by Randy Schutt (2001)
Offers a vision of what a good society might look like and explores how we can overcome five key obstacles to creating such a society. It offers a practical way to develop a large, decentralized education and support program (the Vernal Education Project) that would bolster grassroots movements so that people of goodwill can democratically and nonviolently transform society. For more, see .
eds. Cao Tianyu, Zhong Xueping, Liao Kebin
In the face of social and economic changes since the late 1970s, what is China transforming toward? Written by some of the leading intellectuals and thinkers, these essays re-examine the extent to which three major cultural legacies can function as cultural resources under the changed social and economic conditions of the reform era.
Michael Parenti
Political essays and poems. In Young People Are Different, he writes: "Hostage in their homes, / kept alive by the telephone / fully animated only when taking flight / in rough formation. / They rebel / so better to submit / to their totalitarian peerage."
Yvon Grenier
"Excellent analysis of power relations in El Salvador from 1977-79 - the period in which the old regime in El Salvador collapsed, and from 1979-82 - the period when the political system transitioned to a 'point of no-return.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Zeev Maoz
In Domestic Sources of Global Change, Zeev Maoz looks at the relationship between domestic and international political processes at various stages of the life cycles of states. It considers how the way in which a state acquires independence affects its involvement in international conflict. It explores the relationship between domestic political change and a state's involvement in international conflicts. Maoz discusses how changes in the international environment of states affect their strategic behavior. Finally, the book considers both the internal and international determinants of domestic regime change. The study combines explanations using systemic, regional, and national factors to explain international behavior. . Maoz argues that intimate links exist between domestic political processes and international processes. By comparing three perspectives on global change - the systemic, which focuses on aspects of the international system that are beyond the control of states; the regional, which looks at the impact of characteristics of the region in which a state is located; and the national, which focuses on domestic political forces - the study shows how each of these perspectives offers important insights into the evolution of international relations. In focusing on major issues in international relations theory, Domestic Sources of Global Change will be of interest to students of comparative politics, international politics, and international conflict.