1. 'Destruction ... and misery' : the First World War -- 2. The Great Depression, 1929-33 -- 3. The Second World War as …

By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of …. These include an analysis of why wars begin, how wars are waged, what happens after war has ceased, and the various … alternatives to war. Other sections explore civil war and revolution, the arms trade, economic and political systems, and post …

to say about peace, war and economics, and this book explores the ways in which Islamic thought affects military and …

-- 6. The tyranny of (neo)liberal democracy : a global capitalist fantasy of authoritarian freedom -- 7. A responsible … capitalism : from liberal democracy to capitalist sovereignty. …-national institutions - and in which capitalist sovereignty is replacing liberal and social democracy. In doing so, Bloom helps readers …

the leadership relation -- Inventing the fiction of leadership -- The challenge of democracy -- A republican prelude … -- The transition to democracy -- The implicit leadership theories of democracy -- Introducing the fictions of leadership … challenges of democracy -- The nature of democracy -- The problems of democracy -- Solutions for the problems of democracy -- The …

pt. 1. General problems of democracy -- pt. 2. Institutional aspects of democracy -- pt. 3. Voting issues -- pt. 4 …. Democracy across the world -- pt. 5. Fiscal issues and democracy. …This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With …

pt. 1. The possibility of economic democracy : self-managed socialism versus the self-managed firm -- pt. 2. Capitalism …