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Parliamentary Democracy in Uganda: The Experiment That Failed - Paperback

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by Baganchwera-Barungi (Author)Parliamentary Democracy in Uganda: The Experiment that Failed explores Uganda's malaise of armed dissidents, repression of political parties, military adventurism in neighboring countries, grinding poverty in the countryside and political uncertainty arising from accumulated failure of successive regimes to cultivate a culture of peaceful transfer of power. In light of this, the democratization process envisaged at the time of independence has been frustrated. T...

How To Vote To Save This Country: An American Guide For Voting - Paperback

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by Tony Maglione MD (Author)This is a very critical time in our nation's history. Those we vote for will influence the country's future direction. Americans need to take back this country by voting for candidates that will help this country recover from its woes and move toward a healthier and more prosperous nation.This book describes a new process of thinking when voting. It compares and explains why certain groups or types of candidates are more desirable than others. The analysis of these...

The Radical Wrong: Lies Our Founding Fathers Never Told Us: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln & Others Refute Right-Wing Extremists - Paperback

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by Victor Daniels Ph. D. (Author)This hard-hitting response to false statements about our nations values and ideals by rigid radical right-wing extremists unmasks their deceptions by using the actual words of the founding fathers-both brief quotations and longer passages. It pays tribute to the America you always knew was hidden behind smokescreens of rigid partisan ideological rhetoric and tells how to get it back. The spirits of Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, George Washing...

Once upon a Time, Human Rights - Paperback

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by Liliane Masengo Mwamba Kabamba (Author)Once upon a time, human rights. This book illustrates the history of human rights as well as the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through pictures drawn by young students. It reduces big concepts to an affordable size to facilitate the understanding of young people. The different stages of the story summarize the universality of the search for human dignity through the different struggles undertaken in different parts of the wo...

Underground Asia: Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire - Paperback

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by Tim Harper (Author)Cundill Prize FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Book of the Year "Superbly original...Breaks new ground by showing how a collective consciousness emerged among revolutionaries."--The Economist "A clearly written, brilliantly researched examination of the people and movements that shaped Asia's course in the 20th century and continue to influence the continent today."--Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal "The most gripping work of histo...

Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House - Paperback

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by Omarosa Manigault Newman (Author)In the #1 New York Times bestseller, the former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides an eye-opening and "explosive" (The Boston Globe) look into the corruption and controversy of the current administration. Few were a member of Donald Trump's inner orbit longer than Omarosa Manigault Newman. Their relationship spanned fifteen years--through four television shows, a presi...

Greed Is Good - So Is Socialism: A Unifying Manifesto - Paperback

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by Wendell H. Williams (Author)This book should be very popular because recently Wikipedia said that the two most looked-up words in the English language were socialism and capitalism. There is much confusion about exactly what socialism means and the more one looks into it, the more it becomes apparent that the meaning of socialism rests, to some degree, in "the eye of the beholder." Most Americans fear socialism more than the plague. But that is changing. Americans know that something is ve...

How Fascism Took Over the Democratic Party - Paperback

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by H. Von Bulow (Author) Number of Pages: 140 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: June 30, 2010

The Myth of National Defense (Large Print Edition): Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production - Paperback

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by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Author)LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. It argues that "national defense" as provided by government is a myth not unlike the myth of socialism itself. Defense services are more viably privatized and replaced by the market provision...

India in Africa: Impllications of an Emerging Power for Africom and U.S. Strategy - Paperback

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by J. Peter Pham (Author)Several trends make this monograph topic important. First, Africa, long marginalized in international relations, has emerged today as a strategically, diplomatically, and economically vital component in the global balance of the 21st century, with the major powers seeking access to the continent's resources and forging ties with African governments and peoples. The establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is but one indication of America's growing n...

Bitter Harvest in the Promised Land: Myths, History and Conflict - Paperback

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by Inge Etzbach (Author)This book focuses on the Bible as a collection of factual events and created myths, archeological discoveries calling into question any one people's "right to the land of Israel," as well as some complex cultural perspectives contributing to today's conflict. Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: July 12, 2013

Reflections on Evolutionary Activism: Essays, poems and prayers from an emerging field of sacred social change - Paperback

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by Tom Atlee (Author)Reflections on Evolutionary Activism contains more than two dozen recent essays and poems by life-long activist Tom Atlee, founder of the Co-Intelligence Institute, to introduce this unique approach to evolutionary activism. Evolutionary activism goes quite beyond Darwin. Atlee says evolutionary activism is social change work inspired by the 13.7 billion year Great Story of evolution -- a story of unceasing creativity from the Big Bang till now. Evolutionary activists kno...

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by Walter Lippman (Author)These essays, then, are an attempt to sketch an attitude towards statecraft. I have tried to suggest an approach, to illustrate it concretely, to prepare a point of view. In selecting for the title "A Preface to Politics," I have wished to stamp upon the whole book my own sense that it is a beginning and not a conclusion. Walter LippmannAuthor BiographyWalter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 - December 14, 1974) was an influential American award-winning writer, journalis...

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by Frederick Bastiat (Author)The Law written by legendary author Frederick Bastiat is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Law is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Frederick Bastiat is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books America and beautifully produced...

Terrorism, the Origin and the Sources: An Anthology of Poetry Ambigrams and Political Oratories - Paperback

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by M. T. Al-Mansouri Ph. D. (Author)Designed to instill deeper thought and reflection, Terrorism, the Origin and the Sources presents a collection of fables, poetry, short stories, essays, scientific papers, and letters written to world leaders. Through these literary forms, author Dr. M.T. Al-Mansouri communicates his opinions on a wide variety of world affairs and issues. Terrorism, the Origin and the Sources offers intellectual thought that depicts the hidden demission of the repressive re...

On Behalf of Children: A History of Judicial Activism in the Dade County Juvenile Court - Hardcover

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by Seymour Gelber (Author) Number of Pages: 416 Dimensions: 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 14, 2007

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by Alexandra Kollantai (Author)The Workers' Opposition was a faction of the Russian Communist Party that emerged in 1920 as a response to the perceived over-bureaucratisation that was occurring in Soviet Russia. The Workers' Opposition advocated the role of unionized workers in directing the economy at a time when Soviet government organs were running industry by dictat and trying to exclude trade unions from a participatory role. Specifically, the Workers' Opposition demanded that unionized ...

Forced Migration and Global Politics - Paperback

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by Alexander Betts (Author)Using real-world examples and in-depth case studies, Forced Migration and Global Politics systematically applies International Relations theory to explore the international politics of forced migration. Provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the main debates and concepts in international relations and examines their relevance for understanding forced migration Utilizes a wide-range of real-world examples and in-depth case studies, including th...

Robert's Rules of Order (Revised for Deliberative Assemblies) - Paperback

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by Henry M. Robert (Author)Originally published in 1896, "Robert's Rules of Order," remains to this day the manual of choice when it comes to conducting orderly productive proceedings. As General Henry M. Robert describes in his preface to the work, "The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish in the best possible manner the work for which it was designed. To do this it is necessary to restrain the individual somewhat, as the right of an individual, in any community, t...

The Diary of Terror: Ethiopia 1974 to 1991 - Hardcover

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by Dawit Shifaw (Author)This book is about the rise of a military dictatorship that overthrew an African kingdom that ruled the country for centuries. Emperor Haile Sellassie claimed to be King of Kings, the lion of the tribe of Judea, crumbled before both his peoples who hated and who worshipped him. The military that overthrew the emperor did not have the wisdom to give leadership that the people had expected. To learn how to lead the people, the military council that was called Transition ...

10 Years On the Line: My War On the Border: 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Mike Ligon (Author)Ten Years On the Line is a factual account of this retired immigration/CBPoffi cer's efforts to enforce immigration laws at the nation's most corruptPort of Entry - Douglas, Arizona. Extracted from hundreds of carefullypreserved incident reports, memorandums and investigation records theauthor details the daily struggle he had with management and others toprevent illegal aliens and criminals of all stripes from entering the UnitedStates. Working and living in the most la...

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by Joseph D. Jr. Douglass (Author)Douglass documents the betrayal of missing American POWs after World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He tells in detail what happened and why, with firsthand testimony on U.S. and communist policies. Number of Pages: 492 Dimensions: 1.27 x 8 x 5.02 IN Publication Date: June 24, 2002

The Big Lie: Mein Kampf Revisited - Paperback

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by Dale Sprinkle (Author) Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.26 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 15, 2004

Observations on the Doctrine Laid Down by Sir William Blackstone, Respecting the Extent of the Power of the British Parliament, Particularly With Rela - Hardcover

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by Charles Francis Sheridan (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscript...

The law of Nations; or, Principles of the law of Nature: Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. By M. de Vattel. ... Translated - Hardcover

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by Emer De Vattel (Author)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are avai...

Material Politics: Disputes Along the Pipeline - Paperback

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by Andrew Barry (Author)In Material Politics, author Andrew Barry reveals that as we are beginning to attend to the importance of materials in political life, materials has become increasingly bound up with the production of information about their performance, origins, and impact. Presents an original theoretical approach to political geography by revealing the paradoxical relationship between materials and politics Explores how political disputes have come to revolve not around objects in ...

Reflexiones Sobre Los Orígenes, Los Alcances Y La Geopolítica de la Filosofía Latinoamericana - Paperback

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by Norbert-Bertrand Barbe (Author)Aproximaci n a la filosof a latinoamericana y revisi n problematizada de sta intentando desentra ar algunos de sus principales conceptos y mitos fundacionales: acerca de sus or genes, de su temario y de su ubicuidad territorial. Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 12, 2019

The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation - Paperback

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by Strobe Talbott (Author)This dramatic narrative of breathtaking scope and riveting focus puts the "story" back into history. It is the saga of how the most ambitious of big ideas -- that a world made up of many nations can govern itself peacefully -- has played out over the millennia. Humankind's "Great Experiment" goes back to the most ancient of days -- literally to the Garden of Eden -- and into the present, with an eye to the future. Strobe Talbott looks back to the consolidation of tr...

Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Ascendancy - Paperback

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by Nina J. Easton (Author)In Gang of Five, bestselling author Nina J. Easton reveals the hidden history of American politics in the last thirty years. It's the story of the other, less well-known segment of the baby-boom generation: young conservative activists who arrived on campus in the 1970s in rebellion against everything "sixties" and went on to overturn the political dynamics of our country. Gang of Five focuses on the lives and careers of five major figures. BILL KRISTOL, the Harva...

Earth Day: America at the Environmental Crossroads - Paperback

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by Jean Griffith (Author)Issues. They are the conflagrations, the bonfires, the burning controversies so profound, so personal they move people to take action and generate the momentum to change the political system and the course of history. Be it the Boston Tea Party of 1773, Jacob Coxey's Army, the Bonus Army March of June 1932, the National Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, the Women's March of January 2018, or March for Our Lives to end gun violence in America in March of 2018, all c...

Irma Grese & Auschwitz: Holocaust and the Secrets of the The Blonde Beast - Paperback

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by Raymond Jennings (Author)Learn the Secrets of the Holocaust and the Blonde Beast! Do you want to know more about the Holocaust? Are you fascinated by this dark chapter in human history? Do you find it hard to understand?If so, then Irma Grese: Secrets of Irma and the Holocaust is the book you've been looking for. It gives you an overview of the Second World War, and describes the experience of the Holocaust. You'll learn about Irma Grese, a female concentration camp guard who was notorious...

The Italians and the Holocaust: Persecution, Rescue, and Survival - Paperback

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by Susan Zuccotti (Author), Furio Colombo (Introduction by)Eighty-five percent of Italy's Jews survived World War II. Nevertheless, more than six thousand Italian Jews were destroyed in the Holocaust and the lives of countless others were marked by terror. Susan Zuccotti relates hundreds of stories showing the resourcefulness of the Jews, the bravery of those who helped them, and the inhumanity and indifference of others. For Zuccotti, the Holocaust in Italy began when the first "black-shirte...