South Africa's transformation from apartheid to a non-racial democracy has been called a miracle. But behind the public story lies another, the story of how the Afrikaners' own secret brotherhood, the Broderbund, saw the need for change and met secretly with the ANC in an English village
Once described by menzies as 'the boy delinquent from Queensland', Bill Hayden is widely considered today to be the best man never to have become prime minister of Australia. This is the insightful and revealing chronicle of Bill Hayden's life and career: from Queensland copper to labor politician, from leader of the opposotion to governor-general of Australia.
Contents: I. The Balance of Power: Theory and Practice II. The Balance of Power in Asia III. Power and Growth and Regional Order IV. The Dynamics of Great-Power Strength V. Towards a New Balance of Power VI. A Strategy for Middle Powers
The Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Political Thinkers introduces the reader to important thinkers from the early years of the century to the contemporary period. Through them an informed, reliable and accessible guide to the ideas that have influenced political activity and thought in the twentieth century is provided.
This books contains about ways, relocation of factories to the countryside in order to reduce pollution, and modernization of Taipei's sewage disposal system.
Australian Politics and Government is a comprehensive 2003 comparative study of Australian state and Commonwealth governments and their politics for over forty years. In addition to major chapters on each state in the Australian federation, the book includes chapters on the Commonwealth government and the two self-governing territories. These are supplemented by a chapter summarizing the distin…
The book tells the story of the clandestine contacts between the Israelis and the PLO which culminated in the crucial talks in Oslo. Mahmoud Abbas, who wielded great influence from behind the scenes, also explains how the negotiating team (led by Abu Ala) and their Israeli counterparts overcame their mutual suspicion and how, despite various setbacks, they used the freedom afforded by secrecy f…
It is not often that a participant in a world crisis steps back from it to view its causes, and possible cure, with the clinical eye of a detached commentator. But this is what Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan has done. So convinced is he of the imminent threat of Armageddon that he has taken the unusual step of writing a book, not just to urge his country's cause (though Jordan speaks with a uniq…
De vrede die niet kwam is een journalistieke neerslag van lange en intensieve gesprekken die de journalist Jan Keulen had met de diplomaat Nikolaos van Dam over zijn werk als diplomaat en over de centrale thema's in het Midden-Oosten: de Palestijnse kwestie. Irak, Syrië, Libanon. democratie en mensenrechten. fundamentalisme en de Arabische verhouding met het Westen.
A collection of speeches by the former President of the Phillippines outlines the political and social philosophy behind his leadership during a remarkable six-year economic recovery in the island nation, from the brink of disaster to a new era of prosperity and stability.