Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> Comparative Politics

This book is a one-stop guide to the revival of social democratic and socialist politics across the region. At the end of the Cold War, after decades of neoliberal domination and the "Washington Consensus," it seemed that the left was finished in Latin America. But in fact new opportunities sprang up through electoral politics and mass action. Warning against over-simplification, this book offers detailed historical analysis of Latin America as a whole and country-specific case studies. From the anti-imperialism of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba,...

This book examines the nature and impact of geopolitical thinking in South America especially in relation to a series of conflict situations in the region. The major portion of the book is devoted to an analysis of some twelve potential conflict situations in South America and includes information on the historical background, recent developments, and the relationship to other conflicts and modes of geopolitical thinking in the countries involved.

The Soviet Union, currently undergoing a period of transition, is faced with the need to overcome chronic problems both domestic and abroad that have been developing for many years. Wide-ranging and up-to-date, "Soviet Politics" takes a close look at all the major aspects of Soviet political life in the 1980s.

This volume explores the importance of the West Bank for Israel's security. The author assumes that a political solution to the West Bank issue will be negotiated between Israel and the Jordanians and Palestinians, and that the talks thereafter will focus on the question of security. He examines various security topics based on the current political agreement, and considers alternative political solutions and the security risks they would entail for Israel. In particular, he analyzes the possible military risks of attacks against Israel, launched from or through the West Bank region if it...

This timely book, with its useful and comprehensive index, is an insightful study of Nicaragua that should be read by any student of foreign affairs. "Journal of Internal Law & Politics"

This book is an examination of the evolving social and political atmosphere during the first half decade after the Sandinist revolution. Written by eminent scholars and participants Nicaragua documents the rapid social change that has occurred during the last five years. The essays focus on agrarian reform, education, health care, food policy, and Nicaragua's relations with the U.S., Latin America,...

These essays, originally presented at a conference held at the University of Pennsylvania in March 1984, show that particular U.S. policies have played an important role in engendering resentment of the United States in the so-called Third World. The first chapter presents an overview of the problem and proposes the structure of an approach to it, including a typology of anti-Americanism. This is followed by essays which are country-specific or regional in scope (Mexico, Latin America, the Arab World, Turkey, South Asia, Malaysia, Africa) in which the contributors flesh out some of the...