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Political Science

Muslims Talking Politics Framing Islam, Democracy, and Law in Northern Nigeria

Kendhammer Brandon

ISBN: PB: 9780226369037, ISBN: HB: 9780226368986, University of Chicago Press, June 2016
312 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 3 halftones, 5 tables

For generations Islamic and Western intellectuals and policymakers have debated Islam's compatibility with democratic government, usually with few solid conclusions. But where – Brandon Kendhammer asks in this book – have the voices of ordinary, work...

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Biography & Memoires

Political Science

Stalin New Biography of a Dictator

Khlevniuk Oleg V., Favorov Nora Seligman

ISBN: PB: 9780300219784, Yale University Press, May 2016
424 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 21 black&white illus.

Josef Stalin exercised supreme power in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. During that quarter-century, by Oleg Khlevniuk's estimate, he caused the imprisonment and execution of no fewer than a million Soviet citizens per year. Milli...

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Political Science

Future of Illusion Political Theology and Early Modern Texts

Kahn Victoria

ISBN: PB: 9780226379371, ISBN: HB: 9780226083872, University of Chicago Press, May 2016
264 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

In recent years, the rise of fundamentalism and a related turn to religion in the humanities have led to a powerful resurgence of interest in the problem of political theology. In a critique of this contemporary fascination with the theological under...

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Political Science

Middle East

Fragile Politics Weak States in the Greater Middle East

Kamrava Mehran

ISBN: PB: 9781849044820, Hurst Publishers, February 2016
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The 2011 Arab uprisings precipitated the relatively quick collapse of a number of Middle Eastern states once perceived as invincible. The Tunisian and Egyptian states succumbed to revolutionary upheavals early on, followed by t...

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Political Science

Islam

Alawis of Syria War, Faith and Politics in the Levant

Kerr Michael, Larkin Craig

ISBN: HB: 9781849043991, Hurst Publishers, October 2015
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Throughout the turbulent history of the Levant the 'Alawis – a secretive, resilient and ancient Muslim sect – have aroused suspicion and animosity, including accusations of religious heresy. More recently they have been tarred...

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Political Science

Hizbullah Phenomenon Politics and Communication

Khatib Lina, Matar Dina, Alshaer Atef

ISBN: PB: 9781849043359, Hurst Publishers, August 2014
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Hizbullah is not only a leading political actor in Lebanon and a dynamic force in the Middle East, but it is also distinguished by a sophisticated communication strategy. From relatively humble beginnings in the 1980s, Hizbulla...

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Political Science

Good Project Humanitarian Relief NGOs and the Fragmentation of Reason

Krause Monika

ISBN: PB: 9780226131368, ISBN: HB: 9780226131221, University of Chicago Press, May 2014
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 14 line drawings, 2 tables

NGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. They are committed to serving people across national borders and without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or religion, and they offer crucial help during earthquakes, tsu...

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Political Science

Democracy in Retreat The Revolt of the Middle Class and the Worldwide Decline of Representative Government

Kurlantzick Joshua

ISBN: PB: 9780300205800, Yale University Press, April 2014
296 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

Since the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democratic – especially if a vibrant middle class takes root. This assumption underlies the expansi...

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Political Science

Theory of Militant Democracy The Ethics of Combatting Political

Kirshner Alexander S.

ISBN: PB: 9780300188240, Yale University Press, February 2014
224 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-democratic forces? By granting rights of participation to groups that do not share democratic values, democracies may endanger the very rights they have granted; but denyi...

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Biography & Memoires

Political Science

First Son The Biography of Richard M. Daley

Koeneman Keith

ISBN: HB: 9780226449470, University of Chicago Press, April 2013
392 pp., 23x15 cm, 2 tables, 24 halftones

"Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Mr. Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year. 'Simply put, it's time', he said" – New...

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