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Book SynopsisWhat does the future hold for the international order? In Chaos Reconsidered, leading scholars assess the domestic and global effects of the Trump and Biden presidencies.Trade ReviewChaos Reconsidered is a stellar collection of essays examining the Trump years from a dizzying array of angles. Collecting them together will give scholars, students, and policymakers much to chew on, just as Robert Jervis intended. -- Elizabeth N. Saunders, Georgetown School of Foreign ServiceWith the liberal world order under increasing strain, the highly readable, provocative, and original essays in this book offer a wealth of expertise and deep-seated knowledge on the impact of changes made by the Trump administration as well as their legacy. A must-read for policymakers and students. -- Deborah Welch Larson, University of California, Los AngelesThis collection of essays explores the longevity, durability, and contradictions of the institutions and practices put in place by the United States in the wake of World War II. Readers are in for a treat, ranging from a lucid analysis by the late Robert Jervis of the seriousness of the challenges to Michael N. Barnett’s damning analysis of the hypocrisies of the ‘liberal’ world order to Deborah Avant’s compelling argument about the need to consider the inherent tensions between the illiberal at home and the promotion of a liberal world order abroad. The collection makes an exceptionally strong theoretical contribution to understanding the multiple effects of race on the liberal world order. A must-read for anyone interested in the evolving global system. -- Janice Gross Stein, University of TorontoA fascinating window on how political scientists and historians who study international politics grappled with the implications of the Trump presidency for their subject. Rich with insights worthy of consideration in their own right, Chaos Reconsidered will stand as a primary source on how the field and reacted to a seminal event occurring at a crucial stage of intellectual development. -- William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor, Dartmouth CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Robert Jervis, Diane N. Labrosse, Stacie E. Goddard, and Joshua RovnerPart I. Trump and International Relations Theory1. The Trump Experiment: An Assessment, by Robert Jervis2. Trump Huffed and Puffed, and Liberal International Relations Theory Blew Down, by Michael N. Barnett3. America First? The Erosion of American Status Under Trump, by Michelle Murray4. Has Trump Changed How We Think About American Security?, by Deborah Avant5. Trump’s Realism, by Randall SchwellerPart II. America First6. When Donald Met Washington: The Genesis of “Great-Power Competition”, by Emma Ashford7. What Trump’s Nationalism Ended Up Looking Like, by Thomas W. Zeiler8. Trump’s Presidency as History, by Ryan Irwin9. Globalism and U.S. Foreign Relations After Trump, by Frank Ninkovich10. The Derangements of Sovereignty: Trumpism and the Dilemmas of Interdependence, by Samuel Zipp11. The Trump Presidency in Historical Perspective, by John A. ThompsonPart III. American Institutions and Alliances After Trump12. Presidents, Precedents, and the Laws of War, by Matthew Evangelista13. Trump to the Intelligence Community: You’re Fired, by Richard Immerman14. The Trump Administration and Economic Sanctions, by Nicholas Mulder15. Donald Trump and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Deal, by Susan Colbourn16. Trump’s Transactional Follies: The Consequences of Treating the Arms Trade Like a Business, by Jennifer SpindelPart IV. Trump Abroad17. Trump and Russia: Less Than Meets the Eye, by Angela Stent18. Trump and U.S.-China Strategic Competition as the “New” Normal, by Jonathan DiCicco19. Engage? Trump and the Asia-Pacific, by Dayna Barnes20. Riding the Rollercoaster: India and the Trump Years, by Tanvi Madan21. Swaggering Home: Trump, Grenell, and Pompeo in Conflict with Germany, by William Gray22. Death-Grip Handshakes and Flattery Diplomacy: The Macron-Trump Connection and Its Larger Implications for Alliance Politics, by Kathryn Statler23. “Mr. Brexit”: Donald Trump and the United Kingdom’s Departure from the European Union, by Lindsay Aqui24. The Trump Administration and the Middle East: Not Much Change, Not Much Success, by F. Gregory Gause III25. Fences Make Bad Hombres: Trump and Latin America, by Christy ThorntonPart V. The Expanding Meaning of International Security: Human Rights, Racial Justice, and COVID-1926. “Shithole Countries”: Was Trump’s Foreign Policy Racist?, by William I. Hitchcock27. Rethinking Vulnerability: Structural Inequality as National Insecurity, by Jason Ludwig and Rebecca Slayton28. Lifting the Veil on Racial Capitalism: American Foreign Policy Before and After Trump, by Nivi Manchanda29. Racialized Threats and Security Rationales in U.S. Immigration Policies, by Audie Klotz30. The Trump Presidency, the Question of Palestine, and Biden’s Business as Usual, by A. Dirk Moses and Victor Kattan31. The Trump Administration’s Insidious Approach to Human Rights, by Sarah B. SnyderPart VI. Is Liberal Internationalism Still Alive?32. Trump’s Foreign Policy Legacy, by Joshua Busby and Jonathan Monten33. “America First” Meets Liberal Internationalism, by Stephen Chaudoin, Helen V. Milner, and Dustin Tingley34. Liberal Internationalism and Partisan Conflict in the Post-Trump United States, by George N. Georgarakis and Robert Y. ShapiroPart VII. Looking Forward: The Prospects for Joe Biden’s Presidency 35. The Biden Administration and Russia: Deeper Into a U.S.-Russia Cold War, by Robert Legvold36. Joe Biden, American Democracy, and the China Challenge, by James Goldgeier37. Transatlantic Relations After Trump: Mutual Perceptions and Strategy in Historical Perspective, by Alessandro Brogi38. One Eye on the Rearview Mirror: The Middle East from Trump to Biden, by James Stocker39. Reclaiming America and Its Place in the World, by Elizabeth EconomyPart VIII. Coda40. World History, the American President, and the Gibbon Paradox, by Jeremy Adelman41. Trump’s Limited Legacy, by Lawrence Freedman42. American Constraints: Trump’s “Legacy” or Inexorable History, by Charles S. Maier43. Making Trump History, by Martin ConwayList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex relationship of the Left, the Right, and democracy through the lens of local politics in Venezuela and Bolivia. Drawing on two years of fieldwork, Gabriel Hetland compares attempts at participatory reform in cities governed by the Left and Right in each country.Trade ReviewA much-needed grassroots study of two ‘populist’ experiments in Venezuela and Bolivia. Gabriel Hetland is an astute observer of Latin American politics and this insightful, thoughtful book goes beyond the polemics and cliches to consider what democracy means to people whose opinions are rarely consulted. Indispensable. -- Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of AmericaHetland masterfully portrays the complexity of implementing democracy on the grassroots level in Latin America. -- Susan Eva Eckstein, author of Cuban Privilege: The Making of Immigrant Inequality in AmericaIn this important book, Gabriel Hetland brings his illuminating fieldwork in Venezuela and Bolivia to make a compelling and original argument about how the nature of national political systems can shape the possibility for participatory action on the ground. -- Sujatha Fernandes, author of Who Can Stop the Drums? Urban Social Movements in Chávez’s VenezuelaDemocracy on the Ground explores an interesting puzzle: why did political elites embrace participatory democracy in some Latin American cities and not others? This puzzle and Hetland’s findings are important to many debates about democracy, political elites, political parties, and participatory governance. His extensive fieldwork will be of great value to scholars and policy makers who want to better understand the political dynamics in this region -- Stephanie McNulty, author of Democracy From Above? The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory ReformsHis unexpected findings raise important questions for leftists anywhere hoping to one day exercise state power. * Jacobin *An alluring read. * International Affairs *This book is valuable to scholars and teachers of Latin American politics, political sociology, and comparative politics... Democracy on the Ground demonstrates that it is not only possible to widen the sphere of democratic participation without inciting elite repression, but that it has empirically already happened. * Peace and Change *An important contribution to studies of democracy, participation, and the Left. * Hispanic American Historical Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Venezuela: Refracting Left-Populist Hegemony into Participatory Urban Governance1. Venezuela: From Crisis to Left-Populist Hegemony2. Torres: Participatory Democracy in “Venezuela’s First Socialist City”3. Sucre: Administered Democracy in a Right-Governed “Chavista City”Part II. Bolivia: Refracting Passive Revolution, Perpetuating Clientelism4. Bolivia: From Active to Passive Revolution5. Santa Cruz: Technocratic Clientelism, or Fear of the Masses6. El Alto: Inverted Clientelism in the Rebel CityConclusionMethodological Appendix: Thinking About the Political in Political EthnographyNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex relationship of the Left, the Right, and democracy through the lens of local politics in Venezuela and Bolivia. Drawing on two years of fieldwork, Gabriel Hetland compares attempts at participatory reform in cities governed by the Left and Right in each country.Trade ReviewA much-needed grassroots study of two ‘populist’ experiments in Venezuela and Bolivia. Gabriel Hetland is an astute observer of Latin American politics and this insightful, thoughtful book goes beyond the polemics and cliches to consider what democracy means to people whose opinions are rarely consulted. Indispensable. -- Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of AmericaHetland masterfully portrays the complexity of implementing democracy on the grassroots level in Latin America. -- Susan Eva Eckstein, author of Cuban Privilege: The Making of Immigrant Inequality in AmericaIn this important book, Gabriel Hetland brings his illuminating fieldwork in Venezuela and Bolivia to make a compelling and original argument about how the nature of national political systems can shape the possibility for participatory action on the ground. -- Sujatha Fernandes, author of Who Can Stop the Drums? Urban Social Movements in Chávez’s VenezuelaDemocracy on the Ground explores an interesting puzzle: why did political elites embrace participatory democracy in some Latin American cities and not others? This puzzle and Hetland’s findings are important to many debates about democracy, political elites, political parties, and participatory governance. His extensive fieldwork will be of great value to scholars and policy makers who want to better understand the political dynamics in this region -- Stephanie McNulty, author of Democracy From Above? The Unfulfilled Promise of Nationally Mandated Participatory ReformsHis unexpected findings raise important questions for leftists anywhere hoping to one day exercise state power. * Jacobin *An alluring read. * International Affairs *This book is valuable to scholars and teachers of Latin American politics, political sociology, and comparative politics... Democracy on the Ground demonstrates that it is not only possible to widen the sphere of democratic participation without inciting elite repression, but that it has empirically already happened. * Peace and Change *An important contribution to studies of democracy, participation, and the Left. * Hispanic American Historical Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Venezuela: Refracting Left-Populist Hegemony into Participatory Urban Governance1. Venezuela: From Crisis to Left-Populist Hegemony2. Torres: Participatory Democracy in “Venezuela’s First Socialist City”3. Sucre: Administered Democracy in a Right-Governed “Chavista City”Part II. Bolivia: Refracting Passive Revolution, Perpetuating Clientelism4. Bolivia: From Active to Passive Revolution5. Santa Cruz: Technocratic Clientelism, or Fear of the Masses6. El Alto: Inverted Clientelism in the Rebel CityConclusionMethodological Appendix: Thinking About the Political in Political EthnographyNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTakes the pulse of the left in contemporary US politicsTrade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2013. "With the proliferation of scholarly monographs on the conservative movement, this volume's serious engagement with US liberalism is surprisingly refreshing. Highly Recommended."--Choice"A compelling narrative of the shifting dynamics of ideas and policy on the left end of the political spectrum."--The Journal of American History"An exciting collection of ten essays exploring liberalism and the New Deal coalition in the twentieth century. . . . a wonderful preview of some interesting new scholarship."--The Journal of Southern History"This impressive collection of thoughtful essays pulls together an all-star roster of prominent historians and promising younger scholars to make an important contribution to our understanding of postwar liberalism." --Steven M. Gillon, resident historian for The History Channel and author of The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President"Making Sense of American Liberalism promises to alter the way we look at liberalism and the Democratic Party. Disagreeing with contentions that conservatives enjoy a natural electoral majority, editors Jonathan Bell and Timothy Stanley use the essays in this volume to show that American history is neither seamlessly conservative nor liberal but rather an ongoing battle between these two competing visions. The collection will prompt scholars to reconsider the history of postwar politics."--Peter B. Levy, author of The New Left and Labor in the 1960sTable of ContentsContributors are Anthony J. Badger, Jonathan Bell, Lizabeth Cohen, Susan Hartmann, Ella Howard, Bruce Miroff, Nelson Lichtenstein, Doug Rossinow, Timothy Stanley, and Timothy Thurber

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Book SynopsisShows how the opposition to radicalism became a defining ideological question of American life.Trade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2014. "Loyalty and Liberty is an impressive piece of scholarship that would be a valuable resource for anyone teaching this period in American history." --The History Teacher "The structure of the book suggests an important and unrecognized historical role for the interwar periods. There are lessons to be learned in Loyalty and Liberty."--The Journal of American History"Alex Goodall's Loyalty and Liberty treats antiradicalism and antifascism as political movements, not psychological phenomena, and his close study of interwar counter subversive campaigns shows that their history is more faltering than standard accounts suggest… Goodall's sparkling prose and sharp observations make this book an essential read for scholars of modern American politics."--Journal of American Studies "By tracing the ebb and flow of the various countersubversive campaigns over three decades, Goodall makes an important contribution to the existing literature that has tended to focus on either the Red Scare of 1919-1920, the "little red scare" of 1939-1940, or McCarthyism of the late 1940s and early 1950s. . . . offers some fresh insights that should be part of the conversation in this expanding field."--Labour/Le Travail"Goodall's exceptional study will be welcomed by a wide variety of historians and political scientists. It breaks new ground as the first comprehensive account of pre-McCarthy politics. Highly Recommended."--Choice"Goodall's longer view of countersubversion bears fruit in the relationships and transitions it highlights, in its transformation of the familiar series of episodic pictures into a narrative of ebb and flow in which lingering traces of failure shaped how subsequent efforts played out."--American Historical Review"Loyalty and Liberty appears at a most appropriate moment. With remarkable richness, the book covers great political, social, and cultural territory, and Goodall puts some familiar people, incidents, and institutions in a new and revealing light. Its sophistication and scope put it head and shoulders above many local and regional studies of anticommunism."--Nelson Lichtenstein, author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor"This thoroughly researched, crisply written study adds to our historical understanding of subversion and countersubversion--the dance of radicalism and antiradicalism that has so dramatically shaped modern American politics--in an era before McCarthyism and the Cold War. This is a book that will have a notable and stimulating impact on the field of twentieth-century U.S. history."--Michael Kimmage, author of In History's Grip: Philip Roth's Newark Trilogy

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book constitutes an excellent contribution to contemporary Chinese folklore studies and would make a wonderful addition to undergraduate courses on East Asian folklore and cross-cultural explorations of contemporary cultural politics."--Journal of American Folklore"I have read nothing like it in the field of Chinese studies. Original, insightful, and thoughtful, this book will be a must-read for a wide audience."--Lisa Rofel, author of Desiring China: Experiments in Neoliberalism, Sexuality, and Public Culture"A lively, engaging ethnography."--China Quarterly"Reinventing Chinese Tradition is a fine example of how the anthropological analysis of tradition and suggests how anthropologists can articulate the relationship between modernity and tradition(s) in all societies."--Anthropology Review Database"This book uses solid ethnographic data and rich research findings in the field to provide convincing support for the newer trends in the theory of tradition. The profound analyses make a strong case for the argument that tradition is changeable."--Journal of Folklore Research"Wu's theoretical approach and frequent engagement with a broader ethnographic literature makes this a must-read for specialists. It is recommended for anyone looking for insights into the complexities of contemporary rural China's cultural scene."--China Journal"A wonderful balance of ethnography and theoretical argument. Written in an engaging and accessible style and each chapter has much to offer in terms of theoretical insight and argument. It fairly sparkles intellectually."--Ann Anagnost, coeditor of Global Futures in East Asia: Youth, Nation, and the New Economy in Uncertain Times"Drawing on years of deep and prolonged immersion in the lives of village residents of the North China plain, Ka-ming Wu not only brilliantly elucidates scholarly dialogues about domestic and global debates, but through lively ethnography allows readers to appreciate the dynamic interchange between several generations of village performers, artists, and their audiences."--Deborah S. Davis, coeditor of Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Fischer expands our perspective of anti-communism temporally, shifting it to these late nineteenth-century roots, and deepens our understanding of it to contain clearly, and from its earliest origins, a laissez faire, open shop agenda. . . . This book will be welcomed and appreciated by those interested not only in the history of communism but also in understanding the limits of American politics in the twentieth century."--American Communist History "Fischer's sweep is broad; his results are impressive. Recommended."--Choice"Refreshingly original."--New York Review of Books"Fischer has produced a very original, well-researched and well-written account of how a relatively small but highly influential group of interlocking elites, including political and military intelligence officials, wealthy businessmen, members of 'patriotic' societies, and other conservatives, worked successfully to keep alive highly exaggerated fears of communism that had caused a national panic during the 1919-20 'red scare.'"--Robert Justin Goldstein, author of Political Repression in Modern America"Spider Web turns out to be a well-researched and thoughtful interdisciplinary work that intertwiningly uses perspectives of history, political science, sociology, and media studies. . . . Fischer's research is extensive, and in many aspects pioneering. Not only does he sum up the previous findings on American anticommunism, but also adds new information and, more importantly, provides new analytical perspectives."--Americana"Nick Fischer makes a major contribution to the growing literature on American antisubversive organizations. Spider Web establishes, through rigorous and original research, that anticommunism was intimately connected with private and public networks that promoted antilabor laws, eugenics, and immigration restriction."--Phillip Deery, author of Red Apple: Communism and McCarthyism in Cold War New York

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Calling on an impressive range of sources including weekly journals, essays, letters, and various organizational reports, Lause clearly demonstrates the wealth of evidence supporting the influence of spiritualists… Recommended."--Choice "Opens a door between works that consider spiritualism as a purely religious phenomenon and works that deal with the history of the reform movements of the time in purely political or economic terms. By developing this thesis, Lause shows how limited previous treatments of progressive reform have been."--John B. Buescher, author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land "Historians of religion, culture, and politics will all learn something new. . . . Free Spirits is filled with fascinating material."--The Journal of Southern History "There is virtually no scholarship on the influence and counter-influence of spiritualism and politics. The fresh insights on Lincoln, who is generally protected from any real alliance with spiritualism by virtue of his 'difficult' wife, is a great contribution, as are the messages from the southern dead."--Cathy Gutierrez, author of Plato's Ghost: Spiritualism in the American Renaissance"Opens a door between works that consider spiritualism as a purely religious phenomenon and works that deal with the history of the reform movements of the time in purely political or economic terms. By developing this thesis, Lause shows how limited previous treatments of progressive reform have been."--John B. Buescher, author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"So many mainstream movies are ultimately propaganda: propaganda for consumerism, violence, outdated gender relations, and the capitalist system. This book reminds us that films can also be rebellious, aiming not to reinforce but undermine the status quo. In this updated version of his original classic, Richard Porton traces the evolution of anarchist ideas and their influence on cinematic form and content, exploring a wide range of expressive work designed to provoke, inspire, and confound. A welcome and compelling celebration of a subversive and still-evolving genre."--Astra Taylor, author of The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age"Although I'm a feminist, but not a self-identified anarchist-feminist, Richard Porton's Film And The Anarchist Imagination has inspired me to study the texts and films he brilliantly analyzes, even revisit my own from his unique perspective."--Lizzie BordenPraise for the previous edition: "Porton's astute and engaging study provides a needed corrective to the 'laughably unsubtle' movies that recycle stereotypes and half-truths."--Catherine Saint Louis, New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Anarchism and Cinema: Representation and Self-Representation 2 Cinema, Anarchism, and Revolution: Heroes, Martyrs, and Utopian Moments 3 Anarcho-Syndicalism versus the “Revolt against Work” 4 Film and Anarchist Pedagogy 5 The Elusive Anarchist Aesthetic Afterword (2019) Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an important book. Well-told, diligently researched and splendidly written, Khan maintains his Left and anarchist perspective throughout, yet never does the narrative falter into rhetoric and hyperbole. The history told in The Republic Shall be Kept Clean needs no hyperbole to emphasize the savagery of those who founded, expanded, and rule it." --CounterpunchTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Author’s Note on Terminology Introduction Class, Race, Gender, and Empire “Civilization” versus “Savagery” “The Republic Shall be Kept Clean” The Guns of 1877 Republicans and Anarchists The Respectable Mob Aliens and Mobs Conclusion: “The Problem of the Proletariat and the Colonial Problem” Notes Libraries and Archives Utilized Index

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Book SynopsisLinking neoliberalism with the Right's global rise Bulgaria's media-driven pivot to right-wing populism parallels political developments taking place around the world. Martin Marinos applies a critical political economy approach to place Bulgarian right-wing populism within the structural transformation of the country's media institutions. As Marinos shows, media concentration under Western giants like Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and News Corporation have led to a neoliberal turn of commercialization, concentration, and tabloidization across media. The Right have used the anticommunism and racism bred by this environment to not only undermine traditional media but position their own outlets to boost new political entities like the nationalist party Ataka. Marinos's ethnographic observations and interviews with local journalists, politicians, and media experts add on-the-ground detail to his account. He also examines several related issues, including the performative appeal of populTrade Review“A thorough and well-researched history of postsocialist media transformation in Bulgaria that has a great deal of relevance for understanding the relationship between right-wing populism and commercialization in Europe and worldwide.”--Anikó Imre, author of TV Socialism“An original interpretation of the role of the media in the rise of populism, drawing on the political economy tradition of media and communication research. High-quality interviews and on-site fieldwork add originality and significance to the book.”--Sabina Mihelj, coauthor of Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist TelevisionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Social Justice Journalism and Cultural Enlightenment: Socialist Humanist Media After Stalin Media and the Post-1989 Anti-Communist Hegemony “The Language of the People”: The Tabloidization and Monopolization of the Post-Socialist Press “Commercial Television with a Public Role”: Nationalism, Mediatized Social Responsibility and the Porous Border Between Political and Media Populism Media Concentration and Right-Wing Populism’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media Labor, Money, and the “Populist” in Right-Wing Populist Media Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow the Cold War affected local-level union politics Trade Review"Labor's Cold War provides a valuable and timely historical reinterpretation that goes to the roots of the Cold War as it affected the American labour movement and its allies."--Labour/Le Travail"The emphasis on the interconnections between local and national themes makes this book a genuinely unique and compelling addition to labor literature. As such, it removes issues related to labor and the left from the internecine workplace and union struggles and moves them to the more interesting arena of local social and economic policies."--Stephen Meyer, author of Stalin over Wisconsin: The Making and Unmaking of Militant Unionism, 1900-1950Table of ContentsContributors include Kenneth Burt, Robert W. Cherny, Rosemary Feurer, Eric Fure-Slocum, Christopher Gerteis, Lisa Kannenberg, David Lewis-Colman, James J. Lorence, Shelton Stromquist, and Seth Wigderson

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Book SynopsisRealities of the street-level American Communist experience during the worst years of the DepressionTrade Review"An engaging look at the final years of Chicago's reign as the left-wing capital of America."--Chicago Tribune"Red Chicago makes an important contribution, integrating Communist history into the broader history of the working class and challenging the recent historiography that has dismissed the local context in favor of a top-down view."--Journal of Illinois History"An interesting story of a period of labor activity in the city that eventually sparked much more worker organizing than would be found in a number of other U.S. cities. Indeed, this is the period that fostered Chicago's eventual image as 'a labor town.'"--Chicago Union Teacher"Storch's solid new book . . . [is] the beginning of a 'fourth wave' of historiography of the American Communist Party."--History: Review of New Books"[Storch's] thoroughly researched study puts a 'human face' on American Communism by contextualizing the experiences of party members."--H-Urban"Storch's new book effectively kicks off the beginning of a new wave of American Communist Party historiography. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice"Red Chicago is thoroughly researched, the prose lucid and felicitous, and its arguments clearly made. This is Storch's first book, and it marks her as a young historian of promise."--Journal of American History"A must-read and a thrilling story for anyone interested in learning the tactics and hidden history of the CP's mass organizing in the 1930s."--International Socialist Review "A first-rate study of social thought, protest and action."--American Communist History "Red Chicago provides a wealth of new information about Chicago area Communists and breaks new ground in charting their activities at the grassroots level. In doing so, Storch speaks directly to a long-running debate about the nature of the Communist Party's connections to the American working class, coming down clearly and forcefully on the side that sees the Party as rooted in an indigenous culture of labor radicalism rather than simply a creature of the Soviet Union. . . . An impressive and well-written book."--Rick Halpern, author of Down on the Killing Floor: Black and White Workers in Chicago's Packinghouses, 1904-54 "Red Chicago is the most thorough and comprehensive case study in defense of the argument that local conditions shaped Communist policies, often anticipating changes in Party direction. What makes Storch's study particularly compelling is her ability to bring together what have often been considered to be contending interpretations: one emphasizing local initiatives and the other highlighting dependency on Moscow. This book makes a persuasive case that there needs to be a more nuanced interpretation that combines the strengths of both."--Paul Lyons, author of The People of This Generation: The Rise and Fall of the New Left in PhiladelphiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Sam Hammersmark's Chicagos 9 2. Revolutionary Recruitment: Numbers and Experience 31 3. "True Revolutionaries": Chicago's Party Culture in Thought and Action 64 4. Red Relief 99 5. "Abolish Capitalism": The Trade Union Unity League's Potential and Problems 130 6. "Generals Are of No Use without an Army": How and Why Communists Abandoned the TUUL 164 7. "Not That These Youths Are Geniuses": Young Communists Move from the Margins to the Mainstream 187 Epilogue 214 Notes 231 Index 289

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays that offer new perspectives on postwar American liberalism. It assesses the problems liberals have confronted in the twentieth century, examines their strategies for reform, and charts the successes and potential for future liberal reform.Trade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2013. "With the proliferation of scholarly monographs on the conservative movement, this volume's serious engagement with US liberalism is surprisingly refreshing. Highly Recommended."--Choice"A compelling narrative of the shifting dynamics of ideas and policy on the left end of the political spectrum."--The Journal of American History"An exciting collection of ten essays exploring liberalism and the New Deal coalition in the twentieth century. . . . a wonderful preview of some interesting new scholarship."--The Journal of Southern History"This impressive collection of thoughtful essays pulls together an all-star roster of prominent historians and promising younger scholars to make an important contribution to our understanding of postwar liberalism." --Steven M. Gillon, resident historian for The History Channel and author of The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President"Making Sense of American Liberalism promises to alter the way we look at liberalism and the Democratic Party. Disagreeing with contentions that conservatives enjoy a natural electoral majority, editors Jonathan Bell and Timothy Stanley use the essays in this volume to show that American history is neither seamlessly conservative nor liberal but rather an ongoing battle between these two competing visions. The collection will prompt scholars to reconsider the history of postwar politics."--Peter B. Levy, author of The New Left and Labor in the 1960s

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book constitutes an excellent contribution to contemporary Chinese folklore studies and would make a wonderful addition to undergraduate courses on East Asian folklore and cross-cultural explorations of contemporary cultural politics."--Journal of American Folklore"I have read nothing like it in the field of Chinese studies. Original, insightful, and thoughtful, this book will be a must-read for a wide audience."--Lisa Rofel, author of Desiring China: Experiments in Neoliberalism, Sexuality, and Public Culture"A lively, engaging ethnography."--China Quarterly"Reinventing Chinese Tradition is a fine example of how the anthropological analysis of tradition and suggests how anthropologists can articulate the relationship between modernity and tradition(s) in all societies."--Anthropology Review Database"This book uses solid ethnographic data and rich research findings in the field to provide convincing support for the newer trends in the theory of tradition. The profound analyses make a strong case for the argument that tradition is changeable."--Journal of Folklore Research"Wu's theoretical approach and frequent engagement with a broader ethnographic literature makes this a must-read for specialists. It is recommended for anyone looking for insights into the complexities of contemporary rural China's cultural scene."--China Journal"A wonderful balance of ethnography and theoretical argument. Written in an engaging and accessible style and each chapter has much to offer in terms of theoretical insight and argument. It fairly sparkles intellectually."--Ann Anagnost, coeditor of Global Futures in East Asia: Youth, Nation, and the New Economy in Uncertain Times"Drawing on years of deep and prolonged immersion in the lives of village residents of the North China plain, Ka-ming Wu not only brilliantly elucidates scholarly dialogues about domestic and global debates, but through lively ethnography allows readers to appreciate the dynamic interchange between several generations of village performers, artists, and their audiences."--Deborah S. Davis, coeditor of Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Fischer expands our perspective of anti-communism temporally, shifting it to these late nineteenth-century roots, and deepens our understanding of it to contain clearly, and from its earliest origins, a laissez faire, open shop agenda. . . . This book will be welcomed and appreciated by those interested not only in the history of communism but also in understanding the limits of American politics in the twentieth century."--American Communist History "Fischer's sweep is broad; his results are impressive. Recommended."--Choice"Refreshingly original."--New York Review of Books"Fischer has produced a very original, well-researched and well-written account of how a relatively small but highly influential group of interlocking elites, including political and military intelligence officials, wealthy businessmen, members of 'patriotic' societies, and other conservatives, worked successfully to keep alive highly exaggerated fears of communism that had caused a national panic during the 1919-20 'red scare.'"--Robert Justin Goldstein, author of Political Repression in Modern America"Spider Web turns out to be a well-researched and thoughtful interdisciplinary work that intertwiningly uses perspectives of history, political science, sociology, and media studies. . . . Fischer's research is extensive, and in many aspects pioneering. Not only does he sum up the previous findings on American anticommunism, but also adds new information and, more importantly, provides new analytical perspectives."--Americana"Nick Fischer makes a major contribution to the growing literature on American antisubversive organizations. Spider Web establishes, through rigorous and original research, that anticommunism was intimately connected with private and public networks that promoted antilabor laws, eugenics, and immigration restriction."--Phillip Deery, author of Red Apple: Communism and McCarthyism in Cold War New York

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Book SynopsisHailed since its initial release, Film and the Anarchist Imagination offers the authoritative account of films featuring anarchist characters and motifs. Richard Porton delves into the many ways filmmakers have portrayed anarchism's long traditions of labor agitation and revolutionary struggle. While acknowledging cinema's predilection for ludicrous anarchist stereotypes, he focuses on films that, wittingly or otherwise, reflect or even promote workplace resistance, anarchist pedagogy, self-emancipation, and anti-statist insurrection. Porton ranges from the silent era to the classics Zéro de Conduite and Love and Anarchy to contemporary films like The Nothing Factory while engaging the works of Jean Vigo, Jean-Luc Godard, Lina Wertmüller, Yvonne Rainer, Ken Loach, and others. For this updated second edition, Porton reflects on several new topics, including the negative portrayals of anarchism over the past twenty years and the contemporary embrace of post-anarchism.Trade Review"So many mainstream movies are ultimately propaganda: propaganda for consumerism, violence, outdated gender relations, and the capitalist system. This book reminds us that films can also be rebellious, aiming not to reinforce but undermine the status quo. In this updated version of his original classic, Richard Porton traces the evolution of anarchist ideas and their influence on cinematic form and content, exploring a wide range of expressive work designed to provoke, inspire, and confound. A welcome and compelling celebration of a subversive and still-evolving genre."--Astra Taylor, author of The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age"Although I'm a feminist, but not a self-identified anarchist-feminist, Richard Porton's Film And The Anarchist Imagination has inspired me to study the texts and films he brilliantly analyzes, even revisit my own from his unique perspective."--Lizzie BordenPraise for the previous edition: "Porton's astute and engaging study provides a needed corrective to the 'laughably unsubtle' movies that recycle stereotypes and half-truths."--Catherine Saint Louis, New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Anarchism and Cinema: Representation and Self-Representation 2 Cinema, Anarchism, and Revolution: Heroes, Martyrs, and Utopian Moments 3 Anarcho-Syndicalism versus the “Revolt against Work” 4 Film and Anarchist Pedagogy 5 The Elusive Anarchist Aesthetic Afterword (2019) Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an important book. Well-told, diligently researched and splendidly written, Khan maintains his Left and anarchist perspective throughout, yet never does the narrative falter into rhetoric and hyperbole. The history told in The Republic Shall be Kept Clean needs no hyperbole to emphasize the savagery of those who founded, expanded, and rule it." --CounterpunchTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Author’s Note on Terminology Introduction Class, Race, Gender, and Empire “Civilization” versus “Savagery” “The Republic Shall be Kept Clean” The Guns of 1877 Republicans and Anarchists The Respectable Mob Aliens and Mobs Conclusion: “The Problem of the Proletariat and the Colonial Problem” Notes Libraries and Archives Utilized Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A thorough and well-researched history of postsocialist media transformation in Bulgaria that has a great deal of relevance for understanding the relationship between right-wing populism and commercialization in Europe and worldwide.”--Anikó Imre, author of TV Socialism“An original interpretation of the role of the media in the rise of populism, drawing on the political economy tradition of media and communication research. High-quality interviews and on-site fieldwork add originality and significance to the book.”--Sabina Mihelj, coauthor of Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist TelevisionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Social Justice Journalism and Cultural Enlightenment: Socialist Humanist Media After Stalin Media and the Post-1989 Anti-Communist Hegemony “The Language of the People”: The Tabloidization and Monopolization of the Post-Socialist Press “Commercial Television with a Public Role”: Nationalism, Mediatized Social Responsibility and the Porous Border Between Political and Media Populism Media Concentration and Right-Wing Populism’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media Labor, Money, and the “Populist” in Right-Wing Populist Media Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a highly valued contribution to the study of Middle Eastern politics for scholars and students. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a highly valued contribution to the study of Middle Eastern politics for scholars and students. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisFrom efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. The Media World of ISIS explores the characteristics, mission, and tactics of the organization's use of media and propaganda.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Michael Krona and Rosemary Pennington Part I: Media & ISIS's Imaginary Geography1. The Myth of the Caliph: Suffering and Redemption in the Rhetoric of ISIS / Jason A. Edwards 2. Time, Space, and Communication: A Preliminary Comparison of Islamic State to the Mongol Hordes and the Khmer Rouge / Marwan M. Kraidy and John Vilanova 3. The Islamic State's Passport Paradox / William Lafi Youmans 4. Picturing Statehood During ISIS's Caliphal Days / Karim El Damanhoury Part II: Mediating Terror 5. ISIS's Media Ecology and Participatory Activism Tactics / Michael Krona6. Video Verite in the Age of ISIS / Kathleen German 7. Brand of Brothers: Marketing the Islamic State / Brian Hughes 8. It's More than Orange: ISIS's Appropriation of Orange Prison Jumpsuits as Rhetorical Resistance / Patrick G. Richey and Michaela Edwards Part III: Narratives of the Islamic State9. Western Millennials Explain Why They Joined the Islamic State / Matt Pascarella10. Monstrous Performance: Mohammed Emwazi's Transformation / Arthi Chandrasekaran and Nicholas Prephan 11. Transactional Constitution: ISIS's Cooptation of Western Discourse / Jacqueline Bruscella, and Ryan Bisel 12. Terror Remixed: The Islamic State and the Stop the Christian Genocide Campaign / Rosemary Pennington Epilogue: Rosemary Pennington and Michael KronaIndex

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Book SynopsisFrom efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. The Media World of ISIS explores the characteristics, mission, and tactics of the organization's use of media and propaganda.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Michael Krona and Rosemary Pennington Part I: Media & ISIS's Imaginary Geography1. The Myth of the Caliph: Suffering and Redemption in the Rhetoric of ISIS / Jason A. Edwards 2. Time, Space, and Communication: A Preliminary Comparison of Islamic State to the Mongol Hordes and the Khmer Rouge / Marwan M. Kraidy and John Vilanova 3. The Islamic State's Passport Paradox / William Lafi Youmans 4. Picturing Statehood During ISIS's Caliphal Days / Karim El Damanhoury Part II: Mediating Terror 5. ISIS's Media Ecology and Participatory Activism Tactics / Michael Krona6. Video Verite in the Age of ISIS / Kathleen German 7. Brand of Brothers: Marketing the Islamic State / Brian Hughes 8. It's More than Orange: ISIS's Appropriation of Orange Prison Jumpsuits as Rhetorical Resistance / Patrick G. Richey and Michaela Edwards Part III: Narratives of the Islamic State9. Western Millennials Explain Why They Joined the Islamic State / Matt Pascarella10. Monstrous Performance: Mohammed Emwazi's Transformation / Arthi Chandrasekaran and Nicholas Prephan 11. Transactional Constitution: ISIS's Cooptation of Western Discourse / Jacqueline Bruscella, and Ryan Bisel 12. Terror Remixed: The Islamic State and the Stop the Christian Genocide Campaign / Rosemary Pennington Epilogue: Rosemary Pennington and Michael KronaIndex

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Book SynopsisHow did communities come to terms with the collapse of communism? In order to guide the wider narrative, many former communist countries constructed museums dedicated to chronicling their experiences. Museums of Communism explores the complicated intersection of history, commemoration, and victimization made evident in these museums constructed after 1991. While contributors from a diverse range of fields explore various museums and include nearly 90 photographs, a common denominator emerges: rather than focusing on artifacts and historical documents, these museums often privilege memories and stories. In doing so, the museums shift attention from experiences of guilt or collaboration to narratives of shared victimization under communist rule. As editor Stephen M. Norris demonstrates, these museums are often problematic at best and revisionist at worst. From occupation museums in the Baltic States to memorial museums in Ukraine, former secret police prisons in Romania, and nostalgic muTrade ReviewThe chapters do present a series of stimulating (and sometimes provocative) case studies about the situation in particular countries. It is a book which will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers with interests in the post-communist world and more broadly in issues of post-communist memory politics. -- Duncan Light * Eurasian Geography and Economics *Both empirically and theoretically, this volume manages the rare trick of adding up to much more than the sum of its parts; it is essential reading for all scholars and students of Eastern European memory politics and museology. -- Polly Jones - University College, Oxford * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Communist Museums to Museums of Communism: An Introduction / Stephen M. NorrisExhibit A: Hall of Genocide, Occupation, and Terror 1. Sovereignty, Terror, and Suffering in the Museum of Genocide Victims in Lithuania / Neringa Klumbytė 2. Visualizing Revisionism: Europeanized Anticommunism at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest / Máté Zombory3. Inside L'viv's Lonsky Prison: Capturing Ukrainian Memory after Communism / Stephen M. Norris4. Remembering the Gulag in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan / Steven Barnes5. Riga's Cheka House: From a Soviet Place of Terror to a Latvian Site of Remembrance? / Katja Wezel Exhibit B: Hall of National Tragedies 6. Sensing the Uprising: The Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Emotions of the Past / Stephen M. Norris7. Enforcing National Memory, Remembering Famine's Victims: The National Museum "Holodomor Victims Memorial"/ Daria MattinglyExhibit C: Hall of Everyday Life8. The Czech Museum of Communism: What National Narrative for the Past? / Muriel Blaive 9. Stasiland or Spreewald Pickles? The Battle over the GDR in Berlin's DDR Museum / Stephen M. NorrisExhibit D: Hall of Russian Memory10. Commemorating and Forgetting Soviet Repression: Moscow's State Museum of GULAG History / Jeffrey Hardy11. The Butovskii Shooting Range: History of an Unfinished Museum / Julie Fedor and Tomas Sniegon12. Museum of Soviet Arcade Games: Nostalgia for a Socialist Childhood / Roman Abramov Exhibit E: Rotating Exhibits 13. A Museum of a Museum? Fused and Parallel Historical Narratives in the Joseph Stalin State Museum / Katrine Bendtsen Gotfredsen14. Between Occupations and Freedoms: Memory, Narrative, and Practice at Vabamu in Tallinn, Estonia / A. Lorraine KaljundIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe chapters do present a series of stimulating (and sometimes provocative) case studies about the situation in particular countries. It is a book which will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers with interests in the post-communist world and more broadly in issues of post-communist memory politics. -- Duncan Light * Eurasian Geography and Economics *Both empirically and theoretically, this volume manages the rare trick of adding up to much more than the sum of its parts; it is essential reading for all scholars and students of Eastern European memory politics and museology. -- Polly Jones - University College, Oxford * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Communist Museums to Museums of Communism: An Introduction / Stephen M. NorrisExhibit A: Hall of Genocide, Occupation, and Terror 1. Sovereignty, Terror, and Suffering in the Museum of Genocide Victims in Lithuania / Neringa Klumbytė 2. Visualizing Revisionism: Europeanized Anticommunism at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest / Máté Zombory3. Inside L'viv's Lonsky Prison: Capturing Ukrainian Memory after Communism / Stephen M. Norris4. Remembering the Gulag in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan / Steven Barnes5. Riga's Cheka House: From a Soviet Place of Terror to a Latvian Site of Remembrance? / Katja Wezel Exhibit B: Hall of National Tragedies 6. Sensing the Uprising: The Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Emotions of the Past / Stephen M. Norris7. Enforcing National Memory, Remembering Famine's Victims: The National Museum "Holodomor Victims Memorial"/ Daria MattinglyExhibit C: Hall of Everyday Life8. The Czech Museum of Communism: What National Narrative for the Past? / Muriel Blaive 9. Stasiland or Spreewald Pickles? The Battle over the GDR in Berlin's DDR Museum / Stephen M. NorrisExhibit D: Hall of Russian Memory10. Commemorating and Forgetting Soviet Repression: Moscow's State Museum of GULAG History / Jeffrey Hardy11. The Butovskii Shooting Range: History of an Unfinished Museum / Julie Fedor and Tomas Sniegon12. Museum of Soviet Arcade Games: Nostalgia for a Socialist Childhood / Roman Abramov Exhibit E: Rotating Exhibits 13. A Museum of a Museum? Fused and Parallel Historical Narratives in the Joseph Stalin State Museum / Katrine Bendtsen Gotfredsen14. Between Occupations and Freedoms: Memory, Narrative, and Practice at Vabamu in Tallinn, Estonia / A. Lorraine KaljundIndex

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Book SynopsisDoes the concept of nationality apply to the economic elite, or have they shed national identities to form a global capitalist class?In Rooted Globalism, Kevin Funk unpacks dozens of ethnographic interviews he conducted with Latin America's urban-based, Arab-descendant elite class, some of whom also occupy positions of political power in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Based on extensive fieldwork, Funk illuminates how these elites navigate their Arab ancestry, Latin American host cultures, and roles as protagonists of globalization. With the term rooted globalism, Funk captures the emergence of classed intersectional identities that are simultaneously local, national, transnational, and global. Focusing on an oft-ignored axis of South-South relations (between Latin America and the Arab world), Rooted Globalism provides detailed analysis of the identities, worldviews, and motivations of this group and ultimately reveals that rather than obliterating national identities,Trade ReviewKevin Funk's Rooted Globalism challenges the ubiquitous claim that leading capitalists have mentally divorced themselves from the nation-state as they congeal into a placeless hegemonic class with a global consciousness. Funk interviewed dozens of leading capitalists in South America and finds that the identities of these global actors intersect with ethnicity, race, family and ancestral ties, migration histories, nationality, and geography to generate an empirical class consciousness that he calls "rooted globalism." Funk concludes that the borderless one-world theme articulated by transnational corporations and corporate elites is more of a political strategy to intimidate state elites than an accurate representation of their empirical class consciousness. This pathbreaking book will interest scholars in Latin American politics and political economy, but it is a must read for anyone interested in the relationship between globalization, class formation, and the state. -- Clyde W. Barrow, author of The Dangerous Class, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyHas the ruling class of today's global capitalist system really gone global? Do they share a global worldview or consciousness? Critically probing such crucial questions to understanding our contemporary capitalist dystopia, Rooted Globalism obliterates long-held arguments regarding the existence of a nationless capitalist class imbued with a common global identity. In examining what capitalists actually think and say, the book deftly melds fine-grained empirical research with theoretical rigor in new and innovative ways. -- Alexander Anievas, author of Capital, the State, and War, University of ConnecticutCritics of neoliberal capitalism often make a common mistake: imagining elites as global actors, who also understand themselves as such. Rooted Globalism—rich in theoretical insight and drawn from detailed interviews of Latin American elites—destabilizes this assumption. Kevin Funk demonstrates that the lived worlds of elites are not simply extensions of "global" capitalism's material logics. Instead, capitalism is always cultural, elites are rooted in places and states, and capitalism is far from coherently hegemonic. -- Isaac Kamola, author of Making the World Global: US Universities and the Production of the Global Imaginary, Trinity CollegeThe intricacies of class formation in Latin America have been the object of a long tradition of critical scholarship, which tends to focus on the legacies of slavery, indigenous genocide, colonialism, and the weakness of national ruling classes. Kevin Funk brings a breath of fresh air to the field with this very original book about the "rooted globalism" of Arab-Latin American elites. Beyond presenting a wealth of new empirical research on a hitherto relatively neglected social group, the book makes a distinctive theoretical contribution to transnational class studies, challenging commonly held beliefs about the lack of local and cultural roots of transnational elites. -- Felipe Antunes de Oliveira, Queen Mary University of LondonRooted Globalism offers an incisive intervention to grasp the complex identity of the international upper class under neoliberal capitalism in the twenty-first century, evinced by unprecedented inequality. In this book Kevin Funk offers an original account of the converging and diverging forces comprising the world's capitalist class. This book uncovers the nature of the global capitalist class and the deepening global divide which threatens humanity. -- Immanuel Ness, author of Organizing Insurgency, City University of New YorkRooted Globalism traces the complicated political entanglements and economic ambitions of a Latin American elite of Arab origin. Relying on direct access to key protagonists, Funk's analysis of these South-South business linkages is nuanced, theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich. A key contribution to studies of the networked global capitalist class, Funk's book is also a must read for anyone with interest in the evolution of Latin American-Middle East relations, South-South linkages, and international political economy more broadly. -- Omar Dahi, coauthor of South–South Trade and Finance in the Twenty-First Century, Hampshire CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Capitalism and Class in Global Latin America1. Progress and Lacunae in the Study of the "Global Capitalist Class"2. How Latin America Met the Arab World3. The Tradition of Dead Generations: On the Persistence of Place-Based Longings4. Rootless Globalists? On Denationalization and Globality5. "The Flat Pluralist World of Business Class": On Constructing (and Contesting) Corporate Global ImaginariesConclusion: The Future of Global Imaginaries: Thinking Beyond Nativism and Neoliberal PropagandaBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe dramatic story of the Bolsheviks' struggle for political survival during the first year of Soviet powerTrade ReviewThirty-one years have passed since the author's The Bolsheviks Come to Power . . . , the second volume in a projected trilogy on the Russian Revolution. The first two volumes documented Bolshevik success in the destruction of the Provisional Government in 1917. This third volume tells about the first year of Bolshevik power after the insurrection in October and the dispersal of the Constituent Assembly. . . . Rabinowitch display[s] broad control of sources . . . Recommended. * Choice *This briskly written, often riveting study of the evolution of Bolshevik authoritarianism . . . provides a salutary corrective to the school of historiography that views Soviet communism as totalitarian by nature. December 2008 * The Atlantic *Alexander Rabinowich's previous works on revolutionary Petrograd have long stood as benchmarks in the field. [The Bolsheviks in Power] will join its partner volumes on the shelf of classics . . . This painstakingly researched and beautifully written book will be required reading for all specialists of the period and makes a great contribution to our understandings of the course of revolution and civil war. December 2008 -- Sarah Badcock * University of Nottingham *Alexander Rabinowitch's account of the first year of Bolshevik politics is a work of outstanding merit that sets a standard rarely achieved in the genre of political history. . . . It is a history full of heroes, fools, and fanatics, yet recounted in a sober and nonjudgmental manner, a labor of love, over two decades in the making, the work of a skilled and devoted craftsman.Spring 2010 * Slavic Review *This book is essential reading for those wanting to understand how the Bolsheviks took control of the Soviet State. July/August 2009 * Chartist *The period covered by The Bolsheviks in Power is a crucial one, because 1918 was the make or break year for the Bolshevik regime . . . by far the best book on the revolutionary period in Russian history, and one which should be obligatory reading for every serious student of the subject.July 2010 -- J.D. White * Slavonic and East European Review *This work is a model for the historian's craft, which modestly but implicity redefines how we conceptualize the fields of history.May/June 2009 * Against the Current *This is a thorough study of the high politics of the first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. The level of detail is one of its many admirable features.July 2009 * History *The author of the most important academic study of the 1917 Russian Revolution has now written the most serious archival study of the early revolutionary regime . . . [The Bolsheviks in Power] is a book that deserves to be studied and not merely read.January-February 2008 -- Kevin Murphy * International Socialist Review - ISR *This masterful volume . . . fills a gaping hole in the historiography of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union . . . [How] the party's relatively open, decentralized, and democratic structure . . . [was] transformed into 'the highly centralized, ultra-authoritarian Bolshevik political system' of Soviet Russia . . . The details behind [Rabinowitch's] conclusive answer make up this rich, detailed, fascinating book. -- Rex A. Wade * American Historical Review *Without slighting ideology or Lenin's importance, and with one eye always on international events, Rabinowitch uses painstaking research in archival and other contemporary sources to root Bolshevik authoritarianism in the often mundane realities of the struggle for the survival of Soviet power . . . Like [his] previous volumes, The Bolsheviks in Power will certainly be mandatory reading for any student or scholar of modern Russian history.November 2009 -- Michael Hickey * Slavonica *Rabinowitch's . . . reconstruction of Bolshevik politics from the first to the second October under Soviet rule gives altogether familiar events an unfamiliar and far deeper resonance. . . . [His] fine-grained history gives to largely foretold events a texture and complexity absent before. * Foreign Affairs *A meticulous and fine-grained study of the first year of 'soviet rule' in Petrograd. . . . Rabinowitch maintains a dispassionate tone and is scrupulously measured in his judgments. . . . His book can justly be said to provide a definitive political history of the city during the first year of Bolshevik rule.August, 2008 -- Steve Smith * New Left Review *This is an important book. It describes in great detail the evolution of the Bolshevik regime over the first year of its existence.2008 -- Iain McKay * Black Flag Magazine *A significant work of historical scholarship. It will serve, for years to come, as an essential reference point for the study of the political and social aftermath of the overthrow of the bourgeois Provisional Government and the establishment of the Bolshevik regime. In contrast to so many others working in the field of Soviet studies, who have adapted themselves to the prevailing climate of intellectual dishonesty and cynicism, Professor Rabinowitch has not compromised his integrity as a scholar. He has produced an important contribution. * World Socialist Review *Table of ContentsAbbreviationsPreface Prologue: The Bolsheviks and the October Revolution in Petrograd Part I: The Defeat of the ModeratesChapter 1 Forming a Government Chapter 2 Rebels into Rulers Chapter 3 Gathering Forces Chapter 4 The Fate of the Constituent Assembly Part II: War or Peace Chapter 5 Fighting Lenin Chapter 6 "The Socialist Fatherland Is in Danger" Chapter 7 An Obscene PeacePart III: Soviet Power on the BrinkChapter 8 A Turbulent SpringChapter 9 Continuing CrisesChapter 10 The Northern Commune and the Bolshevik-Left SR Alliance Chapter 11 The Suicide of the Left SRsPart IV: Celebration amid TerrorChapter 12 The Road to "Red Terror"Chapter 13 The Red Terror in Petrograd Chapter 14 Celebrating "the Greatest Event in the History of the World"Chapter 15 Price of SurvivalChronology of Key Events NotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPathbreaking studies of the postsocialist transitionTrade Review[Berdahl's] work reinforces the importance of European ethnography and acts as a critical resource on the study of borders, cultural change and social belonging. . . Berdahl's essays are well crafted, infused with feeling, dotted with specific examples, and evoke larger theoretical questions, not just about Eastern Germany, but about understandings of self, memory and belonging. Her writing manages to capture fleeting moments and movements in postsocialist Germany, and the book is both informative and a joy to read. 28. 1 2010 * ANTHROPOLOGY E EUROPE REVIEW *Scholars interested in meaning, memory, consumption and representation of the East German past will greatly benefit from reading this thoughtful volume. 29.2 2011 * German History *As a posthumous publication and deserved labour of love, this compilation understandably has some repetitions and loose ends, but also highly suggestive arguments that remain ours to pursue. It is a pleasure to follow Berdahl's lines of thought and growth as a scholar, her consummate fieldwork and writing. * Anthropological Notebooks *This highly readable book spans a full life of research and offers researchers and students alike an opportunity to continue the discussions which Berdahl pioneered as the historical events themselves were taking place. * German Studies Review *This collection is an excellent introduction to Daphne Berdahl's generous and insightful ethnography... [R]eaders will be rewarded by her perceptive research, skillful prose, and humanizing insights.April, 2011 * H-SAE *Table of ContentsPreface by Michael HerzfeldAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Matti BunzlPart 1. Washington, D.C. 1. Voices at the Wall: Discourses of Self, History, and National Identity at the Vietnam Veterans MemorialPart 2. Kella 2. Consumer Rites: The Politics of Consumption in Re-Unified Germany 3. "(N)Ostalgie" for the Present: Memory, Longing, and East German Things 4. "Go, Trabi, Go!": Reflections on a Car and Its Symbolization over Time 5. Mixed Devotions: Religion, Friendship, and Fieldwork in Postsocialist East GermanyPart 3. Leipzig 6. The Spirit of Capitalism and the Boundaries of Citizenship in Post-Wall Germany 7. Local Hero, National Crook: "Doc" Schneider and the Spectacle of Finance Capital 8. Expressions of Experience and Experiences of Expression: Museum Re-Presentations of GDR History 9. Goodbye Lenin, Aufwiedersehen GDR: On the Social Life of SocialismNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisContending that Marxism achieved its unique position in part by adopting the content and functions of Christianity, MacIntyre details the religious attitudes and modes of belief that appear in Marxist doctrine as it developed historically from the philosophies of Hegel and Feuerbach, and as it has been carried on by latter-day interpreters from Rosa Luxemburg and Trotsky to Kautsky and Lukacs. The result is a lucid exposition of Marxism and an incisive account of its persistence and continuing importance.Trade Review"...a discerning, solid book...a significant contribution to both the emerging Marxist-Christian dialogue and the task of building the future that awaits us all." —The New Republic“. . . a very fine work on the intersection of Marxist and Christian teaching. . . . MacIntyre provides a very useful summary of Marx’s philosophical forebears, and his development from them. His summary of Marx’s teaching on history and the changes from his earlier to his later writing is quite fair, and a good introduction to the thought of Marx. . . . It really does bring together Marxism and Christianity in such a way that they may both contribute to and criticize each other.” —Catholic Library World

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Book SynopsisThe largely successful trajectory of participatory democracy in post-1988 Brazil is well documented, but much less is known about its origins in the 1970s and early 1980s. In Participatory Democracy in Brazil: Socioeconomic and Political Origins, J. Ricardo Tranjan recounts the creation of participatory democracy in Brazil. He positions the well-known Porto Alegre participatory budgeting at the end of three interrelated and partially overlapping processes: a series of incremental steps toward broader political participation taking place throughout the twentieth century; short-lived and only partially successful attempts to promote citizen participation in municipal administration in the 1970s; and setbacks restricting direct citizen participation in the 1980s. What emerges is a clearly delineated history of how socioeconomic contexts shaped Brazil's first participatory administrations.Tranjan first examines Brazil's long history of institutional exclusion of certain seTrade Review"This pathbreaking study of participatory democracy in Brazil fundamentally challenges the conventional wisdom in a number of ways. Rather than assume that Brazil’s experiments in participatory democracy are urban phenomena that started in the late 1980s as a consequence of its democratic transition, J. Ricardo Tranjan persuasively demonstrates how participatory democracy’s roots date back to rural and urban experiments in participation under military rule. The result is a nuanced understanding of how changes in socioeconomic context and national politics and institutions not only condition local political participation in important ways, but affect the very meaning of political participation. It is a must read for anyone interested in the politics of participation in Latin America." —Philip Oxhorn, McGill University "In Participatory Democracy in Brazil: Socioeconomic and Political Origins, J. Ricardo Tranjan makes an important contribution to broader theoretical debates on political development. Rather than focusing on the now famous participatory budgeting program in Porto Alegre, he extends his analysis to better situate the emphasis on participatory democracy in a larger historical context. His corrective history will be of interest to scholars of participatory democracy, contemporary Brazilian social and political history, and democratic studies." —Brian Wampler, Boise State University"J. Ricardo Tranjan argues for the need to contextualize participatory ideals and practices, and maintains that the much-celebrated cases of the 1990s and 2000s are rooted in less-known cases of the 1970s and 1980s (are, in fact, 'moderations' of those). The formula Tranjan uses for analyzing this context—economic structure and macro-institutional setting—is well-described. The book can be used in courses focusing on 'governance' practices in the developing world or on Brazilian contemporary politics/history." —William Nylen, Stetson University

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Book SynopsisFrom Revolution to Power in Brazil: How Radical Leftists Embraced Capitalism and Struggled with Leadership examines terrorism from a new angle. Kenneth Serbin portrays a generation of Brazilian resistance fighters and militants struggling to rebuild their lives after suffering torture and military defeat by the harsh dictatorship that took control with the support of the United States in 1964, exiting in 1985.Based on two decades of research and more than three hundred hours of interviews with former members of the revolutionary organization National Liberating Action, Serbin's is the first book to bring the story of Brazil's long night of dictatorship into the present. It explores Brazil's status as an emerging global capitalist giant and its unique contributions and challenges in the social arena. The book concludes with the rise of ex-militants to positions of power in a capitalist democracyand how they confronted both old and new challenges posed by BraziliaTrade Review“This is a thorough, balanced, and beautifully written account of the progression of the Brazilian left over the past fifty years. This book presents a compelling account, unique in its virtues. The scholarship is outstanding. Kenneth Serbin calls on a vast compendium of secondary sources, previously untapped primary sources, and his own extensive oral histories of key figures in this process.” —Bryan McCann, Georgetown University“From Revolution to Power in Brazil provides a lavishly detailed chronicle of the guerrillas and revolutionaries who rose to the pinnacle of Brazil’s political system only to fall from grace and find their quest for power questioned by robust institutions. As Brazil grapples once again with threats to its democratic advances, this book is essential reading for understanding how political power functions in Latin America’s largest country.” —Simon Romero, New York Times"Kenneth Serbin is one of the most eminent historians of Brazil working today. His previous books have illuminated key aspects of this country’s recent past, especially during the dark dictatorship period. This volume adds to this accumulated knowledge, by unveiling how some relevant actors in the Brazilian political arena evolved from the military to the democratic periods. Always using a fluid and gracious style and following the strictest academic precision, Serbin helps us to better understand our society and ourselves." —Carlos Eduardo Lins da Silva, Insper Institute of Education and Research“Using collective biography, [Serbin] tells the story of nine activists who moved into position in the political system. . . . This is a valuable study providing insight into the unique political system of present-day Brazil.” —Choice"From Revolution to Power in Brazil is important for understanding the life trajectories of former militants who survived military rule in Brazil, and it offers new pathways for thinking about activism and dissent under dictatorship and transition politics." —Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“This tribute to the legacy of a generation of courageous activists, in a country that sees itself once again defending its fragile democracy against a powerful authoritarian resurgence, would be enough to make From Revolution to Power in Brazil mandatory reading, regardless of disagreements that are bound to arise around the study of such sensitive and timely topics.” —American Historical Review“Serbin . . . offers readers what is likely to become a new classic in the area. From Revolution to Power in Brazil is indeed a work that innovates in scope, focus, and goals." —Latin American Politics and Society

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Book SynopsisAt its core this book is intellectual history, tracing the work of progressive historians as they in turn wrote the history of progressivism.In Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea, Bradley C. S. Watson presents an intellectual history of American progressivism as a philosophical-political phenomenon, focusing on how and with what consequences the academic discipline of history came to accept and propagate it. This book offers a meticulously detailed historiography and critique of the insularity and biases of academic culture. It shows how the first scholarly interpreters of progressivism were, in large measure, also its intellectual architects, and later interpreters were in deep sympathy with their premises and conclusions. Too many scholarly treatments of the progressive synthesis were products of it, or at least were insufficiently mindful of two central facts: the hostility of progressive theory to the Founders' Constitution and the tension Trade Review“Progressivism is novel because neither is it in thrall to progressivism nor does it consider progressivism as inevitable and inevitably domesticated. Rather, the author is capable of criticizing progressivism at a fundamental level.” —Johnathan O’Neill, author of Originalism in American Law and Politics“This is a singularly original contribution. I know of no such comprehensive review of the historiography of progressivism.” —Paul Moreno, author of Black Americans and Organized Labor“Watson has crafted, not so much a historical genealogy of Progressivism, as its historiography. . . . Along the line of Watson’s march appear some of the brightest stars in the firmament of American historical writing (and political-history writing) in the 20th century: Richard Hofstadter, . . . Henry Steele Commager, Daniel Boorstin, C. Vann Woodward, David Potter, Louis Hartz, Arthur Link, Gabriel Kolko, Henry F. May, and Robert Wiebe.” —Claremont Review of Books"The book is more than an extended review of the literature . . . ; it is an indictment. And it is hard not to agree with Watson’s assessment that these historians were guilty of obscuring as much as they illuminated about the Progressives." —Law and Liberty"Bradley C. S. Watson’s new book Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea points scholars in new and productive directions regarding the political thought of the Progressive Era. Watson writes with vigor and verve, making the book of great appeal to anyone trying to take the true measure of the legacy of Progressive political thought in American history." —Public Discourse"In this new offering from Watson, Progressivism is put under the microscope and examined during its 20th-century development. . . . The book proceeds chronologically through the 20th century to the current day, which gives readers a solid accounting of how Progressive ideas evolved and then merged with still later ideas." —Choice"This book leaves the reader with a deep suspicion of several generations of progressive historians who wrote without being fully honest or fully aware of the tensions between progressivism and the American founders. Beyond that, [it] requires us to think about the challenges of progressive thought to the legitimacy of American institutions and to the American regime as a whole. By provoking these questions, Watson leads us to the deepest level of American politics which is nothing other than a continuous dialogue and critical engagement with the American Founders." —VoegelinViewTable of ContentsForeword by Charles R. Kesler Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Revolt against the Constitution 2. The Real Presence of Christ 3. Gray in Gray: The Strange History of Progressive History in the 1940s and 1950s 4. Progressive Historiography in a Countercultural Age 5. Intellectual Consolidation and Counterattack: Conservatism and Revisionism from the 1980s to the Present 6. The Shades of History Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAt its core this book is intellectual history, tracing the work of progressive historians as they in turn wrote the history of progressivism.In Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea, Bradley C. S. Watson presents an intellectual history of American progressivism as a philosophical-political phenomenon, focusing on how and with what consequences the academic discipline of history came to accept and propagate it. This book offers a meticulously detailed historiography and critique of the insularity and biases of academic culture. It shows how the first scholarly interpreters of progressivism were, in large measure, also its intellectual architects, and later interpreters were in deep sympathy with their premises and conclusions. Too many scholarly treatments of the progressive synthesis were products of it, or at least were insufficiently mindful of two central facts: the hostility of progressive theory to the Founders' Constitution and the tension Trade Review“Progressivism is novel because neither is it in thrall to progressivism nor does it consider progressivism as inevitable and inevitably domesticated. Rather, the author is capable of criticizing progressivism at a fundamental level.” —Johnathan O’Neill, author of Originalism in American Law and Politics“This is a singularly original contribution. I know of no such comprehensive review of the historiography of progressivism.” —Paul Moreno, author of Black Americans and Organized Labor“Watson has crafted, not so much a historical genealogy of Progressivism, as its historiography. . . . Along the line of Watson’s march appear some of the brightest stars in the firmament of American historical writing (and political-history writing) in the 20th century: Richard Hofstadter, . . . Henry Steele Commager, Daniel Boorstin, C. Vann Woodward, David Potter, Louis Hartz, Arthur Link, Gabriel Kolko, Henry F. May, and Robert Wiebe.” —Claremont Review of Books"The book is more than an extended review of the literature . . . ; it is an indictment. And it is hard not to agree with Watson’s assessment that these historians were guilty of obscuring as much as they illuminated about the Progressives." —Law and Liberty"Bradley C. S. Watson’s new book Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea points scholars in new and productive directions regarding the political thought of the Progressive Era. Watson writes with vigor and verve, making the book of great appeal to anyone trying to take the true measure of the legacy of Progressive political thought in American history." —Public Discourse"In this new offering from Watson, Progressivism is put under the microscope and examined during its 20th-century development. . . . The book proceeds chronologically through the 20th century to the current day, which gives readers a solid accounting of how Progressive ideas evolved and then merged with still later ideas." —Choice"This book leaves the reader with a deep suspicion of several generations of progressive historians who wrote without being fully honest or fully aware of the tensions between progressivism and the American founders. Beyond that, [it] requires us to think about the challenges of progressive thought to the legitimacy of American institutions and to the American regime as a whole. By provoking these questions, Watson leads us to the deepest level of American politics which is nothing other than a continuous dialogue and critical engagement with the American Founders." —VoegelinViewTable of ContentsForeword by Charles R. Kesler Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Revolt against the Constitution 2. The Real Presence of Christ 3. Gray in Gray: The Strange History of Progressive History in the 1940s and 1950s 4. Progressive Historiography in a Countercultural Age 5. Intellectual Consolidation and Counterattack: Conservatism and Revisionism from the 1980s to the Present 6. The Shades of History Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is a riveting analysis of the rise and fall of Peru’s left during the 1970s–1990s. Drawing on scores of personal interviews, Feinstein puts us in the room where the leaders of Peru’s leftist political parties struggled to cope with the challenge posed by the savage Shining Path insurgency.” —Cynthia McClintock, author of Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Maps and Images Spanish Language Terms Acronyms List and Glossary Regional Maps Introduction 1. Revolution from Above or Below? (1960s-1970s) 2. Entering the Democratic Game – The Birth of Izquierda Unida (1980-1983) 3. To Support or Oppose the Populist Center? (1983-1986) 4. Days of Barbarity – The 1986 Lima Prison Massacres 5. The Center Cannot Hold –The First and Last Congress of Izquierda Unida at Huampaní (1989) 6. Fighting Against the Tide: María Elena’s Last Stand (1992) 7. The Afterlife of War: Post-Conflict Memory in Peru (2000-2019) Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book offers an extended and interesting argument concerning one of the major ideological perspectives in contemporary politics—conservatism. It is a well-argued, well-wrought, thoroughly engaging work to which, when I have a copy on my shelf, I will return frequently for reference.” —Thomas Heilke, co-author of From Ideologies to Public Philosophies"McAleer and Rosenthal-Pubul navigate a wide field of thought in their survey of the modern political landscape, ranging from Francis Fukuyuma on one end to the Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, dubbed 'Putin’s brain,' on the other. The authors take Roger Scruton as their guide, but along the way they encounter such thinkers as Dostoevsky, Leo Strauss, Pierre Manent, and Nikolai Berdyaev. Here, as Daniel J. Mahoney notes in his foreword, is a book 'rich, learned, and invigorating.'”—The New Criterion"In their learned book, The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition, Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul…argue for a conservative humanism that, when understood in the full light of Western thought, is built on the trinity of religion, family, and education.”—Religion & LibertyTable of ContentsOpening Remarks Introduction: Conservatism: Quest for a Quiddity 1. Humanism: The Master Idea of Western Civilization 2. The Metaphysics of Conservatism 3. Establishment 4. Law 5. Humanistic Enterprise 6. The Conservative Via Media: Between Nationalism and the Dream of Cosmopolis 7. Liberty 8. Conservatism without Reprimitivism Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the diverse views of Jules Michelet, Thomas Hobbes, and Seneca on the extralegal aspects of sovereign prerogative power, often associated with grace, favor, leniency, and pardons.Trade Review“Sovereignty is a major subject in discussions of politics today. Thanks to widespread interest in Carl Schmitt’s writings, it figures in critiques of liberalism that stress the reality of violent extralegal action. Covering three political thinkers, Friendly Sovereignty directs our eyes to the dangers of nonviolent, ‘friendly’ forms of extralegality—favoritism, corruption, and mercy. It is a timely warning, born of the recognition that ‘friendly sovereignty’ has been a clear and present danger in recent U.S. politics.”—Deborah Baumgold,author of Contract Theory in Historical Context: Essays on Grotius, Hobbes, and Locke

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Book Synopsis'Once again I repeat that I am not an impartial; objective critic. My judgments are nourished by my ideals, my sentiments, my passions. I have an avowed and resolute ambition: to assist in the creation of Peruvian socialism. I am far removed from the academic techniques of the university.'—From the Author''s NoteJose Carlos Mariátegui was one of the leading South American social philosophers of the early twentieth century. He identified the future of Peru with the welfare of the Indian at a time when similar ideas were beginning to develop in Middle America and the Andean region. Generations of Peruvian and other Latin American social thinkers have been profoundly influenced by his writings.Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality (Siete ensayos de interpretación de la realidad peruana), first published in 1928, is Mariátegui''s major statement of his position and has gone into many editions, not only in Peru but also in other LatTrade Review...one of the most important books in Peruvian letters ... * Choice *Table of Contents Introduction by Jorge Basadre Author’s Note 1. Outline of the Economic Evolution 2. The Problem of the Indian 3. The Problem of Land 4. Public Education 5. The Religious Factor 6. Regionalism and Centralism 7. Literature on Trial Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisA sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years.Trade Review"In scope, depth of analysis, and, not the least, fairness and objectivity, this book has no rivals as far as the area of East Central Europe is concerned. It will certainly become required reading in all area—related courses, and one hopes that it will also win a place for itself on reading lists for courses in modern Europe." * Slavic Review *"Several outstanding works have appeared in English on East Central Europe..but Rothschild’s book is now the best single volume available on the region as a whole." * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroductory Survey Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Romania Bulgaria Albania On the Periphery of East Central Europe: the Baltic States Survey of Culture Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisIlluminates the forces driving Moscow's China policy, from the Ussuri River clashes in 1969 to the 'strategic partnership' of the 1990s. This book analyzes Russian-Chinese relations from Moscow's perspective.Trade Review"[Wishnick] brings to this important subject a mastery of Russian and Chinese sources, an impressive command of the relevant scholarship, much new material from Soviet state and party archives, and extensive interviews with Russian policy makers and with leading Russian specialists on China." * Journal of Cold War Studies *"Wishnick provides the first detailed account of Russia's policy toward China from 1969 to 1999, based on thorough research in Russian sources and some recently released U.S. government documents. . . . A reliable reference source." * Choice *"A terrific book..Wishnick, by reason of her knowledge, perceptiveness, discernment, and linguistic skills in both Russian and Chinese, is highly qualified to narrate, conceptualize, and comment on a topic somewhat sidelined these days by more immediately dramatic international preoccupations, but on of immense importance to the evolving world order..Everyone wishing to be well informed should read this valuable work." * Slavic Review *"A solid and fascinating analysis of Moscow's China Policy from Brezhnev to Yeltsin..From its political discussion, Mending Fences opens and new and important perspective on Soviet-Chinese relations in the 1970s-1990s, a period that has seldom attracted historians' attention." * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Part I. Brezhnev’s Containment Policy The Soviet Union’s China Strategy The Sino-Soviet Conflict in Perspective Part II. The Road to Beijing Leadership Change in the USSR and Sino-Soviet Relations Pressures for Continuity and Change in Soviet China Policy in the Early 1980s From Rapprochment to Normalization The Gorbachev Revolution and China Policy Part III. Toward Sino-Russian Partnership Sino-Russian Relations in the Yeltsin Era Moscow and Border Regions Debate Russia’s China Policy Conclusions Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisAnalyzes the efforts of Soviet leaders simultaneously to maintain their supremacy in the international communist movement, defend their borders from a perceived China threat, and ensure the compliance of regional authorities in enforcing China policy.Trade Review"[Wishnick] brings to this important subject a mastery of Russian and Chinese sources, an impressive command of the relevant scholarship, much new material from Soviet state and party archives, and extensive interviews with Russian policy makers and with leading Russian specialists on China." * Journal of Cold War Studies *"Wishnick provides the first detailed account of Russia's policy toward China from 1969 to 1999, based on thorough research in Russian sources and some recently released U.S. government documents. . . . A reliable reference source." * Choice *"A terrific book..Wishnick, by reason of her knowledge, perceptiveness, discernment, and linguistic skills in both Russian and Chinese, is highly qualified to narrate, conceptualize, and comment on a topic somewhat sidelined these days by more immediately dramatic international preoccupations, but on of immense importance to the evolving world order..Everyone wishing to be well informed should read this valuable work." * Slavic Review *"A solid and fascinating analysis of Moscow's China Policy from Brezhnev to Yeltsin..From its political discussion, Mending Fences opens and new and important perspective on Soviet-Chinese relations in the 1970s-1990s, a period that has seldom attracted historians' attention." * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Part I. Brezhnev’s Containment Policy The Soviet Union’s China Strategy The Sino-Soviet Conflict in Perspective Part II. The Road to Beijing Leadership Change in the USSR and Sino-Soviet Relations Pressures for Continuity and Change in Soviet China Policy in the Early 1980s From Rapprochment to Normalization The Gorbachev Revolution and China Policy Part III. Toward Sino-Russian Partnership Sino-Russian Relations in the Yeltsin Era Moscow and Border Regions Debate Russia’s China Policy Conclusions Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do we talk about when we talk about money? As the forty-four poets in this brilliant new anthology show, the answer is everything. From the impact of global economic crises to local tag sales, to sweatshops where our clothes are produced to the malls where they are sold, this volume gets to the heart of Americans' relationships to capital.Trade ReviewFresh, memorable, original. The coeditors have constructed a meaningful and timely anthology that, in significant ways, gathers together a range of poems about money and class structures in America."" - Judith Vollmer""Money may be, as Denise Duhamel notes in her mini-essay, one of the last taboo subjects in the arts as well as in polite company, but that's exactly what the forty-four diverse and wide-ranging contemporary American poets in this wonderful anthology so memorably explore - if by 'money' you mean everything in our increasingly stressed and stressful capitalist society that money informs. There's an embarrassment of riches here. You can bank on it."" - Ronald Wallace

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Book SynopsisAfter September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks.

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Book SynopsisA bold new interpretation of Germany's democratic transformation in the twentieth century, focusing on a group of intellectuals who shaped the post-Nazi reconstructionTrade Review“Excellent study” —Emily A.Steinhauer, German Historical Institute LondonLions and Lambs: Conflict in Weimar and the Creation of Post-Nazi Germany by Noah Benezra Strote was awarded 2018 Honorable Mention for the CES Book Award.“In this learned, sharply observed, and elegantly written book, Strote offers a brilliantly conceived argument about the nature of democracy in Germany’s tumultuous twentieth century. It will exert considerable influence on how we think about Weimar and the Federal Republic.”—Peter Fritzsche, author of An Iron Wind: Europe under Hitler“Ever since the sociologist M. Rainer Lepsius popularized the notion of ‘social milieux,’ it has been commonplace to recall Wilhelmine and Weimar-era Germany as a society divided into discrete cultural-political domains. After 1945, however, a new spirit of partnership brought together these once-antagonistic groups to forge the relatively stable and enduring ethos of the German Federal Republic. In his broad-ranging and suggestive new book, Noah Strote sheds a helpful light on this ideological transformation.”—Peter E. Gordon, author of Adorno and Existence“Lions and Lambs is an impressive, innovative exploration of ideas about overcoming conflict and achieving consensus in Germany from the Weimar Republic through the early years of the Federal Republic. This book will change how we think about Germany’s transformation after 1945.”—Richard Bessel, author of Germany 1945: From War to Peace“Beautifully written, this wide-ranging and landmark study reframes our understanding of German postwar democracy and modernization by underscoring the contributions of formerly exiled intellectuals and religious leaders to the establishment of a culture and politics of partnership in the Federal Republic.”—Maria D. Mitchell, author of The Origins of Christian Democracy: Politics and Confession in Modern Germany“A fascinating study of how those who had previously held opposing positions—‘lions’ and ‘lambs’—came to value partnership in the post-Nazi era. An emergent consensus, rather than the efforts of the Allies, lies at the heart of West Germany’s stabilization. A genuinely innovative approach, clearly traced through the lives and writings of key individuals.”—Mary Fulbrook, author of Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence through the German Dictatorships

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