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  • Statesmanship and Progressive Reform: An Assessment of Herbert Croly’s Abraham Lincoln

    by J. Alvis, J. Jividen ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    A critical assessment of Herbert Croly's influential account of Abraham Lincoln in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life, which argued that Progressivism was a continuation of the spirit of Lincoln's political thought. This book argues for the first time that Croly's praise of Lincoln is highly problematic. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • The New Totalitarian Temptation

    Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe

    by Todd Huizinga ...
    What caused the eurozone debacle and the chaos in Greece? Why has Europe’s migrant crisis spun out of control, over the heads of national governments? Why is Great Britain calling a vote on whether to leave the European Union? Why are established political parties declining across the continent while protest parties rise? All this is part of the whirlwind that EU elites are reaping from their ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • History Of Europe For Kids: A History Series - Children Explore Histories Of The World Edition

    by Baby Professor ...
    Let’s take a look back at history, and learn from the events of the past. Learning is made much more fun when there are beautiful pictures and great layout involved. Pictures make knowledge universal, and easier to absorb even by young learners. So go ahead and secure a copy of this educational book today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Inside Greek Terrorism

    by George Kassimeris ...
    The long story of Greek terrorism was meant to have ended in the summer of 2002 with the collapse of the country's premier terrorist organisation and one of Europe's longest-running gangs, the notorious 17 November group (17N). However, rather than demoralising and emasculating the country's armed struggle movement, the dismantling of 17N and the imprisonment of its members led to the emergence of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Europe Entrapped

    by Claus Offe ...
    Today Europe finds itself in a crisis that casts a dark shadow over an entire generation. The seriousness of the crisis stems from one core political contradiction at the heart of the European project: namely, that what urgently needs to be done is also extremely unpopular and therefore virtually impossible to do democratically. What must be done - and almost everyone agrees in principle on the ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • The Paradox of German Power

    by Hans Kundnani ...
    Since the Euro crisis began, Germany has emerged as Europe's dominant power. During the last three years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been compared with Bismarck and even Hitler in the European media. And yet few can deny that Germany today is very different from the stereotype of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history. After nearly seventy years of struggling with the Nazi past, ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Local Government in England

    Centralisation, Autonomy and Control

    by Mark Roberts, Rachel Wall, Colin Copus ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The book explores the claim that English local government exists in one of the most centralised relationships with national government. Such a position fundamentally undermines any notion of local self-government and makes the term ‘government’ in local government a misnomer. The book will examine how the erosion of the autonomy, powers, roles, functions and responsibilities of English local ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    Argues that autonomous agencies are not the result of a systematic design, but are produced by the interactions of political and bureaucratic forces. The case studies illustrate how political struggles between politicians and bureaucrats can create a muddle of agencies that lack coherence and are subject to conflicting levels of political control. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • EU and NATO Relations with Russia

    After the Collapse of the Soviet Union

    by Glenn Diesen ...
    Do the EU and NATO threaten Russian security? The book explores the rise of these exclusive ’inter-democratic’ security institutions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the ensuing effects on relations with Russia. Two competing theories are tested to explore whether these institutions aggravate or mitigate the security dilemma with Russia. These institutions can be theorised to promote ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Syriza Wave

    Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left

    by Until We Fall Helena Sheehan ...
    Utterly corrupt corporate and government elites bankrupted Greece twice over. First, by profligate deficit spending benefitting only themselves; second, by agreeing to an IMF “bailout” of the Greek economy, devastating ordinary Greek citizens who were already enduring government-induced poverty, unemployment, and hunger. Finally, in response to dire “austerity” measures, the people of Greece stood ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The EU's Lisbon Treaty

    Institutional Choices and Implementation

    Edited by Finn Laursen ...
    The Lisbon Treaty, which came into force in December 2009, aims to make the European Union both more efficient and legitimate. Two new important posts were created; an elected President of the European Council and a High Representative (HR) of the Union for Foreign and Security Policy who will also be a Vice-President of the Commission. Leading international scholars have been gathered together to ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • The EU Enlargement and Gay Politics

    The Impact of Eastern Enlargement on Rights, Activism and Prejudice

    Edited by Koen Slootmaeckers, Heleen Touquet, Peter Vermeersch ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a well-investigated and accessible picture of the current situation around the politics of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) rights and activism in Central Europe and the Western Balkans in the context of the enlargement of the European Union (EU). It provides not only thoughtful reflections on the topic but also a wealth of new empirical findings — arising from legal ... Read more

    $28.49 USD