Covering wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country in the 1700s to the contemporary struggle with the Taliban, this single-volume reference analyzes the causes and…

Corruption has been a feature of governments throughout history, and it remains a problem today. Eliminatingor at least reducingcorruption is an important part of making the political process function on…

This work explores the role and influence of the actors involved in Afghanistan’s internal conflict, including the various ethnic and religious groups and external powers such as the United States…

This volume examines varying viewpoints on the role of political activism in the United States.

This collection of international perspectives provides insights on the issue of immigration. Readers will evaluate immigration in relation to citizenship, economics, national identity, and national security. Readers evaluate citizenship in…

With international politics issues likely to remain on the Middle East stage for the foreseeable future, this comprehensive study looks at the important international and regional actors and their interactions…

For most of human history, workers had few, if any, rights. Employment and Workers’ Rights, one of the titles in the Foundations of Democracy series, examines the importance of economic…

Placing the second US-Iraq conflict in the context of emerging trends in international relations, this exceptional, timely volume examines the broad framework of US policy toward Iraq under the administration…