Political structure and processes Books
Stanford University Press Designing Bureaucracies Institutional Capacity
Book SynopsisDrawing upon evidence from recent experiments in energy policy making in Canada, this book explores the strategic consequences of bureaucratic change, focussing on the technical and political roles of bureaucrats in determining large-scale policy outcomes.Trade Review“This is an extremely sensitive and thorough analysis of a major Canadian program in a vital policy area of regional and global interest as well as of national interest. It also offers creative and valuable synthesis in that it connects two important and excessively walled-off subfields—organization theory and public policy analysis. The book is a rare demonstration of how theoretical sophistication and the mastery of case intricacies can be joined.”—Allan Lerner, University of Illinois at ChicagoTable of ContentsTables and figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Expertise and structure; 2. Strategy, structure, and politics; 3. The evolution of a problem and the demand for new structures; 4. Responding to crisis: the National Energy Program; 5. Strategies of negotiation and organizational structure; 6. Structure, institutionalization, and change; 7. Integrating hierarchies, policies, and error; 8. Strategies of policy transformation and problems of consolidation in public bureaucracy; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
£49.30
Stanford University Press Capital Coercion and Crime Bossism in the
Book SynopsisDrawing on in-depth research in the Philippines, this book reveals how local forms of political and economic monopoly may thrive under conditions of democracy and capitalist development.Trade Review"This book is certainly a contribution to the literature on Philippine politics, comparative politics, and state-society relations. It builds on, while going significantly beyond, what other scholars have done and lays out a reasoned argument that future scholarship will have to engage about how public offices are won and lost and for whose benefit." -- The Journal of Asian Studies"...Sidel has written a superb and pioneering analysis that defines the future course for studies of local elites—not only in the Philippines but elsewhere as well." -- Paul D. Hutchcroft * University of Wisconsin, Madison *Table of Contents1. Bossism and state formation in the Philippines 2. Small-town bosses: the Mafia-style mayors of Cavite 3. The provincial Warlords of Cavite, 1896-1995 4. The small-town dynasties of Cebu 5. The district-level dynasties of Cebu 6. A provincial dynasty: the Osmenas of Cebu city 7. Bossism in comparative perspective Notes Bibliography Index Series List.
£25.19
Stanford University Press The Many and the Few
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the relationship between the many and the few in the formation of a republican polity. It studies the case of Buenos Aires in the 1860s and 1870s, when the inauguration of a new national order in Argentina entailed a radical change, by exploring the different forms of participation of the people in the public life of the city.Trade Review"Centered entirely in Buenos Aires, the book provides an excellent account of public life. . . . I highly recommend the book to specialists on Argentine politics and on nineteenth-century Latin America." -- History: Reviews of New Books"Sabato offers a unique view of the relationship between the political elite and the public in the mid-19th century Buenos Aires, Argentina. . . . Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above." -- ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: 1. Buenos Aires, a world in transition 2. The Institutions and networks of civil society Part II. 3. On election days 4. The electoral machines 5. The elections 6. Political citizenship and the suffrage Part III. 7. The people take to the streets 8. A violent episode 9. On the margins 10. A culture of mobilization Epilogue Notes Index of names.
£98.60
Stanford University Press The Many and the Few
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the relationship between the many and the few in the formation of a republican polity. It studies the case of Buenos Aires in the 1860s and 1870s, when the inauguration of a new national order in Argentina entailed a radical change, by exploring the different forms of participation of the people in the public life of the city.Trade Review"Centered entirely in Buenos Aires, the book provides an excellent account of public life. . . . I highly recommend the book to specialists on Argentine politics and on nineteenth-century Latin America." -- History: Reviews of New Books"Sabato offers a unique view of the relationship between the political elite and the public in the mid-19th century Buenos Aires, Argentina. . . . Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above." -- ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: 1. Buenos Aires, a world in transition 2. The Institutions and networks of civil society Part II. 3. On election days 4. The electoral machines 5. The elections 6. Political citizenship and the suffrage Part III. 7. The people take to the streets 8. A violent episode 9. On the margins 10. A culture of mobilization Epilogue Notes Index of names.
£25.19
Stanford University Press Scoring Points
Book SynopsisThis book explores how the lower federal court appointment process became vastly politicized in the modern era.Trade Review"...Scoring Points is an important contribution to the literature on the selection of lower federal court judges, and more generally on the American political system." -- Perspectives on Politics"What a splendid, and spectacularly timely, achievement! Scherer has produced the best discussion, by far, of political contests over the lower federal courts. Her discussion is full of surprises about American history, American politics, and American judges. A truly indispensable guide." -- Cass Sunstein * University of Chicago Law School *"Scoring Points is a provocative work that breaks new theoretical ground in linking the transformation of the American party system to the politicization of the federal judiciary. Scherer is a forceful advocate for her thesis. This is a book that will be discussed and cited for years to come." -- Sheldon Goldman * University of Massachusetts, Amherst *
£22.49
Stanford University Press Separation of Powers in Practice
Book SynopsisAn analysis of major public policy issues in America, including gun control, flag burning, abortion, civil rights, war powers, suing the president and legislative veto. It considers which department of government in each case is the most appropriate to make decisions.Trade Review"Few people have viewed American government from so many angles as Tom Campbell. As a five-term Congressman and a California state senator, he learned what the states and the federal government each do best, and what Congress, the executive branch and the courts each do best. With erudition and vivid case studies, he has drawn his political experience into a rich and insightful volume of essays on the separation of powers. No book so learned in the law has ever looked at the comparative advantages of each branch of government through the lens of such lived experience." -Kathleen M. Sullivan, Dean, Stanford Law School "Tom Campbell takes a strikingly innovative and sophisticated approach to a fundamental constitutional question: the separation of powers that is the bedrock of our national government. His service as a congressman adds richness and realism to his scholarship. These essays will prove fascinating to all who are interested in wise government and the structural basis for American freedoms." -Robert H. Bork,Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute "Tom Campbell's knowledge of the intricate rules of both Houses of Congress and of how the lawmaking process really works generates many unique insights. This excellent book will be important reading for scholars and practitioners of law and public policy as well as an invaluable primer for all U.S. public officials." -Jesse H. Choper, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
£21.59
Stanford University Press Public Opinion and Political Change in China
Book SynopsisIn this book, Tang addresses how public opinion is shaped in China's political, economic, and social environment and how it affects decision making and political change.Trade Review"The book is a must-read not only for students of mass politics in China but also for those who are interested in political and legal reform and institutional transformation, as well as the political economy in China." -- The China JournalTable of ContentsContents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs Acknowledgments Part 1 Background 1. The Chinese Political Environment and Public Opinion 2. Collecting Public Opinion in China Part 2 The Formation of Public Opinion 3. Support for Reform and Regime Legitimacy 4. Media Control and Public Opinion 5. Interpersonal Trust and Sociopolitical Change Part 3 Mass Political Behavior and Political Change 6. Publicizing Private Opinion 7. Work and Politics 8. Intellectuals and Political Change Part 4 Conclusion 9. Public Opinion and Political Change in an Authoritarian State Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Notes References Index
£84.15
Stanford University Press Public Opinion and Political Change in China
Book SynopsisIn this book, Tang addresses how public opinion is shaped in China's political, economic, and social environment and how it affects decision making and political change.Trade Review"The book is a must-read not only for students of mass politics in China but also for those who are interested in political and legal reform and institutional transformation, as well as the political economy in China." -- The China JournalTable of ContentsContents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs Acknowledgments Part 1 Background 1. The Chinese Political Environment and Public Opinion 2. Collecting Public Opinion in China Part 2 The Formation of Public Opinion 3. Support for Reform and Regime Legitimacy 4. Media Control and Public Opinion 5. Interpersonal Trust and Sociopolitical Change Part 3 Mass Political Behavior and Political Change 6. Publicizing Private Opinion 7. Work and Politics 8. Intellectuals and Political Change Part 4 Conclusion 9. Public Opinion and Political Change in an Authoritarian State Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Notes References Index
£21.59
Stanford University Press The Institutional Imperative
Book SynopsisWhy do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues that the realization of equitable development hinges heavily on strong institutions, particularly institutionalized political parties and cohesive interventionist states, and on moderate policy and ideology.The Institutional Imperative is framed as a structured and focused comparative-historical analysis of the politics of inequality in Malaysia and Thailand, but also includes comparisons with the Philippines and Vietnam. It shows how Malaysia and Vietnam have had the requisite institutional capacity and power to advance equitable development, while Thailand and the Philippines, because of weaker institutions, have not achieved the same levels of success. At its core, the booTrade Review"[T]he book makes a significant contribution to the both the institutional and Southeast Asian literature. . . . The book's comparative approach presents an advance in regional knowledge accumulation—the call for which was sounded by Kuhonta's own co-edited volume, Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis (2008)." -- Veerayooth Kanchoochat * Southeast Asian Studies *"One of the remarkable features of this book is that it provides a single-factor explanation, with the attendant pitfalls to which such an approach could succumb, yet manages to make a convincing argument . . . The depth yet readability of the politico-historical analysis of the two countries is impressive." -- Philip Hirsch * Pacific Affairs *"Erik Kuhonta's fine new book offers two advances over this literature [of newly industrializing economies]. First, it places equity on an equal footing with growth as an outcome that policy-makers hope to achieve. Second, it offers an analytical explanation for cross-national variation in equitable development, arguing that institutionalized parties are the foundations upon which governments create the policy environment that makes shared growth possible." -- Thomas B. Pepinsky * Political Science Quarterly *"The Institutional Imperative is a well-written and convincing book which draws our attention to four fascinating cases that are not always very well known outside Southeast Asia. Even people who know little about these cases but have a strong interest in equitable development should read this book because it offers profound insight into how political parties and state institutions can make a difference in shaping the problematic yet imperative balance between economic growth and redistribution, in the developing world and beyond." -- Daniel Beland * Political Studies Review *"This boldly comparative book will be widely read, widely assigned, and widely debated in the field. There are few comparable works out there. Kuhonta's book should be required reading for those interested in development, political institutions, state building, social welfare policies, and Southeast Asia." -- Allen Hicken * University of Michigan *
£98.60
LOUISIANA ST UNIV PR When Bad Men Combine
Book SynopsisThe Star Route scandal captured the US’s attention for more than a decade, with newspapers throughout the country characterizing it as an unprecedented case of Gilded Age graft. Shawn Francis Peters’s When Bad Men Combine provides a glimpse into this uniquely tumultuous period marked by brazen greed and duplicity.
£36.51
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Protecting Americas Health The FDA Business and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A genuinely important book, rich in history, accurate in detail, unflinching in analysis." - The New Republic; "[Hilts] writes with both a historian's attention to dissection and analysis and with the flourish and vividness of an experienced journalist aware of the drama inherent in the story he is tellilng," - New York Times Book Review"
£32.36
University of Pennsylvania Press Statebuilding from the Margins
Book SynopsisStatebuilding from the Margins addresses often overlooked cases of Progressive Era policy shifts in which private citizens and civic organizations forged hybrid institutions and state alliances to enact change in arenas such as Prohibition, citizenship, animal and waste management, and housing policy.Trade Review"An engaging and original contribution to our understanding of a critical period in American political development. By surveying a range of different policy domains within a single historical era, these essays effectively catalogue the multiple ways in which private citizens and associations leveraged and augmented the scope of state intervention." * Elizabeth Clemens, University of Chicago *"The Progressive Era remains as controversial as it is vital for understanding the contemporary United States. Carol Nackenoff and Julie Novkov have orchestrated a set of rich, detailed and evocative studies on themes including prohibition, urban government, environmentalism, housing, and juvenile justice that together make for a highly original contribution to our understanding of twentieth-century America." * Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University *
£56.10
University of Pennsylvania Press Citizens of an Empty Nation Youth and
Book SynopsisBuilding on long-term ethnographic research at the first integrated school of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Citizens of an Empty Nation offers a ground-level view of how reunification processes are negotiated by Bosnian youth, shedding light on the larger projects of humanitarian intervention, social cohesion, and citizenship.Trade Review"An intimate and compellingly written ethnography of the lives of youth in postconflict Bosnia-Herzegovina, illuminating the depth and complexity of state politics as manifested and refracted in youths' lives." * Kimberley Coles, author of Democratic Designs: International Intervention and Electoral Practice in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina *"International politicians sound great when they talk about 'multiculturalism' and 'integration,' but Azra Hromadžić takes them to school-specifically, to the Mostar Gymnasium, where the tensions, temptations, and limitations of an ethnically divided state are felt, around the tables, in the hallways, in the shared bathroom. This book combines critical insight and humane sensitivity in equal measures. It is a model for how postconflict ethnography should be performed." * Eric Gordy, author of Guilt, Responsibility, and Denial: The Past at Stake in Post-Milošević Serbia *"In this rich, reflexive, and carefully crafted ethnography of youth in a Bosnian high school existing in the space between between reunification and segregation, Azra Hromadžić captures the lived realities of her subjects' everyday lives in the context of ethnicized nationalisms and international peace-building. The book is a passionate plea to look beyond the certainties of fixed categories and explore the possibilities of restoring, however fleetingly, a discourse and practice of hope for a better future." * Paul Stubbs, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. INTEGRATEING THE SCHOOL Chapter 1. Right to Difference Chapter 2. Cartography of Peace-Building Chapter 3. Bathroom Mixing PART II. DISINTEGRATING THE NATION Chapter 4. Poetics of Nationhood Chapter 5. Invisible Citizens Chapter 6. Anti-Citizens Conclusion Epilogue. Empty Nation, Empty Bellies Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£56.10
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Preserving the White Mans Republic Jacksonian
Book SynopsisReveals how the national Democratic Party rebranded majoritarian democracy and liberal individualism as conservative means for white men in the South and North to preserve their mastery on the eve of the Civil War.
£25.16
The University of Alabama Press Red Against Blue
Book SynopsisDelpar provides a history of Colombia's liberal party covering a period in which it was first the dominant party (1863-1885) and then the party of opposition (1886-1899). Delpar's study is well written and firmly grounded in extensive research [and] will occupy a prominent position in the sparse historiography of the late 19th century Colombia."" - Hispanic American Historical Review
£33.11
The University of Alabama Press Populism to Progressivism in Alabama
Book Synopsis“Hackney has very skillfully integrated his quantitative findings and the results of more traditional research. In this respect the book should for some time be a prime exhibit of the utility of the ‘new political history’ [and] we should receive Hackney’s contribution with both gratitude and admiration.” – Journal of Interdisciplinary History
£30.56
Ohio University Press Ohios Kingmaker
Book SynopsisIn this study of Mark Hanna’s career in presidential politics, William T. Horner demonstrates the flaws inherent in the ways the news media cover politics.Trade Review“A must-read for anyone interested in Gilded Age politics: this myth-busting book sets the record straight with sharp, well-researched prose. Horner shows how Democratic cartoonists attacked McKinley by depicting Hanna as master and McKinley as puppet, obscuring McKinley's political skills and ignoring Hanna's honorable public service.”“Horner’s biography of Hanna is unquestionably the most thorough analysis to date. It is fresh, balanced, and the author’s reliance on personal papers, memoirs, newspapers, and mounds of secondary literature makes for a compelling argument and a fine study of Gilded Age politics.” * West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies *“William Horner tells this...story in detail, with some shrewd insights into American politics. The book will appeal to students of the period, politics, and biography. It should end the stereotypes of the people involved.” * The Historian *“In writing the first modern biography of Mark Hanna, Professor Horner has provided historians of Gilded Age politics with a useful survey that complements the earlier work of H. Wayne Morgan and Lewis L. Gould. In his comparison of Hanna and Karl Rove, the author suggests that modern journalists should study their history more carefully.” * Northwest Ohio History *“Horner…successfully strives to provide a more balanced portrait of the man. Hanna was wealthy, and he saw nothing wrong with using his wealth and the wealth of others who agreed with Republican policies to support McKinley. However, he was no ravenous capitalist in his business practices, and he generally took a moderate approach in dealings with organized labor. Horner illustrates how a concentrated campaign by segments of the media, even a century ago, can create a distorted impression which, for many, is easily mistaken for reality.” * Booklist *Ohio's Kingmaker is a well-written and engaging book, and the central theme—comparing the nearly unknown Hanna to the very familiar Rove—makes for an effective hook. Scholars will be deconstructing and critiquing the Bush presidency for years to come; the author has made a valuable contribution to understanding an important facet of both the Bush presidency and its century-old precursor. * Trinity University *
£21.59
MJ - Ohio University Press Invisible Agents
Book SynopsisInvisible Agents shows how personal and deeply felt spiritual beliefs can inspire social movements and influence historical change. Conventional historiography concentrates on the secular, materialist, or moral sources of political agency.Trade Review“Despite the enormous richness of the literature on the history of religion in Africa, I can think of no other book which brings the insights of that literature to bear so directly and convincingly to the interpretation of modern political history.… This is a great book.”“Invisible Agents makes a major contribution to African historical scholarship….” * American Historical Review *“David Gordon makes a vital contribution to the history of religion and politics in Africa by taking seriously the idea that spirits have agency in the world of the living…. (T)he impact of this book will likely be quite visible.” * International Journal of African Historical Studies *“(Invisible Agents) clearly shows: there never was a ‘secular’ that was not contested and disturbed by spirits.” * H-Soz-u-Kult *“Anyone interested in Christianity or spirituality in Africa should read this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended.” * Choice *“(Invisible Agents) will be of interest not just to students of African history, but to those studying political imagination and its relationship to movement building.” * Book News *“David Gordon’s avowedly postsecular book places spirits right at the center of the story, and by doing so Gordon brings us closer than we have ever been before to sources of thought and inspiration that guided Africans’ actions in the political world.” * University of Michigan *
£25.19
MJ - Ohio University Press The ANC Womens League
Book SynopsisFirst formed in the early twentieth century, the ANC Women’s League has grown into a leading organization in the women’s movement in South Africa. The league has been at the forefront of the nation’s century-long transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy that espouses gender equality as a core constitutional value.
£12.99
Duke University Press Everyday Forms of State Formation
Book SynopsisThe first book to systematically examine the relationship between popular cultures and state formation in revolutionary and post-revolutionary MexicoTrade Review"The essays in Everyday Forms of State Formation brilliantly shift the understanding of the Mexican Revolution to a new analytical framework that highlights the mediations between power and everyday forms of resistance and organization. Drawing on new theoretical approaches to the processes of hegemony, the authors go beyond analyses that posit either a reified oppressive state or a homogenized, often romanticized notion of ‘the people’ as heroic subjects of revolutionary change."—George Yúdice, Hunter College"This book represents something eminently new and original. I believe it will have a great impact and draw Mexico and its evolution into the general discussion of state formation, popular culture and revolution from which it has been significantly absent for a long time."—Friedrich Katz, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsForeword vii Preface xiii State Formation xvii Popular Culture and State Formation in Revolutionary Mexico / Gilbert M. Joseph and Daniel Nugent 3 Weapons and Arches in the Mexican Revolutionary Landscape / Alan Knight 24 Reflections on the Ruins: Everyday Forms of State Formation in Nineteenth-Century Mexico / Florencia E. Mallon 69 Force and the Search for Consent: The Role of the Jefaturas Politicas of Coahuila in National State Formation / Romana Falcon 107 Rethinking Mexican Revolutionary Mobilization; Yucatan's Seasons of Upheaval, 1909–1930 / Gilbert M. Joseph 135 Schools of the Revolution: Enacting and Consenting State Forms in Tlaxcala, 1910–1930 / Elsie Rockwell 170 Multiple Selective Traditions in Agrarian Reform and Agrarian Struggle: Popular Culture and State Formation in the Ejido of Namiquipa Chihuahua / Daniel Nugent and Ana Maria Alonso 209 Torching La Purisima, Dancing at the ALtar: The Construction of Revolutionary Hegemony in Michoacan, 1934-1940/ Marjorie Becker 247 The "Comunidad Recolucionaria Instituctional": The Subversion of Native Government in Highland CHiapas, 1936–1968 / Jan Rus 265 The Seduction of the Innocents: The First Tumultuous Moments of Mass Literacy in Postrevolutionary Mexico / Armando Bartra 301 The Fate of the Vanguard under a Revolutionary State: Marxism Contribution to the Construction of the Great Arch / Barry Carr 326 Hegemony and the Language of Contention / William Roseberry 355 Everyday Forms of State Formation: Some Dissident Remarks on "Hegemony" / Derek Sayer 367 Bibliography 379 Index 413 Contributors 429
£27.90
Duke University Press Progressive Constitutionalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book will be an extremely important and influential contribution to the literature. Readers will find the book of great help in understanding the important differences between various strands of constitutional and interpretative theory."—Mary E. Becker, University of Chicago Law School"West takes on the challenge of developing a transformational constitutionalism with great energy, eloquence, and intellectual integrity. Her argumentation throughout is forceful, clear, well-reasoned, and at the same time gives the sense of being driven by passionate commitments crystallized into broad principles. It is an exciting combination, and it makes an exciting book, one that should find a wide and ready audience."—Thomas C. Grey, Stanford Law SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I. Equal Protection of the Laws 1. Toward an Abolitionist Interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment 9 2. Equality Theory, Marital Rape, and the Promise of the Fourteenth Amendment 45 3. The Meaning of Equality and the Interpretive Turn 73 Part II. Due Process of law 4. Reconstructing Liberty 105 5. The Ideal of Liberty 129 6. Toward a First Amendment Jurisprudence of Respect 144 Part III. Institutional Responsibilities 7. Constitutional Skepticism 155 8. The Authoritarian Impulse in Constitutional Law 190 9. Progressive and Conservative Constitutionalism 211 10. The Aspirational Constitution 290 Notes 319 Index 355
£95.20
Duke University Press Whither China
Book SynopsisChinese cultural and intellectual politics waned after the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume explores their revitalisation in the 1990s.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1. The Making of the Post-Tiananmen Intellectual Field: A Critical Overview / Xudong Zhang 1 Part I. Against the Neoliberal Dogma: Four Arguments from China 2. Debating Liberalism and Democracy in China in the 1990s / Gan Yang 79 3. Whither China? The Discourse on Property Rights Reform in China / Zhiyuan Chi 103 4. The Changing Role of Government in China / Shaoguang Wang 123 5. Contemporary Chinese Thought and the Question of Modernity / Wang Hui 161 Post-Tiananmen Art 199 Part II. In the Global Context 6. King Kong in Hong Kong: Watching the "Handover" from the U.S.A. / Rey Chow 211 7. The Burdens of History: Lin Zexu (1959) and the Opium War (1997) / Rebecca E. Karl 229 8. Mao to the Market / Peter Hitchcock 263 9. Chinese Consumerism and the Politics of Envy: Cargo in the 1990s? / Louisa Schein 285 10. Nationalism, Mass Culture, and Intellectual Strategies in Post-Tiananmen China / Xudong Zhang 315 11. Street Scenes of Subalternity: China, Globalization, and Rights / Michael Dutton 349 Appendix. In the Tiger's Lair: Socialist Everydayness Enters the Market Economy in Post-Mao China / Harry D. Harootunian 371 Contributors 383 Index 385
£27.90
Duke University Press Whither China
Book SynopsisChinese cultural and intellectual politics waned after the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume explores their revitalisation in the 1990s.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1. The Making of the Post-Tiananmen Intellectual Field: A Critical Overview / Xudong Zhang 1 Part I. Against the Neoliberal Dogma: Four Arguments from China 2. Debating Liberalism and Democracy in China in the 1990s / Gan Yang 79 3. Whither China? The Discourse on Property Rights Reform in China / Zhiyuan Chi 103 4. The Changing Role of Government in China / Shaoguang Wang 123 5. Contemporary Chinese Thought and the Question of Modernity / Wang Hui 161 Post-Tiananmen Art 199 Part II. In the Global Context 6. King Kong in Hong Kong: Watching the "Handover" from the U.S.A. / Rey Chow 211 7. The Burdens of History: Lin Zexu (1959) and the Opium War (1997) / Rebecca E. Karl 229 8. Mao to the Market / Peter Hitchcock 263 9. Chinese Consumerism and the Politics of Envy: Cargo in the 1990s? / Louisa Schein 285 10. Nationalism, Mass Culture, and Intellectual Strategies in Post-Tiananmen China / Xudong Zhang 315 11. Street Scenes of Subalternity: China, Globalization, and Rights / Michael Dutton 349 Appendix. In the Tiger's Lair: Socialist Everydayness Enters the Market Economy in Post-Mao China / Harry D. Harootunian 371 Contributors 383 Index 385
£85.50
Duke University Press Representing Class
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that develops a poststructuralist Marxist conception of class in order to theorise the complex contemporary economic terrain. Suggesting the possibility of a new politics of the economy, the collection as a whole focuses on the diversity and contingency of economic relations and processes.Trade Review“ There’s a lot of talk about ‘getting back to class,’ as if all the other things that have concerned social theorists for the last couple of decades were a waste of time. Here’s a book that gets back to class a lot wiser for that experience. Even when you don’t agree with the contributors, they make you think, and very productively. What more can you ask from a book?”—Doug Henwood, author of A New EconomyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Toward a Poststructuralist Political Economy / J. K. Gibson-Graham, Stephen Resnick, Richard Wolff 2. Reading Marx for Class / Bruce Norton 3. Toward a New Class Politics of the Enterprise / J. K. Gibson-Graham and Phillip O’Neill 4. Ivy-covered Exploitation: Class, Education, and the Liberal Arts College / Fred Curtis 5. Nature and Class: A Marxian Value Analysis / Andriana Vlachou 6. The Promise of Finance: Banks and Community Development / Carole Biewener 7. “After” Development: Re-imagining Economy and Class / J. K. Gibson-Graham and David Ruccio 8. Development and Class Transition in India / Anjan Chakrabarti and Stephen Cullenberg 9. A Class Analysis of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 / Satyananda Gabriel 10. Sharecropping and Feudal Class Processes in the Postbellum Mississippi Delta / Serap Ayse Kayatekin 11. Communal Class Processes and Precolumbian Social Dynamics / Dean Saitta 12. Struggles in the USSR: Communisms Attempted and Undone / Stephen Resnick and Richard D. Wolff References Contributors Index
£20.69
University of Pittsburgh Press Democratic Brazil Actors Institutions and Processes Pitt Latin American Series
Book SynopsisTwelve top scholars analyze Brazilian democracy in a comprehensive, systematic fashion, covering the full period of the New Republic from Presidents Sarney to Cardoso.
£44.00
University of Pittsburgh Press Moderation Dilemma The Legislative Coalitions and the Politics of Family and Medical Leave
Book SynopsisAnya Bernstein offers a unique perspective on one of the few major policy innovations of the 1990s, and on the contentious issue of the role of the state in legislating family and medical leaves in the United States.
£35.00
University of Pittsburgh Press Transnational Actors in Central and East European Transitions
Book SynopsisTransnational Actors in Central and East European Transitions assembles leading scholars to debate the role and impact of transnational actors and presents a promising new research program for the study of this rapidly transforming region.Trade Review“This volume is the first encompassing and theoretically oriented statement on the diverse ways transnational actors and factors could be included in the analysis of change in Central and Eastern Europe. It represents a major common statement by the representatives of the new approach, fills a gap, and will serve as a baseline for further debates in the field.” —Laszlo Bruszt, European University Institute“Offers a wide-ranging assessment of both the mechanisms of transnational influence and the extent of this influence in various issue areas. It will be useful to those new to the area of transnational influence as well as offering detailed essays for those interested in certain specific areas. It is to be commended for its breadth of coverage and willingness to encompass competing views.” —Slavonic and East European Review
£37.95
University of Pittsburgh Press Highland Indians and the State in Modern Ecuador
Book SynopsisChronicles the changing forms of indigenous engagement with the Ecuadorian state since the early nineteenth century that grew into the strongest unified indigenous movement in Latin America. Nine case studies examine how indigenous peoples have attempted to claim control over state formation in order to improve their position in society.
£42.75
University of Pittsburgh Press Chaos Violence Dynasty
Book SynopsisA compelling study of the divergent political courses taken by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan in the wake of Soviet rule. McGlinchey examines economics, religion, political legacies, foreign investment, and the ethnicity of these countries to evaluate the relative success of political structures in each nation.
£42.63
University of Pittsburgh Press Designing Titos Capital
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£43.65
University of Pittsburgh Press Emergence Of Modern Jewish Politics The Bundism And Zionism In Eastern Europe Russian and East European Studies
Book SynopsisNew in Paper Collection of essays by prominent historians, political scientists, and professors of literature that examine the political, social, and cultural impact of Zionism and Bundism on Jewish society.
£37.95
University of Pittsburgh Press Islam Society and Politics in Central Asia Central Eurasia in Context
Book SynopsisWe are still struggling to fully understand the transformation of Islam in a region that's evolved through a complex and dynamic processTrade Review“Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia tackles a topic of crucial concern for scholars and policymakers alike. Moving well beyond the punditry that characterizes most discussions, this truly interdisciplinary endeavor provides muchneeded scholarship about Islam built upon wellconsidered fieldwork. In doing so, it makes a powerful case for grounding our knowledge in the realities of the region.” —Edward Schatz, University of Toronto
£42.75
University of Pittsburgh Press Restructuring Domination
Book SynopsisUsing Ecuador as her case study, she shows how industrial growth has given birth to an exclusive, ingrown bourgeoisie that is highly dependent on the state and foreign capital and is increasingly alienated from the peasants and urban poor.Trade Review“What conditions contribute to the success or failure of reformist policies in Latin America is a question which structures Catherine Conaghan's analysis of politics during the 1970s and early 1980s in Ecuador. . . . This fine book is important reading for anyone seriously interested in Ecuadorian politics, or in the broader questions of reformist politics in Latin America.”—Hispanic American Historical Review|“Conaghan has produced a work of modest length that nonetheless addresses important intellectual issues.”—American Political Science Review|“Ecuadorian General Guillermo Rodrígues Lara (1972-1976) was not the ordinary Latin American military ruler. Seeking reform not repression, he won the unflagging support of the Communist Party, if the undying enmity of the wealthy. Catherine M. Conaghan successfully explores this intriguing topic, drawing especially from interviews with leaders in industry, banking, government, and political parties. . . . a most significant contribution.”—The Americas
£38.95
University of Hawai'i Press Sugawara no Michizane and the Early Heian Court
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£24.76
University of Hawai'i Press The Politics of Power Freeport in Suhartos
Book SynopsisThis is an analysis of the mining company Freeport's presence in Indonesia. It looks closely at the changing nature of power relations between Freeport and Major General Suharto, the Indonesian military, the traditional landowners (the Amungme and Kamoro) and environmental and human rights groups.
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University of Hawai'i Press Colonialism Maasina Rule and the Originsof
Book SynopsisThis book is a political history of the island of Malaita in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1927, when the last violent resistance to colonial rule was crushed, to 1953 and the inauguration of the islandâs first representative political body, the Malaita Council. At the bookâs heart is a political movement known as Maasina Rule, which dominated political affairs in the southeastern Solomons for many years after World War II. The movementâs ideology, kastom, was grounded in the determination that only Malaitans themselves could properly chart their future through application of Malaitan sensibilities and methods, free from British interference. Kastom promoted a radical transformation of Malaitan lives by sweeping social engineering projects and alternative governing and legal structures. When the government tried to suppress Maasina Rule through force, its followers brought colonial administration on the island to a halt for several years through a labour strike and mass
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University of Hawai'i Press The Halo of Golden Light
Book SynopsisIn this pioneering study of the shifting status of the emperor within court society and the relationship between the state and the Buddhist community during the Heian period (794-1185), Asuka Sango details the complex ways in which the emperor and other elite ruling groups employed Buddhist ritual to legitimate their authority.
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University of Hawai'i Press Iconographies of Occupation Visual Cultures in
Book SynopsisThe first book to address how the collaborationist Reorganized National Government in Japanese-occupied China sought to visualize its leader, Wang Jingwei; the Chinese people; and China itself. It explores the ways in which this administration sought to present itself to the people over which it ruled at different points between 1939 and 1945.
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University of Missouri Press Beautiful Losers
Book SynopsisThe author argues that the victory of the Democratic party in the 1992 presidential election marks not only the end of the Reagan-Bush era, but also the failure of American conservatism.
£38.90
WW Norton & Co The Myth of Americas Decline Politics Economics
Book SynopsisA provocative and contrarian work—filled with great lessons from history—that challenges the pervasive notion that America is on the decline.Trade Review"...a stimulating and impressive argument..." -- The Times"...a provocative counterbalance to conventional wisdom and a useful starting point for a debate needed on both sides of the Atlantic." -- The Sunday Times
£13.29
MP-KST Kent State Uni Congress from the Inside Observations from the
Book SynopsisThis third edition of Congress from the Inside adds an entirely new section that discusses topics including the Florida election in 2000; September 11, 2001; the 107th Congress; redistricting in Ohio; and the war in Iraq.Trade ReviewWhile the larger story is well handled, it's the details that make this so readable. Not for political junkies alone, but for anyone who enjoys good writing and a good story."- Kirkus Reviews;"With good humor and a light touch, Brown, at times, gently pokes fun at himself and his colleagues while still maintaining respect for our government as an institution. Brown is an unabashed partisan, but he also goes out of his way at times to provide the reader with what he believes are both sides of an issue. In an era in which sound bites and scandals dominate the news, Brown has provided readers with a very real and rare treat; a well written and reflective book from an insider's vantage point."- Northwest Ohio Quarterly
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Cornell University Press Assassins and Conspirators
Book SynopsisOver the course of the German Empire the Social Democrats went from being a vilified and persecuted minority to becoming the largest party in the Reichstag, enjoying broad-based support. But this was not always the case. In the 1870s, government mouthpieces branded Social Democracy the party of assassins and conspirators and sought to excite popular fury against it. Over time, Social Democrats managed to refashion their public image in large part by contrasting themselves to anarchists, who came to represent a politics that went far beyond the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Social Democrats emphasized their overall commitment to peaceful change through parliamentary participation and a willingness to engage their political rivals. They condemned anarchist behaviorterrorism and other political violence specificallyand distanced themselves from the alleged anarchist personal characteristics of rashness, emotionalism, cowardice, and secrecy. Repeated public debate about the approprTrade ReviewGabriel's book is an important and timely study in its own right. It will be welcome reading to those interested in modern German and European socialism, radicalism, political ideologies, and political culture. * Journal of Modern History *
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McGill-Queen's University Press Canadas Origins
Book SynopsisAjzenstat and Smith challenge the idea of Canada as a country whose liberal individualism, unlike that of the United States, is redeemed by a tradition of government intervention in economic and social life: the so-called tory touch. This ground-breaking book begins with the now classic article in which the red tory view was formulated. It then presents a new and illuminating picture of Canadian political life, in which liberal individualism confronts not toryism but the participatory tradition of civic republicanism. In the final section the two editors, one a liberal, the other a civic republican, debate the crucial questions dominating Canadian politics today-including Quebec''s search for recognition-from the perspective of their shared understanding of Canada''s founding.
£24.69
Ohio University Press Power Patronage and the Local State in Ghana
Book SynopsisThis quantitative and qualitative account of Ghanaian development shows how closely fought elections drive subnational local state institutions to patronize party volunteers. Extrapolating from Ghana’s example, the author shows how locally salient varieties of patronage shape political competition in a variety of contexts.Trade Review“Consistently insightful, clear yet nuanced, thought-provoking from the first page onwards, and engagingly written for a wider audience, this is one of the best books written on political parties in Africa in the last decade.” -- Nic Cheeseman, author of Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform“Barry Driscoll’s close-up, empirically meticulous study of clientelism in Ghana challenges a great deal of widely shared received wisdom on political linkages in electoral democracies. He shows that intense inter-party competition may actually magnify rather than reduce clientelistic allocation of benefits and that some variants of greater state capacity are quite compatible with extensive clientelism, if not facilitating it. The persuasiveness of Driscoll’s investigation follows from a research strategy that operates at three levels. It combines, first, thick description of local transactional practices based on personal observation in select administrative districts with, second, quantitative analysis of subnational linkage patterns across all of Ghana and, third, situating the Ghanaian experience of political linkage mechanisms in a broad regional comparative examination. Driscoll’s inquiry is thought provoking and should be required reading for any scholar venturing to contribute to the field of democratic linkage studies.” -- Herbert Kitschelt, coauthor of Patrons, Clients and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political CompetitionTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Local State in the Twenty-First Century 1 Why Some Districts Are Competitive: The Order of Local State Formation 2 Why Some Districts Fear Their Party Activists 3 Why (and How) Some Party Activists Get Patronage 4 Beyond Case Studies: Countrywide Analysis 5 Why Patronage and State Capacity Can Coexist 6 Some Comparative Perspective
£56.10
Ohio University Press Power Patronage and the Local State in Ghana
Book SynopsisThis quantitative and qualitative account of Ghanaian development shows how closely fought elections drive subnational local state institutions to patronize party volunteers. Extrapolating from Ghana’s example, the author shows how locally salient varieties of patronage shape political competition in a variety of contexts.Trade Review“Consistently insightful, clear yet nuanced, thought-provoking from the first page onwards, and engagingly written for a wider audience, this is one of the best books written on political parties in Africa in the last decade.” -- Nic Cheeseman, author of Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform“Barry Driscoll’s close-up, empirically meticulous study of clientelism in Ghana challenges a great deal of widely shared received wisdom on political linkages in electoral democracies. He shows that intense inter-party competition may actually magnify rather than reduce clientelistic allocation of benefits and that some variants of greater state capacity are quite compatible with extensive clientelism, if not facilitating it. The persuasiveness of Driscoll’s investigation follows from a research strategy that operates at three levels. It combines, first, thick description of local transactional practices based on personal observation in select administrative districts with, second, quantitative analysis of subnational linkage patterns across all of Ghana and, third, situating the Ghanaian experience of political linkage mechanisms in a broad regional comparative examination. Driscoll’s inquiry is thought provoking and should be required reading for any scholar venturing to contribute to the field of democratic linkage studies.” -- Herbert Kitschelt, coauthor of Patrons, Clients and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political CompetitionTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Local State in the Twenty-First Century 1 Why Some Districts Are Competitive: The Order of Local State Formation 2 Why Some Districts Fear Their Party Activists 3 Why (and How) Some Party Activists Get Patronage 4 Beyond Case Studies: Countrywide Analysis 5 Why Patronage and State Capacity Can Coexist 6 Some Comparative Perspective
£25.19
Harvard University Press Independent Belarus
Book SynopsisTo discuss developments in Belarus, an international group of scholars and policymakers gathered at Harvard University in 1999. The broad spectrum of issues covered is examined in this volume, providing an understanding of Belarus today and its prospects for the future.Trade ReviewThis book will be vital reading for anyone interested in Belarus or security issues on the eastern edge of the expanding European Union. -- P. Rutland * Choice *
£20.66
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy
Book SynopsisTrade Review'This is a remarkable collection of expert analysis on the politics, practices and study of think tanks. Abelson and Rastrick have curated a collection that adds significantly to our appreciation of the role of think tanks in different geographical and political contexts, and explores the dynamics and influence of think tanks within the nation-state and those that operate globally. The collection combines insightful insider reflections with scholarly discussion to provide an invaluable addition to our understanding of these important institutions.' -- Helen Sullivan, Crawford School of Public Policy, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy xviii Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick PART I THE STUDY OF THINK TANKS 1 ‘Network Intellectuals’ and ‘Networked Intellectuals’: relational approaches to the study of British think tanks 2 Jordan Tchilingirian 2 Describing and comparing think tanks 16 Enrique Mendizabal 3 Methodological challenges and advances in studying think tanks 33 Jesper Dahl Kelstrup PART II MANAGING THINK TANKS: THE VIEW FROM INSIDE 4 Co-opting the interest groups 44 Madsen Pirie 5 Addressing ‘new’ think tank management problems 55 Raymond J. Struyk 6 Association to institute: AEI through four presidencies 71 Karlyn Bowman 7 American foundations, think tanks and the liberal international order 86 Inderjeet Parmar and Shihui Yin PART III INFLUENCE AND IMPACT: HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND THINK TANK PERFORMANCE? 8 Think tanks and policy communities: analysing policy influence and learning from the analogue to the digital era 100 Evert Lindquist 9 Think tanks beyond the nation-state: policy analysis for global policy and transnational administration 119 Diane Stone 10 If it doesn’t matter, why measure it? Reflections on think tank rankings and policy influence 134 Donald E. Abelson 11 Think tanks and the politics of climate change 150 Dieter Plehwe PART IV THINK TANKS ACROSS DIFFERENT POLITICAL SYSTEMS 12 Germany’s marketplace of ideas 167 Josef Braml and Daniela Schwarzer 13 The development of think tanks in China 179 Ling Li 14 The role of think tanks in promoting foreign policy change in Israel 205 Nimrod Goren 15 The rise or demise of American think tanks? 221 Donald E. Abelson 16 What’s in a think tank’s mix of interventions? Plugging into politics and policymaking in Canada’s knowledge regime 239 Julien Landry 17 Think tanks and political-knowledge regimes in the Southern Cone: case studies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay 258 Adolfo Garcé García y Santos and Camilo López Burian 18 ‘Atlantic Drift’: a baseline model for American and supranational think tanks 278 Christopher J. Rastrick 19 EU think tanks: facilitating policy development in a changing environment 293 Heidi Ullrich 20 Supranational think tanks and the research agenda ahead 311 Christopher J. Rastrick PART V THINK TANKS IN POPULIST CONTEXTS 21 Think tanks confront the challenge of populism 322 Stephen Brooks 22 Trump and the foreign policy elite think tank networks 338 Naná de Graaff and Bastiaan van Apeldoorn 23 British think tanks in the time of ‘Brexit’ 354 Mark Garnett and Virgile Lorenzoni Index 369
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Commonplace Book of Sir Thomas Duppa
Book SynopsisThomas Duppa who was Black Rod from 1683-1694 compiled The Commonplace Book for his own use. It sheds vital light not only on how the Lords was managed, and the daily routines, but also on the personalities of the period.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Method Abbreviations Introduction The Text Appendix: Biographical Notes Index
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