Politics/Current Affairs

For more than a decade, West Germany denied Israel the commencement of official diplomatic relations. In a policy-reversal, however, Bonn eventually offered Jerusalem the exchange of ambassadors in 1965. This book interprets the government's change of heart as the result of grassroots intervention in high level politics.

"Social Policy Review" provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year.

Assessments of exchange rate misalignments and external imbalances for low-income countries are challenging because methodologies developed for advanced and emerging economies cannot be automatically applied to poorer nations. This paper uses a large database, unique in the set of indicators and number ...

The twin concepts of "Culture" and "Identity" are inescapable in any discussion of European Integration and yet over the years their meaning has become increasingly contested. Combining an anthropological and political perspective, the authors aim to challenge the traditional boundaries within the issue of the construction of Europe.

Contributors from East and West Europe, Russia, and the US discuss the impact of the Treaty on the European Union (Maestricht Treaty) on American-European cooperation. Topics include the balance of power in NATO, monetary union in Europe, economic cooperation between Russia and the EC countries, env

Considers the impact that dwindling resources and restricted travel will have on global competitiveness and regional identity.

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015. This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality.

This report, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, was done by an Independent Task Force on Managing Change on the Korean Peninsula. Noting that the new Republic of Korea government has taken steps to open North Korea to broader contacts with the outside world while asserting that it will brook ...

With Tony Blair and George Bush's authority ever more threatened by the blowback from their venture in the Middle East, the Suez Crisis of 1956, has taken on a new relevance. Years after Antony Eden's fateful decision to take on the Egyptian President, this work retraces the legacy of this dramatic foreign policy blunder.

In the world of CCTV, email and DNA, this book shows the extent to which Big Brother is watching us all.

This volume is a concise introduction to political, economic and social life in Britain. Illustrated with maps, charts and tables throughout, the book assumes no prior knowledge, and places current developments clearly in their historical, cultural, international and comparative context.

An annual guide to a sustainable future, with particular attention to China and India, two of the world's rapidly developing countries in terms of industry, population and significance to the global economy, and associated impacts on the environment. This book draws on the expertise of the Worldwatch Institute's team of writers and researchers.

Muslim Arab Sudanese in Cairo have played a fundamental role in Egyptian history and society during many centuries of close relations between Egypt and Sudan. This book presents an ethnographic study which shows that Sudanese ethnic identity is created from deeply held social values, especially those concerning gender and propriety.

Presents an analysis of one of the most dramatic and important election years in postwar Germany. This book addresses different issues, including the transatlantic relationship, EU policy, voting behavior and far Right parties. It is useful for students of German, European and comparative politics.

Places the practices of racism at the center of analysis of so-called post-racist or multi-cultural nation-states. This volume treats racism and its related concepts of race, identity, culture, and naturalizing symbols of blood to highlight the manner in which governing institutions use nationalist precepts to create "races."

For several decades, a political discourse, which incites exclusion and hatred againt those who are perceived as different, has been gaining ground, most notably in affluent and developed countries. Focusing on the growth of racism in large cities and urban areas, this volume presents the views of ...

In light of the curve balls the times are throwing at the identity, priorities, and world views of young Israelis, Hazan (social anthropology, Tel Aviv U.) constructs an ethnographically informed discourse pertaining to the tension and interplay between the mythical framework and formulae of Zionism

While Italian politics may appear on the surface to be evolving towards a Westminster model with right- and left-wing blocs alternating in power, this impression is belied by the often nervous and disconnected way in which events unfolded in 2005.

Follows selected stories of friendship ranging over early childhood, school, the workplace, and some unique war experiences. This book explores the symbolism of friendship in rituals for the fallen soldiers, the commemoration of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the national infatuation with recovering bodies of missing soldiers.