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

Presents an analysis of our devotion to democracy. This book takes the reader from Latin America, where it looks at collapse, then resurrection of the Argentine economy and China's influence in the region, to Africa, where it examines abusive child labour in the chocolate industry.

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Barack Obama's inauguration as the first African American president of the US has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. This title argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama's nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright.

Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing completely unknown Mao.

Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato's ...

Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.

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

Discusses the attempts by the EU at encouraging democracy in the Mediterranean region. Rather than concentrating on the relations between the incumbent authoritarian regimes and the opposition in the relevant countries, this collection of articles inverts the focus and attempts to look at them 'inside-out'.

Presents an interim evaluation of Gordon Brown's Labour administration through identifying continuities and discontinuities with the Blair governments from 1997.

An entertaining and insightful look back at the Blair Premiership by one of its foremost observers: Sky News anchor and political editor Adam Boulton.

Critics of referendums often lament that big money may buy success at the ballot box. But spending by interest groups may also be informative for citizens. This can only happen, however, if the financing of referendum campaigns is regulated. This book offers an overview of these regulations and presents research on their effects.

There is increasing awareness of growing similarities in political marketing practices around the world. This title presents a comprehensive analysis of why, how and with what affect parties use political marketing in a range of political systems - presidential, parliamentary, two and multi-party, and established and emerging democracies.

Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an authoritative and amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson.

Many residents of the Middle East have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Providing a broad range of survey of individual countries, this book examines the experiences of activists, parties, religious groups and governments, the influences exerted on them and the difficulties involved in bringing democracy to the Middle East.

Many residents of the Middle East have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Providing a broad range of survey of individual countries, this book examines the experiences of activists, parties, religious groups and governments, the influences exerted on them and the difficulties involved in bringing democracy to the Middle East.

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.

The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption.

A topical commentary on the state of politics, gender and race from a high profile and well-respected feminist theorist and activist. It presents 25 conceptual 'frames' of critical analysis placing the US presidential election in the context of: the global economic crisis, the positions of China and India, Islamic feminisms and new secularisms.