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Food Television and Otherness in the Age of Globalization - Paperback

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by Casey Ryan Kelly (Author)Food Television and Otherness in the Age of Globalization examines how food television represents cultural difference in an age of globalization and multiculturalism. Casey Ryan Kelly analyzes popular food television programs to illustrate how representations of food normalize global economic, political, and cultural inequalities.Author BiographyCasey Ryan Kelly is associate professor of critical communication and media studies at Butler University. Number of Pages...

Party and Nation: Immigration and Regime Politics in American History - Paperback

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by Scot J. Zentner (Author), Michael C. Lemay (Author)Party and Nation examines party competition in American history through the lens of debates over immigration, an issue central to national identity. The authors argue that today's divide between nationalism and multiculturalism represents a dramatic change in the very nature of the party regime in the United States.Author BiographyScot J. Zentner is professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino. Michael C. L...

Rethinking Rights: Historical Development and Philosophical Justification - Hardcover

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by Eleanor Curran (Author)This book takes a new look at the history of individual rights, focusing on how philosophers have written that history. Eleanor Curran argues that the turn to jurisprudence, after the philosophical rejection of natural rights, has resulted in an impoverished notion of rights as no more than claims and entitlements.Author BiographyEleanor Curran is honorary senior lecturer in the Philosophy Department and Law School at the University of Kent. Number of Pages: 180 Dime...

The Militant Song Movement in Latin America: Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina - Paperback

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by Pablo Vila (Editor), Illa Carrillo Rodríguez (Contribution by), María L. Figueredo (Contribution by)The Militant Song Movement in Latin America examines the history of the militant song movement in Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina, considering their different political stances and musical deportments.Author BiographyPablo Vila is professor of sociology at Temple University. Number of Pages: 292 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 13, 2015

The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan: Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space - Paperback

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by Tim Epkenhans (Author)This study provides a comprehensive account of the civil war that erupted in Tajikistan in 1992. Based on a wide range of primary sources, it analyzes the conflict's long-term historical and structural roots as well as its short-term causes, including the rapid dismantling of the Soviet Union and the revival of Islamic and nationalist forces.Author BiographyTim Epkenhans is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Freiburg. Number of Pages: 414 Dimensions: 1....

Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes: Dead Body Politics - Paperback

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by Andrew Moore (Author)Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the materialist principles that underpin Shakespeare's imaginary states.Author BiographyAndrew Moore is associate professor of great books at St. Thomas University. Number of Pages: 190 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9...

The Foreign Policy of John Rawls and Amartya Sen - Paperback

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by Neal Leavitt (Author)This book describes the foreign policy of John Rawls and Amartya Sen while building up towards a policy recommendation. By redirecting some military spending to development goals, the core needs of more civilians can be better met--while simultaneously advancing human security. Author BiographyNeal Leavitt is a lecturer in the humanities at Boston University. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Boston College and his bachelor of arts in philosophy from Harvard...

The Politics of Local Government: Governing in Small Towns and Suburbia - Hardcover

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by Barry E. Truchil (Author)The book combines a review of scholarly sources as well as the experiences of an elected government official to examine the politics behind local government. Conflicts that take place at the local level as well as opportunities to make meaningful change are addressed.Author BiographyBarry E. Truchil is professor of sociology at Rider University. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN Publication Date: December 20, 2017

Legal Science in the Early Republic: The Origins of American Legal Thought and Education - Paperback

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by Steven J. Macias (Author)This work of legal history explores the intellectual underpinnings of law in the early republic by examining the thought of scientifically minded legal scholars. It understands legal science as a coherent jurisprudential movement that was responsible for the institutionalization of law in many settings, productions, and movements.Author BiographySteven J. Macias is assistant professor of law at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Number of Pages: 226 Dimension...

Martin Heidegger and the First World War: Being and Time as Funeral Oration - Paperback

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by William H. F. Altman (Author)In a 1934 speech, marking the Twenty-fifth Reunion of his high school class, Martin Heidegger spoke eloquently of classmates killed in the Great War and called on his audience to recognize that the national rebirth now occuring in Hitler's Germany must continue to draw inspiration from the war dead. In this process, he refers to the war of 1914-1918 as "the First World War." Since the condition for the possibility of "the First" is a Second World War, Martin He...

The Cross and Reaganomics: Conservative Christians Defending Ronald Reagan - Paperback

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by Eric R. Crouse (Author)In this book, Crouse offers important insights on why Reaganomics was a major reason conservative Christians supported Reagan at the polls. They embraced and tapped into the traditional American values of individual opportunity, personal responsibility, and human freedom--all themes they believed were front and center in Reaganomics.Author BiographyEric R. Crouse is professor of history at Tyndale University College, Toronto. Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8....

Mao and the Sino-Soviet Partnership, 1945-1959: A New History - Paperback

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by Zhihua Shen (Author), Yafeng Xia (Author)This study examines the Sino-Soviet alliance from the end of the World War II through 1959, when the alliance ended as a result of foreign and domestic policies. It reevaluates the history of this alliance and offers the first comprehensive account of it from a Chinese perspective.Author BiographyZhihua Shen is professor of history and director of the Center for Cold War International History Studies at East China Normal University. Yafeng Xia is pr...

Reconceptualizing Critical Victimology: Interventions and Possibilities - Paperback

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by Dale Spencer (Editor), Sandra Walklate (Editor), Anette Ballinger (Contribution by)This book discusses the manifold levels (micro vs. macro) and forms (physical, sexual, etc.) of victimization.Author BiographyDale Spencer is assistant professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Sandra Walklate is Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool and professor of Criminology at Monash University. Number of Pages: 268 Dimensions: 0.7 x 9 x 6 ...

Iran's Strategic Penetration of Latin America - Paperback

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by Ilan Berman (Editor), Joseph M. Humire (Editor), ﾁlvaro Uribe V駘ez (Foreword by)Since 1979, the Islamic Republic has been quietly encroaching on America's southern flank, spreading its influence throughout Latin America. This volume examines this influence as a way of revealing how Iran views Latin America as a latent theater of operation and is building its capacity and capability throughout the region.Author BiographyIlan Berman is Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council an...

Literature and the Conservative Ideal - Paperback

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by Mark Zunac (Editor), Mark Bauerlein (Contribution by), D. Marcel Decoste (Contribution by)Responding in part to the postmodernist turn in literary study, Literature and the Conservative Ideal examines the ways in which conservatism has been depicted in literature, as well as how its tendencies might restore literature's potential as an artistic reflection of the universal human condition.Author BiographyMark Zunac is associate professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the...

The Failure of Governance in Bell, California: Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town - Paperback

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by Thom Reilly (Author)In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruption--one prosecutor called it "corruption on steroids." This book details why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.Author BiographyThom Reilly is director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and professor in the School of Public Affairs a...

Ousmane Sembene and the Politics of Culture - Paperback

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by Lifongo J. Vetinde (Editor), Amadou T. Fofana (Editor), Matthew H. Brown (Contribution by)Undoubtedly one of Africa's most influential first generation of writers and filmmakers, Ousmane Sembene's creative works of fiction as well as his films have been the subject of a considerable number of scholarly articles. This book examines this figure within the context of his career-long preoccupation with the production of culture.Author BiographyLifongo Vetinde is an associate professor in the d...

Understanding Radicalism: How It Affects What's Happening in Education and Its Impact on Students - Hardcover

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by Ernest J. III Zarra (Author)Understanding Radicalism explains the approaches taken by teachers and influencers whose end-game is the creation of ideological activists through indoctrination of students. These students eventually take to the streets as activists, cancel those on school and college campuses, and attack dissenting parents as domestic terrorists.Author BiographyErnest J. Zarra III is a lifelong educator and has authored fifteen books and numerous journal and Op-Ed articles. He...

Free Speech and Campus Civility: Promoting Challenging but Constructive Dialog in Higher Education - Hardcover

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by Jeffrey L. Buller (Author), Robert E. Cipriano (Author), Charles J. Russo (Foreword by)This book surveys United States case law on the topics of free speech, academic freedom, the right to protest, and similar subjects so as to provide faculty members and administrators with a concise resource filled with practical and accurate information.Author BiographyJeffrey L. Buller is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services. He has served in administrative ...

That Tuesday in November: How Presidential Elections Changed History - Paperback

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by Mike Henry (Author)This book is a non-partisan history of America's elections.Author BiographyMike Henry taught American history for thirty one years to students at all levels of the educational spectrum from elementary school to college. His technique of using the events of the past to show how they impact our lives in the present made him a popular classroom instructor and guest speaker. After the inception of No Child Left Behind, he averaged a success rate of more than 80 percent on ma...

Building Better Citizens: A New Civics Education for All - Hardcover

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by Holly Korbey (Author)The "new" civics has been updated and re-tooled for the phone-addicted, multi-cultural, globalized twenty-first century kid. From combatting "fake news" with fact checking in Silicon Valley, to reviving social studies and civic activism, journalist Holly Korbey documents the grassroots revival happening across the country.Author BiographyHolly Korbey is an education and parenting journalist who writes about teaching and learning for a national audience. Her work has ap...

Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge - Hardcover

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by Murray Hiebert (Author)This compelling book provides a snapshot of how ten countries of Southeast Asia view China with a nuanced mix of hope and anxiety. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region's economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations uneasy about their neighbor's outsized ambitions.Author BiographyMurray Hiebert is a senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International ...

Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory - Paperback

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by Valerie M. Hudson (Author), Benjamin S. Day (Author)Ideal for courses on foreign policy analysis and international relations theory, the third edition offers advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students a cogently written overview of this broad field of study. Filled with illuminating examples, Hudson and Day consider theory and research at multiple levels of analysis.Author BiographyValerie M. Hudson is professor and George H. W. Bush Chair at the Bush School of Government and ...

Intelligence Engineering: Operating Beyond the Conventional - Hardcover

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by Adam D. M. Svendsen (Author)The book presents several system-of-systems analyses along with important intelligence criteria relating to specificity, timeliness, accuracy, relevance, and clarity. Risk analysis and assessment are also discussed. This core text offers students and practitioners a toolkit ready for use by outlining the methodology of Intelligence Engineering.Author BiographyAdam D. M. Svendsen is an intelligence and defence strategist, educator, and researcher. He is an associ...

Beyond Soccer: International Relations and Politics as Seen through the Beautiful Game - Paperback

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by Tamir Bar-On (Author)This textbook examines the relationships between soccer, politics, and international relations. It uses soccer players and other individuals connected to the game in order to teach political science concepts--such as geopolitics, ideology, and sovereignty--and IR theories--including realism, postcolonialism, and feminism.Author BiographyTamir Bar-On is a researcher and professor in the School of Social Sciences and Government, Tec de Monterrey. He is the author of Wher...

Drawing Fire: Investigating the Accusations of Apartheid in Israel - Paperback

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by Benjamin Pogrund (Author), Harold Evans (Foreword by)Pogrund examines the accusation that Israel is practicing apartheid and the motives of those who make it. A belief in Israel, combined with frank criticism, provides a balanced view of Israel's strengths and problems. It deconstructs the criticisms of Israel and the boycott movement before arguing for two states as the only way forward.Author BiographyBenjamin Pogrund lives in Israel where he reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...

Missile Defense and Defeat: Considerations for the New Policy Review - Paperback

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by Thomas Karako (Editor)This collection of expert essays explores how the strategic environment for missile defense and defeat has evolved since 2010 and offers recommendations to help guide and inform the upcoming Missile Defense Review.Author BiographyThomas Karako is a senior fellow and director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.3 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN Publication Date: March 24, 2017

ASEAN's Half Century: A Political History of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Paperback

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by Donald E. Weatherbee (Author)This authoritative book offers a critical analysis of the conventional wisdom regarding ASEAN and its efforts to transform Southeast Asia's security environment. Dispelling the myths surrounding ASEAN fifty years after its founding, this book will be invaluable for all readers interested in ASEAN's role in the broader Asia-Pacific region.Author BiographyDonald E. Weatherbee is the Donald S. Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Car...

Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction: U.S. Threats, Responses, and Policies - Hardcover

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by Alethia H. Cook (Author)This text analyzes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons and terrorist groups with a known interest in them. It combines weapons and policy information in one comprehensive and comparative resource for researchers and students interested in key issues in modern terrorism and international security.Author BiographyAlethia H. Cook is Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies program at East Carolina Univ...

Russia in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Foreign Economic and Security Interests - Paperback

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by Ivan Safranchuk (Author)Russia in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Russian national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Russian engagement over the coming years.Author BiographyIvan Safranchuk is a visiting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS. Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.1 x 10.4 x 8.1 IN Publication Date: September 14, 2016

Thinking about the Unthinkable in a Highly Proliferated World - Paperback

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by Clark Murdock (Author), Thomas Karako (Author), Ian Williams (Contribution by)This study explores how a world with numerous nuclear states might function and what it would mean for our present conceptions of deterrence, for the place of the United States in the international order, and for international order itself.Author BiographyClark Murdock is a senior adviser with the International Security Program at CSIS. Thomas Karako is a senior fellow and director of the Missile Defense Project ...

Presidential Libraries and Museums - Hardcover

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by Christian A. Nappo (Author)This book is a ready-reference source giving readers quick and reliable information about all 26 presidential libraries and museums.Each entry contains: Location information and history Information about the endowments Information about opening hours, the number of visitors, and other facts Details of collections and permanent exhibits Author BiographyChristian A. Nappo teaches for the Lee County, Florida, School District and holds an MA in library and informati...