The Relay of Gazes is a demonstration that analysis of a variety of films and television programs is the key to revealing how dramatically Japan's image has evolved in recent decades. The films and pr
Kieh (political science and African studies, Grand Valley State U.) presents a series of case studies that analyze the dynamics of state failure and state collapse in Africa. The nine studies seek to
Held in Cairo in 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development signaled a shift in the focus of population policy from environmentally influenced demographic targets to feminist and
Interviews and surveys of children during three Presidential elections and two non-Presidential years show how some sixth-graders in a Vermont town react to the political issues raised in those electi
Conditional Leadership investigates the European Commission's preferences and tactics in the development of regional policy in the European Union from its inception in 1975 to the most recent reform o
Historian and lawyer Brian F. Carso, Jr., demonstrates that, although treason law was conflicted and awkward, the broader idea of treason gave recognizable shape to abstract ideas of loyalty, betrayal
Responding to the current interest in preventive diplomacy and post-conflict peace building, Smith (international service, American U.) explores how the teaching of history can reduce conflict by inte
Election Reform: Politics and Policy is the definitive work on the manner in which policymakers responded to the crisis that emerged from the 2000 presidential election. Editors Daniel Palazzolo and J
Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the relig
A remarkably prescient thinker, Aleksandras Shtromas devoted his life to understanding totalitarianism and political change. This posthumous collection of writings, edited by Robert Faulkner and Danie
Challenging much of the conventional wisdom, Miyashita (international relations, Tokyo International U.) argues that the US plays a significant role in Japanese policy regarding foreign aid. He conten
The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was adopted by the Organization of American States in 1997 to fight corruption within the governments of the Western Hemisphere. Manfroni (law and poli
Organized by region, boasting an international roster of contributors, and including summaries of selected creative and critical works and a guide to selected terms and figures, Salhi's volume is an i
The field of comparative politics traditionally has been divided into two camps: on the one hand, quantitatively driven work on a broad scale; on the other, more qualitative area studies. This edited
Presents nine personal essays written by noted Holocaust educators working in or with Holocaust museums, resource centers, or educational organizations in the US, UK, Israel, Canada, South Africa, Ger
Editors Joan Grossman and Ruth Rischin pose to their contributors an intriguing question: What happens when the ideas of a thinker like William James, who—despite his originality—was deeply rooted in
As an Israeli-American, Kook (politics and government, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev) alternated between homes in New York and Tel Aviv throughout her childhood, which led her to see similarities in the
Arguing that the Western tradition of political thought and practice is shaped by two fundamentally different visions of politics that can, in essence, be traced back to Hobbes and Rousseau, Matthew (
Migration and the Externalities of European Integration analyzes the extra-European dimension of the European Union's migration policies and the mechanisms developed to enforce the EU's policy decisio
Taiwan's recent moves to democratize its political system have undermined the "one China" policy and demanded the redefinition of relations between Taiwan and China.Across the Taiwan Strait
Criminologists agree that crime has its roots at the level of the local neighborhood, but many criticize social disorganization theory for its fairly narrow view of the community dynamics related to c
