Political leaders and leadership

Revolutionary novelist, historian, anarchist, Bolshevik and dissident-Victor Serge is one of the most compelling figures to have emerged from the history of the Soviet Union.

Crime and Justice in the Trump Era documents the impact of Trump administration policies on (1) violence against women, (2) the treatment of persons of color, (3) corporate and environmental crime (both domestic and international), and (4) federal crime control policy.

The concentration of private power over media has been the subject of intense public debate around the world.

In this remarkable book Republican Dennis Hastert (R-IL) passes on the lessons he learned from his long political career.

The Politics of Corruption examines the U.

His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president.

Despite the so-called Third Wave of Democratization, many autocracies have been resilient in the face of political change.

The behind-the-scenes story of how today's war crimes tribunals came to beWithin days of Madeleine Albright's confirmation as U.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War Two.

"e;Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground"e; reads a plaque near the gravesite of Theodore Roosevelt, America's 26th president.

Roman Catholics constitute the most populous religious denomination in the United States, comprising one in four Americans.

An expert on North Korea sheds new light on the enigmatic tyrant From his goose-stepping military parades to his clownish macho swagger, North Korea's Kim Jong-il is an odd amalgam of political cartoon and global menace.

This volume's 571 documents cover both Jefferson's opposition to restrictions on slavery in Missouri and his concession that "e;the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

The lack of institutionalization around China's leadership succession was brought into focus again in the run-up to the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and the widespread speculation on the final leadership line-up.

This book explores the role of elected leaders in disaster management.

This book examines the many ways in which the Communist Party in China is still revolutionary by focusing on how, in recent years, it has attempted to mobilize Party members to become ethical subjects.

[A] remarkable story.

The Bulloch women of Roswell, Georgia, were not typical antebellum Southern belles.

This book, first published in 1979, examines the little-studied forerunners of the Russian revolutionary movement - the Russian section of the First International.

The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you as an author to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling, because you know those non-writing tasks will be dealt with at the right time.

The book is a case study of Putin's use of the tactics of divide and rule in relation to, particularly, the hard-line elements among his supporters.

Warren G.

Krankheiten politischer Akteure galten lange Zeit als Schwäche.

The study of the informal dimension of EU politics is more important than ever in order to understand how the EU system works.

Ellen Fairclough is perhaps best known as the first woman in Canada to become a federal cabinet minister.

Professor Karina V.

An internationally noted clinical psychologist offers readers the first psychological biography of Barack Obama.

This book explores the stagnation of democracy in the Western Balkans over the last decade.

This book examines the struggle for human rights in Chile since 1973 and celebrates the academic work and activism of Latin Americanist Alan Angell.

The presidency of Donald J.

In Fons of Traditional Bamenda, Tatah Mbuy critically examines the predicament oftraditional leaders in the Cameroon Grasslands in the wake of the civil unrest that has regrettably evolved into armed conflict in the territories that constituted the former Southern Cameroons.

This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society.

This book provides the first cross-regional study of an increasingly important form of politics: coalitional presidentialism.

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Five years after the Civil War, North Carolina Republican state senator John W.

Presidential Leadership and African Americans examines the leadership styles of eight American presidents and shows how the decisions made by each affected the lives and opportunities of the nation's black citizens.

Discover the teaching practices that make the biggest difference in student performance!

An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author.

The study of the informal dimension of EU politics is more important than ever in order to understand how the EU system works.

Political parties in post-communist countries have very high levels of electoral volatility.

Die Kinder- und Hausmärchen sind eines der zentralen Werke der europäischen Literatur und für viele noch immer das Entree in die Welt der Bücher.

The Catholic Church has been undoubtedly going through a period of profound crisis.

This book offers a systematic inquiry into how, why, and with what consequences media affects governments and the standing of prime ministers.

This book provides a pragmatic analysis of presidential language.