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Addresses and Reports Volume 3 (Paperback): Elihu Root Addresses and Reports Volume 3 (Paperback)
Elihu Root
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Civil Government in the United States, Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins (Paperback): John Fiske Civil Government in the United States, Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins (Paperback)
John Fiske
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Governing Complexity in Times of Turbulence (Hardcover): Jarle Trondal, Robyn Keast, David Noble, Romulo Pinheiro Governing Complexity in Times of Turbulence (Hardcover)
Jarle Trondal, Robyn Keast, David Noble, Romulo Pinheiro
R3,488 Discovery Miles 34 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides an understanding of how public organizations adapt to and manage situations characterized by fluidity, ambiguity, complexity and unclear technologies, thus exploring public governance in times of turbulence. An impressive selection of scholars present their research on governance in turbulent times and explore how public organizations adapt flexibly in turbulent situations. The editors introduce a diverse analytical toolkit contributing not only to an understanding of the role of complexity in public governance, but also suggesting how organizational formats may serve as usable design tools available to decision-makers in the pursuit of sustainable and responsible governance. Chapters explore a variety of topics and cases including artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance and sexuality education. Providing a broad coverage of empirical cases and a global outlook, this book will be an excellent read for scholars and practitioners in political science and public administration, as well as policy makers with interests in governance, leadership and citizen engagement.

The Constitution of the United States and Other Patriotic Documents (Hardcover): Gregg Jarrett The Constitution of the United States and Other Patriotic Documents (Hardcover)
Gregg Jarrett
R855 R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of some of the most important documents and speeches that have shaped America, with commentary and insights from Fox News star and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Russia Hoax, Gregg Jarrett. In this volume, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are brought together with dozens of other historic documents and speeches which shaped the destiny of the United States of America. Also included are the Bill of Rights, the Federalist Papers, and the Articles of Confederation. Gregg Jarrett introduces and explains how each of these great documents created the America we know today. In addition to these Founding documents, this deluxe keepsake contains other legendary works from our nation’s history, including Frederick Douglass’s July 4th speech, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and Ronald Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech. A tribute to the great minds and indelible words that have made America great, The Constitution of the United States and Other Patriotic Documents is essential for every patriot and anyone interested in knowing and understanding the course of American history.

Research Handbook on Minority Politics in the European Union (Hardcover): Tove H. Malloy, Balazs Vizi Research Handbook on Minority Politics in the European Union (Hardcover)
Tove H. Malloy, Balazs Vizi
R6,428 Discovery Miles 64 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This timely Research Handbook provides a multidisciplinary overview of research on ethno-cultural minority issues at the supranational level of the EU. It delivers a state-of-the-art review of the EU's approaches to development and institutional implementation of minority policies from the Treaty of Rome until today. Through critical analyses, this Research Handbook addresses minority politics from the perspectives of politicization and depoliticization of minority rights, anti-discrimination, case law, cultural and linguistic diversity protection, cohesion and regional development as well as enlargement and external action. Chapters also focus on policy areas that indirectly affect the lives of ethno-cultural minorities as well as non-policy approaches emanating from the tensions in the EU architecture and legal framework. Although the Research Handbook confirms the EU's ambivalence towards minority politics, it also offers new views on a policy area that is under pressure to become more flexible. Offering an innovative approach in analysing policy, legislative and institutional developments, this Research Handbook will be an ideal read for students and scholars interested in European politics and public policy. Its critical insights on European policy will also make this a beneficial read to policy-makers.

Strategy and Ethnic Conflict - A Method, Theory, and Case Study (Hardcover): Laure Paquette Strategy and Ethnic Conflict - A Method, Theory, and Case Study (Hardcover)
Laure Paquette
R2,971 Discovery Miles 29 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ethnic conflict now presents the thorniest problems for military and civilian strategists of all stripes. This book presents a new general theory of strategy, encompassing studies of the relationship between values, interest, and strategy as these relate to ethnic conflicts. It focuses on the relationship between values and strategy, building a theory on the hypothesis that national values influence national strategy. Paquette's research reveals that national values influence national strategy through three mechanisms: cognition, appreciation, and evaluation. Each mechanism, and indeed the whole value-focused approach to strategic thinking, is described using a network of interrelated statements.

Paquette develops a methodology specific to the issues of international security and ethnic considerations. She tests this theory extensively for internal consistency before applying it to a single historical case: French decision-making on national strategy between 1955 and 1970; however, because of its generality, this same theory could easily be applied to other cases. As with any theory, it is possible to vary successively or simultaneously assumptions or conditions and to derive new predictions. This process of deriving variations has the potential to help in the training of strategists, both military and civilian.

The Politics of Truth - Selected Writings of C. Wright Mills (Hardcover, New): John Summers The Politics of Truth - Selected Writings of C. Wright Mills (Hardcover, New)
John Summers
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Here are 23 essays, interviews, and public letters representing the best of C. Wright Mills's "politics of truth." The first collection of Mills's writings to be published since 1963, these essays show how America's best known sociologist grew into a representative for dissenters in Europe, Latin America, and Europe, and was posthumously declared one of the three most influential figures in the international Left by the CIA. First published in Evergreen Review, Harper's, The Nation, Dissent, and New Left Review, these out-of-print and hard to find writings show Mills's growth from academic sociologist to intellectual maestro in command of a mature style, in search of an independent radical public to oppose the drift toward permanent war. Seminal papers including "Letter to the New Left" appear alongside notably prescient but lesser known meditations like "Are We Losing Our Sense of Belonging?" Historians interested in United States foreign policy and in the Latin American Left will find Mills's cogent and probing thoughts on these subjects, sociologists and engaged members of the citizenry who analyze the relationship between culture and politics will find no less incisive essays on these topics. John Summers provides both a new introduction to this book, including an overview of Mills' life and career, as well as annotations that restore each piece's context.

Rethinking International Relations (Paperback): Bertrand Badie Rethinking International Relations (Paperback)
Bertrand Badie
R776 Discovery Miles 7 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this thought-provoking book, Bertrand Badie argues that the traditional paradigms of international relations are no longer sustainable, and that ignorance of these shifting systems and of alternative models is a major source of contemporary international conflict and disorder. Through a clear examination of the political, historical and social context, Badie illuminates the challenges and possibilities of an 'intersocial' and multilateral approach to international relations. Badie lays the foundations for understanding by first tracing the history of traditional Eurocentric international relations, from the Westphalian Peace of the seventeenth century through to the power politics of the mid-twentieth century, and discussing the processes, such as decolonisation, by which this system has been destabilised. Chapters consider issues such as the changing powers and identity of the state, regionalism, and war and conflict, demonstrating the impact of globalisation and the growing influence of both non-Western and non-state actors in the international arena and highlighting the need for a more widespread understanding of these realities. Rethinking International Relations will be essential reading for all scholars and students of international relations and political science. Its insights will also prove useful to policymakers and other actors involved in diplomatic relations and international public policy.

The Prince (Paperback): Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince (Paperback)
Niccolo Machiavelli
R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Having spent his entire life in conflict-riven Florence, Niccolo Machiavelli composed this classic study of power and politics in response to the governmental troubles of his day. Controversial but nonetheless highly influential, this tract has impacted such major figures as Napoleon, Frederick the Great, and Mussolini. This edition is accompanied by G. W. F. Hegel's commentary on Machiavelli in his "Constitution of Germany."

China's Digital Silk Road - Setting Standards, Powering Growth (Hardcover): Gerald Chan China's Digital Silk Road - Setting Standards, Powering Growth (Hardcover)
Gerald Chan
R2,659 Discovery Miles 26 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In recent years, China has become a world leader in e-commerce, e-currency, 5G and artificial intelligence, cementing itself as a major competitor to established powers. Gerald Chan poses the question: How has China pulled this off? Arguing that the answer lies in the country's Digital Silk Road, a multi- faceted programme to connect the world via digital means, the book explores how China has shaped the development of the digital order, secured a critical role in internet governance and upset the status-quo powers. Integrating empirical research with innovative theory, this forward-looking book is the first of its kind to unravel the complex web spun through China's Digital Silk Road. Chapters offer a unique Chinese perspective on the evolution of the global digital economy and digital currencies, highlighting China's growing influence in driving technological development and setting global industrial standards. Following on from Chan's previous publications on the country's high-speed rail networks and maritime infrastructure, China's Digital Silk Road offers a timely look at China's predominant role in shaping the global digital order. Advancing a geo-developmental framework to analyse China's Belt and Road Initiative, the book will be of unique interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics and global development.

Characteristics, Inaugural Address, and Sir Walter Scott (Hardcover): Thomas Carlyle Characteristics, Inaugural Address, and Sir Walter Scott (Hardcover)
Thomas Carlyle
R497 Discovery Miles 4 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era.

Capitalism and Power 2023 - SOCIALIST REGISTER (Hardcover, 59th edition): Greg Albo, Nicole Aschoff, Alfredo Saad-Filho Capitalism and Power 2023 - SOCIALIST REGISTER (Hardcover, 59th edition)
Greg Albo, Nicole Aschoff, Alfredo Saad-Filho
R2,066 Discovery Miles 20 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 59th annual volume of the Socialist Register examines the growth of corporate power and other important organizational trends in global capitalism. It rejects such notions as stakeholder capitalism and reviews the organisation and strategies of unions and the left, and its current and potential practices, as it searches for new routes to socialism.

Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar (Paperback): Jean Jacques Rousseau Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar (Paperback)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (1712-1778) was a philosopher and composer of the Enlightenment whose political philosophy influenced the French Revolution, the development of both liberal and socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism.

Characteristics, Inaugural Address, and Sir Walter Scott (Paperback): Thomas Carlyle Characteristics, Inaugural Address, and Sir Walter Scott (Paperback)
Thomas Carlyle
R332 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R79 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era.

The Burglary - The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI (Paperback): Betty Medsger The Burglary - The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI (Paperback)
Betty Medsger
R537 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment (Hardcover): Gregor Gall Handbook of the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment (Hardcover)
Gregor Gall
R6,692 Discovery Miles 66 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Providing a thorough overview of the political nature of, and dynamics between, the worlds of work, labour and employment, this timely Handbook draws together an interdisciplinary range of top contributors to explore the interdependent relationship between politics and labour, work and employment. Chapters provide a wide range of differing theoretical approaches with which to explore the legal, economic and socio-political aspects of labour, work and employment in pre-capitalist, capitalist and post-capitalist societies. The Handbook explores the purpose, roles, rights and powers of employers and management, workers and unions, states and governments in the age of globalised neo-liberalism. Different non-standard and non-renumerated types of work are examined with their counterparts, offering a thorough insight into the modern economy with a key focus on migration, gender, race and community. An essential reference for political economists as well as business and management scholars, this comprehensive Handbook provides an important analysis of the interconnectedness of politics and labour, work and employment. This will also be a useful read for policy makers looking for broad insights to the ways in which policies can impact labour, work and employment.

Teaching Research Methods in Political Science (Paperback): Jeffrey L Bernstein Teaching Research Methods in Political Science (Paperback)
Jeffrey L Bernstein
R1,104 Discovery Miles 11 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Teaching Research Methods in Political Science brings together experienced instructors to offer a range of perspectives on how to teach courses in political science. It focuses on numerous topics, including identifying good research questions, measuring key concepts, writing literature reviews and developing information literacy skills. Illustrating the ways in which research methods courses connect with wider topics in political science, contributors discuss how methodological considerations can result in recognition of previously silenced voices, and consider the civic education mission of research methods in political science. Chapters outline quantitative and qualitative methods, feminist methodologies and techniques for studying African-American politics, to review and demonstrate the many avenues that instructors of research methods courses might take. This crucial guide to teaching will benefit instructors of courses in research methods in political science, as well as faculty leaders instituting new courses in political science. Its theoretical insights into civic education will also be useful to scholars of education more broadly.

Machiavelli - A Biography (Paperback): Miles J. Unger Machiavelli - A Biography (Paperback)
Miles J. Unger 1
R527 R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Few philosophers are more often referred to and more often misunderstood than Machiavelli. He was truly a product of the Renaissance, and he was as much a revolutionary in the field of political philosophy as Leonardo or Michelangelo were in painting and sculpture. He watched his native Florence lose its independence to the French, thanks to poor leadership from the Medici successors to the great Lorenzo (Il Magnifico). Machiavelli was a keen observer of people, and he spent years studying events and people before writing his famous books. Descended from minor nobility, Machiavelli grew up in a household that was run by a vacillating and incompetent father. He was well educated and smart, and he entered government service as a clerk. He eventually became an important figure in the Florentine state but was defeated by the deposed Medici and Pope Julius II. He was tortured but eventually freed by the restored Medici. No longer employed, he retired to his home to write the books for which he is remembered. Machiavelli had seen the best and the worst of human nature, and he understood how the world operated. He drew his observations from life, and he was appropriately cynical in his writing, given what he had personally experienced. He was an outstanding writer, and his work remains fascinating nearly 500 years later.

Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management (Hardcover): Thomas A. Bryer Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management (Hardcover)
Thomas A. Bryer
R5,894 Discovery Miles 58 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This innovative Handbook offers a wide-ranging overview of the multi-faceted field of public administration and management. It provides a broad approach to the discipline, addressing the range of descriptive, normative and critical theories required to diagnose public service issues and prescribe administrative action. Chapters assess the state of the field, presenting a comprehensive roadmap for future theoretical development. Featuring contributions from top international experts, the Handbook considers the key theories on the role, function and organization of public administration. It further offers critical insights on the people who work in public management, and a broad range of significant perspectives on the field. Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it applies leading and emerging theories in public administration and management and applies them to latent and developing issues of public service and the relationship between government and society. This Handbook provides a far-reaching analysis of the field for scholars, researchers and graduate students of public administration and management, particularly those interested in an international or comparative approach to the field. Its theoretical insights will also benefit policymakers and practitioners working in public service provision in need of both trusted and innovative public management solutions.

American Contempt for Liberty (Paperback): Walter E. Williams American Contempt for Liberty (Paperback)
Walter E. Williams
R572 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R29 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout history, personal liberty, free markets, and peaceable, voluntary exchanges have been roundly denounced by tyrants and often greeted with suspicion by the general public. Unfortunately, Americans have increasingly accepted the tyrannical ideas of reduced private property rights and reduced rights to profits, and have become enamored with restrictions on personal liberty and control by government. In this latest collection of essays selected from his syndicated newspaper columns, Walter E. Williams takes on a range of controversial issues surrounding race, education, the environment, the Constitution, health care, foreign policy, and more. Skewering the self-righteous and self-important forces throughout society, he makes the case for what he calls the "the moral superiority of personal liberty and its main ingredient - limited government." With his usual straightforward insights and honesty, Williams reveals the loss of liberty in nearly every important aspect of our lives, the massive decline in our values, and the moral tragedy that has befallen Americans today: our belief that it is acceptable for the government to forcibly use one American to serve the purposes of another.

Improving public policy - From theory to practice (Paperback, 2nd ed): F. Cloete, H. Wissink, C. de Coning Improving public policy - From theory to practice (Paperback, 2nd ed)
F. Cloete, H. Wissink, C. de Coning
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 7 - 10 working days

Contextualisation: The nature and role of public policy. Theories and models for analysing public policy. History and development of policy studies and policy analysis. Public policy in more and lesser developed states. The public policy process: Policy agenda setting. Policy design. Policy decision making. Policy implementation. Programme management, project management and public policy implementation. Policy evaluation. Policy dynamics - change, failure and success. Capacity building for policy improvement: Education and training for policy analysis. The prevalence and institutionalisation of policy analysis in government.

Plato, Politics and a Practical Utopia - Social Constructivism and Civic Planning in the 'Laws' (Hardcover, New):... Plato, Politics and a Practical Utopia - Social Constructivism and Civic Planning in the 'Laws' (Hardcover, New)
Kenneth Royce Moore
R4,227 Discovery Miles 42 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states. Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been.

Handbook on Religion and International Relations (Hardcover): Jeffrey Haynes Handbook on Religion and International Relations (Hardcover)
Jeffrey Haynes
R6,241 Discovery Miles 62 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This comprehensive Handbook examines relationships between religion and international relations, mainly focusing on several world religions - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism. Providing a timely update on this understudied topic, it evaluates how this complex relationship has evolved over the last four decades, looking at a variety of political contexts, regions and countries. Original chapters analyse how varying religions shape people's attitudes towards the organisation and operations of political systems worldwide. As well as investigating core issues and topics such as religion, foreign policy, terrorism and international security, the Handbook also provides clarity on topical and controversial issues such as Islamist extremism, Hindu nationalism and Christian civilisationism. Top international contributors offer further analysis via important case studies of religion and international relations across the globe. Providing crucial information, this Handbook will be an excellent resource for higher-level students and researchers of religious studies, international relations and politics, as well as policy makers and professionals from a variety of backgrounds and orientations.

The Whitlam Era - A Reappraisal of Government, Politics and Policy (Hardcover): Scott Prasser, david Clune The Whitlam Era - A Reappraisal of Government, Politics and Policy (Hardcover)
Scott Prasser, david Clune
R1,123 Discovery Miles 11 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Advanced Introduction to American Foreign Policy (Paperback): Loch K. Johnson Advanced Introduction to American Foreign Policy (Paperback)
Loch K. Johnson
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Providing a comprehensive account of America's constitutional framework, this Advanced Introduction examines how U.S officials carry out America's foreign policy objectives through diplomacy, trade agreements, secretive covert actions, and the use of military force. Loch K. Johnson delivers an invigorating examination of ethical and legal aspects of American foreign policy as well as providing a new perspective on topics such as domestic politics, diplomacy and policymaking. Key Features include: Analysis of the international setting for U.S. foreign policy activities Examination of foreign policy decision making from domestic, individual and international settings. Discussion of the relationship between the United States and other nations, international organizations, and various global factions. Concise and timely, this Advanced Introduction will be a beneficial read to foreign policy, American studies and international relations students and researchers. This will also be a key resource for military academies and organizations seeking a better understanding of the position of the United States in global affairs.

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