Apter revisits the scene of earlier research with a view to evaluating how that research has stood up over time. In a lengthy introductory chapter he reviews the efficacy of the concepts in his original study of Uganda of almost a century ago, including some, such as consociationalism, which have entered into the mainstream of comparative politics.
Apter revisits the scene of earlier research with a view to evaluating how that research has stood up over time. In a lengthy introductory chapter he ...
This work investigates a case of political persecution that occurred over 50 years ago (the Wang case), but which still raises profound issues for the relationship between revolutionary regimes and the intellectuals who serve them. Song Jinshou has compiled a list of the documents of the Wang case.
This work investigates a case of political persecution that occurred over 50 years ago (the Wang case), but which still raises profound issues for the...
What does the Chinese Communist Revolution teach us about the relationship between political discourse and real experiences and events? This unique interpretation of the revolutionary process in China uses empirical evidence as well as concepts from contemporary cultural studies to probe this significant question. David Apter and Tony Saich base their analysis on recently available primary sources on party history, English- and Chinese-language accounts of the Long March and Yan'an period, and interviews with veterans and their relatives.
Written by an eminent political theorist well...
What does the Chinese Communist Revolution teach us about the relationship between political discourse and real experiences and events? This unique...
Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. While a great deal of attention has been paid to certain aspects, terrorism for example, it has not been studied as a political phenomenon in and of itself. In The Legitimization of Violence eight well-known specialists explore various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework of comparative theory.
Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. While a great deal of attention has been paid to certain aspects, terrorism for example, it has not...
