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Collaborative Federalism
Cambridge University Press 1998; US$ 29.00This provocative study of federalism identifies a pattern of intergovernmental relations in Australia. more...
A Little History of the Labour Party
University of NSW Press 2010; US$ 19.96The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties and was the first in the world to form a government. 2011 marks its 120th birthday. This short and lively book tells the story of the ALPs numerous successes in winning government at all levels and making policy that has transformed lives. The book also shows how the ALP has attracted... more...
Pakistan's Quagmire
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 130.00In this title, international experts analyze Pakistan's security and insurgency issues, looking at the threats posed to and by this nuclear-armed Islamic nation. The only country in Islamic world to be formed in the name of Islam and a nuclear power, Pakistan today is struggling for its very existence and is at war with itself. "Pakistan's... more...
Negotiating Statehood
Wiley 2011; US$ 34.95Negotiating Statehood: Dynamics of Power and Domination in Africa provides a conceptual framework for analysing dynamic processes of state-making in Africa. Features a conceptual framework which provides a method for analysing the everyday making, contestation, and negotiation of statehood in contemporary Africa Conceptualizes who negotiates... more...
African Conflicts and Informal Power
Zed Books 2012; US$ 39.95Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, African Conflicts and Informal Power shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continents conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize... more...
The Arab Spring
Zed Books 2012; US$ 19.95This pioneering explanation of the Arab Spring will define a new era of thinking about the Middle East. In this landmark book, Hamid Dabashi argues that the uprisings occurring from Morocco to Iran and from Syria to Yemen have been driven by a delayed defiance that signifies no less than the end of postcolonialism. As he brilliantly explains, the permanent... more...
Nepal - Nation-State in the wilderness
SAGE India 2012; US$ 50.00NepalNation-state in the Wilderness takes a critical look at three important aspects of modern Nepal: viability of the Nepali State, prospects and challenges of its liberal democracy, and strategies for managing the emerging geopolitical trends. The author analyses the transformation of Maoists into a systemic party within the liberal-democratic... more...
Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 100.00Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and politics of climate change, water management, public service delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with each other. more...
Zunami!
Jacana Media 2010; US$ 17.99Analyzing the South African general elections of April 2009, the voting trends and results, this investigation also ponders the future prospects for South Africa. Those elections were the most momentous and important for a democratic Parliament since the ?miracle? elections in 1994. Not only the recent elections bring Jacob Zuma to the presidency... more...









