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Collected Works of Josef Stalin: Volume 3 - Hardcover

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by Josef V. Stalin (Author)The Collected Works of Josef Stalin: Volume 3 is an essential exploration of one of the most decisive moments in revolutionary history-the pivotal year of 1917. Covering the first half of this transformative year, this volume immerses readers in Stalin's critical theoretical and practical contributions to the Bolshevik cause as the old Russian Empire teetered on the brink of collapse. From incisive analyses of dual power and the Provisional Government's wavering aut...

Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World - Hardcover

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by Sarah Ensor (Author)What queer modes of resilience and care can teach us about enduring environmental collapse What does it mean to live at the end of life, the end of a family line, the end of a species, or the end of the future itself? When faced with unfurling catastrophes, environmentalists often limit the conversation by focusing on the future. Activists work for the welfare of future generations, while scientists labor over projections of future outcomes. In Queer Lasting, Sarah Enso...

Collected Works of Josef Stalin: Volume 4 - Hardcover

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by Josef V. Stalin (Author)The Collected Works of Josef Stalin: Volume 4 is an important chronicle of the revolutionary years from 1917 to 1920-a period marked by the consolidation of Soviet power, civil war, and the fierce struggle against imperialist intervention. Volume 4 captures Stalin's critical contributions as both a theorist and a leader in the newly established socialist state, offering readers a window into the strategic and practical challenges faced by the Bolsheviks in the wake ...

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by Rob Carney (Author)"Rob Carney is tuned to some amazing frequency-it comes from 500 North and Morton, it comes from beyond, it comes from when we were wooded slopes-but he listens and returns with these poems, thrumming with 'lifeblood, ' these songs which throw down and call out (see 'Poetic Justice'), which are often rich with praise but never falsify. Sure, one might want to 'lovetalk' nature but nature will always kick our ass. It's always there, underneath us, 'with teeth.' I find thi...

Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss - Paperback

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by Juliet Hooker (Author)How race shapes expectations about whose losses matter In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can't always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites (as a group) are accustomed to winning; they have generally been able to exercise political rule without having to accept sharing it. Black citizens, on the other hand, are expected to be p...

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Adaptable Cities and Temporary Urbanisms - Paperback

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by Lauren Andres (Author)Cities are typically thought of as permanent. Structures, streets, infrastructure, and other features of the built environment, even if they are periodically replaced, are intended to endure. But temporary, flexible spaces and uses are essential to how cities function and the ways urban dwellers inhabit them. Such adaptability, moreover, is fundamental if cities are to meet the challenges of the future. This book examines temporary urbanisms across varied global conte...

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in The Gambia: Essays in Social Adjustment - Paperback

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by Aboubacar Abdullah Senghore (Author)A major revision in this revised edition is the addition of a new chapter - Chapter 10 - which argues trenchantly that sustained peace, stability and development in Africa remains a mirage without responsible leadership and effective governance. In a bold and elegant analysis, it makes the case that the Western and Islamic conceptions of governance share a common concern in their respective emphasis on the respect and protection of the dignity of the ind...

Urban Engineering for Sustainability - Paperback

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by Sybil Derrible (Author)A textbook that introduces integrated, sustainable design of urban infrastructures, drawing on civil engineering, environmental engineering, urban planning, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. This textbook introduces urban infrastructure from an engineering perspective, with an emphasis on sustainability. Bringing together both fundamental principles and practical knowledge from civil engineering, environmental engineering, urban pl...

All the President's Money: Investigating the Secret Foreign Schemes That Made the Biden Family Rich - Hardcover

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by James Comer (Author)Joe Biden made less than $200,000 a year for most of his life, but as soon as he left office, he bought his second multimillion-dollar mansion.He shared a bookkeeper with Hunter Biden, and a law firm with several Biden family members that managed their money. Hunter, who hasn't had a real job in decades, has raked in tens of millions of dollars. Joe Biden met many of the foreigners writing the checks, but still maintains all of these situations are nothing to be concern...

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business - Paperback

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by Alena V. Ledeneva (Author)During the Soviet era, blat--the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures--was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices. In How Russia Really Works, Alena V. Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s--from the hiring of firms to creat...

Inside Trump's White House: The Real Story of His Presidency - Hardcover

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by Doug Wead (Author)After dozens of books and articles by anonymous sources, here is finally a history of the Trump White House with the President and his staff talking openly, on the record.In Inside Trump's White House, Doug Wead offers a sweeping, eloquent history of President Donald J. Trump's first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book will include never-before-reported stories and scoops, including how President Trump turned around the ...

When Women Run the World Sh*t Gets Done: Celebrating the Power of Women Now (Gifts for Women, Feminist Theory, Women Empowerment) - Paperback

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by Shelly Rachanow (Author)The Perfect Gift for Women Ready to Change the World"This is a book about the power women have--and are using to help heal the broken bones of this beautiful world." --Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I Love You to the Most Important People in Your LifeWinner Bookauthority Best New Feminist Theory BooksPacked with stories of ordinary women doing extraordinary things, this book is a must-have for any woman who has ever dreamt of a b...

Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government - Paperback

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by Kim U. Hoffman (Author), Janine A. Parry (Author), Catherine Reese (Author)This second edition of the authoritative Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government brings together in one volume some of the best available scholarly research on a wide range of issues of interest to students of Arkansas politics and government. The twenty-one chapters are arranged in three sections covering both historical and contemporary issues--ranging from the state's socioeconomic and political context to t...

We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War - Hardcover

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by Matthew Kroenig (Author), Dan Negrea (Author), Mike Pompeo (Foreword by)In 1977, then presidential candidate Ronald Reagan was discussing foreign affairs when he said, "My idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple, and some would say simplistic. It is this: We win, and they lose." Three years later, Reagan was elected president; by the time he left office, the United States had won the First Cold War. Today, a New Cold War has started, this time with the People's Republic ...

Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power - Hardcover

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by Susan Page (Author)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times bestselling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page. Featuring more than 150 exclusive interviews with those who know her best--and a series of in-depth, news-making interviews with Pelosi herself--MADAM SPEAKER is unprecedented in the scope of its exploration of Nancy Pelosi's remarkable life and...

Only the Strong: Reversing the Left's Plot to Sabotage American Power - Hardcover

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by Tom Cotton (Author)New York Times bestselling author and conservative U.S. Senator Tom Cotton exposes the progressive left's decades-long plot to sabotage American power, culminating in a behind-the-scenes look at the dangerous failures of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden--and explains what we must do to recover America's strength. If it seems to you that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have weakened America and emboldened our enemies, you're not alone. But Senator Cotton explains that th...

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by Angela P. Dodson (Author)Following the centennial celebrations of women first winning the right to vote, this book documents the milestones in the hard-won struggle and reflects on women's impact on politics since. From the birth of our nation to the recent crushing defeat of the first female presidential candidate, this book highlights women's impact on United States politics and government. It documents the fight for women's right to vote, drawing on historic research, biographies of le...

Political Order and Inequality - Paperback

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by Carles Boix (Author)The fundamental question of political theory, one that precedes all other questions about the nature of political life, is why there is a state at all. Is human cooperation feasible without a political authority enforcing it? Or do we need a state to live together? This problem then opens up two further questions. If a state is necessary to establish order, how does it come into place? And, when it does, what are the consequences for the political status and economic we...

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by M. Rodwan Abouharb (Author), Bernhard Reinsberg (Author)This Element argues that governments allocate adjustment burdens strategically to protect their supporters, imposing adjustment costs upon the supporters of their opponents, who then protest in response. Using large-N micro-level survey data from three world regions and a global survey, it discusses the local political economy of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending. It finds that opposition supporters in countries under IMF stru...

Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action - Paperback

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by Massimo Marelli (Editor)This handbook is a foundational text which offers a comprehensive, accessible analysis of personal data protection law, and its significance to humanitarian organizations. Bringing together years of research on personal data protection principles, it outlines how humanitarian organizations can use these principles to uphold the rights and dignity of the most vulnerable. Reflecting the rapid evolution of new technologies, the handbook provides an in-depth analysis of...

Angry Politics: Partisan Hatred and Political Polarization Among College Students - Paperback

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by Stacy G. Ulbig (Author)At a time of political tribalism and ideological purity tests, when surveys tell us that pluralities of the people in each party deem the opposition "downright evil," it can be hard to remember that cross-party hatred isn't an inherent feature of partisan politics. But, as this book reminds us, a backward glance--or a quick survey of so many retiring members of Congress--tells us that even in the past decade partisan rancor has grown exponentially. In Angry Politics,...

Nesara II: National Economic Security and Reformation Act - Paperback

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by David E. Robinson (Author)It is all coming down: - The meeting between the 57 Finance Ministers from around the world that took place on board a ship off the coast of Monaco is beginning to quietly emerge as a powerful and dynamic shift in Global Economics and potentially in Global Politics as former Presidents and Prime Ministers of countries who have sided with the Banking Cabal, are now already jumping ship and supporting the growing movement toward proper financial management of the Gl...

Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa - Paperback

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by John Henrik Clarke (Editor)First published in 1974, and edited by John Henrik Clarke with the aid of Amy Jacques Garvey, this is a superbly edited collection of writings reflecting the life and work of Marcus Garvey. Included are essays by Garvey scholars, contemporaries and critics including Robert Hill, Rupert Lewis, and W.E.B DuBois. Opening with an extensive Introduction by Clarke, the book is presented in seven parts, primarily delineated by the major phases of Garvey's career. Each p...

Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years, 50 Stories - Paperback

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by Mary Ellen Pethel (Author)In June 1972, President Richard Nixon put pen to paper and signed the Educational Amendments of 1972 into law. The nearly 150-page document makes no mention of "gender," "athletics," "girls," or "women." The closest reference to "sport" is transportation. In fact, the bill did not appear to contain anything earth shattering. But tucked into its final pages, a heading appears, "Title IX--Prohibition of Sex Discrimination." These 37 words would change the world for ...

The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years on - Paperback

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by Peter Zeihan (Author)With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years. Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that rewired the international system. Empires were abolished and replaced by a global arrangement enforced by the U.S. Navy. With all the world's oceans safe for the first time in history...

To the Battles of Franklin and Nashville and Beyond: Stabilization and Reconstruction in Tennessee and Kentucky, 1864-1865 - Paperback

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by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (Author) "Benjamin Franklin Cooling has produced a triumphant third volume to his definitive study of Tennessee and Kentucky in the Civil War. Like his first two volumes, this one perfectly integrates the home front and battlefield, demonstrating that civilians were continually embroiled in the war in intense ways comparable to and often surpassing the violence experienced by soldiers on the battlefield. The impacts of armies, guerrillas, and other military forces...

Turkey-Russia Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Cooperation and Competition Amid Systemic Turbulence - Paperback

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by Muhammet Ko?ak (Author)Turkey and Russia are two of the most significant powerhouses in Eurasia. The foreign policies of two countries directly impact the regional dynamics in Black Sea, Central Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Balkan regions. The changes in the bilateral relations between the two countries go well beyond the Black Sea region. In the past, the Russian Empire played a significant role in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and Turkey took part in containing the US...

Who Owns Haiti?: People, Power, and Sovereignty - Paperback

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by Robert Maguire (Editor), Scott Freeman (Editor)Although Haiti established its independence in 1804, external actors such as the United States, the United Nations, and non-profits have wielded considerable influence throughout its history. Especially in the aftermath of the Duvalier regime and the 2010 earthquake, continual imperial interventions have time and again threatened its sovereignty. Who Owns Haiti? explores the role of international actors in the country's sovereign affairs while...

American Global Leadership: Ailing Us Diplomacy and Solutions for the Twenty-First Century - Paperback

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by G. Doug Davis (Editor), Michael Slobodchikoff (Editor)In American Global Leadership: Ailing US Diplomacy and Solutions for the Twenty-First Century, G. Doug Davis and Michael O. Slobodchikoff present a selection of fifteen essays that trace the history of American diplomacy from Eisenhower to Trump. Penned by American statesmen--among them, James A. Baker III, General Wesley Clark, Thomas Pickering, and Michael McFaul--these essays illuminate US foreign policy through the Cold War, the Ira...

Kindred Creation: Parables and Paradigms for Freedom--Black Worldmaking to Reclaim Our Heritage and Humanity - Paperback

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by Aida Mariam Davis (Author), Angela Y. Davis (Foreword by)A vital path home. Employing African epistemologies and an embodied African beingness, this book embraces the revelation and miracle of Blackness. Creating a world worthy of our children requires recalling the dignity and distinction of the African way of life. This book is not written for settler consumption. Kindred Creation is a call and response to dream and design better worlds rooted in African lifeways: a path to Black freedom...

A President Like No Other: Donald J. Trump and the Restoring of America - Paperback

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by Conrad Black (Author)Conrad Black, bestselling author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom, Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, and Flight of the Eagle: America's Rise from Colonial Upstart to the World's Superpower, turns his attention to his friend President Donald J. Trump and provides the most intriguing and significant, but certainly not uncritical, analysis yet of Trump's political rise. Ambitious in intellectual scope, contrarian in many of its opinions, and admirably con...