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"Schlesinger's personal story is ultimately the captivating history of America coming into its own as a world power. It includes a fondly remembered childhood in the Midwest; life in America of the Twenties; student days at Harvard, lived in the shadow of a distinguished father; Cambridge University in England in the twilight year between the Munich Pact and the start of World War II; the bitter debate in the United States in the months before Pearl...
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The central theme of Counterpoints is democracy, its vissitudes and its possibilities in Latin America. Counterpoints is a successful mix of personal experience and meticulous scholarship - a trajectory of O'Donnell's work that starts with the critique of authoritarianism and ends with a close examination of presently existing democracies in Latin America. This book is especially valuable for scholars of democracy and democratization, comparative...
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General study of the Iran, Islamic Republic - covers historical and geographical aspects; discusses culture, social structure, religion, language, the arts, population, ethnic groups, education, health, government, economic development, natural resources and infrastructure during the Pahlavi period; describes the transition period from monarchy to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the existing society, economy and political development. Bibliography,...
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This book consists of two parts: the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," first published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples," a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than fifty years of reflection by John Rawls on liberalism and on some of the most pressing problems of our times.
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"This is the first book to offer an assessment of India's strategic and political power since it became a declared nuclear weapons state in 1998 and fought its 1999 war with Pakistan. Stephen Cohen makes the case that India has become, with China and Japan, one of the three most important states in Asia."--Jacket.
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This thoughtful discussion probes the international roots of Africa's civil conflicts and lackluster economies. Analyzing an unwitting system that creates a set of incentives inimical to development, the authors offer a new way of thinking about Africa's development dilemmas and the policy options for addressing them. Weak states, aid dependence, crushing debt, and enclave economies, argue the authors, create disincentives for long-term economic growth...
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Study of political development and foreign policy in South Africa R and the broader implications for Southern Africa and international relations - examines the evolution of Apartheid and national level and international pressures for Constitutional and government reform, the labour market for Black Africans and social policy; presents the relationships between South Africa R and Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland; considers trade relations,...
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"Examines the merits of including three non-traditional areas in the NAFTA agreement: 1) environmental and labor standards; 2) social issues such as human rights and health care; and 3) issues arising due to the integration of low wage and high wage countries. Leading authorities also address issues such as Mexican nationalism, political reform, and transition mechanisms"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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Conference papers on economic conditions, political aspects and social structure in Central America and the Caribbean with a view to a regional level development policy - discusses political problems, the role of USA and role of EC countries, and possibilities for political development, considers economic recession, economic reform, income distribution, the role of banks (multinational enterprises), agrarian reform, food security, trade, the role...
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"Nelson Mandela once said, "human rights have become the focal point of international relations." This has certainly become true in American relations with the People's Republic of China. Since the early 1980s, and particularly since 1989, by means of vigorous monitoring and the strict maintenance of standards, United Nations human rights organizations have encouraged China to move away from its insistence on the principle of noninterference, to take...
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In Which World?, scientist Allen Hammond imaginatively probes the consequences of present social, economic, and environmental trends to construct three possible worlds that could await us in the twenty-first century: Market World, in which economic and human progress is driven by the liberating power of free markets and human initiative; Fortress World, in which unattended social and environmental problems diminish progress, dooming hundreds of millions...
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Explores the social and economic impact of political problems and the economic crisis during the late 1990s. Investigates political developments in east Timor and Indonesia and examines relations between Indonesia and Australia. Analyses the effects of the crises on poverty, the environment and livelihoods, civil society and legal institutions and Islam and politics.
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"David S. Landes tells the long, fascinating story of wealth and power throughout the world: the creation of wealth, the paths of winners and losers, the rise and fall of nations. He studies history as a process, attempting to understand how the world's cultures lead to - or retard - economic and military success and material achievement." "Countries of the West, Landes asserts, prospered early through the interplay of a vital, open society focused...
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