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Book SynopsisWe are living through a unique moment of transition, marked by a frenetic cycle of invention, construction, consumption and destruction. However, there is more to this transition than globalization, argue the authors of this unique and penetrating study. In their highly innovative approach, they set this transition against a broader evolutionary canvas, with the emphasis on the evolution of governance. The book's detailed analysis of five strategic sectors (economy, environment, health, information and security) points to an intricate and rapidly evolving interplay of geopolitical, cultural and ecological spaces. It shows that the normative ethos and politico-legal institutions of the modern epoch are gradually being eroded. Despite competing trends and countertrends the authors discern the slow, at times ambiguous, often contentious but unmistakable emergence over the last several decades of a new governance regime, one which is striving for a leap in human reflexivity in response to the challenges of a stressed world that is simultaneously singular and plural.This evolutionary and inter-disciplinary study of human governance in what is a remarkable moment of transition makes for indispensable reading. It will appeal to a wide international audience and will prove an invaluable reference for scholars, researchers and students of the physical and social sciences concerned with understanding the complexities of the current human predicament. Those working in the fields of international relations, economics, politics, security studies, political economy, environmental studies, cultural studies, and science and technology studies will find it especially useful. National and international policymakers will also find much to interest them.Trade Review'The breadth and scope of Camilleri and Falk's exploration makes it a valuable reference resource for anyone interested in the study of governance under the conditions of an uncertain global life. . . Camilleri and Falk's endeavor offers a valuable indication of the ways in which current generations can engage meaningfully in designing resilient and sustainable governance mechanisms. In this respect, their book is likely to enrich the endeavors of both students and scholars of political science, history, philosophy, and governance studies.' -- Emilian Kavalski, CEU Political Science Journal'Camilleri and Falk have to be truly admired for asking the big questions in politics and in global governance. When I stated earlier that this was not a book to be taken lightly, I was complimenting the authors on trying to seriously understand how we got to where we are today. When so many focus on the crisis of multilaterialism, it is refreshing to read a grounded, thoughtful and engaging account of how global governance fits into the history of humankind and our species ability to save ourselves from ourselves.' -- Susan Park, Australian Journal of International Affairs'This study. . . will truly be a text for its times. . . an impressively ambitious piece of historical analysis for an age in which human governance faces both unprecedented challenges and demands and is worthy of engagement by policy-makers and scholars alike.' -- Benjamin Zala, International Affairs'This book is timely, expertly researched, successfully executed and will prove prescient regarding our current state of transition. It is my sincere hope that many different types of readers find it and assimilate its varied teaching points. If so, Worlds in Transition will add to our cultural "reflexivity", and inform the refinement of global governance policies and priorities for our stressed planet in the coming years.' -- Timothy J. Hoellein, Journal of Intercultural StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Human Organisation: The Evolutionary Context 3. Governance in the Context of Human Evolution 4. The Modern Epoch and its Limits 5. Economic Governance 6. Governing Atmospheric Flows 7. A Defining Issue of Our Time 8. The Evolving Governance of Information Flows 9. Governance, Pathogens and Human Health 10. Globalisation of Insecurity in the Era of Hegemonic Decline 11. Towards a New Security Discourse and Architecture 12. A Holoreflexive Epoch in the Making? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this Handbook contains more than 30 new and original articles as well as six essential updates by leading scholars of global environmental politics. This landmark book maps the latest theoretical and empirical research in this energetic and growing field. Captured here are the pioneering and lively debates over concerns for the health of the planet and how they might best be addressed. The introduction explores the intellectual trends and evolving parameters in the field of global environmental politics. It makes a case for an expansive definition of the field, one that embraces an interdisciplinary literature on the connections between global politics and environmental change. The remaining chapters are divided into four broad themes - states and cooperation; global governance; the political economy of governance; and knowledge and ethics - with each section covering key emerging issues. In-depth explorations are given to topics such as climate change, multinational corporations, international agreements and UN organizations, regulations and business standards, trade and international finance, multilevel and transnational governance, and ecological citizenship. Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of the field and offers cutting-edge ideas for further research. As such, scholars, students and policy makers will find themselves looking to it for many years to come. Contributors: S. Andresen, K. Backstrand, J.S. Barkin, S. Bernstein, F. Biermann, H. Bulkeley, K. Conca, P. Dauvergne, I. de Soysa, E.R. DeSombre, R. Dimitrov, A. Dobson, L. Elliott, R. Falkner, M. Finger, D. Fuchs, T. Gehring, L.H. Gulbrandsen, J. Gupta, T. Gutner, M.J. Hoffmann, D. Humphreys, S. Jinnah, A. Jordan, A. Kalfagianni, G. Kutting, D.L. Levy, R.D. Lipschutz, K. Litfin, R. Matthew, A.P.J. Mol, P. Newell, S. Park, M. Paterson, T. Princen, T. Rayner, H. Schroeder, H. Selin, T. Skodvin, G. Spaargaren, D.F. Sprinz, D. Svarin, J. Vogler, P. Wapner, M. WilliamsTrade Review‘Both novices and experts will benefit from having this outstanding resource in hand. It contains vivid descriptions on the cutting edge topics that form the heart of contemporary environmental politics. It offers a mother lode of footnote and end-of-chapter bibliographical material that can be mined for profit.’ -- American Society of International Law NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Research Trends in Global Environmental Politics Peter Dauvergne PART II: STATES AND COOPERATION 2. When Regimes Backfire: Institutional Expectations and Environmental Deadlock J. Samuel Barkin 3. Changing Issue Structure to Avoid Free Riders: Protecting the Ocean Environment Elizabeth R. DeSombre 4. International Environmental Regimes as Decision Machines Thomas Gehring 5. Climate Regime Design, the Global Warming Potential, and Climate Risk Management Tora Skodvin 6. The Politics of Persuasion: UN Climate Change Negotiations Radoslav Dimitrov 7. Do We Need More Global Sustainability Conferences? Steinar Andresen 8. Changing North–South Challenges in Global Environmental Politics Joyeeta Gupta 9. Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Richard Matthew 10. The Comfortable Lie? Another Look at Natural Resource Scarcity and Armed Conflict Indra de Soysa PART III: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 11. Legitimacy Problems and Responses in Global Environmental Governance Steven Bernstein 12. International Organizations and Global Environmental Governance: Toward Structural Reform Frank Biermann 13. Studying the Global Commons: Governance without Politics? John Vogler 14. Long-term Environmental Policy: Definition–Origin–Response Options Detlef F. Sprinz 15. Global Environmental Politics and Governance: A Networks and Flows Perspective Arthur P.J. Mol and Gert Spaargaren 16. Global Multilevel Governance and the Management of Hazardous Chemicals Henrik Selin 17. Governing Climate Change: The Challenge of Mitigating and Adapting in a Warming World Tim Rayner and Andrew Jordan 18. Climate Governance Experiments Matthew J. Hoffmann 19. Global Cities and the Politics of Climate Change Harriet Bulkeley and Heike Schroeder PART IV: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE 20. The Political Ecology of Globalization Peter Newell 21. Exploring Global Governance from a Critical Global Political Economy Perspective Gabriela Kütting 22. Nonstate Actors in Global Environmental Governance Matthias Finger and David Svarin 23. The Effectiveness of Private Environmental Governance Doris Fuchs and Agni Kalfagianni 24. Private Actors and Strategies in Global Environmental Governance: The Role of Information Disclosure David L. Levy 25. Business Power, Business Conflict: A Neo-pluralist Perspective on International Environmental Politics Robert Falkner 26. Impacts of Nonstate Governance: Lessons from the Certification of Marine Fisheries Lars H. Gulbrandsen 27. Evaluating World Bank Environmental Performance Tamar Gutner 28. Greening Development Finance: Cases from the World Bank Group Susan Park 29. Moving the Earth: Cars and the Dynamics of Environmental Politics Matthew Paterson 30. Trade–Environment Politics: The Emerging Role of Regional Trade Agreements Sikina Jinnah PART V: KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS 31. Environmental Human Rights: Greening “the Dignity and Worth of the Human Person” Ken Conca 32. Thinking like a Planet: Gaian Politics and the Transformation of the World Food System Karen Litfin 33. After Nature: Environmental Politics in a Postmodern Age Paul Wapner 34. Knowledge, Power and Global Environmental Policy Marc Williams 35. The Global Politics of Geoengineering David Humphreys 36. A Sustainability Ethic Thomas Princen 37. The Sustainability Debate: Déjà Vu All Over Again? Ronnie D. Lipschutz 38. Transnational Environmental Harm, Inequity and the Cosmopolitan Response Lorraine Elliott 39. Democracy and Global Environmental Politics Karin Bäckstrand 40. Ecological Citizenship Revisited Andrew Dobson Index

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Book SynopsisAcclaimed articles which explore eight fundamental concepts in international political economy - including power/hegemony, interdependence, regimes, mercantilism, economic statecraft, development/dependency, and imperialism - are reprinted in this important two volume set. Scholarly debates on the use of these concepts, as well as discussion of their evolution, are also featured.Table of Contents43 articles, dating from 1931 to 1990 Contents: Volume I: 1. Conceptions of International Political Economy 2. Power/Hegemony 3. Interdependence 4. Regimes • Volume II: 1. Mercantilism 2. Economic Statecraft 3. Development/Dependency 4. Imperialism

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Book SynopsisRussia in Flux offers an incisive and penetrating analysis of social and political change within the Soviet Union from Gorbachev's accession to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.The book is divided into three main parts. The first section focuses on the changing of the structure of leadership, the historical development of elites, the changes that occurred in the Soviet leadership under Gorbachev and the rise of the new political parties. The second section analyses social groups and discusses the changing composition and role of the major social groups in post-perestroika Russia. The final section highlights the new inequalities and analyses the new forms of wealth and poverty found under the reform leadership.This fascinating book presents in an accessible form some of the most up-to-date and interesting research work on the former Soviet Union. It will be essential reading for all students of contemporary Russia.Trade Review'Russia in Flux is an important contribution to analysis and explanation of the course, extent and directions of the processes of transformation in the former Soviet Union.'

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Book SynopsisThe Political Economy of Global Restructuring argues that the study of political economy, and the classical perspective it offers, will become increasingly relevant as we approach the 21st century. The dramatic events in Eastern Europe, the resurgence of an invigorated market capitalism and the prospect of integrated trading and financial communities are challenging the orientation towards positivism and model-building which dominates mainstream economics. Trade and Finance, the second volume of The Political Economy of Global Restructuring, focuses on the responses of the market economies of the West to structural changes in the world economy. By in depth study of such issues as disparate gains from EEC accession among member countries who give up mercantilist practices, and the prospect of new strains between financial centres and their peripheries in consequence of a European Central Bank, this volume is a decisive step in the direction of re-establishing Political Economy as a purposeful discipline.Trade Review'Most of these papers can be recommended to enlighten and enliven students and the discussion of professional economists.' -- Jan Toporowski, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsFull circle on business cycles - lessons from the 1920s and 1930s, Warren Young; neomercantilism - what does it tell us about the political economy of international trade?, Ingrid Rima; a theory of mercantilism, John S. Chipman; the international trade system, trade blocks and US trade policies, Dominick Salvatore; the macroeconomic effects of exchange rate instability, Steven Pressman; real exchange rates and patterns of international specialization, Fabrizio Onida; Italian joint ventures abroad - country, industry and firm specific requirements, Francesca Sanna-Randaccio; the impact on Spanish industry of accession with the European Economic Community, Susan Walcott; globalization and the diffusion of technology, Klaus Weiermair; globalization and the international debt trap, Omar F. Hamouda; structural changes in financial markets and financial flows to developing countries, Jan Kregel; some scenarios for money and banking in the EC and their regional implications, Victoria Chick; a post Keynesian perspective of European integration, Philip Arestis; monetary economics after financial restructuring, John Smithin.

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Book SynopsisWhy has industrial output fallen in Eastern Europe and is further decline inevitable? What lessons can be learned from the stablilization programmes of the first two years of the post-communist era? Should the transitional economies privatize quickly and where do they find the missing institutions essential to the proper working of capitalism? In seeking answers to these and other questions, The Political Economy of the Transition Process in Eastern Europe analyses the difficulties faced by nations attempting to move from a planned to a market economy with special emphasis on issues of macroeconomic stabilization and institutional change. Highlighting the problems confronting countries as diverse as Hungary and Kazakhstan or Bulgaria and Estonia, the contributors to this volume address issues such as how to improve the performance of both commodity and factor markets, how farming should be de-collectivized, what will soften the impact on former member republics of the dissolution of the USSR, and whether infant or senile industries should be protected during the transition process? This volume includes special studies on Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary and Kazakhstan, as well as an analysis of what is happening with state-owned enterprises while they are waiting for privatization and how the acquisition of such companies by foreign investors impacts on competition.By stressing the importance of pre-existing conditions and rejecting any notion of a universally valid policy prescription, the authors recognize the urgent need to identify those losses in output which are avoidable, and those which are not. Providing an analytical framework for future research, as well as a wealth of valuable data, The Political Economy of the Transition Process in Eastern Europe will be welcomed by students, researchers and policymakers concerned with the creation of a new agenda for the transitional economies.Trade Review'This well-produced book is a worthy contribution to the burgeoning literature on the transition. The editor provides a useful introduction.' -- Ian Jeffries, The Economic Journal'. . . provides a useful and readable introduction to many of the most important issues in the "transition process".'– Hugo Radice, Economics of TransitionTable of ContentsWhy did output fall in Eastern Europe?, John Williamson; lessons from the stabilization programmes of central and Eastern European countries, 1989-1991, Domenico Mario Nuti; output grains from economic liberalization - a simple formula, Thorvaldur Gylfason; after the shock - some lessons from transitional policies, Laszlo Csaba; transition issues as seen through the experience of Hungary - there is no cookbook to go by, Gyorgy Szapary; stabilization policy in post-Communist Bulgaria, Michael L. Wyzan; some issues on macro-economic stabilization policy in the economies in transition, Dragomir Vojnic; private mechanisms for creation of efficient institutions for market economies, Paul H. Rubin; employment issues in a period of systemic mutation, Dominique Redor; the political economy of privatization, Alastair McAuley; property rights, competition policy and privitization in the transition from Socialism to Market, Laszlo Somogyi and Adam Torok; escaping from the State - escaping to the State, Eva Voszka; problems of decollectivization with special attention to East Germany, Federic L. Pryor; the new East, preferred trade regimes, and designing the transition, Jozef M. von Brabant; problems of Socialist transformation - Kazakhstan 1991, Axel Leijonhufvud; a Coasean journey through Estonia - a study in property rights and transaction costs, Ingemar Staehl; ethnic nationalism and post-Communist transition problems, Christopher Lingle; sustainable transition, Hans Aage.

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Book SynopsisThe Political History of Eastern Europe in the 20th Century presents a fresh, up-to-date introduction to the struggle between democracy and dictatorship in Eastern Europe since 1900.The book is broken down into three different parts focusing on those time periods when experiments with democracy threatened to change the established order: the inter-war period, the democratic or semi- democratic interlude in the wake of the Second World War until 1949 and the current experience with the new democracies. In discussing the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the authors argue that the experience of Eastern Europe reveals the challenges which threaten democracy and the conditions necessary for the survival of democratic government.The book will be essential reading for students of Eastern Europe, comparative politics, and European history.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Heritage 2. From Formal Democracy to Strongman Rule: 1917–45 3. Freedom from Facism, but How? Eastern Europe in 1945–49 4. The Crumbling Monolith 5. Democracy: The Second Coming 6. Prospects and Paradoxes Index

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Book SynopsisWhy do some countries have faster rates of economic growth than others?The relationship between economic growth and the political structure of a country has long been explored in an attempt to understand why some countries experience faster rates of growth than others. This book explores these issues from a new in-depth perspective, challenging conventional theory which claims that democracy promotes economic growth.In examining the economic consequence of politics and institutions, the author provides an extensive critical review of 47 empirical studies. This previous research on the relationship between political and institutional systems and economic policy and growth is analysed and its conclusions questioned. Clemens Siermann then creates a new up-to-date data set on the causality between political and institutional factors and economic variables. In examining the relationship between economic growth, institutional systems and political stability, the author assesses their impact on inflation, fiscal policy, central bank independence, budget deficits, public debt and the investment-income ratio. In conclusion, he argues, that political stability, rather than the type of political system, is a key factor in explaining the differences in the rates of economic growth between countries. This insightful new book will be of interest to economists, political scientists, researchers and post-graduates working in the fields of political economy, growth theory and economic development.Trade Review'Regardless of what one thinks of its limits, however, American political scientists working on the topic should consult this book . . . [they] will have something to learn from it.' -- Mark Hallerberg, The Journal of PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: 1. What This Book Aims to Achieve 2. Measuring Democracy and the Stability of Political Institutions 3. Political and Institutional Determinants of Inflation 4. Democracy, Political Instability and Fiscal Policy 5. Freedom, Political Instability and Economic Growth 6. Conclusion and Results Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisThis substantial book examines key economic, political and social aspects of Malaysia at the turn of the new century. It covers the years of rapid growth and dramatic structural change leading up to the 1997 financial crisis, and the subsequent adjustments which enabled the economy to resume its vigorous advance. The authors critically address affirmative action policies aiming to help Malays enter the modern economy and make income distribution more equitable while reducing poverty. They look at case studies of persisting poverty amidst economic progress, and also scrutinize the development of East Malaysia with its special problems away from the centre of power in Kuala Lumpur. The authors review the direction of politics after Prime Minister Mahathir, as well as exploring Malaysia's foreign, education, and labour policies. They canvass the idea of a 'new Malay' better adapted to modern society, investigate the position of the Chinese, examine the struggle for women's rights within the religious framework of Islam, and discuss the contributions of Malaysian NGOs to ongoing changes. They finally draw together crucial issues facing Malaysia in the 21st century.The contributors, who are leading scholars in their spheres, have produced a wide ranging and comprehensive guide to the economy and society of Malaysia. This book will be of great value and interest to students and scholars of Asian economics, development and social studies.Trade Review'. . . a welcome addition to the otherwise scanty literature on the Malaysian economy. Useful for academic, research, and professional collections on economic development in general and Southeast Asia in particular.' -- J.S. Uppal, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: General Part II: Economics and Income Distribution Part III: Politics and Other Aspects Part IV: Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis major text has been thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition. It sheds new light on the changing roles of the state in Europe and the European Union.After introducing conceptions of the state, bureaucracy, interest groups, patronage and political currents within Europe, Michael Keating focuses on the five major European democracies - the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. In each case, state and government as well as parties and elections, policymaking and territorial policies are investigated. Key new issues affecting the whole of Europe are discussed including: the effects of and prospects for European Integration and the single currency the end of the Cold War and its effect both on the boundaries of Europe and the internal politics of the countries of western Europe the debate centred on the retreat or strengthening of the state; the market versus politics in the age of globalization the consequences of increasing multiculturalism on the political order in nation states Clear, concise and thought-provoking, The Politics of Modern Europe provides an excellent resource for students of European studies and the politics of Europe.Trade Review'Although written as an undergraduate introduction to West European politics, the book has a good analytical approach and provides a valuable empirical overview making it useful as a reference work on higher levels as well.' -- Journal of Peace Research'I have no reservations about the publication of this book. It is reliable, straightforward and has a good empirical approach. It is geared to the undergraduate market and should serve as a useful introduction to West European politics.' -- Gordon Smith, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK'Michael Keating offers an introduction to politics in Western Europe, based on an impressively varied past scholarship and a broad knowledge of European politics . . . accessible and expertly informed. . .' -- Kevin Featherstone, Times Higher Educational Supplement'The introduction provides an excellent review of the various political movements. . . . which have influenced European politics in the last twenty years. For the undergraduate the book provides a comprehensive introduction to European politics.' -- The Aslib Book Guide'This is an informative, highly readable introductory treatment of the institutional context of public policy, paying particular attention to contemporary European politics. The carefully compiled index is particularly helpful for students in this field.' -- R. Sibeon, University of Liverpool, UK'. . . this is an excellently crafted work. It has lively and clearly written coverage of developments in the late 1980s and early 1990s, good chapter bibliographies and useful and frequent tables.' -- Robert Boardman, Canadian Journal of Political Science'This textbook offers a distinctive approach to learning about European politics . . . students are provided an excellent brief foundation to understand British Politics.' -- T.P. Wolf, British Politics Group Newsletter'A good introduction for students, analyzing the political regimes of Western Europe and demonstrating that the European Union is the cornerstone of tomorrow's Europe.' -- European LibraryTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Politics and the State in Western Europe 2. The United Kingdom 3. France 4. Italy 5. Germany 6. Spain 7. European Integration Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisThe American political film is one of the most pervasive yet least scrutinized genres in Hollywood cinema. Analyzing key works, both familiar and also previously under-appreciated, this title examines their mythology, ideology and iconography.

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Book SynopsisThe recent retirement of Fidel Castro turned the world's attention towards the island nation of Cuba and the question of what its future holds. Amid the talk and hypothesizing, it is worth taking a moment to consider how Cuba reached this point. Antoni Kapcia provides this with his incisive history of Cuba since 1959. Kapcia's history takes the Cuban Revolution as its starting point, analysing the process of social revolution, its benefits and disadvantages, popular participation in the revolution and the development of its ideology. Kapcia probes Castro's rapid rise to national leader, exploring his politics of defence and dissent as well as his contentious relationship with the USA from the beginning of his reign. The book also considers the evolution of the revolution's international profile and Cuba's foreign relations over the years, investigating issues and events such as the Bay of Pigs crisis, Cuban relations with Communist nations like Russia and China, and the flight of asylum-seeking Cubans to Florida over the decades. The collapse of the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1991 catalysed a severe economic and political crisis in Cuba, but Cuba was surprisingly resilient in the face of the catastrophe, Kapcia notes, and he examines the strategies adopted by Cuba over the last two decades in order to survive America's longstanding trade embargo. A fascinating and much-needed examination of a country that has served as an important political symbol and diplomatic enigma for the twentieth century, "Cuba in Revolution" is a critical primer for all those interested in Cuba's past or concerned with its future.Trade ReviewThe great strength of this book is that it helps the reader to see beyond the simplistic accounts of such aspects, and to understand the wider contexts that explain the Revolution's survival. The insight and detail offered here reflect a work that is the product of a sustained scholarly investigation of Cuba. Now professor of Latin American history at the University of Nottingham, Kapcia has been studying Cuba, from outside and from within, for four of the Revolution's five decades of fluctuating fortunes ... Among the approaching anniversary literature, students of Cuba are unlikely to find a more thoughtful or well-informed analysis of half a century of revolutionary change than Kapcia provides in this book. Times Higher Education This much-needed account of the Cuban Revolution spans Cuba's history since Castro came to power in 1959. The problems of a philosophy of continual change combined with a desperate attempt to survive the US trade embargo by clinging to the status quo make for interesting dilemmas. In particular, Professor Kapcia explains the trauma brought about by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989-91. The book is a handy primer for those looking to the future of Latin America and the current lefty-leaning governments. Diplomat Magazine

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Book SynopsisMuch has been written about South Africa‘s ‘lost generation’ – the generation of politicised youth who dedicated their lives to the liberation of a nation, and who ‘lost’ everything in the process. Young Warriors is about this generation, but it is also a critique of the very concept of ‘lost generation’. While focussing on the lives of the men and women who lived in Diepkloof, a black township in South Africa, it is a narrative of many young black South Africans who ‘grew up’ in the organisations of the ANC-led liberation movement. It is also the story of activists who became leaders, provincial premiers and national ministers in our democratic society. Through extensive interviews and time spent in Diepkloof, Monique Marks documents the tales of a group of Charterist youth during the mid-eighties to early nineties. During this period participating in the Charterist youth movement fundamentally shaped these individuals’ lives and the future of their society. Marks revisits their lives at the beginning of the third millennium in a new democratic South Africa characterised by a radical decline in this social movement. Marks explores, from the point of view of the youths themselves, how and why township youth joined mass-based political organisations and how, through their involvement in these organisations, their lives and identities were shaped in significant ways. She examines in fascinating detail how youth planned and executed acts of political violence, who participated in these acts, and what justifications they offered for their involvement in collective violence. The involvement of politicised youth in acts of collective violence has led to speculation as to whether or not former activist youth are responsible for the increase in violent crime in contemporary South Africa. Young Warriors provides some tentative answers to questions about youth and crime.Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Foreword by Makgane Thobejane List of abbreviations Dramatis personae Chapter 1 Why did Comrade Vuyani Mabaxa have to die? Chapter 2 White woman in 'Little Beirut' Chapter 3 Children of the forced removals: Diepkloof and its youth Chapter 4 'Organise and mobilise': The emergence of youth organisations in Diepkloof Chapter 5 Becoming a comrade Chapter 6 'There is nothing left for the youth': Youth organisations in the early '90s Chapter 7 'We cannot die alone': Engaging in collective violence Chapter 8 'We are fighting for the liberation of our people': Justifications of violence Chapter 9 Did Vuyani Mabaxa die in vain? Appendix 1 Theorising Diepkloof youth Appendix 2 The Freedom Charter Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTraumatic stress and post-traumatic stress more particularly, has gained international prominence as a condition or disorder that affects people across the globe in the wake of exposure to extreme life events, be these collective or individual. Given the history of political violence in South Africa, extremely high levels of violence against women and children and the prevalence of violent crime, South Africa has the unfortunate distinction of being considered a real life laboratory in which to study traumatic stress. Taking both a historical and contemporary perspective, the title covers the extent of and manner in which traumatic stress manifests, including the way in which exposure to such extremely threatening events impacts on people's meaning and belief systems. Therapeutic and community strategies for addressing and healing the effects of trauma exposure are comprehensively covered, as well as the particular needs of traumatised children and adolescents. Illustrative case material is used to render ideas accessible and engaging. Traumatic stress in South Africa provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of theory and practice in the field of traumatic stress studies, incorporating both international and South African specific findings. The particular value of the text lies in the integration of global and local material and attention to context related challenges, such as how trauma presentation and intervention is coloured by cultural systems and class disparities. The text would be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners working with traumatic stress in developing countries or in settings in which assessment and intervention resources are limited. The book highlights both psychological and sociopolitical dimensions of traumatic stress and emphasises insights derived from working in the South African context that have potential relevance for shaping the direction of traumatic stress studies.

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Book SynopsisReviving the tradition of critical, analytical scholarship developed by the 1970s and 1980s editions of the South African review, this first volume of the New South African review offers a collection of original surveys of key issues and problems confronting post-apartheid South Africa. Written by a team of engaged social scientists and based often on new research, the volume ranges widely across the implications of the international crisis for the economy, the threats to our fragile ecology of present economic strategies, through to the state of the ANC and the public service, issues around service delivery, migration, HIV/AIDS, land reform, crime, the sexual behavior of our youth, and much more. Posing the provocative question of whether South Africa is embarking upon a long-term decline, the volume simultaneously argues the potential for a society premised upon social equality, social coherence and sustainability. This collection will appeal to a wide audience, national and international, interested in engaging with the multiple dilemmas and challenges facing contemporary South Africa.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION South Africa 2010: From short-term success to long-term decline? Roger Southall INTRODUCTION to PART 1 South Africa and the eco-logic of the global capitalist crisis Devan Pillay CHAPTER 1: The state of the South African economy Seeraj Mohamed CHAPTER 2: The international economic crisis and employment in South Africa Neva Makgetla CHAPTER 3: The economic impact of South Africa’s 2010 World Cup: Ex ante ambitions and possible ex post realities Scarlett Cornelissen CHAPTER 4: Growth, resource use and decoupling: Towards a ‘green new deal’ for South Africa? Mark Swilling CHAPTER 5: Planning for sustainable living with limited water Mike Muller INTRODUCTION TO PART 2: The politics and challenges of delivery John Daniel CHAPTER 6: The African National Congress under Jacob Zuma Anthony Butler CHAPTER 7: Indigent management: A strategic response to the struggles of the poor in post-apartheid South Africa Prishani Naidoo CHAPTER 8: Fear, enervation and the systematisation of disorder: Challenges to reforming the Department of Home Affairs Colin Hoag CHAPTER 9: The mobile nation: How migration continues to shape South Africa Loren Landau, Tara Polzer and Aurelia Wa Kabwe-Segatti CHAPTER 10: South African female peacekeepers: An exploration of their experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo Maxi Schoeman, Lizle Loots and Kammila Naidoo INTRODUCTION TO PART 3: Reform and redress in higher education, health and land Roger Southall CHAPTER 11: ‘Silencing and worse ... ’: The humanities and social sciences in South Africa Peter Vale CHAPTER 12: Realising transformation, equity and social justice in higher education Kezia Lewins CHAPTER 13: The polarising impact of South Africa’s AIDS epidemic Hein Marais CHAPTER 14: Health for all? Towards a national health service in South Africa Louis Reynolds CHAPTER 15: The Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP): A beacon of growth for rural South Africa? Sam Kariuki CHAPTER 16: Breaking down barriers: Policy gaps and new options in South African land reform Doreen Atkinson INTRODUCTION TO PART 4: Signs of social decline? Crime, prisons, child trafficking and transactional sex Prishani Naidoo CHAPTER 17: Our burden of pain: Murder and the major forms of violence in South Africa David Bruce CHAPTER 18: Waiting for Godot: Awaiting trial detainees in South Africa Jeremy Gordin CHAPTER 19: Wolves in sheep’s skin: Trafficking of children in Musina, Limpopo Province Zosa de Sas Kropiwnicki CHAPTER 20: Relationships of exchange amongst South African youth in an age of conspicuous consumption Terry-Ann Selikow and Graham Gibbon

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Book SynopsisWhy does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions of reconciliation and development in South Africa? These are the issues that the Public Conversations lecture series - an initiative of the Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Project at Wits University - proceeded from in 2006. Five years later, cross currents in contemporary South Africa have made the resumption of a public debate to clarify the meanings of identity and citizenship even more imperative, and an understanding of 'archive' even more urgent. The 2006 lectures were subsequently collected, resulting in this volume which takes its title from Weber's point, elaborated on in the chapter by Benedict Anderson that the future asks us to be worthy ancestors to the yet unborn. The title, as did the lecture series, aims to reach a broad and informed reading public because the topic is still of pressing interest in contemporary public discourse. In a changed (and, some might say, degraded) environment of public dialogue, the editor hopes to inspire a re-thinking of the very essence of what it means to be a citizen of South Africa. Becoming worthy ancestors aims to make accessible the theoretically informed, sometimes highly academic work of its various contributors. With chapters from high profile international and local contributors, it will be of interest to South African and international audiences. Editing for publication has further enhanced the accessibility of each speaker's thinking without forfeiting any of its complexity, and the addition of an introductory chapter by the editor contributes to the coherence of the volume. While the target audience is the broad public, the book is based on a core of academic thinking and research.Table of ContentsEvidentiary genocide: intersections of race, power and the archive. The transmission lines of the New African Movement. Some do contest the assertion that I am an African. Africa in Europe, Egypt in Greece. Unconquered and insubordinate: embracing black feminist intellectual activist legacies. Identity, politics and the archive. The goodness of nations. Why archive matters: archive, public deliberation and citizenship.

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of the New South African Review (NSAR) continues a tradition of debate and critical, analytical scholarship about contemporary South Africa. Drawing on authors from academia and beyond, it aims to be informative, discursive and provocative. In this volume, the New Growth Path (NGP) adopted by the South African government in 2010 provides the basis for a debate about whether 'decent work' is the best possible solution to South Africa's problems of low economic growth and high unemployment. Rising inequality is explored against the backdrop of the failings of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). The NGP's proposals for 'greening the economy' are discussed, with emphasis on the creation of 'green jobs' and biofuels. The volume also includes investigations into the crisis of acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand, and other persistent environmental challenges. Possibilities for participatory forms of government are surveyed, and civil society activism is explored in relation to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and environmental campaigns. The crisis in child care in public hospitals, the difficulties that characterise attempts at building relationships between the police and a township community, and the problems related to the absence of legislation to govern the powers of traditional authorities over land allocation (through the experience of the Eastern Cape) are also featured. Asking whether the NGP reflects a set of new policies or an attempt to re-dress old (com)promises in new clothes, this volume brings together different voices in debate about possibilities for alternatives to neo-liberal and capitalist development in South Africa.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: The Zuma presidency: The politics of paralysis? John Daniel and Roger Southall CHAPTER 1: The Tripartite Alliance and its discontents: Contesting the ‘National Democratic Revolution’ in the Zuma era Devan Pillay CHAPTER 2: The African National Congress and the Zanufication debate James Hamill and John Hoffman CHAPTER 3: Dancing like a monkey: The Democratic Alliance and opposition politics in South Africa Neil Southern and Roger Southall CHAPTER 4: Democracy and accountability: Quo Vadis South Africa? Paul Hoffman CHAPTER 5: Civil society and participatory policy making in South Africa: Gaps and opportunities Imraan Buccus and Janine Hicks CHAPTER 6: Bring back Kaiser Matanzima? Communal land, traditional leaders and the politics of nostalgia Leslie Bank and Clifford Mabhena CHAPTER 7: South Africa and ‘Southern Africa’: What relationship in 2011? Chris Saunders INTRODUCTION TO PART 2: Continuing crises, contradictions and contestation Prishani Naidoo CHAPTER 8: ‘The wages are low but they are better than nothing’: The dilemma of decent work and job creation in South Africa Edward Webster CHAPTER 9: The crisis of childcare in South African public hospitals Haroon Saloojee CHAPTER 10: The worker cooperative alternative in South Africa Vishwas Satgar and Michelle Williams CHAPTER 11: Policing in the streets of South African townships Knowledge Rajohane Matshedisho CHAPTER 12: BEE Reform: The case for an institutional perspective Don Lindsay CHAPTER 13: Bokfontein amazes the nations: Community Work Programme (CWP) heals a traumatised community Malose Langa and Karl von Holdt INTRODUCTION TO PART 3: Ecological threats and the crisis of civilisation Devan Pillay CHAPTER 14: Above and beyond South Africa’s minerals-energy complex Khadija Sharife and Patrick Bond CHAPTER 15: Corrosion and externalities: The socio-economic impacts of acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand David Fig CHAPTER 16: Food versus fuel? State, business, civil society and the bio-fuels debate in South Africa, 2003 to 2010 William Attwell INTRODUCTION TO PART 4: Media transformation and the right to know Devan Pillay CHAPTER 17: The print media transformation dilemma Jane Duncan CHAPTER 18: The South African Broadcasting Corporation: The creation and loss of a citizenship vision and the possibilities for building a new one Kate Skinner

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Book SynopsisFight for Democracy is a penetrating and critical scrutiny of the ANC’s treatment of the print media since the inception of democracy in 1994. In this book, Glenda Daniels does not hide behind a veil of detachment, but instead makes a passionate argument for the view that newspapers and journalists play a significant role in the deepening of democratic principles.Daniels’ study goes to the heart of current debates and asks why the ANC, given its stated commitment to the democratic objectives of the Constitution, is so ambivalent about the freedom of the media. What would be the consequences of a revised media policy on democracy in South Africa, and at what cost to freedom of expression?Daniels examines the pattern of paranoia that has crept into public discourse about the media and the ANC, and the conflictual relationship between the two. She argues that the ANC’s understanding of democracy, transformation and development entails (amongst other things) the rallying of the nation behind its leadership as the premier liberation movement and democratically elected representative of the majority while morally coercing black journalists and professionals into loyalty. Daniels challenges the dominant ANC view that journalists are against transformation and that they take instruction from the owners of the media houses; in short that they are ‘enemies of the people’.Fight for Democracy is a timely publication in the context of the impending clampdown on media freedom and the twin threats of the Protection of State Information Bill (Secrecy Bill) and the Media Appeals Tribunal, both of which signify closures in South Africa’s democracy.Written in a polemical style, this is a work of activism that will be essential reading for the informed public as well as those working in Journalism and Media Studies. It should interest all democrats, members of political organisations as well as academics and Right2Know activists, locally and internationally.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The ANC and the media post-apartheid; The relationship between the media and democracy; Media's challenges: legislation and commercial imperatives; Race, identity and 'The Media'; Freedom of expression: the case of Zapiro; Social fantasy: the ANC's gaze and the media appeals tribunal; The Sunday Times: Mondli versus the former Minister of Health, Manto; What is 'Developmental Journalism'?; Concluding reflections: Where is democracy headed?

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Book SynopsisThis fifth volume in the New South African Review series takes as its starting point the shock wave emanating from the events at Marikana on 16 August 2012 and how it has reverberated throughout politics and society. some of the chapters in the volume refer directly to Marikana. In others, the influence of that fateful day is pervasive if not direct. Marikana has, for instance, made us look differently at the police and at how order is imposed on society. Monique Marks and David Bruce write that the massacre ‘has come to hold a central place in the analysis of policing, and broader political events since 2012 …’. The chapters highlight a range of current concerns – political, economic and social. David Dickinson’s chapter looks at the life of the poor in a township from within. in contrast, the chapter on foreign policy by Garth le Pere analyses south Africa’s approach to international relations in the Mandela, Mbeki and Zuma eras. Anthony turton’s account, ‘When gold mining ends’ is a chilling forecast of an impending environmental catastrophe. Both Devan Pillay and noor nieftagodien focus attention on the left and, in different ways, ascribe its rise to a new politics in the wake of Marikana. The essays in Beyond Marikana present a range of topics and perspectives of interest to general readers, but the book will also be a useful work of reference for students and researchers.Trade ReviewGilbert M Khadiagala is the Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations at the university of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). Prishani Naidoo, Devan Pillay and Roger Southall are all based at the Department of Sociology at Wits.Table of ContentsNew political directions?: Post-Marikana Reconstituting and Re-imagining the Left: Prospects and Challenges; Labour and Community Struggles in Post-apartheid South Africa; The Numsa Moments and the Prospects of Left Re-vitalisation in South Africa. Economy, ecology and labour: The South African Economy; Between a Rock and a Hard Place: State-business Relations in the South African Mining Sector; From Wiehahn to Marikana: The Platinum Belt Strike Wave and the Breakdown in Institutionalisation of Industrial Conflict; Pulling a Rabbit from the Proverbial Hat: Dealing with Johannesburg's Slow Onset Uranium Disaster. The state and society: Constitutionalism in South Africa: An 'Unqualified Human Good'?; People's Parliament? Do Citizens Influence South Africa's Legislatures?; Corruption in South Africa: Perceptions and Trends; Groundhog Day? Public Order Policing Twenty Years into Democracy; 'In December We Are Rich, in January We Are Poor': Consumption, Saving, Stealing and Insecurity in the Kasi. SA in the international arena: The Evolution of South Africa's Foreign Policy: A Thematic Essay; South Africa, the BRICS and Human Rights: In Bad Company?; Trading with the Frienemy: How South Africa Depends on African Trade.

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Book SynopsisDominance and Decline takes stock of the Zuma-led administration and its impact on the African national Congress (AnC). Combining hard-hitting arguments with astute analysis Booysen shows how the ANC has become centered on the personage of Zuma, and how defense of his flawed leadership undermines the party’s capacity to govern competently and protect its long-term future. Following on from her first book, The African National Congress and the Regeneration of Power (2011), Booysen’s principle argument is that the state is failing as the president’s interests supersede those of party and state. Organisationally, the ANC has become a hegemon riven by faction, while the Zuma ANC oversees the implosion of the tripartite alliance and decimation of the youth, women’s and veterans’ leagues. Electorally, the ANC has been ceding ground to increasingly assertive opposition parties. The ANC falters on the policy front as it regurgitates old ideas and renews and implements these insufficiently. As Zuma’s replacements start competing and succession politics take shape, the book considers whether the ANC will be able to recover from the damage wrought under Zuma’s reign. Ultimately, Booysen asserts, the damage is irrevocable though the electorate may still reward the ANC for transcending the Zuma years. This is a must-have reference book on the development of the modern ANC. With rigour and incisive ness, Booysen persuasively analyses the cataclysmic period under Zuma and offers scholars and researchers a coherent framework for considering future patterns in the ANC.Trade Review...a useful contribution to the debate around the ANC...and the party's travails, strategies, tactics, triumphs and challenges. It will make a good reference work. - Roger Southall, Research Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and co-editor of the New South Africa review. There is no shortage of books about the modern ANC. However this one provides evidence-based answers to two key questions that are frequently asked but seldom answered persuasively. The questions are what is the current basis of the ANC's support and how likely is this support to endure. - Tom Lodge, Professor of peace and conflict studies in the department of politics and public administration at the University of Limerick, IrelandTable of ContentsIntroduction; The ANC party-state digging in; Configuring Zuma's presidency; Constructing the ANC's compliant state; Desperately seeking 'radical' policy; Wake-up calls of election 2014; The DA's long, encroaching march; EFF and the left -on track or derailed?; ANC in the cauldron of protest and 'new opposition'; Conclusion - 'The ANC is in trouble'; Acronyms; Appendices; Select bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe Soweto Student Uprising of 1976 was a decisive moment in the struggle against apartheid. It marked the expansion of political activism to a new generation of young activists, but beyond that it inscribed the role that young people of subsequent generations could play in their country’s future. Since that momentous time students have held a special place in the collective imaginary of South African history.Drawing on research and writing by leading scholars and prominent activists, Students Must Rise takes Soweto ’76 as its pivot point, but looks at student and youth activism in South Africa more broadly by considering what happened before and beyond the Soweto moment. Early chapters assess the impact of the anti-pass campaigns of the 1950s, of political ideologies like Black Consciousness as well as of religion and culture in fostering political consciousness and organisation among youth and students in townships and rural areas. Later chapters explore the wide-reaching impact of June 16th itself for student organisation over the next two decades across the country. Two fi nal chapters consider contemporary student-based political movements, including #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall, and historically root these in the long and rich tradition of student activism in South Africa.2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1976 June 16th uprisings. This book rethinks the conventional narrative of youth and student activism in South Africa by placing that most famous of moments – the 1976 students’ uprising in Soweto – in a deeper historical and geographic context.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Anne Heffernan and Noor Nieftagodien; Chapter 1: A brief history of the African Student Association by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu; Chapter 2: Youth and student culture: Riding resistance and Imagining the future by Bhekizizwe Peterson; Chapter 3: The role of religion and theology in the organisation of student activists by Ian Macqueen; Chapter 4: Student organisation in Lehurutshe and the impact of Ongkopotse Tiro by Arianna Lissoni; Chapter 5: The University of the North, a regional and national centre of activism by Anne Heffernan; Chapter 6: Action and fire in Soweto, June 1976 by Sibongile Mkhabela; Chapter 7: What they shot in Alex by Steve Kwena Mokwena; Chapter 8: SASO and Black Consciousness, and the shift to Congress politics by Saleem Badat; Chapter 9: Youth politics and rural rebellion in Zebediela and other parts of the 'homeland' of Lebowa, 1976-1977 by Sekibakiba Lekgoathi; Chapter 10: My journey, our journey: Activism at Ongoye University by Makhosazana Xaba; Chapter 11: "Let's begin to participate fully in politics": Student politics in Mhluzi Township, Mpumalanga by Tshepo Moloi; Chapter 12: 'They would remind you of 1960': The emergence of radical student politics in the Vaal triangle 1972-1985 by Franziska Rueedi; Chapter 13: The ends of boycott by Premesh Lalu; Chapter 14: Fighting for "our little freedoms": The evolution of student and youth politics in Phomolong Township, Free State by Phindile Kunene; Chapter 15: "Every generation has its struggle": A brief history of Equal Education (2008-15) by Brad Brockman.

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Book SynopsisThe beauty and fashion world attracts enormous interest. Everybody knows who Naomi Campbell is, but few know who South Africa's local Naomi Campbells were (and are)! This title is an extraordinary mix of glamour, nostalgia and social analysis. It takes the reader on a journey through our South African history and politics from the unusual perspective of the beauty industry. Backed by a photo gallery of classic icons from the 50s, 60s and 70s to the present, it celebrates the inspirational role of beautiful and courageous Black women, especially models and beauty queens. It also looks at the business of beauty and recounts the struggles and successes of Black practitioners trying to make it in this competitive sector. The author is someone who herself was a leading model of the 1980s. Nakedi Ribane co-owned one of the very few Black modeling agencies of note in South Africa. She is ideally placed to offer a fascinating 'behind-the-scenes' look at one of the most under-rated yet influential industries of our time.

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Book SynopsisAs Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation.

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Book SynopsisThe Epilogue explores the different forms the New World Order might take. Will it be benign and engender the abolition of war, disease and famine under the auspices of the UN, or will it be malevolent and so usher in an era of world dictatorship under a tyrant of the Hitler/Stalin type? How democratic will it be? Will it replace North American civilisation or be a phase within its development? Gathering up all the threads of the book, it asks whether the nation-state can survive and what the lessons for the future are.

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Book SynopsisAsks pertinent questions without shying away from difficult answers. Some of Israel's leading thinkers and experts from Israeli academia, journalism and public life investigate the pressing issues that face the modern State of Israel. The radical political perspectives and alternatives presented in this book challenge long-held ideas about how Israel should conduct itself as a political entity, drawing on both past and present political discussion in Israel. Ultimately, the contributors arrive at a highly original and controversial portrayal of Israeli society, and present a blueprint for a radical new path for Israeli politics.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements; Introduction: Radical Alternatives and Radical Responses: Israel, Jews, Palestinians; A Land Without a People; The Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel; Israeli Colonialism under the Guise of the Peace Process, 1993-2000; The End of Zionism?; Religion, State and Society: Who's Left?; The Making and Breaking of the Israeli Left; Post-Mortem for the Ashkenazi Left; Jewish National Self-Determination at the Crossroads; Left out -- the Ecological Paradox of the Israeli Left; The Left Needs Two Banners: Views from the Left; The Roots of Israel's Economic Crisis; The Dilemmas of Israeli Education; The Israeli Woman and the Feminist Commitment; The Mizrahim: Challenging the Ethos of the Melting Pot; Jerusalem: Constructive Division or Spartaheid?; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book -- an edited collection of new contributions from distinguished Australian academics -- contextualises, illuminates, and explains the contemporary politics of Australian Jewry. It critically analyses the three broad themes above through relevant case studies and source material, and situates the politics of Australian Jews through comparisons with general patterns in Australian politics, the politics of other minorities in Australia, and the politics of other Western Jewish communities. Contains a detailed appendix of Jewish Parliamentarians, 1849 to the Present.Trade Review"This is an excellent collection by some outstanding Jewish social scientists. It should be included in any Australian politics course, where studies of 'ethnic politics' are still very marginal." -- James Jupp of the Australian National University, in the Australian Journal of Political Science Volume 43, No.3.Table of ContentsCONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Introduction: Jews and Australian Politics; Jews in Australia -- A Demographic Profile; Who Speaks for Australian Jewry?; Jews and the Australian Labour Party; Jews and the Left; Jews and the Liberal Party of Australia; Political Conservatism and the Australian Jewish Community; Anti-Semitism and Australian Jewry; Pro-Israelism as a Factor in Australian Jewish Political Attitudes and Behaviour; Mending the World from the Margins: Jewish Women and Australian Feminism; Jews and Aborigines; Jews and Australian Multiculturalism; Inside AIJAC -- An Australian Jewish Lobby Group; The Hanan Ashrawi Affair: Australian Jewish Politics on Display; Conclusion: Australian Jewish Politics in Comparative Perspective; Appendix: Jewish Parliamentarians in Australia, 1849 to the Present; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from some of the world's foremost thinkers, artists and politicians covering the full spectrum of concerns for the future of the Union, this volume presents realistic and viable alternatives to the mainstream barrage of dreadful prospects-a true vision for Europe.

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Book SynopsisLa Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses duNouveau-Brunswick, fondée en 1913, est la deuxième plus anciennefédération provinciale du travail au Canada. Son histoire remonte auxpremières campagnes en faveur de l’indemnisation des accidents dutravail et de la reconnaissance syndicale, et elle se poursuit dans lesplus récentes luttes visant à défendre les normes sociales et àprotéger les emplois et les droits syndicaux. La Fédération a vu lejour dans la ville portuaire de Saint John et le centre ferroviaire deMoncton, puis elle s’est étendue aux travailleurs des mines etdes usines du nord de la province, soutenant la cause des employés dusecteur public et des travailleuses, reflétant les réalités de la vieet du travail dans une société bilingue. Puisant dans les archives, lesjournaux et les propres expériences des travailleurs et destravailleuses, voici l’histoire inédite de solidarités syndicalesprovinciales qui ont surmonté les divisions et les revers afin derehausser le statut des travailleurs et des travailleuses dans lasociété néo-brunswickoise. Par cette étude pionnière rédigée dans unstyle clair et puissant, Frank apporte une contribution originale à lacompréhension de l’évolution politique, économique et sociale dela province, et il aide à combler le besoin d’éclairer laconnaissance que le public a de l’histoire des travailleurs etdes syndicats de toutes les régions du Canada.Table of ContentsTable des sigles- vii Remerciements- ix Introduction- 3 Chapitre 1, Un fait accompli - 17 Chapitre 2, Ce qui nous a été promis - 53 Chapitre 3, Une province digne des héros - 85 Chapitre 4, Le nouveau syndicalisme - 117 Chapitre 5, Sur la ligne - 171 Épilogue, Honorons le passé, bâtissons l’avenir - 245

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Book SynopsisMore than two decades after the cold war ended elsewhere, it continues undiminished on the Korean Peninsula. The division of the Korean nation into competing North and South Korean states and the destructive war that followed constitute one of the great, and still unresolved, tragedies of the 20th century.Peacemaker is the memoir of Lim Dong-won, former South Korean unification minister and architect of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-Jung's sunshine policy toward North Korea. As both witness and participant, Lim traces the process of twenty years of diplomatic negotiations with North Korea, from the earliest rounds of inter-Korean talks through the historic inter-Korean summit of June 2000 and beyond.Peacemaker offers a fascinating inside look into the recent history of North-South Korea relations and provides important lessons for policymakers and citizens who seek to understand and resolve the tragic —and increasingly dangerous —situation on the Korean Peninsula.

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Book SynopsisOf Asia’s 800 million Muslims, 215 million are minorities within their countries. These Muslim minorities have experienced a persistent decline in their socioeconomic and political status. Along with this decline, they are increasingly identified by their faith and largely accorded no other identity for civic relations. Why have these Muslim minorities been particularly affected during a time of unprecedented opportunities for the mainstream in Asia’s unprecedented era of growth and rising freedoms?Using detailed analyses of China, India, and the Philippines, Modes of Engagement argues that key factors in this phenomenon include the linkage between socioeconomic decline, loss of political power, and narrowing of identity; nationalism and its associated connotations of the assimilation of minorities; the weakness of civil society generally in Asia; and the rise in regional and global alliances for security and trade.Contributors include Wajahat Habibullah (National Commission for Minorities and National Institute of Technology, India), Rakesh Basant (Indian Institute of Management), Dru C. Gladney (Pomona College), and Joseph Chinyong Liow (Nanyang Technological University’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore).

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Book SynopsisFrom 2007 to 2011 South Korean filmmaker and newspaper reporter Hark Joon Lee lived among North Korean defectors in China, filming an award-winning documentary on their struggles. Crossing Heaven’s Border is the firsthand account of his experiences there, where he witnessed human trafficking, the smuggling of illicit drugs by North Korean soldiers, and a rare successful escape from North Korea by sea.As Lee traces the often tragic lives of North Korean defectors who were willing to risk everything for their hopes, he journeys to Siberia in pursuit of hidden North Korean lumber mills; to Vietnam, where defectors make desperate charges into foreign embassies; and along the 10,000-kilometer escape route for defectors stretching from China to Laos and to Thailand.

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Book SynopsisAmericans think of South Korea as one of the most pro-American of countries, but in fact many Koreans hold harsh and conspiratorial views of the United States. If not, why did a single U.S. military traffic accident in 2002 cause hundreds of thousands of Koreans to take to the streets for weeks, shredding and burning American flags, cursing the United States, and harassing Americans? Why, too, the death threats against American athlete Apolo Ohno and massive cyberattacks against the United States for a sports call made at the Utah Winter Olympics by an Australian referee? These are just two of the incidents detailed in David Straub’s book, the story of an explosion of anti-Americanism in South Korea from 1999 to 2002. Straub, a Korean-speaking senior American diplomat in Seoul at the time, reviews the complicated history of the United States’ relationship with Korea and offers case studies of Korean anti-American incidents during the period that make clear why the outburst occurred, how close it came to undermining the United States’ alliance with Korea, and whether it could happen again. Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea is recommended reading for officials, military personnel, scholars, students, and business people interested in anti-Americanism, U.S.-Korean relations, and U.S. foreign policy and military alliances.Table of Contents 1. Introduction: South Korea’s Anti-American Eruption 2. The Catalyst: Revisiting the Nogun-ri Massacre 3. Poisoning the Relationship: Agent Orange and Formaldehyde 4. Fairness and Equality: Maehyang-ri and SOFA Revision 5. Bushwhacked: North Korea Policy 6. Not Sporting: The Short-Track RacingIncident 7. Climax: The Highway 56 Tragedy 8. Conclusion: Lessons for Americans and Koreans

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Book SynopsisLee Jong-Seok served as vice-secretary of South Korea's National Security Council and as its unification minister under the Roh Moo-Hyun administration (2003–08). After Roh's tragic death in 2009, Lee resolved to present a record of the so-called participatory government's achievements and failures in the realm of unification, foreign affairs, and national security.Peace on a Knife's Edge is the translation of Lee's 2014 account of Roh's efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition at home from conservative forces and abroad from the Bush administration's hard stances of tailored containment and its declaration of the North as part of the axis of evil. Lee's narrative will give American readers rare insights into critical moments of Roh's incumbency, including the tumultuous Six-Party Talks; the delicate process of negotiating the relocation and reduction of United States Forces Korea; Roh's pursuit of South Korea's autonomous defense conflicts with Japan over history issues; and the North's first nuclear weapons test.

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Book SynopsisIn the six Asian countries focused on in this book - China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan - high economic growth has been achieved in many industrial sectors, the catch-up phase of growth has ended or is about to end, and technological frontiers have been reached in many industries. These countries can no longer rely on importing or imitating new technology from abroad and expanding imports, and instead have to develop their own innovations to maintain growth. The policy tools they often used to advance “innovation,” for the most traditional industrial policies of identifying promising industries and promoting them, will no longer be effective. And indeed, governments in Asia have recently put forward new policies, such as China's push for mass entrepreneurship and innovation.Domestic conditions in Asian economies have also started to change. Many countries are facing rapidly aging populations and low birth rates: Japan's population, declining for several years, is the first population decline not caused by war or disease in the modern world; South Korea's labor force started to shrink in 2018 as well; China's huge population will start to age, even as a large part of the population remains poor.Facing these challenges, today Asia is at a juncture. East Asia as a whole has greater real economic output than North America, South and Southeast Asia possess enormous economic potential due to size and resources, and countries within Asia are becoming more connected in both trade and diplomacy. It is at this juncture that the authors of Shifting Gears examine and reassess Asia's innovation and focus on national innovation strategies and regional cluster policies that can promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the larger Asia-Pacific. Chapters explore how institutions and policies affect incentives for innovation and entrepreneurship; whether Asia's innovation systems are substantially different from those of other countries, and in which ways, and whether there are any promising strategies for promoting innovation.

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Book SynopsisNegotiated Power in Late Imperial China: The Zongli Yamen and the Politics of Reform explores the nature and functioning of reform during the nineteenth century of China's Qing dynasty (1644–1911). By analyzing the bureaucratic modes of management that developed around the creation and evolution of the Zongli Yamen or Foreign Office (1861–1901), the book demonstrates the vitality of not only the Chinese State, but also the institutional traditions of its Manchu rulers. Drawing on precedent and the flexibility of the administrative system in their efforts to manage the conduct of foreign affairs, high Qing ministers transformed opportunities for institutional dynamism into the reality of a functioning central Zongli Yamen with a foreign affairs field administration supporting it in the provinces. In the process, they altered the governmental hierarchy and changed the definition of institutional power in the multi-faceted area of foreign affairs and, more generally, for the Qing bureaucracy. As the most significant example of institutional development in China's critical period of the nineteenth century, the Zongli Yamen's experience serves as valuable background for understanding reform efforts in late imperial China and beyond.

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Book SynopsisPolitical Magic is the story of how Bill Clinton's lifelong friends--the Arkansas Travelers--helped the governor of a small state become president of the United States. This engaging and amusing story tells how the Travelers personalised politics and made a difference in Bill Clinton's election and also went to work for Hillary Clinton in her 2008 bid for president.

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Book SynopsisA China Scholar’ Long March is a collection of fifty pieces written between 1978 and 2015 by Charles Horner, a China Scholar, a former U.S. government official, and the author of the two-volume work Rising China and Its Postmodern Fate. The pieces originally appeared in general interest publications such as The American Interest, The National Interest, and Commentary; in newspapers like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post; and in some more specialized periodicals such as China Heritage Quarterly and the Naval War College Review.The first piece dates from 1978, when the so-called `Rise of China’ was about to begin and, as such, Horner’s writings span a generation of China’s trying to make sense of its own rise and of American scholars and commentators trying to make sense of it also. Horner’s 1992 article, `China on the Rise’ is now bracketed, a quarter century later, by a growing sense that the so-called Rise of China is coming to an end, and that a generation of commentary about it is about to come to an end along with it.

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Book SynopsisMake someone smile and you have done well; make someone laugh out loud, and you have achieved something greater. This witty, wry collection of essays takes the reader from a blue-collar boyhood in Queens across the river to cutthroat Wall Street, across the seas to Japan and Puerto Rico, and back again. Reality and hyperbole collide in tales of life’s universal and painful experiences – the big interview, meeting your future in-laws and travel debacles galore – where to “add a little levity” is to survive, and thrive!Trade Review"In today's world of uncertainty and weighty decisions, 'Adding A Little Levity', is the perfect bedtime read. A chapter a night will leave you smiling, as you drift off into a peaceful sleep. The problem is -you'll be chuckling in your dreams." Sally Fernandez, bestselling author of the Max Ford Thriller Series; "I see a lot of wit bubbling away here and an eye for the farcical nightmare." Arthur Plotnik, bestselling author of Spunk and Bite; "Having a tough day? 'Adding a Little Levity' is just what the doctor ordered. Bob's essays showcase his observational humor and dry wit about a kid from Queens and his escapades (and cringeworthy blunders) in corporate America and beyond. Sure to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step." Erin Moran McCormick, author of Year of Action.

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Book SynopsisIn Latin America, as early as 1975 testimony given under oath by anthropologists has been applied in the civil law systems in a number of Latin American countries. Called peritajes antropológicos culturales, this testimony can come in the form of written affidavits and/or oral testimony. These experts build bridges of intercultural dialogue, which overcome language and cultural barriers that have historically limited equal access to justice for indigenous and ethnic people all over the word. Culture as Judicial Evidence in Latin America summarizes the current state of this work in six countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay, and lays out the challenges and dilemmas involved in the creation and use of cultural expert testimony. Organized into three sections, the book advances a framework for the use of cultural evidence, and presents readers with nine case studies based on trials in six individual countries. These countries have implemented legal reform, constitutional amendments and the adoption of international legislation to create the legal frameworks that enable this new form of legal evidence to be admissible in Latin American courts. The contributing authors are cultural anthropologists with vast experience researching the impact of cultural expert witness testimony. A forward-looking final section examines the dilemmas and challenges of this work that remain to be solved. Trade ReviewCulture as Judicial Evidence is the first anthropological study of expert witness testimony about cultural matters in Latin American legal contexts. This fine volume provides valuable insights into ethnographic interventions concerning life and death matters involving human rights abuses, migration, political freedoms, indigenous rights, and gender identities. * Howard Campbell, University of Texas-El Paso *A brilliant, nuanced guide to cultural expertise in Latin American civil law systems. Rodriguez and the contributors ask crucial questions about the state (mis)management of cultural diversity and access to justice across a continent where anthropological experts must transcend their roles in court cases to promote social transformation. * Ellen Moodie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *This fascinating and ground-breaking collection introduces readers to the diverse uses of anthropological expert testimony in Latin American civil law systems. Rich case studies are framed by surveys of the national legal contexts, and assessments of the dilemmas that arise when presenting cultural arguments in judicial proceedings. * Professor Anthony Good, University of Edinburgh, UK. *

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