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The Truman Years, 1945-1953 (Paperback): Mark S. Byrnes The Truman Years, 1945-1953 (Paperback)
Mark S. Byrnes
R1,429 Discovery Miles 14 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a concise and accessible examination of the postwar years and the major trends and themes which originated in this period of US history.

Peter the Great (Paperback, 2nd New edition): M.S. Anderson Peter the Great (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
M.S. Anderson
R1,544 Discovery Miles 15 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressures and restrictions that shaped his attitudes and limited his actions.

Kennedy (Paperback, Revised): Hugh Brogan Kennedy (Paperback, Revised)
Hugh Brogan
R1,606 Discovery Miles 16 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the Presidency of John F. Kennedy.

Richelieu (Paperback, Revised): R.J. Knecht Richelieu (Paperback, Revised)
R.J. Knecht
R1,491 Discovery Miles 14 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This concise and up-to-date assessment of Richelieu's career provides an enthralling introduction to the character and exercise of his power.

Richelieu governed France for 18 years until his death. Until the mid-20th century he was viewed by Anglo-Saxon historians as cold, clever and ruthless. Recent interpretations have been more favorable, however, and in this incisive study R. J. Knecht uses recent research to reassess Richelieu's career and achievements.

The Younger Pitt (Paperback): Michael Duffy The Younger Pitt (Paperback)
Michael Duffy
R1,892 Discovery Miles 18 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This new title in the "Profiles in Power Series" examines the astonishing career of The Younger Pitt. A phenomenon, dead at 46, he was not only Britain's youngest, but also her second longest, serving Prime minister, who acted as premier for 19 of his 25 yeas in Parliament. Provides a concise analytical examination of a critical period in British history and Pitt's role in these events, including Britain's international resurgence after the loss of America and the long struggle against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. For those interested in British history. Hardcover 0-582-05278-5 $ 69.95y

The Vietnam War - Military Strategy and Escalation (Hardcover): Walter L. Hixson The Vietnam War - Military Strategy and Escalation (Hardcover)
Walter L. Hixson
R5,254 Discovery Miles 52 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This six-volume collection of essential articles on the American involvement in the Vietnam Wa encompasses the political, social, and military aspects of the war.

Congressional Travels - Places, Connections, and Authenticity; Tenth Anniversary Edition, With a New Foreword by Morris P.... Congressional Travels - Places, Connections, and Authenticity; Tenth Anniversary Edition, With a New Foreword by Morris P. Fiorina (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Richard Fenno, Jr.
R3,374 Discovery Miles 33 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written in preeminent legislative studies scholar Richard Fenno's "homespun" story-telling style, Congressional Travels argues that authenticity -- knowing what a representative is like in his/her district and looking beyond mere roll-call voting -- contributes significantly to understanding the full body of work done by our members of Congress. It further posits that the best way to gain a sense of authenticity is to do what Fenno is most famous for, i.e., making multiple trips and spending a great deal of time observing representatives at home in their districts, with their constituents. The book is engaging, quietly provocative, and unique, offering an alternative to what some consider the increasingly specialized and technical nature of political science. This tenth anniversary edition includes an illuminating new Foreword by renowned congressional scholar Morris P. Fiorina, adding to the appreciation of Richard Fenno and this work over the years.

Presidents, Governors, and the Politics of Distribution in Federal Democracies - Primus Contra Pares in Argentina and Brazil... Presidents, Governors, and the Politics of Distribution in Federal Democracies - Primus Contra Pares in Argentina and Brazil (Paperback)
Lucas I. Gonzalez
R1,487 R1,047 Discovery Miles 10 470 Save R440 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tensions between central authorities and subnational units over centralization and fiscal autonomy are on top of the political agenda in many developing federal countries. This book examines historical changes in the balance between the resources that presidents and governors control and the policy responsibilities they have to deliver. It focuses on Argentina and Brazil, the most decentralized federal countries in Latin America, with the most powerful sub-national governments in the region. Using formal modelling, statistical tools, and comparative historical analyses, it examines substantive shifts in the allocation of resources and the distribution of administrative functions and explains under which conditions these changes occur. In doing so, it presents theoretical and comparative implications for the study of fiscal federalism and the functioning of developing federal democracies. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of federalism, intergovernmental relations, decentralization, and sub-national politics and more broadly to those studying comparative politics, democratization, political elites, public policy and economics.

Hitler - Study of a Revolutionary? (Paperback, New): Martyn Housden Hitler - Study of a Revolutionary? (Paperback, New)
Martyn Housden
R1,146 Discovery Miles 11 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Adolf Hitler is perceived to be the most evil political leader of twentieth century Europe. Hitler draws on his background and involvement in the rise of National Socialism, the government of the Third Reich, leadership of the Second World War in Germany and his psychology to discuss Hitler's credentials as a revolutionary.
This volume includes examination of:
* the general characteristics of revolutions and revolutionaries
* Hitler as Agitator, Dictator, Deceiver and Warlord
* Hitler's architectural and artistic ambitions
* Hitler's mind and personality.
Hitler investigates what it was that motivated this national leader to achieve such monstrosities which still cast a shadow over Europe today.

Clinton Foreign Policy Reader - Presidential Speeches with Commentary (Paperback): Alvin Z. Rubinstein Clinton Foreign Policy Reader - Presidential Speeches with Commentary (Paperback)
Alvin Z. Rubinstein
R1,122 Discovery Miles 11 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An introduction to the main issues of American foreign policy as it has evolved during the first post-Cold War presidency. There are substantive excerpts from major presidential policy statements to illustrate the points and turning points discussed in each chapter. The collection is intended as a supplementary text in American foreign policy and contemporary international relations. It includes a bibliography and a guide to accessing contemporary foreign policy information on line.

Clinton Foreign Policy Reader - Presidential Speeches with Commentary (Hardcover): Alvin Z. Rubinstein Clinton Foreign Policy Reader - Presidential Speeches with Commentary (Hardcover)
Alvin Z. Rubinstein
R6,258 Discovery Miles 62 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An introduction to the main issues of American foreign policy as it has evolved during the first post-Cold War presidency. There are substantive excerpts from major presidential policy statements to illustrate the points and turning points discussed in each chapter. The collection is intended as a supplementary text in American foreign policy and contemporary international relations. It includes a bibliography and a guide to accessing contemporary foreign policy information on line.

When America Stopped Being Great - A History of the Present (Paperback): Nick Bryant When America Stopped Being Great - A History of the Present (Paperback)
Nick Bryant
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what you've been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.' - Emily Maitlis 'Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America' - Washington Post In When America Stopped Being Great, veteran reporter and BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant reveals how America's decline paved the way for Donald Trump's rise, sowing division and leaving the country vulnerable to its greatest challenge of the modern era. Deftly sifting through almost four decades of American history, from post-Cold War optimism, through the scandal-wracked nineties and into the new millennium, Bryant unpacks the mistakes of past administrations, from Ronald Reagan's 'celebrity presidency' to Barack Obama's failure to adequately address income and racial inequality. He explains how the historical clues, unseen by many (including the media) paved the way for an outsider to take power and a country to slide towards disaster. As Bryant writes, 'rather than being an aberration, Trump's presidency marked the culmination of so much of what had been going wrong in the United States for decades - economically, racially, politically, culturally, technologically and constitutionally.' A personal elegy for an America lost, unafraid to criticise actors on both sides of the political divide, When America Stopped Being Great takes the long view, combining engaging storytelling with recent history to show how the country moved from the optimism of Reagan's 'Morning in America' to the darkness of Trump's 'American Carnage'. It concludes with some of the most dramatic events in recent memory, in an America torn apart by a bitterly polarised election, racial division, the national catastrophe of the coronavirus and the threat to US democracy evidenced by the storming of Capitol Hill.

An Analysis of Max Weber's Politics as a Vocation (Hardcover): Tom McClean An Analysis of Max Weber's Politics as a Vocation (Hardcover)
Tom McClean
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

German sociologist Max Weber's 1919 lecture Politics as a Vocation is widely regarded as a masterpiece of political theory and sociology. Its central strength lies in Weber's deployment of masterful interpretative skills to power his discussion of modern politics. Interpretation involves understanding both the meaning of evidence and the meaning of terms - questioning definitions, clarifying terms and processes, and supplying good, clear definitions of the author's own. As a sociologist accustomed to working with historical evidence, Weber based his own work on precisely these skills, solidly backed up by analytical acuity. Politics as a Vocation, written in a Germany shocked by its crippling defeat in World War I, saw Weber turn his eye to an examination of how the modern nation state emerged, and the different ways in which it can be run - interpreting and defining the different types of rule that are possible. It is testament to Weber's interpretative skills that Politics is famous above all in sociological circles for its clear definition of a state as an institution that claims "the monopoly of legitimate physical violence" in a given territory.

Mao (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Michael Lynch Mao (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Michael Lynch
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Michael Lynch's second edition of Mao examines the life of this controversial figure. Opening with a detailed chronology, it delves into Mao's younger years and tracks his gradual rise to power, with a chapter dedicated to the cult status that surrounded him. Through a wealth of primary and secondary sources and a balanced consideration of the conflicting views that surround Mao's leadership, this book provides a thorough exploration of Mao's political and private life. Key features of the second edition include a detailed analysis of the Long March, an account of Sino-Japanese relations and an assessment of Mao's ongoing legacy. This biography will be essential reading for anyone interested in Mao and the politics of twentieth-century China.

Nehru (Hardcover): Judith M Brown Nehru (Hardcover)
Judith M Brown
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Judith Brown explores Nehru as a figure of power and provides an assessment of his leadership at the head of a newly independent India with no tradition of democratic politics.

Truman (Paperback, Ed): David McCullough Truman (Paperback, Ed)
David McCullough
R600 R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Save R164 (27%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man -- a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined -- but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Truman's story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history.

The Real Stalin (Hardcover): Yves Delbars The Real Stalin (Hardcover)
Yves Delbars; Translated by Bernard Miall
R3,656 Discovery Miles 36 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, originally published in English in 1953, the author, recognized as one of the best-informed experts on Eastern European politics, reconstructed during the course of a decade's work, the real history of Stalin, from his youth in Georgia to the last year of his life. Utilizing an enormous mass of largely unpublsihed documents he reconstructed a living Stalin with all his qualities and faults, crimes and achievements. He tells the secrets of Stalin's rise to power and of the extraordinary complexity and effectiveness of his tactics which can be seen in his attitude towards the problems of Marxist philosophy, in his attitude towards the German Question and his role as military commander.

Vision and Strategy in Indian Politics - Jawaharlal Nehru's Policy Choices and the Designing of Political Institutions... Vision and Strategy in Indian Politics - Jawaharlal Nehru's Policy Choices and the Designing of Political Institutions (Paperback)
Jivanta Schoettli
R1,467 Discovery Miles 14 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 1950s in India were a crucial transition phase where the legacy and institutions of British rule had to be transformed to fit the needs of a post-colonial state. This period is closely associated with India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru (1947 - 64). Selecting three key policies closely associated with him, the book traces the political origins of the Panchasheela Agreement with China in 1954, the Hindu Code Bills of 1955 and 1956 and the founding of the Planning Commission in 1950. Each provides a window into the compulsions of Indian domestic politics at the time as well as the parameters of parliamentary debate. The book goes on to discuss how these policies correspond to the pillars of Nehru's vision for a modern, independent India that encapsulated socialism, nonalignment and secularism and assesses their long-run impact in Indian politics. With a growing recognition of the resilience of India's political arrangements, the analysis is particularly relevant to those interested in the politics of transition and modernisation, and contributes to studies on Political Institutions and South Asian Politics.

The Downing Street Years (Paperback): Margaret Thatcher The Downing Street Years (Paperback)
Margaret Thatcher 1
R544 R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Save R89 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher was the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. This is the story of her remarkable life in her own words. This first volume of her memoirs is a riveting first-hand portrait of the events and personalities of her eleven years in power. She recalls the triumphs and the critical moments of her premiership - the Falklands War, the miners' strike, the Brighton bomb, the Westland Affair and her unprecedented three election victories. Her judgements of the men and women she encountered, whether world statesmen or Cabinet colleagues, are astonishingly frank. She is lavish with her praise; devastating with her criticism. The book reaches a gripping climax with an hour-by-hour description from inside 10 Downing Street of her dramatic final days in office. Margaret Thatcher's compelling account stands as a powerful testament to her influential legacy. Although 'The Downing Street Years' is not available as an ebook, the ebook 'Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography' (ISBN 978-0-00-741694-3) comprises abridged versions of this and the first volume of Thatcher's memoirs, 'The Path to Power'.

Barbara Jordan - Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder (Paperback): Max Sherman Barbara Jordan - Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder (Paperback)
Max Sherman
R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Revered by Americans across the political spectrum, Barbara Jordan was "the most outspoken moral voice of the American political system," in the words of former President Bill Clinton, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Throughout her career as a Texas senator, U.S. congresswoman, and distinguished professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Barbara Jordan lived by a simple creed: "Ethical behavior means being honest, telling the truth, and doing what you said you were going to do." Her strong stand for ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values still provides a standard around which the nation can unite in the twenty-first century. This volume brings together several major political speeches that articulate Barbara Jordan's most deeply held values. They include: "Erosion of Civil Liberties," a commencement address delivered at Howard University on May 12, 1974, in which Jordan warned that "tyranny in America is possible" "The Constitutional Basis for Impeachment," Jordan's ringing defense of the U.S. Constitution before the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate break-in Keynote addresses to the Democratic National Conventions of 1976 and 1992, in which Jordan set forth her vision of the Democratic Party as an advocate for the common good and a catalyst of change Testimony in the U.S. Congress on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and on immigration reform Meditations on faith and politics from two National Prayer Breakfasts Acceptance speech for the 1995 Sylvanus Thayer Award presented by the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, in which Jordan challenged the military to uphold the values of "duty, honor, country" Accompanying the speeches are context-setting introductions by volume editor Max Sherman. The book concludes with the eloquent eulogy that Bill Moyers delivered at Barbara Jordan's memorial service in 1996, in which he summed up Jordan's remarkable life and career by saying, "Just when we despaired of finding a hero, she showed up, to give the sign of democracy.... This is no small thing. This, my friends, this is grace. And for it we are thankful."

Corrupt Exchanges - Actors, Resources, and Mechanisms of Political Corruption (Paperback, New): Donatella della Porta Corrupt Exchanges - Actors, Resources, and Mechanisms of Political Corruption (Paperback, New)
Donatella della Porta
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Political corruption has traditionally been presented as a phenomenon characteristic of developing countries, authoritarian regimes, or societies in which the value system favored tacit patrimony and clientelism. Recently, however, the thesis of an inverse correlation between corruption and economic and political development (and therefore democratic "maturity") has been frequently and convincingly challenged. Countries with a long democratic tradition, such as the United States, Belgium, Britain, and Italy, have all experienced a combination of headline-grabbing scandals and smaller-scale cases of misappropriation.

In "Corrupt Exchanges," primary research on Italian cases (judicial proceedings, in-depth interviews, parliamentary documents, and press databases), combined with a cross-national comparison based on a secondary analysis of corruption in democratic systems, is used to develop a model to analyze corruption as a network of illegal exchanges. The authors explore in great detail the structure of that network, by examining both the characteristics of the actors who directly engage in the corruption and the resources they exchange. These processes of degeneration have caused a crisis in the dominant paradigm in both academic and political considerations of corruption.

The book is organized around the analysis of the resources that are exchanged and of the different actors who take part. Politicians in business, illegal brokers, Mafia members, protected entrepreneurs, and party-appointed bureaucrats exchange resources on the illegal market, altering the institutional system of interactions between the state and the market. In this complex web of exchanges, bonds of trust are established that allow the corrupt exchange to thrive. The book will serve both as a theoretical approach to a political problem of large bearing on democratic institutions and a descriptive warning of a system in peril.

Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma (Paperback): Vivian Ibrahim, Margit Wunsch Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma (Paperback)
Vivian Ibrahim, Margit Wunsch
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This ground-breaking and innovative book examines the influence of charisma on power, authority and nationalism. The authors both apply and challenge Max Weber's concept of 'charisma' and integrate it into a broader discussion of other theoretical models. Using an interdisciplinary approach, leading international scholars draw on a diverse range of cases to analyse charisma in benign and malignant leaderships, as well as the relationship between the cult of the leader, the adulation of the masses and the extension of individual authority beyond sheer power. They discuss idiosyncratic authority and oratory, and they address how political, social and regional variations help explain concepts and policies which helped forge and reformulate nations, national identities and movements. The chapters on particular charismatic leaders cover Abraham Lincoln, Kemal Ataturk, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Gamal Nasser, Joerg Haider and Nelson Mandela. Political Leadership, Nations and Charisma will appeal to readers who are interested in history, sociology, political communication and nationalism studies.

Government Budgeting and Expenditure Management - Principles and International Practice (Hardcover): Salvatore Schiavo-Campo Government Budgeting and Expenditure Management - Principles and International Practice (Hardcover)
Salvatore Schiavo-Campo
R5,260 Discovery Miles 52 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The government budget should be the financial mirror of society's choices. Yet most people view budgeting as the epitome of eye-glazing subjects, rarely explained in a way that is understandable to the non-specialist and too often presented without adequate consideration of a country's governance and institutional capacity. Government Budgeting and Expenditure Management fills a gap in the literature to redress these failings and does so in comparative international perspective. This book provides a comprehensive but pithy and easy-to-understand treatment of public financial management, taking into account a variety of special issues including budgeting in post-conflict situations, at subnational government levels, for military/security expenditures, and in countries with large extractive revenues. Distilling the lessons of budgeting reform in countries at different levels of income and administrative capacity, each chapter gradually progresses from the basic principles to the more technical aspects and then on to implementation issues, using concrete examples and illustrations from around the globe. Government Budgeting and Expenditure Management is ideally suited as the primary text for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in government budgeting or public financial management, or as a supplementary text for courses in public finance, public economics, economic development, public administration or comparative politics. With its attention to practical implementation aspects, the book will also be of direct interest to practitioners, policy-makers, and government employee training organizations.

The Soviet Revolution - 1917-1938 (Hardcover): Raphael R. Abramovitch The Soviet Revolution - 1917-1938 (Hardcover)
Raphael R. Abramovitch
R5,128 Discovery Miles 51 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This history, originally published in 1962, by the then lone remaining figure in the leadership of the Russian Social Democratic Party, is an important contribution to the understanding of the Soviet October Revolution of 1917. It covers in detail the period from the February revolution of 1917 until the outbreak of the Second World War, passing through the phases of the October Revolution, the Peace of Brest-Litovsk, the Civil War, the struggle for the leadership of the party and the triumph of Stalin.

Chris Hani - A Jacana pocket biography (Paperback): Hugh Macmillan Chris Hani - A Jacana pocket biography (Paperback)
Hugh Macmillan 1
R195 R153 Discovery Miles 1 530 Save R42 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Chris Hani is one of the most iconic black leaders in South Africa's recent history. His assassination in 1993 by far-right wingers threatened to upset the negotiations process and required Mandela's televised address to the nation to calm tempers. This short biography brings out his role in MK and in the politics of the early 1990s, and is written by a distinguished historian who met Hani in exile in Lusaka.

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