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Politics and Government in Israel: The Maturation of a Modern State - Paperback

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by Gregory S. Mahler (Author)This balanced and comprehensive text explores Israeli government and politics, tracing the history of the state, and the social, religious, economic, and military environments of Israeli politics. Gregory Mahler's concise book provides an invaluable start for readers needing an introduction to Israel today.Author BiographyGregory S. Mahler is vice president for academic affairs, academic dean, and professor of politics at Earlham College. Number of Pages: 496 Dime...

Rethinking the Haitian Revolution: Slavery, Independence, and the Struggle for Recognition - Paperback

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by Alex Dupuy (Author), Jr. Robert Fatton (Foreword by)In this important book, leading scholar Alex Dupuy provides a critical reinterpretation of the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath. Dupuy evaluates the French colonial context of Saint-Domingue and then Haiti, the achievements and limitations of the revolution, and the divisions in the Haitian ruling class that blocked meaningful economic and political development. He reconsiders the link between slavery and modern capitalism; refutes th...

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

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by Unal Cevikoz (Author)Turkey in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Turkish national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Turkish engagement over the coming years.Author BiographyUnal Cevikoz, a former Turkish diplomat, is president of the Ankara Policy Centre. Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.1 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2016

The Threat From Within: Recognizing Al Qaeda-Inspired Radicalization and Terrorism in the West - Paperback

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by Phil Gurski (Author)This textbook examines what drives Al Qaeda-inspired radicalization to violence, how to detect it, and how to confront it. The chapters discuss behaviors and ideologies that are observable and tangible in radicalized individuals or those on the path to violent radicalization. These behaviors are drawn from a variety of cases, such as planning acts of terrorism, traveling to join terrorist groups, or participating in violent jihadi conflict outside the country. The main ...

Irregular Soldiers and Rebellious States: Small-Scale U.S. Interventions Abroad - Paperback

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by Michael P. Noonan (Author)Michael P. Noonan examines U.S. capabilities to conduct foreign internal defense and unconventional warfare. Using a newly developed typology and nine case studies, he places campaigns within broader contexts of military culture and history, offering 3 findings and 6 policy recommendations for considering when or not to use such capabilities.Author BiographyMichael P. Noonan, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow in the national security program at the Foreign Policy Research...

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

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by Gulshan Sachdeva (Author)India in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Indian national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Indian engagement over the coming years.Author BiographyGulshan Sachdeva is a professor of European studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.2 x 10.7 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: May 10, 2016

E-Government for Public Managers: Administering the Virtual Public Sphere - Paperback

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by Robert A. Cropf (Author)This handy guide and supplemental text examines trends in information and communication technology (ICT) that impact the operations of federal, state, and local government. It seeks to improve service delivery, human resource administration, political participation, and citizen input, also recognizing ICT's role in the erosion of personal privacy.Author BiographyRobert A. Cropf is professor of political science at Saint Louis University where he teaches public admin...

Digital Diplomacy: Conversations on Innovation in Foreign Policy - Hardcover

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by Andreas Sandre (Author)Through conversations with State Department officials, ambassadors, public relations executives, public policy experts, and academics, Digital Diplomacy explores what it means to be innovative in foreign policy and diplomacy.Author BiographyAndreas Sandre is the Press and Public Affairs Officer at the Embassy of Italy to the United States in Washington, DC and the author of Twitter for Diplomats (2013, DiploFoundation). Number of Pages: 332 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9.03 x ...

Broken Abacus?: A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy - Paperback

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by Daniel Rosen (Author), Beibei Bao (Author)This study reassesses China's nominal economic size from the bottom up. It compares China's practices with international standards and reviews the long-standing arguments about Chinese economic statistics to separate real concerns from distractions.Author BiographyDaniel H. Rosen is a senior associate of the Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS and the founding partner of Rhodium Group. Beibei Bao is a research analyst with Rhodium Group. Numbe...

Jews, Confucians, and Protestants: Cultural Capital and the End of Multiculturalism - Hardcover

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by Lawrence E. Harrison (Author)In Jews, Confucians, and Protestants: Cultural Capital and the End of Multiculturalism, Lawrence E. Harrison takes the politically incorrect stand that not all cultures are created equally. Analyzing the performance of 117 countries, grouped by predominant religion, Harrison argues for the superiority of those cultures that emphasize Jewish, Confucian, or Protestant values.Author BiographyLawrence E. Harrison is the author of Undervelopment is a State of Mind (...

The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China's Economic Rise - Paperback

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by Shelley Rigger (Author)This book explores the key role Taiwan has played in facilitating China's economic "miracle." Rigger argues that without Taiwanese investment, the PRC would be decades behind its current position in the global economy. She also looks toward the future and asks whether Taiwan can maintain its status as a leader in China's economic development.Author BiographyA leading authority on Taiwan, Shelley Rigger is Brown Professor of Political Science at Davidson College in No...

Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History - Paperback

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by Clare Cushman (Author), Chief Justice John Roberts (Foreword by)In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political a...

Globalization and Money: A Global South Perspective - Paperback

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by Supriya Singh (Author)Globalization and Money explores how men and women, particularly the poor and the unbanked in the global South, use money in ways that empower themselves and their families. Supriya Singh argues that money as a medium of relationships across cultures is a central component of globalization. The author deftly weaves theory and individual stories to show how money is emblematic of interconnected markets, the half of the world that is unbanked, and gender disparities. Sh...

Pachakutik: Indigenous Movements and Electoral Politics in Ecuador - Paperback

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by Marc Becker (Author)This authoritative book provides a deeply informed overview of contemporary Indigenous movements in Ecuador. Leading scholar Marc Becker traces the growing influence of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) in the wake of a 1990 uprising, the launch of a new political movement called Pachakutik in 1995, and the election of Rafael Correa in 2006. Even though CONAIE, Pachakutik, and Correa shared similar concerns for social justice, they soon c...

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by Robert V. Bruce (Author)Not simply a story of a year from our past but a dramatic account of a social and political uprising that became a crisis in the course of American development. "A spectacular story."--New York Times.Author BiographyRobert V. Bruce is Professor of History at Boston University. He is also the author of Lincoln and the Tools of War and The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846-1876, for which he won the Pulitzer Price in 1988. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 1.2...

Preventive Measures: Building Risk Assessment and Crisis Early Warning Systems - Paperback

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by John L. Davies (Editor), Adeel Ahmed (Contribution by), Günther Baechler (Contribution by)State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening regional security and requiring major inputs of humanitarian assistance. They also may pose long-te...

Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go? - Paperback

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by Marguerite Roza (Author)Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go? examines education finance from the school's vantage point, explaining how the varied funding streams can prevent schools from delivering academic services that mesh with their stated priorities. As government budgets shrink, linking expenditures to student outcomes will be imperative. Educational Economics offers concrete prescriptions for reform. Number of Pages: 126 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: Apr...

The Odyssey of Political Theory: The Politics of Departure and Return - Paperback

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by Patrick J. Deneen (Author)This important book offers readers original insights into The Odyssey, and it provides a new understanding of the classic works of Plato, Rousseau, Vico, Horkheimer, and Adorno.Author BiographyPatrick J. Deneen is assistant professor of political science at Princeton University. Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.88 x 8.82 x 6.4 IN Publication Date: April 14, 2003

Debating the Origins of the Cold War: American and Russian Perspectives - Paperback

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by Ralph B. Levering (Author), Vladimir O. Pechatnov (Author), Verena Botzenhart-Viehe (Author)Debating the Origins of the Cold War examines the coming of the Cold War through Americans' and Russians' contrasting perspectives and actions. In two engaging essays, the authors demonstrate that a huge gap existed between the democratic, capitalist, and global vision of the post-World War II peace that most Americans believed in and the dictatorial, xenophobic, and regional approach that character...

A House Divided: Catholics, Socialists, and Flemish Nationalists in Nineteenth-Century Belgium - Paperback

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by Carl Strikwerda (Author), Xiangming Chen (Contribution by), Bruce Cumings (Contribution by)The first book to explore the historical development of Belgian politics, this groundbreaking study of the rivalry between Catholicism, Socialism, and nationalism is essential reading for anyone interested in Europe before World War I.Author BiographyCarl Strikwerda is associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, and the coeditor, with Camille Guerin-Gonzales, of The Politics of Immigr...

Civil Society, Constitution, and Legitimacy - Paperback

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by Andrew Arato (Author)Spurred by recent governmental transitions from dictatorships to democratic institutions, this highly original work argues that negotiated civil society-oriented transitions have an affinity for a distinctive method of constitution making- one that accomplishes the radical change of institutions through legal continuity. Arato presents a compelling argument that this is the preferred method for rapidly establishing viable democratic institutions, and he contrasts the n...

Debating Franklin D. Roosevelt's Foreign Policies, 1933-1945 - Paperback

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by Justus D. Doenecke (Author), Mark A. Stoler (Author)Elected an unprecedented four times to the presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt led the United States through some of the most dramatic and trying foreign and domestic episodes in its history. Coming to power in the throws of a crippling depression, Roosevelt quickly found himself having to juggle the need for tremendous domestic revitalization in a world menaced by burgeoning aggressor states. In Debating Franklin D. Roosevelt's Foreign Pol...

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by Haig A. Bosmajian (Author)Examines decadence in our language, especially that language which leads to dehumanization and degradation of human beings. Powerful illustrations may be found in the fact that, for instance, Hitler's "Final Solution" appeared "reasonable" once the Jews were successfully labelled by the Nazis as sub-humans, "parasites," "vermin," or "bacilli." So, too, the subjugation of the American Indian was "defensible" since they were defined as "barbarians" and "savages." Th...

School Choice and Social Controversy: Politics, Policy, and Law - Paperback

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by Stephen D. Sugarman (Editor), Frank R. Kemerer (Editor)" In this important new volume, distinguished legal and public policy scholars address issues that are critical to the successful drafting and implementation of school choice programs, yet are usually overlooked in the choice debate. They explore whether school choice is a threat or an opportunity to the many children who are largely deprived of choice today and they offer a variety of perspectives, with some authors enthusiastic, othe...

World Disorders: Troubled Peace in the Post-Cold War Era - Paperback

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by Stanley Hoffmann (Author)Stanley Hoffmann has remarked that 'It wasn't I who chose to study world politics. World politics forced themselves upon me.' Long one of the field's most distinguished thinkers, Hoffmann brings together in this volume his recent work on international politics. These essays offer incisive reflections upon the reemergence of nationalism and ethnic conflicts in Europe, the redefined role of military intervention, and other uncertainties brought on by the demise of th...

The Soviet War in Afghanistan: Patterns of Russian Imperialism - Paperback

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by Milan Hauner (Author)In this volume, historian Milan Hauner brilliantly links the lessons of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with the East/West political struggles of today. Masterfully, he demonstrates the geographical and historical predicates of Russian imperialism in Asia. Number of Pages: 168 Dimensions: 0.49 x 8.76 x 6.4 IN Publication Date: July 31, 1991

A New Concept of Cooperative Security - Paperback

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by Ashton B. Carter (Author), William J. Perry (Author), John D. Steinbruner (Author)"At the moment, the revision of security policy and the formation of a new consensus to support it are still at an early stage of development. The idea of comprehensive security cooperation among the major military establishments to form an inclusive international security arrangement has been only barely acknowledged and is only partially developed. The basic principle of cooperation has been proclaimed in g...

Middle Eastern Maze: Israel, The Arabs, and the Region 1948-2022 - Hardcover

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by Itamar Rabinovich (Author)An insider's analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process. Middle East Maze: Israel, the Arabs, and the Region is an expanded and updated version of Itamar Rabinovich's The Lingering Conflict, published by Brookings in 2012. This new book offers a unique narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process by a senior academic historian who has served as Israel's ambassador to the United States and as a peace negotiator with Syria. Rabinovich places...

India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present - Paperback

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by Shivshankar Menon (Author)A clear-eyed look at modern India's role in Asia's and the broader worldOne of India's most distinguished foreign policy thinkers addresses the many questions facing India as it seeks to find its way in the increasingly complex world of Asian geopolitics. A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser, Shivshankar Menon traces India's approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947. From its leading role in the "nonalign...

Red Arctic: Russian Strategy Under Putin - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth Buchanan (Author)Three main themes are intertwined throughout the book: Russian Arctic interests; Putin's vision to regain great power status; and the emerging narrative of a new cold war in the Arctic. Weaved together, they dovetail nicely to present a qualitative assessment of Russian Arctic strategy devoid of ideological biases. Author BiographyElizabeth Buchanan is Head of Navy Research at the Royal Australian Navy's Sea Power Centre. Dr. Buchanan holds a PhD in Russian Arcti...

Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa - Paperback

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by Robert I. Rotberg (Editor)"A Brookings Institution Press and World Peace Foundation publication With so much attention paid to America's war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, the world has all but forgotten the spread of terrorism in other regions. From South Asia to South America, terrorist groups are on the rise. One of the most dangerous regions is the greater Horn of Africa along with Yemen, its volatile neighbor. This book offers authoritative insight into the struggle against terror...

Global Habit: The Drug Problem in a Borderless World - Paperback

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by Paul B. Stares (Author)"The market for illicit drugs is expanding inexorably around the world. More kinds of drugs are becoming more available in more places than ever before. But the drug trade is not only growing, it is changing in character. It has ceased to be a marginal area of criminal activity and has now become a major global enterprise controlled by formidable interests that threaten much more than the health of drug users. Moreover, the immense wealth that has been amassed from s...