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Scotland Rising - The Case for Independence (Paperback): Gerry Hassan Scotland Rising - The Case for Independence (Paperback)
Gerry Hassan
R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally. In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this debate with a deep dive into its history, beyond the usual references to Thatcherism, Toryism and Westminster, by analysing the relative decline of the UK, the nature of the British state, its capitalist economy and politics that underpin it. At the same time, a distinctive, autonomous Scotland has emerged beyond Nichola Sturgeon's SNP and independence that has demanded more self-government. Scotland Rising highlights the importance of culture, stories and collective voices in reshaping how people see Scotland, both in during the first referendum in 2014 and again today. This debate is of relevance to everyone in the UK, including England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Can politics and democracy liberate people from the wreckage of Westminster? And if the Scots can, could it inspire others? Scotland Rising is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the future of Scotland and the UK.

The Principal's Desk Reference to Professional Standards - Actionable Strategies for Your Practice (Paperback): Robyn... The Principal's Desk Reference to Professional Standards - Actionable Strategies for Your Practice (Paperback)
Robyn Conrad Hansen, Frank D. Davidson
R886 R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Save R99 (11%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

With the ever-changing, complex role of the principalship, school leaders are thirsty for a useful desk reference that aligns with professional standards. This actionable book brings the PSEL standards to life, providing leaders with support, mentorship, and practical advice. This book provides solutions to challenges and answers the hard questions associated with educational leadership alongside a host of tools, strategies, organizers, templates, and rubrics. Including voices from experienced leaders across rural, urban, suburban, tribal, and international settings, this book helps principals at all levels navigate challenges and make decisions that positively impact their students' futures. You will be inspired to strive for a better future for your school community as you continually develop skills leading to a long, successful career in educational leadership.

Central Asia Meets the Middle East (Paperback): David Menashri Central Asia Meets the Middle East (Paperback)
David Menashri
R1,082 Discovery Miles 10 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The six newly independent Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan - have redefined the Middle East, creating a region of interest for both the international community and the neighbouring states who have had to adjust their policies to the possible ramifications, new opportunities and novel challenges. The emergence of Muslim republics has been part of a larger transformation experienced by the Middle East in the 1990s. The main purpose of this volume is to examine the impact of the transformation on the Middle East, with special emphasis placed on the republics' relations with Turkey and Iran - the two countries closest to and most actively involved in the Muslim republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. The ability of Middle Eastern states to influence the republics is still questionable - regional relationships between the Middle East and Central Asia have (re)emerged only in the 1990s - but their independence has had profound implications for the Middle East itself.

Central Asia Meets the Middle East (Hardcover): David Menashri Central Asia Meets the Middle East (Hardcover)
David Menashri
R2,702 Discovery Miles 27 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The six newly independent Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan - have redefined the Middle East, creating a region of interest for both the international community and the neighbouring states who have had to adjust their policies to the possible ramifications, new opportunities and novel challenges. The emergence of Muslim republics has been part of a larger transformation experienced by the Middle East in the 1990s. The main purpose of this volume is to examine the impact of the transformation on the Middle East, with special emphasis placed on the republics' relations with Turkey and Iran - the two countries closest to and most actively involved in the Muslim republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. The ability of Middle Eastern states to influence the republics is still questionable - regional relationships between the Middle East and Central Asia have (re)emerged only in the 1990s - but their independence has had profound implications for the Middle East itself.

Grupo Prisa - Media Power in Contemporary Spain (Paperback): Luis A. Albornoz, Nuria Almiron, Ana Segovia Grupo Prisa - Media Power in Contemporary Spain (Paperback)
Luis A. Albornoz, Nuria Almiron, Ana Segovia
R633 Discovery Miles 6 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In one of the first English-language studies of Grupo Prisa, this book delivers a comprehensive and concise approach to the political, economic and social-cultural profile of one of the leading cross-media conglomerates in Europe, tracing its development from a single newspaper publisher in 1972. Prisa is now the world's leading Spanish and Portuguese-language media group in the creation and distribution of content in the fields of culture, education, and information, producing content for more than twenty countries with global brands like El Pais (newspaper), Los 40 (radio), or Santillana (education). Using a critical political economy approach, the authors track Prisa's journey to becoming a cross-media conglomerate, and examine how it mirrors the recent history of the economic and political developments in Spain. This concise and highly contemporary volume is ideal for students, scholars and researchers looking to further their understanding of a growing Spanish-language media power, or more generally interested in international communication and media industries.

Compromised - Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump (Hardcover): Peter Strzok Compromised - Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump (Hardcover)
Peter Strzok
R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"This is the book I have been waiting for."-Rachel Maddow WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | From "the FBI agent who started it all" (David Martin, CBS Sunday Morning), an epic, behind-the-scenes account of the biggest counterintelligence story of our time: Russia's war on American democracy, and the effort to hold Putin's collaborators to account When he opened the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, Peter Strzok had spent over two decades defending the United States against foreign threats. His long career in counterintelligence ended shortly thereafter when he was forced out of the Bureau for privately voicing his political opinions about Donald Trump. But by that time, Strzok had seen more than enough to believe that the country's new commander in chief had fallen under the sway of America's adversary in the Kremlin. Now, with a new afterword about the aftermath of Trump's presidency, Compromised draws on lessons from Strzok's long career -from his role in the Russian illegals case that inspired The Americans to his service as lead FBI agent on the Mueller investigation-to construct a devastating account of foreign influence at the highest levels of our government and to reveal the lingering implications for our national security.

Central European Democracy and its Background - Economic and Political Group Organizations (Hardcover): Rudolf Schlesinger Central European Democracy and its Background - Economic and Political Group Organizations (Hardcover)
Rudolf Schlesinger
R9,107 Discovery Miles 91 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

How People Vote - A Study of Electoral Behaviour in Greenwich (Hardcover): Mark Benney, E.P. Gray, R.H. Pear How People Vote - A Study of Electoral Behaviour in Greenwich (Hardcover)
Mark Benney, E.P. Gray, R.H. Pear
R1,753 Discovery Miles 17 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Targeting Guns - Firearms and Their Control (Paperback, New): Gary Kleck Targeting Guns - Firearms and Their Control (Paperback, New)
Gary Kleck
R1,445 Discovery Miles 14 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new paperback comprehensively reviews the research evidence on the links between guns, violence, and gun control, and reports results of the author's own research as well. In Targeting Guns, Kleck follows the line of argument and careful statistical inference of his earlier prizewinning volume, Point Blank, while updating the literature reviews and statistical information, and adding two chapters.

Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia (Hardcover): Hilary Pilkington Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia (Hardcover)
Hilary Pilkington
R4,448 Discovery Miles 44 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, around 25 million ethnic Russians have found themselves constituting a politically and culturally - as well as physically - diplaced "Russian minority", scattered throughout the newly independent states.;This text, which provides empirical data drawn from interviews with almost 200 forces migrants, explores the impact that these displaced "Russian minorities" have had on post-Soviet Russia. The scale of reintegration has caused many problems both for those returning to their ethnic homeland and the "receiving " populations. This study unravels the situation, focusing on the relationship between displacement, migration and identity and developing a critical appraisal of current Russian migration policy and the peculiar politics of migration in post-Soviet space. The study aims to contribute to wider debates about migration, displacement and identity, and illuminate issues which are being increasingly faced by the global community.

Cyberdemocracy - Technology, Cities and Civic Networks (Hardcover): Cathy Bryan, Damian Tambini, Roza Tsagarousianou Cyberdemocracy - Technology, Cities and Civic Networks (Hardcover)
Cathy Bryan, Damian Tambini, Roza Tsagarousianou
R4,438 Discovery Miles 44 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is information technology enhancing democracy? Developments in information technology and the Internet are taking place at an almost bewildering pace. Such improvements, however, are believed to present opportunities for improving the responsiveness and accountability of political institutions and enhancing citizen participation. In this text the theoretical arguments for and against "electronic democracy" and the potential of information and communication technology are closely examined. The book is underpinned by a series of case studies in the US and Europe that demonstrate the application of "electronic democracy" in a number of city and civic projects. The book aims to provide a balanced and considered evaluation of the potential for "electronic democracy" based on empirical research.

In the Realms of Gold - Pioneering in African History (Hardcover, annotated edition): Roland Oliver In the Realms of Gold - Pioneering in African History (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Roland Oliver
R1,274 Discovery Miles 12 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The core of the book is Oliver's account of his research travels throughout tropical Africa from the 1940s to the 1980s; his efforts to train and foster African graduate students to teach in African universities; his role in establishing conferences and journals to bring together the work of historians and archaeologists from Europe and Africa; his encounters with political and religious leaders, scholars, soldiers, and storytellers; and the political and economic upheavals of the continent that he witnessed.

Private Groups and Public Life - Social Participation and Political Involvement in Representative Democracies (Hardcover): Jan... Private Groups and Public Life - Social Participation and Political Involvement in Representative Democracies (Hardcover)
Jan W. Van Deth; Foreword by Hans Keman
R3,850 Discovery Miles 38 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The relevance of social participation and intermediary associations for democracy has been at the centre of approaches to democratic politics since the 19th century. More recently the rise of new states in Central and Eastern Europe and contemporary discussions about social conflict, civil society, communitarianism, and social capital have stimulated a revival of the subject. This study explores the changing role and functions of voluntary associations, intermediary organizations and other social movements in democratic societies. The contributors employ macro- and mico-perspectives to examine the relationship between social and political involvement in the democratic process, and use previously unpublished empirical data from countries such as Britain, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, Norway and Spain. They find the structure of voluntary associations and intermediary organizations throughout these countries has changed significantly and their membership levels and relevance to democratic decision-making have grown pointing to a changing, but not declining, democratic culture in Western Europe.

Politics in Indonesia - Democracy, Islam and the Ideology of Tolerance (Paperback, New Ed): Douglas E Ramage Politics in Indonesia - Democracy, Islam and the Ideology of Tolerance (Paperback, New Ed)
Douglas E Ramage
R1,599 Discovery Miles 15 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


As President Suharto approaches the end of his sixth term in office in 1998, a fierce debate about the future of the political order in Indonesia is under way. Douglas E. Ramage argues that questions about the legitimacy of Suharto's New Order government, the crucial relationship between Islam and the state, the role of the armed forced in politics and the potential for democracy now dominate a dynamic national political debate. Based on interviews with important political figures, his book describes the key players in the current political scene and analyses relations to the national ideology, the Pancasila. It also accesses the political possibilities for the future.

Political Change in Thailand - Democracy and Participation (Paperback): Kevin Hewison Political Change in Thailand - Democracy and Participation (Paperback)
Kevin Hewison
R1,603 Discovery Miles 16 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fluid contemporary political environment. This volume will be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and rapidly changing political realities of contemporary Thailand.

From Statism To Pluralism - Democracy, Civil Society And Global Politics (Hardcover): Hirst Paul, Paul Hirst Professor of... From Statism To Pluralism - Democracy, Civil Society And Global Politics (Hardcover)
Hirst Paul, Paul Hirst Professor of Social Theory, Birkbeck College, London.
R4,155 Discovery Miles 41 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Modern societies currently lack positive alternative visions of the future. Many writers have claimed that the only option is a return to free-market capitalism, in which success and survival depend on being as competitive as possible whether as a nation, firm or individual. Paul Hirst argues that there are viable alternative futures and widely applicable models that can be used to structure change. Hirst's distinctive approach to political theory reasons from real political problems rather than confining itself to abstract concepts. Presenting an innovative political position, this collection of essays represents an attempt to re-state a practical third way between the discredited ideals of state socialism and laissez-faire capitalism.

By-Elections In British Politics (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): Chris Cook, John Ramsden By-Elections In British Politics (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
Chris Cook, John Ramsden
R1,541 Discovery Miles 15 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this text, historians and political scientists present a survey of the role and influence of by-elections in British politics since 1918.

The Golden Republic (Paperback): T.V. Bulpin The Golden Republic (Paperback)
T.V. Bulpin
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In the story of the The Golden Republic, Bulpin sets a stage on which we meet some of the strangest characters that fate had ever attached to the puppet strings of destiny. The grim Mzilikazi; the hot-headed Hendrik Potgieter and his trekkers; prospectors like Charlie the Reefer; gaudy rogues like Gunn of Gunn and his Highlanders; bandits, highwaymen, rand lords, gold rushers, to name just a few. He tells of leaders like Pretorius and Kruger, and many others who each played a part in establishing the Republic of the Transvaal – a seemingly impossible task considering all the small wars and skirmishes on the veld and the rumble of arguments rising out of each farmhouse. In his remarkably engaging style of writing he sketches scenes of rough but beautiful land, which must have been fascinating to explorers who roamed about the old Transvaal with all its scenic novelties where every turn yielded some marvel for the geologist, the botanist, or the zoologist. The Golden Republic tells of the adventure that raised the Republic to its peak and the complex intrigues that brought it down to the dust; of misfortune and riches, and despair of such magnitude that the birth of a Republic seemed inevitable considering the economic disaster it at times experienced … Until gold poked out its shiny head and gave hope again. The characters who crowded into diggers’ towns were some of the wildest and most colourful ever known in the Transvaal. From all over South Africa they flocked to the scene, in the hope of finding fortune. Most of them were just opportunists, who knew nothing about gold except how to spend it. This is a brilliant book of the birth, life and death of the old Republic written in the tell-tale style Bulpin does so well.

Regional Dynamics - The Basis of Electoral Support in Britain (Hardcover): William Field Regional Dynamics - The Basis of Electoral Support in Britain (Hardcover)
William Field
R4,592 Discovery Miles 45 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is a perceived North-South divide in British politics. In this study, William Field points out that this divide marks the resurgence of a core-periphery cleavage which was also dominant in British politics in the years before 1914. He shows how similar the geographical pattern of the vote was in the general election of 1989 to that in the two general elections of 1910, the last before the outbreak of World War I. Many of the same constitution issues - devolution and reform of the second chamber were coming to the fore then.

The Russian Colonization of Kazakhstan (Hardcover): George Demko The Russian Colonization of Kazakhstan (Hardcover)
George Demko
R5,944 Discovery Miles 59 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Political Role of Mongol Buddhism (Hardcover): Larry W Moses The Political Role of Mongol Buddhism (Hardcover)
Larry W Moses
R4,588 Discovery Miles 45 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Enlargement and Integration of the European Union - Issues and Strategies (Paperback): David Clark The Enlargement and Integration of the European Union - Issues and Strategies (Paperback)
David Clark
R1,405 Discovery Miles 14 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The possibility that the European Union might expand to thirty members in the first quarter of the next millenium poses fundamental questions about the objectives and processes of the EU.
This study addresses many of the key issues raised by the increasing exapnsion of the EU. Analysing the traditional 'Community method' of expansion and finding many short comings with its ability to handle future enlargement, Chris Preston explores:
* the past experience of enlargement and the lessons that can be drawn
* the impact that enlargement has had on EU policies, institutions and the new members themselves
* the likely future developments in the enlargement process
Focusing on the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet countries, this book will be essential reading for students, specialists and practitioners of European Politics.

The Kurdish Question and Turkey - An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict (Paperback): Kemal Kirisci, Gareth M Winrow The Kurdish Question and Turkey - An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict (Paperback)
Kemal Kirisci, Gareth M Winrow
R1,533 Discovery Miles 15 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the Kurdish question in Turkey, tracing its developments from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. The study considers: secession; federal schemes; various forms of autonomy; the provision of special rights; and further democratization.

The Kurdish Question and Turkey - An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict (Hardcover): Kemal Kirisci, Gareth M Winrow The Kurdish Question and Turkey - An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict (Hardcover)
Kemal Kirisci, Gareth M Winrow
R4,148 Discovery Miles 41 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the Kurdish question in Turkey, tracing its developments from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. The authors develop their argument by defining and making use of terms such as nation, ethnic group, civic nationalism, ethnic nationalism, minority rights and self-determination. Many commentators agree that ethnic conflict should be resolved by a political rather than a military solution; but what would a political solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey actually entail?

The Regional Dimension of the European Union - Towards a Third Level in Europe? (Paperback): Charlie Jeffery The Regional Dimension of the European Union - Towards a Third Level in Europe? (Paperback)
Charlie Jeffery
R1,074 Discovery Miles 10 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 1990s have seen intense debates about the role of regions in European integration. Changes in EU structural funding rules, the innovations of the Maastricht treaty, and the growing importance of federal and regional government within EU member states have all boosted the significance of regional tiers of government in EU politics. Taken together their effect has been to shift the balance of decision-making responsibility within the EU to a third (regional) level of government emerging in the EU policy process alongside the first (union) and second (nation-state) levels. As a result, a system of multi-level governance can increasingly be identified, in which different levels of government adopt different roles in different fields or phases of the European policy process.

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