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Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action - Paperback

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by Matt Andrews (Author), Lant Pritchett (Author), Michael Woolcock (Author)Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce reforms and policies to achieve developmental objectives. Many of these interventions have limited impact, however; schools get built but children don't learn, IT systems are introduced but not used, plans are written but not implemented. These achievement deficiencies reveal gaps in capabilities, and weaknesses in the process of buildi...

The Politics of Not Speaking - Hardcover

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by Elad Lapidot (Author)According to a common conception, modern politics is based on speaking, on discussion and rational argumentation-on "logos." In contrast, The Politics of Not Speaking argues that politics is based not on speaking but on the suspension of conversation, on the break of rational discourse, on "logoclasm"-on politics of not speaking. Elad Lapidot presents the notion of politics as logoclasm through readings of five canonic thinkers of the twentieth century: Carl Schmitt, M...

The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century - Hardcover

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by Richard Reid (Author)A panoramic global history of Africa in the age of imperialism Africa's long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary ferment and cultural innovation for the continent's states, societies, and economies. Yet the period preceding what became known as "the Scramble for Africa" by European powers in the decades leading up to World War I has long been neglected in favor of a Western narrative of colonial rule. The African Revolution demonstrates that "the Scramble" a...

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by Karl Marx (Author), Friedrich Engels (Author), David McLellan (Editor)Regarded as one of the most influential political tracts ever written, The Communist Manifesto serves as the foundation document of the Marxist movement. This summary of the Marxist vision is an incisive account of the world-view Marx and Engels had evolved during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration of the previous few years. Critically and textually up-to-date, this new edition of the classic translati...

Contesting the World: Norm Research in Theory and Practice - Paperback

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by Phil Orchard (Editor), Antje Wiener (Editor)Over the past thirty years, norms research has evolved into a significant subfield within International Relations and beyond. 'Contesting the World' delves into the development of norms, exploring their emergence, change and legitimacy on both domestic and international levels. This in-depth volume presents the interpretation-contestation framework, positioning it as the primary theoretical mechanism for understanding norms. Leading scholars span...

Conflicting Interests: Readings in Social Problems and Inequality - Paperback

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by Robert Heiner (Author)Featuring twenty-six in-depth and engaging articles, Conflicting Interests: Readings in Social Problems and Inequality is a unique social problems reader in which the majority of the selections reflect the conflict perspective. This approach views social problems as the consequence of social and economic inequalities and therefore encourages students to critically analyze American public policy responses to social problems. Conflicting Interests is organized into five...

Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World - Paperback

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by Vine David (Author), Simon Winchester (Foreword by)American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon's vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base Nation shows that the worldwide network of bases brings with it a panoply of ills and actually...

Gun Points: Firearms, The Signature of Freedom - Paperback

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by Gabriel Chalfa (Author)Gun Points dives into the core of America's intense and unyielding relationship with firearms, exploring the forces that have shaped gun ownership into a defining aspect of American life. In a time of growing fear and uncertainty, Americans are arming themselves at unprecedented rates. From the escalating demand sparked by calls for personal safety to the influx of first-time gun owners-many of whom never envisioned owning a firearm-this book dissects the modern moti...

The Future of the American Family: An Unprecedented Crisis - Hardcover

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by Jerry Cammarata (Author)The Future of the American Family-An Unprecedented Crisis-explores the events that have molded the very idea of family. From the Iron Age to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to social media, the family has been subject to storm and squaller as it adapts and struggles to find itself in these modern times. Together, we will examine the forces that have brought the American family to its current state of being, the political architecture that will shap...

ATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare - Paperback

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by Headquarters Department of the Army (Author), Conflict Research Group (Prepared by)ATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare (2019 Edition)The official U.S. Army guide to understanding, planning, and executing unconventional warfare operations.This comprehensive reprint of ATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare serves as the definitive resource for military professionals, historians, and anyone interested in modern conflict strategies. Prepared for publication by Conflict ...

Global Domination: Mastering the Art of Worldwide Influence - Paperback

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by Eric Argyris (Author)Unlock the secrets to achieving global success with this comprehensive guide. "Global Domination" delves into the multifaceted approach required to establish a robust presence across diverse geographical regions. From understanding cultural nuances and leveraging technology to navigating political and economic landscapes, this book provides entrepreneurs with the strategies needed to thrive on a global scale. Learn how to build a formidable brand, tailor marketing stra...

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by Myles Williamson (Author), Christopher Akor (Author), Amanda B. Edgell (Author)This Element investigates the process of executive aggrandizement to identify factors associated with democratic resilience. We focus on five democracies that showed resilience in the face of incumbent-led autocratization. To understand how these cases survived, we pair them with similar cases where incumbents successfully dismantled democracy from within. Through structured focused comparisons, our inductive ex...

The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America - Paperback

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by Willard Sterne Randall (Author)An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and the new nation In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America's most consequential document with a curious note, pledging "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand...

Lenin Selected Writings: The Revolutions of 1917 - Paperback

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by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Author), Rob Sewell (Introduction by) Number of Pages: 496 Dimensions: 1.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2024

With Justice for All: A Social History of Disability in America - Paperback

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by Jack Trammell (Author)Social history is only one kind of history. Still, it is exactly the type of history that disability demands to be told, especially due to the universality of the disability experience. Doris and Frieda Zames remind us that "handicapism" is the only "ism" we all will experience if we live long enough. Although disability will always arguably be about physical differences (of body, mind, intellect, personality, etc.), its universal nature means that it should logically...

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by Saadi Ramadan (Author)The Silence of the World is a powerful exploration of the ongoing genocide and atrocities in Gaza and Palestine. This thought-provoking book delves into the harsh realities faced by Palestinians, exposing the human suffering and systemic oppression endured for decades. It raises the critical question: Why does the world remain silent in the face of such injustice? Through compelling insights and an unflinching narrative, the book challenges readers to confront the glo...

Nazism 1919-1945 Volume 4: The German Home Front in World War II: A Documentary Reader - Paperback

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by Jeremy Noakes (Editor)Volume 4 of this acclaimed series of documents with commentary is the most substantial study of the German home front in World War II available in English. It illuminates the nature of Nazism and the regime it established by documenting politics and life in wartime Germany: government and party, law and terror, welfare and social planning, sex and population policy, women, youth, propoganda, morale and resistance.Author BiographyJeremy Noakes is Professor of History a...

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by Gideon Rose (Author)Ever since its founding in 1947, India has prompted both lofty expectations and frequent disappointment about its economic potential and international role. But given turbulence around the world, challenges in India's own region, and growth and dynamism within India itself, the question of where the country goes from here has never mattered more than it does now, 70 years after its violent birth. Understanding its course demands analysis of not just the forces of India'...

Tap 21-A: Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors - Scholar's Choice Edition - Paperback

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by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Servic (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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work...

The Invention of International Order: Remaking Europe After Napoleon - Paperback

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by Glenda Sluga (Author)The story of the women, financiers, and other unsung figures who helped to shape the post-Napoleonic global order In 1814, after decades of continental conflict, an alliance of European empires captured Paris and exiled Napoleon Bonaparte, defeating French military expansionism and establishing the Concert of Europe. This new coalition planted the seeds for today's international order, wedding the idea of a durable peace to multilateralism, diplomacy, philanthropy, and...

The Democracy Illusion in Mauritius - Paperback

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by Moshumee T. Dewoo (Author)Once a beacon of democracy in Africa, Mauritius is today making headlines as a democracy in steep decline instead. This book dissects this decline through three lenses: local leadership mimicking inept foreign leadership (Chapter 1: Ineptocracy), colonial foundations naturally resistant to anything but coloniality (Chapter 2: Bad Bedrock), and a misplaced emphasis on Western-style order, rigidity and finality or solidity clashing with Mauritius' liquid identity, w...

The Revolutionary Road to Me: Identity Politics and the Western Left - Hardcover

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by Chetan Bhatt (Author)How can the left be credible when it can't decide what a woman is? How can antiracists fight for equality if they promote fictions about race? If identity politics is the answer, why are so many Western left organizations being damaged by it? As the culture wars rage, this compelling book examines why much of the Western political left has foundered because of identity politics. Identity issues have mired many good organizations in intractable conflicts and deflected t...

Inadvertent Expansion: How Peripheral Agents Shape World Politics - Hardcover

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by Nicholas D. Anderson (Author)In Inadvertent Expansion, Nicholas D. Anderson investigates a surprisingly common yet overlooked phenomenon in the history of great power politics: territorial expansion that was neither intended nor initially authorized by state leaders. Territorial expansion is typically understood as a centrally driven and often strategic activity. But as Anderson shows, nearly a quarter of great power coercive territorial acquisitions since the nineteenth century have in fa...

Diversity Issues in the USA: Transnational Perspectives on the 2024 Presidential Elections - Paperback

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by Melanie Kreitler (Editor), Greta Olson (Editor)With bans on reproductive rights and access to healthcare, with censorship in schools and universities, and the instrumentalization of rights rhetoric itself, diversity issues stand at the heart of the primary and general elections in the United States. The contributors examine how the American elections will influence diversity issues in the United States and elsewhere, considering reproductive and immigration rights, planetary justice, epist...

Rebooting Canada: A Fresh Start - Paperback

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by Richard W. Makinen (Author)People often complain about current Canadian governmental structures. They believe we are stuck with this system, fearing that change is impossible. But we can enhance the quality of life for all members of our Canadian society.In Rebooting Canada: A Fresh Start, author and accountant Richard W. Makinen lays out the straightforward and practical ways Canada can streamline our governments to create real efficiencies, governing in accordance with society's establis...

From Words to War: Ukraine in the Russian Press, 2014-2022 - Paperback

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by Laurence H. Bogoslaw (Editor)This book proceeds from a simple question - "What prompted the Russian-Ukrainian war?"The answers are presented here in the words of primary sources: public statements and reporting from political actors, journalists and commentators addressed to Russian-speaking audiences. Much of this content is published in book form in English for the first time.The picture that emerges is that the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 was preceded not just by preparator...

Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India - Hardcover

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by Gyanendra Pandey (Author)In Men at Home, Gyanendra Pandey offers a detailed exploration of men's comportment and conduct in the home and the implications of their ambiguous commitment to this critical part of their lives. The author draws on a wealth of archival materials-autobiographies, memoirs, fiction, and ethnographies-to situate Indian men firmly in the domestic world, underlining their dependence on the family and home. He investigates how men negotiate marriage, intimacy, and conju...

Policing Public Protection: A Companion Guide - Paperback

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by Rachael Aplin (Editor)This book explores the effective policing of public protection issues, from chapter authors with varied research and practitioner experience. The collection is aimed at detective police officers in specialist units, response and neighbourhood officers, as well as new recruits in policing public protection. Each chapter offers an understanding of victimology, perpetration, and the effective policing and investigation of such crimes. It explores questions such as why cr...

Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance Among People of Color - Hardcover

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by Jerome H. Schiele (Editor)Featuring chapters written by leading scholars in the social work discipline, the second edition of Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among People of Color examines how American social welfare policies, both historical and current, have sought to control the lives of marginalized populations. The chapters also explore how people of color have organized to critique and resist the racial control aspects of these policies. Each of the book's f Number ...

Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street - Paperback

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by Victor Luckerson (Author)A multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa's Greenwood district, known as "Black Wall Street," that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification"Ambitious . . . absorbing . . . By the end of Luckerson's outstanding book, the idea of building something new from the ashes of what has been destroyed becomes comprehensible, even hopeful."--Marcia Chatelain, The New York TimesWINNER OF THE SABEW BEST IN BUSIN...

Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance Among People of Color - Paperback

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They Just Need to Get a Job: 15 Myths on Homelessness - Paperback

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by Mary Brosnahan (Author)For readers of Andrea Elliott and Matthew Desmond, the former CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless breaks through the highly destructive misinformation surrounding our homeless neighbors Conservative think tanks like the Manhattan Institute disseminate anti-homeless myths in the media, legislatures, and the larger culture, claiming that our homeless neighbors cause their own predicament and that the best we can do is manage the problem. Drawing on her deep legal kno...