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Politics in Southern Africa: Transition and Transformation, 2nd EditionGretchen Bauer and Scott D. Taylor The developments of the past seven years are reflected throughout this thoroughly revised edition of Politics in Southern Africa.
Bauer and Taylor systematically examine politics and society in the region. After introducing the themes that guide their analysis, in each of eight country studies they trace the country’s historical origins and then analyze state institutions, political More > | |
Politics of Illusion: The Bay of Pigs Invasion ReexaminedJames G. Blight and Peter Kornbluh, editors The defeat of the attempted April 1961 invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs (Playa Giron) was one of the worst foreign–policy disasters in U.S. history. Since then, explanations of the event have emphasized betrayal by one U.S. agency or another, seeking to assign blame for the "loss" of Cuba. With the benefit of new documentation, however—from U.S. government and Cuban exile More > | |
Politics Without Process: Administering Development in the Arab WorldJamil E. Jreisat A candid critique of the institutional systems and practices that define, and in many cases limit, the administrative state in the Arab world, this study centers on the factors contributing to the failure of development efforts.
Almost all Arab leaders, points out Jreisat, have promised bureaucratic reforms. However, their political-administrative structures have not succeeded in building the More > | |
Politics, Parties, and Elections in TurkeySabri Sayari and Yilmaz Esmer The Turkish party system has undergone significant changes since the 1940s, moving from a two-party system to one encompassing nineteen parties— and resulting in a highly fragmented parliament. The contributors to this volume assess the intertwined effects of party fragmentation and voter volatility in Turkey. Presenting a wealth of data, they illuminate the trajectory of democratic More > | |
Politics, Religion, and Society in Latin AmericaDaniel H. Levine Long assumed to be an unchanging and unquestioned bulwark of established power and privilege, religion in Latin America has diversified and flourished, while taking on new social and political roles in more open societies. How did this change occur? Why did churches in the region embrace new ideas about rights, sponsor social movements, and become advocates for democracy? Are further changes on More > | |
Polity: Demystifying Democracy in Latin America and BeyondJoe Foweraker Amidst the many lamentations about the problems of democracy, Joe Foweraker turns his attention to specific questions: Is democracy incompatible with stark social inequalities? Why are so many democratic governments deemed unaccountable and beset by populist pressures? Perhaps most fundamentally, why does democratic theory have no answers to these questions?
Foweraker argues that finding More > | |
Popular Movements and Political Change in MexicoJoe Foweraker and Ann L. Craig, editors In just twenty years, popular movements have changed the face of Mexican politics, as organized groups of peasants, teachers, city dwellers, women, and students have crowded into the political arena to pose new challenges to the old order of political cooptation and control. Assessing the overall political significance of this effervescence, the contributors to this book focus on the interactions More > | |
Population and Environment in ChinaQu Geping and Li Jinchang Professors Qu and Li incorporate the results of historical research, current analysis, and forecasting to discuss the relationship between human population and the environment in China. Proposing ways that the PRC can move from vicious to positive cycles, they offer creative recommendations for overcoming the current crisis and promoting development.
A valuable scientific basis for China's policy More > | |
Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in AfricaEzekiel Kalipeni, editor Population growth and environmental degradation are becoming increasingly important, and intertwined, issues in Southern Africa. The authors of this book warn that unless population growth is forestalled, the number of people in the region is likely to double in less than thirty years—placing enormous pressures on available farmland, job creation, shelter, educational systems, public More > | |
Post-School Education and the Labour Market in South AfricaMichael Rogan In South Africa—with one of highest rates of youth unemployment and one of the most unequal societies in the world—training and education play critical roles in helping young people escape poverty and unemployment.
Within this context, offering insights about the ways that young South Africans navigate through a host of postschool training and education options, the contributors to More > |