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Now in a thoroughly updated edition this comprehensive & engaging text explores contemporary Mexico&s political development & examines the most important policy issues facing Mexico in the twenty-first century The first half of the book traces Mexican political development after the 1910 Revolution & the creation of a single-party dominant system headed by the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) It

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This edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years particularly the new debates on political liberalism deliberative democracy civic republicanism nationalism & cultural pluralism The book now

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Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to Security Studies providing the most accessible up-to-date guide to the subject available Bringing together leading scholars in the field it features an impressive breadth & depth of coverage of the different theoretical approaches to the study of security & the ever-evolving range of issues that dominate the security agenda in the 21st Century Throughout the text students are encouraged to question their own preconceptions & assumptions & to use their own judgement to critically evaluate key approaches & ideas To help them achieve this each chapter is punctuated with helpful learning features including 'key ideas' 'think points' & case studies demonstrating the real world applications & implications of the theory In addition to covering a wide range of topical security issues from terrorism & inter-state armed conflict to cybersecurity health & transnational crime the fourth edition features a new chapter on postcolonialism & expanded coverage of critical security studies The book is supported by an Online Resource Centre designed to help students take their learning further For students
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This comprehensive collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives & approaches in the field examining key topics & debates in the field Collects the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism phenomenology structuralism network theory critical theory feminist theory & the debates over modernity & postmodernity
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