Politics and Government

Land settlement in Latin America has become a subject of growing concern as governments renew efforts to develop agrarian potential and to relieve ...

This book discusses the programs and performance of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It deals with the present and future of ...

As the U.S. military moves into an uncertain future dominated by rapid change, traditional modes of thought will no longer suffice. Contributors to...

This book examines the possibility of East-West cooperation against terrorism and assesses the prospects for American-Soviet agreement. It looks at...

National parks are a global phenomenon found in more than 120 countries. These parks are as diverse as the physical settings and cultural patterns ...

"As the states gain prominence in the political arena and rural areas increase in population, a new perception of the importance of rural state pol...

A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advoca...

The aim of this book is to specifically, expose the conceptual origins of the American failure to deter Japan, to a higher level of understanding r...

"The Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands-a peaceful haven for land and sea birds and once a profitable paradise for whalers and seal hunters-erupted int...

This textbook, extensively revised and updated in this new second edition, introduces the student to what is most basic and most interesting about ...

Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the ...

First published over 20 years ago, this book remains the definitive study of Fidel Castro. Based on interviews conducted between 1958 and 1966, the...

This book describes the efforts of the United States and the former Soviet Union to resolve regional confrontations. It examines Gorbachev's inheri...

This comparative empirical analysis of public efforts to improve rice production in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand...

How did Zhao Ziyang rise through the provincial apparatus of the Chinese Communist Party to become premier in 1980? How did he develop the policies...

Because negotiations for the Antarctic Treaty were kept secret, the issues that shaped the treaty system have been poorly understood. Dr. Myhre bre...

This atlas, a part of a larger project devoted to developing a database of population of Mexico, will enhance understanding of Mexico, broaden US p...

This book presents a collection of papers that provide a snapshot of ongoing research on energy analysis, a record of the growing pains of a fledgl...

West Germany is now one of the world's most powerful and prosperous states. The author emphasizes that Germany has become a new Germany, with diffe...

The UNCTAD Liner Code: United States Maritime Policy at the Crossroads Lawrence Juda World shipping—vital to international trade—is now going throu...

Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what wou...

Written in response to the increasingly conscious effort to develop human rights on a universal scale, this seminal volume focuses on three distinc...

Identity politics have taken a strong hold on modern society, in particular online on social media platforms. But to what extent have they contribu...

This book presents an overview of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) resource allocation issue, considering the period from 1948 to 1980. It desc...