Las personas que intentan obtener el beneplácito de algún soberano, a menudo le ofrecen algo de gran importancia para ellos mismos, o algo que saben es de su particular agrado. Es por esto que los gobernantes siempre están recibiendo caballos, armas, brocados de oro, joyas y todo tipo de ropas elegantes que los donatarios consideran apropiados. Con la esperanza de traer ante vuestra Majestad una muestra de mi lealtad, me doy cuenta de que no hay...

"The decades-long resilience of Middle Eastern regimes meant that few anticipated the 2011 Arab Spring. But from the seemingly rapid leadership turnovers in Tunisia and Egypt to the protracted stalemates in Yemen and Syria, there remains a common outcome: ongoing control of the ruling regimes. While some analysts and media outlets rush to look for democratic breakthroughs, autocratic continuity-not wide-ranging political change-remains the hallmark...

Al igual que en los tiempos de Lutero, estamos viviendo en un mundo que experimenta enormes cambios en lo social, político, económico, religioso, cultural y tecnológico. Son cambios que, como en los tiempos del monje de Wittenberg, también desafían y obligan a la iglesia a representarse, a transformarse. Este libro es una invitación a la iglesia hispana a no olvidar la afirmación planteada por los autores en la tesis 55: "no somos víctimas...

If you prefer to think outside the box, then this book is for you. It is an insightful, penetrating and far-reaching call to decency, integrity and accountability. The book is a clarion call to reevaluate our man-made world of dogmas, ideologies, myths, and masculine institutions and industries. It is a strongly-worded call to embrace facts and critical thinking; especially, in the face of religious, political and conspiratorial distortions of key...

MÉxico parece vivir en la zozobra bajo una atmÓsfera polÍtica cargada de expectativas fallidas, un obcecado e ineludible discurso presidencial que enmascara una realidad que prosigue su degradaciÓn y la incertidumbre por la ausencia de perspectivas de cambio verdadero. Es por ello imprescindible recobrar el pensamiento crÍtico para descifrar y desmitificar procesos, experiencias y conceptos que ayuden a explorar rumbos y alternativas en la...

"Good governance and Coalition Politics" is, a tale of two coalition governments of Jammu and Kashmir, (PDP-Congress (2002-2008) and NC-Congress (2008-2014) prefaced by concept and contours of Good Governance in historical and philosophical contexts. The focus was on dynamic changes in the philosophy, structure, functions and goals of governance and the triangular relationship among state, society, and citizen that evolved, during the last two centauries...

Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration,...

Considerably expanded to include the impact of the 2003 war in Iraq and its aftermath, this new edition of Waging Peace provides a unique insight into the critical debate on the future of peace in the Middle East. A former chief negotiator for Israel, noted scholar-diplomat Itamar Rabinovich examines the complete history of Arab-Israeli relations beginning in 1948. He then gives a vivid account of the peace processes of 1992-1996 and the more dispiriting...

As the Constitution came into force on the 26th January 1950, President Dr. Rajendra Prasad was faced with the challenge of intrepreting his role based on the given provisions. He queried with Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Attorney General M.C. Setalvad. Being a distinguished Lawyer himself, he felt that the matter needed further examination and entrusted the work to Prof. Balakrishna on confidential basis. In early 1990's, Prof...

Most social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts. Benjamin...