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?
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
When we think of the word censorship, we imagine blacked out words and authoritarian political regimes of the past. Offering a potted history of the phenomenon from the execution of Socrates in 399 BC to internet filtering, this book provides an impassioned manifesto for freedom of speech.
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.
In a quest to redress the balance in what is usually a hopelessly partisan debate, author Simon Dolan looks behind the media hyperbole to offer a very different take on Donald J. Trump, exploring the achievements and traits that appealed to voters in their millions.
