This is an in-depth look at the Russian presidency as a case study of institution-building in a setting in which a strong executive, operating within the context of a mixed presidential-parliamentary regime, faces the dual tasks of creating political, economic and social stability while simultaneous[...]

In Fortunes of History Donald R. Kelley offers an authoritative examination of historical writing during the "long nineteenth century"-the years from the French Revolution to those just after the First World War. He provides a comprehensive analysis of the theories and practices of British, French, [...]