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Parliamentary Elites in Central and Eastern Europe: Recruitment and Representation

Parliamentary Elites in Central and Eastern Europe:...

Author: Elena Semenova ,  Michael Edinger (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany)
ISBN: 9780415843461
Format: Hardback
$315.00

This book provides a comparative examination of representative elites and their role in democratic development in...  Read More >>

Democracy: What the West can learn from China

Democracy: What the West can learn from China

Author: Wei Ling Chua
ISBN: 9781493546442
Format: Paperback
$39.60

This book provides an in-depth evidence-based analysis on the issue of democracy and good governance, using hundreds...  Read More >>

Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance

Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance...

Author: B. Owen ,  M. Rodriguez-McKey
ISBN: 9781349469826
Format: Paperback
$84.99

This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific...  Read More >>

Public Opinion

Public Opinion

Author: Walter Lippmann
ISBN: 9780486788210
Format: Hardback
$79.07

A penetrative study of democratic theory and the role of citizens in a democracy, this classic by a two-time Pulitzer...  Read More >>

Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics

Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics

Author: Michael Ignatieff
ISBN: 9780674725997
Format: Hardback
$74.95

In 2005 Michael Ignatieff left Harvard to lead Canada’s Liberal Party and by 2008 was poised to become Prime Minister....  Read More >>

Regional and National Elections in Western Europe: Territoriality of the Vote in Thirteen Countries

Regional and National Elections in Western Europe: Territoriality...

Author: R. Dandoy ,  A. Schakel
ISBN: 9781137025432
Format: Hardback
$169.00

Utilizing both historical and new research data, this book analyzes voting patterns for local and national elections...  Read More >>

Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance

Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance...

Author: B. Owen ,  M. Rodriguez-McKey
ISBN: 9781137353870
Format: Hardback
$84.99

This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific...  Read More >>

Local Leadership in Democratic Transition: Competing Paradigms in International Peacebuilding

Local Leadership in Democratic Transition: Competing...

Author: Chavanne L. Peercy
ISBN: 9781137282491
Format: Hardback
$84.99

This book provides an in-depth analysis into the ways in which local leaders impact internationally-led democratic...  Read More >>

Democracy Incorporated

Democracy Incorporated

Author: Julien Coallier
ISBN: 9781494736439
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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Political Aid and Arab Activism: Democracy Promotion, Justice, and Representation

Political Aid and Arab Activism: Democracy Promotion,...

Author: Sheila Carapico (University of Richmond)
ISBN: 9780521199919
Format: Hardback
$194.06

Details the effects of political aid in the Middle East by analyzing discursive and professional practices in four...  Read More >>

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters...

Author: Andy Andrews ,  Andy Andrews
ISBN: 9781480573390
Format: Audio
$52.77

In this compact, nonpartisan book, Andrews urges readers to be careful students of the past, seeking accurate,...  Read More >>

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Library Edition

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Library Edition...

Author: Andy Andrews ,  Andy Andrews
ISBN: 9781480573581
Format: Audio
$139.84

Or, to be precise, 11,283,000 people.Andy Andrews believes that good answers come only from asking the right questions....  Read More >>

Not in Our Name: American Antiwar Speeches, 1846 to the Present

Not in Our Name: American Antiwar Speeches, 1846 to...

Author: Jesse Stellato
ISBN: 9780271048697
Format: Paperback
$97.99

A collection of American antiwar speeches from every major conflict starting with the Mexican-American War. Includes...  Read More >>

A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century: Updated and Revised Edition

A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century: Updated...

Author: Luis Alberto Romero (Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires) ,  James P. Brennan (University of California, Riverside)
ISBN: 9780271062280
Format: Paperback
$90.99

Reconstructs and analyzes Argentina's modern history, from the era of mass immigration, to the years of Juan and...  Read More >>

The G20: A New Geopolitical Order

The G20: A New Geopolitical Order

Author: K. Postel-Vinay
ISBN: 9781137367747
Format: Hardback
$84.99

This book argues that the G20 is neither a global executive board for a new world order, nor is it just a crisis...  Read More >>

Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber's Analysis of a Unique Political Culture, Past, Present, and Future

Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max...

Author: Stephen Kalberg
ISBN: 9781612054445
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Rich new insights into the particular contours of today's American political culture, based on Max Weber's insights....  Read More >>

Spirit of Compromise, The: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It

Spirit of Compromise, The: Why Governing Demands It...

Author: Princeton University Amy Gutmann (Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and the Director of the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University) ,  Dennis Thompson (Georgia State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781280494628
Format: Electronic book text
$53.70

To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis--dramatically...  Read More >>

Auditing Good Government in Africa: Public Sector Reform, Professional Norms and the Development Discourse

Auditing Good Government in Africa: Public Sector Reform,...

Author: Maria Gustavson
ISBN: 9781306409513
Format: Electronic book text
$250.80

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Understanding Tahrir Square: What Transitions Elsewhere Can Teach Us about the Prospects for Arab Democracy

Understanding Tahrir Square: What Transitions Elsewhere...

Author: Stephen R Grand
ISBN: 9781306547079
Format: Undefined
$86.99

Amid the current turmoil in the Middle East, Understanding Tahrir Square sounds a rare optimistic note. Surveying...  Read More >>

Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity

Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The...

Author: Mahmoud Hamad ,  Khalil Al-Anani
ISBN: 9781306551120
Format: Electronic book text
$264.00

Top scholars of the Middle East set out the history and future of elections in eight Middle East countries. Examining...  Read More >>

Democratic Theorists in Conversation: Turns in Contemporary Thought

Democratic Theorists in Conversation: Turns in Contemporary...

Author: Jean-Paul Gagnon
ISBN: 9781306551243
Format: Electronic book text
$250.80

Democracy has changed considerably in recent years to the extent that our contemporary understanding differs greatly...  Read More >>

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