AIDS, Ebola, SARS and malaria--the list of deadly infectious diseases that provoke panic and cause devastating losses of life and economic welfare is virtually...

Jews and Muslims make up less than 3% of the total population of the United States. Yet, despite their relatively small numbers, the members of these two...

The Watergate crisis continues to cast a long shadow over American politics. So many of the issues we confront today have their roots in the scandals of the...

This volume opens a new avenue toward understanding the politics and policies of many US presidents. For years, leading scholars have largely ignored the...

How do United States public policies differ from those of other wealthy democracies? Why do they differ? The Roots of American Exceptionalism draws on...

"...How do United States public policies differ from those of other wealthy democracies? Why do they differ? The Roots of American Exceptionalism draws on.... How do United States public policies differ from those of other wealthy democracies?  Why do they differ?  The Roots of American Exceptionalism draws on societies' unique histories, distinctive paths of institutional development and contrasting cultures to explain why they adopt different policies for common problems. It compares the United S..."

There has been a high level of conflict in American politics in recent years. Massive disagreements over government policies, including health care, seem to...

Including contributors with diverse backgrounds and outlooks, this volume provides an unconventional and provocative look at how Japan is situated in a...

"...Including contributors with diverse backgrounds and outlooks, this volume provides an unconventional and provocative look at how Japan is situated in a.... Including contributors with diverse backgrounds and outlooks, this volume provides an unconventional and provocative look at how Japan is situated in a globally unfolding transition from representative democracy to monitoring democracy. In Japan’s case, the transition is unfolding from karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy. Karaoke democracy..."

In this edited volume, leading scholars from the United States and China analyze the challenges and opportunities for China in the twenty-first century, each...

When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt,...

"...When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt,.... When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are..."

The Egyptian revolution of 2011 captivated the world and served as the focal point of the regional uprisings that have collectively come to be known as the...

This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites. In doing so, it explores the...

The government of Egypt banned Inside Egypt in 2008—the first time a book on Egyptian politics had been banned in the country in decades—and quickly rescinded...

In Peaceful Islamist Mobilization in the Muslim World: What Went Right, Julie Chernov Hwang presents a compelling and innovative new theory and framework for...

This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of from the Qadhafi coup in 1969 through the civil war in 2011. Throughout the different...

This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the...

Hannah Arendt is one of the most famous political theorists of the twentieth century, yet in the social sciences, her work has rarely been given the attention...

During the 1900s the drive of liberal peace efforts in the form of humanitarian intervention transformed the ways in which traditional development assistance...

Since 1988, China has undergone one of the largest, but least understood experiments in grassroots democracy. Across 650,000 villages in China, with over one...

"...Since 1988, China has undergone one of the largest, but least understood experiments in grassroots democracy. Across 650,000 villages in China, with over one.... Since 1988, China has undergone one of the largest, but least understood experiments in grassroots democracy. Across 650,000 villages in China, with over one million elections, 300,000 officials have been elected. The Chinese government believes that this is a step towards "Democracy with Chinese characteristics." But to many involved ..."

Postcolonial approaches to understanding economies are of increasing academic and political significance as questions about the nature of globalization,...

Global Politics in the Information Age, available in paperback for the first time, presents a provocative and wide-ranging introduction to the notion that...

This exciting book, available in paperback for the first time, provides an illuminating account of contemporary globalization that is grounded in actual...

"...This exciting book, available in paperback for the first time, provides an illuminating account of contemporary globalization that is grounded in actual.... This exciting book, available in paperback for the first time,  provides an illuminating account of contemporary globalization that is grounded in actual transformations in the areas of production and the workplace. It reveals the social and political contests that give "global" its meaning, by examining the contested nature of globalizatio..."

Any student, academic, or practitioner wanting to succeed in development studies, radical or mainstream, must understand the World Bank's role and the...

Men and Development: Politicizing Masculinities features an exciting collection of contributions from some of today's leading thinkers and practitioners in the...