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Reimagining Citizenship in Postwar Europe - Paperback

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by Rachel Chin (Editor), Samuel Clowes Huneke (Editor), Anna Von Der Goltz (Foreword by)Reimagining Citizenship in Postwar Europe maps the generation and growth of novel forms of belonging in the years after World War II, crisscrossing the continent from Madrid to Warsaw and from Athens to London. Even as Europe struggled to rebuild, new forms of identity, statehood, and citizenship were beginning to take shape.Rachel Chin and Samuel Clowes Huneke bring together a diverse group of scholars to...

Crucible of Beliefs: Learning, Alliances, and World Wars - Paperback

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by Dan Reiter (Author)How do foreign policymakers learn from history? When do states enter alliances? Why have some small powers chosen to enter alliances whereas others have stayed neutral? In Crucible of Beliefs, Dan Reiter uses work in social psychology and organization theory to build a formative-events model of learning in international politics. History does inform the decisions of policymakers, he suggests, but it is history of a specific sort, based on firsthand experience in major ev...

The American Congress Reader - Paperback

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by Steven S. Smith (Author), Jason M. Roberts (Author), Ryan J. Vander Wielen (Author)The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and newly updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor a...

Why Not Build the Mosque?: Islam, Political Cost, and the Practice of Democracy in Greece - Hardcover

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by Dimitris Antoniou (Author)An ethnography of a long-unbuilt mosque in Greece that explores government operations and contemporary democracy Why Not Build the Mosque? tells the story of the Greek state's centuries-long attempt to build a central mosque. After the fall of Ottoman Empire, Greek Orthodoxy entwined with Greek nationalism, and by the twentieth century, the state came to imagine Islam as incompatible with a Greek-speaking Orthodox Christian identity. And so as late as 2020, the co...

The Movement: A Populist Philosophy Against the Extreme Left Radicals Within the Democratic Party - Paperback

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by Vincent M. L. Michaels (Author), Janie Mills (Essay by), Raeghan Rebstock (Cover Design by)This is a sequel and companion to "Rage or Reason." The general goal has been to assess the theoretical soundness of the intolerant political and economic theories of the leftist ideologies, analyze them for logical fallacies or contradictions, and place them in their historical contexts when feasible.The book first addresses the concept of reality and how the Left defines it, allowing them to claim,...

Wife, Mother, Spy - An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days - Paperback

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by Ann E. Butler (Author) Number of Pages: 242 Dimensions: 0.55 x 8 x 5.25 IN Publication Date: December 25, 2024

Crusading for Globalization: Us Multinationals and Their Opponents Since 1945 - Hardcover

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by Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl (Author)The first book to shed light on what caused corporate executives to pursue a pro-globalization agenda over the last eight decades Crusading for Globalization tells the story of an extraordinarily influential group of business executives at the helms of the largest US multinational corporations and their quest to drive globalization forward over the last eight decades. Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl argues that the spectacular expansion of international inve...

The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World - Paperback

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by Erald Kolasi (Author)A comprehensive blueprint for a new post-capitalist order--which values our collective future over immediate economic gains The fate of all economic systems is written in the energy flows they obtain from the natural world. Our collective humanity very much depends on nature--for joy, for comfort, and for sheer survival. In his prescient new book, The Physics of Capitalism, Erald Kolasi explores the deep ecological physics of human existence by developing a new theoret...

Beyond Earth: Navigating the New Frontier of Exopolitics - Paperback

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by Miguel Salazar (Author)In this groundbreaking exploration, delve into the emerging field of exopolitics, which examines the political, social, and ethical implications of extraterrestrial life and interstellar relations. From defining exopolitics and its historical evolution to the importance of extraterrestrial diplomacy and the impact of UFO disclosure movements, this book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding humanity's potential interactions with intelligent life beyond ...

Revolutionary Diplomacy: Spanish Connections and the Birth of the United States - Hardcover

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by Thomas E. Ch?vez (Author)Uncovering the decisive role of Spanish diplomacy in securing American independence Without Spanish assistance, the thirteen American colonies could not have achieved their independence from the British crown. Alongside the more widely known contributions of France, Spanish men, material, and--most important--diplomatic muscle played a decisive role in the American Revolution. Using Benjamin Franklin as a guide through the European halls of power, celebrated scho...

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by Roslyn Weiss (Author)In Book 4 of Plato's Republic, Socrates introduces what is regarded by scholars as the Platonic account of justice, according to which it is essentially internal and self-regarding, a matter of relations among the parts of a city or soul. In this book, Roslyn Weiss contends that there is another notion of justice, as other-regarding and external, which is to be found in a series of conversations in Book 1 between Socrates and three successive interlocutors. Weiss consi...

Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy - Paperback

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by David M. Elcott (Author), C. Colt Anderson (Author), Tobias Cremer (Author)Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy highlights the use of religious identity to fuel the rise of illiberal, nationalist, and populist democracy.In Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy, David Elcott, C. Colt Anderson, Tobias Cremer, and Volker Haarmann present a pragmatic and modernist exploration of how religion engages in the public square. Elcott and his co-authors are concer...

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by Marcel Brunel (Author), Dan Newby (Illustrator), Dan Newby (Author)Emotions have always been part of policing although they've often been overlooked in favor of other learning and development. The time has come in the evolution of the role of first responders for emotional literacy to be added to their professional competencies.Decades of research show that life satisfaction, in the face of traumatic events, is less about how many we have experienced and more about how we have navigated ou...

The Pitfalls of Family Rule: Patronage Norms, Family Overreach, and Political Crisis in Kazakhstan and Beyond - Hardcover

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by Barbara Junisbai (Author)In The Pitfalls of Family Rule, Barbara Junisbai questions the conceptual divide separating democracy from nondemocracy as well as that separating "strong" authoritarian rulers from "weak" ones. Focusing on patronage, endemic to post-Soviet Eurasia but also present the world over, she untangles the spoils agreements that bind elites to strongman presidents. Incorporating multiple case studies, including an in-depth investigation into Kazakhstan over the span of twe...

Through the India-China Border - Hardcover

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by Prem Poddar (Author), Lisa Lindkvist Zhang (Author)Through the India-China Border mobilizes rarely used documentary material from British, Chinese and Indian archives to shed new light on our understanding of the 'Tibet Question' in China-India relations. Focused on the Himalayan border town of Kalimpong from the 1920s to 1962, it unearths a history of espionage and political intrigue that challenges the way that remote peripheries are seen from the 'centres' of nations. The innovative use...

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by Laurie Boussaguet (Author), Florence Faucher (Author) Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 02, 2025

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by Yaron Ezrahi (Author), Dana Blander (Editor)'Can Democracy Recover?' explores the roots of the contemporary democratic crisis. It scrutinizes the evolution and subsequent fragmentation of modern political epistemology, highlighting citizens increasing inability to make sense of the political universe in which they live, their loss of confidence in political causality, distinguishing facts from fiction and objective from partisan attitudes. The book culminates in a speculative discourse on ...

Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader - Paperback

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by Malu Halasa (Editor), Jordan Elgrably (Editor)An anthology that celebrates the power of culture in Palestinian resistance, with selections of memoir, short stories, essays, book reviews, personal narrative, poetry, and art. Includes twenty-five black-and-white illustrations by Palestinian artists. The Arabic word sumūd is often loosely translated as "steadfastness" or "standing fast." It is, above all, a Palestinian cultural value of everyday perseverance in the face of Israeli occupation....

The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy - Hardcover

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by Matthew D. Taylor (Author) "Required reading for anyone seeking to understand Christian nationalism." --Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne A propulsive account of the network of charismatic Christians that consolidated support for Donald Trump and is reshaping religion and politics in the US. Over the last decade, the Religious Right has evolved. Some of the more extreme beliefs of American evangelicalism have begun to take hold in the mainstream. Scholar Matthew D. Taylo...

How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide - Paperback

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by Peter Boghossian (Author), James Lindsay (Author)From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall--or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative--dialogue shuts down when...

You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song - Hardcover

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by Robert Mann (Author)In You Are My Sunshine, Robert Mann weaves together the birth of country music, Louisiana political history, World War II, and the American civil rights movement to produce a compelling biography of one of the world's most popular musical compositions. This is the story of a song that, despite its simple, sweet melody and lyrics, holds the weight of history within its chords. The song's journey to global fame began in 1939, when two obscure "hillbilly" groups recorded i...

Veiled Threats: Women and Global Jihad - Paperback

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by Mia Bloom (Author)Veiled Threats challenges the idea that women in violent terrorist groups lack agency. Too often, these women are assumed to be controlled by men: their fathers, their husbands, or some other male relative. Mia Bloom contests this narrow understanding. Although extremist groups often control different aspects of women's lives, including their religious obligations or dress, jihadi women have asserted themselves in myriad ways. Bloom interrogates the prevailing perceptions...

The Anti-Communist Manifesto - Paperback

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by Jesse Kelly (Author)A rallying cry striking at the roots of today's major issues, Jesse Kelly uses his trademark bombast, intelligence, and humor to take down the most dangerous philosophy in history and address its resurgence in America. This instant bestseller is for anyone who feels alienated by political and popular culture in the United States and recognizes the danger of communism as it threatens to rip apart America's social fabric. Discover an in-depth look at the daily assault on ...

American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana - Hardcover

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by Thomas E. Patterson (Author)Thomas E. Patterson's monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on the New Deal before an assassin's bullet ended his life in 1935. First as governor and then as U.S. senator, Long transformed the politics of Louisiana by standing for the interests of citizens whom state officials had historically ignored. He eased suffrage res...

Communication Against Capital: Red Enlightenment at the Dawn of Indonesia - Paperback

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by Rianne Subijanto (Author)Communication against Capital explores the revolutionary communication strategies of the pergerakan merah, the anticolonial "red movement" in 1920s Indonesia. Rianne Subijanto tells the story of ordinary lower-class women and children and people of diverse races and ethnicities who waged their battles against Dutch colonialism within multiple arenas of communication, including political associations, assemblies, printed matter, schools, and shipping lines. Existing...

Revolutionary Diplomacy: Spanish Connections and the Birth of the United States - Paperback

$53.10

by Thomas E. Ch?vez (Author)Uncovering the decisive role of Spanish diplomacy in securing American independence Without Spanish assistance, the thirteen American colonies could not have achieved their independence from the British crown. France's contributions are more widely known, but Spanish men, material, and--most important--diplomatic muscle played a decisive role in the American Revolution. Using Benjamin Franklin as a guide through the European halls of power, celebrated scholar Tho...

Why Not Build the Mosque?: Islam, Political Cost, and the Practice of Democracy in Greece - Paperback

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Shades of Blue: Claiming Europe in the Age of Disintegration - Hardcover

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by F?lix Krawatzek (Author), Friedemann Pestel (Author), Rieke Trimcev (Author)In Shades of Blue, F?lix Krawatzek, Friedemann Pestel, Rieke Trim?ev, and Gregor Feindt investigate the political project of "Europe" as it oscillates between the extremes of expectations of an ever-wider integration and fear of disintegration. The authors interrogate and chart the space between these polarities by tracking the many competing conceptions of Europe in European public discourse and relate these meani...

Words of War: Negotiation as a Tool of Conflict - Hardcover

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by Eric Min (Author)In Words of War, Eric Min pulls back the curtain on when, why, and how belligerents negotiate while fighting. Of all interstate conflicts across the last two centuries, two-thirds have ended through negotiated agreement. Wartime diplomacy is thus commonly seen as a costless and mechanical process solely designed to end fighting. But as Min argues, that wartime negotiations are not just peacemaking tools. They are in fact a highly strategic activity that can also help state...

Question Authority: A Polemic about Trust in Five Meditations - Paperback

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by Mark Kingwell (Author)Philosopher Mark Kingwell thinks about thinking for yourself in an era of radical know-it-all-ism."Question authority," the popular 1960s slogan commanded. "Think for yourself." But what started as a counter-cultural catchphrase, playful in logic but serious in intent, has become a practical paradox. Yesterday's social critics are the tone-policing tyrants of today, while those who claim "colourblindness" see no need to engage with critical theory at all. The resultin...

Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe the World--And the Future - Hardcover

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by Cass R. Sunstein (Author)The social cost of carbon: The most important number you've never heard of--and what it means. If you're injuring someone, you should stop--and pay for the damage you've caused. Why, this book asks, does this simple proposition, generally accepted, not apply to climate change? In Climate Justice, a bracing challenge to status-quo thinking on the ethics of climate change, renowned author and legal scholar Cass Sunstein clearly frames what's at stake and lays out the...

Iran's Rise and Rivalry with the Us in the Middle East - Hardcover

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by Mohsen M. Milani (Author)The 1979 Islamic Revolution triggered a cold war between Iran and the United States - former fast friends. Despite the US's relentless efforts at containment, Iran has risen as a formidable power in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza. Its newfound status not only frustrates the US but has swiftly become a thorn in the side of Israel and Saudi Arabia. How did Iran rise so rapidly? And as it faces ever increasing pressure at home and abroad, can it hold onto its p...