political thought and international relations variations on

Ethnic Conflict and International Security

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, During the Cold War, most ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong> theorists ong>andong> strategic studies analysts paid little attention to ethnic ong>andong> other forms of communal conflict. Disregard for the importance of ethnic ong>andong> nationality issues in world affairs, always misguided so far as the developing world was concerned, has been overtaken, in stunning fashion, by recent events from Abkhazia to Zaire. The essays in this volume advance our understong>andong>ing of the causes of ethnic ong>andong> communal conflict, the regional ong>andong> ong>internationalong> implications of such conflicts, ong>andong> what the ong>internationalong> community can do to minimize the potential for instability ong>andong> violence. Drawn from recent issues of "Survival," they are organized along thematic rather than regional lines, ong>andong> will be required reading for scholars, students, ong>andong> policymakers alike. The contributors to the volume include Michael Brown on the causes ong>andong> implications of ethnic conflict, Anthony Smith on the ethnic sources of nationalism, David Welsh on domestic politics ong>andong> ethnic conflict, Renee de Nevers on democratization ong>andong> ethnic conflict, ong>andong> Pierre Hassner on nationalism ong>andong> ong>internationalong>ism. Jack Snyder writes on nationalism ong>andong> the crisis of the post-Soviet state, Barry Posen on the security dilemma ong>andong> ethnic conflict, Kathleen Newlong>andong> on ethnic conflict ong>andong> refugees, Jenonne Walker on ong>internationalong> mediation of ethnic conflicts, ong>andong> Robert Cooper ong>andong> Mats Berdal on outside intervention in ethnic conflicts, Adam Roberts discusses the U.N. ong>andong> ong>internationalong> security, ong>andong> John Chipman explores managing the politics of parochialism.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study of eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. The individual chapters on the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa ong>andong> Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination of nations that are representative of the diversity in decision-making frameworks ong>andong> ong>politicalong> development in the ong>internationalong> community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide the reader through a series of discussions on key ong>politicalong> milestones in the nation's history, the structure of government, the ong>relationsong>hip of citizen to state, the role played by ong>politicalong> parties, groups ong>andong> elections, the shape ong>andong> influence of the ong>politicalong> elite, the current status of the ong>politicalong> economy ong>andong> the future direction of the nation in a global environment.

Game Theory and National Security

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brams, Steven / Kilgour, D. Marc, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, In this path-breaking theoretical work, ong>politicalong> scientist Steven Brams ong>andong> mathematician Mark Kilgour show how game theory can be applied to the rigorous development ong>andong> ong>thoughtong>ful analysis of several critical problems that afflict the security of nations, from the deterrence of foes who might launch attacks, to the stabilization of crises that could explode into wars. In addition, they analyze a variety of related questions, including the interlocking preferences that fuel arms races, the strategic impact that Star Wars may have on nuclear deterrence, ong>andong> optimal strategies for verifying arms control treaties. Of interest to students on ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong> ong>andong> foreign policy as well as those concerned with the formal analysis of conflict, Game Theory ong>andong> National Security provides new foundations for understong>andong>ing the rational basis of ong>internationalong> conflict.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection of essays examines the development of Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular the impact of their formative years on their leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military ong>relationsong>, ong>andong> approaches to the conduct of war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on the calculated use of all the means of national power - military, ong>politicalong>, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve the national end. These essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, ong>andong> Development" presents a comprehensive ong>andong> succinct discussion of the impact of Marxist ong>andong> Leninist doctrines for the development of China. With keen observations ong>andong> forceful arguments, this study shows that the effects of Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in the West."--Jrgen Domes, The Saar University"Professor Gregor's profound grasp of Marxism ong>andong> other ong>politicalong> ideas ong>andong> trends of this century makes this a major contribution to the understong>andong>ing of social change ong>andong> the part played by ideas in ong>politicalong> transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University of Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, ong>andong> analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" of Marxist ong>andong> neo-Marxist ong>thoughtong>. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, The Pennsylvania State University

International Public Relations H Pod

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Culbertson / Culbertson, Hugh M. / Chen, Ni, PUBLISHER: Routledge, As a formal occupation, public ong>relationsong> grew primarily in the United States through much of the twentieth century. In recent years, however, it has spread rapidly throughout the world. Broad outlines on how public ong>relationsong> practices differ from country to country have only recently begun to take shape in scholarly writing about the field. The existing literature on ong>internationalong> public ong>relationsong> tends to focus on how those working for western organizations --particularly multi-national corporations--can best practice abroad. Although useful, such writings tend to focus on adaptation of western approaches, not on development of new ones designed specifically for varied sociocultural settings around the world. The editors have produced this book for a number of reasons. There has been tremendous growth in the teaching of public ong>relationsong> around the world--enhancing practice in many countries outside North America. There has also been rapid growth in the number of professors who demong>andong> theoretical perspectives which might facilitate a unified comparative analysis across countries ong>andong> regions. Only a few U.S. universities--six documented in this book--now teach courses formerly called "ong>Internationalong> Public ong>Relationsong>." However, many professors are going abroad to teach ong>andong> do research. This suggests increased interest in ong>andong> a need for courses dealing with ong>internationalong> public ong>relationsong>. Furthermore, there is a dearth of literature dealing in depth with ong>internationalong> PR, an important component of ong>internationalong> communication. This appears to be the first book-length comparative analysis of public ong>relationsong> as practiced in various countries ong>andong> regions around the world. Although existing books on ong>internationalong> PR focus largely on ways in which western practitioners, employers, ong>andong> clients can operate effectively in other countries, this volume views public ong>relationsong> in each country or region covered from the perspective of practitioners in that country. It contains six chapters designed to provide a theoretical anchor for the 14 country ong>andong> region analyses. Given the intense interest in public ong>relationsong> education as a factor in professional enhancement, it also discusses issues ong>andong> practices relating to education.

Politics in Wired Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pool, Ithiel De Sola / De Sola Pool, Ithiel / Etheredge, Lloyd S., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Politics in Wired Nations presents Pool's pioneering work on the social ong>andong> ong>politicalong> impact of communication systems. Included are the first studies of trends in a global information society, ong>andong> of social networks ong>andong> the "small world" phenomenon that creates new ong>relationsong>hips ong>andong> routes of informal influence ong>andong> ong>politicalong> power, both domestic ong>andong> ong>internationalong>. Pool describes a nonviolent revolution in freedom ong>andong> ong>politicalong> control as the world changes from the era of one-way mass communications -- targeted to national audiences -- to a new era of abundant, high-capacity, low-cost, interactive, ong>andong> user-controlled communications on a global scale. He discusses policy choices for freedom, the battlegrounds ahead, ong>andong> the risks of government involvement in the regulation of new telecommunication technologies.

Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cudworth, Erika, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist ong>andong> environmental theories of society-environment ong>relationsong>, considers the range of theoretical ong>andong> ong>politicalong> influences on socialist ong>andong> Marxist theory, amongst others, ong>andong> the social sciences' turn to poststructuralism ong>andong> postmodernism. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interong>relationsong> between forms of social domination ong>andong> contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory ong>andong> environmentalism.

African Islands and Enclaves

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, Robin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), As history has shown, remote islong>andong>s or small states can be flashpoints for ong>internationalong> crises. This collection of commissioned essays examines African countries that, because of their seeming insignificance, have been passed over in recent scholarship. The essays focus on current ong>politicalong> ong>andong> economic issues. Why do such states find it difficult to sustain stable economic ong>andong> ong>politicalong> orders? The role of such countries in ong>internationalong> trade; the effects of their small size, remoteness, or paucity of resources; ong>andong> their use as military bases for other powers are among the subjects discussed.

Black Student Politics: Higher Education and Apartheid from

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harvey, David / Badat, Saleem / Badat Saleem, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Black Student Politics, Higher Education ong>andong> Apartheid examines two black national higher education student ong>politicalong> organizations - the South African National Students' Congress (SANSCO) ong>andong> the South African Students' Organization (SASO), popularly associated with Black Consciousness. It analyzes the ideologies ong>andong> politics ong>andong> organization of SASO ong>andong> SANSCO ong>andong> their intellectual, ong>politicalong> ong>andong> social determinants. It also analyzes their role in the educational, ong>politicalong> ong>andong> social spheres ong>andong> the factors that shaped their activities. Finally, it assesses their contributions to the popular struggle against apartheid education ong>andong> race, class ong>andong> gender oppression ong>andong> the extent to ong>andong> ways in which their activities reproduced, undermined ong>andong>/or transformed apartheid ong>andong> capitalist social ong>relationsong>, institutions ong>andong> practices.

Forms of Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Poggi, Gianfranco, PUBLISHER: Polity Press, ong>Politicalong> power is often viewed as the sole embodiment of 'social power', even while we recognize that social power manifests itself in different forms ong>andong> institutional spheres. This new book by Gianfranco Poggi suggests that the three principal forms of social power - the economic, the normative/ideological ong>andong> the ong>politicalong> - are based on a group's privileged access to ong>andong> control over different resources. Against this general background, Poggi shows how various embodiments of normative/ideological ong>andong> economic power have both made claims on ong>politicalong> power (considered chiefly as it is embodied in the state) ong>andong> responded in turn to the latter's attempt to control or to instrumentalize them. The embodiment of ideological power in religion ong>andong> in modern intellectual elites is examined in the context of their ong>relationsong> to the state. Poggi also explores both the demong>andong>s laid upon the state by the business elite ong>andong> the impact of the state's fiscal policies on the economic sphere. The final chapter considers the ong>relationsong>hip between a state's ong>politicalong> class ong>andong> its military elite, which tends to use the resource of organized coercion for its own ends. Forms of Power will be of interest to students ong>andong> scholars of sociology ong>andong> politics.

Southern Africa in World Politics: Local Aspirations and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Love, Janice, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, These days, politics often seem to be local ong>andong> global simultaneously, challenging people, politicians, ong>andong> scholars to sort out what is domestic from what is ong>internationalong> ong>andong> how the two are related. Janice Love demonstrates the complex realities of how local ong>andong> global politics are intimately interwoven, sometimes inextricably so, specifically in southern Africa. In southern Africa, like many other regions, such linkages have existed for decades, if not centuries. Yet the current era is different from previous times when human communities found themselves closely intertwined. Love examines military, ong>politicalong>, ong>andong> economic changes in recent decades. Students of ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>, comparative politics, ong>andong> African studies will find the region's experience instructive in understong>andong>ing larger trends in the world. Students particularly interested in Africa will gain insight not only about this region, but also its significance for the whole continent. Deliberately crosses the boundaries of domestic politics ong>andong> foreign policy as well as comparative politics ong>andong> ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>. By taking a globalization approach, connecting the local, regional ong>andong> global, the book offers fresh insights into the dynamics of war ong>andong> peace, wealth ong>andong> poverty as well as local to global governance in southern Africa. Examines globalization in three arenas or domains (military, ong>politicalong>, ong>andong> economic), not only distinguishing them from each other, but also probing what has changed ong>andong> what has remained the same across time.

Global Justice and Due Process

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Larry, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The idea of due process of law is recognised as the cornerstone of domestic legal systems, ong>andong> in this book Larry May makes a powerful case for its extension to ong>internationalong> law. Focussing on the procedural rights deriving from Magna Carta, such as the rights of habeas corpus (not to be arbitrarily incarcerated) ong>andong> nonrefoulement (not to be sent to a state where harm is likely), he examines the legal rights of detainees, whether at Guantanamo or in refugee camps. He offers a conceptual ong>andong> normative account of due process within a general system of global justice, ong>andong> argues that due process should be recognised as jus cogens, as universally binding in ong>internationalong> law. His vivid ong>andong> compelling study will be of interest to a wide range of readers in ong>politicalong> philosophy, ong>politicalong> theory, ong>andong> the theory ong>andong> practice of ong>internationalong> law.

Strategic Choice and International Relations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lake, David A. / Powell, Robert / Powell, Robert, PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, The strategic-choice approach has a long pedigree in ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>. In an area often rent by competing methodologies, editors David A. Lake ong>andong> Robert Powell take the best of accepted ong>andong> contested knowledge among many theories. With the contributors to this volume, they offer a unifying perspective, which begins with a simple insight: students of ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong> want to explain the choices actors make--whether these actors be states, parties, ethnic groups, companies, leaders, or individuals. This synthesis offers three new benefits: first, the strategic interaction of actors is the unit of analysis, rather than particular states or policies; second, these interactions are now usefully organized into analytic schemes, on which conceptual experiments may be based; ong>andong> third, a set of methodological "bets" is then made about the most productive ways to analyze the interactions. Together, these elements allow the pragmatic application of theories that may apply to a myriad of particular cases, such as individuals protesting environmental degradation, governments seeking to control nuclear weapons, or the United Nations attempting to mobilize member states for ong>internationalong> peacekeeping. Besides the editors, the six contributors to this book, all distinguished scholars of ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>, are Jeffry A. Frieden, James D. Morrow, Ronald Rogowski, Peter Gourevitch, Miles Kahler, ong>andong> Arthur A. Stein. Their work is an invaluable introduction for scholars ong>andong> students of ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>, economists, ong>andong> government decision-makers. Acquista Ora

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, This synthesis of research into the behavior of humans ong>andong> other social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, social sciences, ong>andong> physical sciences ong>andong> longitudinally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing the last 12 thousong>andong> years. From a ong>politicalong> science perspective, these essays focus on both individual ong>andong> small-group ong>politicalong> behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, biosocial ong>andong> psychobiological theory, ethology ong>andong> primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, ong>andong> the philosophy of both life ong>andong> social sciences. Introducing ong>andong> concluding the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>andong> the life sciences for the study of ong>politicalong> science. The others center on five topics: ong>politicalong> ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); ong>politicalong> evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>andong> ontogenetic); ong>andong> the evolution of human thinking.

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tool, Marc R., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, The Discretionary Economy argues that we do in fact control our own ong>politicalong> ong>andong> economic destinies. As a community, we have discretion over policies that determine whether an economic process adequately provides for the necessities of life. We also determine who participates in normative public judgments ong>andong> whether decisions distinguish between what is ong>andong> what ought to be. Tool argues that we must continuously organize the institutional structures through which economic ong>andong> ong>politicalong> functions in the social process are carried on. We must exercise discretion by creating ong>andong> modifying institutions that coordinate our behavior. To exercise discretion effectively requires that we employ distinctively American economic, ong>politicalong>, ong>andong> philosophical theory. In this volume, the pivotal twentieth-century contributors to this encompassing theory of ong>politicalong> economy are Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Clarence Ayres, ong>andong> R. Fagg Foster. This volume presents, in detail, their analytical ong>andong> philosophical perspective on social change. A major purpose of this volume is to compare ong>andong> contrast the American tradition with the traditions of capitalism, Marxism, ong>andong> fascism, demonstrating that the former can resolve compelling economic ong>andong> ong>politicalong> problems ong>andong> the latter two cannot. This book explains how to identify ong>andong> analyze social, economic, ong>andong> ong>politicalong> problems confronted in all communities, ong>andong> how to go about framing ong>andong> implementing structural adjustments in the ong>politicalong> economy. It will be of interest to students in non-traditional courses in ong>politicalong> economy including institutional economics, contemporary social problems, economics ong>andong> social policy, methodology, ong>andong>contemporary economic ong>thoughtong>.

The Wars on Terrorism and Iraq: Human Rights, Unilateralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robinson, Mary / Crahan, M. / Crahan, Margaret E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, 'If I had the power to do so, I would make this book compulsory reading for all who exercise ong>politicalong> power in our world today Instead, I will keep my fingers crossed that it will be read by as many members of Congress ong>andong> of the current US administration as possible, ong>andong> by a wide cross-section of policy analysts, diplomats, academics ong>andong> human rights defenders.' - Mary Robinson, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Wars on Terrorism ong>andong> Iraq provides a timely ong>andong> critical analysis of the impact of the wars on terrorism ong>andong> Iraq on human rights particularly ong>internationalong>ly, as well as related tensions between unilateralism ong>andong> multilateralism in US foreign policy. The distinguished contributors examine the consequences for ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong> ong>andong> world order of the traditional stong>andong>ard bearer for human rights ong>andong> democracy (the United States) appearing not to be championing the rule of law ong>andong> negotiated conflict resolution. The authors also suggest effective policies to promote greater fulfilment of human rights in order to achieve peaceful accord within nations, ong>andong> stability ong>internationalong>ly.

Citizens and Community: Political Support in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kornberg, Allan / Clarke, Harold D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The related subjects of ong>politicalong> legitimacy ong>andong> system support are key theoretical concerns of students of democratic societies. They have received very little scholarly attention, however, because of the conceptual ong>andong> methodological complexities they engender. In this book, the authors address these concerns through systematic multivariate analyses of the sources, distribution ong>andong> consequences of ong>variationsong> in citizen support for key ong>politicalong> objects in one such society, Canada. Although they do so within a comparative context, their primary focus is on Canada because it is not only one of the world's oldest democracies, but is a country that has experienced support problems that periodically have reached crisis proportions. Many of the problems facing Canada are extreme examples of difficulties that have vexed other democracies ong>andong> this study helps illuminate both the conditions under which democracies in general are able to sustain themselves ong>andong> those under which they could flounder. The authors demonstrate that ong>politicalong> support has its origins in people's ong>politicalong> socialization experiences ong>andong> their judgments about the operation of key ong>politicalong> ong>andong> economic institutions ong>andong> processes. They find that ong>politicalong> support is not "of a piece" ong>andong> that average citizens are able to distinguish among ong>andong> ascribe different degrees of support to key ong>politicalong> objects such as Parliament, the bureaucracy, the judiciary, parties, the system of federalism, ong>andong> the national ong>politicalong> community itself.

Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, David / David Reed / Kaimowitz, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book confronts the stark realities of how the economic ong>andong> ong>politicalong> reforms imposed in southern Africa have affected sectors based on agriculture, mining, tourism ong>andong> forestry ong>andong> what they have meant for the poor ong>andong> the environment. It asks why the reforms evolved as they did, who has gained ong>andong> who has lost. It shows that, with very few exceptions, the changes have benefited foreign companies ong>andong> domestic elites, fostering corruption ong>andong> monopolies ong>andong> undermining civil society ong>andong> ong>politicalong> life. From this it explains what will have to be done by the ong>internationalong> development ong>andong> business communities to reverse these trends ong>andong> stimulate the development of effective institutions for long-term, sustainable prosperity ong>andong> social vitality.

Family Support for the Elderly: The International Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendig, Hal / Hashimoto, Akiko / Coppard, Larry C., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The size of the world's elderly population continues to increase ong>andong> alternative ways of providing support are continually being sought. This support depends in large measure on families ong>andong> other informal care-givers complementing the health ong>andong> social services. In , the World Assembly on Aging directed ong>internationalong> attention to the primary role of the family in supporting the elderly, while highlighting the lack of information on aging ong>andong> families, particularly in developing countries. Initiated by the World Health Organization's Global Program for Health of the ELderly, this book provides an introduction to the understong>andong>ing of aging ong>andong> family ong>relationsong>. The chapters are designed to heighten appreciation of the cultural diversity of aging, ong>andong> to contribute to the improvement of policies ong>andong> programs aimed at enhancing the well-being of the world's increasing numbers of elderly people. The ong>internationalong> contributors have all worked extensively in the field, ong>andong> the comparisons they draw between practice in different countries has not been previously published in such detail.

Nation Building and Develoment Assistance in Africa:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ishikawa, Kaoru, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Sub-Saharan Africa seems to be forgotten in the post-cold war era. But Kaoru Ishikawa's analysis of Africa's history ong>andong> its ong>politicalong> ong>andong> economic development suggests that a brighter future is in prospect for the nations of Africa. The African nations hosted dynamic societies prior to the slave trade era, ong>andong> many of the obstacles to their future prosperity ong>andong> dynamism have been removed. The focus of the book is on how African countries ong>andong> the ong>internationalong> community beyond Africa can work together to realize this potential ong>andong> build on recent improvements, notably in health ong>andong> the position of women in society. The ability of South Africa--no longer an ong>internationalong> pariah--to be a locomotive for growth is assessed.

Phineas Redux

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trollope, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, A gripping tale of ong>politicalong> ambition ong>andong> murder The fourth novel in Trollope's Palliser series, Phineas Redux stong>andong>s on its own as a compelling work of ong>politicalong> intrigue, personal crisis, ong>andong> romantic jealousy. Phineas Finn lives quietly in Dublin, resigned to the fact that his ong>politicalong> career is over ong>andong> coming to terms with the death of his wife. He receives an unexpected invitation to return to Parliament, ong>andong> jumps at the chance, whereupon old romances ong>andong> rivalries are revived. When his adversary, Mr. Bonteen, is murdered, suspicion immediately falls on Finn, ong>andong> his former friends ong>andong> lovers seem only to add to his shame.

The Balance of Power: History and Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sheehan, Michael / Sheehan, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The balance of power is one of the most fundamental concepts behind ong>internationalong> politics ong>andong> provides a structure for explaining some of the essential principles behind ong>internationalong> ong>relationsong>. Yet despite its widespread importance it remains an enigma ong>andong> is surrounded by controversy. "The Balance of Power" traces the evolution of the theory from the eighteenth century to the present day. It incorporates classical anlysis ong>andong> recent research to give a detailed account of the concept in practice ong>andong> the operation of the ong>internationalong> system while challenging traditional views of the balance of power. Its exploration of the way the balance of power operated in key historical periods shows how the generally accepted development of the concept is based on a misunderstong>andong>ing of the historical reality.

Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Lexington Books, Globally, women are oppressed ong>andong> this book introduces the perspective of African women ong>andong> especially that of Nigerian women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, ong>andong> since the s, the UN ong>andong> its agencies have added an ong>internationalong> dimension. The chapters, while taking us through a theoretical overview of Nigerian women's empowerment, also shows how institutions, values, religion, ong>andong> culture can challenge feminist ong>politicalong> philosophy a philosophy that tends to universalize women s problems ong>andong> their solutions.

Through the Eye of the Needle: Immigrants and Enterprise in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Waldinger, Roger David, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, This collection introduces ong>andong> develops Lacanian ong>thoughtong> concerning the ong>relationsong> among language, subjectivity, ong>andong> society. Lacanian Theory of Discourse provides an account of how language both interacts with ong>andong> constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes ong>andong> behaviors as well as significant social effects.

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