Democratization in the South

Democratization in the SouthExplores the political dynamics of the recent wave of democratization in developing societies. Within a broad comparative perspective, the text focuses on the particular experiences of four countries South Korea, Ghana, Zambia and Chile. The contributors assess the likelihood of sustaining new democratic regimes and discuss the feasibility of the promotion of democratization by outside parties. The text also addresses the complex practical issues of

Visual culture in Spain and Mexico analyses films

It challenges assumptions about classical Mexican cinema and offers new

Communicating the History of Medicine offers a collection of case studies on academic outreach from historical and current perspectives

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and the British and American versions of The Office to discuss how producers have experimented with mockumentary as a distinctive approach to storytelling

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Martin Henning explores why economic growth and transformation is essentially a regionally based and spatially dependent process and introduces the core ideas involved in understanding the dynamics of regional economies drawing on case studies to illuminate these ideas in practice

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and answers pressingquestions around the ethical treatment of images of terrorism

It brings together original essays arguing that British filmmakers have a long tradition of experiment and artistry

This book considers the full spectrum of Boston's abundant aesthetic potential