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Czechoslovakia
A decade ago, playwright dissident Václav Havel led an almost bloodless revolution against Czechoslovakia's hardline communist regime. In the years that followed, the country split …
Jean Monnet
Women At Sea
From cross-dressing pirates to servants and slaves, women have played vital and often surprising roles in the navigation and cultural mapping of Caribbean territory. Yet these …
Immigrants, Schooling and Social Mobility
Immigrants, Schooling and Social Mobility confronts a central issue in the study of immigration and ethnicity of the opposition between culture and structure, and presents a …
Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the Politics of Race and Empire in the Seco
This book examines the response of British policy-makers to the collapse of belief in racial superiority, and with it the ideological basis of empire, following the fall of …
Ethnic Conflict in India
Is India unique in politically managing ethnic conflicts? This book evaluates critically the conventional wisdom which argues that it is. By focusing on India's nation and …
The Global Crisis Makers
The author argues that we should not be diverted by the East Asian 'meltdown', which is a predictable outcome of global dynamics. Of real concern, however, is the 'hidden crisis', …
The Myth of the Titanic
The first critical analysis of the Titanic as modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics. The first was the physical Titanic, the rusting remains of which can …
Spain and the Process of European Integration, 1957-85
This book examines the process of Spanish integration into the European Community, from 1962, when Spain under the Franco regime applied to the European Community, to 1985, when …
Ethics A-Z
This book is a valuable guide to ethical issues and the language, concepts, and positions central to ethical theorizing. Entries identify and explain complex issues of normative …
Rural Resources and Local Livelihoods in Africa
Top scholars examine issues which lead readers to better understand environmental change in the African continent and its effects on rural African livelihoods. Each of the studies …
Comparative Democratization and Peaceful Change in Single-Party-Dominant Countri
One of the more positive international trends as of late has been the transformation of several countries from authoritarian-based dictatorships and single party systems into …