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 ...
She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women.
An accessible, compelling introduction to today's major policy issues from columnist, best-selling author and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman.
Planning is central to ensuring children and young people live in safe, secure places, that they are included and can be active. This book provides a range of international case studies, both planning-led and other more general examples which have relevance for planners and planning, which illustrate good practice.
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?
In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017, VW had settled with American regulators and ...
Feminism is arguably the most significant social movement of the last century and it is far from over. This book presents examples from feminist campaigns and discusses issues such as genocide and war rape. It invites us to join in with the lively debates and always germane challenges of feminism.
In 1984, "The People" newspaper branded Ian Bone 'the most dangerous man in Britain'. They weren't far wrong. From the inner city riots of 1981 to the miners' strike and beyond the butler's son and founder of Class War was indeed a greater thorn in Margaret Thatcher's side than the useless blatherings ...
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 ...
An examination of how innovative judges and attorneys are impacting the modern American court system identifies the alternatives and improvements offered by problem-solving courts, explaining how they are better equipped to focus on underlying problems and offer real- world solutions.
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.
Number Ten Downing Street and the Cabinet Office are at the apex of power in British government, but relatively little is known about the day to day functioning of these great institutions of state.
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 ...
