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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies A Prince in a Republic: The Life of Sultan
Book SynopsisHamengku Buwono IX, the late Sultan of Yogyakarta Special Province, is revered by Indonesians as one of the great founders of the modern Indonesian state. He leaves a positive but in some ways ambiguous legacy in political terms. His most conspicuous achievement was the survival of hereditary Yogyakartan kingship, and he provided rare stability and continuity in Indonesia's highly fractured modern history.Under the New Order, Hamengku Buwono also helped to launch the Indonesian economy on a much stronger growth path. Although remembered as the epitome of ""political decency"", he faded from power and influence as Vice President in the 1970s, and the repressive and anti-democratic features of Suharto's New Order seemed to contradict much of what Hamengku Buwono originally stood for. This biography seeks to explain his political standpoint, motivations, and achievements, and set his career in the context of his times.
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ISEAS Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto:
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1996, examines Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto. It not only details Indonesia's foreign policy behaviour vis-à-vis Indonesia's neighbours and major powers, but also places it in the context of foreign policy analysis. Today, the book remains as the only full-length study on Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto. It is now reprinted with a new postscript which discusses the post-Suharto era from B.J. Habibie to Joko Widodo.Indonesia under Suharto had attempted to become a regional power to lead Southeast Asian states and beyond. As the largest country and also the richest in terms of natural resources, Suharto's Indonesia was held in deference by the ASEAN states. However, due to its limited capabilities, its lack of military strength, advanced technology and economic strength, the political influence of Jakarta was in fact quite limited.
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Cognella, Inc Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women
Book SynopsisTheir contributions are enduring. Their influence is profound. Their legacies touch our everyday lives. In Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women, communication, history, and government scholars and professionals Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride, and Nancy Kegan Smith provide readers with an illuminating and highly personal exploration of the lives and legacies of U.S. first ladies.Readers learn about the role of first lady, from its origins under Martha Washington through its current iteration under Dr. Jill Biden. The book explores how first ladies have been uniquely positioned to influence American society, policy, diplomacy, and the life in the White House. Profiles of first ladies bring their histories, achievements, and legacies to life.Remember the First Ladies is a groundbreaking book showing the evolutionary role of first lady. It shines a light on the influential women who have broken barriers and made a mark on our country and, at times, our world during their tenures in the White House.
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Una tierra prometida / A Promised Land
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Urano Bloomberg, Por Bloomberg
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Almuzara Putin
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Apostroff El Neron del Siglo XXI
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Editorial Kairos Gandhi: Vida Y Enseñanzas del Padre de la Nación
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Blume Che Guevara: El Espíritu de la Revolución
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Obelisco Benjamin Franklin
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Oxford University Press North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order
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Oxford University Press, USA Position of Heads of State and Senior Officials in International Law Oxford International Law Library
Book SynopsisThe legal position in international law of heads of states and other senior state representatives is at the heart of the conflict thrown up by recent changes in the international legal order. The establishment of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc criminal tribunals reflects a growing belief that heads of states and other senior state representatives should be held accountable for serious violations of international law. It is now questioned whether foreign states and their officials still have immunity from proceedings concerning grave human rights abuses in national courts.This book provides a comprehensive treatment of this key issue, covering both civil and criminal proceedings before domestic courts and the position before international courts and tribunals. The positions of both serving and former heads of states are examined and, where appropriate, so is that of their family members. The wide variety of constitutional forms and titles enjoyed by heads of states and senior state representatives is considered and their internationally relevant powers and functions outlined. The implications of recognition or lack of it are assessed, together with the practical and legal consequences of loss of office and/or exile in a foreign state. In examining the position of heads of state and other senior representatives in foreign states, attention is given to the question of immunities before the local courts, and to other privileges, protections, and courtesies to which they may be entitled. The book draws a distinction between the personal immunity (ratione personae) enjoyed by heads of states which derive from their status or office, and the official act immunity (ratione materiae) enjoyed by all state officials. It closely examines the relationship between state immunity as it has developed under the restrictive doctrine and the immunities to which individuals are entitled. Careful consideration is given to separate regimes of international immunities such as special missions.This systematic analysis of the legal position of heads of states takes into account the history of the subject, relevant state practice (judicial and legislative), the impact of relevant international treaties, and international judicial or arbitral decisions on the matter.Trade ReviewThe Position of Heads of State and Senior Officials in International Law is a valuable doctrinal contribution to the growing body of literature on privileges and immunities for senior state officials and is recommended to anyone with an academic or professional interest in the area. * Monique Cormier, Australian Year Book of International Law *This is an accessible, wellresearched and valuable book on a complex topic of law * Philippa Webb *Table of ContentsPART I OVERVIEW AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES ; PART II HEADS OF STATES ; PART III HEADS OF GOVERMENTS, FOREIGN MINISTERS AND OTHER SENIOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ; PART IV INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HEADS OF STATES, HEADS OF GOVERMENTS, FOREIGN MINISTERS AND SENIOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ; PART V EFFECT OF STATEMENTS BY HEADS OF STATES,HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS, FOREIGN MINISTERS AND OTHER SENIOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES
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Oxford University Press, USA Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West AD 367455
Book SynopsisIn this book, McEvoy explodes the myth that the remarkable phenomenon of the late Roman child-emperor reflected mere dynastic sentiment or historical accident. Tracing the course of the frequently tumultuous, but nevertheless lengthy, reigns of young western emperors in the years AD 367-455, she looks at the way in which the sophistication of the Roman system made their accessions and survival possible. The book highlights how these reigns allowed for individual generals to dominate the Roman state and in what manner the crucial role of Christianity, together with the vested interests of various factions within the imperial elite, contributed to a transformation of the imperial image - enabling and facilitating the adaptation of existing imperial ideology to portray boys as young as six as viable rulers. It also analyses the struggles which ensued upon a child-emperor reaching adulthood and seeking to take up functions which had long been delegated during his childhood.Through the phenTrade ReviewMcEvoy's monograph will be essential reading ... and represents a major contribution to our understanding of one of the great transitional periods in European and world history. * David M. Gwynn, English Historical Review *McEvoy has produced an impressive analysis that challenges historians to re-evaluate child emperors and the role traditionally assigned to them in destabilizing the western empire. * Richard Flower, Early Medieval Europe *McEvoy is to be congratulated on producing a fine, clearly-written study which signifcantly advances our understanding of the exercise of political power during an important phase of late Roman history. * A. D. Lee, Journal of Roman Studies *Table of ContentsPREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: SPES REI PUBLICAE: THE HOPE OF THE STATE?; PART ONE; PART TWO: HONORIUS; PART THREE: VALENTINIAN III; CONCLUSION; PRIMARY SOURCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Inc The Powers to Lead
Book SynopsisWith The Powers to Lead, Joseph S. Nye Jr. offers a sweeping look at the nature of leadership in today''s world, in an illuminating blend of history, business case studies, psychological research, and more. As he observes, many now believe that the more authoritarian and coercive forms of leadership--the hard power approaches of earlier military-industrial eras--have been largely supplanted in postindustrial societies by soft power approaches that seek to attract, inspire, and persuade rather than dictate. Nye argues, however, that the most effective leaders are actually those who combine hard and soft power skills in proportions that vary with different situations. He calls this smart power. Drawing examples from the careers of leaders as disparate as Gandhi, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lee Iacocca, and--in a new preface--Barack Obama, Nye uses the concept of smart power to shed light on such topics as leadership types and skills, the needs and demands of followers, and the nature of good Trade Review"Mr. Nye has performed a valuable service in rounding up and summarizing the various academic studies and theories of leadership into a single, slim volume. He examines different approaches to leadership, the morality of leadership and how the wider context can determine the effectiveness of a particular leader. There are plenty of anecdotes and examples, both historical and contemporary, political and corporate."--The Economist "This excellent book offers important insight into leadership with valuable analysis and anecdotes for leaders and aspiring leaders."--Booklist "The Powers to Lead at once ranges broadly and is concise. Anecdotes run from Lyndon Johnson and Jack Welch to Mahatma Gandhi...and the book treats the latest "leadership as process" theories alongside Machiavellian realism and Lao Tzu's self-effacing style. All these, together with many sensible suggestions for advancing oneself, are presented with a clear focus on power and group needs."--New York Sun "One of the first to include new scholarship on the youngest emerging leaders, Nye readily demonstrates his ability to traverse the intellectual and pragmatic without becoming esoteric or pedantic...Highly recommended."--CHOICE "A lucid...survey of leadership studies, touching on everything from bonobo behavior to Freudian psychology... with references to noted leaders like former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, Lincoln, Hitler and Subcomandante Marcos."--Publishers Weekly "Finally, a book that analyzes what leadership really means and how it relates to power. It will be invaluable for both political and business leaders alike. Nye developed the concept of hard and soft power, and now he shows how the best leaders use both in a smart way."--Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, and President, the Aspen Institute "The Powers to Lead is an outstanding primer on leadership and all its dimensions. Nye cuts through the many bromides surrounding the subject to present a sharp, gracefully written introduction to leadership that will benefit anyone from Washington to Wall Street."--General Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. National Security Advisor "Nye has written better and more creatively on the importance of soft power as a political and diplomatic weapon than anyone else. Now he brings this knowledge and all his governmental and academic experience to bear on the oldest question in politics-how do leaders emerge and what distinguishes the good ones from the bad? There couldn't be a better primer for a presidential election year, in which all of us, whether or not we are American citizens, have such a big stake."--Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University "This book will change not only the way leaders think about how they themselves should use power-but also how they can respond more creatively and effectively to others' power moves. This book will-and should-find a permanent place on the bookshelves of academics and practitioners alike."--Roderick M. Kramer, William R. Kimball Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business "This book represents an important intellectual odyssey. Nye has long been acclaimed as one of the world's foremost thinkers about international affairs, helping us understand, for example, the differences between soft and hard power. Now, to our great good fortune, he has turned his mind to the vexing questions of how power relates to leadership. The result is a conceptual tour de force-one of the best works on leadership since James MacGregor Burns wrote his breakthrough book three decades ago. What a splendid journey!"--David Gergen, Professor of Public Service and Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard's Kennedy School of GovernmentTable of ContentsPreface 1. Leadership 2. Leadership and Power 3. Types and Skills 4. Contextual Intelligence 5. Good and Bad Leaders Leadership: A Dozen Quick Take-Aways Notes Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aging Policy and Politics in the Trump Era
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Taylor & Francis Winston Churchill
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Taylor & Francis Debating Regime Legitimacy in Contemporary China
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Taylor & Francis The OrbÃn Regime
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
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Taylor & Francis The Twitter Presidency
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ministerial Survival During Political and Cabinet Change Foreign Affairs Diplomacy and War Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites
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Taylor & Francis Transatlantic Relations in Times of Uncertainty
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Political Meritocracy and Populism
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Taylor & Francis The Obama Doctrine A Legacy of Continuity in Us Foreign Policy Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
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Taylor & Francis Religion and the Rise of Populism
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Taylor & Francis Malaysias 14th General Election and UMNOâs Fall
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Taylor & Francis Modern Leaders Between Charisma and Trickery Contemporary Liminality
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Taylor & Francis Mahatma Gandhi A Nonviolent Perspective on Peace Peacemakers
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Taylor & Francis Mahatma Gandhi A Nonviolent Perspective on Peace Peacemakers
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Taylor & Francis Flip the System US How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Society and the De Facto State Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Psychoanalytic and Historical Perspectives on the
Book SynopsisWhat is Donald Trump's personality? Is he mentally ill? What in American culture and history enabled him to become president? How does his personality shape his policies and leadership? In this fascinating and highly relevant new book, these questions are answered by a selection of expert contributors, including psychoanalysts, historians, and a sociologist. Narcissism is defined and applied to Donald Trump, his personal history and style of leadership, and the relationship between Trump and his base is explored as a symptom of his needs and the needs of his followers. U.S. culture and U.S. politics are put under the lens, as chapters draw on contemporary academic and journalistic analysis, continuing discussions around gaslighting, demagoguery, and fascism in terms of their validity in application to Trump.Psychoanalytic and Historical Perspectives on the Leadership of Donald Trump refutes many of the mental health experts who label Trump as suffering fromTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Who is Donald Trump and Why Do People Follow Him? 01. Trump's Marketing Narcissistic Leadership in an Age of Anxiety 02. The Anatomy of Narcissistic Leadership: Interview with Otto Kernberg 03. The Allure of Trump's Narcissism Part II: How Trump Leads 04. Probing Trump’s Disruptive Narcissistic Personality 05. Is Donald Trump Competent and Fit to be President? 06. Gaslighting and Beyond 07. Trump the Demagogue 08. Is Trump a Fascist? Part III: Social and Historical Factors in the Rise of Trump 09. American Exceptionalism on Steroids 10. What in Our Politics, History, Economy, and Culture Enabled Trump's Rise 11. A Sociologist's View of the Trump Phenomenon Part IV: Presidential Personality and Performance 12. How Trump’s Personality Influences his Policies 13. The President we Need 14. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Middle Eastern Monarchies Ingroup Identity and Foreign Policy Making Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
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Taylor & Francis Amateur Hour Presidential Character and the Question of Leadership
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of Populism in Hungary
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Taylor & Francis The New Deal and American Society 1933â1941
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The New Deal and American Society 19331941
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Our Diverse Middle School Students A Guide to Equitable and Responsive Teaching
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The End of the Rhetorical Presidency Public Leadership in the Trump Era
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Eisaku Sato Japanese Prime Minister 196472
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Taylor & Francis Semipresidentialism Parliamentarism and Presidents Presidential Politics in Central Europe
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