Comparing state polities : a framework for analyzing 100 governments / by Sullivan, Michael J., 1941-

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Democracy in Europe : legitimising politics in a non-state polity / by Abromeit, Heidrun

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From Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin : two decades of political reform in the People's Republic of China by Wong, Yiu-chung, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Theoretical framework--back to modernization -- The Maoist legacy--origins of the political structural reform -- Restructuring the party/state polity in the 1980s -- The cyclical process of political structural reform -- The post-Tiennanmen retrenchment -- Stability and reform : politics in the 1990s -- Marketization, liberalization and democratization -- Democracy and democratization.…”


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A short history of Western civilization by Harrison, John B. (John Baugham)

Table of Contents: “…The origins and development of the Greek city-state polity -- 6. The failure of the Greek city-state polity -- 7. …”


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Islam under the crusaders, colonial survival in the thirteenth-century Kingdom of Valencia by Burns, Robert I., 1921-2008

Table of Contents: “…Horizontal power: The rulers ; 16. The city-state polities ; 17. The Islamic establishment: Vertical power.…”


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Facets of power and its limitations : political culture in Southeast Asia

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Ing-Britt Trankell and Jan Ovesen -- Political cults in East and Southeast Asia / Grant Evans -- The minor part of the nation : politics of ethnicity in Laos / Ing-Britt Trankell -- Democracy and power in a transitional one-party culture / Melanie Beresford and Irene Nørlund -- Family planning in Vietnam: ethnography / Birgitta Hellmark Lindgren -- Family planning in Vietnam: gender and personhood / Tine Gammeltoft -- Resistance in the visual field: activist art in Indonesia in the 1990s / Astri Wright -- Women's empty talk: gender and local politics in a Rejang village / Enid Nelson -- Conflict, hierarchy, and democracy in Thai society / Stephen Sparkes -- Dead headmen: histories and communities in the Southeast Asian hinterland / Hjörleifur Jónsson -- Karen natural resources management and state polities / Anders Baltzer Jørgensen -- Environmentalism as resistance in northeast Thailand: the village perspective / Amare Tegbaru -- Environmentalism as resistance in northeast Thailand: the activist perspective / Rune Tjelland.…”


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African-American studies core list of resources : an annotated list of selected resources used by teachers of African-American studies at colleges and universities in the United St... by Nosakhere, Akilah, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Dedication-Preface-Contents-Introduction-Population-Methodology-Literature Search and Discussion-Survey Results-Conclusion-Selected Bibliography-Core List of Resources-Anthropology-Africa-Anthropology-United States-Black Muslin Movement-Black Panther Party-Black Studies, Africana Studies-Civil Rights Movement-United States-Economics-Africa-Economics-United States-Education-United States-Harlem Renaissance-History-Africa-History-Canada-History-South America-History-United States-History-United States, Women-Literature-Africa-Literature-Africa, Women-Literature-Caribbean-Literature-Latin America-Literature-Slaves' Writings-Literature United States-Literature-United States, Men-Literature-United States, Women-Military-United States-Music-Africa-Music-United States-Pan-Africanism-Performing Arts-Political Science-Africa-Politics-United States-Polities-United States, Black Nationalism-Psychology-Reconstruction-United States, 1865-1877-Religion-Africa-Religion-Caribbean-Religion-United States-Science-United States-Slave Trade-Slavery-Americas-Slaveryu-Caribbean-Slavery-Insurrections-Slavery-Insurrections-Slavery-South America-Slavery-United States-Sociology-Africa-Sociology-Africa, women-Sociology-Caribbean-Sociology-South America -- Sociology-United States, Family-Sociology-United States, Men-Sociology-United States, Women-Appendix A-Department Survey-Appendix B-Participant Survey-Appendix C-Chart-Years of Teaching African American Studies-Appendix D-Chart-Educational Background-Appendix E-Chart-Top Three Administrative Homes-Appendix F-Chart Class Size-Appendix G-Chart-Difficulty Finding Materials-appendix G-Chart-Difficulty Finding Materials-Appendix H-Questions 14-18 Survey Results-Appendix I-Survey Respondents by Department-Title Index-Author Index.…”


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The archaeology of the Bronze Age Levant : from urban origins to the demise of city-states, 3700-1000 BCE by Greenberg, Raphael

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