'From Protest to Parties' provides a unique window into the politics of mobilization and protest in closed political regimes, shedding light on how the choices of political elites affects organizational development--Résumé de l'éditeur.
The tenth edition of this acclaimed text continues to provide a lively, comprehensive and up-to-date account of British political institutions, of the way in which they operate, and of the society in which they developed. It includes new sections on the following key areas : the…
This book assesses the impact of interest groups to determine if collectively they are capable of shaping policy in their own interests or whether they influence policy only at the margins.
Universal health care was on the national political agenda for nearly a hundred years until a comprehensive (but not universal) health care reform bill supported by President Obama passed in 2010. The most common explanation for the failure of past reform efforts is that special…
Providing an overview of Third World politics, this book examines political institutions and state-society relations in such countries as Kenya, India, Chile, Ghana and Ethiopia.
Cross-dressing convicts, effeminate bushrangers and women-shortage woes - here is the first ever history of sex in Australia, from Botany Bay to the present-day. In this readable social history, the author uses vivid examples to chart the changing sex lives of Australians. He sh…