book, which examines how political...
Essays in Political Economy
In Honour of E.J. Urwick
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1978
This volume of essays in Political Science is a tribute to the character and work of Professor Edward Johns Urwick who in June, 1937, retired under the age limit from the chair of Political Economy in the University of Toronto. It is the first volume of a series in Political Economy to be published...
by Christina E. Bejarano
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Many questions remain unanswered about the observable differences in voting behavior, partisanship, and cultural attitudes among men and women. Latino political participation in the United States is generally lower than the rest of the population, mainly due to their high proportion of youth and foreign...
Unified Separatism
A Fourth Political Theory
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Unified separatism is not at all a normal book. This book uses stories, metaphor, humor, anecdotes, and a little dystopian fiction to guide the reader into a new and constructive way of thinking about our political classifications, purposes, histories, visions and paradigms. It is a rough outline of...
by Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Principles of Political Economy Volume I Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher, german economist from Hanover (1817-1894)
This ebook presents «Principles of Political Economy Volume I», from Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the...
God's Province
Evangelical Christianity, Political Thought, and Conservatism in Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Compared to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada’s political development. In God’s Province, Clark Banack challenges this assumption, showing that, in Alberta, religious motivation has played a vital role in shaping its political trajectory....
The European Council and European Governance
The Commanding Heights of the EU
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
In recent years, the failure of the constitutional process, the difficult ratification and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the several crises affecting Europe have revitalized the debate on the nature of the European polity and the balance of powers in Brussels. This book explains...
The China Horizon
Glory and Dream of a Civilizational State
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
This is a book of China's own political narrative written by one of China's leading and best-known thinkers. It is the last part of the author's "China Trilogy", which is a best-seller in China, with over one million copies sold. The book in itself is a centerpiece of the unfolding debate...
by R. A. W. Rhodes, Sarah A. Binder, Bert A. Rockman
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of political institutions, covering...