Syria's Kurds

History, Politics and Society

By Jordi Tejel

Published August 26th 2008 by Routledge.

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Civil Society in Algeria

The Political Functions of Associational Life

By Andrea Liverani

Between 1987 and today Algeria has been engaged in a conflict pitching the army against Islamist guerilla groups which has killed more than 200.000 people....

Published August 20th 2008 by Routledge.

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Turkey's Road to European Union Membership

National Identity and Political Change

Edited by Susannah Verney, Kostas Ifantis

Enlargement to Turkey is arguably the greatest challenge facing the European Union today. After the narrowly averted "train crash" over Cyprus in 2006, the second...

Published August 14th 2008 by Routledge.

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Globalization and the State in Central and Eastern Europe

The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment

By Jan Drahokoupil

This book examines the transformation of the state in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism and adoption of market oriented reform in...

Published August 8th 2008 by Routledge.

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Competitiveness of New Europe

Papers from the Second Lancut Economic Forum

Edited by Jan Winiecki

New Europe is a rhetorical term used by some analysts to describe European post-communist transition success stories. The term implies their recent return to European,...

Published August 8th 2008 by Routledge.

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Kazakhstan - Ethnicity, Language and Power

By Bhavna Dave

Kazakhstan is emerging as the most dynamic economic and political actor in Central Asia. It is the second largest country of the former Soviet Union,...

Published August 1st 2008 by Routledge.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A People's War

By Beverley Milton-Edwards

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the most enduring and complex in the modern world. But, why did the conflict break out?...

Published July 30th 2008 by Routledge.

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Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Post-Socialist Economies

By David Smallbone, Friederike Welter

This book examines entrepreneurship and small business in Russia and key countries of Eastern Europe, showing how far small businesses have developed, and discusses how...

Published July 28th 2008 by Routledge.

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Global Jihadism

Theory and Practice

By Jarret M. Brachman

Global Jihadism exposes the core doctrine and strategy of today’s global Jihadist movement.

The first half of the book explores the ideas upon which groups...

Published July 24th 2008 by Routledge.

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Russia's Battle with Crime, Corruption and Terrorism

Edited by Robert Orttung, Anthony Latta

This book examines Russia's attempts to tackle the challenges of the new and increasing security threats of rising crime, corruption and terrorism that it has...

Published July 18th 2008 by Routledge.

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