"Western Sahara has for centuries played a crucial role in the national history of Morocco. However, since the end of the 19th century, when Spain established its colonial domination on the territory, it has become a troubled region. In the sixties, Spain was on the verge of returning Western Sahara ...
Offers an historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent '21st century socialists'. This book shows how the consensual market oriented policymaking that characterized almost all of South America in the 1990s has now given way to something quite different.
An absolutely brilliant analysis of the ways in which individuals and organizations of the media are influenced to shape the social agendas of knowledge and, therefore, belief. Contrary to the popular conception of members of the press as hard-bitten realists doggedly pursuing unpopular truths, Herman ...
An ideal primer on contemporary Middle East Politics, covering the entire MENA region from an interdisciplinary perspective This compelling volume examines important and cross-cutting themes in the study of contemporary Middle East and North African politics and international relations in the current ...
Writing for the activist, the student, and the simply curious, David Beetham provides a shrewd exploration of democracy in today's world and asks: is it still worth fighting for?
We are living through a period of cultural climate change. We have outsourced morality to the markets on the one hand, and the state on the other. The markets have brought wealth to many, and the state has done much to contain the worst excesses of inequality, but neither is capable of bearing the moral ...
Presents assessments of the security situations in Iraq and Iran, and developments in security co-operation and economic integration in the region. This book offers insight into shifting security parameters, the redefining of government responsibilities, the evolution of media roles, and the expansion of opportunities for women.
Missionary. Radical. Hippy. Revolutionary. Red Mayor. Pragmatist. Socialist. Hot from the campaign trail, this vivid new biography goes inside Bernie Sanders's contradictions, his unusual life, and his electrifying quest to make the American dream a reality for all. He may be 'the least political person ...
From 1991 to 2021, Herlinde Koelbl regularly photographed Angela Merkel, her stunning evolution shown in this book with essays by Christopher Clark, Kristina Spohr, George Packer, and Christoph Stoelzl, and interviews with Angela Merkel.
In this unique book, Roger Mosey, one of British broadcasting's most experienced voices, examines how the news can be made better at a time of existential threat.
Informed by deep economic research and political access at the highest level, the book is a no-holds-barred critique of the UK's chronic housing shortage, concluding with eye-catching policy proposals of direct relevance to both Parliament and regional and national government.
