Political leaders and leadership Books
University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.1 Revolutionary
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. June-September 1775 -- 2. September-December 1775 -- 3. January-March 1776 -- v. 4. April-June 1776 -- v. 5. June-August 1776 -- v. 6. August 1776-October 1776 -- v. 7. October 1776-January 1777 -- v. 8. January-March 1777 -- v. 9. March-June 1777 -- v. 10. June-August 1777.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.3 Revolutiona
Book SynopsisCovers the final months of the siege of Boston. Washington's correspondence and orders for this period reveal an uncompromising attitude toward reconciliation with Britain and a single-minded determination to engage the enemy forces in Boston before the end of the winter.Table of Contents1. June-September 1775 -- 2. September-December 1775 -- 3. January-March 1776 -- v. 4. April-June 1776 -- v. 5. June-August 1776 -- v. 6. August 1776-October 1776 -- v. 7. October 1776-January 1777 -- v. 8. January-March 1777 -- v. 9. March-June 1777 -- v. 10. June-August 1777.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.3 JuneSept
Book SynopsisPart of a series which covers the eight precedent-setting years of Washington's presidency and his brief retirement. Volume three covers most of the summer of 1789 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.6 13 August20
Book SynopsisDocuments Washington's decisions and actions during the heart of the New York campaign, from late summer to early fall 1776, when his opponent, General William Howe, took the offensive and outmanoeuvred the American forces in and around New York City by amphibious landings.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of James Madison v. 3 1 March 18026
Book SynopsisDuring the period of this third volume of the ""Secretary of State"" series, Madison was concerned with ongoing problems in foreign policy, particularly US relations with the European powers. Diplomatic letters describe his efforts to defend American commercial rights.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.6 Presidential
Book SynopsisThis volume of the papers of George Washington covers the period when his attention was devoted to several matters of national significance: the Residence and Funding Acts; Indian affairs; Harmar's expedition in the Northwest Territory; and intrigues of foreign agents on America's frontiers.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington v.7 Presidential
Book SynopsisThis volume presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress. Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and federal excise, and increased the size of the army. Washington also gave a lot of time to the new federal city on the Potomac.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The Papers of George Washington v. 12
Book SynopsisVolume 12 of the ""Presidential Series"" continues the fourth chronological series of ""The Papers of George Washington"". This series includes the public papers written by or presented to Washington during his two administrations.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington
Book SynopsisPart of the ""Revolutionary War Series"", this work documents a period that includes the Continental Army's last weeks at Valley Forge, the British evacuation of Philadelphia, and the Battle of Monmouth Court House. It begins with George Washington's army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, celebrating the alliance between the United States and France.
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington 1 November 1778
Book SynopsisCovers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Thatcher and Thatcherism
Book SynopsisThis fourth edition of Thatcher and Thatcherism examines the origins and impact of ‘Thatcherism’ from the 1970s to the formation of a coalition government in 2010. New to this edition is an extended exploration of Thatcher’s impact outside of the UK, and an examination of the assessments published following her death. Trade Review'A timely and useful update of a classic text which puts into perspective the background, history and legacy of Thatcherism.'Bryn Willcock, Swansea University, UK'A most accessible and up-to-date explanation of both the person and the ism; and also the legacies – the long shadow – that even posthumously are still with us.'Martin Farr, Newcastle University, UKTable of Contents1 The 1970s: explanations and origins; 2 Election and depression, 1979–81; 3 Thatcher triumphant, 1982–88; 4 Thatcherism and the Conservative Party; 5 The attack on the government ethic; 6 The attack on the professional ethic; 7 Thatcher abroad I: Europe, East and West; 8 Thatcher abroad II: defence and the Americas; 9 Thatcher abroad III: the global statesman; 10 The fall: the significance of the Westland affair; 11 The Thatcher legacy I: the Major years 1990–97; 12 The Thatcher legacy II: the New Labour experiment; 13 Interpretations; 14 Conclusion
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The University of Alabama Press Alabama Governors A Political History of the
Book SynopsisThis collection of biographical essays, written by 34 noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the 57 men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The book is organised chronologically into six sections that cover Alabama's years as a US territory and its early statehood, the 1840s through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the late nineteenth-century Bourbon era, twentieth-century progressive and wartime governors, the Civil Rights era and Heorge Wallace's period of influence, and recent chief executives in the post-Wallace era. The political careers of these 58 indivduals reflect the story of Alabama itself. Taken together, the essays provide a unified history of the state, with its recurring themes of race, federal-state relations, economic development, taxation, and education. Alabama Governors expertly delineates the decisions and challenges of the chief executives, their poli
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Fordham University Press Mario Cuomo Remembrances of a Remarkable Man
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRecollections of the Remarkable Man
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University of New Mexico Press Trumpism Mexican America and the Struggle for
Book SynopsisWhat role did anti-Mexicanism and attacks on Latinx people and their communities play in Donald Trump's political rise and presidential practices? Driven by the overwhelming political urgency of the moment, the contributors to this volume seek to frame Trumpism's origins and political effects.Trade ReviewThis is clearly a must-read anthology for scholars of Latinx studies and ethnic studies and for everyone interested in gaining a more nuanced understanding of the consequences of the Trump years, and of Trumpism, for the ongoing struggles of Mexican American, Latinx, and other people of color for inclusion, citizenship, and belonging in US society." - Suzanne Oboler, author or Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and Politics of (Re)Presentation in the United States
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New Century Books War Diaries from Inside Hitlers Headquarters
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies
Book SynopsisFirst ladies have always received a great deal of attention and are among the most recognizable figures of any presidential administration. They''re often treated as celebrities, making them some of the most prominent women of their eras. Yet many of their stories and contributions have been overlooked. Through a collection of thematic essays, The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies provides a thorough and compelling examination of the development of the first lady institution, and the political, social, and cultural influence of the women who''ve served in this role. Topics covered include the evolution of various first lady roles, such as hostess, campaigner, surrogate, diplomat, social advocate, and trendsetter; how first ladies have been political assets and liabilities; the impact of first ladies'' speeches and media usage; first ladies during wartime and presidential deaths; the contributions of first lady stand-ins; how presidential spouses have been represented in films; and how these women are memorialized and remembered-or forgotten.
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Legare Street Press Mis Prisiones Memorias De Silvio Pellico Natural
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Taylor & Francis Ltd British Origins and American Practice of
Book SynopsisThis collection brings together historians, political scientists and legal scholars to explore the Anglo-American origins of impeachment and its use in the USA. Impeachment originated in England during the Good Parliament of 1376. It was used, subject to several periods of disuse, until the beginning of the nineteenth century. The British form of impeachment in turn inspired the drafters of the US Constitution and the inclusion of a mechanism permitting the removal of members of the federal executive and federal judiciary. These Anglo-American origins of impeachment have inspired many constitutions around the globe to include impeachment mechanisms which permit, in most cases, the legislature to remove the President, a Prime Minister, ministers and judges. This volume explores the origins, influence and practice of impeachment. Divided into three parts, the history of impeachment and how it developed in British history is the focus of part one. The inclusion of Ireland reflects the Trade Review‘This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study of impeachment is essential readingfor scholars, citizens, and public officials alike. Now more than ever, it is vital to appreciate the promise and perils of the impeachment power, and to reckon with its proper role in constitutional democracy.’Joshua Matz, Partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP; Impeachment Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first (2019–20) and second (2021) Senate trial of President TrumpTable of ContentsList of Contributors xiPreface xiiForeword xiv1 Impeachment Matters 1MATTHEW FLINDERS AND CHRIS MONAGHANPART 1British Origins 152 Impeachment during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries and Its Abeyance in the Sixteenth Century 17CHRIS MONAGHAN3 Impeachment in Seventeenth-Century England 42MARK GOLDIE4 British Politics and Impeachment in the Eighteenth Century 64ROBIN EAGLES5 Edmund Burke, India and the Impeachment Trial of Warren Hastings 84MITHI MUKHERJEE6 The Nineteenth Century and Beyond: The Existence of the Threat of Impeachment 114CHRIS MONAGHAN7 ‘Impeachment’ in Irish Constitutional Law 132LAURA CAHILLANE AND TOM HICKEYPART 2American Practice 1558 Impeachment in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries in the Early United States 157JOHN R VILE9 Parallel Evolution: American Impeachment and the Two-Party System 180BRIAN C KALT10 Impeachment, Responsibility and Constitutional Failure: From Watergate to January 6 206JACK N RAKOVE11 The US Impeachment Process: Fit for Purpose in a Hyper-Partisan Era? 238CLODAGH HARRINGTON AND ALEX WADDANPART 3Evolutionary Dynamics 25912 The Renaissance of Impeachment: Political and Legal Accountability in the 21st Century 261DAN PLESCHIndex 271
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Complexity of Populism
Book SynopsisThis book explores the mechanisms and elements of populism to develop new theoretical and methodological approaches. Much as populism has been researched, it remains a contested notion without coherent definition and methodology and shaped by dimensions such as ideology, communication style, discourse, mobilization, and organization. It has simultaneously mobilized emotions, produced symbols, affected subjectivity and gender relations, and can manifest itself in different ways and appear in hybrid forms, such as in the cases of Silvio Berlusconi, Hugo Chávez, and Donald Trump. International expert contributors explore how such a variety of phenomena can be explained and analyzed, expanding the scope of populism research by proposing a multidimensional and complex understanding of populism. They argue for a greater epistemological differentiation and propose a methodology that integrates different fields of politics. This complex approach makes it possible to analyze populism as a muTrade Review"Populism's diverse political expressions have long been a source of scholarly debate and confusion. In The Complexity of Populism: New Approaches and Methods, leading scholars provide new analytical tools to explain this diversity by conceptualizing populism's multiple dimensions and exploring different methods for the empirical study of both historical and contemporary populisms. The interdisciplinary focus on populism's ideological, communicational, and organizational dimensions offers a framework for comparative analysis that is sure to be very well-received by other scholars looking for coherence amidst populist complexity."- Kenneth M. Roberts, Professor of Government, Cornell University'Populism is too often portrayed as a simplistic form of politics. However, this clever and vital volume pushes back against this erroneous assumption by taking the complexity of populism seriously. Recognizing the variation of populist phenomena across the globe, the volume acknowledges the multidimensional nature of populism, suggests new and important methodological avenues for its study, and crucially, embraces interdisciplinarity in examining how populism works. It is vital reading for anyone working on or thinking about populism, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective, and will open up new avenues for studying the most controversial political phenomena of the 21st century.'-Benjamin Moffitt, Australian Catholic University'Complexity of Populism is an important contribution for those who want to study populism without taking shortcuts. It recognizes that populism cannot be rendered in a clear and distinct idea and reflects the interpretations of democracy. It shows us that to know populism we must become comparativists and interdisciplinarians, have the patience and humility to get out of comfortable generalizations and go to concrete experiences.'-Nadia Urbinati, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsThe Complexity of Populism: New Approaches and Methods. An Introduction PART 1: Populism: A Complex Multidimensional and Gradual Phenomenon 2. Rethinking Populism in Complex Terms 3.Differentiating Populism: The Complex Constructions of the Leader and the People PART 2: Epistemological Extensions: Gender, Affects, Subjects 4.Gender as an Analytical Approach to Understanding Authoritarian Right-Wing Populism and Assessing Populism 5.Affect, Populism, Politics: Paradoxical Promises of Agency 6.Towards a Therapeutic Approach to Populism PART 3: Reflecting Populism’s Complexity: Towards a Multidimensional Methodology 7.A Global Historical Perspective on Populism 8.Observing Right-Wing Populists: A Methodological Approach in Populism Research 9.Explaining Populism from the Politolinguistic Perspective 10.Transformations of the Media Sphere: Amplifying Opportunity Structures for Populism 11.Populism by Numbers? Toward a Quantitative Morphology
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Taylor & Francis The Psychology of Attack Politics
Book SynopsisThe Psychology of Attack Politics explores the use of political attacks in election campaigns, and the way in which their, often deliberate, use impacts voters, and has wide reaching societal consequences.With most elections being fraught with tension, disrespectful treatment of political opponents, and political incivility, this timely book aims to disentangle the dynamics of how attack politics is perceived (e.g., whether citizens perceive a negative message to be, indeed, negative) and evaluated (that is, whether citizens like or dislike attack politics). The book looks also at the effects of attack politics, for instance, whether exposure to negative or uncivil messages alters attitudes and behaviours such as turnout, affective polarization, and support for political violence. The authors provide a systematic conceptualization of attack politics, made up of negativity, incivility, intolerance. Focusing on cutting-edge research in political psychology, political communication and electoral behaviour, the authors make the central argument that to understand the effects of different forms of attack politics, there should be a strong focus on individual differences in message perception and evaluation.Exploring what ultimately drives the effects of negative, uncivil, and intolerant rhetoric, and analysing phenomena at the centre of current scientific and public discourse, this is a fascinating reading for academics and students in psychology, political science, sociology, and communication, as well as anyone interested in political campaigning and elections.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How Autocrats Abuse Power
Book SynopsisChronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of both Trump's efforts to erode democracy's essential elements and opposition to those efforts.This book is about the threat of autocracy, which antedated Donald Trump and will persist after he leaves the stage. Autocrats blur or breach the separation of powers, use executive orders to bypass the legislature, pack the courts, replace career prosecutors with political appointees, abuse the pardon power, and claim immunity from the law. They seek to hobble opposition from civil society by curtailing speech and assembly, tolerating and even encouraging vigilante violence, and attacking the media. As this book demonstrates, Trump followed the autocrat's playbook in many ways. He was a huckster of hate, aiming his vitriol at women and racial minorities and making attacks on immigrants the focus of his 2016 campaign, as well as his first Table of ContentsPreface viiAcronyms xDramatis Personae xii1 How Autocrats Use Power 12 The Politics of Resentment 83 Politicizing Criminal Justice 744 The Fate of Law 151References 174Index 181
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Gandhis Battlefield Choice
Book SynopsisThis much anticipated volume compares and contrasts Gandhi's non-violent leadership during World War II to the military leadership of Arjuna in the war that prompted the Bhagavad Gita dialogue, the Sanskrit text that guided Gandhi's actions throughout his life. Early in his career as leader of India's campaign to end British rule, Gandhi resisted terrorist interpretations of the Gita and described the Gita as depicting a metaphorical battle between good and evil impulses within every human heart. Then when India was drawn into a world war not unlike that in which Arjuna reluctantly led his troops into combat, Gandhi embraced his role as battlefield commander of the millions he had trained to be non-violent warriors. Never abandoning his dedication to non-violence, Gandhi stressed to his recruits that they should act as non-violently as possible but should not passively accept injustice. Remaining true to the Bhagavad Gita while responding
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Taiwans Presidents
Book SynopsisThis book profiles Taiwanâs six key presidentsâChiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, and Tsai Ing-wenâfocusing on politics, economics, elections, successes and failures in office, popularity, and democratization.By analyzing criteria of the six presidentsâ leadership, such as management of crises, advancing democracy, stewardship of the economy, charisma, corruption, and handling of foreign relations, especially with China and the U.S., John F. Copper goes on to rank the presidents and predicts trends and difficulties that future presidents will face. Special attention is paid to relations with the U.S., acknowledging the U.S. as Taiwanâs political and economic model as well as its being Taiwanâs protector in the context of Chinaâs claim to Taiwan.As an assessment of these six political leaders as well as a study of Taiwanâs political system, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Taiwan, political science, and international relations.
£36.99
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to John F. Kennedy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom
Book SynopsisThis exciting book helps educators translate the concept of equity into the context of pedagogy in the K-12 classroom. Providing a practice-oriented framework for understanding what equity entails for both teachers and learners, this book clarifies the theoretical context for equity and shares rich teaching strategies across a range of content areas and age groups. Unpacking six themes to understand Culturally Responsive Education (CRE), this powerful book helps teachers incorporate equity into behaviors, environments, and meaningful learning opportunities. Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom provides specific, practice-based examples to help readers develop a culturally responsive pedagogical mindset for closing equity gaps in student achievement.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 Equity Work DefinedChapter 2 Theory of Change: Culturally Responsive EducationChapter 3 The Six Themes of Culturally Responsive EducationChapter 4 Planning with Equity in MindChapter 5 Promising PracticesChapter 6 Implications and Next Steps: Where Do We Go from Here?Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Electing Cromwell
Book SynopsisPopular interest in Cromwell has often exceeded the originality of what has been written about him. Barclay's study comes out of meticulous research on a huge range of newly discovered primary sources, transforming our understanding of the life and career of Oliver Cromwell during the period from his birth in 1599 until 1642.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Man from Huntingdon; Chapter 2 The Biographer; Chapter 3 The Fishmonger; Chapter 4 The Kinsmen; Chapter 5 The Nonconformists in the Fens?; Chapter 6 The Drainers, the Protesters and the Bishop; Chapter 7 The Ely Petitioners; Chapter 8 The two Elections of 1640; Chapter 9 Another Election; Chapter 10 The War Years; Chapter 11 Back to the Restoration; Chapter 12 Conclusion;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leadership in Americas Best Urban Schools
Book SynopsisLeadership in America's Best Urban Schools describes and demystifies the qualities that successful leaders rely on to make a difference at all levels of urban school leadership. Grounded in research, this volume reveals the multiple challenges that real urban elementary, middle, and high schools face as well as the catalysts for improvement. This insightful resource explores the critical leadership characteristics found in high-performing urban schools and gives leaders the tools to move their schools to higher levels of achievement for all studentsbut especially for those who are low-income, English-language learners, and from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. In shining a light on the essential qualities for exceptional leadership at all levels of urban schools, this book is a valuable guide for all educators and administrators to nurture, influence, support, and sustain excellence and equity at their schools. Trade Review"We have known for many years that leadership matters, and in this important new book we learn what school leaders do to make a difference for all children in urban schools. For educators, policymakers, and parents looking for ways to improve schools, this book will be an invaluable resource."-Pedro A. Noguera, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsMeet the AuthorsPrefacePart One: Schools that Achieve Outstanding Results for All StudentsChapter 1: Excellent and Equitable Learning ResultsEvidence of Excellence and EquityLeadership for Excellence and EquitySummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Excellent and Equitable Learning ResultSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Is Your School Achieving Excellence and Equity?Chapter 2: Positive Transformational CulturePositive Transformational Culture as the Foundation The Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Create and Sustain SummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Positive Transformational CultureSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Have a Positive Transformational Culture?Chapter 3: Access to Challenging Curricula for All StudentsFocus on Deep UnderstandingWriting to Promote UnderstandingAccess to Art, Music, Physical Education and Other Non-Tested SubjectsRigor for All StudentsThe Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Ensure Curricular Rigor SummarySchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Provide Access to Challenging Curricula for All Students?Chapter 4: Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and MasteryCommon Practices Making students feel valued and capableLeading students to love learning The Power of a Coherent Educational Improvement System to Ensure Effective SummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and MasterySchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Provide Effective Instruction that Results in Engagement and Mastery?Part Two: Leadership that Promotes Outstanding Results for All StudentsChapter 5: Leadership that Influences the Desire to ChangeFraming a Reason for Change that Resonates Specifying Who Will Benefit from the ChangeBasing Every Decision on the Fundamental Reason for ChangeSummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences the Desire to ChangeSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Positively Influence the Desire to Change?Chapter 6: Leadership that Influences Belief in the Capacity to Improve and SucceedModeling Belief that All Students Will Improve and Succeed Finding and Celebrating Evidence that Cultivates BeliefConfronting DisbeliefSummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences Belief in the Capacity to ImproveSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Positively Chapter 7: Leadership that Influences Clarity about Roles and ResponsibilitiesClear, Consistent, and Regular Communication of ExpectationsPrioritizing and De-prioritizing Roles and ResponsibilitiesPromoting Inquiry and FlexibilitySummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Leadership that Influences Clarity about Roles and ResponsibilitiesSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Influence Clarity about Roles and Responsibilities?Chapter 8: Leadership that Builds Capacity to SucceedIdentifying and Responding to the Reasons for the Lack of Effectiveness in Assuming Essential Roles and ResponsibilitiesDistributing Leadership to Build CapacityProviding Enough Support to Reduce Fear and Magnify EnthusiasmIntegrating Collaboration, Professional Development, Observation and FeedbackSummaryWhat It Is & What It Isn’t: Leadership that Builds Capacity to SucceedSchool Self-Assessment Tool: Does Your School Leadership Build Capacity to Succeed?EpilogueEquity and Excellence are AttainableThe Pursuit of Excellence and Equity is DifficultImplications for School Leader PreparationImplications for School Districts
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Cambridge University Press The Power of Necessity
Book SynopsisExploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political pragmatism and moral-religious principle, bridging the persistent gap between theory and practice in political thought.Table of Contents1. Introduction: politics between principle and pragmatism; 2. Necessity and counter-reformation reason of state; 3. 'The inexhaustible ocean of politics': Tacitus and the political counsel of history; 4. Virgilio Malvezzi and the mosaics of morality and necessity; 5. Experience, conscience and necessity: Spanish debates about peace or truce in the Netherlands; Conclusion.
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Edinburgh University Press TurkeyS Political Leaders
Book SynopsisInvestigates how leaders in Turkey's political sphere have hindered democratic consolidationTrade Review"Timed perfectly at the country's centennial, G m ?'s longitudinal study brilliantly unpacks the role of leaders in explaining the lack of democratic consolidation throughout Turkey's multi-party era. The book's individual focus on the authoritarian practices of democratically elected elites makes it a must-read for Turkey scholars, comparativists, and democracy-watchers alike.?" -Lisel Hintz, John Hopkins University SAIS
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Temple University Press,U.S. BlueState Republican
Book SynopsisHow Larry Hogan bested the Blue Wave and Trumpism to become Maryland's only two-term Republican governor in more than fifty yearsTrade Review“Donald Trump’s Republican Party is not the only GOP. Moderate Republicans such as Maryland Governor Larry Hogan present a different model—one that used to dominate much of the electoral map but has now dwindled to a handful of states, most of them normally Democratic. Mileah Kromer does a splendid job of depicting Hogan as the blue-state Republican. Hogan’s two victories in territory usually hostile to the GOP suggest the path other Republicans can take to win in blue and competitive purple states.”—Larry J. Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics“Blue-State Republican is a master class in Governor Larry Hogan’s improbable rise to power in deep-blue Maryland in 2014 and a lesson in why he may beat expectations again if he runs for president. Kromer has long been a go-to source for reporters covering Maryland politics. With this book, she establishes herself as a resource for anyone trying to understand Hogan’s place in the modern Republican Party. Time will tell if there is room in Donald Trump’s GOP for a centrist. If Hogan’s gamble pays off, then Kromer is offering us the first look at his recipe—an approach others may try to emulate. Even for those of us who had a front-row seat to Hogan’s rise, Blue-State Republican is an illuminating take on one of the most compelling and counterintuitive political stories of our time.”—John Fritze, USA Today, and former Washington correspondent for the Baltimore Sun
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Temple University Press,U.S. BlueState Republican
Book SynopsisHow Larry Hogan bested the Blue Wave and Trumpism to become Maryland's only two-term Republican governor in more than fifty yearsTrade Review“Donald Trump’s Republican Party is not the only GOP. Moderate Republicans such as Maryland Governor Larry Hogan present a different model—one that used to dominate much of the electoral map but has now dwindled to a handful of states, most of them normally Democratic. Mileah Kromer does a splendid job of depicting Hogan as the blue-state Republican. Hogan’s two victories in territory usually hostile to the GOP suggest the path other Republicans can take to win in blue and competitive purple states.”—Larry J. Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics“Blue-State Republican is a master class in Governor Larry Hogan’s improbable rise to power in deep-blue Maryland in 2014 and a lesson in why he may beat expectations again if he runs for president. Kromer has long been a go-to source for reporters covering Maryland politics. With this book, she establishes herself as a resource for anyone trying to understand Hogan’s place in the modern Republican Party. Time will tell if there is room in Donald Trump’s GOP for a centrist. If Hogan’s gamble pays off, then Kromer is offering us the first look at his recipe—an approach others may try to emulate. Even for those of us who had a front-row seat to Hogan’s rise, Blue-State Republican is an illuminating take on one of the most compelling and counterintuitive political stories of our time.”—John Fritze, USA Today, and former Washington correspondent for the Baltimore Sun "What’s particularly good is not just [Kromer's] even-handed narrative about the campaigns, but the access she gained to Hogan’s behind the scenes polling and strategizing in both campaigns and the governing that followed. Unlike the bloviating by some academics that reporters contact for observations about political events, Kromer has been playing close attention and knows what she’s talking about. There are many pluses to Kromer’s book. Not just its balance and analysis backed by facts and data.... And it explains to the dismay of both Trumpers and progressives how an essentially conservative man has been able to govern as a popular moderate."—Maryland Reporter"In this well-researched and objective account, Mileah K. Kromer provides an in-depth analysis of how Republican Larry Hogan was able to be elected and reelected while maintaining a high level of popularity throughout his time as governor of Maryland—a state known for its diversity, Democratic dominance, and liberalism.... It is a must-read for students of state politics and political management."—Perspecitves on Politics
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Xlibris A Look Through My Eyes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson
Book SynopsisFrom Vietnam to the Great Society to the Civil Rights reforms, the Johnson presidency saw a barrage of controversial but important measures that generate almost as much dispute today as they did when they were enacted. This collection offers an overview of Lyndon B.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Introduction 1 Mitchell B. Lerner Part I Pre-Presidential Years 5 1 The Changing South 7 Jeff Woods 2 LBJ in the House and Senate 23 Donald A. Ritchie 3 The Vice Presidency 38 Marc J. Selverstone Part II Lyndon B. Johnson’s White House 57 4 Lady Bird Johnson 59 Lisa M. Burns 5 Management and Vision 76 Sean J. Savage Part III Domestic Policy 91 6 The War on Poverty 93 Edward R. Schmitt 7 African-American Civil Rights 111 Kent B. Germany 8 Mexican Americans 132 Lorena Oropeza 9 Women’s Issues 149 Susan M. Hartmann 10 Health Care 163 Larry DeWitt and Edward D. Berkowitz 11 Environmental Policy 187 Martin V. Melosi 12 American Immigration Policy 210 Donna R. Gabaccia and Maddalena Marinari 13 LBJ and the Constitution 228 Robert David Johnson 14 The Urban Crisis 245 David Steigerwald 15 Education Reform 263 Lawrence J. McAndrews 16 Domestic Insurgencies 278 Doug Rossinow 17 LBJ and the Conservative Movement 295 Jeff Roche Part IV: Vietnam 319 18 Decisions for War 321 Andrew Preston 19 Fighting the Vietnam War 336 Robert D. Schulzinger 20 The War at Home 350 Mary Ann Wynkoop 21 The War from the Other Side 367 Pierre Asselin Part V Beyond Vietnam 385 22 Latin America 387 Alan McPherson 23 Europe 406 Thomas Alan Schwartz 24 LBJ and the Cold War 420 John Dumbrell 25 The Middle East 439 Peter L. Hahn 26 LBJ and the New Global Challenges 450 Mark Atwood Lawrence Part VI Final Reckonings 467 27 How Great was the Great Society? 469 Sidney M. Milkis 28 Lyndon B. Johnson and the World 487 Nicholas Evan Sarantakes 29 The Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson 504 Andrew L. Johns Bibliography 521 Index 583
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Dundurn Group Ltd The Lost Prime Ministers
Book SynopsisAfter John A. Macdonald's death, four Tory prime ministers each remarkable but all little known rose to power and fell in just five years. From 1891 to 1896, between John A. Macdonald's and Wilfrid Laurier's tenures, four lesser-known men took on the mantle of leadership. Tory prime ministers John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, and Charles Tupper headed the government of Canada in rapid succession. Each came to the job with qualifications and limitations, and each left after unexpectedly short terms. Yet these reluctant prime ministers are an important part of our political legacy. Their roles were much more than caretakers between the administrations of two great leaders. Personal tragedy, terrible health issues, backstabbing, and political manipulation all led to their eventual downfalls. The Lost Prime Ministers is the dramatic saga of these overlooked Canadian leaders.Trade ReviewErudite and objective when describing the political strengths and character weaknesses of these four men... Hill makes a good case for recognizing the historical significance of their brief respective 15 minutes of fame. * Winnipeg Free Press *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Author’s Note Introduction: A Deluge of Caretakers One. The Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Two. Sir John Abbott: The Reluctant Prime Minister Three. Sir John Thompson: “The Great Might-Have-Been” Prime Minister Four. Sir Mackenzie Bowell: The Accidental Prime Minister Five. Sir Charles Tupper: “Finally … It’s About Time You Were Prime Minister!” Six. After the Deluge: Laurier and Beyond Acknowledgements Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
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Dundurn Group Ltd A Very Canadian Coup
Book SynopsisA fresh take on the Manitoba schools question and the Conservative Coup that toppled Canada's fifth prime minister.When Mackenzie Bowell became Canada's fifth prime minister in December 1894, everyone including Bowell expected the job would involve nothing more than keeping the wheels on the Conservative wagon until a spring election.Plans for a quiet caretakership were dashed in January 1895 when the courts ruled that the Manitoba government had violated Roman Catholics' constitutional rights by abolishing the provincial separate school system. Catholics in Quebec demanded that Bowell force Manitoba to restore the schools, while Ontario Protestants warned him to keep his hands off.Backed into a corner, Bowell tried three times to negotiate a compromise with the Manitoba government over the course of 1895, but to no avail. By January 1896, seven of Bowell's cabinet ministers had had enough. Convinced that Bowell had tarnished the ConsTrade ReviewFew Canadians know that the key issue in the 1896 federal election was the Manitoba Schools question; fewer know that religion and language once played a very important part in our elections; and fewer still know that Sir Mackenzie Bowell, former Grandmaster of the Orange Lodge of British North America, proposed remedial legislation which would have returned to French Roman Catholics their rights to language and religion. Bowell’s views were controversial within his caucus and a coup was staged to remove him as Prime Minister. I well remember the heat the issue generated in the 1960s when my boss, the Honourable Duff Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, tried to restore justice. Ted Glenn is an excellent author with a sound command of the historical issues and the structure of the English language. -- Joe Martin, author of Relentless Change, A Case Book for the Study of Canadian Business HistoryTed Glenn has taken one of the most dramatic yet little-known events in Canadian history and made it come alive. He tells the detailed story with compelling language. His research is impeccable as he navigates the tricky issues of the 1890s. This is precisely how to present historical non-fiction. The characters shine through, one can sense the tone of the era and it reads like a suspense novel from beginning to end. -- Michael Hill, Author of The Lost Prime MinistersTable of ContentsContentsCast ixTimeline xviiIntroduction 11 Sans Souci 32 Black Day 93 Halifax 334 Ides 455 Blazing Heather 716 Friendly Negotiations 997 Coup 1198 Anew 1479 Coda 171Notes 175Sources 179Image Credits 199Index 201About the Author 207
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Rowman & Littlefield The Last Charge of the Rough Rider
Book SynopsisThere have been many books on Theodore Roosevelt, but there are none that solely focus on the last years of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from an accident, a bullet in his chest from an assassination attempt, in the last two years of his life from April 1917 to January 6, 1919 he went from the great disappointment of being denied his own regiment in World War I, leading a suicide mission of roughriders against the Germans, to the devastating news that his son Quentin had been shot down and killed over France. Racked by grief and guilt, marginalized by world events, the great glow that had been his life was now but a dimming lantern. But TR's final years were productive ones as well: he churned out several instant books that promoted U.S. entry into the Great War, and he was making plans for another run at the Presidency in 1920 at the time of his death. Indeed, his political influence was so great that his opposition to the pol
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Pan Macmillan Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of
Book SynopsisIn Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. 'One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia.' – Rodric Braithwaite, New StatesmanVladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favour in May 2000. He served two terms as president, before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012. Putin’s rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness. Despite this, there have been signs of liberal growth and Putin – and Russia – now faces a far from certain future.Robert Service reveals a premier who cannot take his supremacy for granted, yet is determined to impose his will not only on his closest associates but on society at large. Kremlin Winter is a riveting insight into power politics as Russia faces a blizzard of difficulties both at home and abroad.'A masterful portrait of Putin and Russia' – Jack Coleman, Daily TelegraphTrade ReviewRobert Service, our pre-eminent Kremlinologist, does not offer a lot of new gossip about Putin. He does not believe in demonising the Russian leader. Rather, in a piece of superb analysis, he sets out how Putin the man was swallowed up by the machine he created. * The Times *The book has many qualities, not least in ambitious breadth, covering domestic politics, foreign policy, economics and military matters . . . makes for comprehensive introductory reading for those new to the subject. And in the way of any good book, it will be provocative for those already well versed in it. * Literary Review *Substantial, well-documented . . . One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia. -- Rodric Braithwaite * New Statesman *A masterful portrait of Putin and Russia -- Jack Coleman * Daily Telegraph *[A] Nuanced account of Putin in power -- Victor Sebestyen * Financial Times *Service is too good a historian to attempt to string Putin's actions into a coherent strategy. Rather, he offers a portrait of a leader cobbling together response to a series of crisis. -- Owen Matthews * Times Literary Supplement *
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Manchester University Press Bob Crow: Socialist, Leader, Fighter: A Political
Book SynopsisBob Crow was the most high-profile and militant union leader of his generation. This biography focuses on his leadership of the RMT union, examining and exposing a number of popular myths created about him by political opponents. Using the schema of his personal characteristics (including his public persona), his politics and the power of his members, it explains how and why he was able to punch above his weight in industrial relations and on the political stage, helping the small RMT union become as influential as many of its much larger counterparts. As RMT leader, Crow oversaw a rise in membership and promoted a more assertive and successful bargaining approach. While he failed to unite all socialists into one new party, he established himself as the leading popular critic of neo-liberalism, 'New' Labour and the age of austerity.Trade Review‘In this well –written new biography Gregor Gall explains how and why Bob Crow achieved this fame. Central to Bob’s rise to power was the position of the RMT workers on the London Underground.’Bernadette Hyland, Lipstick socialist‘Gregor Gall’s biography does justice to Crow – the socialist, leader and fighter. He was a complicated figure and some of that complexity comes over in the book.’Paul Salveson, Tribune – April 2107‘There’s a great exploration of the structures that Crow inherited, the limitations they placed on him and what he did to change the situation, thereby encouraging the development of the RMT on the trajectory that it became renowned for.’Alan Crowe, Socialist Review May 2017‘The late leader of the small but politically important RMT union – a “Marxist Millwall supporter”, as the papers had it, and he was both; “the most hated man in Britain”, as some papers tried on, and he wasn’t – is well served by an account of his career set against informed analysis of 21st-century UK trade unions’ far-from-dinosaurish determination to grapple with changing workplaces, state rollback, electoral politics after Labour’s Blairite takeover, gender equity and globalisation. Gall is wary of the “great man” approach, but wherever Crow’s own words appear, the tale shifts from scholarly grey to vivid, quotable, charismatic and quip-filled Red Flag red – and the words “great man” look pretty spot on. ‘ THES 20/04/2017‘As the first book about Bob Crow published since his untimely death three years ago, Gregor Gall’s political biography of Crow provides us with an opportunity to review his life and his time in the railworkers’ union NUR and its successor RMT, to highlight the key reasons for his effectiveness and impact, and to examine the limits of those.’Janine Booth, Solidarity Newspaper May 2017'As a political analysis it is refreshing, nuanced and worthwhile.' Conrad Landin, TLS, June 2017‘Gall neatly presents Crow’s early life in poverty and the unshakeable class consciousness, learned from his Communist Party father, heretained all his life. He also describes Crow’s rise to prominence in the union, the industrial struggles and the RMT break with the Labour Party in 2004…a well-researched book.’Martin Pitt and Anne Kenefeck, International Socialism, A quarterly review of socialist theory, Issue 157‘The book is a fitting record of Bob’s life which draws out lessons and inspirations for us as a movement and as a class going forward.’Richard Whyte, Scottish Left Review, Issue 103‘this book should be placed high on the reading list of anyone interested in British industrial relations and the labour movement in general.’ David O’Connell, Global Labour Journal, 2018 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Formative years 2 The 1990s 3 Becoming RMT general secretary 4 Second term as general secretary 5 Last term of office 6 Person and personal life 7 Politics and practice 8 Perception and practice 9 Legacy and legend Appendix 1: Testimonies Appendix 2: Tributes to Crow References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Joe Biden: American Dreamer
Book SynopsisThe new biography of President Joe Biden by National Book Award winner and New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos - A Financial Times, Guardian and Daily Express Book of the Year 'A thoroughly readable primer' Guardian 'Biden has overcome unimaginable tribulation, multiple presidential primary humiliations, a potentially crippling speech impediment and his own mediocrity. Now he carries the hopes of billions upon his shoulders' Sunday Times President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been called both the luckiest man and the unluckiest – fortunate to have sustained a fifty-year political career that reached the White House, but also marked by deep personal losses that he has suffered. Yet even as Biden’s life has been shaped by drama, it has also been powered by a willingness, rare at the top ranks of politics, to confront his shortcomings, errors and reversals of fortune. His trials have forged in him a deep empathy for others in hardship – an essential quality as he addresses a nation at its most dire hour in decades. Blending up-close journalism and broader context, Evan Osnos illuminates Biden’s life and captures the characters and meaning of an extraordinary presidential election. He draws on lengthy interviews with Biden and on revealing conversations with more than a hundred others, including President Barack Obama, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, and a range of progressive activists, advisers, opponents, and Biden family members. In this nuanced portrait, Biden emerges as flawed, yet resolute, and tempered by the flame of tragedy – a man who just may be uncannily suited for his moment in history.Trade ReviewTreads back along the trail of horrendous tragedies, dashed hopes and dramatic implosions that preceded Biden’s improbable third run at the presidency . . . It is impossible to come away from Osnos’s biography without a sense of awe at what Biden has overcome to arrive at this point . . . Osnos has written a fast-paced biography that draws on extensive interviews with his subject, as well as with Obama and a host of Democratic party heavyweights * Guardian *There’s just something about Joe, as this short biography from New Yorker writer Evan Osnos illustrates. At 77, Biden has overcome unimaginable tribulation, multiple presidential primary humiliations, a potentially crippling speech impediment and his own mediocrity. Now he carries the hopes of billions upon his shoulders . . . Eloquent and well-informed * Sunday Times *What kind of president would Biden make? Osnos, who has been writing about Biden for years for the New Yorker, believes he could be more radical in office than people who have tracked his career might believe . . . [A] beautifully written short volume * Financial Times *Reveals Biden’s flaws but also the compassion and courage needed to start America’s healing process * Observer *Beautifully written . . . A light, enjoyable read . . . Osnos gives you a taste of what could be to come under a Biden presidency … He has a delightful turn of phrase * Telegraph *A timely and stylish work at a key juncture in US history . . . This book tries to get behind Joe Biden the person to analyse Joe Biden the politician . . . [It] is strongest on Biden’s relationship with Obama, where the author draws on interviews he conducted with both men when they were in the White House . . . As Osnos moves to Biden’s most recent political chapter, his analysis of how a Biden presidency might work is fascinating . . . Osnos’s fluid style, access to Biden, and insightful analysis makes it a worthwhile and eminently readable portrait * Irish Times *Brimming with insights . . . A richly detailed profile . . . Osnos – an award-winning journalist – spoke with more than 100 people in Biden’s orbit and interviewed the former senator four times . . . The overarching image Osnos presents is that of a veteran American legislator whose moment has finally, and improbably, arrived * Herald *A pithy and succinct biography * The Times *Evan Osnos is an immensely talented reporter . . . Joe Biden ably takes the measure of the man and the politician * Washington Post *Gives the low-down on the new leader of the free world. Everything about Biden is refreshing after Trump * Daily Express *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Roosevelt and Churchill The Atlantic Charter: A
Book SynopsisWinston Churchill was no stranger to storms. They had engulfed him in various ways throughout his long career and he had always turned to face them with jutting jaw and indomitable spirit. Dark clouds had hovered over him from the moment he became Britain's Prime Minister in May 1940\. Now, fifteen harrowing months later, he was setting out to meet President Franklin Roosevelt, the one man who could offer real assistance in his hour of need. And another storm awaited -this time one of a meteorological kind as his ship, HMS _Prince of Wales_, ran into a howling gale within hours of leaving its base at Scapa Flow. Churchill demanded to be escorted to the Captain's cabin. His escort was a nervous young officer who feared that, in total darkness up swaying stairs, the Prime Minister, a man of some girth, might fall into the roiling sea. But Churchill relished it, remarking later that it was like an adventure after being trapped in No.10 Downing Street. The storm was so bad that the three-destroyer escort, sailing alongside to ward off the very real prospect of the battleship being torpedoed by German U-Boats, could not keep up. Undaunted, Churchill gave the order Full steam ahead!' The risks were considerable, especially as Churchill had brought the bulk of his senior military staff with him. When he heard of it, the Canadian Prime Minister thought him mad. When the secret journey was revealed a few days later, Members of Parliament were aghast. But, Churchill knew where his deliverance lay, and he knew that he could no longer postpone a meeting with the man who held Britain's fate in his hands. After five days, the coast of Newfoundland hove into view and when Britain's Prime Minister was piped aboard USS _Augusta_ at Placentia Bay, there began a meeting which, in hindsight, could be seen as one of immense profit for the future of mankind. It was a meeting that allowed FDR and Churchill to get to know each other and become friends. It was also a meeting that, somewhat unexpectedly, produced a document, strangely never signed, called The Atlantic Charter -an eight point agreement designed to act as a guide for how the world's nations should behave towards each other in the post-war years. Many of the principles laid out in this document are incorporated into the Charter of the United Nations. In this book, the authors seek not only to explain how this document came into being -bits of it being scrawled out on scraps of paper over dinner -but to delve into the lives of the two most prominent and influential figures of the twentieth century. For most people belonging to younger generations, they are but legendary names from history. In addition the authors have added biographies of the men who helped them change history -Harry Hopkins and Sumner Welles; Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Cadogan as well Randolph Churchill, the rambunctious and often misunderstood son who had a greater influence on his father's life than many critics were willing to accept. The creation of the Atlantic Charter stands as a pivotal moment in time -the moment two great leaders, men of courage, empathy and imagination, stood alone against tyranny to save the world.
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Pan Macmillan Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust
Book Synopsis‘An absolutely fascinating read’ - newsreader Emily MaitlisJames Comey, former FBI Director and Sunday Times number one bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system.James Comey might best be known as the FBI director who Donald Trump fired in 2017, but he’s had a long, varied career in the law and justice system. He knows better than most just what a force for good the US justice system can be, and how far afield it strayed during the Trump presidency.In his much-anticipated follow-up to A Higher Loyalty, Comey uses anecdotes and lessons from his career to show how the federal justice system works. From prosecuting mobsters as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York in the 1980s to grappling with the legalities of anti-terrorism work as the deputy attorney general in the early 2000s to, of course, his tumultuous stint as FBI director beginning in 2013, Comey shows just how essential it is to pursue the primacy of truth for federal law enforcement.Saving Justice is gracefully written and honestly told, a clarion call for a return to fairness and equity in the law.Trade ReviewAn absolutely fascinating read for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the US justice system and American politics more broadly -- Emily MaitlisThe Capitol riot was our Chernobyl . . . I was sickened to watch an attack on the literal and symbolic heart of our democracy, and, as a law enforcement person, I was angered. I am mystified and angry that Capitol Hill wasn’t defended. It’s a hill! If you wanted to defend it, you could defend it, and for some reason it was not defended. I think that’s a 9/11-size failure and we’re going to need a 9/11-type commission to understand it so that we don’t repeat it -- James Comey, Guardian interview, 19 January 2021
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Vintage Publishing The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome
Book Synopsis'Elegantly written, full of wit and charm, this is travel writing at its very best' Orlando FigesIn the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles through Umbria and Tuscany, then across the Apennines, Italy's mountainous spine, toward the refuge of the Venetian Republic. After thirty-two exhausting days of skirmishes and adventures, only 250 survivors reached the Adriatic coast.This hair-raising journey is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Tim Parks, who in the blazing summer of 2019, followed in Garibaldi's footsteps. A fascinating portrait of Italy past and present, The Hero's Way is a celebration of determination, creativity and desperate courage.Trade ReviewA single page might contain a delightful mix of history, referencing accounts of the original journey...together with accounts of incidents that bring a smile to the reader's face... Tim Parks will remain a favourite author of mine * Writing Magazine *
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PublicAffairs,U.S. How to Get Rid of a President: History's Guide to
Book SynopsisTo limit executive power, the Founding Fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Americans also discovered more dramatic paths for disempowering--or coming razor-close to removing--chief executives: undermining the president's authority, a preemptive strike to derail a presidential candidacy, assassination, impeachment, resignation, and declaration of inability. Although the United States has gone decades without assassination or resignation, the most dramatic forms of presidential removal, getting rid of a president or a potential president is a political reality-just ask not president Hillary Clinton.How To Get Rid of a President presents the dark side of the nation's history, from the Constitutional Convention through the aftermath of the shocking 2016 election, a stew of election dramas, national tragedies and presidential exits mixed with party intrigue, political betrayal and backroom scheming. It is a briskly paced, darkly humorous voyage through historical events relevant to today's headlines, highlighting the many ways that presidents have been undermined and nearly kicked out, how each method of removal offers opportunities and dangers for the republic and the thorny ethical issues that surround the choice to resist, disobey, or eject a president.
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Little, Brown & Company Don't Lie to Me: And Stop Trying to Steal Our
Book SynopsisJudge Jeanine Pirro, author of two New York Times bestsellers, puts the Trump-hating left on trial and exposes the lies and distortions of the president's enemies.It's been nearly four years since President Trump took office, and Judge Jeanine Pirro has had enough of the left's countless lies and false accusations. She is now forced to ask: How could anyone vote against President Trump this November? What more could you possibly want?In Don't Lie to Me, Judge Jeanine brings her signature lively writing style and acute legal mind to topics such as the impeachment inquiry, the military, and the road to the 2020 presidential election. She will highlight President Trump's triumphs and his strength during the coronavirus crisis.
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Gallup Press Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and
Book SynopsisThe rising unhappiness that leaders didn’t see That’s because while leaders pay close attention to measures like GDP or unemployment, almost none of them track their citizens’ wellbeing. The implications of this blind spot are significant and far-reaching—leaders missed the citizen unhappiness that triggered events ranging from the Arab uprisings to Brexit to the election of Donald Trump. What are they going to miss next? Grounded in Gallup’s global research, Blind Spot makes the urgent case that leaders should measure and quantify wellbeing and happiness—how citizens’ lives are going—and shows them how. It also discusses the five key elements of a great life and where the world needs to improve in each of them to better the lives of people everywhere.Table of Contents Introduction Overview Part I: The Leadership Blind Spot: Happiness and Wellbeing Chapter One: What Economic Models Miss Chapter Two: Unhappiness and Elections Part II: Addressing the Blind Spot: Measuring Happiness and Wellbeing Chapter Three: The Happiest People in the World? Chapter Four: How on Earth Do You Measure Happiness? Chapter Five: Do People Know How Happy They Are? Chapter Six: Behavioural Economics and Measuring a Great Life Part III: What Makes A Great Life? Chapter Seven: The Five Elements of a Great Life Chapter Eight: The Global Great Jobs Crisis Chapter Nine: Does Money Buy Happiness? Chapter Ten: The World's Broken Communities Chapter Eleven: The Global Hunger Crisis Chapter Twelve: A Lonely Planet Chapter Thirteen: The Serious Outcomes of Unhappiness Part IV: What Leaders Can Do to Improve How People's Lives Are Going Chapter Eighteen: What Public Sector Leaders Can Do Chapter Nineteen: What Private Sector Leaders Can Do Chapter Twenty: What Public Sector and Private Sector Leaders Can Do Together Conclusion: Five Million Conversations Appendix The Birth of the Gallup World Poll The Questions We Ask the World How Gallup Surveys the World References About Gallup About the Author Acknowledgements
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WW Norton & Co Audience of One: Trump, Television, and the
Book SynopsisThe New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik traces the history of television and mass media from the early 1980s to today and demonstrates how a “volcanic, camera-hogging antihero” merged with America’s most powerful medium to become the forty-fifth president. He charts the seismic evolution of television from a monolithic mass medium of mainstream networks into today’s fractious media subculture. He then examines Donald Trump, who took advantage of these changes to reinvent himself: from boastful cartoon zillionaire; to 1990s self-parodic sitcom fixture; to The Apprentice-reality-TV star to Twitter-mad, culture-warring demagogue. A trenchant, often hilarious work, Audience of One provides an eye-opening history of American media and a reflection of a raucous, “gorillas-are always-fighting” culture.Trade Review"According to The New York Times TV critic, Trump’s addiction to TV and Twitter meant that even before he won the presidency, he “had essentially become a cable news channel in human form, loud, short of attention span, addicted to conflict … a meshing of man and machine”." -- Martin Pengelly and David Smith - The Guardian"The Mueller Report of television criticism! James Poniewozik’s Audience of One is both damning and illuminating, a witty, penetrating exposé of Trump’s most intimate relationship, the one with the medium that made him." -- Emily Nussbaum - The New Yorker"With wit, insight, and clarity, James Poniewozik puts Trump at the center of a series of changes that swept through American popular culture and political systems. Poniewozik’s essential book shows how these evolutions incubated Trumpism, even as Trump’s rise exposed the limits and vulnerabilities of the media, which too often found itself floundering in the face of his shameless manipulations." -- Maureen Ryan - Variety"Illuminating... Poniewozik is a funny, acerbic and observant writer… [He] uses his ample comedic gifts in the service of describing a slow-boil tragedy. If humor is the rocket of his ICBM, the last three years of our lives are the destructive payload... Poniewozik brings a new microscope with which to analyze the drug-resistant bacterium that is our president. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of is that it makes Trump's presidency seem almost inevitable." -- Gary Shteyngart - The New York Times Book Review
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WW Norton & Co The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie
Book SynopsisBernie Sanders is one of the most influential figures of our time, a politician who inspires fervent love and, even among his enemies, a measure of grudging respect—yet we know comparatively little about this famously private left-wing firebrand. Now, Ari Rabin-Havt, a trusted Sanders aide, is able to take us where no press features or televised interviews have been able to go. The Fighting Soul is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of Sanders’s meteoric 2020 campaign for president—from the first campaign meeting in Rabin-Havt’s living room, to Sanders’s heart attack and the end of the campaign as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world—that deepens into an unforgettable portrait of Sanders. Rabin-Havt unfolds the history that drives his deep ideological commitments to the working class, his views of his young supporters, his sense of humour, which few outside his immediate circle ever witness, and the role his wife, Jane, plays in his success. In the tradition of What It Takes and other exuberant works of American political writing, The Fighting Soul shows the making of the rare politician motivated by principle, not power.
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Diversion Books The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the
Book SynopsisFeaturing an amazing cast of historical figures, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt led an American sports and fitness revolution. Give up exercise, Theodore Roosevelt was told by a doctor while attending Harvard, or you might die of a heart attack! This after being plagued by crippling asthma, myopic eyesight, and other ailments as a child. Roosevelt's body was his weakness, the one hill he could never conquer. But, oh, how he tried! In vivid detail, The Strenuous Life shows how Roosevelt developed an obsession with athletics, carried it to the nation's highest office, and championed a new age of American athleticism. As President, Roosevelt boxed, practiced Ju-Jitsu, played tennis, conducted harrowing "point-to-point" walks, and invited athletes to the White House. He also made certain that each of his children played sports. Not surprisingly, Roosevelt's personal quest had broad reverberations. During his administration, America saw an unprecedented rise in sports and recreational activities. With Roosevelt in office, baseball's first ever World Series took place, interscholastic sports began, and schools placed a legitimate emphasis on physical education. Additionally, the NCAA formed, and the United States hosted the Olympics for the first time. Yes, the "Bull Moose," as he'd come to be known, resided squarely in the midst of this upheaval. Filled with amazing anecdotes, a who's who of American political and sports figures from the early 20th century, and Rooseveltian gusto and humor, this book is the play-by-play and color commentary on Roosevelt's "Strenuous Life." Trade Review“An engaging book you can hold with one hand while doing light bicep curls with the other...Swanson succeeds in telling stories that will be entertaining for readers without any previous knowledge of Roosevelt, as well as those who don’t closely follow sports.” —Washington Post “Ryan Swanson, a history professor at the University of New Mexico, [is] one of those enterprising academics who have perfected slicing American history into ever finer layers…Roosevelt is such a compelling figure that the book snaps awake when he’s in action.” —Wall Street Journal “There can hardly be a better companion for a romp through American history than TR, and Ryan Swanson’s The Strenuous Life captures the great man in all his vividness. Through the sheer force of his personality, Roosevelt changed the way Americans take their leisure—and their sports—and ushered in the age of mass participation in athletics. Swanson takes this facet of Roosevelt’s legacy and makes a compelling case that this is the way in which he most powerfully shaped us as a people. This is important stuff—and fun to boot.” —Jeremy Schaap, ESPN Journalist and New York Times bestselling author "A contemporary described Theodore Roosevelt, America’s most peripatetic president, as 'pure act.' He prefigured modern America, including its passion for competitive sports. Ryan Swanson shows how the person who turned himself from a sickly youth into a robust man saw athletics as means of making a muscular nation." —George F. Will “Do Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Mike Krzyzewski, and John Calipari realize that when they cash one of those hefty paychecks they should be thanking the 26th President of the United States? For, thanks to Ryan Swanson, we know that college sports as we know it owes a huge debt of gratitude to Theodore Roosevelt, surely the most obsessively strenuously fit man ever to reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and someone who believed firmly that sport and competition maketh the man. No fiction writer could concoct a more amazingly complex presidential character than Teddy Roosevelt, and Ryan Swanson captures him in all his bombastic genius. Perhaps the most important tidbit unearthed by Ryan Swanson: be aware that if summoned by Teddy Roosevelt to ‘take a walk,’ leave the dress shoes and good outfit at home. It is not going to be a Harry Truman ‘constitutional.’” —Bob Ryan, Boston Globe and ESPN, winner of the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing “A fascinating account of president Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1918) and his influence on sports in America…. Sports fans and history buffs alike will enjoy this focused portrait.” —Publishers Weekly "So Teddy Roosevelt, President of the United States, invites a few of his advisers for a little five-mile walk along the Potomac River. There's an assistant secretary of state, a major general in the U.S. Army, the French ambassador, and 'a couple other guys.' They ditch the secret service, climb a few ragged stretches of rock, take off their clothes, swim naked in the river's swirling and dangerous waters, return damp and dirty to the White House and resume work and Teddy didn't even worry about how his hair looked.... Read this joyous book about the birth of Roosevelt's 'strenuous life' and sport in America. This is great fun. Teddy got everything rolling." —Leigh Montville, New York Times bestselling author of Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero and The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth "The Strenuous Life is essential reading for anyone who cares about the history of sports in America. In luminous prose, Ryan Swanson shows how, as athlete and president, Teddy Roosevelt shaped the contests we play, watch, and to which we are gloriously addicted.” —Michael Kazin, author of War against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918 “It seemed as if Theodore Roosevelt’s biographers had closed the book on his life story. But Ryan Swanson has uncovered an untold chapter in Roosevelt’s life. His work reveals how Teddy Roosevelt, the forefather of the ‘Strenuous Life,’ became America’s first sports president, shaping the country’s obsessions with sports at a pivotal moment in American history.” —Johnny Smith, author of Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcom X “Offers a window into the sporting culture that influenced Roosevelt's life and vice versa…This work adds intriguing depth to Roosevelt histories. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal "In The Strenuous Life, Ryan Swanson does a superb job of illuminating how America’s 26th president helped propel the concept of 'wellness' long before it was fashionable, during an era when modern sports was still in its infancy. The press of the day gobbled up Roosevelt’s practices and pronouncements, and history buffs will likely gobble up this book." —Washington Independent Review of Books “Peppered with expertly researched anecdotes…The Strenuous Life is an extraordinary look into a lesser-studied aspect of American History, thoroughly accessible to scholars and lay readers alike…Highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review “The sports fan is going to love The Strenuous Life.” —The Bookworm Sez “In the richly detailed new book, The Strenuous Life, Swanson tells the story of Roosevelt's personal fitness odyssey and incredible athletic boosterism, and how it changed America.” —Brooklyn Digest “Introduces a further side of a President already celebrated for skill as a soldier and statesman. It’s a wonderful tale of the asthmatic boy, encouraged by his father to be a sportsman, emphasizing effort to be more important than success on the field or the tennis court…Whether or not one is a Teddy Roosevelt admirer or a sports junkie, the book’s detail and humor are captivating.” —Manhattan Book Review
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