Archie Brown 
Political Culture and Communist Studies [PDF ebook] 

This book addresses the compulsions that underlie the China’s relations with India and South Korea— both increasingly mutually dependent on China for markets, trade, investments, technology, tourism, …

There is a perceived North-South divide in British politics. In this study, William Field points out that this divide marks the resurgence of a core-periphery cleavage which was also dominant in …

This collective study examines the transformation (metamorphosis) that Greece has experienced over the course of the 20th century by exploring its gradual evolution into a consolidated democracy, an …

Strike up a conversation with a citizen from the post-communist region and invariably the talk will turn to the topic of corruption – the misuse of public power for private gain. People are sure that …

The contributions cover a wide range of territories – Argentina, Russia, the Ukraine, Indonesia and Taiwan The book will be the first to call into question the idea of ”good governance” and exactly …

This collection provides a balanced evaluation of multi-level governance. Written by international experts of policy-making in the European Union, each contribution builds on common conceptual …

This book addresses whether Guinea-Bissau is a nation or a nation in formation; what the political and ideological foundations of the national liberation movement are; and how one should characterize …

This study evaluates, from a neo-Malthusian perspective, Japan”s current status and its prognosis in the context of the country”s economic vulnerabilities. Drawing on the theoretical contributions …

The performance of the agricultural sector and other related areas of the economy of Bangladesh are assessed in this book, which includes descriptions and analyses of Bangladesh’s natural and human …

This book documents for the first time previously hidden Japanese atrocities in World War II, including cannibalism; the slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced prostitution, …