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Federalists and Antifederalists: The Debate Over the Ratification of the Constitution - Paperback

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by John P. Kaminski (Editor), Richard Leffler (Editor)Through a selection of essential documents from 1787 and 1788, this book gives readers the flavor and immediacy of the great debate in all its political intensity. This updated edition contains an entirely new section on the debate over class structure, property rights, and the economy under the proposed Constitution-an ideal introduction to a debate still meaningful today.Author BiographyJohn P. Kaminski is the director of The Center for ...

Creating Peace in Sri Lanka: Civil War and Reconciliation - Hardcover

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by Robert I. Rotberg (Editor)"A Brookings Institution Press and World Peace Foundation publicationSri Lanka, one of the most promising states in Asia following independence in 1948, has been torn apart for the past fifteen years by a vicious civil war. The majority Sinhala and minority Tamils have killed each other with increasing ferocity. The Tamils, who are primarily Hindu, fear losing their identity and being overwhelmed by the majority, who are Buddhist. The Sinhala, in turn, fear that t...

Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock - Paperback

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by Sarah A. Binder (Author)" Gridlock is not a modern legislative condition. Although the term is said to have entered the American political lexicon after the 1980 elections, Alexander Hamilton complained about it more than two hundred years ago. In many ways, stalemate seems endemic to American politics. Constitutional skeptics even suggest that the framers intentionally designed the Constitution to guarantee gridlock. In Stalemate, Sarah Binder examines the causes and consequences of gridl...

On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues - Paperback

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by Christopher Bruell (Author)The aim of the book is to make Socrates' investigation and resolution of the questions that still concern us as human beings more accessible to serious contemporary readers.Author BiographyChristopher Bruell is professor of political science at Boston College. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 08, 2003

Extending Citizenship, Reconfiguring States - Paperback

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by Michael Hanagan (Editor), Michael Hanagan (Contribution by), Barbara Hobson (Contribution by)Extending Citizenship, Reconfiguring States presents a thematically unified analysis of changing citizenship practices over two centuries_from the eve of the French Revolution to contemporary China.Author BiographyMichael Hanagan is adjunct professor at the New School for Social Research. Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. Number of Pages: 29...

Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries - Paperback

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by Theodore H. Moran (Author)" Images of sweatshop labor in developing countries have rallied opponents of globalization against foreign direct investment (FDI). The controversy is most acute over the treatment of low-skilled workers producing garments, footwear, toys, and sports equipment in foreign-owned plants or the plants of subcontractors. Activists cite low wages, poor working conditions, and a variety of economic, physical, and sexual abuses among the negative consequences of the glob...

Postmodernism Rightly Understood: The Return to Realism in American Thought - Paperback

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by Peter Augustine Lawler (Author)Postmodernism Rightly Understood is a dramatic return to realism-a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Prominent political theorist Peter Augustine Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism.Author BiographyPeter Augustine Lawler is professor of government at Berry College and associate editor of Persp...

Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence - Paperback

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by Paul C. Light (Author)" Fourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations. Based on interviews with 250 leading thinkers from the worlds of philanthropy, scholarship, and consulting, as well as 250 executive directors of some of the nation's most effective nonprofits, the book argues that there is no one bes...

The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin America - Paperback

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by Thomas Davies (Editor), Brian Loveman (Editor)Latin America is moving toward democracy. But is the civilian government firmly in power? Or is the military still influencing policy and holding the elected politicians in check under the guise of guarding against corruption, instability, economic uncertainty, and other excesses of democracy? The editors of this work, Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr., argue that with or without direct military rule, antipolitics persists as a foundation...

Strategic Command and Control - Paperback

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by Bruce Blair (Author)During the past twenty-five years, U.S. strategists have argued that avoiding nuclear war depends on deterring a Soviet first strike by ensuring that U.S. forces could survive a surprise attack in numbers sufficient to inflict unacceptable damage in retaliation. U.S. military and political leaders have thus emphasized acquiring more powerful and accurate weaponry and providing better protection for it, while defense analysts have focused on assessing the relative streng...

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by Nigel West (Author)In the realm of human behavior, sex can be the catalyst for risky or reckless conduct. The A to Z of Sexspionage explores this behavior through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the secret agencies, operations, and events. From Delilah's seduction of Samson in 1161 BC to State Department official Donald Keyser's conviction of passing secrets to Isabelle Cheng, a Taiwanese intelligence officer, in 2007, N...

The Natural Superiority of Women - Paperback

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by Ashley Montagu (Author)Among the central issues of the modern feminist movement, the debate over biology and culture over sex and gender, over genetics and gender roles has certainly been one of the most passionately contested. Making revolutionary arguments upon its first publication in 1953, The Natural Superiority of Women stands as one of the original feminist arguments against biological determinism. An iconoclast, Montagu wielded his encyclopedic knowledge of physical anthropology in...

Civil Society and Corruption: Mobilizing for Reform - Paperback

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by Michael Johnston (Editor), John Brademas (Foreword by)Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized, should be involved in reform. But accomplishing that goal has proven difficult. Some civil societies are weak, divided, and impoverished. In others, undemocratic regimes dominate through intimidation. And in still others, development difficulties, international debt, and misguided aid ef...

Export Controls: A Contemporary History - Paperback

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by Bert Chapman (Author)Export Controls examines how the U.S. has attempted to restrict the export of national security sensitive equipment, finance, knowledge, and technology since World War II. It also examines attempts to influence U.S. policies while concluding that some export controls are essential for promoting and defending U.S. national security interests.Author BiographyBert Chapman is Government Information, Political Science, and Economics Librarian and Professor of Library Scienc...

The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation - Paperback

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by William E. Schmickle (Author)Politics of Historic Districts is your political battle plan in a fight to designate a local historic district. Thirty-four brief chapters cover everything you need to know about the politics of organizing a grassroots campaign and what you have to do to win. By explaining how and why historic districts are politically created, it is an indispensable resource for anyone studying or working in local preservation today.Author BiographyBill Schmickle currently cha...

Building Your IR Theory Toolbox: An Introduction to Understanding World Politics - Paperback

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by Eric K. Leonard (Editor)This concise text provides a balanced introduction to international relations theory. An invaluable resource for teaching theory to undergraduates, it brings together a wide range of perspectives--including realism, liberalism, Marxism, social constructivism, feminism, and post-modernism--in a single comprehensive and easily readable text.Author BiographyEric K. Leonard is Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University. Number of Pages: 178 Di...

The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What We Can Do About It - Paperback

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by Ted Balaker (Author), Sam Staley (Author)The Road More Traveled shines a new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. You'll learn how we can reclaim our mobility if we are willing to follow successful examples from overseas, where innovations in infrastructure and privatization have made other nations stronger and more competitive. By thoroughly debunking the myths that keep our policy makers trapped in traffic, this book argues that we can and should bui...

The United States and Northeast Asia: Debates, Issues, and New Order - Paperback

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by G. John Ikenberry (Editor), Chung-In Moon (Editor)This authoritative book provides a comprehensive and penetrating analysis of the emerging security terrain in Northeast Asia. Leading American and Asian scholars explore the shifting power configurations in Northeast Asia represented by China's rise, Japan's quest for a normal state, North Korea's nuclear ambitions, South Korea's projection into a middle power, and U.S. strategic realignments. They also examine new flashpoints such as anti-...

Libertarianism: For and Against - Paperback

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by Craig Duncan (Author), Tibor R. Machan (Author), Martha Nussbaum (Foreword by)Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government. Tibor R. Machan, a well-known libertarian philosopher, argues for a minimal government devoted solely to protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Against this view, philosopher Craig Duncan defends democratic liberalism, which aims to ensure that all citizens have fair access to a life of dignity...

The Way of Splendor: Jewish Mysticism and Modern Psychology - Paperback

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by Edward Hoffman (Author), Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi (Foreword by)Dr. Edward Hoffman, world-renowned thinker and writer in humanistic psychology, reveals how the Kabbalah exerted a profound influence on the establishment and growth of Western psychological thought. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, The Way of Splendor: The 25th Anniversary begins with an historical presentation of Kabalistic metaphysics and cosmology, then discusses the psychological dimensions of Kabbalah ...

Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets - Paperback

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by Kathy E. Ferguson (Author)Emma Goldman has often been read for her colorful life story, her lively if troubled sex life, and her wide-ranging political activism. Few have taken her seriously as a political thinker, even though in her lifetime she was a vigorous public intellectual within a global network of progressive politics. Engaging Goldman as a political thinker allows us to rethink the common dualism between theory and practice, scrutinize stereotypes of anarchism by placing Goldman...

The Ethics of Waste: How We Relate to Rubbish - Paperback

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by Gay Hawkins (Author)Gay Hawkins explores the ethical significance of waste in everyday life_from the broadest conceptions of waste and loss to how the environmental movement has affected the ways we think about garbage. Do we feel virtuous for reusing plastic bags and disdain those who don't? At what point does personal waste become public responsibility? How does this 'public conscience' affect policy? Placing these ideas into historical, social, and cultural perspective, this thoughtful ...

Forms of Fanonism: Frantz Fanon's Critical Theory and the Dialectics of Decolonization - Paperback

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by Reiland Rabaka (Author)Forms of Fanonism is the first study to consciously identify and intensely analyze Fanon's contributions to the deconstruction and reconstruction of Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory.Author BiographyReiland Rabaka is associate professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is also an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies and a Research Fellow...

Public Women, Public Words: A Documentary History of American Feminism - Paperback

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by Dawn Keetley (Editor), John Pettegrew (Editor)This final volume in the Public Women, Public Words series focuses on what has come to be called the second wave of American feminism. It traces the resurgence of feminism in the late 1960s, reflects the unprecedented range of women's issues taken up by feminists during the 1970s and beyond, and looks toward a third feminist wave for the new millennium.Author BiographyDawn Keetley is assistant professor of English at Lehigh University. John Pet...

Nuclear Legacies: Communication, Controversy, and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex - Paperback

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by Bryan C. Taylor (Editor), William J. Kinsella (Editor), Stephen P. Depoe (Editor)Over the past two decades, citizens, organizations, and governments have passionately debated the nature of the consequences of nuclear production, and how they should be managed. This volume focuses on the role of communication in shaping-and potentially resolving-the conflicts that emerge during these debates.Author BiographyBryan C. Taylor is associate professor of communication at the University of Colorad...

Assault on Ideology: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Political Thought - Paperback

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by James F. Pontuso (Author), Daniel J. Mahoney (Foreword by)In this new paperback edition of Assault on Ideology: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Political Thought author James F. Pontuso showcases the titanic thought that understood Marxism to be a vain and ultimately merciless effort to fulfill the Enlightenment dream of fully conquering and exploiting nature in order to establish a perfect and just society on earth.Author BiographyJames F. Pontuso is Elliot Professor of Political Science at Hamp...

Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia: Federal Politics and Public Policy - Paperback

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by Ronald W. Walters (Editor), Toni-Michelle Travis (Editor), de L. Eleanor Holmes Norton (Foreword by)This volume conveys a critique of the mayors of Washington, D.C since 1968 and an analysis of public policies that have confronted D.C. since congress granted limited Home Rule. This analysis of public policy problems and assessment of contemporary mayors should be of interest across disciplines-political science, urban studies and public policy.Author BiographyRonald W. Walters is director ...

The Wall Around the West: State Borders and Immigration Controls in North America and Europe - Paperback

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by Peter Andreas (Editor), Timothy Snyder (Editor), Maria-Elena Alcaraz (Contribution by)Even as economic and military walls have come down in the post-Cold War era, states have rapidly built new barriers to prevent a perceived invasion of 'undesirables.' Nowhere is this more dramatically evident than along the geographic fault lines dividing rich from poor countries: especially the southern border of the United States, and the southern and eastern borders of the European Union. This volume e...

Cleaning Up Greenwash: Corporate Environmental Crime and the Crisis of Capitalism - Hardcover

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by Angus Nurse (Author)Cleaning up Greenwash characterizes corporate environmental crime as an inevitable consequence of neoliberal markets and contemporary consumer culture and identifies that traditional criminal justice responses may be inadequate to deal with contemporary environmental harms.Author BiographyAngus Nurse is head of Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Nottingham Trent University. Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: F...

House Committee on Ethics: Motivating Factors for Members of Congress - Hardcover

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by Michael J. Gordon (Author), Christopher Stream (Author)The authors examine the internal and external motivating factors behind the actions of the House Committee on Ethics members by looking at the procedural efficiency of the Committee on Ethics (or lack thereof), as a natural consequence of the committee members' implicit public policy actions.Author BiographyMichael J. Gordon is visiting assistant professor of the School of Public Policy and Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las V...

Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force on January 1, 2020, Including the 2021-2022 Sup - Paperback

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by State Department (Editor)Treaties in Force contains information on treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party. The treaties presented here cover a wide range of subjects, including agricultural commodities, economic and technical cooperation, defense, education, general relations, relief supplies and packages, postal matters, extradition, and more. The appendix contains a consolidated tabulation of documents affecting copyright relations of th...

FBI Surveillance of Mexicans and Chicanos, 1920-1980 - Paperback

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by José Angel Gutiérrez (Author)Utilizing FBI surveillance documents this multi-chapter book reveals hidden histories of five persons, two organizations, and one event all related to Mexicans and their Chicanos in the U.S.Author BiographyJosé Angel Gutierrez is emeritus professor of political science at University of Texas in Arlington. Number of Pages: 380 Dimensions: 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 10, 2022