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Beyond Versailles: The 1919 Moment and a New Order in East Asia - Paperback

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by Tosh Minohara (Editor), Evan Dawley (Editor), Evan Dawley (Contribution by)This edited collection examines the effects of the Great War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in East Asia. Contributors to this collection highlight how Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Mongolian groups and individuals actively sought to envision a global order in which the center of gravity lay in the Western Pacific, not the Northern Atlantic.Author BiographyTosh Minohara is professor of US-Japan relatio...

The Trump Effect: Disruption and Its Consequences in US Politics and Government - Paperback

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by Steven E. Schier (Editor), Todd E. Eberly (Editor)Donald Trump's presidency produced no end of controversy. His tumultuous presidency also created new avenues of public policy and national politics. Prominent scholars of American institutions, politics and public policy assess the multiple consequences of Trump's singular presidency in this volume. How did Trump's unconventional behavior alter the media environment and electoral politics? Will he remain the dominant presence in the Republi...

Trumpism: Race, Class, Populism, and Public Policy - Hardcover

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by Carter A. Wilson (Author)Although Trump supporters depict him as a champion of the working class and a friend of minorities, this text demonstrates that the preponderance of evidence indicates that Trump promoted a right-wing public policy agenda that exacerbated inequality, benefited the economic elite, and hurt low-income white workers and minorities.Author BiographyCarter A. Wilson is professor and department head of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at North...

The Partisan Court: The Era of Political Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court - Hardcover

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by Ryan J. Rebe (Author)This book provides a thorough overview of two decades of election law cases and sheds light on the impact these decisions have had on remaking America's electoral institutions.Author BiographyRyan J. Rebe is associate professor of political science and Director of Legal Studies at William Paterson University in New Jersey. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 11, 2021

Rhetoric and Governance under Trump: Proclamations from the Bullshit Pulpit - Paperback

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by Bernd Kaussler (Author), Lars J. Kristiansen (Author), Jeffrey Delbert (Author)This book analyzes the rhetoric of Donald Trump to argue that Trump embraces conflicting populist and Republican values, and as a result has relied on populist and polarizing rhetoric, along with fabricated crises, to reconcile these combating ideals and uphold his image of an "anti-status quo politician."Author BiographyBernd Kaussler is professor of political science at James Madison University. Lars J. Kristi...

Politics Inc.: America's Troubled Democracy and How to Fix It - Hardcover

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by John Raidt (Author), James N. Mattis (Foreword by)The book examines the dynamics driving the country's deeply troubled political culture and highlights reforms needed in the post-Trump era to strengthen US democracy. The author paints a clear and sobering portrait of a mercenary election industry and its support structure tailored to perpetuate and exploit America's social and political division. He shows how corrosive partisan animosity, dysfunctional political institutions, and even Trum...

Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections - Paperback

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by Michael D. Cohen (Author)Michael D. Cohen, a 20+ year veteran of working on, teaching, and writing about political campaigns, takes readers through how campaigns are organized, the state-of-the-art tools of the trade, and how some of the most interesting people in politics got their big breaks.Author BiographyMICHAEL D. COHEN, Ph.D. is CEO of Cohen Research Group, a political, public affairs, and corporate research firm. He publishes the award-winning Congress in Your Pocket suite of mobil...

Democratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political Conflicts - Hardcover

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by George Klay Kieh Jr. (Editor), Kelechi A. Kalu (Editor), Zeyad El Nabolsy (Contribution by)Using countries such as Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Sudan as case studies, this book studies the causes, effects, and evolution of military coups in Africa in order to show that eliminating military coups will require identifying and addressing the root causes of the coup in each affected state.Author BiographyGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-...

Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing: The Pen Is Mightier - Paperback

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by Brian L. Porto (Author)Focusing on the opinion writing of Justices Holmes, Jackson, Black, Brennan, and Scalia, this book assesses the influence of rhetorical techniques traceable to ancient Greece on some of the most iconic opinions in Supreme Court history.Author BiographyBrian L. Porto is professor of law at Vermont Law School Number of Pages: 210 Dimensions: 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 16, 2021

Playing with Fire: The Strange Case of Marine Shale Processors - Paperback

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by John W. Sutherlin (Author), Daniel Elliot Gonzalez (Author)Playing with Fire chronicles the ongoing struggle facing Louisiana families trying to live and work against the backdrop of corrupt politicians and corporate greed. However, the story presented here is relevant wherever low-income, disenfranchised people are not included in decisions about their health and environment. Author BiographyJohn W. Sutherlin is professor of political science and public administration at the University of...

Welcoming the Other: Student, Stranger, and Divine - Hardcover

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by N. Susan Laehn (Editor), Thomas R. Laehn (Editor), Wayne Parent (Foreword by)This collection of essays examines the efforts of philosophers, artists, caretakers, and--perhaps most importantly--teachers to establish a sense of community and interpersonal responsibility in the postmodern world.Author BiographyN. Susan Laehn is adjunct professor of political science at Iowa State University. Thomas R. Laehn is county district attorney forGreene County, Iowa. Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0...

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

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by State Department (Author)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, and more. Number of Pages: 570 Dimensions: 1.16 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: November 02, 2020

Conflict Resolution in Asia: Mediation and Other Cultural Models - Paperback

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by Stephanie P. Stobbe (Editor), Paul Redekop (Foreword by), Nadja Alexander (Contribution by)This study examines the role of mediation and other cultural conflict resolution models in Asia. The contributors use various countries as case studies to analyze how traditional, indigenous, and culturally based conflict resolution processes interact with more formal legal systems to address conflicts.Author BiographyStephanie P. Stobbe is associate professor of conflict resolution studies at Menno ...

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by Nathalie Etoke (Author)The history of slavery, colonization, subjugation, gratuitous violence, and the denial of basic human rights to people of African descent has led Afro-Pessimists to look at black existence through the lens of white supremacy and anti-blackness. Against this trend, Black Existential Freedom argues that Blackness is not inherently synonymous with victimhood. Rather, it is inextricable from existential freedom and the struggle for political liberation. This book present...

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by David Brunori (Author)State Tax Policy is the only book that provides students and professionals with a concise, approachable, and up-to-date introduction to the intricacies of state tax policy.Author BiographyDavid Brunori is a journalist, author, educator, and lawyer who specializes in state and local tax policy. He is a senior director at RSM US LLP where he advises clients on a wide range of state tax issues. He is also a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Schar School of Polic...

Fake News Nation: The Long History of Lies and Misinterpretations in America - Paperback

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by James W. Cortada (Author), William Aspray (Author)How rumors, lies, and misrepresentations shaped American history After the election of Donald Trump as president, people in the United States and across large swaths of Europe, Latin America, and Asia engaged in the most intensive discussion in modern times about falsehoods pronounced by public officials. Fake facts in their various forms have long been present in American life, particularly in its politics, public discourse, and business a...

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2025 - Paperback

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by Executive Office of the President (Editor)As the main overview book of the FY 2025 Budget, this volume contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's priorities and budget overviews by agency, and summary tables. From large corporations and small business companies interested in developing new products for specific markets to policy makers, contractors, and federal agency personnel, this reference may be the go-to-resource to have at your hands for 2025 federa...

Analytical Perspectives: Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2025 - Paperback

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by Executive Office of the President (Editor)Contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget data that place the budget in perspective. This volume includes economic and accounting analyses; information on federal receipts and collections; analyses of federal spending; information on federal borrowing and debt; baseline or current service estimates; and other technical presentations. Author BiographyThis book is aut...

The International Politics of an Embodied God: Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Hardcover

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by Obe Stephen Chan (Author)In a world of violence in which religion seems to play an increasing role, the understanding of the Religions of the Book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is highly important. This book concentrates on these religions, all with common ancestry, that claim their mandates come from a holy text. These religions are embodied in both a text and a political purpose associated with a contentious nationalism and internationalism. Chan indicates their commonalities, espec...

The Law that Changed the Face of America: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 - Paperback

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by Margaret Sands Orchowski (Author)The year 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1965--a landmark decision that made the United States the diverse nation it is today. In The Law that Changed the Face of America, congressional journalist and immigration expert Margaret Sands Orchowski delivers a never before told story of how immigration laws have moved in constant flux and revision throughout our nation's history. Exploring the changi...

The International Politics of an Embodied God - Paperback

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by Stephen Chan Obe (Author), Obe Stephen Chan (Author)In a world of violence in which religion seems to play an increasing role, the understanding of the Religions of the Book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is highly important. This book concentrates on these religions, all with common ancestry, that claim their mandates come from a holy text. These religions are embodied in both a text and a political purpose associated with a contentious nationalism and internationalism. Chan indicates...

The Crux of Theology: Luther's Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace - Hardcover

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by Allen G. Jorgenson (Editor), Kristen E. Kvam (Editor), Anthony Bateza (Contribution by)The Crux of Theology puts Luther's teachings concerning the cross in dialogue with the preamble of the United Declaration's Declaration of Human Rights, which advances a vision of the common good wherein freedom, justice and peace are enjoyed by all. Using diverse voices, it re-frames theological loci and raises critical contextual questions.Author BiographyAllen G. Jorgenson is assistant dean and holds ...

The Other Black Church: Alternative Christian Movements and the Struggle for Black Freedom - Hardcover

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by Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds (Author)The Other Black Church places Father Divine, Charles Mason of COGIC, and Albert Cleage in conversation with the long history of Black theology and Black religious studies, and it suggests that alternative Christian movements are essential for thinking about African American critiques of and responses to the failures of US-based democracy.Author BiographyJoseph L. Tucker Edmonds is assistant professor of religious studies and Africana studies at Indiana Univ...

Insurgency, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism in Africa - Hardcover

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by George Klay Kieh Jr. (Editor), Kelechi A. Kalu (Editor), Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko (Contribution by)This book provides an examination of insurgent movements and terrorist organizations, as well as state policies that instigate intrastate conflicts in African states. It examines the tactics used by anti-government forces, states' counterterrorism responses, and the human security impacts of insecurity on citizens in Africa. Author BiographyGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-...

The Necropolitical Production and Management of Forced Migration - Hardcover

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by Ariadna Estevez (Author)Using examples from the United States-Mexico border, Central America, and South America, this book argues that forced migration is not a spontaneous phenomenon, but rather a product of necropolitical strategies.Author BiographyAriadna Estévez is tenured research professor of international relations at the Centre for Research on North America at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Number of Pages: 158 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 15...

The Legacy of Slavery in Coastal Kenya: Memory, Identity, and Heritage - Hardcover

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by Herman Ogoti Kiriama (Author)Through analysis of two communities in coastal Kenya, The Legacy of Slavery in Coastal Kenya argues that heritage construction is a discursive and selective process, that the landscape--both physical and mental--is the arena in which this process takes place, and that there are many conflicting and contested views of heritage. Author BiographyHerman Ogoti Kiriama is associate professor of heritage studies at Kisii University. Number of Pages: 206 Dimensions: 0....

Unmaking Détente: Yugoslavia, the United States, and the Global Cold War, 1968-1980 - Hardcover

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by Milorad Lazic (Author)This study examines the global history of the Cold War in the 1970s through the perspective of Yugoslavia's activism in the Global South and its relations with the United States and the Soviet Union.Author BiographyMilorad Lazic teaches at the United States Naval Academy. Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 29, 2022

African Philosophical Adventures - Hardcover

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by John Murungi (Author)African Philosophical Adventures calls for a recognition and affirmation of African philosophy as an adventure. This understanding fosters and cultivates inquisitive open-mindedness and is animated by wonder.Author BiographyJohn Murungi is professor of philosophy at Towson University. Number of Pages: 180 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 31, 2023

Hungary in State of Exception: Authoritarian Neoliberalism from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to the COVID-19 Crisis - Hardcover

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by Attila Antal (Author)Neoliberalism as an economic and political ideology defined the history of Hungary, not just in the 21st century, but in the troubled 20th century. Contemporary authoritarian populist tendencies in Hungary and other Central and Eastern European nations rely on this historical embedded neoliberalism.Author BiographyAttila Antal is senior lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law and a coordinator at the Social Theory Research Group at the Institute of Politica...

Contesting Extinctions: Decolonial and Regenerative Futures - Hardcover

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by Suzanne M. McCullagh (Editor), Luis I. Prádanos (Editor), Ilaria Tabusso Marcyan (Editor)Contesting Extinctions: Decolonial and Regenerative Futures critically interrogates the discursive framing of extinctions and how they relate to the systems that bring about biocultural loss.Author BiographyLuis I. Prádanos is professor of Hispanic contemporary studies at Miami University. Suzanne M. McCullagh is assistant professor of philosophy at Athabasca University. Ilaria Tabusso Marcyan is visit...

Horror Framing and the General Election: Ghosts and Ghouls in Twenty-First-Century Presidential Campaign Advertisements - Hardcover

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by Fielding Montgomery (Author)In Horror Framing and the General Election: Ghosts and Ghouls in Twenty-First-Century Presidential Campaign Advertisements, Fielding Montgomery reveals a pattern of mostly increasing horror framing implemented across presidential elections from 2000 to 2020. By analyzing the two most common frameworks of horror within U.S. popular culture (classic and conflicted), he demonstrates how such frameworks are deployed by twenty-first-century U.S. presidential campaign...

The Construction of Marginalities and Narrative Imaginary in Mohamed Zafzaf's Texts: The Postcolony in Secrets and Intimacies - Hardcover

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by Lhoussain Simour (Author)With a postcolonially-inflected concern, this book attempts to approach in an interdisciplinary manner a set of narratives that have not been previously explored in western academia. It offers a discussion about the aesthetic, discursive, and cultural implications of Zafzāf 's works that rethink canonical formations of literary texts in Morocco.Author BiographyLhoussain Simour is associate professor of English and cultural studies at Hassan II University of Casabla...