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Glasnost, Perestroika, and the Socialist Community - Hardcover

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by Charles Bukowski (Editor), J. Richard Walsh (Editor), Charles Bukowski (Other)Although there is an abundance of scholarly inquiry into the effects on the Soviet socialist system of the historic reforms under Gorbachev's administration, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact these reforms might have on socialism outside the Soviet Union. This book makes a preliminary assessment of the impact of glasnost, perestroika, and related Soviet reforms on selected socialist countrie...

Extremist Groups and Conflict Resolution: The Move Crisis in Philadelphia - Hardcover

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by Hizkias Assefa (Author), Paul Wahrhaftig (Author), Hitkias Assefa (Author)This work is both a theoretical and empirical analysis of the growing use of ideological control in business and administrative organizations. The empirical studies reported in this volume were conducted in different types of organizations and in different countries (Poland, the United States, and Sweden). Throughout this unique examination, the author emphasizes the role of ideologies as vehicles for organizational ...

The Arab States and the Palestine Question: Between Ideology and Self-Interest - Paperback

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by Aaron David Miller (Author)Miller has written extensively on the Middle East and has been an analyst with the Department of State. He is well-acquainted with the so-called Palestine Question.' The focus of the present study is upon the Palestinian cause and its less than full cooperative relationship with Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. . . . This volume is an excellent complement to Arthur Day's East Bank/West Bank and is useful to the serious student of Middle East politics. ChoiceAuthor Biog...

Urban Neighborhoods: Research and Policy - Hardcover

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by Ralph B. Taylor (Author)Those involved in urban neighborhood and community research with an applied focus will find in this volume a number of useful and practical examples of how to do it. . . . The modesty with which some of the results is presented is refreshing, and the candor with which the authors treat their shortcomings is commendable. Several authors make it quite clear that good research does not necessarily produce the best information for those working to improve the social fab...

Presidential Communication: Description and Analysis - Hardcover

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by Robert Denton (Author), Dan Hahn (Author)Presidential Communication is the first book to combine a study of the presidency with communications. First it builds a base for the rhetorical presidency--what it means and how it works--and why an Approach based on an analysis of presidential rhetoric and persuasion works better than others to uncover the essential nature of the office. The authors also examine the presidency from the major areas of concentration traditionally found in communicat...

Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present - Hardcover

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by Nicholas John Cull (Author), David Culbert (Author), David Welch (Author)A truly international, authoritative A-Z guide to five centuries of propaganda, in both wartime and peacetime, which covers key moments, techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history. This fascinating survey provides a comprehensive introduction to propaganda, its changing nature, its practitioners, and its impact on the past five centuries of world history. Written by leading experts...

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by Gary Malecha (Author), Daniel Reagan (Author)This work will provide an authoritative and illuminating overview of the U.S. Congress, from the history of the Senate and the House of Representatives to the rules, procedures, and traditions that govern its operations and lawmaking. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the history and inner workings of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It will explain its relationship to the other two branc...

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by Helena Silverstein (Author)This accessible guide to the U.S. Supreme Court explains the Court's history and authority, its structure and processes, its most important and enduring legal decisions, and its place in the U.S. political system. A 2018 Pew Research Center poll found that while 78 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents believed that the Supreme Court should base its decisions on the "modern" meaning of the Constitution, 67 percent of Republicans and Republican-...

The Presidency in Times of Crisis and Disaster: Primary Documents in Context - Hardcover

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by Brian Harward (Editor)This resource uses primary documents and contextualizing essays to illuminate how America's presidents have responded to major tests of their leadership and approached their role and responsibilities in times of national crisis. Presidents hold the attention of the public like no other political actor. In addition, because of their unique role in the constitutional system, presidents often take immediate, unilateral action in the face of national emergencies. Explorin...

Rwandan Genocide: The Essential Reference Guide - Hardcover

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by Alexis Herr (Editor)This important reference work offers students an accessible overview of the Rwandan Genocide, with more than 100 detailed articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and 20 key primary source documents. Tracing the history of Rwanda prior to, during, and after German and Belgian colonization of Rwanda through the present day, this invaluable resource scrutinizes the historical events that determined how and why the Rwandan Genocide occurred and discuss...

Violence in Popular Culture: American and Global Perspectives - Hardcover

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by Laura Finley (Editor)A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels. Despite decades of attention and various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are often remarkably viole...

The New China-Russia Alignment: Critical Challenges to U.S. Security - Hardcover

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by Richard Weitz (Author)This volume identifies the main drivers of the current Sino-Russian relationship, assesses whether--and under what conditions--China and Russia would cooperate more extensively and effectively against American interests, and recommends U.S. policies that could prevent such an outcome. Most experts argue that economic interdependence, nuclear weapons, and the U.S. contribution to maintaining the global commons mean that China and Russia will generally accept U.S. milit...

The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars: Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security - Hardcover

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by Tony Payan (Author), Kathleen Staudt (Foreword by)This book addresses the three central issues that continue to dominate the U.S.-Mexico relationship today: drugs, immigration, and security. Nowhere is this more palpable than at the 2,000-mile border shared by the two countries. The U.S.-Mexico border remains a hot topic in the news--and a contentious one. This second edition of a popular work brings readers up to date on what is really going on at the U.S.-Mexico border and why. The book ...

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by Jamie Wilson (Author)This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement--arguably the most important political movement of the 20th century--and provides a road map for future study and historical inquiry. Civil Rights Movement provides a comprehensive reference guide to this momentous cultural evolution that starts in the 1930s. By beginning the story of how African Americans have long attempted to improve their lives while facing severe legisla...

The Making of a Homegrown Terrorist: Brainwashing Rebels in Search of a Cause - Hardcover

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by James Perone (Author)What are the factors that lead some individuals to become terrorists? In this book, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst examines case histories of terrorism and reveals how radicalized youths living next door can become dangerous homegrown terrorists. Religious zeal and passionate dogma can be powerful motivators for homegrown recruits of terrorist organizations. In this book, Peter A. Olsson, MD, applies his years of work with disordered personalities to the psychologica...

Elder Abuse: Conflict in the Family - Paperback

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by Karl Pillemer (Author), Rosalie Wolf (Author)This volume presents important findings on conflict and abuse in families of the aged. A valuable resource for those in sociology, psychology, gerontology, and social work as well as psychotherapists who work with the aged, the staff of elder abuse programs, adult protective service workers, and legislators. the authors provide a fresh, historically balanced, empirical and theoretical framework for the view that elder abuse and neglect is an ext...

Back Door to War: The Roosevelt Foreign Policy, 1933-1941 - Hardcover

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by Charles Callan Tansill (Author)Author Biographynsill /f Charles /i Callan Number of Pages: 714 Dimensions: 1.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 19, 1975

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by Gordon Hewart Hewart (Author), Unknown (Author)Author Biographywart /f Gordon /i Hewart /t baron Number of Pages: 310 Dimensions: 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 21, 1975

History of Conservative Politics Since 1830 - Paperback

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by John Charmley (Author)With their fundamental distrust of change, how is it that the Conservatives have managed to cope with change relatively successfully? John Charmley has written an entertaining but fair account of one of the principal forces in modern British political history, illuminated throughout by a concentration upon the men, and the woman, who charted the party through a century of warfare and welfare. The second edition of this successful text is thoroughly updated to take int...

Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Hardcover

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by Tammy Proctor (Author)This volume examines scouting--the largest voluntary movement for girls--in its first century of existence, seeking to understand how the organization has lasted and how it has changed. Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is the first global history of Girl Scouting and Guiding that addresses the successes and pitfalls of the 100-year-old organization from its beginning in Great Britain through its international expansion. Since 1910, millions...

Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments - Hardcover

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by Wayne Michael Hall (Author), Gary Citrenbaum (Author)This book offers a vast conceptual and theoretical exploration of the ways intelligence analysis must change in order to succeed against today's most dangerous combatants and most complex irregular theatres of conflict. Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments fills a void in the existing literature on contemporary warfare by examining the theoretical and conceptual foundations of effective modern intelligence analysis...

Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages, and Foster Care: A Historical Handbook and Guide - Hardcover

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by Lori Askeland (Author)Adoption and foster care is a new and burgeoning area of historical and interdisciplinary research. Too often, however, birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, social workers, and the children themselves have either been ignored or demonized. This comprehensive introductory resource provides an authoritative, yet accessible, examination of adoption and foster care as it has been practiced in the United States. Within the pages of this volume, the reader will ...

Black Congressmen During Reconstruction: A Documentary Sourcebook - Hardcover

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by Stephen Middleton (Editor)During the Reconstruction, African Americans from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia--former slave-owning states--were elected to Congress in remarkable numbers. They included lawyers, teachers, businessmen, editors, and ministers. African Americans gained the right to vote through the Reconstruction Acts and the Civil War Amendments, and elected 2 blacks to the Senate and 19 to the House of Representati...

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Encyclopedia - Hardcover

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by Clayborne Carson (Author), Tenisha H. Armstrong (Author), Susan A. Carson (Author)As editor of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Clayborne Carson, with the assistance of his staff at Stanford's Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, had access to a variety of documents relating to all aspects of Dr. King's life and career. The encyclopedia provides readers with over 280 entries that offer fresh and engaging insights into Dr. King and the civil rights movement. ...

Campaigning in America: A History of Election Practices - Hardcover

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by Robert J. Dinkin (Author)Since the middle of the eighteenth century, elections for public office in the United States have generated significant popular interest. Many accounts from that time to the present have documented the widespread participation and enthusiasm generated by the quest for voter approval. But until now, no one has attempted a comprehensive, comparative history of American electioneering. Historian Robert J. Dinkin does just this in a pathbreaking study that shows how ca...

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by Ivor Jennings (Author), William Ivor Jennings (Author), Unknown (Author)The principles of British democracy and the institutions through which it works are described in non-technical language. The unique British combination of liberty and law, and its maintenance and expression in the monarchy, Parliament, the working of cabinet government and the executive, the political system behind them, and the bases and operation of law enforcement and the administration of justice, are all covered a...

Medicare and Medicaid: The 1965 and 1967 Social Security Amendments - Hardcover

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by Margaret Greenfield (Author), Unknown (Author)This monograph is devoted to an analysis of Medicare and Medicaid provisions together with a brief description of the conditions and events that led to their enactment into law. . . . Chapter 1 is devoted to the provisions of Medicare and attempts to appraise their probable effect. The conditions that gave rise to the law are reviewed in Chapter 2, and a brief chronicle of the legislation is given in Chapter 3. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with Medica...

The Impossible Dream: The Rise and Demise of the American Left - Hardcover

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by Bernard K. Johnpoll (Author)Author Biographyhnpoll /f Bernard /i K. npoll /f Lillian Number of Pages: 386 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: December 23, 1981

A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan - Hardcover

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by Matthew J. Morgan (Author)In October 2004, more than eight million citizens of Afghanistan turned out to vote in the first democratic election in the turbulent, 5,000-year history of the country. This incredible voter turnout in the face of horrific threats and actual bullets, rockets, and bombs was a shout of defiance and a significant setback to the former Taliban regime and their al Qaeda allies. It was a stunning success and serious step forward for the Afghan people and for the United...

The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future - Hardcover

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by John Lundquist (Author)As war and terrorism continue to rage over the Holy Land, the Temple of Jerusalem, arguably the most famous sacred structure in world history, looms in the background as a symbol of past glory, a place of religious worship, and a site to be contended over and coveted. This book offers a general history of the meaning, importance, and significance of the Temple of Jerusalem, in both the religious and the political arena. It begins with the construction of the Temple, ...

The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America - Paperback

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by Edward Cleary (Author)Cleary examines the origins, spread, and results of human rights movements in Latin America, and he analyzes the mark such movements have made in world politics. He shows the enormous difficulties encountered by fledgling grassroots groups which first challenged military dictatorships over the disappeared, detention, torture, and pervasive repression. He chronicles the amazingly dynamic growth of human rights organizations, affecting democratic processes in Latin Amer...

The Politics of Culture: Race, Violence, and Democracy - Hardcover

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by Jung Min Choi (Author), John W. Murphy (With), Karen A. Callaghan (With)Postmodern philosophy is shown to be a valuable tool for exposing the bankruptcy of laissez-faire economics and culture and in developing a democratic policy. Despite the claims made by conservatives, Choi, Callaghan, and Murphy argue that an unencumbered market does not encourage pluralism. Sources of power are left intact that work in various ways to truncate democracy. Postmodernism offers an alternative to the cons...