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  • The Concept of Class

    An Historical Introduction

    by Peter Calvert ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1982, The Concept of Class provides a concise and stimulating guide to the historical development of the concept of ‘class’ and the different ways in which it has been applied in social and political theory. The author begins by determining where and how the word acquired its political sense, and after a short re-examination of its classical background, moves on to consider ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Resilience of Democracy

    Persistent Practice, Durable Idea

    Edited by Peter Burnell, Peter Calvert ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This volume brings together studies of the small number of previously established states that have retained and/or restored democracy despite - in many cases - formidable economic, social or political challenges. It seeks to establish common themes, whether or not they appear to fit a grand casual theory. It is, after all, the very adaptability of democratic systems that characterises their ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Politics and Society in the Developing World

    by Peter Calvert, Susan Calvert ...
    In a world seemingly surfing a wave of unprecedented affluence, it is sobering to be reminded that only thirty out of nearly two hundred countries can really be classified as advanced industrialized countries. Eighty per cent of the world's population lives in the developing world. This popular, concise introduction scrutinises the developing world, its varied political institutions and the key ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • People of the Earth

    Ecology, survival and nurturing spirits

    by Peter Calvert, Richard Bentley, Trisha Wren ...
    Series series Mystical Encounters in Aotearoa New Zealand
    When Peter Calvert gathered a small group of meditators and set them the task of opening their minds to whoever arrived, he didn't anticipate the astonishing encounters that would result. Two situation rapidly emerged.The first was that the meditators discovered a small percentage of people become confused after death. Lost in a transitional zone, they need guidance to move on to the next phase of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Guatemala

    A Nation in Turmoil

    by Peter Calvert ...
    Guatemala has long been a field for struggle between other powers, and today, racked by civil war, it avoids the full glare of international attention only because most of the Central American region is beset by similar problems. Despite a continued belief in the reconstitution of a unified Central American state arid a long-running claim to Belize, Guatemala has played a passive rather than an ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Learning Who You Are

    An Introduction to Experimental Spirituality

    by Peter Calvert, Keith Hill ...
    Learning Who You Are offers a contemporary take on the age-old questions of who we are and why we are here. The book builds on current scientific knowledge to show how the physical and spiritual realms are interlinked. It does this by presenting a number of innovative models and conceptual frameworks that mesh with twenty-first century understanding. The book also discusses the process of ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Matapaua Conversations

    100 questions about the universe, reality, evolution, spirituality and human existence answered by non-embodied spiritual entities

    by Peter Calvert, Keith Hill ...
    Who are we? Where do we come from? How did the universe come to be? What is the structure of reality? Do we have a higher purpose? If so, what is it?For millennia the world’s religions have offered answers to these and other big questions. Today those answers are showing their age. A new approach to spirituality is needed that takes into account our current understanding of reality using ... Read more

    $9.75 USD

  • A Political and Economic Dictionary of Latin America

    by Peter Calvert ...
    This Dictionary provides an impartial and valuable background to the Latin American region, vital for anyone interested in the current affairs, recent history and economy of this vast area. Entries provide definitions of terms, concepts, names and organizations key to discussions of Central and South America. Covering some 48 countries and territories, this volume offers a unique insight to the ... Read more

    $210.00 USD

  • Civil Society in Democratization

    Edited by Peter Burnell, Peter Calvert ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This title brings together competing theories of civil society with critical studies of the role of civil society in diverse situations and the way in which it has been promoted as the key to democratization. The combination of contemporary theory and practical applications provides valuable reading for students of civil society and contemporary social and political change, and its policy ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

    by Khalid Koser ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating? This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration -- both legal and illegal -- to reveal that migration actually presents ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Season of Rains

    Africa in the World

    by Stephen Ellis ...
    Africa is playing a more important role in world affairs than ever before. Yet the most common images of Africa in the American mind are ones of poverty, starvation, and violent conflict. But while these problems are real, that does not mean that Africa is a lost cause. Instead, as Stephen Ellis explains in Season of Rains, we need to rethink Africa’s place in time if we are to understand it in ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Africa

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Tom Young ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    Vast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype to critically analyse the continent's political history and the factors behind its dismal economic performance. Maintaining that colonial influences are often overplayed, Young argues that much blame ... Read more

    $5.99 USD