Rudolf Rassendyll comes from an ancient English family that has had a romantic connection with the royal household of Ruritania. He decides to visit Ruritania and is rapidly caught up in the political events of the country...
The tragedies of Bosnia and Kosovo are often explained away as the unchangeable legacy of "centuries-old hatreds." In this richly detailed, expertly balanced chronicle of the Balkans across fifteen centuries, Dennis Hupchick sets a complicated record straight. Organized around the three great civilizations of the region--Western European, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim--this is a much-needed guide to the political, social, cultural, and religious threads of Balkan history--with a clear, convincing account of the reasons for nationalist violence and terror.
Essays on the Political History of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Table of Contents - Introduction. - Charles V. - Phillip II. and William the Silent. - Cardinal Richelieu. - The first English revolution. - William III.
A 21st century approach to the study of politics Political science needs a resource that serves as a core reference to the central ideas, concepts, and frameworks underlying the study of politics and that highlights the intersections of politics with other disciplines. "The Encyclopedia of Political Science (TEPS)" is designed to fill that need. It is the encyclopedia for political science in the twenty-first century.
In this sequel to Card's bestselling novel Empire, Averell Torrent has become President of the United States, with enormous political and popular support and, if people only realized it, a tight grip on the reins of both political parties. He has launched America into a get-tough, this-world-is-our-empire foreign policy stance.
