BOOKS
Consciousness and Class Experience in Nineteenth-Century EuropeJohn Merriman, editor |
Consolidating Democracy in South KoreaLarry Diamond and Byung-Kook Kim, editors Since its inception in 1987, Korean democracy has been an arena of continual drama and baffling contradictions: periodic waves of societal mobilization and disenchantment; initial continuity in political leadership, followed by the successive election to the presidency of two former opposition leaders and the arrest of two former heads of state; a constant stream of party renamings and More > |
Constituting International Political EconomyKurt Burch and Robert A. Denemark, editors International political economy is both a discipline and a set of global practices and conditions. This volume explores how the two are related, illustrating the changing character of the global political economy, as well as changing perspectives on that character. The authors first consider how social issues, policy concerns, and philosophical judgments help constitute IPE both as a worldview More > |
Constructing a Democratic Developmental State in South Africa: Potentials and ChallengesOmano Edigheji, editor In this seminal collection, an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars draw on relevant conceptual models and compare experiences from other countries to show how South Africa could most successfully build a democratic developmental state. Macro- and microeconomic questions, as well as the institutional, governance, and social challenges facing South Africa are analyzed, as are the More > | ![]() |
Contemporary African Art: The Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary African Art Held at the Camden Arts Centre, LondonCamden Arts Centre |
Contemporary African Politics and Development: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1981-1990complied by Vijitha Mahadevan with the staff of UCLA's African Bibliography Project This invaluable research tool is a systematic, comprehensive analysis of books, monographs, journals, and edited volumes dealing with African political affairs and socioeconomic development. The bibliography contains more than 16,000 citations (both English and French sources are included) covering material published from 1981 through 1990. Chapters in edited volumes are treated as individual More > |
Contemporary Campus Life: Transformation, Manic Managerialism and AcadementiaKeyan G. Tomaselli Keyan Tomaselli's accessible critique of market-driven neoliberalism is offered as a metaphor to analyze the excesses, contradictions, and obstructions in contemporary university governance. With incisive satirical humor, Tomaselli delves into the quirks of education administrative systems to show how manic management negatively affects teaching, research, science, and More > | ![]() |
Contemporary Issues in Organized CrimeJay Albanese, editor This anthology includes ten previously unpublished studies and reviews of contemporary organized crime, including its connection to legitimate business, how groups become organized, the effectiveness of different law enforcement approaches, and new criminal opportunities. More > |
Contemporary Political Systems: Classifications and TypologiesAnton Bebler and Jim Seroka, editor Classification systems and typologies, if properly developed, can help formulate research questions, determine agendas for inquiry, and lead to the development of scientifically testable hypotheses and general theory building. In political science, however, influential classifications and typologies become obsolete faster than in many other disciplines. They are also used highly sel ectively and More > |
Contemporary Regulatory Policy, 3rd EditionMarc Allen Eisner, Jeff Worsham, Evan J. Ringquist, and Franchesca Nestor The third edition of Contemporary Regulatory Policy brings this classic text completely up to date—reflecting more than a decade of policy changes and including an entirely new chapter on food safety regulation. Beyond their focus on seven key policy arenas, the authors confront the broad problems of partisan polarization and congressional gridlock. They also consider the significance of More > | ![]() |