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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. No Alternatives? Chapter 2. Failed Promises and the Logic of Necessity Chapter 3. Democracy in America Chapter 4. Europe Disunited Chapter 5. The Beginning of History Notes Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisWhat makes a social movement a movement? Where do the contagious energy, vision, and sense of infinite possibility come from? This book seeks to answer these questions through conversations and interviews with a generation of activists who came of political age in Los Angeles during the 1990s.Trade Review"During the 1990s an amazing new generation of young activists, mostly women, immigrants, and people of color, transformed the Los Angeles labor movement, bringing a new vision of democracy to organizations not always ready for change. Now Karen Brodkin gives us their story in this wonderfully inspiring book, bursting with wisdom, dedication, imagination, and, best of all, models for how the labor movement can become a dynamic and embracing social movement seeking justice for all." -- Dana Frank * University of California, Santa Cruz *"This engaging, accessible volume makes a significant contribution to the scholarly literatures on social movements, racial justice, the political activism of men and women of color, and the labor movement today." -- Sandra Morgen * Professor of Women's Studies, Penn State University *"Persuasive. Insightful. As a contribution to our understanding of social movements, the book's strength is its emphasis on ideological factors and motivations. * Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society *"During the 1990s an amazing new generation of young activists, mostly women, immigrants, and people of color, transformed the Los Angeles labor movement, bringing a new vision of democracy to organizations not always ready for change. Now Karen Brodkin gives us their story in this wonderfully inspiring book, bursting with wisdom, dedication, imagination, and, best of all, models for how the labor movement can become a dynamic and embracing social movement seeking justice for all." -- Dana Frank * University of California, Santa Cruz *"This engaging, accessible volume makes a significant contribution to the scholarly literatures on social movements, racial justice, the political activism of men and women of color, and the labor movement today." -- Sandra Morgen * Professor of Women's Studies, Penn State University *"Persuasive. Insightful. As a contribution to our understanding of social movements, the book's strength is its emphasis on ideological factors and motivations. * Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society *Table of ContentsPreface List of Organizations About the NarratorsIntroduction 1. The Context of Labor and Immigrant Workers' Right Activism in Los Angeles 2. Narrators and Narrative 3. Political Identity Starts at Home: Border-Crossing Families and the Making of Political Selves 4. Making Identities Political 5. Democracy and Political Praxis Conclusion Appendix A: Study Design and Use of Narrative Appendix B: Organizer Survey Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a new way of understanding the tortured relationship between race and democracy in the United StatesRacial discrimination embodies inequality, exclusion, and injustice and as such has no place in a democratic society. And yet racial matters pervade nearly every aspect of American life, influencing where we live, what schools we attend, the friends we make, the votes we cast, the opportunities we enjoy, and even the television shows we watch. Joel Olson contends that, given the history of slavery and segregation in the United States, American citizenship is a form of racial privilege in which whites are equal to each other but superior to everyone else. In Olson’s analysis we see how the tension in this equation produces a passive form of democracy that discourages extensive participation in politics because it treats citizenship as an identity to possess rather than as a source of empowerment. Olson traces this tension and its disenfra

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Book SynopsisThe Origins of Modern Polish Democracy is a series of closely integrated essays that traces the idea of democracy in Polish thought and practice.Trade Review“This important book, to which many of the leading scholars of the subject have contributed, provides a clear and accessible account of the evolution of Polish democratic thought and of the aspirations of the Polish people for a democratic political system from the 1863 January Uprising to the present day. It fills a long-felt need in the scholarship on this topic.”“(The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy) offers a valuable and informative overview of the history of Polish democratic ideas and can serve as supplementary reading for introductory undergraduate classes on Poland and eastern Europe.” * Slavic Review *“The presentation of Polish democratic traditions and aspirations in this valuable study helps us understand not only the past but also the present. Following an insightful introduction, nine outstanding Polish, Canadian, and American historians concentrate on developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their views, occasionally controversial, make for rewarding and stimulating reading. A most welcome addition to the field.”

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Book SynopsisThe Origins of Modern Polish Democracy is a series of closely integrated essays that traces the idea of democracy in Polish thought and practice.Trade Review“This important book, to which many of the leading scholars of the subject have contributed, provides a clear and accessible account of the evolution of Polish democratic thought and of the aspirations of the Polish people for a democratic political system from the 1863 January Uprising to the present day. It fills a long-felt need in the scholarship on this topic.”“(The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy) offers a valuable and informative overview of the history of Polish democratic ideas and can serve as supplementary reading for introductory undergraduate classes on Poland and eastern Europe.” * Slavic Review *“The presentation of Polish democratic traditions and aspirations in this valuable study helps us understand not only the past but also the present. Following an insightful introduction, nine outstanding Polish, Canadian, and American historians concentrate on developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their views, occasionally controversial, make for rewarding and stimulating reading. A most welcome addition to the field.”

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Book SynopsisA comparative study of state formation in 19th-century Latin America that examines the different social and political paths that have led to democracy or military rule.Trade Review“[An] exceptional book . . . . Highly recommended. . . .” - J. Rosenthal, Choice“López-Alves has written an exhaustive comparison of democratic development in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Paraguay during the nineteenth century. . . . What he shows, in a masterly but humble manner, is that the examined societies are different, whatever their similarities, and need to be studied as autochthonous. . . . The notes and references are well written and well edited, revealing further breadth and scope of scholarship. Further work on state formation and democracy from 1810 to 1900 in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, and Venezuela will be footnotes to López-Alves.” - Sheldon Avenius, Perspectives on Political Science“This is an ambitious comparative work . . . . Commendable as a work of synthesis and as an industrious and creative comparative exercise . . . . [I]t is a valuable addition to the academic literature and an indispensable work for any research library, certain to provide debate-provoking material for graduate seminars in the social sciences. It offers useful points for comparative researchers interested in furthering our understanding of state-building in the Americas.” - Victor M. Uribe-Uran, The Americas"This foray into the chaos of the nineteenth century is to be welcomed. . . . [T]eachers and students of nineteenth-century Latin American political history . . . will learn a lot from its theoretical rigour, its singularity of focus, and its original and revealing comparisons between a selection of Latin American states which are rarely compared." - Guy Thomson, The Americas"López-Alves’s argument provides important insights into the relationship between party development and democratization in Latin America. . . . López-Alves’s work is a welcome contribution to the underdeveloped field of comparative historical sociology in Latin American studies. It will undoubtedly become a standard reference for anyone interested in political development and democracy in Latin America." - Gabriel L. Negretto, The Journal of Latin American Studies“An extraordinary contribution to the literature on state formation and the origins of democracy in Latin America. López-Alves’s argument is extremely provocative, persuasive, and intelligently grounded in important historiographical debates on nineteenth-century developments in these countries.”—Charles W. Bergquist, University of Washington“Instead of wringing his hands about failures of nineteenth-century Latin American states to match European models or retreating into mysteries of their culture, Fernando López-Alves boldly places Latin American state formation in historical and comparative perspective. The result is a fresh, informed view of political change during a struggle-filled century.”—Charles Tilly, Columbia University“[An] exceptional book . . . . Highly recommended. . . .” -- J. Rosenthal * Choice *“López-Alves has written an exhaustive comparison of democratic development in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Paraguay during the nineteenth century. . . . What he shows, in a masterly but humble manner, is that the examined societies are different, whatever their similarities, and need to be studied as autochthonous. . . . The notes and references are well written and well edited, revealing further breadth and scope of scholarship. Further work on state formation and democracy from 1810 to 1900 in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, and Venezuela will be footnotes to López-Alves.” -- Sheldon Avenius * Perspectives on Political Science *“This is an ambitious comparative work . . . . Commendable as a work of synthesis and as an industrious and creative comparative exercise . . . . [I]t is a valuable addition to the academic literature and an indispensable work for any research library, certain to provide debate-provoking material for graduate seminars in the social sciences. It offers useful points for comparative researchers interested in furthering our understanding of state-building in the Americas.” -- Victor M. Uribe-Uran * The Americas *"López-Alves’s argument provides important insights into the relationship between party development and democratization in Latin America. . . . López-Alves’s work is a welcome contribution to the underdeveloped field of comparative historical sociology in Latin American studies. It will undoubtedly become a standard reference for anyone interested in political development and democracy in Latin America." -- Gabriel L. Negretto * The Journal of Latin American Studies *"This foray into the chaos of the nineteenth century is to be welcomed. . . . [T]eachers and students of nineteenth-century Latin American political history . . . will learn a lot from its theoretical rigour, its singularity of focus, and its original and revealing comparisons between a selection of Latin American states which are rarely compared." -- Guy Thomson * The Americas *Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 The Argument: War, Polities, and the Rural Poor 15 2 Gauchos, Ranchers, and State Autonomy in Uruguay, 1811-1890 49 3 A Weak Army and Restrictive Democracy: Columbia, 1810-1886 96 4 A Stronger State and Urban Military: Argentina, 1810-1890 140 5 Two Alternative Paths of State Making: Venezuela and Paraguay 193 Conclusions 212 Notes 221 References 225 Index 285

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Book SynopsisSuitable for those interested in cultural studies, film and video studies, American studies, twentieth century history, German studies, rhetoric, and sexuality studies, this book investigates the influence of images of Nazism on debates about sexuality that are central to contemporary American political rhetoric.Trade Review“Slane writes elegantly, clearly, and with a careful rigor out of which come startling observations. A Not So Foreign Affair situates itself within a new and very important field in which contemporary conservatism is given the same kind of sophisticated theoretical treatment as avant-garde work has received in the past.”—Linda Kintz, author of Between Jesus and the Market: The Emotions that Matter in Right-Wing America“This book had me riveted. With a careful balance of broad theoretical claims, historical specificity, and close textual readings, Slane makes connections across the history of sexuality and its surrounding political and cultural discourses that are indeed impressive. Hers is a subtle and penetrating critique.”—Sharon Willis, author of High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood FilmTable of ContentsList of Illustratioins Acknowledgments A Not So Foreign Affair: Introduction Section One: The Democratic Family 1. Nazi Nationalist Melodrama: Science, Myth, and Paternal Authority in Die Goldene Stadt 2. American Nationalist Melodrama: Tales of Hitler’s Children 3. “Family Values” and Naziana in Contemporary Right-wing Media Section Two: The Democratic Psyche 4. Nazism, Psychology, and the Making of Democratic Subjects 5. The American Nazi: Cold War Social Problem Films and National Psychobiography 6. Skinheads, Militiamen, and the Legacies of Failed Masculinity Section Three: Democratic Sex 7. The Iconology of the Sexy Nazi Woman: Marlene Dietrich as Political Palimpsest 8. Sexualized Nazis and Contemporary Popular Political Culture Epilogue Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn Necro Citizenship Russ Castronovo argues that the meaning of citizenship in the United States during the nineteenth century was bound to—and even dependent on—death. Deploying an impressive range of literary and cultural texts, Castronovo interrogates an American public sphere that fetishized death as a crucial point of political identification. This morbid politics idealized disembodiment over embodiment, spiritual conditions over material ones, amnesia over history, and passivity over engagement.Moving from medical engravings, séances, and clairvoyant communication to Supreme Court decisions, popular literature, and physiological tracts, Necro Citizenship explores how rituals of inclusion and belonging have generated alienation and dispossession. Castronovo contends that citizenship does violence to bodies, especially those of blacks, women, and workers. “Necro ideology,” he argues, supplied citizens with the means to think aboTrade Review“Liberty and death? Citizenship and necrophilia? The conjunction ‘and’ is shocking and is meant to shock. Russ Castronovo sees American political life as the burial ground of many corpses, literal as well as metaphoric. With ruthless determination he digs these up, examines their tell-tale remains, and, in the process, offers a trenchant critique of some consequences of American democracy.”—Wai Chee Dimock, author of Residues of Justice: Literature, Law, PhilosophyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Democray’s Graveyard 1. Political Necrophilia Freedom and the Longing for Dead Citizenship 2. “The Slavery of Man to Himself” White Male Sexuality, Self-Reliance, and Bondage 3. “That Half-Living Corpse” Female Mediums, Séances, and the Occult Public Sphere 4. The “Black Arts” of Citizenship Africanist Origins of White Interiority 5. De-Naturalizing Citizenship Afterword Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisDevelops an historical argument with contemporary relevance - Empire abroad inevitably undermines democracy at home. Focusing on France and to a lesser extent on the United Kingdom, this title shows how empire and the post-colony have pervaded - and corroded - Western cultural, intellectual, and social life from the mid-19th century onwards.Trade Review“Herman Lebovics is one of the leading American cultural historians of France and a rare native of our shores whose work has been translated into French. People on both sides of the Atlantic will want to read these extremely interesting essays.”—Edward Berenson, Director of the Institute of French Studies, New York University“[T]his volume is an important collection from a prominent historian that contributes to the critical history of imperialism. . . . [I]t is a useful and significant book. Lebovics provides several sophisticated ways in which we can see the inter-related history of the colonies and the metropole. His approach is wide ranging, linking cultural developments to specific political moments and economic processes.” -- Michael G. Vann * Journal of Colonialism & Colonial History *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xix 1. Not the Right Stuff: Shrinking Colonial Administrators 1 2. Pierre Bourdieu’s Own Cultural Revolution 22 3. Jean Renoir’s Voyage of Discovery: From the Shores of the Mediterranean to the Banks of the Ganges 34 4. France’s Black Venus 60 5. John Locke, Imperialism, and the First Stage of Capitalism 87 6. Why, Suddenly, are the Americans Doing Cultural History 100 Afterword 113 Notes 121 Selected Works of American Cultural History Writing 155 Index 159

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Book SynopsisA leading political theorists impassioned call for the democratic left to counter the conservative stranglehold over American religious and economic culture.Trade Review“[T]his is classic William Connolly. It is fresh in theme and consistent in promoting his longstanding commitment to pluralism in this case with a programmatic twist outlining a visible way out of the American crisis of crony capitalism, apocalyptic evangelical doctrines, and environmental degradation.” - Tristan Sturm, Antipode“[A] tour de force. . . . [T]he book is not just about political theory, but it is also about a way forward.” - Jason Dittmer, Environment & Planning D: Society and Space“Written primarily from a political science perspective, Connolly’s identifications of the spiritual and religious dimensions that dominate economic discourse in the United States provides an insightful and rigorous study on topics that will be (and should be, according to [Stuart] Hall) of interest to cultural studies researchers.” - Holly Randell-Moon, Cultural Studies Review“This is a book that is a must read for anyone seeking to capture the rhizome of US Empire global capitalism and develop a counter-resonance of heterogeneous sub-discourses that express ‘pluripotentiality’ for a more equalitarian capitalism (p. 25). I would recommend this book as a blueprint for the Obama administration as it sets about the impossible task of disassembling the evangelical-cowboy capitalism resonance machine of vengeance and entitlement that has wrecked havoc on the global economy by its rampant deregulation, imbrication of Church and State, abolishment of civil liberties and using junk science to define global warming as leftist delusion against God’s more divine plan.” - David M. Boje, Critical Discourse Studies“I immensely enjoyed reading Capitalism and Christianity, American Style. William E. Connolly offers insight, innovation, and wisdom. He brings substantive theorizing to the pressing political concerns of the moment, providing a sense of momentum and sheer energy. This book is relevant, in the strongest sense.”—Nigel Thrift, author of Knowing Capitalism“In these times, we desperately need William E. Connolly’s impassioned study of inequality and the destruction of nature, his sheer awe at living-ness itself, his philosophy of immanent naturalism and deployment of the Deleuzian assemblage, and, especially, the interdisciplinary concreteness of his proposals for a resonance machine of resistance on the left. Along with Connolly’s description of an ethos, or spiritualization, of academic engagement, a key contribution of this book is to advance what has been dangerously lacking on the left, a powerful analytics of the right’s resonance machine and its recognition that the intellectual and the corporeal, the theological and the secular, never exist in purified, ‘clean’ categories.”—Linda Kintz, author of Between Jesus and the Market: The Emotions That Matter in Right-Wing America“William E. Connolly is a towering figure in contemporary political theory whose profound reflections on democracy, religion, and the tragic unsettle and enrich us. In this powerful work he casts his philosophical gaze on the internal dynamics of the American Empire—especially the role of Christian traditions and capitalist practices. The result is vintage Connolly, namely, indispensable!”—Cornel West, Princeton University“A tour de force. . . . The book is not just about political theory, but it is also about a way forward.” -- Jason Dittmer * Environment and Planning D *“[T]his is classic William Connolly. It is fresh in theme and consistent in promoting his longstanding commitment to pluralism in this case with a programmatic twist outlining a visible way out of the American crisis of crony capitalism, apocalyptic evangelical doctrines, and environmental degradation.” -- Tristan Sturm * Antipode *“This is a book that is a must read for anyone seeking to capture the rhizome of US Empire global capitalism and develop a counter-resonance of heterogeneous sub-discourses that express ‘pluripotentiality’ for a more equalitarian capitalism (p. 25). I would recommend this book as a blueprint for the Obama administration as it sets about the impossible task of disassembling the evangelical-cowboy capitalism resonance machine of vengeance and entitlement that has wrecked havoc on the global economy by its rampant deregulation, imbrication of Church and State, abolishment of civil liberties and using junk science to define global warming as leftist delusion against God’s more divine plan.” -- David M. Boje * Critical Discourse Studies *“Written primarily from a political science perspective, Connolly’s identifications of the spiritual and religious dimensions that dominate economic discourse in the United States provides an insightful and rigorous study on topics that will be (and should be, according to [Stuart] Hall) of interest to cultural studies researchers.” -- Holly Randell-Moon * Cultural Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction: The Spirit of Capitalism 1 1. The Volatility of Capitalism 17 2. The Evangelical-Capitalist Resonance Machine 39 3. Between Science and Faith 69 4. Is Eco-egalitarian Capitalism Possible? 93 5. Christianity, Capitalism, and the Tragic 119 Notes 147 Index 169

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Book SynopsisIn the story of Argentina's diplomatic worker attachés dispatched to further Peronism, organized labor became a crucial aspect in defining democracy and perceptions of social justice, freedom, and sovereignty in the Americas.Trade Review"In this insightful volume, the author provides a multilevel analysis of the workings and lasting impact of Argentine labor attachés in the post–World War II era. . . . Among the many unique contributions of this book is the analysis of how nationalist Perónism became a symbol for domestic and transnational competing visions of liberal democracy and how it was a lens through which US policy makers and elites viewed the legacy of the New Deal. Highly recommended." -- L. M. Barnett * Choice *"Ambassadors of the Working Class is one of those rare hidden histories that come to light out of the blue to capture the imagination." -- Gavin O'Toole * Latin American Review of Books *"This book will be essential reading for scholars interested in international labor relationships, Peronism, and the ways in which democracy was being debated and redefined in post-World War II Latin America." -- Amie Campos * H-Latam, H-Net Reviews *“An outstanding piece of scholarship.” -- Stephen G. Rabe * Canadian Journal of History *“Ambassadors of the Working Class is an example of the possibilities offered by a truly transnational historical approach, informed by careful research and relevant theoretical frameworks. It opens interesting comparative perspectives with other movements and countries in Latin America, and it should be of interest to scholars and students of Peronism and the Cold World in Latin America.” -- Jorge A. Nállim * Journal of Latin American Studies *"Ambassadors of the Working Class is a terrific story, absorbingly told." -- David M. K. Sheinin * Journal of American History *"Ambassadors of the Working Class presents a contradictory and multifaceted Peronism. . . . The timeliness of Semán’s analysis is extraordinary. . . . A powerful antidote to conceptions that do not see anything more in Latin American popular governments than 'totalitarian populism.'" -- Fernando Teixeira da Silva * American Historical Review *"Engagingly written, and impressively researched, [Ambassadors of the Working Class] is a major contribution to the history of Peronism, of labour in Latin America, of inter-American relations, and of the Cold War." -- Paulo Drinot * Journal of the Social History Society *"Excellent multinational archival research. . . . Written in accessible and even entertaining style, and solidly grounded in previously untapped primary sources, the book therefore sheds new light not only on Peronism, but more broadly on the international history of the years immediately following the Second World War." -- Michael Goebel * Social History *"Semán not only tells a fascinating story but also, by taking seriously the challenge of doing transnational history, should inspire reflection on how global history, when produced from below, can shed light on previously ignored issues. . . . Ambassadors of the Working Class is obligatory reading for anyone interested in global history, the Cold War in Latin America, and, of course, Peronism and populism." -- Larrisa Rosa Correa * HAHR *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. From the Fringes of the Nation to the World 1 1. In Search of Social Reform 23 2. "The Argentine Problem" 44 3. Apostles of Social Revolution 68 4. From the Belly of the Beasts 102 5. At the Turn of the Tide 132 6. Political Declension 166 7. A Bitter Pill 193 Conclusion. Branding Mass Politics in the Americas 219 Notes 233 Bibliography 287 Index 311

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Book SynopsisThis book examines why some countries succeed in installing democracy after authoritarian rule, and why some of these new democracies make progress toward consolidation.

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Book SynopsisThe Left's Dirty Job compares the experiences of recent socialist governments in France and Spain, examining how the governments of Francois Mitterrand (1981-1995) and Felipe Gonzalez (1982-1996) provide a key test of whether a leftist approach to industrial restructuring is possible.

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Book SynopsisA study that demonstrates how crucial civil society has been to democratic transition, democratic failure, and the recent, ongoing efforts to reform, deepen, and consolidate democracy in Korea.

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Book SynopsisExamines the dramatic changes within Mexican society, politics, and journalism that transformed an authoritarian media institution into many conflicting styles of journalism with very different implications for deepening democracy in the country.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking national and regional study of corruption and its relation to democracy in Latin America. This book provides policy analysis and prescription through a wide-ranging methodological, empirical, and theoretical survey.

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Book SynopsisExamines debates over women's rights in the first half of the twentieth century, to show how Czechs gradually turned away from democracy and established the separation of state and domestic issues, at the expense of personal freedoms.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection examines the connections between the new face of progressive, civil reform in Latin America and new kinds of openness to reform on the part of the private sector. It is the first to focus on the response of business to reform efforts arising from civil society.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that political democracy has not fulfilled its promise and that we should therefore re-examine literature’s long conservative hostility to it. It offers new accounts of the ethos of refusing political democracy, as well as innovative readings of writers including Tocqueville, Disraeli, George Eliot, E.M. Forster and Saul Bellow.Trade Review"Against Democracy is a frame-shifting discussion of the interrelated histories of democracy, conservative thought, and the rise of literary criticism and theory. Highly readable, and displaying a rare blend of literary and political insight, this book is sure to influence ongoing debates in the literary humanities." -- -Amanda Anderson Johns Hopkins University "Simon During is one of the most original, intelligent, unpredictable literary critics currently writing in the English language. Sentence by elegant sentence, one generally learns more from him than from almost anyone else I can think of." -- -Bruce Robbins Columbia University

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Book SynopsisCommoning customs and practices in the Revolutionary era offered non-elite actors a relationship to democratic power different from the representative democracy that would be institutionalized by the Framers in 1787. Commons Democracy uncovers the democratic spirit, ideals and practices created by ordinary folk in the early nation.Trade Review"Nelson's Commons Democracy deserves the attention of a wide range of early republic scholars, especially those interested in literature, democracy, and the political practices of ordinary Americans. This vigorously argued book offers a coherent paradigm for understanding an important part of the early American democratic tradition. The field would do well to run with Nelson's framework and explore the full range of commons democracy in the early republic." -Reviews in History "Commons Democracy is an exhilarating and compelling account of early U.S. forms of participatory democracy that have largely disappeared from critical view behind the shadow of the dominant account of the Founders' creation of formal electoral democracy." -- -Elizabeth Maddock Dillon Northeastern University "Nelson's powerful rereading of the early republic's literary tradition is not just about getting the past right. She hopes that her depiction of the post-Revolutionary United States will help move us beyond what Garrett Hardin called the "Tragedy of the Commons" in 1968." -Journal of Social History "An important contribution, at a vital moment, to renewing appreciation of democracy as the awkward practice of sharing power to shape common existence." -- -Wendy Brown University of California, Berkeley "Nelson focuses in this book on a dynamic aspect of U.S. history, one that is already quite relevant in our own time and that promises to be increasingly so in the future." -- -John Ernest University of DelawareTable of ContentsCommons Democracy: An Introduction One. Telling Stories: Vernacular versus Formal Democracy Two. Between Savagery and Civilization: The Whiskey Rebellion and a Democratic Middle Way Three. The Privatizing State: The Pioneers and the Closing of the Legal Commons Four. Settler Self-Governance: Democratic Politics on the Frontier Five. From Nothing to Start, Into Being: The Anti-Rent Wars, the Indian Question, and the Triumph of Liberalism Conclusion: "The Wayward Multitudinous People

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Book SynopsisA powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.Trade Review"Dissent, expressed against the state as much as institutional forms of religion, creates traditions of thinking that are always available as a resource. Hence, when Gandhi thinking against colonial violence thinks through the idea of satyagraha, he draws upon a library of dissent with its vocabulary and forms. . . . Thapar does not make an argument for passive inheritance. At each historical juncture, the reimagining of an ethical conception of equality and compassion draws upon a rich vein of dissentient thought. Democracy survives because of dissent. Forms of political and social orthodoxy are contingent; and the battle against them is always ongoing."-- "India Today" "Where this book shines is in its discussion of how dissent often arises from within cultures, and not from outside, restructuring social relations and enabling mutation of knowledge through the questioning of institutions. . . . The book raises some significant questions, not only for the political establishment but also for dissenters. Does dissent seek resolution of conflict, sharing of power, annihilation of tradition, or merely a recognition of plurality in thought? . . . If dissent gives way to accommodation, is that a win-win situation or a selling out? Can ideological purity coexist with political pragmatism?"-- "Business Standard"Table of ContentsPreface Prologue: Is Dissent Necessary? 1. The Dasyah-putrah Brahmana, or the Dasi-putra Brahmana, the Brahmana Who Is the Son of a Dasi 2. The Presence of the Shramanas 3. Otherness Imprinted 4. The Bhakti Sant and the Sufi Pir 5. A Recapitulation 6. A Modern Movement of Dissent in the Context of the Nationalism of the Present 7. Gandhi?’s Satyagraha 8. The Social Articulation of Protest 9. Did the Public Response to Satyagraha Come Out of an Embedded Tradition of Dissenting Forms? 10. Epilogue: Should We Remember Our Many Voices of Dissent from the Past and Hear Them Speak to Us Today? Readings

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Book SynopsisA chronicle of the political development of the Republic of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. This work argues that the change of power in 2003 was not a step forward for democracy but rather a dramatic move backward.

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Book SynopsisLeo Strauss has been simultaneously condemned by the Left as an extreme opponent of liberal democracy and celebrated by the Right as a defender of Western civilization. Rejecting both of these portrayals, this title shifts the debate beyond the conventional parameters of our age.Trade ReviewGrant Havers' conservative-oriented critique of Leo Strauss' work is brave, counter-intuitive, and ultimately persuasive. * C2C Journal *In any revelatory study, there is always the moment when the reader thinks 'That's true. I should have seen that.' For me, that moment came with Havers's account—learned, subtle, and occasionally surprising—of Strauss's liberalism. * The American Conservative *One of the most thorough critiques to date of the political uses and abuses of Strauss's thought. * Perspectives on Politics *

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Book SynopsisBeyond Oligarchy is a collection of essays by leading scholars of contemporary Indonesian politics and society, each addressing effects of material inequality on political power and contestation in democratic Indonesia. The contributors assess how critical concepts in the study of politicsoligarchy, inequality, power, democracy, and otherscan be used to characterize the Indonesian case, and in turn, how the Indonesian experience informs conceptual and analytical debates in political science and related disciplines. In bringing together experts from around the world to engage with these themes, Beyond Oligarchy reclaims a tradition of focused intellectual debate across scholarly communities in Indonesian studies.The collapse of Indonesia''s New Order has proven a critical juncture in Indonesian political studies, launching new analyses about the drivers of regime change and the character of Indonesian democracy. It has also prompted a new groundswell of theoreticTrade Review"A brilliant and very useful collection in which advocates of the major theses in Australian and American scholarship on Indonesian democratization both present and reflect on their focus on oligarchic versus liberal and plural tendencies. A must-read also in wider circles and for those who try alternative perspectives." -- Olle Tornquist, University of Oslo"At long last, leading experts on Indonesian politics are arguing with each other again. At the heart of this new debate is the importance of material inequality and extreme wealth concentration in shaping the character of Indonesian politics. Beyond Oligarchy collects a series of first-rate essays that both express the power and explore the limitations of analyses that portray the fusion of wealth and domination as the defining deficiency of Indonesian democracy. In so doing, volume coeditors Michele Ford and Thomas Pepinsky boldly break down conventional barriers to scholarly conversations about the most pressing issues and developments in Indonesian political life. Beyond Oligarchy definitively sets a new tone—and arguably sets a new standard—for the study of Indonesian politics after Suharto." -- Dan Slater, University of Chicago, author of Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia

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Book SynopsisBeyond Oligarchy is a collection of essays by leading scholars of contemporary Indonesian politics and society, each addressing effects of material inequality on political power and contestation in democratic Indonesia. The contributors assess how critical concepts in the study of politicsoligarchy, inequality, power, democracy, and otherscan be used to characterize the Indonesian case, and in turn, how the Indonesian experience informs conceptual and analytical debates in political science and related disciplines. In bringing together experts from around the world to engage with these themes, Beyond Oligarchy reclaims a tradition of focused intellectual debate across scholarly communities in Indonesian studies.The collapse of Indonesia''s New Order has proven a critical juncture in Indonesian political studies, launching new analyses about the drivers of regime change and the character of Indonesian democracy. It has also prompted a new groundswell of theoreticTrade Review"A brilliant and very useful collection in which advocates of the major theses in Australian and American scholarship on Indonesian democratization both present and reflect on their focus on oligarchic versus liberal and plural tendencies. A must-read also in wider circles and for those who try alternative perspectives." -- Olle Tornquist, University of Oslo"At long last, leading experts on Indonesian politics are arguing with each other again. At the heart of this new debate is the importance of material inequality and extreme wealth concentration in shaping the character of Indonesian politics. Beyond Oligarchy collects a series of first-rate essays that both express the power and explore the limitations of analyses that portray the fusion of wealth and domination as the defining deficiency of Indonesian democracy. In so doing, volume coeditors Michele Ford and Thomas Pepinsky boldly break down conventional barriers to scholarly conversations about the most pressing issues and developments in Indonesian political life. Beyond Oligarchy definitively sets a new tone—and arguably sets a new standard—for the study of Indonesian politics after Suharto." -- Dan Slater, University of Chicago, author of Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia

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Book SynopsisCambodia's Second Kingdom is an exploration of the role of nationalist imaginings, discourses, and narratives in Cambodia since the 1993 reintroduction of a multiparty democratic system.Trade ReviewCambodia’s Second Kingdom provides unique insight into the dynamics of Cambodian elites’ representations of their respective visions for the nation in multiparty politics after the United Nations-sponsored general election in 1993... [t]his book offers an excellent example of discourse analysis and will be a good reference on Cambodia’s domestic politics for years to come. * Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences *Offers some interesting theoretical insights.... Most arguments are developed in a way that is theoretically and analytically interesting, as well as empirically rich. To that extent, the book is worth reading and is likely to gain attention at a time when liberal democracy, human rights, and globalization come under challenge and are still in retreat, as evident in various regions of the world, including Southeast Asia. * Pacific Affairs *

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Book SynopsisLaying out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of transition, the author addresses the problem of competence in party politics and democratization and the consequences of amateurism and inexperience.

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Book SynopsisA majority of Americans tell pollsters they want more government intervention to reduce the gap between high- and lower-income citizens, and less than one-third consider high taxes to be a problem. Yet conservative Republicanism currently controls the political discourse.

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Book SynopsisBridging the gap between traditional and contemporary research, Andrea Lippi’s Legitimacy and Legitimation of Political Authorities presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of both legitimacy and legitimation as two theoretical concepts, focusing on their respective roles in political systems today.Trade Review‘Following Machiavelli (in critical times, go to the essential issues), Andrea Lippi revisits originally one of the key traditional concepts of politics (legitimacy) and the related process (legitimation). His theoretical analysis brings innovatively to the fore the multifaceted phenomenon and provides guidelines for empirical analysis.’ -- Leonardo Morlino, LUISS, Rome, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Legitimacy and legitimation of political authorities: why and how? 1 From the crisis of legitimacy to the pursuit of legitimation 2 Political authority 3 . Legitimacy 4 . Legitimation 5 Four dynamics of legitimation: a typology 6 The politics of legitimation References

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘The chapters in this Handbook present a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of the wide-ranging initiatives of non-state actors to improve the human rights performance of global firms. An impressive and informative collaborative effort by two dozen distinguished scholars that tells us both what we now know and what we still need to learn about this important subject.’ -- David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, US‘A remarkable work with an impressive line-up of experts from different fields which provides an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues pertaining to the field of business and human rights. A must read for anyone interested or working in the field!’ -- Claire Bright, NOVA School of Law, PortugalTable of ContentsContents: 1 Global governance of business and human rights: introduction 1 Axel Marx, Kari Otteburn, Diana Lica, Geert van Calster and Jan Wouters 2 The United Nations Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights: an analysis of its emergence, development and potential 21 Radu Mares 3 Business and human rights and regional systems of human rights protection: applying a governance lens 44 Claire Methven O’Brien 4 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: what contribution are the National Action Plans making? 75 Carmen Márquez Carrasco 5 Transparency and human rights in global supply chains: from corporate-led disclosure to a right to know 99 Olga Martin-Ortega 6 Human rights due diligence instruments: evaluating the current legislative landscape 120 Robert McCorquodale 7 Public procurement as an instrument to pursue human rights protection 142 Sope Williams-Elegbe 8 Voluntary standards for business and human rights: reviewing and categorizing the field 161 Andreas Rasche 9 The efficacy of voluntary standards, sustainability certifications, and ethical labels 176 Elizabeth A. Bennett 10 No ISO fix for human rights: a critical perspective on ISO 26000 guidance on social responsibility 204 Stéphanie Bijlmakers 11 Seeking remedies for corporate human rights abuses: what is the contribution of OECD National Contact Points? 228 Kari Otteburn and Axel Marx 12 Business and human rights: what role for National Human Rights Institutions? 253 Linda C. Reif 13 The role of Human Rights Ombudsman Institutions in business and human rights 273 Jernej Letnar Černič 14 Regulating human rights in the textile sector: smoke and mirrors 290 Justine Nolan 15 The electronics industry: governance of business and human rights against a background of complexity 311 Peter Pawlicki 16 Biotechnologies and concentration in the agro-biochemical-technological market: risks and challenges for human rights 333 Ana Luiza da Gama e Souza 17 Human rights and the global construction sector: deconstructing the challenges faced by low-wage workers 357 David Segall 18 Ensuring financial sector compliance with human rights: from the UNGPs to complicity 379 Marta Bordignon Index

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Book SynopsisProviding practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed Democracy's Empire'. Contains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related juridico-political problems Examines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy's Empire such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception Poses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq Offers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence Table of Contents1. Democracy's Empire: Sovereignty, Law and Violence (Stewart Motha). 2. Church, State, Resistance (Jean-Luc Nancy). 3. Constitutional Violence (David Bates). 4. Sovereignty, Exception, and Norm (Andrew Norris). 5. Undoing Legal Violence: Walter Benjamin’s and Giorgio Agamben’s Aesthetics of Pure Means (Benjamin Morgan). 6. The Normality of the Exception in Democracy’s Empire (Peter Fitzpatrick and Richard Joyce). 7. Post-Apartheid Social Movements and the Quest for the Elusive 'New' South Africa (Tshepo Madlingozi). 8. The Violence of Non-Violence: Law and War in Iraq (Samera Esmeir). 9. Performing Power: The Deal, Corporate Rule, and the Constitution of Global Legal Order (Fleur Johns). 10. Veiled Women and the Affect of Religion in Democracy (Stewart Motha)

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Book SynopsisTaking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism.Trade ReviewThe volume is a welcome contribution to the literature on contentious politics and mobilization and should be equally valuable for university courses and scholars working on political sociology. -- Jacob Hoigilt American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences This volume will have a longer shelf life than many volumes about the uprisings because of its focus on providing a rich empirical context... It will be of interest to a broad readership and will be terrific in undergrad courses-I intend to use it myself... I would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the uprisings, and particularly their genesis. -- Jillian Schwedler Middle East JournalTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction. Reconsidering Activism in the Arab World: Arab Uprisings and BeyondChapter 1. Architecture of Resistance in TunisiaChapter 2. Egypt: A Decade of RupturesChapter 3. Activism and Civil War in LibyaChapter 4. Explaining Political Activism in YemenChapter 5. Activism in Syria: Between Nonviolence and Armed ResistanceChapter 6. Activism in Bahrain: Between Sectarian and Issue PoliticsChapter 7. Morocco's Makhzen and the Haphazard ActivistsChapter 8. Jordan: Evolving Activism in a Divided SocietyChapter 9. Political Activism in Kuwait: Reform in Fits and StartsChapter 10. No Spring in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Seemingly Impossible RevolutionPostscript. From Activism to DemocracyList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisCombining solid data and analytical clarity, this pioneering volume offers a critically needed lens for viewing the evolution of civil society and the nonprofit sector throughout the world.Trade ReviewProvides an excellent overview of dominant nonprofit theories, and it would be extremely useful for those of us teaching introductory courses on nonprofit organizations . . . Hopkins scholars have demonstrated that some sort of civil society sector exists in every country.—Carl Milofsky, Bucknell University, American Journal of SociologyThis volume is aimed at civil society researchers, scholars, and doctoral students. Interdisciplinary programs will find it of particular interest, as the social origins theory encompasses concepts from both social science and the humanities . . . Explaining Civil Society Development challenges the reader to think deeply about the context of power and how it shapes—for better or worse—the civil society sector in our world, now, and in the future.—Kathi Badertscher, Indiana University, VoluntasTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction, by Lester M. SalamonPart One by Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Megan A. Haddock2. What Is to Be Explained?3. Explaining Civil Society Development I4. Explaining Civil Society Development II5. Testing the Social Origins Theory6. Conclusion and ImplicationsPart Two7. Switzerland, by Bernd Helmig, Markus Gmur, Georg von Schnurbein, Bernard Degen, Michael Nollert, and Christoph Baerlocher8. New Zealand9. Australia10. The Netherlands11. Chile, by Ignacio Irarrazaval12. Austria, by Michaela Neumayr, Ulrike Schneider, Michael Meyer, and Astrid Pennerstorfer13. Denmark, by Thomas P. Boje, Bjarne Ibsen, Torben Fridberg, and Ulla Habermann14. Russia, by Irina Mersianova and Olga Kononykhina15. Mexico, by Jorge V. Villalobos, Lorena Cortes Vazquez, and Cynthia Martinez16. Portugal, by Raquel Campos FrancoAppendix AAppendix BBibliographyAbout the AuthorsList of ContributorsCore Staff, Local Associates, Advisors, and Sponsors, 1991–2016Index

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Book SynopsisHow the Common Core standardizes our kids' educationand how it threatens our democracy. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Detailing what and when K12 students should be taught, it has led to expensive reforms and displaced other valuable ways to educate children. In this nuanced and provocative book, Nicholas Tampio argues that, though national standards can raise the education bar for some students, the democratic costs outweigh the benefits. To make his case, Tampio describes the history, philosophy, content, and controversy surrounding the Common Core standards for English language arts and math. He also explains and critiques the Next Generation Science Standards, the Advanced Placement US History curriculum framework, and the National Sexuality Education Standards. Though each set of standards has admirable elements, Tampio asserts that democracies should disperse education authority ratTrade ReviewIn Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy, Nicholas Tampio offers a concise and readable anatomy of the Common Core movement as well as a case against national standards generally.—Wall Street JournalThe book is brief, pithy, to-the-point and well-focused, making it a great gift for your civilian friend who wants a quick, accessible explanation of what all the fuss is about.—CurmudgucationCommon Core provides a useful reminder of how educators—together with parents, and civil society—should be engaged in a larger political process of how schools, curricula, and national standards are organized.—Emmerich Davies, Harvard University, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Arguments for National Education Standards2. Arguments against National Education Standards3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious FreedomConclusionEpilogueNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow American politics can become more civil and amenable to public policy solutions, while still allowing for effective argumentTrade Review"In this thought-provoking text, Susan Herbst tackles the role of civility in public discourse.... Throughout Rude Democracy, Herbst identifies potential empirical research topics and unmet scholarly needs into which a new generation of scholars can profitably delve." —Perspectives on Politics"Herbst’s contention that incivility and civility should be viewed as strategic assets is potentially game changing and a contribution that all future scholarly work on incivility cannot ignore." —Journal of Politics"[A] valuable, fair-minded book. It is a contribution to the literature of history, ethics, and public affairs, and it could easily be used to stimulate lively classroom conversations—the kind that spill into the halls when the hour has ended." —Journalism and Mass Communication QuarterlyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements New Preface for 2020 1. The Powerful-if Elusive-Nature of Civility 2. Sarah Palin and Her Publics 3. Barack Obama, Difference, and Civility 4. Our Future Leaders: College Students and Political Argument 5. Conclusion: Civility, Communication, and a Culture of Argument Appendix I: Transcript of President Barack Obama's Commencement Address, University of Notre Dame, May 17, 2009 Appendix II: University System of Georgia Survey on Student Speech and Discussion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow to return democracy to the heart of a university's missionTrade Review"‘To Serve a Larger Purpose’ offers a series of cogent arguments for using building democracy as the central purpose of institutional civic engagement. The contributors draw on a rich literature, and the chapters are cohesive, building on and sometimes challenging each other’s points; they read as a continuing conversation. The reader is left with an overview of what it means for an institution to be civically engaged, the knowledge that has accrued in the field up to this point, and what working within a democratic framework means within a contemporary context." —Cathy Burack, Senior Fellow for Higher Education at the Center for Youth and Communities in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by David Mathews Introduction 1. Democratic Engagement 2. Contested Ideals. Tracing the Trajectory of the Civic Engagement Movement 3. Democratic Transformation Through University Assisted Community Schools 4. Civic Professionalism 5. Leadership for Engagement. Reclaiming the Public Purpose of Higher Education 6. Chief Academic Officers and Community-Engaged Faculty Work 7. Deliberative Democracy and Higher Education. Higher Education's Democratic Mission 8. Faculty Civic Engagement. New Training, Assumptions, and Markets needed for the Engaged American Scholar 9. Putting Students at the Center of Civic Engagement 10. Civic Engagement on the Ropes? 11. Pursuing a World Lived in Common. Education for a Diverse Democracy and Interdependent Global Community 12. Democratic Purpose and Institutional Transformation. Recommendations for Action

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Book SynopsisHow Daniel Lerner's seminal work contributed to the overall professionalization of communication theory and sociologyTrade Review"Shah’s extensive archival research is really the treasure of The Production of Modernization. He has unearthed and smartly contextualized dozens of fascinating documents that help to frame not only Daniel Lerner’s career but wider currents in Cold War social science that Lerner reflected. I can’t emphasize enough how impressive is the author’s close, almost obsessive reading of the archival material. The Production of Modernization makes a genuine contribution to scholarship." —Jefferson Pooley, Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg CollegeTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Rise of Modernization Theory2. Lerner at the Psychological Warfare Division3. Lerner at Stanford: Tools of the Social Science Trade4. Lerner at Columbia: The Voice of America's Turkey Studies5. Lerner at MIT:6. After Passing of Traditional SocietyBibliographyFigureTables

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Book SynopsisParticipatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide! is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines maximal democracy, his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.We Decide! draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not

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Book SynopsisParticipatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide! is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines maximal democracy, his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.We Decide! draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not

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Book SynopsisStumping, or making political speeches in favor of a candidate, cause, or campaign has been around since before the 1800s, when speechmaking was frequently portrayed as delivered from the base of a tree. The practice, which has been strongly associated with the American frontier, British agitators, and colonial Australia, remains an effective component of contemporary democratic politics.In his engaging book On the Stump, Sean Scalmer provides the first comprehensive, transnational history of the stump speech. He traces the development and transformation of campaign oratory, as well as how national elections and public life and culture have been shaped by debate over the past century.Scalmer presents an eloquent study of how stumping careers were made, sustained, remembered, and exploited, to capture the complex rhythms of political change over the years. On the Stump examines the distinctive dramatic and performative styles of celebrity orators including Davy Crockett, Henry Clay, and

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Book SynopsisRevealing the modernity of Shakespeare's politics, and the theatricality of Trump'sTrade Review“‘What means that trump?’ Jeffrey Wilson sounds the Shakespearean resonances of the presidency, from controversial productions to what he terms ‘politicitation.’ Animated by a frank, searching voice, Wilson’s book energetically chronicles our dramatic moment—and how it might end.”—Scott Newstok, author of How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education“As Wilson illustrates, the political drama that has unfolded since 2016 is tragedy, comedy, and history rolled into one—and the consequence, in part, of a failure in the humanities to instill the moral and civic lessons that bind us. Serving as a corrective, this book reveals how understanding our present moment through a Shakespearean lens offers the possibility of healing and redemption—not only for the bitter political divide among Americans but also for the American democratic experiment itself.”—Asha Rangappa, Senior Lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

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Book SynopsisPolitical mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement.In How Political Parties Mobilize Religion, Mantillaevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities.Whereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly ero

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Book SynopsisPolitical mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement.In How Political Parties Mobilize Religion, Mantillaevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities.Whereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly ero

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Book SynopsisComparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and practices, as well as the institutional compromises, of federalism. Hueglin and Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems to focus on four main models—America, Canada, Germany, and the European Union—but also to range widely over other cases. At the heart of the book is careful analysis of the relationship between constitutional design and amendment, fiscal relations, institutional structures, intergovernmental relations, and judicial review. Such analysis serves the dual role of helping the reader understand federalism and providing a comparative framework from which to assess the record of federal systems. The second edition has been extensively revised and updated, taking into account new developments in federal systems and incorporating insights from the growing body of literatTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Promise of Federalism The Case for Federalism Federalism and European Integration The Resilience of Established Federations Federalism and Democratization Federalism and Conflict Management 2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization What Is Federalism? Group Identity Divided Powers Constitutional Guarantees Negotiating Compromise Social Solidarity Evaluating Federalism 3. Federal Systems Analytic Criteria Models and Variations Contextual Variables 4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century Socioeconomic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond 5. The Formation of Federal States The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives The United States and the Invention of Modern Federalism Reluctant Confederation in Canada Germany from Reich to Republic Economic Integration and the EU Imitations and Variations Devolutionary Federalism 6. Dividing Powers Issues, Decisions, and Approaches The American Experiment Canada: Centralist Intentions Germany: The Administrative Model Subsidiarity in the EU Imitations and Variations 7. Fiscal Federalism Patterns of Public Finance Fiscal Pluralism in the United States Fiscal Balance in Canada Fiscal Equitability in Germany Incomplete Fiscal Union in the EU Imitations and Variations 8. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation Design Options The American Senate Model Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism Germany: The Federal Solution The European Union: A Case of Second-Chamber Governance Imitations and Variations 9. Intergovernmental Relations Patterns of Cooperation "Cooperative" Federalism in the United States Executive Federalism in Canada Interlocking Federalism in Germany Council Governance and Comitology in the EU Imitations and Variations 10. Constitutional Amendment Amendment Procedures Constitutional Permanence in the United States Canada: Patriation Games Constitutional Flexibility in Germany The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent Imitations and Variations Extreme Constitutional Amendment: Secession 11. Judicial Review The Role of the Judiciary in a Federal System The Process of Judicial Review The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review Canada: From Imperial to Home-Grown Judicial Review Germany: Pragmatic Legalism The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality Imitations, Variations, and Exceptions 12. The Limits of Federalism The Nature of Federalism: A Reprise Limits of Capacity and Will to Federate Federalism, Democracy, and Capitalism References Index

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Book SynopsisBy the mid-nineteenth-century, 'public opinion' emerged as a new form of authority in Upper Canada. Contemporaries came to believe that the best answer to common questions arose from deliberation among private individuals. Older conceptions of government, sociability and the relationship between knowledge and power were jettisoned for a new image of Upper Canada as a deliberative democracy.The Capacity to Judge asks what made widespread public debate about common issues possible; why it came to be seen as desirable, even essential; and how it was integrated into Upper Canada's constitutional and social self-image. Drawing on an international body of literature indebted to Jürgen Habermas and based on extensive research in period newspapers, Jeffrey L. McNairn argues that voluntary associations and the press created a reading public capable of reasoning on matters of state, and that the dynamics of political conflict invested that public with final authority. He trace

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