Marina Ottaway examines five countries (Egypt, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Croatia, and Senegal) which highlight the distinctive features of semi-authoritarianism and the special challenge each poses to policymakers

The author has fully demonstrated his ability to consider the broad problems of history from the point of view of geographical influences, and has produced a fresh commentary on modern world politics. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work that has been digitally restored from a historical publication

This book focuses on research in the social sciences, designing research that will allow informed conclusions about social and political life, focuses on political science, is applicable to other disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, history, economics, and psychology, as well as to non-disciplinary areas of research such as legal evidence, educational research, and clinical reasoning

Dead Certainties goes beyond these more conventional histories to address the deeper enigmas that confront a student of the past. In order to do so, Schama reconstructs two ambiguous deaths: the first, that of General James Wolfe at the battle of Quebec in 1759; the second, in 1849, that of George Parkman, an eccentric Boston brahmin whose murder by an impecunious Harvard professor in 1849 was a grisly reproach to the moral sanctity of his society. Out of these stories -- with all of their bizarre coincidences and contradictions -- Schama creates a dazzling and supremely vital work of historical imagination

In his new book, author Steve Coll explains how Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is partly responsible for the United States ' struggle in neighboring Afghanistan. The discussion will focus on the international relations of the United States and Pakistan

The book tells the story of the victorious counterattack of the British Burma forces in India, which was led by Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970). He was able to lead the defeated British troops from Burma to India and restore the fighting capabilities and morale of the army, his army's massacre of Japanese troops eventually liberated India and Burma

This book is a short account of the history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, from ancient Greece and Rome through the American, French, and Russian revolutions, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world

In the book, security expert Bruce Schneier offers his own way of security and privacy in Internet networks, shows and gives tips on protecting the privacy of each user

Authentic, high-interest passages are paired with reading, writing, comprehension, and discussion activities that integrate new skills and ideas into students' knowledge and experience