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by Dalibor Rohac (Author)Countering our divisive times, In Defense of Globalism makes the conservative case in favor of international organizations and cooperation. Moving beyond empty political rhetoric, Dalibor Rohac's meticulous research and clear analysis assess and explain the strengths, flaws, and relevant trade-offs of different forms of global governance.Author BiographyDalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies political economy of the ...

Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Picturing the Enemy - Paperback

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by Peter Gottschalk (Author), Gabriel Greenberg (Author)This book explores the presence of Islamophobia through the political cartoon--a medium with an immediate and powerful impact. Islamophobia offers a fascinating and insightful look at our culture's misperceptions and why it's so important to stop "making Muslims the enemy".Author BiographyPeter Gottschalk is professor of religion at Wesleyan University. His books--which include American Heretics and Religion, Science, and Empire--draw on...

The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East - Paperback

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by John Eibner (Editor), Taner Akçam (Contribution by), Cengiz Aktar (Contribution by)This book discusses the rapid erosion of social pluralism and the concomitant "religious cleaning" of religious minorities in the Middle East. It focuses on five crucial years between the "Arab Spring" uprisings of 2011 and the U.S. government's genocide determination in 2016 regarding religious minorities in the Middle East.Author BiographyJohn Eibner, PhD, is CEO of Christian Solidarity International Numbe...

The Metamorphosis of U.S.-Korea Relations: The Korean Question Revisited - Paperback

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by Jongwoo Han (Author)In tracing the history of U.S./Korea encounters, this book stresses that as America opened a Pandora Box with an initial raid, thereby unleashing the "Korean Question", the United States now needs to uphold its initial peaceful treaty commitment by normalizing relations with Pyeongyang, thus bringing closure to the "Korean Question."Author BiographyJongwoo Han is president of The Korean War Legacy Foundation & The World History Digital Education Foundation and non-r...

Natural Law Today: The Present State of the Perennial Philosophy - Paperback

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by Christopher Wolfe (Editor), Steven Brust (Editor), Hadley Arkes (Contribution by)Natural Law Today gives a strong voice to classical natural law theory as the best answers to the fundamental questions of ethics and as the best framework for political and social life. It explains various aspects of that theory and defends it against common misperceptions and criticisms.Author BiographySteven Brust is assistant professor of political science at Eastern New Mexico University. Christopher Wolf...

Environmental Agencies in the United States: The Enduring Power of Organizational Design and State Politics - Hardcover

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by Joyanna Hopper (Author)In Environmental Agencies in the U.S., the author considers mandates assigned to environmental agencies and how those mandates shape environmental enforcement. Arguing the importance of structure, organizational norms, and state politics, the author crafts a nuanced explanation of the policy differences that shape Americans' well-being.Author BiographyJoyAnna Hopper is assistant professor of politics at Sewanee: The University of the South. Number of Pages: 206 Dimen...

Intrastate Conflict in the Horn of Africa: Implications for Regional Security (1990-2016) - Paperback

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by Bekele Bengessa Hirbe (Author)This book identifies the most important sources of intra-state conflict in the individual countries of the Horn of Africa. It explores the seriousness of the threats to the security of the states, their peoples, and the region; and it identifies the appropriate conflict resolution approach.Author BiographyBekele Bengessa Hirbe has a PhD in political science from Howard University and is founder/president of Southern Children Advancement Organization, Inc. Numb...

From Criminalizing to Decriminalizing Marijuana: The Politics of Social Control - Paperback

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by Nikolay Anguelov (Author), Michael McCarthy (With)This book juxtaposes the history of anti-marijuana legislation in America with its growing use and social acceptance. It tracks the evolution of cultural and political factors that fuel the current diffusion of cannabis decriminalization.Author BiographyNikolay Anguelov is assistant professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Michael P. McCarthy is research associate at the Public Policy Center, University of M...

Game of Thrones and the Theories of International Relations - Paperback

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by Laura D. Young (Author), Ñusta Carranza Ko (Author)How does Game of Thrones mirror international politics and how may the series provide a useful tool for better understanding the theories of international relations? This book connects international relations theories to the series, providing examples from characters whose actions reflect applied scenarios of decision-making and strategy.Author BiographyÑusta Carranza Ko is assistant professor of global affairs and human security at Univer...

Honduras in Dangerous Times: Resistance and Resilience - Paperback

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by James J. Phillips (Author)Honduras in Dangerous Times is a historical and ethnographic study of the evolution of popular resistance in modern Honduras. This book contributes to understanding societal change in dangerous contexts, connecting everyday lives to broad societal movements, and emphasizing popular resistance as both critical and creative.Author BiographyJames Phillips is adjunct assistant professor of anthropology and international studies at Southern Oregon University. Number of...

The Pragmatism and Prejudice of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Paperback

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by Seth Vannatta (Editor), Alexander Lian (Contribution by), Raff Donelson (Contribution by)This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, "Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivist, a utilitarian, a realist, a historicist, a pragmatist, (not to mention a nihilist)." Each of the eight chapters investigates one label, analyzes the secondary texts that support the use of the term to cha...

Moral Constraints on War: Principles and Cases - Paperback

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by Bruno Coppieters (Editor), Carl Ceulemans (Editor), Nicholas Fotion (Editor)This book seeks, in concrete historical terms, to deal with the issue of constraining war on the basis of moral principles as found in Just War Theory. As the book makes clear, this theory has its roots in transcultural experiences, concepts, and principles.Author BiographyBruno Coppieters is professor of political science at Free University of Brussels. Nicholas Fotion is emeritus professor of philosophy at Emory ...

Ukraine's Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, 1991-2011 - Paperback

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by Maria G. Rewakowicz (Author)Winner of the 2019 Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies. Ukraine's Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, 1991-2011 is the first study that looks at the literary process in post-independence Ukraine comprehensively and attempts to draw the connection between literary production and identity construction. In its quest for identity Ukraine has followed a path similar to other postcolonial societies, the main character...

The Grand Strategy that Won the Cold War: Architecture of Triumph - Paperback

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by Douglas E. Streusand (Editor), Norman A. Bailey (Editor), Francis H. Marlo (Editor)This book demonstrates that under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and through the mechanism of his National Security Council staff, the United States developed and executed a comprehensive grand strategy, involving the coordinated use of the diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of national power, and that grand strategy led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In doing so, ...

Political Women: Language and Leadership - Paperback

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by Michele Lockhart (Editor), Kathleen Mollick (Editor), Diane M. Blair (Contribution by)This collection examines the ways in which women have used political rhetoric and political discourse to provide leadership, or assert their right to leadership, at the national level.Author BiographyMichele Lockhart teaches business communications and English at Texas Woman's University. Kathleen Mollick is an associate professor of English at Tarleton State University, where she serves as the Director o...

The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting - Paperback

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by William J. Miller Jr. (Editor), Jeremy D. Walling (Editor), Rickert Althaus (Contribution by)In this volume, scholars discuss the most recent wave of redistricting Congress. Emphasizing the state-level factors and processes, the volume ultimately shows how national requirements and state requirements come together to permit states to be largely self-responsible for what they do in terms of drawing districts.Author BiographyWilliam J. Miller is assistant professor of public administration ...

Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition - Paperback

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by Margaret Mitchell Armand (Author)This book examines the sociocultural and economic oppression stemming from the local and international derived politics and religious economic oppression.Author BiographyMargaret Mitchell Armand was born and raised in Haïti. A graduate of the University of Texas in Psychology, she also earned a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University, a MA and licensure in mental health counseling and Certified Family Mediator. Her scholars...

From Lenin to Castro, 1917-1959: Early Encounters between Moscow and Havana - Paperback

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by Mervyn J. Bain (Author)This book utilizes a number of previously unused sources to examine the relationship between Moscow and Havana in the period between the Russian and Cuban Revolutions. It provides a number of important conclusions including that prior to the January 1959, Moscow took considerable interest in the island as a multifaceted relationship existed.Author BiographyMervyn J. Bain is senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of...

The Concept of Neutrality in Stalin's Foreign Policy, 1945-1953 - Paperback

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by Peter Ruggenthaler (Author)Drawing on recently declassified Soviet sources, this book sheds new light on the division of Europe in the aftermath of World War II. By tracing Stalin's attitude toward neutrality in international politics, Ruggenthaler provides important insights into the origins of the Cold War.Author BiographyPeter Ruggenthaler is senior research fellow at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on War´s Consequences and lecturer at the University of Graz. Number of Page...

Administrative Discretion in Action: A Narrative of Eminent Domain - Paperback

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by Amanda M. Olejarski (Author)Given that this book is written for scholars, practitioners, students, and community members, it emphasizes praxis, the critical interface between public administration theory and the practice of eminent domain. This book is the most comprehensive analysis on eminent domain in the field of public administration and offers unprecedented access and candor among public officials in the birthplace of Kelo and community members directly involved with the Kelo case, i...

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

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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...

Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field - Paperback

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by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead (Author)This title brings together original research on digital citizenship from working with hundreds of K-12 students. This readable guide includes sample lesson plans, worksheets, suggestions of teaching models, assessment tools and more. With this book, any educator can help bring digital citizenship to their students, colleagues and organization.Author BiographyCarrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company that works...

The European Union in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Foreign Economic and Security Interests - Paperback

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by Marlene Laruelle (Author)The European Union in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of EU interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of EU engagement over the coming years.Author BiographyMarlene Laruelle is a research professor and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University. Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.1 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2016

Scales on Censorship: Real Life Lessons from School Library Journal - Paperback

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by Pat R. Scales (Author), Rebecca T. Miller (Editor), Barbara A. Genco (Editor)Scales on Censorship: Real Life Lessons from School Library Journal contains Pat R. Scales collected columns, all written in response to active book challenges or questions of intellectual freedom and library ethics. These columns have a ripped from the headlines immediacy even as they reflect the core values and policies of librarianship. They are organized by topic and each is framed with a brief new introductor...

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by Jerusha McCormack (Author), John G. Blair (Author)This innovative book introduces China on its own terms by explaining ten key concepts that frame the way most Chinese people think about the world. Creating a cultural cartography through both text and image, the authors provide readers with a vivid sense of what is uniquely Chinese about China.Author BiographyJerusha McCormack is professor emeritus of English and American literature at University College, Dublin. John G. Blair is professor...

Children's Rights: Today's Global Challenge - Hardcover

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by John Wall (Author)This accessible book provides the first overview of the global movement of children's rights. It introduces readers to child rights in their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, it examines key controversies about cultural relativism, globalization, power, gender, class, family relations, and more.Author BiographyJohn Wall is professor of religion, philosophy, and childhood studies at Rutgers University. He helped to star...

Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies - Paperback

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by Justin B. Richland (Author), Sarah Deer (Author)In clear and straightforward language, Justin B. Richland and Sarah Deer discuss the history and structure of tribal justice systems; the scope of criminal and civil jurisdictions; and the various means by which the integrity of tribal courts is maintained. This book is an indispensable resource for students, tribal leaders, and tribal communities interested in the complicated relationship between tribal, federal, and state law.Author Biograp...

African Institutions: Challenges to Political, Social, and Economic Foundations of Africa's Development - Paperback

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by Ali A. Mazrui (Author), Francis Wiafe-Amoako (Author)Written by the leading scholar on Africa, this comprehensive text examines three key issue areas in Africa: politics, society, and economy. Featuring many case studies, including Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco, Togo, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda, the book provides some explanation of underdevelopment in Africa, linking the historical and colonial realities that hinder democratic consolidation to contemporary Afr...

Engaging the Muslim World: Public Diplomacy after 9/11 in the Arab Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan - Paperback

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by Walter Douglas (Author), Jeanne Neal (Author)Public diplomacy supports the interests of the United States by advancing American goals outside the traditional arena of government-to-government relations. Since 9/11, with the rise of al Qaeda and other violent organizations that virulently oppose the United States, public diplomacy in Muslim-majority countries has become an instrument to blunt or isolate popular support for these organizations. Efforts in this direction complement traditiona...

John Rawls: Liberalism and the Challenges of Late Modernity - Hardcover

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by J. Donald Moon (Author)Donald Moon's John Rawls: Liberalism and the Challenges of Late Modernity is an accessible biography that explores how Rawls' life helped establish the fundamental commitment of classical liberalism through the understanding that the individual has always stood in an ambiguous relationship to the central object of the study of politics--the state.Author BiographyJ. Donald Moon is the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Professor in the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan Univer...

The Illicit Global Economy and State Power - Paperback

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by Richard H. Friman (Editor), Peter Andreas (Editor), Peter Andreas (Contribution by)Illicit cross-border flows, such as the smuggling of drugs, migrants, weapons, toxic waste, and dirty money, are proliferating on a global scale. This underexplored, clandestine side of globalization has emerged as an increasingly important source of conflict and cooperation among nation-states, state agents, nonstate actors, and international organizations. Contrary to scholars and policymakers who claim a ...

Rivers of Fire: The Conflict over Water in the Middle East - Paperback

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by Arnon Soffer (Author), Murray Rosovsky (Author), Nina Copaken (Author)In a never-ending battle to match population growth with food and energy production, the countries of the Middle East have been frenziedly developing water resources without considering their neighbors' needs. The inevitable result has been more frequent and increasingly bitter conflicts. At the same time, a halting Arab-Israeli peace process continues. Are we indeed entering a new era in a new Middle East? Focusing on i...