Political Parties

Khaki Shorts and Saffron Flags is a penetrating and meticulously researched critique of the forces of Hindutva. The authors trace the roots of the Hindutva ideology to the politics of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. They discuss the history of the RSS and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, analyse the inst... More

The authors consider both the nature of state strength and thechanging capabilities of the states most likely to construct globalarchitecture. Demonstrating that the traditional structures of global order--hegemony, bipolarity, and mutlipolarity -- are inconsistent with existing andproject patterns ... More

This topical and absorbing book, written by two eminent journalists, explains why India has entered a new era of coalition politics. It analyses the consequences and implications of this relatively recent phenomenon. India has come a long way from the time since the Congress dominated the country's ... More

Preface, List of tables, List of Annextures, Introduction, From Periphery to Centre: Hindutva, BJP in Government. Journey to Power: The great social divide, Mandir Mania, Trouble in Temple Town, Communalism, Secularism, Ayodhya & Indian State, Saffron Tide Rising, Priests & Politics, Governance: Te... More

The United States views Hamas as a terrorist organization. Yet, to the great surprise of many, Hamas swept to victory in the 2006 Palestinian Authority elections. Hames is now a democratically elected political party. This is the first beginner's guide to this controversial political organization. E... More

The first English translation of the statements of the leader of Lebanon's "Party of God," in a comprehensive edition. In July 2006, with the commencement of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, the longstanding secretary general of the "Party of God," burst into the spo... More

"The grounding of partisanship in social identities is the most important theoretical contribution to the study of partisanship in the last two decades.""The grounding of partisanship in social identities is the most important theoretical contribution to the study of partisanship in the last two dec... More

Used wisely, America's immense military power can preserve freedom but used unwisely, it can fracture global stability. Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke argue, that as long as neo-conservative radicals dominate the nation's national security process, fracture is more likely. Assuming Americans will... More

What impact do political parties have on women's political representation and on state gender policies? Does this vary between national and local levels of government? This study focuses on two Latin American cases. The first analyzes the National Women's Ministry in Chile, a country with a history ... More

Since so few people appear knowledgeable about public affairs, one might question whether collective policy preferences revealed in opinion surveys accurately convey the distribution of voices and interests in a society. Scott Althaus' comprehensive analysis of the relationship between knowledge, re... More

In the waning months of the cold war, shortly before an expiring Soviet Union finally disintegrated, a group of neoconservative policymakers and intellectuals began to argue that the moment had come to create an American-dominated world order. Some of them called it "the unipolarist imperative." Ins... More

The book Amy Goodman hailed as "classic muckraking at its best." When asked which single issue most affected their vote in the last presidential election, more than one in five Americans said "moral values"--and 78 percent of these voters chose to reelect President Bush. Indeed, Christian fundamenta... More

Politics was once a term with an array of broadly positive connotations, associated with public scrutiny, deliberation and accountability. Yet today it is an increasingly dirty word, typically synonymous with duplicity, corruption, inefficiency and undue interference in matters both public and priva... More

Bringing together a completely new set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities, "Developments in British Politics 7" provides an accessible state-of-the-art introduction to politics and political change in the UK. It provides a systematic assessment of New Labour in government focu... More

For over twenty years, Developments in British Politics volumes have provided accessible state- of-the-art coverage of key issues and changes. Developments 8 continues the same tradition but with a new editorial team as well as a new set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities. New... More

"Over the years, the New Hampshire primary has produced some of the most dramatic, most surprising moments in American politics. Dante Scala takes you back through that history in this most readable and entertaining volume. It's a political junkie's dream."--David S. Broder, "The Washington Post" "M... More

This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important articles on political parties.This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important articles on political parties. They address three questions: Under what conditions will strong party organizations emerge? What influences the c... More