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Using empirical material from eight case studies in East Central Europe and Latin America as well as South Africa, this book explores the gendered constraints and opportunities provided by processes of democratization....

including the AutobiographiesThis volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books,        including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of        Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful        autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from...

The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards....

A HandbookThe Foundations of Positive and Normative Economics: A Handbook is the first book        in a new series by Andrew Caplin and Andrew Schotter....

A Very Short IntroductionThis book describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the development of a distinct Sikh identity, and explores the meaning of Sikhism - its teachings, practices, rituals, and festivals....

A distinguished cast of some of the world's finest political and legal theorists presents a definitive critique of Michael Sandel's widely read and hugely influential  Democracy's Discontent. Sandel's liberal and feminist critics square off with his communitarian and civic republican sympathizers in a lively and wide-ranging discussion spanning...