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Book SynopsisMorgan Tsvangirai's dramatic political battle with Zimbabwe's dictatorial monolith Robert Mugabe stands as one of the most intriguing and important world events of recent times--this is his autobiography From village life as the son of a humble carpenter to struggling for power with Mugabe as the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, this is Morgan Tsvangirai's amazing story. Once an avid supporter of Mugabe's party Zanu-PF, Tsvangirai grew to detest their violence and oppression, leading him to found the Movement for Democratic Change. Tsvangirai deployed basic but effective tools of national resistance with clear vision and exceptional courage, despite multiple arrests and severe beatings. His successful formation of a coalition government kept alive Zimbabwe's hopes of peace and democracy, establishing Tsvangirai as a luminary in a continent all too often known for bloody leadership.Trade Review"I obviously have extraordinary admiration for the courage and the tenacity that the Prime Minister has shown in navigating through some very difficult political times in Zimbabwe. . . . I'm grateful to him for his leadership, for his courage, and I'm looking forward to being a partner with him in the years to come." --President Barack Obama, June 2009
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Toward a Decolonizing Pedagogy
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Working With Winston
Book SynopsisTo maintain the pace at which he worked as a parliamentarian, cabinet minister, war leader, writer and painter, Churchill required a vast female staff of secretaries, typists and others. For these women Churchill was an intimidating boss; he was a man of prodigious energy, who imposed unusual and demanding schedules on those around him, and who combined a callous-seeming disregard with sincere solicitude for their well-being. Churchill was no ordinary employer: he did not live by the clock on the office wall. He expected those who worked with and for him to live by that timetable. Despite these often unreasonable demands, Churchill inspired an enduring loyalty and affection amongst the women who worked for him. Drawing on the wealth of oral testimonies of Churchill's many secretaries held in the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, Cita Stelzer – author of Dinner with Churchill – brings to life the experiences of a legion of women whose stories have hitherto remained unpublished in journals and letters. In recapturing their memories of working for and with Churchill – of famous people met, of travels abroad, of taking dictation in non-air-conditioned aeroplanes, of working though whisky-fuelled nights – she paints an original and memorable biographical portrait of one of the twentieth century's iconic statesmen.Trade Review[A] glorious new book... Fascinating' * Daily Mail *[A] fascinating book... Working with Winston is a wonderful tour behind the scenes of history and its vignettes portray a very human and attractive man' * The Times *Many thousands of books about Churchill have already been published since his death. Stelzer proves though, that it is still possible to produce one that is both original and highly entertaining * Sunday Times *[Cita Stelzer] creates a wonderfully rich picture... The result is a remarkable blend of everyday life for these remarkable people, through to bearing witness to some of the most extraordinary events in twentieth-century history... Excellent, offering unique insights, a fresh new approach and does so in a way where you quite simply cannot put this book down' * International Churchill Society *The story of the small army of secretaries and typists at the great man's right hand * The Times *A book to read now, appropriately, is Cita Stelzer's Working with Winston. It's published by Head of Zeus and is described as a portrait of Churchill through the eyes of his personal secretaries * Lynn News *
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Random House USA Inc The Splendid and the Vile
Book SynopsisThe best-selling author of Dead Wake draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England. Maps.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Showman
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Cambridge University Press High Crimes and Misdemeanors
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Columbia University Press I Have No Enemies
Book SynopsisI Have No Enemies is the definitive biography of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life.Trade ReviewI Have No Enemies is a moving biography of the courageous Liu Xiaobo. Told with affection, insight, and rich details, it shows how a restless boy gradually grew into a man who firmly believed in benevolence and love, "because love produces strength by binding people together." The fluid, exuberant, and well-textured prose make this book a pure pleasure to read. -- Ha Jin, author of A Song EverlastingThis is an extraordinary work: a meticulous portrait of Liu Xiaobo, his intellectual and activist community, and a period in recent Chinese history notoriously hard to research. It is moving—and essential—reading, reflecting people’s incredible tenacity in pursuing their rights and freedoms even in the face of unyielding repression. -- Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch and author of China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful CoexistenceThis is sure to be the work of reference on Liu Xiaobo for many years to come. It is meticulously researched, drawing on unequaled access to sources close to Liu Xiaobo as well as a vast body of references that derive from deep familiarity with China’s intellectual scene over the last fifty years. -- Sebastian Veg, author of Minjian: The Rise of China's Grassroots IntellectualsA moving and well researched biography... meticulously covers an incredible amount of extremely sensitive topics which range from corrupt officials, discrimination against various groups and heavy matters related to human trafficking and police brutality. * East West Notes *Meticulously researched and wonderfully crafted... -- Yang Su * Foreign Affairs *The best biography ever written on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate...an absolute must-read... -- Jean-Philippe Béja * The China Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on NamesChronology1. Arrest, Trial, and the Road to a Nobel Prize2. Rebel in Embryo3. Puppy Love and Serious Reading4. College Years, and the Mask of Mao Falls5. Aesthetics and Human Freedom6. Mutiny! A Dark Horse Soars7. Gods and Demons Wrestle8. Out Into the World9. In Tiananmen Square10. A “Black Hand” Goes to Prison, Feels Deep Remorse11. Picking up and Starting Over12. Love That Jumps Walls13. In the Service of Underdogs14. Cascading Cases Build a Movement15. An Intellectual Transition16. Stability Maintenance17. Observing the World, Growing at Home18. The Gathering Storm19. Charter 0820. The World Watches a PrisonEpilogue: The Legacy of Liu XiaoboA Final Note from Wu DazhiNotesIndex
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The Sutherland House Inc. Pierre Poilievre
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Penguin Putnam Inc How Not to Be a Politician
Book SynopsisNamed a Best Book of 2023 by Financial Times and Kirkus ReviewsThe #1 Sunday Times bestseller, published in the UK as Politics on the Edge.“One of the best books on politics our era will see . . . A book of astonishing literary quality.” —Matthew Parris, The TLS“[Rory Stewart] walked across Asia, served in British Parliament, and ran against Boris Johnson. Now he gives us his view of what’s wrong with politics, and how we can make it right.” —Adam Grant, “The 12 New Fall Books to Enrich Your Thinking”From a great writer—legendary for his expeditions into some of the world’s most forbidding places—a wise, honest, and sometimes absurdist memoir of a most remarkable journey through British politics at the breaking pointRory Stewart was an unlikely politician. He was best known for his two
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Duce: The Contradictions of Power: The Political
Book SynopsisEighty years after the fall of Benito Mussolini, controversy remains about what his dictatorship represented. This reflects the different sides to the Duce's leadership: while adept at nurturing and enforcing his personal political power, Mussolini's lack of insight into the requirements of governance prevented him from converting this power into influence to achieve his goals. His efforts to maintain the support of Italy's conservative elites--economic, social and political--also created tensions with his radical Fascist ambitions, diminishing the momentum behind his regime. Mussolini is frequently portrayed as a charismatic leader, but his rule was secured principally by coercion, violence and a 'spoils system'. Nonetheless, his personality cult had significant popular appeal, even if based upon a political myth. This enabled him to consolidate his position and to dominate his Fascist colleagues--but at a price of over-centralised, dysfunctional decision-making. In this book, the first comprehensive English- language study of Mussolini in nearly two decades, Peter J. Williamson brings to life the contradictions within the Duce's leadership. Using a wide range of sources, Williamson reveals how these conflicts impeded the dictator's ambitions, leaving him increasingly frustrated, all while most Italians endured the severe privations of both failure and Fascism.Trade Review'"Duce" is a book of fascinating ambition and timeliness. Williamson weaves together snippets of important historical information into an engaging narrative, with a punchy and incisive style. A nuanced and well written argument.' -- Aristotle Kallis, Professor of Modern History, Keele University, and author of 'Fascist Ideology' and 'The Third Rome''Weak or failed, mad or murderous, a dictator who was always right or always wrong--the debate on Italy's Fascist leader continues. Williamson examines both Mussolini's decision-making processes and his decisions. All those interested in the Italian dictatorship will benefit from his work.' -- Richard Bosworth, Emeritus Fellow, University of Oxford, and author of 'Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism''A well-informed and highly up-to-date analysis of one of Europe's more controversial dictatorships. "Duce" probes all aspects of the long-lasting regime, asks the right questions and comes up with considered and convincing answers. An excellent and very readable study.' -- Paul Corner, Professor of European History, University of Siena, and author of 'Mussolini in Myth and Memory'
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Center Street Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social
Book Synopsis In this New York Times bestseller, ayoung and successful entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of American capitalism. There?s a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes. ?Stakeholder capitalism? makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America?s business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity. Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor to his class. He?s founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as CEO, he became a hedge fund partner in his 20s, trained as a scientist at Harvard and a lawyer at Yale, and grew up the child of immigrants in a small town in Ohio. Now he takes us behind the scenes into corporate boardrooms and five-star conferences, into Ivy League classrooms and secretive nonprofits, to reveal the defining scam of our century. The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people. By mixing morality with consumerism, America?s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are. They sell us cheap social causes and skin-deep identities to satisfy our hunger for a cause and our search for meaning, at a moment when we as Americans lack both. This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda, it offers a better way forward. America?s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don?t have to stay there. Woke, Inc.begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American today?a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Movement Parties Against Austerity
Book SynopsisThe ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy, alongside the quest for a more radical left in countries such as the UK and the US, bear witness to a new wave of parties that draws inspiration and strength from social movements. The rise of movement parties challenges simplistic expectations of a growing separation between institutional and contentious politics and the decline of the left. Their return demands attention as a way of understanding both contemporary socio-political dynamics and the fundamentals of political parties and representation. Bridging social movement and party politics studies, within a broad concern with democratic theories, this volume presents new empirical evidence and conceptual insight into these topical socio-political phenomena, within a cross-national comparative perspective.Trade Review"Austerity policies in Europe have done little to ignite economic growth but have created a firestorm in politics. The volume's expert analysis of the new anti-austerity social movements and political parties makes major theoretical contributions in movement dynamics, as well as illuminating current politics."—Jack A. Goldstone, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University "The relationship between parties and social movements has always been difficult. The recent domination of neoliberalism and austerity have changed that: a marriage of convenience has become a love affair. The future of the Left depends on the permanence and length of this relationship. This definitive study will become the standard reference in the academic literature and will help party members and militants to understand and strengthen links with each other. In this sense, the volume is a first - both as a scientific achievement and as a guide to action." —Costas Douzinas, University of London and Member for Pireas, Hellenic Parliament "The authors develop strong historical and theoretical foundations for empirical comparisons of three important protest parties [...], developing both the cases and larger issues in the study of protest parties. [...] The analysis and comparisons offered […] are well informed and sharp [...]. I am grateful for the provocation to think critically about the development of a dramatic and inspiring campaign against inequality in Europe and around the world."—David S. Meyer, American Journal of Sociology "A clear and focused analysis of contemporary processes of political contention in Southern Europe, illustrating how movement parties were able to channel popular discontent into political realignments. The work makes an immediate contribution to social movement theory and makes suggestive reading in the contemporary political context, where 'populist' challenges from both the right and left are shaking up established political patterns across the world."—Contemporary Sociology "A rich and detailed analysis of three movement parties – Syriza, Podemos and M5S. […] The book's analysis is important for social and political activists. It is also valuable to theorists of radical politics and democracy and relevant for contemporary debates among post-Marxists."—Contemporary Political Theory "This book bridges two subfields (social movements and political parties) that have increasingly distanced themselves from one another. This is perhaps the biggest contribution of the study."—European Political Science "Della Porta et al's study demonstrates well how breaks in political organisation are generated partly by social movements, but also how the trajectories of existing political parties are a crucial element in shaping political developments."—Interface: a journal for and about social movements "[A remarkable study] of political expression in the current neoliberal juncture [...] useful [...] for all students and researchers in the social sciences wishing to understand the current context and the development of protest politics in times of austerity and economic crisis."—Acta SociologicaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Movement Parties in Times of (Anti)Austerity: An Introduction Chapter 2. The Genesis of Movement Parties in the Neoliberal Critical Juncture Chapter 3. Organizational Repertoires of Movement Parties Chapter 4. Framing Movement Parties Chapter 5. Comparing Movement Parties� Success and Failures Chapter 6. Movement Parties: Some Conclusions Appendix: List of Interviews Notes References
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Wits University Press Lie on your wounds: The prison correspondence of
Book SynopsisThis book, comprising approximately 300 letters, provides access to the voice of Robert Sobukwe via the single most poignant resource of Sobukwe’s voice that exists: his prison letters. Not only do the letters evince Sobukwe’s storytelling abilities, they convey the complexity of a man who defied easy categorization. More than this: they are testimony both to the desolate conditions of his imprisonment and to Sobukwe’s unbending commitment to the cause of African liberation.The memory of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, inspirational political leader and first President of the Pan-Africanist Congress, has been sadly neglected in post-apartheid South Africa. In 1960, Sobukwe led the Anti-Pass Protests, which culminated in the Sharpeville Massacre, which proved a crucial turning point in the eventual demise of apartheid. Nevertheless, Sobukwe – a man once thought to hold greater promise for the liberation of South Africa than even Nelson Mandela – has been consistently marginalised in histories of the liberation struggle. Jailed for nine years, including a six-year period of near complete solitary confinement on Robben Island, Sobukwe was silenced throughout his life, a condition that has been extended into the post-apartheid present, so much so that we can say that Sobukwe was better known during rather than after apartheid.Given Sobukwe’s antagonistic relations both to white liberalism and to the African National Congress (whom he felt had betrayed the principles of African Nationalism), it is unsurprising that he has been subjected to a ‘consensus of forgetting’. With the changing political climate of recent years, the decline of the African National Congress’s hegemonic hold on power, the re-emergence of Black Consciousness and Africanist political discourse, the growth of student protests, Sobukwe is being looked to once again.Table of ContentsPreface by Otua Sobukwe Acknowledgements Introduction Letters 1960–1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Address at Fort Hare College Delivered by Mr Sobukwe, October 21, 1949 References Index
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Compromised Counterintelligence and the Threat of
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HarperCollins Publishers For the Record
Book SynopsisThe political memoir of the decade' Sunday TimesThe #1 Sunday Times BestsellerWhat was it like to lead the Conservative Party back to power and form a coalition government? How does a Prime Minister turn around an economy, handle a migration crisis and respond to a rapidly changing Europe? Why call a referendum on Britain's EU membership?David Cameron answers these questions and more with a candour that extends beyond the events he faced to the people he encountered and, fascinatingly, to the things he got right and wrong.He talks too about what has happened in the four years since that momentous vote in what is the frankest insight yet into the inner workings of politics and the mind of one man who was at the heart of it.Trade Review‘The political memoir of the decade’ Sunday Times ‘I praise For the Record with genuine enthusiasm. It is tastily candid about his colleagues … but also about his own mistakes’ Andrew Billen, Times ‘Charm, smooth, fluently written with some cracking anecdotes.’ Times ‘Arresting … Cameron has always been an easy target. But on reading this book, I think it is impossible for any fair-minded observer to doubt that he was a fundamentally decent, well-intentioned man, who did his best to represent Britain on the world stage and left our nation’s economy in a much better state than he found it.’ Daily Mail ‘A truly great political read … As much a guide to our future as to our past … Well written, well edited, pacey, the substance laced with anecdotes about life at the summit. Scores are settled too … I’ve read a lot of political memoirs and this is one of the very best.’ George Osborne, Evening Standard ‘Well-written and lucid … His account of that tragedy [the death of his eldest son] is heart-breaking.’ Telegraph ‘It rattles along nicely at a pace that belies its 752 pages.’ New Statesman ‘A remarkably interesting account of a remarkably tumultuous era of modern history.’ Freakonomics podcast ‘His book displays all the sensitivity and communication skills he showed in office, and there is plenty of evidence of regret … Much livelier than I feared, full of colour, gossipy asides and decent anecdotes … The heavier policy stuff is also compelling, and revealing of the mountainous demands placed on Prime Ministers.’ i Newspaper ‘By any reckoning, it’s an important book … There’s a candour there that people will like.’ Alastair Campbell, BBC Radio 4 ‘A much better book than a lot of people are predicting. He writes with authenticity.’ Iain Dale, BBC Radio 4
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Penguin Books Ltd The Presidents
Book SynopsisIn this magisterial examination of the Presidency over the course of the 20th Century, the author explores the history of the world''s greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents of the past century Graubard asks, and answers, a wide variety of crucial questions about each President. What intellectual, social and political assets did they bring to the White House, and how quickly did they deplete or mortgage that capital? How well did they cope with crises, foreign and domestic? How much attention did they pay to their election pledges after they were elected? How did they use the media, old and new? Above all, how did they conduct themselves in office and what legacy did they leave to their successors? Graubard provides original analysis in each case, and reaches many surprising conclusions.Trade Review'Graubard takes us to the heart of the hidden nexus of power at the White House' Sunday Telegraph 'A magesterial tour d'horizon of the changing 20th-century presidency ... lucid and provocative' Sunday Times
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Penguin Books Ltd The Infinite Game
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game? In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success. He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth - that playing the infinite game - is the only thing that matters to your business.
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Cambridge University Press Piero di Lorenzo de Medici and the Crisis of
Book SynopsisThis life of Lorenzo the Magnificent's eldest son provides a portrait of an aspiring Renaissance ruler, and explains the crisis in Italy that caused his political downfall and exile. A musician, poet, sportsman, patron of the arts and exile, Piero illuminates the Renaissance at the moment of its transition from a civic to a princely culture.Trade Review'In this detailed, compelling biography, Piero de' Medici emerges as far more complex and subtle than historians have previously credited. Brown reveals his attempts to navigate an almost-impossible situation as emblematic of the wider transformation of political morality and culture in Italy provoked by the crisis of the 1490s.' Nicholas Scott Baker, Macquarie University, Sydney'Alison Brown, premier historian of Renaissance Florence, crafted a compelling, revisionist biography of Lorenzo the Magnificent's ill-fated son and heir Pero. The book is carefully researched in the Medici papers and engagingly written. A must read on the Florentine Republic's decline during the disastrous wars that crushed independent Italian city-states.' Melissa M. Bullard, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'Brown's magisterial and elegantly-written study provides the first detailed examination of the career of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici and offers, in the process, an entirely new perspective on Florentine and Italian politics at the time of the French invasion at the end of the fifteenth century.' William Caferro, Vanderbilt University, Nashville'Lorenzo the Magnificent's son Piero was blamed for the collapse of the Florentine republic, surrendering to France in 1494. Using overlooked Medici letters, Brown reveals how his attempt to emulate the acrobatic politics of his father, balancing the powers of Italy and his own roles of prince and citizen, drove him to desperation.' Dale Kent, University of California, Riverside'Brown expertly uses a wealth of unpublished letters to reconstruct the cultural tensions of Piero's life before exile and his fruitless search for repatriation in the complex world of Italian politics. A splendid work that brings new light to a critical period of Italian history.' John Najemy, Cornell University, New York'This is an impressive monograph that fills a surprising gap in the historiography … It is archival sleuthing and research at its best. The book adds new nuance to this previously shadowy figure, and in doing so provides a stronger foundation for future studies on the politics of the Italian Peninsula, especially Florence, in the late Quattrocento.' Brian J. Maxson , H-NetTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Early Years: 1. Piero's childhood; 2. Family backgrounds; 3. Education under Poliziano's tutelage; 4. Political tyro at home and abroad, 1484–86; 5. Marrying into the Roman aristocracy, 1487–88; 6. The choice of Hercules: between duty and pleasure, 1488–89; 7. Piero as Lorenzo's deputy, 1490–91; Part II. Between Republicanism and Princely Rule: 8. Cultural patronage and sportsmanship; 9. Ruling as patrons in Florence's dominium and beyond; Part III. Piero in Power: 10. Lorenzo's death and its aftermath, 1492; 11. Balancing power in Italy, 1493; 12. 'The Viper with its tail in Florence', 1493–94; 13. The crux: 1494; 14. The French Descent; 15. Revolution in Florence; Part IV. Piero in Exile: 16. Perambulating Italy, 1494–97; 17. 'Contamination in the labyrinth': networking in exile; 18. The last years, 1498–1503; 19. Piero's burial and legacy; Conclusion: 20. Power and legitimacy in Renaissance Italy.
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Biteback Publishing The Not Quite Prime Ministers: Leaders of the
Book SynopsisHistory is written by the winners, they say. And more often than not, it is written about them too. A library's worth of books have been published chronicling the UK's Prime Ministers - those individuals who somehow made it to the top of the greasy pole of politics, however short or undistinguished their tenure. But what about those who failed to make it? Leaders of the Opposition present themselves as the alternative Prime Minister, waiting in the wings, ready to move centre stage. Many of them have indeed gone on to take power. But many more have not. Who were these potential PMs? Why did they never reach the top job? Do they all deserve to be remembered as losers? In this often wildly entertaining anthology, Dr Nigel Fletcher of the Centre for Opposition Studies brings together profiles of the opposition leaders who didn't make it to No. 10, from Charles James Fox to Jeremy Corbyn. Packed to the brim with odd facts, amusing anecdotes and pub quiz trivia about each not quite Prime Minister, this compelling collection is a journey through British political history, bringing to life the figures from the other side of the political equation who had remained in the shadow of 10 Downing Street - until now.
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Hachette Livre - BNF Vie Politique de
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HarperCollins Publishers The Courage to Be Free
Book SynopsisNo American leader has accomplished more for his state than Governor Ron DeSantis. Now he reveals how he did it.He played baseball for Yale, graduated with honours from Harvard Law School and served in Iraq and in the halls of Congress. But in all these places, Ron DeSantis learned the same lesson: he didn't want to be part of the leftist elite.His heart was always for the people of Florida, one of the most diverse and culturally rich states in the union. Since becoming governor of the Sunshine State, he has fought and won battle after battle, defeating not just opposition from the political left, but a barrage of hostile media coverage proclaiming the end of the world. In 2022, the governor delivered a historic, record-setting victory, winning by nearly 20 points and more than 1.5 million votes.A first-hand account from the blue-collar boy who grew up to take on Disney and Dr Fauci, The Courage to Be Free is a rallying cry for everyone who wishes to preserve their liberties
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University of Washington Press Winning the West for Women
Book SynopsisThis fascinating biography describes the real experiences of women and their relationships as they struggled to win the right to voteTrade Review"Ross-Nazzal has nicely woven DeVoe's story into the politics of both the West and of the suffrage movement, exposing the gritty realities of both." -- Angela Firkus * North Dakota History *"The book provides vivid glimpses of America in its passage from the 19th into the 20th century. . . . We could use more voices like DeVoe's nowadays." -- Judy Lightfoot * Crosscut *"This text does vital work in reclaiming the life of Emma Smith DeVoe, giving scholars deeper knowledge of the contradictions and complexities of the suffrage campaign." -- Loretta Kensigner * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Ross-Nazzal argues convincingly that DeVoe made a vital contribution to the woman suffrage movement on both the state and national levels. While concentrating on DeVoe, this study reaffirms the important role western women played in the suffrage struggle." -- Kathleen M. Green * The Annals of Iowa *"What makes DeVoe's story particularly fascinating is that suffrage leaders, including Susan B. Anthrony, disapproved of DeVoe's insistence on a more feminine approach. Ross-Nazzal correctly notes that not only were suffragists critical of DeVoe's strategy but historians have been as well." -- Sunu Kodumthara * Montana The Magazine of Western History *"Ross-Nazzal brings the experiences of the movement to life. Her well-researched and closely chronicled account helps illuminate the significant role of women in the West and Midwest in attaining the vote for women." -- Lisa R. Lindell * South Dakota History *"Ross-Nazzal's study helps us understand her difficult position—determined and resourceful but constrained by financial problems and prevailing gender norms—and appreciate the extent of her impressive accomplishments." -- Rebecca Mead * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"Winning the West for Women is an intriguing study of the hard work, varying strategies and shifting alliances that were involved in securing the vote for women." -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * The Bellingham Herald *"Ross-Nazzal is right to suggest that Emma Smith DeVoe's important role in the women's suffrage struggles of the West has been overlooked and that western women did in fact play a crucial role in winning passage of the Nineteenth Amendment." -- Jason McCollom * H-Net *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note about Names List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Moral Reform and Statehood 2. The South Dakota Woman Suffrage Campaign 3. Building a National Reputation 4. The Organization Committee 5. The Northwest Campaigns 6. The Nineteenth Amendment 7. Party Women Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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Cambridge University Press Suharto A Political Biography
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Cambridge University Press Kennedy in Berlin
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The History Press Ltd Churchill
Book SynopsisA long overdue reassessment of the part Churchill played in WWII, and how his actions really affected those he led
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC FDR
Book SynopsisIwan Morgan is Professor of US Studies emeritus at the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK. He is also a distinguished fellow of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK. He was the recipient of the British Association of American Studies Honorary Fellowship in 2014, and winner of the Richard Neustadt Book Prize in 2010. He is the author of Reagan: American Icon (2016), named by The Times/Sunday Times as a Politics Book of the Year.Trade Review[A] superb study of the way FDR successfully created a presidency that could renew America. -- Tony Badger * Times Literary Supplement *This is not the same old stuff about Franklin Roosevelt. Iwan Morgan has given us a more thoughtful and thorough examination of FDR as politician than many of the political biographies written in the last score of years. Using a topical approach... FDR emerges as a wise man, though occasionally with feet of clay. The persuasive and comprehensive epilogue pulls all the various topics -- economic reform, political economy, race relations, party politics, foreign policy and the 2nd World War, et al. -- neatly together. * Warren F. Kimball, Robert Treat Professor of History (emeritus), Rutgers University. USA *In his fresh and highly original examination of an old, familiar figure, Iwan Morgan reveals why Franklin Roosevelt must be regarded as the inventor of the presidency as we know it today. Other presidents had been strong leaders, but Morgan convincingly argues that it was FDR who institutionalized the chief executive as the federal government’s center of power. Morgan’s crisply argued book is an expert guide to one of the most transformational figures in American history. * Andrew Preston, author of American Foreign Relations: A Very Short Introduction (2019) *Iwan Morgan’s new book is a deeply knowledgeable and important study of FDR’s transformational presidency. Today, as the United States strives to recover from the aberrant presidency of Donald Trump and as autocracies arise around the world, Morgan’s absorbing examination of FDR’s political skills and moral vision of democracy could hardly be more timely and urgent. * Susan Dunn, author of '1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler — the Election Amid the Storm' *Washington inaugurated the presidency and Lincoln sustained it, but as Iwan Morgan convincingly demonstrates in this important full assessment, Franklin Delano Roosevelt forged the office we know today. FDR’s was ‘an heroic presidency,’ Morgan tells us, and this thoughtful and timely book will be the go-to volume for understanding this presidential great for years to come. * Jeffrey A. Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University, USA *Iwan Morgan has written a stunning account of how Franklin Roosevelt guided his country out of depression and through a world war. Morgan shows that strong, effective, and benevolent leadership is possible in a democracy, despite continued partisanship and demagoguery by detractors. He gives us a pragmatic and courageous Roosevelt who transformed the meaning of leadership in his time, and we must again in our own. * Jeremi Suri Author of 'The Impossible Presidency' (2017) *In FDR, Iwan Morgan has pulled off a rare feat of scholarly virtuosity, somehow covering the sweep of FDR’s life and re-invention of the American presidency both concisely and precisely. Organized around the different ‘hats’ worn by modern presidents – a wardrobe FDR expanded and in some cases created – the book synthesizes a vast array of research into a vivid and hugely-readable narrative. Morgan paints a portrait of the rare leader with an instinct for short-term improvisation in service of a long-term vision. FDR’s successors would do well to learn both lessons. * Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College, USA *After his masterful 2016 biography of the most iconic conservative US president of the twentieth century, Ronald Reagan, it is fitting that Iwan Morgan has now produced this exciting new study of the most iconic liberal president, Franklin Roosevelt. In this analytically vibrant and elegantly written work, Professor Morgan explores how FDR transformed America by transforming the institution of the presidency. This is a superb book by the UK's foremost authority on the modern American presidency. * Mark White, Professor of History, Queen Mary University of London, UK *Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue: FDR and the American Presidency 1 FDR’s Pre-Presidency: The Making of a Leader 2 Chief Legislator: FDR and the Hundred Days 3 New Dealer: FDR and Socio-Economic Reform 4 Economic Manager: FDR’s Political Economy 5 Second Emancipator: FDR and African Americans 6 Chief Administrator: FDR’s Institutional Presidency 7 Constitutional Revolutionary: FDR and the Supreme Court 8 Party Leader: FDR and the Democrats 9 Communicator-in-Chief: FDR’s Public Presidency 10 Chief Diplomat: FDR as Foreign Policy Leader 11 Commander-in-Chief: Structures and Strategies 12 Commander-in-Chief: Arsenals and Alliances 13 Practical Visionary: FDR’s National-Security Presidency Epilogue: FDR’s Presidential Legacy – Truman to Biden Notes Select bibliography
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Stanford University Press U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy Mistakes
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors offer a map for diagnosing foreign policy mistakes and a compass for steering clear of them.Trade Review"Walker and Malici have produced a rich study that reviews a wide range of US foreign policy mistakes over the past century . . . The real strength of the Walker and Malici analysis is in the typology of mistakes along two different dimensions: failures of analysis and of prescription and the mistakes of omission and commission—sometimes the United States does too much too soon, and sometimes it does too little too late. The exercise of laying out this typology and illustrating each type of mistake with a series of prototypical cases is helpful and constructive to the literature on decision making and on American foreign policy."—Jon Western, Perspectives on Politics"In this impressive research, Walker and Malici address the serious consequences of US presidents' foreign policy mistakes that proved costly to the US in terms of lives and money. . . Recommended."—K. M. Zaarour, CHOICE"[B]oth the ambition and scope of the book are admirable."—Robert Jervis, Political Science Quarterly"Depth-breadth trade-offs are unavoidable in all scholarship: but not here. This book does a superb job of integrating historical, game-theoretic, and psychological approaches and deepening our understanding of how to avoid miscalculations that can cause grievous harm on a massive scale."—Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania"In a world of uncertainty where mistakes are unavoidable facts of daily life for citizens and politicians alike, how politicians will be able to avoid foreign policy mistakes is the main concern of this book. There are some other questions of crucial importance which the book deals with: What are foreign policy mistakes and how and why do they occur? The answers to those questions are available in this book, and it concentrates on the concept of power."—Özden Zeynep Oktav, Insight Turkey
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Beacon Press Reconsidering Reagan Racism Republicans and the
Book Synopsis2021 Prose Award FinalistA long-overdue and sober examination of President Ronald Reagan’s racist politics that continue to harm communities today and helped shape the modern conservative movement.Ronald Reagan is hailed as a transformative president and an American icon, but within his twentieth-century politics lies a racial legacy that is rarely discussed. Both political parties point to Reagan as the “right” kind of conservative but fail to acknowledge his political attacks on people of color prior to and during his presidency. Reconsidering Reagan corrects that narrative and reveals how his views, policies, and actions were devastating for Black Americans and racial minorities, and that the effects continue to resonate today.Using research from previously untapped resources including the Black press which critically covered Reagan’s entire political career, Daniel S. Lucks traces Reagan’s gradual embrace of
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Goose Lane Editions The Right Fight Bernard Lord and the Conservative
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Tory Hamlet ... Poitras is a solid journalist who gives everyone a say ... a clear-minded and coherent portrait ... a reporter's book, concentrating on the nitty-gritty of political warfare ... The portrait of Lord is a good one ... Poitras is effective in capturing the essence of his consensus-building style and cautious nature." -- Lawrence Martin * Globe and Mail *
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Goose Lane Editions Sir Johns Table The Culinary Life and Times of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A lively yet accurate picture of what people ate from the 1830s to the 1890s." * The Guardian *"Mechefske's book is an often tongue-in-cheek romp through the life of Sir John A., and the food he consumed, from his voyage, at age five, on an immigrant ship to Canada (mouldy bread and watery horsemeat stew) to fancy state dinners during his long political career (champagne and oysters were essential)." * National Review *"This book is eminently readable — would that all history were written like this! — and interesting, offering both the clearest example of 19th-century Canadian politics and very human insights into a very human architect of our country ... Mechefske deftly weaves in Macdonald's culinary history, from the simplest of Scottish fare early in Macdonald's life to more exotic and glamorous meals later on." * Waterloo Record *"A fresh, fun, and novel approach. Mechefske charts Macdonald's diet from his birth to his death, including typical Scottish gruel, meager rations on his ocean crossing, French Canadian cuisine, alcoholic beverages of all sorts, and diplomatic dinner parties. It's like a roadmap marked with various gastronomic stops." * Publishers Weekly *"Readers will be nourished with much first-rate fare." * Canada's History *
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Liberty Fund Inc Life of George Washington
Book SynopsisWithin eight years of the death of George Washington in 1799, a biography of the President was written by John Marshall and published in five volumes. The abridged volume of 1849 is reproduced in this volume, with a foreword and notes by the editors and maps of battle campaigns.
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Liberty Fund Inc The Life of George Washington
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Liberty Fund Inc PacificusHelvidius Debates of 17931794
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Liberty Fund Inc AntiFederalist Writings of the Melancton Smith
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McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US In the Footsteps of George Washington
Book SynopsisThis book identifies, describes, and provides access information 250 publicly accessible sites that commemorate the life and legacy of the first president of the United States. This book provides travellers with a roadmap to retrace many of the events and to experience many of the places that made up the life of this notable man. Section one provides a brief but unusual biography of George Washington in which emphasis is placed on the travels of the man -- his movements across the late colonial and early national landscape of eastern North America: why he travelled, what events transpired, what places were imprinted with his presence. Section two, the most extensive part of the book, identifies and describes numerous publicly accessible sites that commemorate Washington''s life and accomplishments. Location and access information is provided for each site. Section three identifies sources of additional information about Washington''s life and the sites that honour him.
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McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US John Tyler A President of Many Firsts
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Massey University Press Fridays with Jim
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Massey University Press Mana Whakatipu
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Cambridge University Press Vietnams Lost Revolution
Book SynopsisVietnam''s Lost Revolution employs newly-released archival material from Vietnam to examine the rise and fall of the Special Commissariat for Civic Action in the First Republic of Vietnam, and in so doing reassesses the origins of the Vietnam War. A cornerstone of Ngô Ðình Di?m''s presidency, Civic Action was intended to transform Vietnam into a thriving, modern, independent, noncommunist Southeast Asian nation. Geoffrey Stewart juxtaposes Diem''s revolutionary plan with the conflicting and competing visions of Vietnam''s postcolonial future held by other indigenous groups. He shows how the government failed to gain legitimacy within the peasantry, ceding the advantage to the communist-led opposition and paving the way for the American military intervention in the mid-1960s. This book provides a richer and more nuanced analysis of the origins of the Vietnam War in which internal struggles over national identity, self-determination, and even modernity itself are central.Trade Review'Based upon exhaustive research in American, Canadian, and especially Vietnamese archival sources, this superb book provides one of the best scholarly analyses available of the Republic of Vietnam's concept of nation building. It articulates the positive and negative features of Ngô Đình Diệm's vision for his country drawn from his administration's own records.' David L. Anderson, California State University, Monterey Bay'In this meticulously researched book, Geoffrey Stewart details the rise and fall of Diệm's national revolution in South Vietnam. Making extensive use of South Vietnamese archives, Stewart offers an intimate look at how and why the Diệm government failed to create a viable South Vietnamese nation state. Placing South Vietnamese officials front and center in his narrative, Stewart gives agency back to the actors who had the most to win, or lose, as they struggled to maintain their footing in the cross currents of a Cold War and decolonizing world.' Kathryn C. Statler, University of San Diego'Vietnam's Lost Revolution: Ngô Đình Diệm's Failure to Build an Independent Nation, [1955]–1963, is the first - and a very good - study of the Civic Action Programs developed in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) by the government of Ngô Đình Diệm, president from 1955 to his assassination in 1963. … The author makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of Saigon's efforts in the late 1950s to develop a non-communist revolutionary program to modernize rural society in South Vietnam, and Geoffrey Stewart should be much congratulated on this accomplishment.' Olga Dror, The American Historical Review'Vietnam's Lost Revolution is certainly one of the greatest scholarly works on the Diem period to date. Its academic merits are substantial.' Mark Schell, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews OnlineTable of Contents1. A temporary expedient: the origins of civic action in Vietnam; 2. Nationalism and welfare improvement in the Republic of Vietnam; 3. Revolution, community development, and the construction of Diệm's Vietnam; 4. 'Bettering the people's conditions of existence': civic action and community development, 1957–9; 5. Civic action and insurgency; 6. The strategic Hamlet program and civic action in retreat; Conclusion: Vietnam's lost revolution.
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Cambridge University Press The Decline of the Caste Question
Book SynopsisThis revisionist history of caste politics in twentieth-century Bengal argues that the decline of this form of political mobilization in the region was as much the result of coercion as of consent. It traces this process through the political career of Jogendranath Mandal, the leader of the Dalit movement in eastern India and a prominent figure in the history of India and Pakistan, over the transition of Partition and Independence. Utilising Mandal''s private papers, this study reveals both the strength and achievements of his movement for Dalit recognition, as well as the major challenges and constraints he encountered. Departing from analyses that have stressed the role of integration, Dwaipayan Sen demonstrates how a wide range of coercions shaped the eventual defeat of Dalit politics in Bengal. The region''s acclaimed ''castelessness'' was born of the historical refusal of Mandal''s struggle to pose the caste question.Trade Review'This pioneering and probing study of Jogendranath Mandal and his political predicament adds a completely new dimension to the history of Bengal. It brings out in detail some enduring caste-conflicts that marked the politics of the partition of the province and that have so far gone unacknowledged in mainstream histories of the subcontinent. An original and lasting contribution to modern South Asian history.' Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago'With lucidity and passion, Sen recovers a profoundly important history of Bengal Dalit self-assertion between 1930s and 1960s. Focussing on a remarkable leader, it grows into the biography of a 'general category': provocatively arguing that Dalit politics was crushed by, and not integrated into, mainstream nationalism.' Tanika Sarkar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi'This is a crucially important book that will help solve the mystery of the disappearance of the caste question from West Bengal's politics. Focusing on the career of Jogendranath Mandal, the foremost political leader of the Namasudra caste in the 1940s, Sen has brought to our attention much new archival material and raised some provocative questions.' Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University, New York, and Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, CalcuttaTable of ContentsList of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: rethinking castelessness in mid-20th-century Bengal; 1. Jogendranath Mandal, the politics of caste, and provincial autonomy, 1932–37; 2. Representation, education and agrarian reform: Jogendranath Mandal and the demands of Dalit politics, 1937–43; 3. A separate political existence: the making of the Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation, 1943–45; 4. 'No matter how, Jogendranath had to be defeated': the Scheduled Castes Federation and the partition of Bengal, 1945–47; 5. Betrayed expectations: East Pakistan and West Bengal, 1947–50; 6. 'A Caste Hindu State': Jogendranath Mandal and the forced removal of Dalit refugees, 1950–64; 7. The decline of the caste question: the defeat of Dalit politics in Bengal, 1952–68; Conclusion: '… the most casteist society in India'; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Political Leadership in Africa
Book SynopsisDo political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a ''leadership trap'' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many sub-Saharan countries introducing multiparty elections and an increasingly regular succession of leaders. But what impact did the new mechanisms for selecting leaders have on the political stabilization of African states, on the growth of their economies, and on the welfare of ordinary citizens? Drawing on a new dataset called the Africa Leadership Change (ALC), this innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa investigates the distinct leadership dynamics of development processes across the region from 1960 to 2018, revealing how, Trade Review'The end of the Cold War set off a worldwide wave of democratization whose effects are still being catalogued and analyzed. How have Africa's new arrangements for choosing rulers, checking their power, and removing them by the will of the majority worked out? This study is sure to be the go-to source for answers to these questions, analyzing how the acquisition and distribution of power has evolved under Africa's new multiparty regimes - the accompanying online database is an invaluable resource for students and scholars wanting to gather additional facts on particular African rulers.' Arthur A. Goldsmith, Emeritus Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston'Carbone and Pellegata provide a powerful study on how leaders impact the success and failures of their countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how they reach power influences their behaviour and what they do too. Political Leadership in Africa is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of leadership on democracy and development in sub-Saharan Africa today.' Alex Vines, Coventry University and Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House'… empirically accomplished, well-researched study … this is an extremely impressive scholarly work … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. General readers.' C. E. Welch, Choice'… a significant achievement.' Kai M. Thaler, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Leadership, politics and development; 2. Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government performance; 3. The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset; 4. The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after 1990; 5. When the military strikes; 6. Lessening Africa's 'big men': term limits; 7. Leading for development? (I): economic growth; 8. Leading for development? (II): social welfare, state consolidation and corruption control; 9. Autocrats, hegemons, democrats and transients; 10. Leaders to come.
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Cambridge University Press Political Leadership in Africa
Book SynopsisDo political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a ''leadership trap'' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many sub-Saharan countries introducing multiparty elections and an increasingly regular succession of leaders. But what impact did the new mechanisms for selecting leaders have on the political stabilization of African states, on the growth of their economies, and on the welfare of ordinary citizens? Drawing on a new dataset called the Africa Leadership Change (ALC), this innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa investigates the distinct leadership dynamics of development processes across the region from 1960 to 2018, revealing how, Trade Review'The end of the Cold War set off a worldwide wave of democratization whose effects are still being catalogued and analyzed. How have Africa's new arrangements for choosing rulers, checking their power, and removing them by the will of the majority worked out? This study is sure to be the go-to source for answers to these questions, analyzing how the acquisition and distribution of power has evolved under Africa's new multiparty regimes - the accompanying online database is an invaluable resource for students and scholars wanting to gather additional facts on particular African rulers.' Arthur A. Goldsmith, Emeritus Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston'Carbone and Pellegata provide a powerful study on how leaders impact the success and failures of their countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how they reach power influences their behaviour and what they do too. Political Leadership in Africa is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of leadership on democracy and development in sub-Saharan Africa today.' Alex Vines, Coventry University and Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House'… empirically accomplished, well-researched study … this is an extremely impressive scholarly work … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. General readers.' C. E. Welch, Choice'… a significant achievement.' Kai M. Thaler, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Leadership, politics and development; 2. Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government performance; 3. The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset; 4. The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after 1990; 5. When the military strikes; 6. Lessening Africa's 'big men': term limits; 7. Leading for development? (I): economic growth; 8. Leading for development? (II): social welfare, state consolidation and corruption control; 9. Autocrats, hegemons, democrats and transients; 10. Leaders to come.
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Cambridge University Press Thomas Jefferson
Book SynopsisIn Thomas Jefferson: A Modern Prometheus, Wilson Jeremiah Moses provides a critical assessment of Thomas Jefferson and the Jeffersonian influence. Scholars of American history have long debated the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. However, Moses deviates from other interpretations by positioning himself within an older, ''Federalist'' historiographic tradition, offering vigorous and insightful commentary on Jefferson, the man and the myth. Moses specifically focuses on Jefferson''s complexities and contradictions. Measuring Jefferson''s political accomplishments, intellectual contributions, moral character, and other distinguishing traits against contemporaries like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin but also figures like Machiavelli and Frederick the Great, Moses contends that Jefferson fell short of the greatness of others. Yet amid his criticism of Jefferson, Moses paints him as a cunning strategist, an impressive intellectual, and a consummate pragmatist who continually reformulated his ideas in a universe that he accurately recognized to be unstable, capricious, and treacherous.Trade Review'Wilson Jeremiah Moses has assembled a daring intellectual history of Thomas Jefferson that is as bold in its arguments as it is sweeping in its scope. The study's treatment of historical scholarship and literary sources goes beyond detailing the ideas of Jefferson, to guide the reader through the creation, development, and perpetuation of Jeffersonian beliefs. Within this narrative of racism, philosophy, and polemics, Thomas Jefferson: A Modern Prometheus employs gripping prose to sustain a cohesive anthology of the most far-reaching critiques of Jefferson's intellectual reasoning.' Ronald Angelo Johnson, author of Diplomacy in Black and White: John Adams, Toussaint Louverture, and Their Atlantic World Alliance'Wilson Jeremiah Moses offers us an intriguing, essayistic portrait of Jefferson and of the meanings of Jefferson throughout American history. We get to know how Theodore Roosevelt disliked Jefferson, how Jefferson's agrarianism should be comprehended, what Jeffersonian Confucianism was like, and what to think of his post-feudal world in general.' Ari Helo, author of Thomas Jefferson's Ethics and the Politics of Human Progress'… offers a critical intellectual assessment of the man [Jefferson] and his influence.' G. A. Smith, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Lincoln and historiography; 3. Let our workshops remain at Monticello; 4. Life, liberty, property, and peace; 5. What is genius? 'Openness, brilliance, and leadership'; 6. A Renaissance man in the age of the Enlightenment; 7. Baconism and natural science; 8. Anthropology and ethnic cleansing: white 'rubbish' blacks, and Indians; 9. Education, religion, and social control; 10. Women and the Count of Monticello; 11. Debt, deference and consumption; 12. Defining the presidency.
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Cambridge University Press Diagnosing from a Distance
Book SynopsisA controversy is raging over whether it is ethical for psychiatrists to comment on the mental health of public figures. This book is a gripping exploration of the so-called 'Goldwater Rule', from its origins with Barry Goldwater in the 1960s to its consequences today in the age of Donald Trump.Trade Review'Psychiatrists are often asked in casual conversation for a diagnosis without a personal examination. Using many primary sources rarely discussed in previous surveys, John Martin-Joy provides a detailed and far-reaching analysis of the implications of such a scenario. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and highly recommended.' Thomas G. Gutheil, Harvard University'With compelling prose, page-turning narrative, and sophisticated analysis, John Martin-Joy uses a little-known, but important, libel case to discuss an issue of great political significance: the ethical, professional, social, and legal ramifications of psychiatrists commenting publicly on the mental health of public figures.' Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo'What do Adolf Hitler, Barry Goldwater, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump have in common? John Martin-Joy shows how psychiatrists and psychoanalysts had strong views about these men's mental health and very different opinions about whether they could share these views. Part media history and part ethical study, this book may change how you think about professionalism, politics, and the First Amendment.' James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Chair of the Department of Communication, and Director of the Journalism Program, Stanford University'With extraordinary historical detail and a remarkable sensitivity to rational, moral disagreement, this volume is now the book of record for understanding the ethical implications of the Goldwater Rule. Policymakers, clinicians, scholars, and concerned citizens interested in the nexus of politics and psychiatry - especially during our current, perilous moment - must read this book.' Dominic A. Sisti, Director, The Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania'John Martin-Joy is a meticulous researcher and writer, making his book a pleasure to read. Mixing the disciplines of law, psychiatry, and history, the book describes the impact of the 'Goldwater Rule' with the detail and analytic precision that no scholar has provided before. This book is sure to be regarded as a classic in the years ahead.' Lawrence J. Friedman, Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University and Indiana University'… historically detailed and well referenced … legally and philosophically sophisticated …' Allen R. Dyer, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'Diagnosing from a Distance is a wonderful read that CL psychiatrists could be easily swept up in. The book speaks to the intellectually curious detective that resides inside each of us.' Flannery Merideth, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry'Martin-Joy's study rightly focuses on the dialectics animating the recent of history of the helping professions…This book focuses on how psychiatric knowledge travels through mass media and the legal system and how these encounters transformed psychiatric ethics.' Michael Pettit, American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction. An ethical dilemma; 1. Psychoanalysis, media, and politics from the rise of Hitler to the 1950s; Part I. Diagnosis from a Distance and Libel Law in the 1960s: Goldwater v. Ginzburg: 2. Ralph Ginzburg: provocateur; 3. 'To remove this precedent': Barry Goldwater sues for libel; 4. Ginzburg, Goldwater, and the Supreme Court; Part II. Professionalization and the Rise of the Goldwater Rule; 5. 'To protect public figures': the APA and the Goldwater Rule; 6. The CIA and the White House: adventures in assessment; 7. Furor: the debate over Donald Trump; Conclusion. On history, ethics, and pluralism; Appendix. The Goldwater Rule in 1973 and today; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works cited; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Diagnosing from a Distance
Book SynopsisEver since the rise of Adolf Hitler, mental health professionals have sought to use their knowledge of human psychology to understand - and intervene in - political developments. From Barry Goldwater to Donald Trump, psychiatrists have commented, sometimes brashly, on public figures'' mental health. But is the practice ethical? While the American Psychiatric Association prohibits psychiatric comment on public figures under its ''Goldwater Rule'', others disagree. Diagnosing from a Distance is the first in-depth exploration of this controversy. Making extensive use of archival sources and original interviews, John Martin-Joy reconstructs the historical debates between psychiatrists, journalists, and politicians in an era when libel law and professional standards have undergone dramatic change. Charting the Goldwater Rule''s crucial role in the current furor over Trump''s fitness for office, Martin-Joy assesses the Rule''s impact and offers a more liberal alternative. This remarkable book will change the way we think about psychiatric ethics and public life.Trade Review'Psychiatrists are often asked in casual conversation for a diagnosis without a personal examination. Using many primary sources rarely discussed in previous surveys, John Martin-Joy provides a detailed and far-reaching analysis of the implications of such a scenario. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and highly recommended.' Thomas G. Gutheil, Harvard University'With compelling prose, page-turning narrative, and sophisticated analysis, John Martin-Joy uses a little-known, but important, libel case to discuss an issue of great political significance: the ethical, professional, social, and legal ramifications of psychiatrists commenting publicly on the mental health of public figures.' Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo'What do Adolf Hitler, Barry Goldwater, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump have in common? John Martin-Joy shows how psychiatrists and psychoanalysts had strong views about these men's mental health and very different opinions about whether they could share these views. Part media history and part ethical study, this book may change how you think about professionalism, politics, and the First Amendment.' James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Chair of the Department of Communication, and Director of the Journalism Program, Stanford University'With extraordinary historical detail and a remarkable sensitivity to rational, moral disagreement, this volume is now the book of record for understanding the ethical implications of the Goldwater Rule. Policymakers, clinicians, scholars, and concerned citizens interested in the nexus of politics and psychiatry - especially during our current, perilous moment - must read this book.' Dominic A. Sisti, Director, The Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania'John Martin-Joy is a meticulous researcher and writer, making his book a pleasure to read. Mixing the disciplines of law, psychiatry, and history, the book describes the impact of the 'Goldwater Rule' with the detail and analytic precision that no scholar has provided before. This book is sure to be regarded as a classic in the years ahead.' Lawrence J. Friedman, Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University and Indiana University'… historically detailed and well referenced … legally and philosophically sophisticated …' Allen R. Dyer, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'Diagnosing from a Distance is a wonderful read that CL psychiatrists could be easily swept up in. The book speaks to the intellectually curious detective that resides inside each of us.' Flannery Merideth, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry'Martin-Joy's study rightly focuses on the dialectics animating the recent of history of the helping professions…This book focuses on how psychiatric knowledge travels through mass media and the legal system and how these encounters transformed psychiatric ethics.' Michael Pettit, American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction. An ethical dilemma; 1. Psychoanalysis, media, and politics from the rise of Hitler to the 1950s; Part I. Diagnosis from a Distance and Libel Law in the 1960s: Goldwater v. Ginzburg: 2. Ralph Ginzburg: provocateur; 3. 'To remove this precedent': Barry Goldwater sues for libel; 4. Ginzburg, Goldwater, and the Supreme Court; Part II. Professionalization and the Rise of the Goldwater Rule; 5. 'To protect public figures': the APA and the Goldwater Rule; 6. The CIA and the White House: adventures in assessment; 7. Furor: the debate over Donald Trump; Conclusion. On history, ethics, and pluralism; Appendix. The Goldwater Rule in 1973 and today; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works cited; Index.
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Little, Brown Book Group Trump Talking
Book Synopsis''Part of the beauty of me is that I''m very rich''But that''s just part of it. His fingers, too, are ''long and beautiful''. Improbably coiffed, perma-tanned and bronze-tongued, the Donald has increasingly impinged on the world''s consciousness through a string of startling pronouncements.From his preference for war heroes who have not been captured, to his references to his sleeping around in the 1980s as his ''personal Vietnam'' or this - ''My grandparents didn''t come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants'' - Trump''s utterances are nothing if not intriguing. As he once said, and to date this has been hard to dispute, he ''could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and [he] wouldn''t lose any voters.''Here, in his own words, is the businessmen, the dealmaker, TV personality, author and one-time Democrat, now Republican who would be president of the United States.
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Independently Published Richard Nixon: A Life From Beginning to End
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Cromwell and his Women
Book SynopsisOliver Cromwell, a pivotal and often contentious character, has long been the focus of many historical works that chart his meteoric rise from middle-aged East Anglian farmer with no previous military experience, to command the army and become one of England's greatest generals. Like him or loathe him, Oliver Cromwell is a giant of English history. With a deft hand and strong narrative, Whitehead guides us through the remarkable life and career of Oliver Cromwell from a unique perspective. He explores not only the effect the women in Cromwell's life had on him, but how his career in turn dramatically altered their lives. His wife Elizabeth become Her Highness the Lady Protectress' and his four daughters were treated as princesses before their lives turned upside down at the Restoration. We learn of Cromwell's close relationship with his mother, who lived with him throughout her long life, and of his deep attachment to Elizabeth, who he married at 22 and without whom it is doubtful he would have achieved all he did.
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