Politics

In 1998, India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests that shocked the world. In spring 1999, both countries tested medium-range missiles. Recently, both countries have been engaged in heavy fighting over the disputed territory of Kashmir and Ladakh. The author is a leading specialist on south Asia an... More

Introduces the classic and contemporaryideologies of international political economy, especially the ways that affectthe behavior of states and markets. Articles representing contending views ofIPE are followed by selections on the international monetary system, developmentassistance, and internatio... More

China's story is of warfare and violence, philosophical and political invention, shining artistic achievement and often complex and subtle relations with outsiders. Harry G. Gelber's fascinating general history of this great nation makes sense of China's changing relationship with the re... More

The terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center onSeptember 11, 2001 was the climax of a course plotted by Osama Bin-Laden tobring about his apocalyptic vision of a decisive clash between the Western and MoslemWorld. This timely volume details the organizational workings and belief systemof Bin-... More

* From one of the 'gurus' of development and author of the best selling Participatory Workshops* Chock-full of provocative and actionable ideas drawn from four decades of development work and written in Robert Chambers' infectious and highly readable style Our world seems entangled in systems increa... More

‘Well-balanced, informative and highly readable’—Amartya SenIndia: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond is an eloquent argument for the importance of India to the future of the industrialized world. Shashi Tharoor shows compellingly that India stands at the intersection of the most signi... More

New Page 1 In this groundbreaking book, David Korten makes a compelling and well-documented case that capitalism's claims to being the engine of wealth creation, the champion of democracy, and the embodiment of the market economy are unfounded. This is a book of unusual importance and timel... More

More personally revealing than anything Achebe has written, Home and Exile-the great Nigerian novelist's first book in more than ten years-is a major statement on the importance of stories as real sources of power, especially for those whose stories have traditionally been told by outsiders. In thre... More

Acclaimed political commentator Nick Cohen investigates the confusing current status of his own political affiliates, the Left, in this hard-hitting, no-holds-barred survey. He searches for the seemingly impossible answers to such questions as: "Why are apologies for a militant Islam--which stands f... More

For anyone interested in the tensions between Islam and Christianity this is the right book. The author, in his superb treatment of one of the most important and vexing issues in the world today, combines deep knowledge of  both history and current events with clear thinking and clear writing. ... More

This is an excellent primer for International Relations courses, and all potential readers interested in the interplay of law and politics. It provides succinct and authoritative coverage of the ties between contemporary world events and the norms that supposedly govern them. ... More

The future is upon us. The trends that will shape our lives over the coming years have already begun to form--from the development of new technology and the way we do business, to changes in demographics and social behavior. The 100 Best Trends, 2006 is the first accessible reference guide that keep... More