Constitution: government and the state Books
CQ Press Judicial Process in America
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£116.10
CQ Press Keeping the Republic
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£161.10
Roaring Brook Press Re Constitutions
Book SynopsisThe latest volume in our World Citizen Comics series, Re: Constitutions explains the role constitutions play in how government is structured and provides context for the modern issues that arise from these documents.
£21.84
St Martin's Press The Long Alliance
Book SynopsisNew York Magazine national correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti reveals an inside look at the historically close, complicated, occasionally co-dependent, and at-times uncertain relationship between Joe Biden and Barack Obama.Delving far deeper than the simplistic bromance narrative that's long held the public eye, The Long Alliance reveals the past, present, and future of the unusual partnership, detailing its development, its twists and turns, its ruptures and reunions, and its path to this pivotal moment for each man's legacy.The true story of this relationship, from 2003 into 2022, is significantly more layered and consequential than is widely understood. The original mismatch between the veteran Washington traditionalist and the once-in-a-generation outsider has transformed repeatedly in ways that have molded not just four different presidential campaigns and two different political parties, but also wars, a devastating near-depression, movement
£16.99
Picador USA Degrade and Destroy
Book SynopsisThis is the ultimate insider's view of perhaps the darkest chapter of the Forever Wars. Michael R. Gordon knows everyone, was seemingly everywhere, and brings a lifetime of brilliant reporting to telling this crucial story. Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, Sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and author of To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of DecisionAn essential account of the struggle against ISISand of how Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden have waged war.In the summer of 2014, President Barack Obama faced an unwelcome surprise: insurgents from the Islamic State had seized the Iraqi city of Mosul and proclaimed a new caliphate, which they were ruling with an iron fist and using to launch terrorist attacks abroad. After considerable deliberation, President Obama sent American troops back to Iraq. The new mission was to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS, primarily by advising Iraqi and Syrian partners who would do
£999.99
WW Norton & Co The Gun the Ship and the Pen
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the Cundill History Prize Profiled in The New Yorker New York Times Book Review • Editors’ Choice Vivid and magisterial, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen reconfigures the rise of a modern world through the advent and spread of written constitutions.Trade Review"If there were a Nobel Prize in History, Colley would be my nominee… An incandescent, paradigm-shifting new book." -- Jill Lepore - The New Yorker"[A] dazzling global history... pulling away the blinkers of national stories, widening the focus, and showing--as the current pandemic has done--how interconnected all our lives and interests are... Bold... Abounds with subtle arguments grounded in expertly marshaled sources, generously acknowledged. But perhaps the book's most impressive aspect is its mobility, felt not only in the fluid narratives but in the movement of constitutional ideas themselves." -- Jenny Uglow - New York Review of Books"A wide-ranging, beautifully written global history... Colley’s narrative is rich, and she emphasizes the colorful characters who have contributed to constitution-making projects around the world." -- Tom Ginsburg - Washington Post"A helpful contribution to this growing field.... Colley’s work echoes that of the great scholar of nationalism, Benedict Anderson.... Interestingly, Colley shows that early constitutions were not simply the result of demands from below.... The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen has important lessons for anyone interested in political development today." -- Sheri Berman - New York Times Book Review"Dazzling.... Colley conducts a vivid worldwide tour of 'a contagious political genre'.... The result is one of the most enthralling, illuminating and inspiring works of global history in decades.... The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen proves that the history of constitutions is too important to be left to constitutional lawyers. This is a big book in every sense: vast in scope, broad in ambition, and rich in stories, convergences and insights." -- David Armitage - BBC History"Colley writes with such elegance and verve that the journey, and the characters it involves, are always fascinatingly worthwhile. This is an original global history that adds to readers’ understanding of the world they live in..... The Gun, the Ship and the Pen is an ambitiously wide-ranging account of the forces that propelled the writing of constitutions – documents that have defined the modern world – from the middle of the 18th century to today." -- The Economist"[A] terrific new global history of constitutions.... [of] many captivating stories.... Colley has produced a brilliant world history. The Gun, the Ship and the Pen is a compelling and stylish corrective to any notion that constitutions are a somnolent backwater devoid of drama and historical significance." -- H. Kumarasingham - Literary Review"No one can accuse Linda Colley of shying away from big subjects. This one is as big as they come — nothing less than an exploration of the origin of written constitutions.... The Gun, the Ship and the Pen is a remarkable feat of scholarship on an international scale.... [There are] many insights in this impressive book." -- Jonathan Sumption - The Spectator"As a piece of historical thinking, argument and writing, it is magisterial by every criterion, the most impressive outcome, thus far, of what has already been a career of great creativity. It is a measure, equally, of how the discipline of history has changed over the past twenty years." -- Richard Drayton - Times Literary Supplement"One of our most imaginative and relevant historians... Colley takes you on intellectual journeys you wouldn’t think to take on your own." -- David Aaronovitch - The Times"Linda Colley’s historical expeditions are often inspiring... revealing new, deeper ways of understanding." -- John Lloyd - Financial Times"In Linda Colley's new book, constitutions fizzle with the energy of war, navigation and power.... She avoids the idea that these documents are gifted to the people by elites.... This fascinating global history shows that while constitutions are surrounded by an ocean of competing interests and violence, read together they tell a tale of how interconnected the story of political hope has always been." -- Peter Chappell - Prospect"Fascinating and important... Colley’s wide-ranging survey covers many aspects of the global impact of constitutions, from the crucial importance of printers and publishers, to Thomas Paine’s interest in putting political and legal concepts on paper, to Toussaint Louverture defying the French in 1801 and publishing his own constitution for a future Black-ruled Haiti... This carefully crafted exploration shows how constitutions have helped to bring about an extraordinary revolution in human behavior, ideas and beliefs over the years. Though constitutions are flawed, Colley writes, 'in an imperfect, uncertain, shifting, and violent world, they may be the best we can hope for.'" -- Roger Bishop - Bookpage"Copiously researched and elegantly written, Colley’s treatise goes beyond the usual Anglo-American focus of constitutional history to show the global impact of the constitutionalist movement. The result is a fresh and illuminating take on these still-living documents." -- Publishers Weekly
£15.19
Thomas Nelson Publishers The Freedom Answer Book
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£12.78
Johns Hopkins University Press Torture and State Violence in the United States
Book SynopsisS.Trade ReviewTorture and State Violence in the United States is a very useful bit of research, bringing together many resources that readers would require hours or days to assemble on their own. -- Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database [Pallitto] tries to demonstrate that the cruelty manifest in American state violence-the genus of which torture is a species-has been a constant in the 400 years of American history. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of DocumentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Colonial North America and the Early Republic2. Slavery and the Frontier3. Imperialism, Jim Crow, and World War4. The Cold War, Vietnam, and Torture by the Police5. The War on TerrorConclusionBibliographyIndex
£55.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Ex Oriente Lex
Book SynopsisA preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook's work for the field of classics, while Sophie Demare-Lafont's incisive introduction places Westbrook's ideas within the wider context of ancient law.Trade ReviewIndividually and cumulatively (his) essays encourage a re-examination of shared cultural heritage often fiercely resisted by classicist. -- Rockwell CJ It is the singular admiration for his diagnostic skills which attracts readers of ancient Near Eastern law to his scholarship, and as a result he will not be forgotten... The Ds CommentaryTable of ContentsEditors' NotePrefaceIntroduction1. The Trial Scene in the Iliad2. Penelope's Dowry and Odysseus' Kingship3. Drakon's Homicide Law4. Barbarians at the Gates5. The Nature and Origins of the Twelve Tables6. Restrictions on Alienation of Property in Early Roman Law7. The Coherence of the Lex Aquilia8. Vitae Necisque Potestas9. The Origin of Laesio Enormis10. Codification and Canonization11. Reflections on the Law of Homicide in the Ancient World12. The Early History of LawAbbreviationsBibliographyIndex
£51.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Bureaucracy and SelfGovernment
Book SynopsisRevisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions of politics, government, and public administration, the author offers a novel way of thinking constitutionally about public administration that transcends debates about big government.Trade ReviewUseful for advanced students and faculty... Recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionSeries Editor's ForewordPreface to the First EditionAcknowledgments to the First Edition1. Public Administration as Instrument and Institution2. Preserving the Chain of Dependence: The Ideas of the Founding and Early Republic3. Restoring Republican Virtue: The Impact of Jacksonian Ideals4. Perfecting the Neutral Instrument: Transformations of the Second State and Progressive Reforms5. Serving the Liberal State: Administration and the Rise of the New Deal Political Order6. Politics and Administration after the New Deal: Liberal Orthodoxy and Its Challenges7. The Constitutive Dimension of Public Administration: Appreciating Consequences8. Bureaucracy and the Future of American Self-GovernmentReferencesIndex
£31.42
Johns Hopkins University Press The Fate of the Revolution
Book SynopsisThis engaging book harnesses the uncertainty and excitement of the Constitutional debates to show readers the clear departure the Constitution marked, the powerful reasons people had to view it warily, and the persuasive claims that Madison and his allies finally made with success.Trade Review... This work provides a fresh and informative account, despite slighting portions of the story. Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. Choice Readers unfamiliar with the basic outline of the arguments in Richmond will understand them clearly after reading Glover's text. Virginia Magazine of History and BiographyTable of ContentsPrologue1. Fall 1787, First Reactions2. Winter 1787–1788, Jockeying for Power3. Spring 1788, Electing the Delegates4. Summer 1788, Debating in Richmond5. Summer 1788, Deciding the Question and the FutureEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£43.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Fate of the Revolution
Book SynopsisThis engaging book harnesses the uncertainty and excitement of the Constitutional debates to show readers the clear departure the Constitution marked, the powerful reasons people had to view it warily, and the persuasive claims that Madison and his allies finally made with success.Trade Review... This work provides a fresh and informative account, despite slighting portions of the story. Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. Choice Readers unfamiliar with the basic outline of the arguments in Richmond will understand them clearly after reading Glover's text. Virginia Magazine of History and BiographyTable of ContentsPrologue1. Fall 1787, First Reactions2. Winter 1787–1788, Jockeying for Power3. Spring 1788, Electing the Delegates4. Summer 1788, Debating in Richmond5. Summer 1788, Deciding the Question and the FutureEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£24.26
Johns Hopkins University Press Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy
Book SynopsisEmergent Strategy and Grand Strategy thus offers both scholars and practitioners of foreign policy an original theoretical framework to explain strategic success.Trade ReviewThis well-written book is highly recommended.—ChoicePopescu's analysis raises a number of interesting points, particularly regarding the limitations of grand strategy planning in the Cold War.—PassportPopescu should be lauded for moving beyond the current debate over which grand strategy the United States should adopt to successfully challenge the grand strategy paradigm itself.—Alexander Kirss, Air and Space Power JournalExamining eight US presidential administrations, Popescu considers whether the criticism of policymakers who deviate from grand strategy in the service of short-term considerations is warranted. According to the author, such deviations may develop into a new strategy over time, particularly if leaders focus on learning from their mistakes.—International Institute for Strategic StudiesEmergent Strategy and Grand Strategy is a significant contribution to the literature. This book marks the entrance of an insightful new voice into the ongoing debate about the theory and practice of American grand strategy—a debate certain to intensify in coming years.—Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University, Perspectives on Politics[Emergent Strategy and Grand Strategy] stands as the first political science contribution to test this emergent approach as an alternative explanation for successful national security strategizing . . . Popescu's book provides an original and counterintuitive way of thinking about the history of post–World War II US national security strategies. It is also timely—as we reflect on Donald Trump's foreign policy, his unorthodox decisionmaking style, and the different ways in which the president could harness his erratic approach in international affairs.—Vincent Boucher, University of Quebec at Montreal, International Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface1. Grand Strategy, Emergent Strategy, and Foreign Policy Success2. George Kennan, Containment, and the Beginning of the Cold War3. Globalizing Containment4. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Project Solarium, and the New Look5. Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Détente6. Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War7. George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the Post–Cold War Era8. George W. Bush and the War on Terror9. Shape or Adapt?EpilogueAppendixNotesIndex
£47.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The WebsterHayne Debate
Book SynopsisA crucial senatorial debate on the question of the states' relationship to the federal government. Two generations after the founding, Americans still disagreed on the nature of the Union. Was it a confederation of sovereign states or a nation headed by a central government? To South Carolina Senator Robert Y. Hayne and others of his mindset, only the vigilant protection of states' rights could hold off an attack on the southern way of life, which was undergirded by slavery. Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster, on the other hand, believed that the political and economic ascendancy of New Englandand the nationrequired a strong, activist national government. In The Webster-Hayne Debate, Christopher Childers focuses on the sharp dispute that engaged Webster and Hayne in January 1830. During Senate discussion of western land policy, Childers explains, the senators' exchanges grew first earnest and then heated, finally landing on the question of unionits nature and its value in a federalTrade ReviewIn The Webster-Hayne Debate, Christopher Childers examines the context of the debate between Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and his Senate colleague Robert S. Hayne of South Carolina in January 1830 . . . Readers will finish the book with a clear idea of the reason Webster's "Reply" became so influential in its own day. They will also better understand the debate's political context.—Asaf Almog, University of Virginia, Western Historical QuarterlyChristopher Childers's contribution to Johns Hopkins University Press's highly regarded Witness to History series reminds us that the [Webster-Hayne] debate remains a subject well worth considering, both for its oratorical power and, perhaps even more importantly, for what it reveals about the complex and intricately nuanced nature of the nation's Jacksonian political culture. The chief strength of Childers's work is its ability to provide readers with a sophisticated overview of the shifting political landscape that inspired this highly charged and symbolically rich exchange.—Martin Hershock, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Journal of American HistoryThe Webster-Hayne Debate: Defining Nationhood in the Early American Republic is an excellent fit for the undergraduate classroom and will surely spark conversation about the relationship between the states and the Union . . . this work serves as an introduction to this pivotal moment and to the politics of early antebellum America.—Thomas Blake Earle, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Journal of Southern HistoryTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Prologue. We the States or We the People? 1. New England’s March toward Nationalism 2. The South’s March toward Sectionalism3. The West Asserts Its Power4. The Great Debate5. Nullification and NationhoodEpilogue. The Webster-Hayne Debate in Historical MemoryNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press The WebsterHayne Debate
Book SynopsisA crucial senatorial debate on the question of the states' relationship to the federal government. Two generations after the founding, Americans still disagreed on the nature of the Union. Was it a confederation of sovereign states or a nation headed by a central government? To South Carolina Senator Robert Y. Hayne and others of his mindset, only the vigilant protection of states' rights could hold off an attack on the southern way of life, which was undergirded by slavery. Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster, on the other hand, believed that the political and economic ascendancy of New Englandand the nationrequired a strong, activist national government. In The Webster-Hayne Debate, Christopher Childers focuses on the sharp dispute that engaged Webster and Hayne in January 1830. During Senate discussion of western land policy, Childers explains, the senators' exchanges grew first earnest and then heated, finally landing on the question of unionits nature and its value in a federalTrade ReviewIn The Webster-Hayne Debate, Christopher Childers examines the context of the debate between Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and his Senate colleague Robert S. Hayne of South Carolina in January 1830 . . . Readers will finish the book with a clear idea of the reason Webster's "Reply" became so influential in its own day. They will also better understand the debate's political context.—Asaf Almog, University of Virginia, Western Historical QuarterlyChristopher Childers's contribution to Johns Hopkins University Press's highly regarded Witness to History series reminds us that the [Webster-Hayne] debate remains a subject well worth considering, both for its oratorical power and, perhaps even more importantly, for what it reveals about the complex and intricately nuanced nature of the nation's Jacksonian political culture. The chief strength of Childers's work is its ability to provide readers with a sophisticated overview of the shifting political landscape that inspired this highly charged and symbolically rich exchange.—Martin Hershock, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Journal of American HistoryThe Webster-Hayne Debate: Defining Nationhood in the Early American Republic is an excellent fit for the undergraduate classroom and will surely spark conversation about the relationship between the states and the Union . . . this work serves as an introduction to this pivotal moment and to the politics of early antebellum America.—Thomas Blake Earle, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Journal of Southern HistoryTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Prologue. We the States or We the People? 1. New England’s March toward Nationalism 2. The South’s March toward Sectionalism3. The West Asserts Its Power4. The Great Debate5. Nullification and NationhoodEpilogue. The Webster-Hayne Debate in Historical MemoryNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£22.97
Basic Books To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment
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£15.29
University of Arkansas Press Divided Power: The Presidency, Congress, and the
Book SynopsisDivided Power is a collection of eight original essays written for the Fulbright Institute of International Relations that focuses on timely yet unanswerable questions about the relationship between the executive and legislative branches in the formation of American foreign policy.In trying to answer questions about what the nation's foreign policy is, and who has the upper hand in making it, these essays examine the struggle between the constant of the division of powers mandated by the Constitution (ambiguous though it may be) and the ever-changing political realities and conventional wisdoms of the day. Within that context, the authors also examine the society and culture in which those realities and wisdoms are nested.The goal of these essays is to offer a snapshot in time of the interaction of the executive and legislative branches in the shaping of our foreign policy, framed and informed by the intellectual and political realities that characterize the post–Cold War, post–September 11 world.
£999.99
University of Arkansas Press The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle
Book SynopsisIn The Blood of Abraham, originally published in 1985 with updates to the afterword in 1993 and 2007, President Carter explains his understanding of the Middle East and seeks to provide an enlightening and reconciling vision for greater peace in the region.Trade ReviewThe book's main lesson is one that Carter taught so well at Camp David: that adversaries in the Middle East can make giant steps toward peace if America's president acts as a 'trusted mediator' and an 'unwavering, enthusiastic' partner in the process." —Newsweek"A caring, well-researched and closely informed book . . . can be read by the non-expert without fear of arcane overload, yet can be read profitably by experts for its clearness of thought." —Atlanta Journal and Constitution
£24.26
Thunder's Mouth Press Genocide of the Mind
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£18.07
Triumph Books 1001 Ways to Celebrate America
Book SynopsisComplementing the many tributes to victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy, this book connects readers to their heritage by showing what makes the United States such a unique culture by highlighting the best, quirky, and abiding about being an American.
£8.60
Monthly Review Press,U.S. Hitting the Lottery Jackpot: State Governments
Book SynopsisIn a critical overview of lotteries in the US, this work documents who really profits from lotteries and who really loses.Table of ContentsThe rise of lottomania - discusses the strong opposition to lotteries in the US in the 1960s and 1970s and outlines the economic and social changes that led to a reversal of this sentiment; lotteries in US history - a history of lotteries, from their appearance in 16th century Europe to their use as a means to fund colonialism and provide capital in the United States until 1900. Chronicles the political-economic events of the 20th century that brought the return of state lotteries; lotteries as questionable state policy - examines the economic, moral, and social costs of state reliance on lotteries to generate public revenues; state lotteries and the legitimation of inequality - highlights the ideology reinforced by state marketing campaigns; from promoting public belief in magic and supernatural forces by exhorting people to bet their "lucky numbers" to providing those in economic distress with illusory plans of action; a lotto obstacles to change - summary of key points.
£72.40
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Africa: Unity, Sovereignty, and Sorrow
Book SynopsisThough the demise of one or another African state has been heralded for nearly five decades, the map of the continent remains virtually unchanged. By and large, these states are judged failures. And yet they endure. Pierre Englebert asks: why do these oppressive and exploitative, yet otherwise ineffective, structures remain broadly unchallenged? Why do Africans themselves, who have received little in the way of security, basic welfare, or development, continue to embrace their states and display surprising levels of nationalist fervor? He finds his answer in the benefits that sovereign weak states offer to Africa's regional and national elites - and to those who depend on them.Englebert carefully articulates the manner in which international sovereignty is translated into domestic legal command - and the sorrow that ensues. He also offers some corrective 'policy fantasies'. Effectively combining theory, cross-national quantitative methods, and case studies, his book reveals a pattern of reproduction of a predatory, dysfunctional state in which human integrity is sacrificed to its territorial counterpart.Table of ContentsUNITY.; ""I'm Still Standing"": Africa's Territorial Resilience.; Unaltered States: Inertia and Nationalism.; SOVEREIGNTY.; The Domestic Currency of International Sovereignty.; The Calculus of Compliance.; Separatist Illusions and Sovereignty Variations.; SORROW.; The Politics of Patriotism, Polarization, and Poverty.; Beyond Sovereignty Fetishism: Rational Policy Fantasies.
£30.09
NewSouth, Incorporated Hugo Black's Pocket U.S. Constitution: 'Keep One
Book SynopsisRemembered by some as the "most remarkable Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century," Justice Hugo L. Black was an early proponent of a judicial revolution that rebuilt America by expanding individual rights under the law and empowering the federal government to address America’s economic and social problems. In large part through Black’s persistence and influence, the Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of the Bill of Rights and other key amendments helped to unleash human productivity, economic prosperity, and civil rights across the nation. Justice Black almost always carried a pocket edition of the Constitution. In his reverence for and belief in it, Black called it "the best document in the world" to guide a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." He believed that everyone should own a copy of the Constitution. This modern pocket edition of the U.S. Constitution and its amendments is inspired by Justice Black’s habit and example. The introduction is by biographer Steve Suitts, author of Hugo Black of Alabama: How His Roots and Early Career Shaped the Great Champion of the Constitution.
£12.45
Chicago Review Press The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840
Book SynopsisAmericans have come to expect that the nation’s presidential campaigns will be characterized by a carnival atmosphere emphasizing style over substance. But this fascinating account of the pivotal 1840 election reveals how the now-unavoidable traditions of big money, big rallies, shameless self-promotion, and carefully manufactured candidate images first took root in presidential politics.Pulitzer Prize–nominated former Wall Street Journal reporter Ronald G. Shafer tells the colorful story of the election battle between sitting president Martin Van Buren, a professional Democratic politician from New York, and Whig Party upstart William Henry Harrison, a military hero who was nicknamed “Old Tippecanoe” after a battlefield where he fought and won in 1811. Shafer shows how the pivotal campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” marked a series of firsts that changed presidential politicking forever: the first presidential campaign as mass entertainment, directed at middle- and lower-income voters; the first “image campaign,” in which strategists painted Harrison as an everyman living in a log cabin sipping hard cider (in fact, he was born into wealth, lived in a twenty-two-room mansion, and drank only sweet cider); the first campaign in which a candidate, Harrison, traveled and delivered speeches directly to voters; the first one influenced by major campaign donations; the first in which women openly participated; and the first involving massive grassroots rallies, attended by tens of thousands and marked by elaborate fanfare, including bands, floats, a log cabin on wheels, and the world’s tallest man.Some of history’s most fascinating figures—including Susan B. Anthony, Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln, Edgar Allan Poe, Thaddeus Stevens, and Walt Whitman—pass through this colorful story, which is essential reading for anyone interested in learning when image first came to trump ideas in presidential politics. Trade Review"Ron Shafer re-creates a precursor to the 2016 presidential campaign in stunning detail that makes for delightful reading. The Carnival Campaign is a masterpiece of historical reportage."Ronald Kessler, author of The First Family Detail , In the President's Secret Service , and The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded"Ron Shafer argues with clarity and a sly sense of humor that William Henry Harrison's fraudulent 'log cabin and hard cider' presidential campaign in 1840 (he was born in luxury and drank Madeira) set the tone for all the image-first campaigns that followed." James M. Perry, former chief political correspondent for the Wall Street Journal"If you've ever wondered how our presidential campaigns came to be what they are now, read The Carnival Campaign. Ronald G. Shafer brings to life the raw emotions and coarse behaviors that toppled the incumbent President Martin Van Buren. This is gripping history." Ralph Nader, author of Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State"Ron Shafer's delightful book is replete with anecdotes, nicknames, quips, irony, and telling descriptions of large figures engaged in the long struggle to expand American democratic participation. For those who want the full narrative of the American experience, this book is both necessary and enthralling." Robert W. Merry, author of A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent"Seldom have I found history so entertaining. Despite its terrifying parallels with the current election, this book was a delight to read." The Internet Review of Books"[Author Ronald] Shafer makes his readers feel that we are not alonenot the first, and sadly, not the last to be bamboozled." Kirkus Reviews"Ron Shafer reminds us that what's old is new again in his compelling yarn about the 1840 campaign, which set a standard for lies and mudslinging that remains with us today." -- Dana Milbank, Washington Post columnist
£21.56
Berrett-Koehler The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge
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£14.39
Trine Day The Money Mafia: A World in Crisis
Book SynopsisExposing perceived fault lines in our banking and financial systems and explaining how unemployment could be cut in half in two years and worldwide prosperity restored, this book argues the existence of exotic energy sources to replace fossil fuels and consequently recommends an immediate end to fracking and offshore drilling for oil. It further urges an immediate worldwide mobilization to replace the energy source in every car, truck, tractor, ship, airplane, and house on Earth in seven years in a desperate effort to save the planet from further overheating. The book blasts government secrecy, and more than 65 years of supposed lies and disinformation, and demands full disclosure of what they know about visitors from other realms and their technology and the extent of their collaboration, including any treaties that may have been signed by them. With more than 65 years of participation in and observation of political and economic systems—beginning with the Great Depression, extending through World War II, the postwar era of hope for a better life, the Cold War, the subjugation of democracy by oligarchy, and the subtle but continuous militarization of America—Paul T. Hellyer analyzes what he believes has gone wrong with the world and its economy and suggests radical measures to introduce a universal culture of peace and cooperation.
£16.16
Chicago Review Press Power Hungry:
Book SynopsisTwo unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against them In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together—physically and philosophically—over a meal. These two women’s tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety.But of course, it was never just about the food.Trade Review"One of the joys -- and reliefs -- of living in this moment is witnessing overlooked, silenced, and marginalized people and their histories be restored to their rightful place: our collective awareness and cultural and historical canon. Cope's work is a valuable addition to that of other scholar activists and invites all readers to learn, reflect, and continue to strive to develop a fuller, fairer, more accurate accounting of history." -- Julie Schwietert Collazo, cofounder and director of Immigrant Families Together and coauthor of The Book of Rosy : A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border"Suzanne Cope does a masterful job of telling the story of the modern civil rights movement through the lens of two of its unsung heroesAylene Quin and Cleo Silvers. These women understood both the practical and ideological power of a hot meal and a full belly, but most important they knew how to use traditional women's work to quietly build a revolution. Cope's absorbing prose keeps you turning the pages. For everyone with an interest in activism, women's history, or the history of civil rights, this is an essential and delicious read." -- Gretchen Sullivan Sorin, director and distinguished professor of Cooperstown Graduate Program"A work of dedication, force, and importance. Power Hungry restores unsung heroes of the civil rights movement, Cleo Silvers and Aylene Quinn, to their rightful place in history. The book gives pride of place to spheres of activism often overlooked because they are led by women of color and focused on feeding and caring for children. Cope's engaging storytelling and dogged research remind us that not all lost stories need remain lost." -- Tana Wojczuk, author of Lady Romeo: the Radical, Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman, America's First Celebrity"Part of the whitewashing of Black history has been the inattention paid to the contributions of Black women. No more. In the well-researched Power Hungry , Suzanne Cope holds up the myriad ways Black women supported the fight for civil rights by organizing, educating, and feeding, literally, the movement. At the center of the book are the stories of the Black Panther Party's Cleo Silvers and of Aylene 'Mama' Quin of McComb, Mississippiwomen who imbued voting rights activists with hope, stamina and joy via food and community. Their lives speak to inspiration and determination and are as relevant today as they were in 1968." -- Katherine Dykstra, author of What Happened to Paula"For enslaved African American people, their legacy, trust ... the generational wealth of their descendants was rooted in food. Beyond just sustainability, food has been the currency of a people who experienced the power of ownership and value through each and every grain, crop, or dish they grew and cooked from scratch. Suzanne Cope in the pages of her new book not only understands this paradox but amplifies the story of how two women of color living separate lives in different places in America mirrored the impact of this truth as they feed a movement for change, lifting their communities one plate at a time." -- Alexander Smalls, James Beard--winning chef and author of Meals, Music and Muses and Between Harlem and Heaven"Required reading... Cope expertly contextualizes scholarship with the voices of the women who lived through the Freedom Summer." -- Buzzfeed News"A worthy tribute to the unsung heroines of the fight for racial equality." -- Publishers Weekly"An overlooked and inspiring story of female heroism on the civil-rights front." -- Booklist
£22.46
Quirk Books Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence yet how many of them do we actually remember? Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some prospered and rose to the highest levels of United States government, while others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers. Signer George Wythe was poisoned by his nephew; Button Gwinnett was killed in a duel; Robert Morris went to prison; Thomas Lynch was lost at sea; and of course Sam Adams achieved fame as a patriot/brewer. Complete with portraits of the signers as well as a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, Signing Their Lives Away provides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.Trade ReviewFeatured history title in Reader’s Digest’s “Best of America” issue, 2009“Kiernan and D’Agnese . . . succeed in stripping away preconceived notions of the more famous signers, and bringing out something of interest about the other, less well known ones.”—Library Journal“Astonishing individual portraits of all the signers.”—School Library Journal, starred review“Signing Their Lives Away is told in a brisk entertaining fashion.”—McClatchy Newspapers
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Quirk Books Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and
Book SynopsisUnfold Book Jacket for a Full-Color Reproduction of the U.S. Constitution With their book Signing Their Lives Away, Denise Kiernan and Joseph D Agnese introduced readers to the 56 statesmen (and occasional scoundrels!) who signed the Declaration of Independence. Now they ve turned their attention to the 39 men who met in the summer of 1787 and put their names to the U.S. Constitution. Signing Their Rights Away chronicles a moment in American history when our elected officials knew how to compromise and put aside personal gain for the greater good of the nation. These men were just as quirky and flawed as the elected officials we have today: Hugh Williamson believed in aliens, Robert Morris went to prison, Jonathan Dayton stole $18,000 from Congress, and Thomas Mifflin was ruined by alcohol. Yet somehow these imperfect men managed to craft the world s most perfect Constitution. With 39 mini-biographies and a reversible dust jacket that unfolds into a poster of the original document, Signing Their Rights Away offers an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.Trade Review“[The authors]...maintain a refreshing reverence for the Constitution itself. Rather than ask readers to believe that an ‘assembly of demigods’ (Jefferson's words) wrote the Constitution, Ms. Kiernan and Mr. D’Agnese challenge the notion that the group that crafted this document of enduring genius was uniquely brilliant or visionary. If this raises the question of how exactly the miracle was accomplished, it should at least give readers some hope for our own seemingly uninspired political era.” —The Wall Street Journal“This is both educational and entertaining.”—Booklist“Kiernan and D'Agnese, who also wrote Signing their Lives Away, have provided another volume that should appeal to all political and history buffs.”—McClatchy Newspapers“This little book is entertaining, easy to read, and above all, informative. It’s a brilliant piece of work and a must-have for any history-buff’s library...”—PoliticusUSA“An extraordinarily fascinating study of America's lesser-known founding fathers alongside the more well-known ones.”—Midwest Book Review (Reviewer’s Choice)“It’s no secret that I love reading history and occasionally a book comes along that provides an unusual insight beyond the standard telling of a given event. Signing Their Rights Away....is a truly fascinating story that puts their achievement in perspective.”—Bookviews“Kiernan and D’Agnese make both this period and the men who pulled off this incredible achievement exciting and entertaining...This is exceptional historical reporting that is informative, enlightening, and accessible. Anyone with even a remote interest in our rich national history should purchase this highly recommended book.”—Larry Cox, King Features Syndicate“Entertainingly written.”—School Library Journal, starred review
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Fidelis Publishing, LLC Walking Through the Fire: My Fight for the Heart
Book SynopsisJust two weeks after winning reelection to his ninth term in Congress, Steve King was stunned to learn the “Swamp” was poised to unleash a treacherous media blitzkrieg designed to kill his Congressional political career on the spot. The words, “They believe they can force you to resign” ring in his ears yet today. He knew Democrats and the media would pile on. Unfortunately, the threat was from within his party and it was far more dangerous. The Republican establishment, RINOs, elitists, globalists, and NeverTrumpers needed him out of the way. This is the full story.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Prologue . Chapter One: Running Risks Chapter Two: Sharing the Truth Chapter Three: Keeping Your Head Chapter Four: Forcing Your Heart Chapter Five: Manning Up Chapter Six: Finding My Voice Chapter Seven: Understanding Trump Chapter Eight: 2002: Honoring the Greatest Nation Chapter Nine: 2005: Elevating the English Language Chapter Ten: 2005: Defending America’s Intellectual Property Chapter Eleven: 2006: Defining Evil Chapter Twelve: 2006: Building the Wall Chapter Thirteen: 2009: Defending Constitutional Government Chapter Fourteen: 2010: Defending Common Sense Chapter Fifteen: 2011: Reviving a Dying Civilization Chapter Sixteen: 2012: Fighting for Life Chapter Seventeen: 2012: Rebutting the Left’s Slander Chapter Eighteen: 2012: Saying No to Multiculturalism Chapter Nineteen: 2013: Honoring the Rule of Law Chapter Twenty: 2015: Warning of the Islamic Threat Chapter Twenty-One: 2016: Defending Western Civilization Chapter Twenty-Two: 2016: Calling the Suicide Hotline Chapter Twenty-Three: 2017: Protecting a Beating Heart Chapter Twenty-Four: 2017: Restoring Our Civilization Chapter Twenty-Five: 2017: Nurturing a Miracle Chapter Twenty-Six: 2018: Redefining “McCarthyism” Chapter Twenty-Seven: 2019: Coping with the Collaborators Chapter Twenty-Eight: 2020: Keeping the Faith Appendix Notes
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions: Creating the
Book SynopsisColonists, Citizens, Constitutions highlights documents that tell the story of American constitutionalism from the founding era through the turn of the twentieth century. Accompanying a major exhibition at the New-York Historical Society and the Museum of the American Revolution, the book features federal and state constitutional materials - including a rare, privately owned copy of the original 1787 US constitution - that offer essential windows onto the history of the United States. Remarkably numerous and impressively diverse, constitutions enabled Americans to create revolutionary governments of, by, and for the people. Weaving both well-known and less familiar documents into a compelling narrative, the accessible text reveals how Americans have exercised their constitutional powers to shape their communities and why democracy remains an ongoing process, one in which citizens must constantly strive to create 'more perfect' unions among themselves.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword; Preface; Collecting Evidence: The Making of an American Collection; Introduction; 1. Experiments in Self-Government; 2. An Expanding Union; 3. Slavery and Freedom; 4. Reform and Renewal; Epilogue; Works in the Catalogue; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index
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Arcturus Editions The Federalist Papers, the Ideas That Forged the
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution
Book SynopsisBrexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind? Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event – one which had seismic effects on the politics and constitution of Britain. Brexit, while equally as momentous, has almost wholly been confined to discussions of economic consequence. But what will happen to the constitution? Beyond Brexit looks for the first time at the impact of Brexit and the constitutional consequences of Britain’s EU membership, raising the question of just how the United Kingdom is to be preserved. In this book, Vernon Bogdanor explores the ever-changing relationship between Britain and the European Union from the original concept of European unity to 21st century Euroscepticism, the fundamental problems confronting Britain on its exit from the European Union, and argues that Brexit is the start of new beginnings – heralding a peaceful constitutional moment.Trade ReviewWhether Brexit will finally provide our "constitutional moment" is impossible to say. But you will not find a better account of why it should. Bogdanor's knowledge is second to none. * Prospect *A thought-provoking take on Brexit and its potential impact on the constitution. * The Edinburgh Law Review *This book should be read by anyone wanting to make sense of the possibilities of constitutional reform in the aftermath of Brexit. * Liverpool Law Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1. Britain and Europe: The Poisoned Chalice. Chapter 2. Europe and the Sovereignty of Parliament. Chapter 3. Europe and the Referendum. Chapter 4. Europe and The Collective Responsibility of Ministers. Chapter 5. Europe and The Rights of the Citizen. Chapter 6. Brexit and Devolution: The Future of the United Kingdom. Chapter 7. Brexit: A Constitutional Moment?
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University of Alaska Foundation Fighting for the Forty–Ninth Star – C. W. Snedden
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GINGKO Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the
Book SynopsisThe Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and cultural movements in the region. Broad in its scope, this multidisciplinary volume brings together essays from leading scholars in Iranian Studies to explore the significance of this revolution, its origins, and the people who made it happen. As the authors show, this period was one of unprecedented debate within Iran s burgeoning press. Many different groups fought to shape the course of the Revolution, which opened up seemingly boundless possibilities for the country s future and affected nearly every segment of its society. Exploring themes such as the role of women, the use of photography, and the uniqueness of the Revolution as an Iranian experience, the authors tell a story of immense transition, as the old order of the Shah subsided and was replaced by new institutions, new forms of expression, and a new social and political order. "Trade Review"Experts on Iran will find the work useful....Recommended."--Choice
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The University of Akron Press Lest We be Marshall'd: Judicial Powers and
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Griffin House Publications Presidential Power In The Age Of Terrorism
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For Beginners Us Constitution for Beginners
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PoliPointPress, LLC Figures of Speech: First Amendment Heroes and
Book SynopsisFor the last 25 years, William Bennett Turner has taught a course on the First Amendment at UC Berkeley. His book, Figures of Speech, describes the colorful characters who have played roles in important First Amendment controversies. Choosing figures and cases from his own personal experience, Turner illustrates broad First Amendment principles and describes how we've arrived at our contemporary understanding of the First Amendment's meaning.Table of ContentsForeword: Anthony Lewis Introduction Chapter 1: Yetta Stromberg Chapter 2: Jehovah's Witnesses Chapter 3: Dannie Martin Chapter 4: Raymond Procunier and Robert H. Schnacke Chapter 5: Earl Caldwell Chapter 6: Richard Hongisto Chapter 7: Clarence Brandenburg Chapter 8: Larry Flynt Chapter 9: Clinton Fein and the ACLU
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Trine Day Ruthless Ambition: The Rise and Fall of Chris
Book SynopsisHow could a man like Chris Christie get within shouting distance of a seat in the Oval Office? What does this say about our Justice system, and about us? If you think you know the whole story of Christie's rise and later fall from grace-think again. In his searing tell-all, Ruthless Ambition: The Rise and Fall of Chris Christie, former New Jersey State Assemblyman Louis Manzo recounts an extraordinary tale of political ruthlessness, corruption, and greed while also telling the story of how he was caught in the center of one of the most egregious political scandals in modern-day history: the Bid Rig III sting operation, masterminded by the then United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and soon-to-be Governor Chris Christie. Manzo shows us how the blind ambitions of Christie and his staff centered on capturing a governorship and the patronage jobs that accompany it, then parlaying that office into a shot at the presidency. Meticulous in backing up everything he says with objective legal documentation, Manzo makes a convincing and disconcerting case for the governor as an unbridled and sinister political figure who made the most of a seriously flawed Department of Justice and overall judicial system to feed his megalomania and desire for power. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in justice and ethical leadership. It can't happen here? Well, it almost did. Soon you will know why. Philosopher George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Substitute "understand history" and you can appreciate how Manzo's courageous true tale is poised to help all of us better understand the seemingly incomprehensible. Trade Review"Read 'Ruthless Ambition'. If so you may decide we need a different model for a fighting prosecutor - with candidates drawn from the ranks of those fighting for justice, not jailings." -- Andrew Kreig, project editor & co-founder, Justice Integrity Project"[H]is book on Christie may well be his best read, since it comes right in the middle of Bridgegate and other questions. Manzo's book offers support to people such as Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who have also raised concerns about the Christie administration [...] The book shows a step by step process in which Christie allegedly steered the system of justice to his own ends." -- Al Sullivan, reporter, Hudson Reporter"If you want to understand hardball politics, or if you live in New Jersey, you'll want to read this." -- Susie Madrak, crooksandliars.com
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press The Documentary History of the Ratification of
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Brepols N.V. Land, Power, and Society in Medieval Castile: A
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Bohlau Verlag Der Kampf um den Staatsvertrag 1945-1955:
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Bohlau Verlag Der Idealstaat: Die Politischen Theorien Der
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Verlag Vittorio Klostermann Das Grundgesetz. Dokumentation Seiner Entstehung
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Verlag Vittorio Klostermann Das Grundgesetz. Dokumentation Seiner Entstehung
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft The Attitudinal Dimension of Civility: Voluntary
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Demokratischer Konstitutionalismus: Dieter Grimms
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