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Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 128.00This book examines the structure of political power amongst elites inside Saudi Arabia and how they might cope with the very serious challenge posed by succession. Presenting a new and refreshing theoretical approach that links elite integration with regime stability, the author shows that the kingdom?s royal elite is far more integrated than it has... more...
Contested Citizenship in East Asia
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 130.00Theories of citizenship from the West ? pre-eminently those by T.H. Marshall ? provide only a limited insight into East Asian political history. The Marshallian trajectory ? juridical, political and social rights ? was not repeated in Asia and the late nineteenth-century debate about liberalism and citizenship among intellectuals in Japan and China... more...
The Devil In The Detail
Jonathan Ball Publishers 2011; US$ 10.21The South African ?Arms Deal? was never a single event. Rather it was, and still is, a series of scandals and outrages, all contributing towards a dubious momentum that takes South Africa further away from transparent democratic practice. The Devil in the Detail, written by two of South Africa?s leading researchers on the subject, takes the reader... more...
Hope & Fear
Jonathan Ball Publishers 2012; US$ 10.21Hope & Fear is a selection of speeches and writings by Tony Leon, former leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its predecessor, the Democratic Party (DP). It records a period in which Leon took the party from the edge of political extinction to the centre of political debate and massively increased voter support. Leon speaks and writes with... more...
After The Party
Jonathan Ball Publishers 2010; US$ 10.21After the Party burst onto the South African political scene when it was published in 2006, becoming an instant bestseller. Detailing ex-ANC MP Andrew Feinstein's involvement with the ruling party ? his euphoria at being part of the new South Africa followed by a growing disillusionment over the ANC's handling of HIV/AIDS and in particular the notorious... more...
Preventing Corruption in Asia
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Despite intensified governmental and public efforts at corruption control in recent years, official transgression continues to surface in various ways of abusing the unique power and trust that a government holds. Preventing Corruption in Asia addresses a number of crucial questions: -What institutional arrangements are necessary to ensure... more...
Chinese Politics and Government
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95Over the past two decades, China?s political reforms, open-door policy, dramatic economic growth, and increasingly assertive foreign policy have had an unprecedented regional and global impact. This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of government and politics in China as well as the conceptual ability to explore... more...
China in the 1980s
Palgrave Macmillan 1996; US$ 159.00This book analyses the changing nature of centre-province relations in China in a period of rapid economic change. It aims to show how leadership conflicts over the nature and scope of economic change gave rise to an incremental and reactive reform process. The resulting partially reformed economic system not only gave many provincial leaders the ability... more...
The Policy-Making Process in Contemporary Japan
Palgrave Macmillan 1996; US$ 168.00This book deals with the public policy-making process in contemporary Japan testifying a new dictum: 'The various phases of the policy process cause politics'. The analytical focus is threefold: encompassing the policy-making process on the national level; elections and the policy-making process; and the regional policy and decision-making. These... more...
China - The Political Philosophy of the Middle Kingdom
Zed Books 2012; US$ 29.95China is a rising economic and political power. But what is the message of this rise? Tongdong Bai addresses this increasingly pressing question by examining the rich history of political theories and practices from China's past, and showing how it impacts upon the present. Part of Zeds World Political Theories series, this ground-breaking... more...









