New PDF release: Western Democracy Chinese Consensus

Comprises 3rd PLENUM! a lot of Western writing approximately China begins with a conceited assumption that Western methods are better and that China’s growth will be measured through the level to which it imitates them. This publication makes no such assumption. It chronicles the emergence of Western democracy and its quite brief historical past of common suffrage after which is going directly to painting the intra-party democracy that has arisen in China and looks to be operating good there.

Download e-book for kindle: Years of Resistance: The Mandate of Emile Lahood, the Former by Karim Pakradouni

Emile Lahood served in a variety of posts within the army, together with commander-in-chief of the military from 1989 to 1998. In 1998 he had the structure amended to permit the military commander-in-chief to run for workplace inside of 3 years of protecting that put up, and used to be as a consequence elected as President of Lebanon.

Democracy as Death: The Moral Order of Anti-Liberal Politics by Jason Hickel PDF

The revolution that introduced the African nationwide Congress (ANC) to strength in South Africa was once fractured by means of inner conflict.  Migrant staff from rural Zululand rejected a few of the egalitarian values and rules basic to the ANC’s liberal democratic platform and arranged themselves in an try to sabotage the circulate.

Download e-book for iPad: Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya: by Carmen Geha

Lebanon and Libya have passed through severe political occasions in recent times. besides the fact that, calls for for reform from civic associations in the course of those transitions haven't ended in concrete political judgements. Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya unearths the deeply-entrenched ancient styles and parts of continuity that experience ended in direction based results within the political transitions of either international locations.