Political Science
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African Migration Narratives: Politics, Race, and Space [Paperback]
Cajetan Iheka(Editor); Jack Taylor(Editor)
$29.95ISBN: 9781648250064
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Volume: Volume 81
This essay collection examines the representations of migration in African literature, film, and other visual media. Inspired by the proliferation of texts focused on this theme and the ongoing migration crises, essays in the volume probe the ways... .... Learn More -
The Long Shadow of World War II: How the Legacies of the War Have Shaped the 21st Century [Hardback]
Matthias Strohn(Editor)
$65.00ISBN: 9781952715020
Published by : Casemate Academic
2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, yet even as the war slips from living memory, its legacies continue to influence current political and military thinking. This anthology will analyse these legacies for a number of countries and r... .... Learn More -
Political Legitimacy in Postcolonial Mali [Hardback]
Dorothea E. Schulz(Author)
$120.00ISBN: 9781847012685
Published by : James Currey
Series: Western Africa Series
The 2012 coup d'état in Mali, and the political destabilization that followed, brought an abrupt end to the country's success story as a "donor darling" and as a model of successful democratization. In spite of signing a peace tre... .... Learn More -
The Vaal Uprising of 1984 & the Struggle for Freedom in South Africa [Hardback]
Franziska Rueedi(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781847012616
Published by : James Currey
On 3 September 1984 a bloody uprising set the African townships of the Vaal Triangle aflame. Triggered by dissatisfaction over rent increases and a local government that was failing to provide any meaningful political power or social transformatio... .... Learn More -
Politics and Culture in Germany and Austria Today: Edinburgh German Yearbook, volume 14 [Hardback]
Frauke Matthes(Editor); Dora Osborne(Editor); Katya Krylova Myrto Aspioti(Editor)
$85.00ISBN: 9781640140844
Published by : Camden House
Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook
As debates about Europe, migration, resurgent nationalism, and neoliberalism intensify in Germany and Austria, politics has gained particular prominence in cultural production and cultural institutions. How does this development affect German Stud... .... Learn More -
Public Diplomacy in Global Communication: Theories and Models [Paperback]
Prof. Qing'an Zhou(Author)
$85.00ISBN: 9781626430709
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
The book believes that the formation of public diplomacy must be based on the background and ideological of global communication. Therefore, the impact of global political and cultural characteristics can be clearly seen on the policy behaviors of... .... Learn More -
Winning Wars: The Enduring Nature and Changing Character of Victory from Antiquity to the 21st Century [Hardback]
Matthias Strohn(Editor)
$65.00ISBN: 9781952715006
Published by : Casemate Academic
What does it mean to win a war? How does this differ from a simple military victory? How have different cultures and societies answered these questions through history, and how can we apply these lessons?
When considering how a war might ... .... Learn More -
Biopolitics for Beginners: Knowledge of Life and Government of People [Paperback]
Ottavio Marzocca(Author)
$20.00ISBN: 9788869771781
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
Michel Foucault claimed that the term biopolitics can be fully understood only within the context of modern forms of governing society. From this perspective, the development of modern medical knowledge, the re-organization of the hospital as a he... .... Learn More -
The Red Vienna Sourcebook [Hardback]
Ingo Zechner(Editor); Georg Spitaler(Editor); Rob McFarland(Editor)
$120.00ISBN: 9781571133557
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: Volume 204
Immediately after World War I, in 1919, the Austrian capital Vienna elected a Social Democratic majority that persisted until 1934. The city's leaders, together with its intellectuals, boldly imagined a new society that would be economically just,... .... Learn More -
The Red Vienna Sourcebook [Paperback]
Ingo Zechner(Editor); Georg Spitaler(Editor); Rob McFarland(Editor)
$49.95ISBN: 9781640140677
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: Volume 204
The current blockbuster German TV series Babylon Berlin introduces viewers to the tumultuous period in German history known as the Weimar Republic. Critics have praised the series for its relevance to the present: it shows dark populist for... .... Learn More
