http://books.emeraldinsight.com/rss.asp Emerald Bookstore - Subject Browse en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558908 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558908 A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers an overview of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change. It presents studies that move beyond the very concept of globalization. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558922 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558922 A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers a view of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change that renders many preceding theoretical previsions obsolete. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558946 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848558946 A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers an overview of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change. It presents studies that move beyond the very concept of globalization. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551220 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551220 Covers the various aspects of war in the twenty-first century where asymmetric warfare has changed many rules of the game, imposing a profound transformation on the military, not only tactical, but also structural, preparatory, mental and ideological. This book also covers the delicate relations between the armed forces and societies. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781849506618 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781849506618 A study that contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. It assesses the effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies, with a focus on the Middle East. It urges Third World leaders to improve levels of freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781846639968 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781846639968 Features chapters that analyze and compare the experiences of Asian countries in carrying out governance reforms. This book tackles such questions as: how common reform packages designed for developed countries are implemented in developing countries? What happens in the reform diffusion process? And what are the obstacles to reform success? Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780444531766 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780444531766 South Asia is a distinct geographical entity comprised of seven countries - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives (situated in the Indian Ocean). This book looks at these countries in a historical context, from inter-regional and international perspectives. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314867 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314867 Aims to bring together the work of leading scholars of Constitutionalism, Constitutional law, and politics in the United States to take stock of the field to chart its progress, and point the way for its future development. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552043 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552043 Many economic issues that touch the life of millions of people are more complex than most people thought. From the US financial crisis to regional cooperation, from the oil price shock to climate change, policy conflicts are abound. This book argues that understanding the nature and intensity of trade-offs is a key to resolving the conflicts. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552982 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552982 Many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. This work seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. It discusses policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. It addresses operations and design issues for government organizations. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314676 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314676 Drawing together an array of distinguished scholars from political science, criminology, sociology, and law, this volume examines the death penalty in the US. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314829 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314829 Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question is whether the law and literature enterprise has lived up to its initial promise. This is a contemporary study of law and literature. It includes contributions by an international group of leading scholars. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848556522 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848556522 Contains a Special Issue on crime and criminal justice. This title brings together the work of scholars whose work usefully illuminates central questions in about how we define and process those who violate the criminal law and about the technologies of policing and punishment. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552005 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552005 The process of globalisation has its own dynamics and several serious flaws that have resulted in significant economic, political and social imbalances in the global political economy. This book examines the implications of these imbalances for achieving lasting global peace. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314188 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9780762314188 Deals with the comparative and historical social science. This title focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and through deep knowledge of country cases as diverse as Russia, the United States, El Salvador, South Africa, and Israel. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781849506670 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781849506670 It is time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. This title showcases articles that pursue similar themes. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551787 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551787 Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552906 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552906 Contains papers presented at a conference, entitled 'Cutting Edge Theories and Recent Developments in Conflict Resolution'. This work explores some of the major themes of conflict analysis, including how dominant discourses can soothe and exacerbate conflict, and the importance of a structural understanding of ethnocentrism and racism. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552029 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848552029 Foreign affairs practitioners and policy analysts claim that international arms embargoes usually fail due to the lack of political will among national governments to implement and enforce these restrictions. This book includes chapters that examine some of the complex cases of arms embargoes such as Iraq, Pakistan, Angola, and Liberia. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551909 http://books.emeraldinsight.com/display.asp?ISB=9781848551909 A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. 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