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Using case studies covering the MENA region, this book looks at how the relationships within and between clientelist and patronage networks changed before 2011. The book assesses how these changes contributed to the destabilization of the established political and social order, and how they affected less visible political processes.

This book explores perceptions of citizenship and intercultural dialogue among minority youth in Berlin and London; chosen for their contrasting citizenship and immigration policies.

This book examines the transition processes unleashed by the uprisings that took place in Egypt and Tunisia in 2011. It contributes to exploring institutional changes and continuities in the two countries taken individually and comparatively, as a way of advancing our knowledge on the Arab world, and (democratic) transitions.

Wood Fracture Characterization provides a guide to the application of modern fracture mechanics concepts to wood materials. The authors cover tests, data reduction schemes and numerical methods for wood structural applications, based on cohesive zone analysis. Five detailed Case Studies are included to link theory with engineering practice.

This book compiles the essential information on the principal chemical, microbial, and radionuclide characteristics of water contaminants.

This volume contains the proceedings of the first Keeling colloquium which took place at the Warburg Institute in London from February 16 to 18, 1994, examining Aristotle's views on the objectivity of morality and the connection of his views to contemporary discussions of moral realism.

Published to mark the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's journey, this work questions whether he ever reached China, the country he described in his book "A Description of the World". It examines the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant and the preparation of his book.

A major force in East Asias remarkable economic growth and industrial transformation, foreign direct investment has been growing at 1415 percent annually in Southeast Asia and China over the last decade. This timely volume examines the impact of investment on trade in the region, focusing especially on microeconomic issues of strategy, activity, and behavior of corporate investors.

An undergraduate text, this work takes as its central theme the increasing tension in American politics between a general philosophy of limited government and particular public demands for more and better government programmes and services.

Global Gender Politics analyzes the gendered divisions of power, labor, and resources that contribute to the global crises of representation, violence, and sustainability. In this edition Anne Sisson Runyan continues to examine the challenges of placing inequalities and resisting injustices through intersectional and transnational feminist lenses.

Women and Politics is a comprehensive examination of women's use of politics in pursuit of gender equality. How can demands for gender equality be reconciled with sex differences? The text's clear analysis and presentation of theory and history helps students to think critically about the difficulties faced by women in politics.

This book brings together scholars and policy experts to provide an empirical and balanced assessment of US policy in the Middle East primarily from the end of WWI to the present. Carefully edited by David W. Lesch and Mark L. Haas, this text provides a broad and authoritative understanding of US foreign policy in the Middle East.

This text provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major American minority groups, exploring the similarities and differences in these groups' representation and participation in law, politics, and policymaking; discussing the enduring issues and concerns that they face.

Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and 20th Century America charts the life of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) whose life was radically altered by the Depression, and whose photography helped transform the nation.

Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth-century.

Communism in Eastern Europe is a groundbreaking new survey of the history of Eastern Europe since 1945. It examines how Communist governments came to Eastern Europe, how they changed their societies and the legacies that persisted after their fall.

Following Lathrop's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to progressive politics, women's employment, and women's education. It offers a look at how one influential woman worked within the bounds of traditional conventions about gender, race, and class, and pushed against them.