Facing up to the Past offers a heavily revised English-language version of Het verleden ander ogen. To enhance global under- standing, most contributions from outside the sphere of the Netherlands have been maintained, while most of choose centering on the Netherlands and its former colonies have been replaced by new contributions particularly from Africa. Written by eminent scholars and opinio…
Reflecting the press of events, we have made numerous changes in this, the fifth edition of Points of View. One or more of the selections that fall under the topics of "Federalism." "Interest Groups." "Congress." "Bureaucracy." "The Supreme Court," "Civil Liberties" (Free Speech. Pornography), and "Civil Rights" (Abortion) have been changed. The basic goals of the book remain the same-namely, t…
This collection of original essay is a comprehensive introduction to the study of Canadian government and politics. In addition to including those topic most frequently covered in a introduction survey course-the constitution, federal-provincial relations, the prime minister and cabinet, parties, bureaucracy, Canada's regions-the book also contains the chapters on foreign policy, local governme…
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This is a collection of opinion pieces written by Ooi Kee Beng and published in the mass media after Abdullah Badawi became Malaysia's Prime Minister in October 2004. The articles analyse the many difficult aspects of leadership that have been facing Abdullah Badawi over the last two years. The book discusses the country's underlying problems, the dilemma involved in succeeding Mahathir Mohamad…
Southeast Asia was one of the poorest regions in the world; it is now one of the most desirable areas for foreign investment. An economic miracle? Perhaps. Development in Southeast Asia, however, is not fuelling political change quite as quickly as might be predicted from the experience of industrialisation in the West. Progress towards participatory democracy has been slow. Is Southeast Asia s…
This book is a narrative of the long struggle, Gujral continued from his pre-independence period of life to the post- independence period and his ultimately capturing the highest seat of government at the age of 77.
In 2003 ASEAN member states decided to transform ASEAN into security community. This is perhaps the most important step taken by ASEAN in the post economic and financial crises which will bring ASEAN into a new nature of internal and external interactions. At the Kuala Lumpur Summit in 2005, the member states agreed to enact a charter providing institutional framework for solving various proble…
The profound effects of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis encompass more than economic concerns. Throughout Asia Pacific the crisis prompted a reassessment of governance, values, social safety structures, the commitment of the United States to the region, and the value of such institutions as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. In this book, six authors from the region present a polic…
Despite all the literature on the Arab-Israeli conflict in recent years, there has been little nonpolemical treatment of Palestinian social and political life. The contributors to this volume believe that a richer, more complex view of the interplay between Palestinian society and politics in necessary.