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The Sustainable Development Goals: Diffusion and Contestation in Asia and Europe - Paperback

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by Paul Bacon (Editor), Mina Chiba (Editor), Frederik Ponjaert (Editor)This book considers the promotion of the SDGs through the lens of norm diffusion theory, with a focus on three SDG policy areas; health, education and decent work. It allows readers to deepen their understanding of SDG policy diffusion mechanisms, and grasp the patterns of success and failure in the implementation of these policies.Author BiographyPaul Bacon, PhD is a tenured Professor of International Relations at the Fac...

The Twilight of World Trotskyism - Paperback

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by John Kelly (Author)The Twilight of World Trotskyism analyzes the reasons behind the historic failure of the Trotskyist movement around the world.Author BiographyJohn Kelly is an Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. His previous books include Contemporary Trotskyism: Parties, Sects and Social Movements in Britain (Routledge, 2018). Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 27, 2024

Capitalism, Degrowth and the Steady State Economy: Debating Future Economic Models - Hardcover

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by Theodore P. Lianos (Author)This book examines the contemporary state of the capitalist economyand its future trajectory in a world characterized by multiple crises from population growth to ecological damage. Setting an understanding of modern capitalism in global historical context, chapters consider the uncertainty of capitalism's future and argues that capitalism must adapt dramatically to survive.. The book examines the major problems that a capitalist system faces, including inequalit...

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by Thomas Paine (Author)In The Rights of Man Thomas Paine defends the representational form of government. He posits that all men are born with God-given rights that cannot be taken from them by any government. Paine's position on inalienable rights played a major role in the Bill of Rights being included in the Constitution. This seminal work is as pertinent today as when it was first written. Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 26, 2024

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by Jaakko Heiskanen (Author)By constructing the first transnational and interlingual conceptual history of ethnicity, Ethnos of the Earth reveals the pivotal role this concept played in the making of the international order. Rather than being a primordial or natural phenomenon, ethnicity is a contingent product of the twentieth-century transition from a world of empires to a world of nation-states. As nineteenth-century concepts such as 'race' and 'civilisation' were repurposed for twentieth-...

Placemaking: People, Properties, Planning - Hardcover

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by David Higgins (Editor), Peter J. Larkham (Editor)Placemaking: People, Properties, Planning, delivers a cross-disciplinary critique of "placemaking", an approach to the design and creation of new urban places, and the reshaping of old ones, that has become so pervasive that it forms the 'strapline' for the UK's Royal Town Planning Institute. Developing principally from planning and urban design, placemaking has swiftly become a new orthodoxy, a dominant paradigm. It seems to be all-encompas...

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by Jonathon Hutchinson (Author), Fiona Suwana (Author), Cameron McTernan (Author)This book is about the role that social media plays in the lives of individuals, societies, economies and polities. It therefore takes in a wide view of the emergent and changing impacts of social media platforms, and social media practices. As a consequence, it examines social media use through various intellectual and scholarly traditions --psychology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, and (national and g...

Crises and Popular Dissent: Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian and Populist Challenge - Hardcover

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by Mike O'Donnell (Author)A timely and updated second edition, this version of Crises and Popular Dissent moves on from a focus on the causes of populism to a wider analysis of the global struggle between liberal democracy and authoritarianism, including the continuing impact of populism. Within this epoch defining conflict, O'Donnell analyses related themes such as repression/liberty, identity-culture/social-political solidarity, climate change/immigration, the impact of digital revolution, ...

The Odyssey of South Sudan Red Army: Series-4 - Paperback

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by Mapwar Mabor Pur (Author)In "Journey to the First Promised Land," we step into a world woven from the threads of hope, resilience, and the undying spirit of youth. This story, set against the backdrop of Ethiopia's Panyido refugee camp, tells the tale of the Red Army-children who, in the face of adversity, find strength in each other and the dreams they dare to dream.Within these pages, the camp transforms from a place of refuge into a vibrant community where education flourishes under the...

Collaborative Social Design with Mexican Indigenous Communities: Critical Craft and Transformative Practices - Paperback

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by Carmen Malvar (Author)This book builds on the work of anthropologists, designers and ethnographers to develop an original methodology and framework for Indigenous engagement and designer/non-designer collaboration in the field of social design. Number of Pages: 202 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 08, 2024

The Odyssey of South Sudan Red Army: Series III - Hardcover

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by Mapwar Mabor Pur (Author)This book contains numbers of features to enhance your learning, understanding and knowledge about South Sudan former and current red army situation as well as the oldies former red army (The lost-boys) and general child soldiers particular in Africa. Putting pieces together in narrative of the epical history, there are core elements in defining meaning in each red army regiment, battalions, batch and sectional group. The elements are group size, interdependence of...

The Financial Statecraft of Borrowers - Paperback

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by Alexandra O. Zeitz (Author)As China rises to prominence as a global lender, what impact does this have on borrowing countries? In a context of deepening global financial integration and rising powers, this book examines how developing countries, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, can use borrowing relationship to their advantage. Alexandra O. Zeitz reveals how these countries, once reliant on traditional donors, may now leverage Chinese loans and international sovereign bonds to enhance t...

Donald Trump and the Maga Movement - Paperback

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by Digby R. Kerr (Author)"Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement" by Digby R. Kerr presents a compelling and deeply researched exploration of one of the most controversial presidencies in U.S. history. Kerr delves into Donald Trump's administration, focusing on the pivotal issues of immigration, economic reform, and the socio-political strategies that have reshaped the nation.Through a detailed analysis of Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement, Kerr provides a comprehensive understanding of...

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by Lars T. Lih (Author)How did the Bolsheviks see themselves? What grand narrative gave meaning to their revolutionary aspirations? The leading Western expert on Bolshevism, Lars T. Lih, answers these questions in the first-ever study of the Bolshevik outlook from Lenin to perestroika. Sharply focused case studies allow individual leaders - Lenin, Stalin, Bukharin, Trotsky, Zinoviev- to come alive and speak in their own voices, with surprising results that challenge conventional narratives le...

Winner-Takes-All: The Secret History of the Electoral College: The - Paperback

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by J. Moyer (Author)Does your vote matter? How does winner-takes-all work anyway? The true answers to these questions may surprise you.One part history of how Americans elect the Electoral College, one part critique of American democracy, one part voters guide for hacking the Electoral College, Winner-Takes-All: The Secret History of the Electoral College is a unique work of democratic activism.Author J. Moyer provides a complete and informative look at the general election procedure of selec...

Primordial American Terrorists, a True History of Events Leading to the American Civil War - Paperback

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by Robert Riggs (Author)Primordial American Terrorists presents a stunning new interpretation of events leading to the end of legal slavery in the United States. It tells a gripping story, not only of terrorists who struck suddenly and savagely out of intense passion for a cause, but also, of equally passionate men and women who dedicated themselves to bringing about social justice through advocacy and other non-violent means. It is for any reader who enjoys learning about humanity through th...

Still Here: Understanding and Engaging with Afghanistan after August 2021 - Hardcover

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by Jens Vesterlund Mathiesen (Editor), David Vestenskov (Editor)Afghanistan is still here. After the "Fall of Kabul" there has been a call for strategic introspection in the US and its Allies, producing numerous 'War Commissions, 'Afghan War Evaluations, ' and other forms of "lessons learned" inquiries. While these lessons are vital for future Western or NATO engagements in fragile states, they treat Afghanistan as a concluded chapter. This anthology does not dwell on the past but explore the...

Eyewitness Testimony: With a New Preface - Paperback

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by Elizabeth F. Loftus (Author)Every year hundreds of defendants are convicted on little more than the say-so of a fellow citizen. Although psychologists have suspected for decades that an eyewitness can be highly unreliable, new evidence leaves no doubt that juries vastly overestimate the credibility of eyewitness accounts. It is a problem that the courts have yet to solve or face squarely. In Eyewitness Testimony, Elizabeth Loftus makes the psychological case against the eyewitness. Beginni...

Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness - Paperback

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by Thomas Jefferson (Author), Eric Petersen (Editor)Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed, every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Petersen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson's published works to fashion thirty-four original essays on themes ranging from patriotism and liberty to hope, humility, and gratitude. The result is a luci...

Keeping the Compound Republic: Essays on American Federalism - Paperback

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by Martha Derthick (Author)"The framers of the U. S. Constitution focused intently on the difficulties of achieving a workable middle ground between national and local authority. They located that middle ground in a new form of federalism that James Madison called the ""compound republic."" The term conveys the complicated and ambiguous intent of the framing generation and helps to make comprehensible what otherwise is bewildering to the modern citizenry: a form of government that divides and...

Canada 1911: The Decisive Election That Shaped the Country - Paperback

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by David MacKenzie (Author), Patrice Dutil (Author)In 1911, Canadians went to the polls to decide the fate of their country in an election that raised issues vital to Canadas national independence and its place in the world. Canada 1911 revisits and re-examines this momentous turn in Canadian history, when Canadians truly found themselves at a parting of the ways.Author BiographyDavid MacKenzie is Associate Professor of History at Ryerson University and the author of several books on Canadian...

Iceland's Arctic Policies and Shifting Geopolitics: Embellished Promise - Hardcover

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by Valur Ingimundarson (Author)This book examines the role of the Arctic in Iceland's foreign and security policies from the end of the Cold War to the present. Based on extensive research and drawing on approaches from the fields of history and international relations, it shows that Iceland's Arctic policies have gone through multiple phases during this period, all of which have been heavily influenced by external geopolitical factors, including its relationship with the United States, the 2...

True Blues: The Contentious Transformation of the Democratic Party - Paperback

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by Adam Hilton (Author)An examination of the transformation of the Democratic Party since the late 1960s Who governs political parties? Recent insurgent campaigns, such as those of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, have thrust this critical question to the center of political debate for casual observers and scholars alike. Yet the dynamics of modern party politics remain poorly understood. Assertions of either elite control or interest group dominance both fail to explain the Trump victory and...

The Church of Stop Shopping and Religious Activism: Combatting Consumerism and Climate Change Through Performance - Hardcover

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by George Gonz?lez (Author)Explores the religious activism of the Stop Shopping Church performance group Since the dawn of the new millennium, the grassroots performance activist group the Stop Shopping Church has advanced a sophisticated anti-capitalist critique in what they call "Earth Justice." Led by co-founders, Reverend Billy and Savitri D, the Church of Stop Shopping have sung with Joan Baez and toured with Pussy Riot and Neil Young. They performed at festivals around the world, and be...

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by Zach Fredman (Editor), Judd Kinzley (Editor)This timely collection of essays examines Sino-American relations during the Second World War, the Chinese Civil War and the opening of the Cold War. Drawing on new sources uncovered in China, Taiwan, the UK and the US, the authors demonstrate how 'grassroots' engagements - not just elite diplomacy - established the trans-Pacific networks that both shaped the postwar order in Asia, and continue to influence Sino-US relations today. In these cruci...

Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology - Hardcover

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by Prabir Purkayastha (Author)A powerful contribution to the debate on intellectual propertyKnowledge as Commons traces the historical path towards the privatization of knowledge, situating science, technology and the emergence of modern nations in a larger historical framework. Author Prabir Purkayastha asks: Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this relationship changed over time? Purkayast...

Peace in the Name of Allah: Islamic Discourses on Treaties with Israel - Paperback

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by Ofir Winter (Author)From Anwar al-Sadat's dramatic gambit in 1977 to the surprising declaration of the Abraham Accords in 2020, making peace with Israel was always a tough sell for Arab regimes. Through an analysis of hundreds of fatwas, sermons, essays, books, interviews, poems, postage stamps and other media, Peace in the Name of Allah examines how Egyptian, Jordanian, and Emirati political and religious authorities introduced Islamic justifications for peace with Israel, and how those o...

The Evolution of Undersea Warfare - Hardcover

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by Abhir Srivastava (Author)The book takes readers through the various strategies and technologies that have shaped underwater combat across the world. This comprehensive title looks into the evolution of submarine warfare, from the early 20th century to the cutting-edge innovations of today, exploring how different regions have uniquely approached the challenges of the deep sea. Discover the tactical doctrines and technological advancements of major naval powers, including the stealthy U-boa...

Realizing the Promise and Minimizing the Perils of AI for Science and the Scientific Community - Paperback

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by Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Editor), William Kearney (Editor), Anne-Marie Mazza (Editor)Recommendations from the scientific community to ensure that the development and use of AI honors scientific norms In late 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, an AI chatbot capable of generating conversational answers and analyses, as well as images, in response to user questions and prompts. This generative AI is built with computational procedures, such as large language models, that train on vast bodies of hu...

Digital Ecologies: Mediating More-Than-Human Worlds - Paperback

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by Jonathon Turnbull (Editor), Adam Searle (Editor), Henry Anderson-Elliott (Editor)Digital ecologies draws together leading social science and humanities scholars to examine how digital media are reshaping the futures of conservation, environmentalism, and ecological politics. The book offers an overview of the emerging field of interdisciplinary digital ecologies research by mapping key debates and issues in the field, with original empirical chapters exploring how livestreams, sensors, mob...

If 'They' Assassinate Him, Imran Khan the Last Hope: Leading The Change Amid Dark Forces - Hardcover

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by Faisal I. Siddiqi (Author)"If 'They' Assassinate Him, Imran Khan - The Last Hope, Leading The Change Amid Dark Forces" delves into the turbulent political career of Imran Khan, a figure whose rise to power and resilience in the face of adversity has made him both a national icon and a global symbol of hope. This book explores the intense political challenges, personal sacrifices, and unwavering vision of a man who has spent decades fighting for justice and transparency in Pakistan.As threa...

Revisionist Writings I - 1974-1983 - Paperback

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by Robert Faurisson (Author)Revisionism is a matter of method, not ideology.It advocates, for all research, a return to the starting point, examination followed by re-examination, re-reading and re-writing, evaluation followed by re-evaluation, reorientation, revision, recasting; it is, in spirit, the opposite of ideology. It does not deny, but aims to affirm more accurately. Revisionists are not 'deniers' or 'negationists'; they strive to seek and find where, it seems, there was nothing left...