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by Sister Cities Of Franklin (Author), Sharilyn Grayson (Editor), Jody Nash (Photographer)Our Town: An Insider's Guide to Franklin, Tennessee is your passport to an enchanting journey through the heart of this charming gem of a city. Tailored for curious residents and adventurous tourists, Our Town shares secrets and stories in the context of historic landmarks that point to the soul of Franklin, Tennessee. Uncover hidden nooks, trace the footsteps of local legends, and experience the warmth ...

Seeing the State: Governance and Governmentality in India - Paperback

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by Stuart Corbridge (Author), Glyn Williams (Author), Manoj Srivastava (Author)Poor people confront the state on an everyday basis all over the world. But how do they see the state? This book considers the Indian example where people's accounts, in particular in the countryside, are shaped by encounters staged at the local level, and are also informed by ideas circulated by the government and the broader development community. Drawing extensively on fieldwork conducted in eastern India, the a...

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America - Hardcover

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by Maggie Haberman (Author)The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. "This is the book Trump fears most." - Axios "Will be a primary source about the most vexing president in American history for years to come." - Joe Klein, The New York Times "A uniquely illuminating portrait." - Sean Wilentz, The Washington Post "[A] monumental look at Donald Trump and his presidency." -- David Shribman, Los Angeles TimesFrom the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trum...

Peace and Conflict in Africa - Paperback

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by David Francis (Editor)Nowhere in the world is the demand for peace more prominent and challenging than in Africa. From state collapse and anarchy in Somalia to protracted wars and rampant corruption in the Congo; from bloody civil wars and extreme poverty in Sierra Leone to humanitarian crisis and authoritarianism in Sudan, the continent is the focus of growing political and media attention. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of conflict and peace across the continent. Bri...

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America - Hardcover

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by Christopher C. Gorham (Author)Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR's closest advisor during World War II and, according to Life, "the most important official woman in the world" --a woman of many firsts, whose story, forgotten for too long, is extraordinary, inspiring, and uniquely American. Her life ran parallel to the front lines of h...

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by Martin Luther King (Author), Cornel West (Editor)A revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as radical as Malcolm X "The radical King was a democratic socialist who sided with poor and working people in the class struggle taking place in capitalist societies. . . . The response of the radical King to our catastrophic moment can be put in one word: revolution--a revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life, and a funda...

Guide to International Human Rights Practice - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Hurst Hannum (Editor)This thoroughly revised edition of what has become the standard work in its field continues the original focus on the "nuts and bolts" of international human rights law and practice. Hurst Hannum and the contributors to this volume describe in detail regimes and procedures which have been developed during the past decade and evaluate the effectiveness of procedures which were only in their infancy in the early 1980s.The fifteen contributors...

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir - Paperback

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by Samantha Power (Author)A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner, human rights advocate, and former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. Named one of the best books of the year: The New York Times - National Public Radio - Time - The Economist - The Washington Post - Vanity Fair - Christian Science Monitor - Publishers Weekly - Audible"Her highly personal and reflective memoir . . . is a must-rea...

The Portland Black Panthers: Empowering Albina and Remaking a City - Paperback

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by Lucas N. N. Burke (Author), Judson L. Jeffries (Author)Portland, Oregon, though widely regarded as a liberal bastion, also has struggled historically with ethnic diversity; indeed, the 2010 census found it to be "America's whitest major city." In early recognition of such disparate realities, a group of African American activists in the 1960s formed a local branch of the Black Panther Party in the city's Albina District to rally their community and be heard by city leaders. And as Lucas Bu...

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Report copyright infringementby Johnny Joey Jones (Author)First responders run toward things the rest of us run away from.What makes a person want to become a first responder? Who would become a cop after her brother died in the line of duty? What guy rejects joining a lucrative family business to become a local firefighter instead? Why would a Mexican American combat veteran choose to work as a medic for the Border Patrol, knowing the stigma he'd face? One thing all these people have in comm...

Third World Studies: Theorizing Liberation - Paperback

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by Gary Y. Okihiro (Author)In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College demanded the creation of a Third World studies program to counter the existing curricula that ignored issues of power--notably, imperialism and oppression. The administration responded by institutionalizing an ethnic studies program; Third World studies was over before it began. Detailing the field's genesis and premature death, Gary Y. Okihiro presents an intellectual history of ethnic studies ...

Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances - Paperback

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by Andrea Smith (Author)In Native Americans and the Christian Right, Andrea Smith advances social movement theory beyond simplistic understandings of social-justice activism as either right-wing or left-wing and urges a more open-minded approach to the role of religion in social movements. In examining the interplay of biblical scripture, gender, and nationalism in Christian Right and Native American activism, Smith rethinks the nature of political strategy and alliance-building for progressi...

Third World Studies: Theorizing Liberation - Hardcover

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From Conflict Resolution to Social Justice: The Work and Legacy of Wallace Warfield - Paperback

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by Alicia Pfund (Editor)This reader brings together the writings of Wallace Warfield (1938-2010), the internationally acclaimed and influential authority on conflict resolution. The selected essays highlight the importance of social context in conflicts and the future and potential of the field of Conflict Resolution. After introducing Warfield's thinking and background, a first section highlights the role of race, ethnicity and culture in conflict, through case studies and step-by-step metho...

Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary - Paperback

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by Timothy Snyder (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom. On December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill. Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency room before being correctly diagnosed and rushed into surgery. Over the next few days, as he clung to life and the first ligh...

Bargaining in the Un Security Council: Setting the Global Agenda - Hardcover

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by Susan Allen (Author), Amy Yuen (Author)Even after seventy-five years, the UN Security Council meets nearly every day. They respond to a range of threats to international peace and security, but not all threats. Why does the Security Council take up some issues for discussion and not others? What factors shape the Council's actions, if they take any action at all? Adapting insights from legislative bargaining, this book demonstrates that the agenda-setting powers granted in the institutiona...

The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan - Paperback

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by Rick Perlstein (Author)The New York Times bestselling dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term--until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The next president declared upon Nixon's resignation "our long national nightmare is over"--but then congr...

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by Virginia Eubanks (Author)WINNER: The 2019 Lillian Smith Book Award, 2018 McGannon Center Book Prize, and shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice Astra Taylor, author of The People's Platform: "The single most important book about technology you will read this year."Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body: "A must-read." A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination?and how technology affects civil and human rights and econom...

The Junior Republic: Its History and Ideals - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby William Reuben George (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is im...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Scaletty (Author)A passionate story of an injured worker, who's family, employer and his own lawyer all conspired together to ruin me financially, mentally and physically over the eight years in court. Using fake judges, stenographers and even fake court hearings. Number of Pages: 90 Dimensions: 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 26, 2024

The Meaning of Contemporary Realism - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Gyo~rgy 1885-1971 Lukacs (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work ...

When Darkness Falls A Shadow over America - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Palumbo (Author)It is my sincere desire in this writing to somehow inspire action by those who read it. At this writing, our nation teeters on the edge of a knife. Elements of destruction from within, I feel, have never been so strong in America's history. We are, I fear, one step from losing the rights and freedoms provided to us by our Founding Fathers. I see the very fabric of our constitution under attack by a government where all power lies in the c...

Great Power Politics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Geoeconomics of Technological Sovereignty - Paperback

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by Glenn Diesen (Author)Why and how will the fourth industrial revolution impact great power politics? Here, Glenn Diesen utilizes a neoclassical, global approach to great power politics to assess how far the development of AI, national and localized technological ecosystems and cyber-warfare will affect great power politics in the next century. The reliance of modern economies on technological advances, Diesen argues, also compels states to intervene radically in economics and the lives of c...

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by Thomas Hobbes (Author), Christopher Brooke (Editor), Christopher Brooke (Introduction by)"During the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre" Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy. Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish, Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign--or "Leviathan"--to enforce peace a...

Chaos, Kangaroo Courts, and Communism at Koje-Do: POW Riots in the Korean War - Paperback

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by Arthur Sharp (Author)The U.S. Army made some serious mistakes during the almost forgotten, but historically significant, Korean War. One of them was assigning combat officers untrained for prison administration as commanders of the United Nations prisoner of war camps. The communist POWs took full advantage of that and made life miserable for them, their guards, and fellow prisoners who were not committed to their ideology. Riots in the prison camps became deadly on an almost daily basis a...

Trump You: Promises, Lies, and Corruption: My Battle with Donald Trump's Fake University - Hardcover

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by Art Cohen (Author), Dan Good (Author)Trump University was the most expensive legal defeat of Donald Trump's career-but even though he settled for $25 million, he still got off too easy. Years before his White House run, the reality TV star and real estate scion launched a for-profit education initiative-Trump University, or TrumpU for short - in which he promised to share his real estate secrets at seminars held in hotel ballrooms. As it turned out, Trump University wasn't an actual univer...

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by H. G. Wells (Author)In The New World Order - written shortly after the outbreak of World War II - H. G. Wells explores how an international system could be created to prevent future wars and establish permanent world peace. Wells advocates for replacing nation states with a science-based world government, but stresses that, to avoid tyranny, increased collectivisation and centralised control must be balanced with personal liberties, an unrestricted press and freedom of speech. To safeguard...

The Dark Side of the Badge: A Texas Tragedy - Paperback

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by Terry Free (Author), Daphne Free (Author)About the BookThe Dark Side of the Badge: A Texas Tragedy exposes the history of the dark side of policing. Drs. Terry and Daphne Free integrate research combined with personal experiences in policing and bring to light stories that happen in policing that never make it to public light, including those stories behind the scenes.Those who are interested in policing will be able to avoid the pitfalls of agencies, and the public will realize the need t...

The Precipice of Democracy: A Perspective on Hillary Clinton's 2016 Run - Paperback

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by S. R. Ross (Author)Why did the United States of America go through such a traumatic election in 2016? This book traces what led up to the contest between Hillary Clinton and her opponent and how its outcome continues to have repercussions today. The author dares to ask, "How can we ensure our country continues as a thriving democracy?" It also considers questions such as: - Did Trump really attempt to stay in power by assembling a mob on Capitol Hill, and if so, what does that say about hi...

China Goes Global: The Partial Power - Paperback

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by David L. Shambaugh (Author)Most global citizens are well aware of the explosive growth of the Chinese economy. Indeed, China has famously become the "workshop of the world." Yet, while China watchers have shed much light on the country's internal dynamics--China's politics, its vast social changes, and its economic development--few have focused on how this increasingly powerful nation has become more active and assertive throughout the world. In China Goes Global, eminent China scholar Dav...

The Oxford Handbook of Populism - Paperback

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by Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser (Editor), Paul A. Taggart (Editor), Paulina Ochoa Espejo (Editor)Populist forces are becoming increasingly relevant across the world, and studies on populism have entered the mainstream of the political science discipline. However, so far no book has synthesized the ongoing debate on how to study the populist phenomenon. This handbook provides state of the art research and scholarship on populism, and lays out, not only the cumulated knowledge on populism, but a...

The Banks We Deserve: Reclaiming Community Banking for a Just Economy - Paperback

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by Oscar Perry Abello (Author)We've never done anything big in this country without little banks. Yet the number of community banks in the US has been steadily declining for decades, giving way to big banks that have little connection to the communities they claim to serve. The massive, unprecedented shift toward such a highly concentrated banking sector has weakened our ability to take action at a community level and leaves many people, especially those who have been historically marginalize...