Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> General

In recent years there has been an explosion of research on qualitative methodology and methods in the social sciences at large, and in the field of Political Science in particular. This Major Work presents a comprehensively curated collection of key literature on this subject, organised into four thematic volumes:

Volume One includes papers on the ontological and epistemological foundations of qualitative research, before moving onto articles that compare qualitative with quantitative research, as well as statements that contrast the divergent strands within...

The influence of Western ideas and know-how on the modernization of Japan remains one of the most important subjects in Japanese Studies; indeed, today's Japan cannot be understood without a comprehension of the impact of thought and practice from the West. With regard to the history of women in Japan, Western ideas were especially central since the women's movement in Japan was founded on the translation of Western books into Japanese, a process that began in Meiji times and continued into the early Showa era. During this period, along with classical texts by such authors as J. S. Mill...

The intrinsic link between language and politics has long been recognized (for example, Aristotle wrote that man is more of a political animal than bees or any other gregarious animals is evident. Nature, as we often say, makes nothing in vain, and man is the only animal whom she has endowed with the gift of speech (Politics, 1, 2)). It remains a broad, flourishing, and highly contested area of academic study. On the one hand, it analyses how politicians use language, applying approaches which range from traditional rhetoric to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). On the other hand, it is...

Contrary to the optimistic predictions at the turn of the last century about the demise of major war, the War on Terror, major civil wars in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and the continuing conflict in the Middle East suggest that the study of warfare has never been so urgent. War stubbornly remains the ulimate arbiter of international disputes and continues to be a prominent feature of contemporary life: over one hundred states currently have forces overseas in one form of operation or another, and the United States, Britain, and France collectively have over 200,000 soldiers deployed...

This set compiles all five volumes of the World Boundaries series:
Volume 1: "Global Boundaries"
Volume 2: "Middle East and North Africa"
Volume 3: "Eurasia"
Volume 4: "The Americas"
Volume 5: "Maritime Bound"
Each volume is available separately.

 Planned and published by the Civics Society in Chicago from 1913 to 1914, this is a series of publications for the leaders of the women's movement offering advice to American women on everything they should learn at the time when they were just about to obtain woman suffrage.

 In a total of twelve issues published over two years, the series covers all important subjects in politics, law, economics, education, health and social welfare and tries to provide contemporary women with useful information and knowledge for them to be advanced citizens in the modern society...

-How do international norms and rules about behavior develop?

-Do they influence important aspects of interactions among states and other entities?

-How do they...