An illuminating account of Pakistan's political crisis by a writer whose knowledge of the key players and issues is unsurpassed.

Addressing the three dominant contemporary attitudes towards sovereignty, this title considers the vexed question of sovereignty in contemporary social, political, and legal theory.

Offers an assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords. This book uses statistical and anecdotal evidence to create a variegated portrait of the nobility, its political outlook, and the ways in which the nobility's multifarious roles combined to shape its members' conduct as peers of parliament.

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. This book concentrates on the Committees, Rules and Procedures involved in running this complex organisation.

Presents an analysis of the interacting influences of politics and religion in shaping liberal democratic development in four Middle East countries (Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Iran). This book examines each country in terms of 4 areas in which state and religion necessarily interact: group identity, ideology, institutions, and political culture.

Explains why Algeria's post-colonial domestic political economy unravelled, and how the regime eventually managed to regain power and hegemony.

A work on German federalism that provides a comprehensive assessment of the reforms to Germany's political process.

The 'Nonconformist conscience' was a major force in late Victorian and Edwardian politics. This book analyses the political impact of the Nonconformists at the peak of their strength when they were near the centre of key debates of the time over such matters as the growth of the British Empire and state provision of social services.

Focuses on the relationship between capital and government in Britain, particularly the practice and organisation of capital in both national and local political processes. This book includes chapters that deal with such topics as power, policy and the City of London and the role of the CBI in representing capital.

Focuses on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogeneous civilisation and provides a look at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times.

Offers a fresh look at Venezuelan politics, emphasizing the central significance of the country's economic and social cleavages. This work explores the rise of Chavismo, opposition within the country and abroad, internal tensions in the Chavista movement, and the trajectory of the Hugo Chavez government domestically and on the international stage.

From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. This book provides a road map through this complex religious terrain. It puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract.

A study of the actual processes of democratization in the republics and regions of Russia. It considers the distinct problems of party-building in Russia's regions as well as the whole issue of regional politics and democratisation in five particular areas of Russia - Novgorod, the Komi Republic, Russia's Far East, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.

Turkey's involvement in the Gulf War in 1991 paved the way for the country's acceptance into the European Union. This book traces that process and looks at Turkey's foreign policy in the 1990s, considering the ability of the country to withstand the repercussions of the fall of communism.

Demonstrates how the dominant political parties - the Democrats and Republicans - have co-opted the system to their advantage. This book examines the history and array of laws, regulations, subsidies and programs that benefit the two major parties and discourage even the possibility of a serious challenge to the Democrat-Republican duopoly.

Presents a review of the Codes of Good Governance in some of the most outstanding countries. This book describes the evolution of codes of good governance all over the world. It covers American cases. It also focuses on the European countries.

A collection of Anti-Federalist writings.