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Reid reviews Faith in Politics by James A. Reichley.

"Populist Politics in Africa" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Politics is, at its core, a kind of activity, a particular type of doing. It comprises a distinctive and varied repertoire of human practices that we regularly characterize as political and that we think of as somehow defining the essence of public life. One might say that specific forms of political engagement are to politics as batting, throwing, catching and running are to baseball. They constitute, in effect, the sum and substance of the enterprise"--

Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Hilary Clinton are just a few of the most well known names in politics for forging new paths for women in a traditionally male-dominated field. However, many lesser-known women groundbreakers have changed the world by stepping out of the background and onto the political stage. This biographical text covers the lives of fascinating women in politics, from the earliest suffragette movements to modern-day women who could one day become the first female president of the United States. Readers are encouraged to look into careers that could place them among this text's legendary ladies. This text uses age-appropriate language to explain complex political and social topics, while informative fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide additional opportunities for learning

'Analytical Politics' by Melvin J. Hinich and Michael C. Munger is reviewed.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures and Tables -- Preface to the Second Edition -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 What is Scottish Politics? -- What is 'politics'? -- What is 'Scottish'? -- The Scottish politics of difference -- A Scottish political system? -- New politics -- Key themes -- 2 Devolution: Historical, Social and Economic Context -- Administrative devolution and the 'Scottish political system' -- The rise of the home-rule agenda -- The 1979 referendum -- The Conservative years, 1979-97 -- The Scottish Constitutional Convention, 1989-95 -- The 1997 referendum -- The Scottish media -- Economy -- Society -- Conclusion -- 3 Scotland's Political Parties -- Scottish political parties -- Scotland's changing party system -- Centralizing trends in party organization -- Catch-all parties? -- Conclusion -- 4 Scottish Elections and Voting Behaviour -- Electoral systems -- Local elections in Scotland -- Cleavages, identification and de-alignment -- Valence politics and the Scottish voter -- Party identification and campaigning in different venues -- Candidate selection -- Is the Scottish electorate left wing? -- Conclusion -- 5 The Scottish Parliament and ' New Politics' -- The CSG proposals on parliamentary business -- The powers of Scottish Parliament committees -- The 'outputs' of the Scottish Parliament: questions, inquiries and bills -- Influencing Scottish Government primary legislation -- The effect of coalition, minority and majority government -- The Scottish Parliament: an arena for new forms of participatory and deliberative democracy? -- Representative democracy and microcosmic representation -- Conclusion -- 6 The Scottish Government -- Scottish Government ministers: how do they compare with the UK? -- Scotland's experience of coalition, minority and majority government -- The civil service.

A critical introduction to the political thought of one of the most important, original and enigmatic philosophers writing today. Zizek's Politics provides an original interpretation and defence of the Slovenian philosopher's radical critique of liberalism, democracy, and global capital