Suleiman the Magnificent

The Autocratic Middle Class – How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy

How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience Conventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democr...

Hubert Humphrey

A painstaking and . . . admiring portrait (Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal) of Hubert Humphrey, one of the great liberal politicians of the twentieth century An outstanding account of the life...

Ataturk en Turkije's weg naar Europa

Ataturk en Turkije's weg naar Europa

John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator

John Bright was one of the greatest British statesmen of the nineteenth century. In a series of Punch cartoons in 1878, Bright featured alongside Disraeli and Gladstone as among the most influential p...

Transformational and Charismatic Leadership

This is the 10th anniversary edition of Transformational and Charismatic Leadership: The Road Ahead. In the current compendium, we seek to update the theoretical and empirical work and professional...

In naam van de Nieuwe Wereldorde 1 - Hoge politici in de greep van ultrageheime vrijmetselaarsloges

Bol.com is de winkel van ons allemaal. We vinden het van groot belang om zorgvuldig met de vrijheid van meningsuiting om te gaan en dus streven we naar het beschikbaar stellen van zoveel mogelijk boek...

Obama

The first ever comprehensive oral history of President Obama’s administration and the complex political machine that created and powered a landmark American presidency. In this candid oral history of...

Reflections on Democracy in the European Union

“This book is an enrichment for the standing debate about Europe and should be published and widely read and discussed.” – Boudewijn R.A. Bouckaert Reflections on Democracy in de European Union, with...

The Earthscan Reader in Population and Development

The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. It challenges both the 'evil empire' image of the USSR...

Constitutional Review and Democracy

This volume is a follow-up to the conference 'Constitutional Review and Democracy' organized from 24 to 25 November 2013 at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade.The conference was convened as pa...

Lloyd George

David Lloyd George left a profound political legacy, despite being described by the wife of his successor, Herbert Asquith, as a 'gambler without foresight'. He is, of course, best known as the Prime...

A Passion for Freedom

Mamphela Ramphele is a figurehead of modern South Africa. The partner of Steve Biko, until his death in 1977, she has demonstrated extraordinary political leadership and statesmanship, most recently a...

Political Behavior of the American Electorate

The 2020 elections took place under intense political polarization, uncertain economic conditions, a global pandemic, and social unrest. Political Behavior of the American Electorate, Fifteenth...

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain, the Conservative Prime Minister who pursued the doomed policy of appeasing Hitler, is one of the most reinterpreted of modern British Prime Ministers. Infamous on account of...

The Mongol Empire

Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nat...

Ashbel Smith of Texas

Though three times burned in effigy for his political activities, Ashbel Smith was an admired and influential leader in nineteenth-century Texas. A doctor educated at Yale and abroad, the father of Te...