This research monograph examines presidential constitutional conventions and the role they play in the political systems of four Central European countries - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
First published in 1987, Charles II argues that the conditions affecting government and political activity changed constantly through the reign creating new situations and new sets of problems for the restored monarch and his servants.
First published in 1987, Charles II argues that the conditions affecting government and political activity changed constantly through the reign creating new situations and new sets of problems for the restored monarch and his servants.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was a war long in the making and is the latest in a series of military interventions that have showcased Vladimir Putin's deadly imperial ambitions and the ruthless and bloody strategies that serve his vision of a greater Russia.
A dedicated politician who has served as a congressman and state legislator defines the formidable challenge for progressives after the November 2016 election-and explains how to bring back leaders focused on working in the broad center of politics in order to get things done for the people.
Written by leading scholars of political communication, this book provides a comprehensive accounting of the campaign communication that characterized the unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign.
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This collection offers a front seat view of the rise, reign, and fall of powerful modern political families and examines the effects they have had on political, social, and economic issues in American society.
Using political discourse analysis, this book examines the extent to which the salient approaches of previous leadership generations have translated into present day policies shepherded in by Xi Jinping.
Using political discourse analysis, this book examines the extent to which the salient approaches of previous leadership generations have translated into present day policies shepherded in by Xi Jinping.
The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.
Perhaps the twentieth centurys most revered presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan could not seem more different as standard-bearers of liberal and conservative revolutions.
Los dirigentes peronistas fueron elaborando un discurso en el que las dimensiones simbólicas del Estado se articularon con la búsqueda de una mayor igualdad social, pero la primacía no dejó de recaer en ningún momento en la construcción del Estado.
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the many visions of nationalism and nationalist leadership that emerged during India's struggle for independence.
The Sunday Times bestsellerThe New York Times bestsellerGuardian Summer Reading Hottest Book PickThis is not just a book for people who follow politics, but for anyone who has ever doubted themselves, or wanted to make a difference.
Trump and Putin in Media Mythologies provides an account of the media portrayal of two presidents-Donald Trump of the United States and Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation-as mythologized figures.
Trump and Putin in Media Mythologies provides an account of the media portrayal of two presidents-Donald Trump of the United States and Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation-as mythologized figures.
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the many visions of nationalism and nationalist leadership that emerged during India's struggle for independence.
Plutarch's Lives continues its exploration of character and consequence in this third volume, examining figures whose lives were shaped by uncertainty, ambition, and political danger.
A comprehensive overview of the president's policy-making role and the way this role structures the president's interaction with other institutions of government.
The nature of leadership and the human qualities that promote or inhibit it have a long history in Western thought and remain a central concern in modern societies.
Imagine a country in which strikes by public-sector unions occupied the public square; where foreign policy wandered aimlessly as America disentangled itself from wars abroad and a potential civil war on its southern border; where racial and ethnic groups jostled for political influence; where a war on illicit substances led to violence in its cities; where technology was dramatically changing how mankind communicated and moved aboutand where the educated harbored increasing contempt for the philosophic underpinnings of our republic.
Este libro reúne las reflexiones de destacados colombianos y venezolanos sobre la trascendencia histórica de los presidentes Carlos Lleras Restrepo y Rómulo Betancourt alrededor de tres grandes temas: primero, su figura humana e intelectual; segundo, su ideario político y su significado como estadistas, y por último, su pensamiento internacional y sus contribuciones a la amistad colombo-venezolana.
EspañolLa humanidad necesita una profunda renovación cultural; necesita redescubrir esas virtudes que constituyen el fundamento sólido sobre el cual construir un futuro mejor para todos.
EspañolLa humanidad necesita una profunda renovación cultural; necesita redescubrir esas virtudes que constituyen el fundamento sólido sobre el cual construir un futuro mejor para todos.
'La política como profesión', publicado por Max Weber en 1919, acompaña al lector en algunos de los conceptos sociológicos fundamentales del pensador alemán.
