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Rowman & Littlefield In Defense of Israel
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Harvard University Press The Decline and Fall of the American Republic
Book SynopsisBruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism, and proposes a series of reforms that will minimize, if not eliminate, the risks going forward.Trade ReviewAckerman makes a powerful case that the Executive’s reach has expanded by leaps and bounds over the last half century, due to factors internal and external to the presidency itself… The questions he raises regarding the threat of the American Executive to the republic are daunting. This fascinating book does an admirable job of laying them out. -- Bezalel Stern * The Rumpus *The nature of the power embodied in the U.S. presidency has evolved over the years, and if Bruce Ackerman’s The Decline and Fall of the American Republic is right, the results of that evolution are unfortunate. The contemporary view that tends to see the president as the center of our country’s government and the locus of its political power is something new and quite different from what was intended by the founders. Ackerman, a professor of law and political science at Yale who has written more than a dozen books on American politics, makes clear that his fear is not that the nation is in imminent danger of ceasing to exist as a country. What seems more likely is that its distinctively republican form of government could be lost, crushed under the weight of an unbalanced political structure. In particular, Ackerman worries that the office of the presidency will continue to grow in political influence in the coming years, opening possibilities for abuse of power if not outright despotism. -- Troy Jollimore * Boston Globe *Ackerman must be commended for the honesty and directness of his defense of constitutionalism, irrespective of the ‘sensitivities’ he quite obviously offends… The book has already made a significant impact in America where it has generated a robust debate over the ‘renewal’ of U.S. constitutionalism. -- Emilios Christodoulidis * Modern Law Review *The persuasiveness of [Ackerman’s] individual points varies, but the overall view is rather compelling. -- Matthew Yglesias * American Prospect *In his extraordinary new book, The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, Bruce Ackerman begins, quite literally, by condemning the ‘triumphalism’ that surrounds most discussion of the Constitution… I certainly agree that he has identified a genuine problem with our polity, and I admire him, not for the first time, in having the willingness to speak in tones that many of his more moderate and ‘reasonable’ colleagues in the legal academy will undoubtedly dismiss as overwrought. -- Sandy Levinson * Balkinization (blog) *Bruce Ackerman’s The Decline and Fall of the American Republic is a profoundly important constitutional wake-up call. It presents a powerful, multi-layered, yet highly accessible argument that the body politic faces the serious and unprecedented structural risk of presidential extremism and lawlessness—and a series of new checks and balances that offer the rare combination of pragmatism and originality. One hopes that the book will receive its just deserts by provoking a vigorous new constitutional debate not only among fellow academics but also, more importantly, among We the People. -- Stephen Gardbaum * Balkinization (blog) *Ackerman’s central contention is right on target—our constitutional system is in grave difficulty. He points to the right evidence, a recurrent series of crises linked to the exercise of presidential power: Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the illegalities of the Bush II administration. These crises must be taken seriously as objects of analysis as they are central to a proper understanding of where we stand. Ackerman is also right to claim that the constitutional triumphalism so pervasive in our political culture has gone stale. -- Stephen Griffin * Balkinization (blog) *Alarmist or alarming, The Decline and Fall of the American Republic is a serious attention-getter. Bruce Ackerman has adroitly woven recent changes in our institutional arrangements into a provocative argument that the expanding powers of the twenty-first-century presidency have put our constitutional order at risk. -- Joyce Appleby, University of California, Los Angeles, author of The Relentless RevolutionAt once audacious and plain spoken, Ackerman offers a fierce critique of democracy’s most dangerous adversary: the abuse of democratic power by democratically elected chief executives. -- Benjamin R. Barber, Demos, author of Jihad vs. McWorld and ConsumedIn The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, Bruce Ackerman, one of our nation’s most thoughtful and most influential constitutional theorists, sounds the alarm about the dangers posed by our ever-expanding executive authority. Those who care about the future of our nation should pay careful heed to Ackerman’s warning, as well as to his prescriptions for avoiding a constitutional disaster. -- Geoffrey R. Stone, University of Chicago Law School, author of Perilous Times
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Little Book of Politics
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Rosetta Books The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
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St. Martins Press-3PL Escape from Slavery The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America
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Random House USA Inc American Lion
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Yale University Press Disraeli
Book SynopsisA fresh, vivid look at Disraeli's life, achievements, and temperament that casts doubts on his much-touted commitment to Jewish rightsTrade Review"Superb."—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal -- Benjamin Balint * Wall Street Journal * "A focused biography that derives its excellent specificity from Disraeli's writings."—Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *“A lively, original, and revisionist account of Disraeli.”—Todd Endelman, University of Michigan -- Todd Endelman"Cesarani, the late noted Holocaust historian and award-winning author, succinctly tells the complex story of Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) . . . . This readable portrait is a great addition to European history, biography, and Jewish collections."—Dan Kaplan, Booklist -- Dan Kaplan * Booklist *“… [an] absorbing study of Disreali the Jew”—Daniel Finkelstein, The Times -- Daniel Finkelstein * The Times *“This groundbreaking biography is a passionate and stimulating account of Disraeli as both man and myth. With pace and clarity the author, writing at the height of his powers, skillfully and intelligently unravels the enduring mystery of Disraeli's Jewishness.”—Bryan Cheyette, author of Diasporas of the Mind -- Bryan Cheyette“A vivid and illuminating new biography… [and] a crisp persuasive book.—Jonathan Freedland, the Guardian -- Johnathan Freedland * The Guardian *“This well-researched new biography uses Disreali’s wide range of novels to address fascinating questions about him and provide a close reading of his political career and shifting loyalties… Cesarani doesn’t gloss over Disreali’s weaknesses: his numerous affairs, profligacy and constant debt (only parliamentary immunity kept him out of prison). Yet his portrait of this complex figure remains sympathetic…”—Sara Jo Ben Zvi, Segula -- Sara Jo Ben Zvi * Segula *
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Gerald R Ford: The All-American President
Book SynopsisIt is beyond question that Gerald R Ford, the thirty-eighth President of the United States, brought honesty and integrity back into the White House at a time when the country needed those qualities and, in doing so, he restored a sense of calm to a troubled and anxious country. He embodied the qualities and virtues of the American heartland and put these into practice in his public life. Gerald Ford was the All-American President. This book places President Gerald Ford in his proper position within the American pantheon and concentrates on Ford as a solid Midwesterner who fairly radiated integrity and used his talent to earn high political office.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Washington: A Life
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Penguin Putnam Inc Kissinger 19231968 The Idealist
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, the definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers.Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book AwardNo American statesman has been as revered or as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Once hailed as “Super K”—the “indispensable man” whose advice has been sought by every president from Kennedy to Obama—he has also been hounded by conspiracy theorists, scouring his every “telcon” for evidence of Machiavellian malfeasance. Yet as Niall Ferguson shows in this magisterial two-volume biography, drawing not only on Kissinger’s hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, the idea of Kissinger as the ruthless arch-realist is based on a profound misunderstanding.The firs
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University of Texas Press Bol237var and the War of Independence Memorias
Book SynopsisOne of the most important historical sources for a major part of Simón Bolívar’s life.Trade ReviewThese Memoirs of O'Leary ... are without a doubt the best work ever published in the English language on the life and deeds of Simón Bolivar, the great Liberator of five South American countries.... The book is full of interesting vignettes, where O'Leary with great candor and sincerity virtually takes the reader by the hand into the inner sanctum of the great Liberator... a thoroughly enjoyable, condensed version. * Inter-American Review of Bibliography *Table of Contents Translator’s Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-one Chapter Twenty-two Chapter Twenty-three Chapter Twenty-four Chapter Twenty-five Chapter Twenty-six Index
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amazing Grace
Book SynopsisAmazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce''s extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in 1833. Metaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world came to see it as a great moral wrong.To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with the feature-
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Haus Publishing Major
Book SynopsisJohn Major succeeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, but his initial popularity soon faded with the devaluation of the sterling, his achievement at Maastricht which brought division to his party and he oversaw the longest recession since WW2.
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Haus Publishing Salisbury
Book SynopsisThis is a biography of the first Prime Minister of the 20th Century during the height of the British Empire.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux Oblivion
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Harvard University Press Makers of Modern Asia
Book SynopsisThe twenty-first century has been dubbed the Asian Century. Highlighting diverse thinker-politicians rather than billionaire businessmen, Makers of Modern Asia presents eleven leaders who theorized and organized anticolonial movements, strategized and directed military campaigns, and designed and implemented political systems.Trade Review[An] entertaining and illuminating collection of essays… The chapters on Sukarno, by James Rush, and on Bhutto, by Farzana Shaikh, are exceptional. * The Economist *Biographies of 11 galvanizers of modern Asian nationalism, from Gandhi to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, underscore the importance of politics before economics… Editor Guha reminds Western readers in his introduction that to concentrate on Asia’s stunning recent economic rise without studying the nationalist developments that preceded it is to ignore (again), at our great loss, the essential makeup and character of these nations. He argues that through understanding the lives of these founders, many of whom—Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh, for example—gleaned their first political understanding from the West, we can grasp the wider political and social processes they effected in their own countries. Composed by various Western and Asian scholars and writers, these essays offer pithy highlights of each individual’s early life and political development, followed by delineation of how each applied his or her beliefs (for good or ill) to anti-colonial campaigns. * Kirkus Reviews *A much-needed collection… Compared to many biographies of Western political leaders, these stories lack the commercial drama and overheated sensationalism of the bestselling variety, but that characteristic may be a welcome respite for many readers. * Publishers Weekly *It is all too easy to forget the volcanic history that lies just beneath Asia’s recent economic boom. Makers of Modern Asia reminds us of the immediacy of this history by bringing together biographies of eleven national leaders of the 20th century whose ruthless pursuit of modernity and power must continue to shape Asia’s course in the future. -- Timothy Brook, author of Mr. Selden’s Map of China
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Princeton University Press Garibaldi
Book SynopsisWhat adventure novelist could have invented the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi? This title tells the story of Garibaldi's public and private life, separating its myth-like reality from the outright myths that have surrounded Garibaldi since his own day.Trade Review"Hailed as 'the Hero of Two Worlds' for his exploits in South America and in Europe, Garibaldi must have become the most famous person on the planet. Alfonso Scirocco has written an old-fashioned biography with a strong narrative, vivid battle scenes, and confident characterization. Scirocco's portrait of Garibaldi, 'an idealist without ideologies,' is attractive and fair...detailed and useful."--David Gilmour, New York Review of Books "Alfonso Scirocco's Garibaldi is distinctly old-fashioned in approach. But as a traditional biography it is very good, and has the traditional virtues. It is well written and extremely well translated by Allan Cameron, it is up to date on the huge Garibaldi literature, it has plenty of illuminating detail, and it pays a proper regard to his early life and South American experiences."--Martin Clark, Times Literary Supplement "Alfonso Scirocco's Garibaldi: Citizen of the World...[is a] standard biography...Scirocco reminds us that the man behind the myth generally lived up to his billing in a manner that was matched by few of his counterparts--then or now."--Dianne N. Labrosse, Montreal Gazette "A fine biography for all drawn to Garibaldi's heroic role in Italy's Risorgimento."--Gilbert Taylor, Booklist "Garibaldi: Citizen of the World, by Italian historian Alfonso Scirocco, is the traditional bio that tells you who Garibaldi was, what he did, and why he is revered...Scirocco narrates Garibaldi's life with appropriate respect, if not reverence...After finishing Scirocco's account of Garibaldi's life, the great insurgent emerges as traditionally understood: enormously admirable, patriotic, nonmaterialistic, generous, a charismatic leader who typicallly refused honors."--Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer "[An] enthralling biography...[Garibaldi's] story remains remarkable and inspiring."--Allan Massie, Spectator "Since his death in 1882, Giuseppe Garibaldi has been portrayed as a heroic military leader, a man who shaped his own image, and, of course, [w]as the guiding spirit behind the unification of Italy. Scirocco has added to the work of previous scholars with this biography, in which he shows that Garibaldi remained true throughout his life to the ideals of Saint-Simon. Faithfulness to a utopian philosophy did not, however, mean political consistency... Scirocco is scholarly and lucid in explaining [Garibaldi's] inconsistencies, and he is equally impressive in showing how Garibaldi navigated his way between his allies (who were at the same time his rivals), especially Camillo Benso (conte di Cavour) and Giuseppe Mazzini. A magisterial work of history."--S. Bailey, Knox College, for CHOICE "Scirocco's book ... is notable for its emphasis on parts of [Garibaldi's] biography that are not generally accented and because it provides the facts of an uncommon life in one convenient source more than do existing, older biographies in English."--Spencer M. Di Scala, Journal of Military History "Anyone unfamiliar with Garibaldi will find Scirocco's book a useful place to start."--Mark I. Choate, HistorianTable of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1: Sailing the Mediterranean 1 Chapter 2: From Conspiracy to Exile 17 Chapter 3: The Rio Interlude 27 Chapter 4: Privateer 39 Chapter 5: In Rio Grande 54 Chapter 6: Loves, Friendships, and Amusements 74 Chapter 7: The Costa Brava Expedition 82 Chapter 8: Montevideo 95 Chapter 9: San Antonio de Salto 108 Chapter 10: His Fame Spreads 125 Chapter 11: Italy in 1848: The General Call to Arms 138 Chapter 12: The Rome Events of 1849 151 Chapter 13: The Bold Defi ance of 1849 168 Chapter 14: The Gray Years 182 Chapter 15: In the King's Ser vice 203 Chapter 16: Po liti cal Frustrations and Disappointments in Love 221 Chapter 17: The Epic Campaign of the Thousand 236 Chapter 18: The Dictator of Sicily 263 Chapter 19: Master of a Kingdom 287 Chapter 20: From the Solitude of Caprera to the Drama of Aspromonte 309 Chapter 21: Triumph in London 331 Chapter 22: Bezzecca, Mentana, and Dijon 343 Chapter 23: Pacifi sm, Socialism, and Democracy 364 Chapter 24: The Final Years: Family, Literary Activities, and Financial Concerns 388 Chapter 25: Epilogue 400 Chronology of Events 411 Bibliography 417 Index 431
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Cornell University Press In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt
Book SynopsisDistilled from Roosevelt's voluminous writings and speeches, In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt is a discerning collection of quotations by this American icon who continues to inspire and captivate an extraordinary array of twenty-first-century Americans.Trade Review"In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt is an indispensable reference book we sorely need and is worthy of a broad readership. Of U.S. presidents only Abraham Lincoln is more often quoted than T.R. Highly recommended!" -- Douglas G. Brinkley, Rice University, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America"Theodore Roosevelt remains a figure of great personal inspiration to many, many Americans, young and old. This fascinating work new collection of quotations will be entertaining and useful for serious students of TR's life and times." -- Kathleen Dalton, Phillips Academy, author of Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous LifeTable of ContentsIntroduction: While Daring GreatlyTheodore Roosevelt ChronologyThe Words of Theodore Roosevelt Action – America – Americans – Archaeologists – Army – Art – Authors – The Big Stick – Books – Bullies – Business – Character – Children – Citizens – Class Conflict – Commonweal – Community – Conduct – Conservation – Constitution – Criticism – Defense – Democracy – Determination – Education – Equality – Experimentation – Extremism – Family Life – Fatherhood – Governing – Government – Great Nations – Historians – History – Human Nature – Hunters – Hunting – Ideals – Immigrants – Individualism – Industrial Relations – Industry – International Relations – Justice – Kings – Labor – Law – Lawsuits – Leadership – Legislation – Liberty – Life – Lincoln, Abraham – Literature – Lynching – The Man in the Arena – Marriage – Monopoly – Motherhood – Nationalism – National Parks – Natural Resources – Navy – Panama Canal – Peace – Philanthropy – Politicians – Political Campaigns – Political Parties – Politics – Pollution – Posterity – Power – Presidency – Press – Progressive Party – Progressivism – Promises – Prosperity – Public Life – Reactionaries – Reading – Reform – Reformers – Religion – Religious Freedom – The Rich – Roosevelt on Roosevelt – Roosevelt's Contemporaries on Roosevelt – Rough Riders – Scholarship – Science – Self-Discipline – Senate – Special Interests – Sports – Square Deal – Strenuous Life – Success – Tolerance – Veterans – Vice – Vice Presidency – Victory – Virtue – Voting – War – Washington, Booker T. – Wealth – The West – The White House – Wildlife Photography – Wilderness – Women – Women’s RightsA Note on Editorial MethodSelected Bibliography Index
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Stanford University Press A Radical Worker in Tsarist Russia The
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent translation of Kanatchikov's memoirs is a significant contribution to the field of Russian history and European labor history. The personal testimony of this extremely sensitive worker-revolutionary gives the reader a special 'feel' for the life of a Russian factory worker." -Ronald Grigor Suny ,The University of Michigan "Kanatchikov's autobiography tells us more about the social psychology of the Russian factory worker than any other source I know. It offers rare insights into the social and political conflicts that set the stage for the Russian revolution. It also tells a wonderful story." -Laura Engelstein ,Princeton University
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Indiana University Press The Palestinian National Revival In the Shadow
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This impressive book reflects a lifetime of immersion in Palestinian history, and as a result, throws a great deal of new light on many aspects of Palestinian society and politics. Moshe Shemesh adds new facts and insights to virtually every major episode in the forty-year period he covers."—Avi Shlaim, author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World"The web of relationships woven by Palestinians—leaders and ordinary subjects of regimes that felt embattled and weak—was extraordinarily complicated and often changed as swiftly as did the regimes. Moshe Shemesh unravels these complexities and all students of the Middle East, no matter their background, will benefit."—Donna Robinson Divine, author of Exiled in the Homeland: Zionism and the Return to Mandate PalestineTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsAims and ScopePart I The Leadership Crisis of the Palestinian National Movement, 1937–1963:The Decline from Power of Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husayni En Route to a Crisis of Leadership: The 1930s through World War II Return of the Mufti and Increased Arab Involvement in the Filastin Issue The All-Palestine Government, September 1948: Historical Failure of Leadership or Default Option? The Palestinians in the Absence of Leadership, 1949–1963 Part IINational Revival: The 1950s as the Formative Years of the New Palestinian National Movement The Nakba Generation The "Sons of the Nakba" Generation: Emergent Leadership of the New Palestinian National Movement Manifestations of the Palestinian National Awakening: The Arab Nationalists Movement, Fatah, the Ba'th Party, and the General Union of Palestinian Students The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip under the Egyptian Government Part IIIThe West Bank Palestinians under Hashemite Rule: The "Palestinization" Process in the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion and Influence The Palestinians under the Hashemite Regime First Crisis: Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Qibya Second Crisis: In the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion – December 1955–April 1957 The Crisis of April 1963: West Bank Palestinians and the Revival of a Palestinian Entity The Palestinians of Jordan, 1965–1966: Between Shuqayri, Husayn, and the Emergence of Fatah The Crisis of November 1966: The Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Samu' Part IVAhmad al-Shuqayri: Between the Arab Hammer and Palestinian Anvil, 1964–1967A Predictable Failure of Leadership and the Peak of a Leadership Crisis Ahmad al-Shuqayri's Path to PLO Leadership The Struggle over Leadership of the PLO: Emergence of Fatah and Decline in Shuqayri's Status, 1965-1966 The Leadership Crisis Escalates: June 1966–May 1967 Shuqayri: The End of the Road – June–December 1967 ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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St Martin's Press The Ghost
Book SynopsisThe best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived. - Tim Weiner, National Book Award-winning author of Legacy of AshesA revelatory new biography of the sinister, powerful, and paranoid man at the heart of the CIA for more than three tumultuous decades.CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century, a ghost of American power. From World War II to the Cold War, Angleton operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president. He unwittingly shared intelligence secrets with Soviet spy Kim Philby, a member of the notorious Cambridge spy ring. He launched mass surveillance by opening the mail of hundreds of thousands of Americans. He abetted a scheme to aid Israel's own nuclear efforts, disregarding U.S. security. He committed perjury and obstructed the JFK assassination investigation. He oversaw a massive spying operation on th
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University of Texas Press Speaker Jim Wright
Book SynopsisDrawing on the author's unprecedented access to Jim Wright before his death, this biography reveals how the former US House majority leader and speaker shaped the political culture of Congress that endures today, some three decades after his fall from powTrade ReviewFlippen draws on Wright's memoirs, diaries, and papers; copious library and newspaper archives; and interviews (including conversations with Wright) to offer a definitive, richly detailed biography . . . An engrossing history that sheds light on our own fractious times. * Kirkus *Flippen offers an exhaustive biography that reveals Wright as a Texas go-getter in the mold of mentor President Lyndon B. Johnson. . . The detailed analyses of Wright’s legislative actions will likely make this the authoritative account of his political life. * Library Journal *A vivid and compelling portrait of a grass-roots politician who ascended into the hallowed halls of our nation’s capital and made his mark on practically every major public policy issue in the late 20th century. * San Antonio Express-News *Extensively researched and well written…Flippen provides his readers with an excellent political biography, a work that will serve as the authoritative voice on Wright's career for many years to come." * Central Texas Studies *A very scrupulous 'warts and all' account of the life of Jim Wright and his short-lived and problematic time as Speaker of the House…a good read in addition to representing strong scholarship. * Congress & The Presidency *Clearly written and provides a helpful account of Wright's rise in national politics…historians of twentieth-century Texas will want to read this book. * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *A detailed, thoroughly researched account of a lost political species: the moderate southern Democrat. * Journal of Southern History *[An] engaging treatment of Wright's life and career…Flippen makes a convincing case that Wright deserves a place in the ranks of Texas political giants. * Texas Books in Review *Much-needed…this book offers a definitive political biography of Wright while also illuminating the multifaceted and complex structure of Congress and the individuals who serve in it. * Western Historical Quarterly *Everyone interested in the power structure of Congress and late twentieth-century public policy issues should fine a place for Speaker Jim Wright on their bookshelf. * Journal of American History *Table of Contents Introduction. The Long Shadow of Scandal: The Forgotten Legacy Part I. The Rise of a Politician 1. The Foundations for Success: Family and Childhood (1922–1939) 2. The Lessons of Life: College and War (1939–1944) 3. Ambition and Frustration: State Legislature (1944–1948) 4. Preparation and Payoff: Businessman, Mayor, and Election to Congress (1948–1954) Part II. Congress in an Age of Tradition 5. Learning the Ropes: The New Congressman (1954–1956) 6. Building a Record: The Eisenhower Years (1956–1960) 7. Challenges: The Kennedy Years (1960–1963) 8. Access to Power: Johnson Takes Control (1963–1965) 9. The Rough Path Forward: Years of Change (1965–1968) Part III. Leadership in an Age of Dynamism 10. Old School: A Moderate in the Nixon Years (1968–1972) 11. Bombshell: The Watergate Crisis (1972–1974) 12. The Ripples of Watergate: A New Congress and New Opportunity (1972–1976) 13. The New Majority Leader: Critical Decisions in an Age of Partisanship (1976–1978) 14. The Struggle for Unity: The Carter Years (1978–1980) Part IV. Victory and Defeat in the Age of Reagan 15. A Challenge Like None Before: Reagan (1980–1982) 16. Rallying the Opposition: Friends and Enemies (1982–1986) 17. On the Mountaintop: Speaker of the House (1986–1989) 18. In the Valley: Resignation and Its Aftermath (1987–2015) Epilogue. The Politics of Scandal and the Judgment of History Acknowledgments Notes Index
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Random House USA Inc Hoover An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary
Book SynopsisAn exemplary biography—exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough’s Truman, a high compliment indeed. —The Wall Street JournalThe definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century—a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history.An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face
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University of Illinois Press Lincolns Confidant
Book SynopsisTrade Review"By getting to know Noah Brooks, readers will learn a great deal about Abraham Lincoln, thanks to the careful attention of the devoted scholar, Wayne C. Temple."--Samuel Wheeler, Illinois State Historian"Temple's biography of Brooks is first-rate. The density and breadth of his primary source research is unmatched. Nobody else has presented as thorough a portrait of Brooks from such a wide array of sources."--Matthew Pinsker, author of Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home"The complete story of a reporter's interesting life . . . with dutiful attention to detail." --Wall Street Journal"Lincoln's Confidant is the work of a rigorous scholar. Temple excels at describing the friendship between Lincoln and Brooks." --Annals of Iowa"Temple presents a fascinating story about Brooks and California patronage." --H-Net Reviews
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Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Book SynopsisAn engrossing biography of President Lyndon Johnson from the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Team of RivalsHailed by the New York Times as the most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read, Doris Kearns Goodwin's extraordinary and insightful book draws from meticulous research in addition to the author's time spent working at the White House from 1967 to 1969. After Lyndon Johnson's term ended, Goodwin remained his confidante and assisted in the preparation of his memoir. In Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, she traces the 36th president's life from childhood to his early days in politics, and from his leadership of the Senate to his presidency, analyzing his dramatic years in the White House, including both his historic domestic triumphs and his failures in Vietnam. Drawn from personal anecdotes and candid conversations with Johnson, Goodwin paints a rich and complicated portrait of one of our nation's mo
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Yale University Press Yitzhak Rabin
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Mr. Rabinovich, the distinguished Israeli scholar and diplomat . . . easily establishes that the prime minister was a man of great complexity. . . . Even the warm esteem in which he holds Rabin does not prevent Mr. Rabinovich—a scholar with an abiding commitment to historical accuracy—from presenting a portrait of his friend in full."—Elliott Abrams, Wall Street Journal"Rabinovich’s language—lean, precise, devoid of embellishment—reminds me of the way Rabin himself used to talk: dugri, as we say in Hebrew, straightforward, to the point. . . . In an era when language is being abused for political purposes and agendas, Rabinovich’s book is a breath of fresh air."—Uri Dromi, Times Literary SupplementWinner of the Washington Institute Book Prize Gold Medal for 2017“Yitzhak Rabin was a soldier and a statesman who fought for the security of Israel and for a concept of peace for all nations. Itamar Rabinovich has written a thoughtful and extraordinarily comprehensive account of a significant leader.”—Henry A. Kissinger"Itamar Rabinovich has written an insightful book on Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s charismatic warrior-statesman who valiantly dedicated himself to the cause of peace in the Middle East. As the head of Rabin’s team during Syrian-Israeli peace negotiations and as Israel’s ambassador in Washington, Rabinovich was at Rabin’s side during key moments in his country’s history. I recommend his book to all those interested in peace between Arabs and Israelis."—James A. Baker, III"This highly informative and tightly-packed biography is undergirded by a deep personal knowledge of Rabin’s strengths and flaws as a leader and a sure command of Israel’s military and diplomatic history."—Derek Penslar, Harvard University and the University of Toronto
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Twelve Who Thought This Was a Good Idea
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Edinburgh University Press Erdoan
Book SynopsisM. Hakan Yavuz examines 'New Turkey' through the life of its domineering leader, President Erdogan Uncovering the person behind the persona, Yavuz draws on 250 first-hand interviews to untangle the web of literary, religious and biographical influences that shaped Erdogan's personality, ideology and world view.
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Biteback Publishing Comrade Corbyn - Updated New Edition: 2018
Book SynopsisHe is a most unlikely revolutionary: a middle-aged, middle-class former grammar schoolboy who honed his radicalism on the mean streets of rural Shropshire. Last summer, this little-known outsider rode a wave of popular enthusiasm to win the Labour Party leadership by a landslide, with a greater mandate than any British political leader before him. This new edition of the critically acclaimed biography brings the Jeremy Corbyn story fully up to date, setting out how this very British iconoclast managed to snatch the leadership of a party he spent forty years rebelling against and, despite rebellion from within his own ranks, managed to galvanise millions to vote for him in the 2017 general election. Engaging, clear-sighted and above all revealing, Comrade Corbyn explores the extraordinary story of the most unexpected leader in modern British politics.
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Simon & Schuster Ltd The Mueller Report
Book SynopsisApril 30, 2019 is the expected publication date for The Mueller Report trade paperback. The ebook will be published on April 19th. The only book with exclusive analysis by the Pulitzer Prize–winning staff of the Washington Post, and the most complete and authoritative available.Trade Review'Makes for a lively read…More than a liar, Trump here looks like a fabulist, intent, as his enablers put it, on “creating a narrative” or a “script” that would rationalise what his lawyer, Don McGahn, calls “crazy shit”, like the firing of James Comey and the subsequent cover-up.' -- Peter Conrad * Observer *'This is a document that, like the Badlands National Park, one has to visit for oneself. If you rely on the velvet fog of Attorney General William Barr’s Cliffs Notes, you will get an ‘F’ on the exam… So much of what’s in the Mueller report is already known, thanks to what never again should be referred to as "fake news"... but its two volumes nonetheless have the power to shock and appal.' -- Dwight Garner * New York Times *'The Mueller report, Olympian and meticulous, feels like an attempt to wrest back our government on behalf not just of real lawyers but of reality itself.' -- Laura Miller * Slate *'It's amazing how many journalistic stories derided as "fake news" over the past few years now re-appear in Mueller's recounting - only this time as documented evidence… Mueller's contribution to the literature of this period in history will have an expanding readership in the immediate future as well.' -- NPR'The Mueller report is that rare Washington tell-all that surpasses its pre-publication hype…the best book by far on the workings of the Trump presidency. It was delivered to the attorney general but is also written for history. The book reveals the president in all his impulsiveness, insecurity and growing disregard for rules and norms; White House aides alternating between deference to the man and defiance of his "crazy s---" requests; and a campaign team too inept to realize, or too reckless to care, when they might have been bending the law. And special counsel Robert Mueller has it all under oath, on the record, along with interviews and contemporaneous notes backing it up.' -- Carlos Lozada * Washington Post *
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Princeton University Press Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize, British International Studies Association""[Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers] is written with clarity and vigour, and amply repays careful attention."---Rana Mitter, Financial Times"In this thought-provoking book, Yan offers a novel and provocative perspective."---Xiao Alvin Yang, Journal of Chinese Political Science
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Schocken Books Lioness Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award/Everett Family Foundation Book of the Year, this is the definitive biography of the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel.Born in tsarist Russia in 1898. Golda Meir immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in Milwaukee. where from the earliest years she displayed the political consciousness and organizational skills that would eventually catapult her into the inner circles of Israel''s founding generation. Moving to mandatory Palestine in 1921 with her husband, the passionate socialist joined a kibbutz but soon left and was hired at a public works office by the man who would become the great love of her life. A series of public service jobs brought her to the attention of David Ben-Gurion, and her political career took off. Fund-raising in America in 1948, secretly meeting in Amman with King Abdullah right before Israel''s declaration of independence, mobbed by thousands of Jews in a Moscow synagogue in 1948 as Israel''s first representative to the USSR, serving as minister of labor and foreign minister in the 1950s and 1960s, Golda brought fiery oratory, plainspoken appeals, and shrewd-making to the cause to which she had dedicated her life—the welfare and security of the State of Israel and its people.As prime minister, Golda negotiated arms agreements with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger and had dozens of clandestine meetings with Jordan''s King Hussein in the unsuccessful pursuit of a land-for-peace agreement with Israel''s neighbors. But her time in office ended in tragedy, when Israel was caught off guard by Egypt and Syria''s surprise attack on Yom Kippur in 1973. Resigning in the war''s aftermath, Golda spent her final years keeping a hand in national affairs and bemusedly enjoying international acclaim.Francine Klagsbrun''s superbly researched and masterly recounted story of Israel''s founding mother gives us a Golda for the ages.
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Liberty Fund Inc Federalism Liberty and the Law 18 Collected Works
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Eye Books At the Deep End
Book SynopsisMorgan Tsvangirai's dramatic political battle with Zimbabwe's dictatorial monolith Robert Mugabe stands as one of the most intriguing and important world events of recent times--this is his autobiography From village life as the son of a humble carpenter to struggling for power with Mugabe as the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, this is Morgan Tsvangirai's amazing story. Once an avid supporter of Mugabe's party Zanu-PF, Tsvangirai grew to detest their violence and oppression, leading him to found the Movement for Democratic Change. Tsvangirai deployed basic but effective tools of national resistance with clear vision and exceptional courage, despite multiple arrests and severe beatings. His successful formation of a coalition government kept alive Zimbabwe's hopes of peace and democracy, establishing Tsvangirai as a luminary in a continent all too often known for bloody leadership.Trade Review"I obviously have extraordinary admiration for the courage and the tenacity that the Prime Minister has shown in navigating through some very difficult political times in Zimbabwe. . . . I'm grateful to him for his leadership, for his courage, and I'm looking forward to being a partner with him in the years to come." --President Barack Obama, June 2009
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Toward a Decolonizing Pedagogy
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Working With Winston
Book SynopsisTo maintain the pace at which he worked as a parliamentarian, cabinet minister, war leader, writer and painter, Churchill required a vast female staff of secretaries, typists and others. For these women Churchill was an intimidating boss; he was a man of prodigious energy, who imposed unusual and demanding schedules on those around him, and who combined a callous-seeming disregard with sincere solicitude for their well-being. Churchill was no ordinary employer: he did not live by the clock on the office wall. He expected those who worked with and for him to live by that timetable. Despite these often unreasonable demands, Churchill inspired an enduring loyalty and affection amongst the women who worked for him. Drawing on the wealth of oral testimonies of Churchill's many secretaries held in the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, Cita Stelzer – author of Dinner with Churchill – brings to life the experiences of a legion of women whose stories have hitherto remained unpublished in journals and letters. In recapturing their memories of working for and with Churchill – of famous people met, of travels abroad, of taking dictation in non-air-conditioned aeroplanes, of working though whisky-fuelled nights – she paints an original and memorable biographical portrait of one of the twentieth century's iconic statesmen.Trade Review[A] glorious new book... Fascinating' * Daily Mail *[A] fascinating book... Working with Winston is a wonderful tour behind the scenes of history and its vignettes portray a very human and attractive man' * The Times *Many thousands of books about Churchill have already been published since his death. Stelzer proves though, that it is still possible to produce one that is both original and highly entertaining * Sunday Times *[Cita Stelzer] creates a wonderfully rich picture... The result is a remarkable blend of everyday life for these remarkable people, through to bearing witness to some of the most extraordinary events in twentieth-century history... Excellent, offering unique insights, a fresh new approach and does so in a way where you quite simply cannot put this book down' * International Churchill Society *The story of the small army of secretaries and typists at the great man's right hand * The Times *A book to read now, appropriately, is Cita Stelzer's Working with Winston. It's published by Head of Zeus and is described as a portrait of Churchill through the eyes of his personal secretaries * Lynn News *
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Random House USA Inc The Splendid and the Vile
Book SynopsisThe best-selling author of Dead Wake draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England. Maps.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Showman
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Cambridge University Press High Crimes and Misdemeanors
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Columbia University Press I Have No Enemies
Book SynopsisI Have No Enemies is the definitive biography of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life.Trade ReviewI Have No Enemies is a moving biography of the courageous Liu Xiaobo. Told with affection, insight, and rich details, it shows how a restless boy gradually grew into a man who firmly believed in benevolence and love, "because love produces strength by binding people together." The fluid, exuberant, and well-textured prose make this book a pure pleasure to read. -- Ha Jin, author of A Song EverlastingThis is an extraordinary work: a meticulous portrait of Liu Xiaobo, his intellectual and activist community, and a period in recent Chinese history notoriously hard to research. It is moving—and essential—reading, reflecting people’s incredible tenacity in pursuing their rights and freedoms even in the face of unyielding repression. -- Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch and author of China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful CoexistenceThis is sure to be the work of reference on Liu Xiaobo for many years to come. It is meticulously researched, drawing on unequaled access to sources close to Liu Xiaobo as well as a vast body of references that derive from deep familiarity with China’s intellectual scene over the last fifty years. -- Sebastian Veg, author of Minjian: The Rise of China's Grassroots IntellectualsA moving and well researched biography... meticulously covers an incredible amount of extremely sensitive topics which range from corrupt officials, discrimination against various groups and heavy matters related to human trafficking and police brutality. * East West Notes *Meticulously researched and wonderfully crafted... -- Yang Su * Foreign Affairs *The best biography ever written on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate...an absolute must-read... -- Jean-Philippe Béja * The China Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on NamesChronology1. Arrest, Trial, and the Road to a Nobel Prize2. Rebel in Embryo3. Puppy Love and Serious Reading4. College Years, and the Mask of Mao Falls5. Aesthetics and Human Freedom6. Mutiny! A Dark Horse Soars7. Gods and Demons Wrestle8. Out Into the World9. In Tiananmen Square10. A “Black Hand” Goes to Prison, Feels Deep Remorse11. Picking up and Starting Over12. Love That Jumps Walls13. In the Service of Underdogs14. Cascading Cases Build a Movement15. An Intellectual Transition16. Stability Maintenance17. Observing the World, Growing at Home18. The Gathering Storm19. Charter 0820. The World Watches a PrisonEpilogue: The Legacy of Liu XiaoboA Final Note from Wu DazhiNotesIndex
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The Sutherland House Inc. Pierre Poilievre
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press Between Two Millstones Book 2
Book SynopsisTrade Review“When you read Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn you know that you are reading and being read by one of the greatest men of the bloody 20th century. . . . He wouldn’t be muzzled. . . . He is also frank. Solzhenitsyn never hesitated to reveal to his readers the truth of things, including his own soul.” —The American Conservative“This long-awaited translation does not disappoint, offering insights into [Solzhenitsyn’s] work on The Red Wheel, his family life in Vermont, and his responses to the rapidly evolving political circumstances of what proved to be Soviet Communism’s waning years. . . . Between Two Millstones provides interesting insights into not just Solzhenitsyn but also the landscape he inhabited . . . [and] may be the most pleasurable read in his catalog—an opportunity to spend time with the writer in pleasant refuge.” —The American Spectator“In Between Two Millstones Solzhenitsyn blends several literary genres—autobiography, essay, and a touch of diary. . . . Readers encounter a great-souled Russian and Christian man in medias res, as he thinks, feels, lives his way through the years of separation from his beloved homeland.” —Will Morrisey Reviews"Outsiders see things those on the inside cannot see. Alexis de Tocqueville penetrated American democracy as no American could. In a similar fashion, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Between Two Millstones[, Book 2]: Exile in America, 1978-1994 presents a view of America that few Americans could have grasped." —Law & Liberty“The thread unifying the second volume of Between Two Millstones . . . is Solzhenitsyn’s ongoing research and writing of The Red Wheel, his cycle of four novels (with more planned) spanning Russian history from the eruption of World War I in August 1914 to December 1917, just after the Bolshevik Revolution. . . . For Solzhenitsyn, fiction can be an instrument of truth, as it was for many of his Russian predecessors.” —Los Angeles Review of Books"Solzhenitsyn assumes a Tolstoyan mien (unwittingly or deliberately?). Striving for his works’ publication in Russia, he envisioned his exegi monumentum would restore Russia’s glory and soul. Thus in this second book . . . he corrects the lies and misinterpretations his works and appearances suffered from Soviet invectives as well as Western misperceptions. . . . Recommended." —Choice"This memoir exemplifies the difficult question of belonging. Without slipping into clichés, Solzhenitsyn challenges both émigré and American alike to seek the truth, not only of one’s own existence, but also that of a nation." —Modern Age“Today, as America seems more fractured than ever before, Solzhenitsyn’s reflections on how to restore Russia to a state of ordered liberty seem especially pertinent. . . . Solzhenitsyn is an inspiration—as a thinker, an artist, and a warrior who never tired of the battle.” —City Journal"Perhaps the lengthiest but most important single episode recounted in Book 2 is Solzhenitsyn’s account of working with his biographer, Michael Scammel. For anyone familiar with this affair, reading this autobiographical account offers a fascinating first-hand view into the complicated professional relationship between the two men. For those who are unfamiliar, it is an edge-of-your-seat intellectual thriller, a rollercoaster of literary intrigue." —The University Bookman“The last volume of Solzhenitsyn’s memoirs, the recently translated second part of Between Two Millstones, . . . casts the Gorbachev years as an eerie repeat of 1917.” —The New York Review of BooksTable of ContentsPublisher’s Note Foreword to Book 2 PART TWO (1978–1982) 6. Russian Pain 7. A Creeping Host 8. More Headaches PART THREE (1982–1987) 9. Around Three Islands 10. Drawing Inward 11. Ordeal by Tawdriness 12. Alarm in the Senate 13. Warm Breeze PART FOUR (1987–1994) 14. Through the Brambles 15. Ideas Spurned 16. Nearing the Return APPENDICES List of Appendices Appendices (25–36) Notes to the English Translation Index of Selected Names General Index
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Penguin Putnam Inc How Not to Be a Politician
Book SynopsisNamed a Best Book of 2023 by Financial Times and Kirkus ReviewsThe #1 Sunday Times bestseller, published in the UK as Politics on the Edge.“One of the best books on politics our era will see . . . A book of astonishing literary quality.” —Matthew Parris, The TLS“[Rory Stewart] walked across Asia, served in British Parliament, and ran against Boris Johnson. Now he gives us his view of what’s wrong with politics, and how we can make it right.” —Adam Grant, “The 12 New Fall Books to Enrich Your Thinking”From a great writer—legendary for his expeditions into some of the world’s most forbidding places—a wise, honest, and sometimes absurdist memoir of a most remarkable journey through British politics at the breaking pointRory Stewart was an unlikely politician. He was best known for his two
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Duce: The Contradictions of Power: The Political
Book SynopsisEighty years after the fall of Benito Mussolini, controversy remains about what his dictatorship represented. This reflects the different sides to the Duce's leadership: while adept at nurturing and enforcing his personal political power, Mussolini's lack of insight into the requirements of governance prevented him from converting this power into influence to achieve his goals. His efforts to maintain the support of Italy's conservative elites--economic, social and political--also created tensions with his radical Fascist ambitions, diminishing the momentum behind his regime. Mussolini is frequently portrayed as a charismatic leader, but his rule was secured principally by coercion, violence and a 'spoils system'. Nonetheless, his personality cult had significant popular appeal, even if based upon a political myth. This enabled him to consolidate his position and to dominate his Fascist colleagues--but at a price of over-centralised, dysfunctional decision-making. In this book, the first comprehensive English- language study of Mussolini in nearly two decades, Peter J. Williamson brings to life the contradictions within the Duce's leadership. Using a wide range of sources, Williamson reveals how these conflicts impeded the dictator's ambitions, leaving him increasingly frustrated, all while most Italians endured the severe privations of both failure and Fascism.Trade Review'"Duce" is a book of fascinating ambition and timeliness. Williamson weaves together snippets of important historical information into an engaging narrative, with a punchy and incisive style. A nuanced and well written argument.' -- Aristotle Kallis, Professor of Modern History, Keele University, and author of 'Fascist Ideology' and 'The Third Rome''Weak or failed, mad or murderous, a dictator who was always right or always wrong--the debate on Italy's Fascist leader continues. Williamson examines both Mussolini's decision-making processes and his decisions. All those interested in the Italian dictatorship will benefit from his work.' -- Richard Bosworth, Emeritus Fellow, University of Oxford, and author of 'Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism''A well-informed and highly up-to-date analysis of one of Europe's more controversial dictatorships. "Duce" probes all aspects of the long-lasting regime, asks the right questions and comes up with considered and convincing answers. An excellent and very readable study.' -- Paul Corner, Professor of European History, University of Siena, and author of 'Mussolini in Myth and Memory'
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Center Street Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social
Book Synopsis In this New York Times bestseller, ayoung and successful entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of American capitalism. There?s a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes. ?Stakeholder capitalism? makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America?s business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity. Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor to his class. He?s founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as CEO, he became a hedge fund partner in his 20s, trained as a scientist at Harvard and a lawyer at Yale, and grew up the child of immigrants in a small town in Ohio. Now he takes us behind the scenes into corporate boardrooms and five-star conferences, into Ivy League classrooms and secretive nonprofits, to reveal the defining scam of our century. The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people. By mixing morality with consumerism, America?s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are. They sell us cheap social causes and skin-deep identities to satisfy our hunger for a cause and our search for meaning, at a moment when we as Americans lack both. This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda, it offers a better way forward. America?s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don?t have to stay there. Woke, Inc.begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American today?a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Movement Parties Against Austerity
Book SynopsisThe ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy, alongside the quest for a more radical left in countries such as the UK and the US, bear witness to a new wave of parties that draws inspiration and strength from social movements. The rise of movement parties challenges simplistic expectations of a growing separation between institutional and contentious politics and the decline of the left. Their return demands attention as a way of understanding both contemporary socio-political dynamics and the fundamentals of political parties and representation. Bridging social movement and party politics studies, within a broad concern with democratic theories, this volume presents new empirical evidence and conceptual insight into these topical socio-political phenomena, within a cross-national comparative perspective.Trade Review"Austerity policies in Europe have done little to ignite economic growth but have created a firestorm in politics. The volume's expert analysis of the new anti-austerity social movements and political parties makes major theoretical contributions in movement dynamics, as well as illuminating current politics."—Jack A. Goldstone, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University "The relationship between parties and social movements has always been difficult. The recent domination of neoliberalism and austerity have changed that: a marriage of convenience has become a love affair. The future of the Left depends on the permanence and length of this relationship. This definitive study will become the standard reference in the academic literature and will help party members and militants to understand and strengthen links with each other. In this sense, the volume is a first - both as a scientific achievement and as a guide to action." —Costas Douzinas, University of London and Member for Pireas, Hellenic Parliament "The authors develop strong historical and theoretical foundations for empirical comparisons of three important protest parties [...], developing both the cases and larger issues in the study of protest parties. [...] The analysis and comparisons offered […] are well informed and sharp [...]. I am grateful for the provocation to think critically about the development of a dramatic and inspiring campaign against inequality in Europe and around the world."—David S. Meyer, American Journal of Sociology "A clear and focused analysis of contemporary processes of political contention in Southern Europe, illustrating how movement parties were able to channel popular discontent into political realignments. The work makes an immediate contribution to social movement theory and makes suggestive reading in the contemporary political context, where 'populist' challenges from both the right and left are shaking up established political patterns across the world."—Contemporary Sociology "A rich and detailed analysis of three movement parties – Syriza, Podemos and M5S. […] The book's analysis is important for social and political activists. It is also valuable to theorists of radical politics and democracy and relevant for contemporary debates among post-Marxists."—Contemporary Political Theory "This book bridges two subfields (social movements and political parties) that have increasingly distanced themselves from one another. This is perhaps the biggest contribution of the study."—European Political Science "Della Porta et al's study demonstrates well how breaks in political organisation are generated partly by social movements, but also how the trajectories of existing political parties are a crucial element in shaping political developments."—Interface: a journal for and about social movements "[A remarkable study] of political expression in the current neoliberal juncture [...] useful [...] for all students and researchers in the social sciences wishing to understand the current context and the development of protest politics in times of austerity and economic crisis."—Acta SociologicaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Movement Parties in Times of (Anti)Austerity: An Introduction Chapter 2. The Genesis of Movement Parties in the Neoliberal Critical Juncture Chapter 3. Organizational Repertoires of Movement Parties Chapter 4. Framing Movement Parties Chapter 5. Comparing Movement Parties� Success and Failures Chapter 6. Movement Parties: Some Conclusions Appendix: List of Interviews Notes References
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Wits University Press Lie on your wounds: The prison correspondence of
Book SynopsisThis book, comprising approximately 300 letters, provides access to the voice of Robert Sobukwe via the single most poignant resource of Sobukwe’s voice that exists: his prison letters. Not only do the letters evince Sobukwe’s storytelling abilities, they convey the complexity of a man who defied easy categorization. More than this: they are testimony both to the desolate conditions of his imprisonment and to Sobukwe’s unbending commitment to the cause of African liberation.The memory of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, inspirational political leader and first President of the Pan-Africanist Congress, has been sadly neglected in post-apartheid South Africa. In 1960, Sobukwe led the Anti-Pass Protests, which culminated in the Sharpeville Massacre, which proved a crucial turning point in the eventual demise of apartheid. Nevertheless, Sobukwe – a man once thought to hold greater promise for the liberation of South Africa than even Nelson Mandela – has been consistently marginalised in histories of the liberation struggle. Jailed for nine years, including a six-year period of near complete solitary confinement on Robben Island, Sobukwe was silenced throughout his life, a condition that has been extended into the post-apartheid present, so much so that we can say that Sobukwe was better known during rather than after apartheid.Given Sobukwe’s antagonistic relations both to white liberalism and to the African National Congress (whom he felt had betrayed the principles of African Nationalism), it is unsurprising that he has been subjected to a ‘consensus of forgetting’. With the changing political climate of recent years, the decline of the African National Congress’s hegemonic hold on power, the re-emergence of Black Consciousness and Africanist political discourse, the growth of student protests, Sobukwe is being looked to once again.Table of ContentsPreface by Otua Sobukwe Acknowledgements Introduction Letters 1960–1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Address at Fort Hare College Delivered by Mr Sobukwe, October 21, 1949 References Index
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Compromised Counterintelligence and the Threat of
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