The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. InIslam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority socie…
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. InIslam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority socie…
Taiwan is only one of four consolidated Asian democracies. Democratizing Taiwan provides the most comprehensive analysis of Taiwan's peaceful democratization including the past authoritarian experience, leadership both within and outside government, popular protest and elections…
Media and technology in emerging African democracies
"Students of media and communication have been armed with a powerful tool to move the African continent into the second and third generations of the New Millennium. These two authors have brought their classroom experience in communications to bear on what continental scholars n…
"In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of Ame…
The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of this controversial country. Engagingly written, the author provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa.€E…
" ... [The] author provides a sharp, analytical view of South Africa. The text covers the complete history of tye country, from pre-colonial times to the present, and major themes include explorations of the colonial conquests of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the esta…
" ... [The] author provides a sharp, analytical view of South Africa. The text covers the complete history of tye country, from pre-colonial times to the present, and major themes include explorations of the colonial conquests of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the esta…