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  • Power Politics and State Formation in the Twentieth Century

    The Dynamics of Recognition

    de Bridget Coggins ...
    From Kurdistan to Somaliland, Xinjiang to South Yemen, all secessionist movements hope to secure newly independent states of their own. Most will not prevail. The existing scholarly wisdom provides one explanation for success, based on authority and control within the nascent states. With the aid of an expansive new dataset and detailed case studies, this book provides an alternative account. It ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

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  • The Easter Rebellion

    The outstanding narrative history of the 1916 Rising in Ireland

    de Max Caulfield ...
    This is a scrupulously researched and superbly written account of the events of that fateful week. The narrative proceeds almost on an hour-by-hour basis building up a picture which, while immensely detailed, is none the less presented with the greatest clarity. First published in 1964, The Easter Rebellion quickly established itself as the outstanding narrative history of the 1916 Rising in ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • In America

    Tales from Trump Country

    de Caitríona Perry ...
    As RTÉ's Washington correspondent, Caitríona Perry has earned a reputation as a reliable source of truth as the world tries to make sense of the maelstrom of shocking headlines emanating from Donald Trump's America. In her first book, she goes beyond the news reports and delves into the American heartland where she witnessed his rise at first hand, while others were blindsided by his victory. ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Defending Politics

    Why Democracy Matters in the 21st Century

    de Matthew Flinders ...
    If the twentieth century witnessed the triumph of democracy then something appears to have gone seriously wrong. Citizens around the world have become distrustful of politicians, sceptical about democratic institutions, and disillusioned about the capacity of democratic politics to resolve pressing social concerns. This shift in global attitudes has been explored in a vast body of writing that ... Leer más

    $14.29 USD

  • Emergency Politics

    Paradox, Law, Democracy

    de Bonnie Honig ...
    A more democratic response to political emergenciesThis book intervenes in contemporary debates about the threat posed to democratic life by political emergencies. Must emergency necessarily enhance and centralize top-down forms of sovereignty? Those who oppose executive branch enhancement often turn instead to law, insisting on the sovereignty of the rule of law or demanding that law rather than ... Leer más

    $26.69 USD

  • Realizing Freedom

    Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

    de Tom G. Palmer ...
    What is freedom? How is freedom related to justice, law, property, peace, and prosperity? Tom Palmer has spent a lifetime-as a scholar, teacher, journalist, and activist-asking and answering these questions. Since its publication in 2009, Realizing Freedom has been the recipient of wide acclaim, both in the United States and around the world. Now, this expanded edition adds even greater depth and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • When Money Talks

    The High Price of "Free" Speech and the Selling of Democracy

    de Derek Cressman ...
    "When money talks, democracy walks. Read this book to learn how We the People can take back our elections from the billionaires." —Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and author of The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix ItSpecial-interest money is destroying our democratic process. And ever since the Citizens United decision threw out campaign spending limits abridgments of free speech, ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Dictators and Democracy in African Development

    The Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria

    de A. Carl LeVan ...
    Series Libro 130 - African Studies
    What are the conditions for good governance in Africa, and why do many democracies still struggle with persistent poverty? Drawing on a historical study of Nigeria since independence, this book argues that the structure of the policy-making process explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors, such as oil, colonialism, ethnic diversity, foreign debt, and ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Tying the Autocrat's Hands

    The Rise of The Rule of Law in China

    de Yuhua Wang ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    Under what conditions would authoritarian rulers be interested in the rule of law? What type of rule of law exists in authoritarian regimes? How do authoritarian rulers promote the rule of law without threatening their grip on power? Tying the Autocrat's Hands answers these questions by examining legal reforms in China. Yuhua Wang develops a demand-side theory arguing that authoritarian rulers ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Authoritarian Origins of Democratic Party Systems in Africa

    de Rachel Beatty Riedl ...
    Why have seemingly similar African countries developed very different forms of democratic party systems? Despite virtually ubiquitous conditions that are assumed to be challenging to democracy - low levels of economic development, high ethnic heterogeneity, and weak state capacity - nearly two dozen African countries have maintained democratic competition since the early 1990s. Yet the forms of ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Who Elected Oxfam?

    A Democratic Defense of Self-Appointed Representatives

    de Laura Montanaro ...
    Non-elected actors, such as non-governmental organizations and celebrity activists, present themselves as representatives of others to audiences of decision-makers, such as state leaders, the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. These actors are increasingly included in the deliberation and decision-making processes of such institutions. To take one well-known ... Leer más

    $109.99 USD

  • Open versus Closed

    Personality, Identity, and the Politics of Redistribution

    de Christopher D. Johnston, Christopher M. Federico, Howard G. Lavine ...
    Debates over redistribution, social insurance, and market regulation are central to American politics. Why do some citizens prefer a large role for government in the economic life of the nation while others wish to limit its reach? In Open versus Closed, the authors argue that these preferences are not always what they seem. They show how deep-seated personality traits underpinning the culture ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD