Political Science
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The Crisis of Democratization in the Greater Horn of Africa: An Alternative Approach to Institutional Order in Transitional Societies [Hardback]
Kidane Mengisteab(Editor); Amr M A Mahgoub Mahgoub(Contributor); Asma Hussein M. Adam(Contributor); Gaim Kibreab(Contributor); Kassahun Berhanu(Contributor)
$90.00ISBN: 9781847012470
Published by : James Currey
Series: Eastern Africa Series
Volume: 48
In the early 1990s, a wave of democratization swept through many African countries, but its prevailing election-centred liberal approach failed to result in sustainable democracies. Why should this be and what can be done about it? This multi-disc... .... Learn More -
Land, Investment & Politics: Reconfiguring Eastern Africa's Pastoral Drylands [Hardback]
Jeremy Lind(Editor); Doris Okenwa(Editor); Ian Scoones(Editor); Adriana Blache(Contributor); Ahmed M. Musa(Contributor)
$120.00ISBN: 9781847012524
Published by : James Currey
Series: African Issues
Volume: 40
More than ever before, the gaze of global investment has been directed to the drylands of Africa, but what does this mean for these regions' pastoralists and other livestock-keepers and their livelihoods? Will those who have occupied drylands over... .... Learn More -
Civil Religion and the Enlightenment in England, 1707-1800 [Hardback]
Ashley Walsh(Author)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783274901
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History
Volume: 40
This innovative book reveals how Enlightened writers in England, both lay and clerical, proclaimed public support for Christianity by transforming it into a civil religion, despite the famous claim of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that Christians professe... .... Learn More -
Polish Literature and National Identity: A Postcolonial Perspective [Hardback]
Dariusz Skórczewski(Author); Agnieszka Polakowska(Author); Agnieszka Polakowska(Translator)
$99.00ISBN: 9781580469784
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe
Volume: 23
For nearly half a century East-Central Europe was part of the Soviet empire and was subject to its "civilizing" mission. Despite its colonial status, this part of the world has escaped the attention of most postcolonial critics and remai... .... Learn More -
Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria [Hardback]
Abdul Raufu Mustapha(Editor); Kate Meagher(Editor); Abdourahmane Idrissa(Contributor); Abdul Raufu Mustapha(Contributor); Abubakar Kawu Monguno(Contributor); Kate Meagher(Contributor)
$115.00ISBN: 9781847012395
Published by : James Currey
Series: Western Africa Series
Volume: 15
It is now more than a decade since the violent Islamic group Boko Haram launched its reign of terror across northern Nigeria, claiming more than 27,000 lives and displacing over 2 million people. While its territorial gains have largely been recap... .... Learn More -
Giovanni Spadolini: Quasi una biografia [Paperback]
Cosimo Ceccuti(Author); Gabriele Paolini(Editor)
$28.00ISBN: 9788859619901
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Universitario | Storia
Volume: 4
Text in Italian
From 1969 to 1994, Cosimo Ceccuti has been Giovanni Spadolini’s closest contributor in the historic and cultural field. He was indicated in Spadolini’s testament as general secretary for life and cultura... .... Learn More -
Firenze e la nascita del “Partito degli Intellettuali”: Alla vigilia della Grande Guerra [Paperback]
Giustina Manica(Editor)
$30.00ISBN: 9788859620686
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Text in Italian.
The book is focused on the birth of the “intellectuals’ party” in the city of Florence in the era of Giovanni Giolitti, that is, on the eve of World War I. The contributions offer a varied overview of th... .... Learn More -
Nairobi in the Making: Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging [Hardback]
Constance Smith(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781847012333
Published by : James Currey
Series: Eastern Africa Series
Volume: 46
What does it mean to make a life in an African city today? How do ordinary Africans, surrounded by collapsing urban infrastructures and amid fantastical promises of hypermodern, globalised futures, try to ensure a place for themselves in the city'... .... Learn More -
A Petty Statesman: Writings on War and International Affairs [Paperback]
David Hume(Author); Spartaco Pupo(Editor)
$20.00ISBN: 9788869772283
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
David Hume was not only a lover of political speculation, who dealt with politics in his most important works, but also an expert in military strategies and techniques; a friend and confidant of generals, ministers, parliamentarians, local adminis... .... Learn More -
Augustine's Political Thought [Hardback]
Richard J. Dougherty(Editor); Adam Thomas(Contributor); Ashleen Manchaca-Bagnulo(Contributor); Daniel E. Burns(Contributor); Daniel Strand(Contributor)
$125.00ISBN: 9781580469241
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought
Volume: 2
2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner
Studies on Augustine have burgeoned over the past decade, but attention has focused primarily on his writings on philosophy and theology. Less attention has been given to his political t... .... Learn More
