Political science and theory Books
Stanford University Press Modernity at the Edge of Empire
Book SynopsisChallenging much received wisdom about nation-stateshow they form, what sustains them, why they failthis study of subaltern social groups in the Chachapoyas region of Peru analyzes the emergence of the modern nation-state from below. By approaching nation-state formation from the perspective of the subaltern, the book offers a critique of scholarship that sees coercion and the imposition of social and cultural forms as the core of nation-state expansion. This coercive view bears virtually no relation to the complex transformations in power, culture, and economy that resulted in the consolidation of national control in the Chachapoyas region.In Chachapoyas, subaltern social groups had long been subject to the abuses of a social order based on principles of aristocratic sovereignty. In the 1920''s, these popular forces mobilized around an alternative vision of community that promised to deliver them from their aristocratic overlordsa national community, based on modernity and pTrade Review"This book, with its fine integration of theoretical argument and historical and ethnographic detail, makes the author a major figure in political anthropology and Latin American studies. Throughout the book, he shows a deep and practical understanding of the mechanisms, instrumentalities, and relations of power, which makes him a worthy successor to such figures as Eric Wolf and Joan Vincent." -William Roseberry,New School for Social Research "This superb book presents a radically new perspective on the emergence of the modern state in Latin America. The author has done an amazing job of pulling together obscure historical sources and oral history material in order to tell this story. There has not previously been such a vivid and detailed picture of how patronage relations worked in Latin American economies at the turn of the century, and of the forces that led to their decline in the 1930's." -Jane L. Collins,University of Wisconsin-MadisonTable of Contents1. Introduction: tradition, modernity, nation and state 2. State, region and Casta 3. The contradictions of Casta rule 4. Casta contradictions historicized 5. The cultural politics of Casta rule 6. Modernity as emancipation I: the 'partido laboral independiente Amazonense' 7. Modernity as emancipation II: the 'alianza popular revolucionaria Americana' 8. The disintegration of the Casta order 9. Conclusion: modernity at the edge of empire Notes Bibliography Index.
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Stanford University Press Dialectic of Enlightenment
Book SynopsisDialectic of Enlightenment is undoubtedly the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Written during the Second World War and circulated privately, it appeared in a printed edition in Amsterdam in 1947. What we had set out to do, the authors write in the Preface, was nothing less than to explain why humanity, instead of entering a truly human state, is sinking into a new kind of barbarism.Yet the work goes far beyond a mere critique of contemporary events. Historically remote developments, indeed, the birth of Western history and of subjectivity itself out of the struggle against natural forces, as represented in myths, are connected in a wide arch to the most threatening experiences of the present. The book consists in five chapters, at first glance unconnected, together with a number of shorter notes. The various analyses concern such phenomena as the detachment of science from practical life, formalized morality, the manipulat
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Stanford University Press The Imported State The Westernization of
Book SynopsisThis book traces the rise of the modern state in post-Enlightenment Europe and its spread to the remainder of the world, especially colonial and postcolonial societies. It shows how non-Western cultures invented their own practices of the state, thereby transforming the original model.Trade Review"This is an important book by any standard. No matter how commonplace it is to observe that the state was born in Western Europe and subsequently exported to the rest of the world, until now there has been no single book that traces out the implications of this for those peripheral, extra-European societies that were compelled to import this bizarre form of political order. It is impossible to do justice to the variety and scope of arguments that Badie develops in this extraordinarily erudite and interdisciplinary work." -Philippe C. Schmitter,Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Exportation of Political Models: 1. The logic of dependence; 2. The universalist claim of the state; Part II. The importation of political models: 3. Importers and their strategies; 4. Imported products; Part III. Failed universalization and creative deviation: 5. Internal disorders; 6. International disorders; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Stanford University Press Democracy in Question
Book SynopsisThis book explores the theoretical paradoxes and practical dilemmas that flow from the still radical idea that in a democracy it is the people who rule, and argues that accepting the open and uncertain character of democratic politics can lead to more sustainable and widespread forms of democratic engagement.Trade Review"The very features of democracy that make it attractive-its openness, reflexivity, and fluidity-also generates objectionable qualities. Even at its best, democracy generates serial resolutions, each of which brings into existence new closures, manifest in the new and serial 'we's' constituted by democratic procedures. In this fine book, Alan Keenan argues that democrats must understand that these objectionable features are essential to what democracy is. Examining a number of contemporary democratic theories committed to openness and inclusion, Keenan shows how often strategies for grounding democratic openness edge toward closure, and do so while failing to acknowledge the basic risks of democratic experience. What if, Keenan asks, the search for unquestionable grounds for democratic openness turns out to undermine democracy, not because of the substance of the grounds, but because of the nature of the search? Would it be possible to transform the objectionable features of democracy into a source of a democratic ethos? Keenan suggests that the risks of democracy might be affirmed as a shared fate in ways that support openness, providing an ethical complement to more traditional approaches to democratic theory and practice. Whether or not they agree with his solution, it will be hard for democratic theorists to ignore Keenan's powerful formulation of the problem." -Professor Mark E. Warren,Georgetown University "There is a paradox at the heart of the idea of democracy a product of its commitment to freedom combined with its need to found that freedom in a foundation that constrains. Democracy, devoted to freedom, is always, ineluctably implicated in sovereignty, violence and rule. This paradox is ignored or resolved by most democratic theorists, but not by Alan Keenan. In Democracy in Question, Keenan relentlessly tracks the mischief worked by democracyis fundamental paradox in the thinking of Castoriadis, Rousseau, Arendt, Laclau and Mouffe, and Sandel. Keenanis readings of all these thinkers are masterful. On Arendt, in particular, he is brilliant. This book, rigorous, penetrating and clearly written, is no less than a must-read for everyone interested in democratic theory and the politics of freedom and legitimation." -Bonnie Honig,Northwestern University & The American Bar Foundation "Democracy makes possible popular sovereignty yet seems to presuppose the very people that it makes. Keenan's rich account of this and other contradictions in theory concludes with an arresting, if somewhat paradoxical, suggestion for the improvement of democratic practice-that the key to a more robust political future is the cultivation of more modest democratic virtues, such as capacity for self-limitation in support of democracy always in question. Profoundly radical and eminently sober at the same time, this book is democratic theory at its best." -Jeffrey K. Tulis,University of Texas at Austin
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Stanford University Press The New Russia Transition Gone Awry
Book SynopsisThis text delivers an unpopular message: the West has played a pivotal role in the Russian economic disaster of the 1990s. Western advisors, including the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury, applied a narrow conception of economics that pushed Russia toward another failed utopia.Trade Review"No writing or oratory in history has been more replete with bad advice than that given Russia in the last decade. Here, for a change, is something very good—the best, in fact, that truly competent and responsible American and Russian scholars have to offer. I strongly recommend it."—John Kenneth Galbraith"A searching critique of the strategy favored in the West . . . it contributes fresh perspectives on the much debated question concerning the 'big bang' versus 'gradualism' in communist economic transformation."—Abram Bergson, Harvard University"This admirable work has contributions from an impressive group of specialists who cover the topic comprehensively. Balanced, reasonable transitions in various economic sectors are urged persuasively and in some cases even eloquently. The book has the potential for making a significant impact."—Ralph T. Fisher, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"[An] excellent, well-organized, and useful collection about economic reform in postcommunist Russia. . . . The strength of The New Russia lies in the editors' thoughtful and thematic organization of the material, the consistency of argumentation applied to a panoply of economic issues, the depth and rigor of analysis throughout, and the prescription for recovery in the 'Reform Agenda' and 'Call for Action.'"—Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Perspective: 1. Economic transition: speed and scope 2. What do we economists know now about the transition to a market system? 3. The transition's initial years 4. Privatization and criminalization 5. Where is Russia now? 6. Economic efficiency and political pressures 7. A roundtable discussion Part II. Proposals: 8. Overall agenda for reform 9. Public wealth funds 10. Economic reintegration of the Commonwealth of Independent States 11. Import tariffs 12. Taxation of mineral wealth 13. Reform of the agricultural sector 14. Reform of the coal industry.
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Stanford University Press Reflections of Equality
Book SynopsisThis book brings a new perspectivemainly out of German intellectual discussions rooted in Hegelto bear on the problems of equality as discussed in Anglo-American conceptions of liberalism. Menke argues that the idea of equality is at the heart of political modernity. At the same time, political modernity is characterized by an attitude of critical reflection on the notion of equality in view of its consequences for the lives of individuals. This book explores the sources and legitimacy as well as the limitations and problems of this attitude toward equality in the work of such thinkers as Adorno, Habermas, Derrida, Hegel, Luhmann, Nietzsche, Rawls, and Schmitt. Looking at key texts in modern political philosophy, the author develops the claim that there is a basic and irreconcilable conflict in justice: between general demands of equality and attention to the individual. In a debate with contemporary Anglo-American liberal philosophy's concepts of rights, the political process is thTrade Review"Reflections of Equality comes at a timely moment. There is an enormous appetite for material on equality and a dissatisfaction with the state of the discussion. This highly informed book, written from a continental perspective, makes the current dilemma about the role of equality in political thought all the more striking. Menke is one of the best of the newer generation of German philosophers." —Terry Pinkard, Georgetown University"Menke's contribution to the debate over political equality is significant...It is no small feat tha Menke has incorporated the work of Rawls into his Hegelian studies; for this alone he should be commended." —Philosophy in Review/Comptes Rendus PhilosophiquesTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc1:Part I A Questioning of Equality @toc2:1 The Self-Reflection of Equality 000 2 Genealogy, Deconstruction, Critique: Three Forms of the Questioning of Morality 000 Annex to Chapter Two: Ability and Faith: the Possibility of Justice 000 @toc1:Part II Equality and Individuality @toc2:3 Equality and Coercion: a Hermeneutic Limit of Modern Self-Reflection 000 4 Liberalism in Conflict. Between Justice and Freedom 000 @toc1:Part III Forms of Sovereignty 5 The Permanence of Revolution 000 6 Mercy and Law. Carl Schmitt's Concept of Sovereignty 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Index 000
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Stanford University Press Landscaping the Human Garden TwentiethCentury
Book SynopsisThis volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape—either through social policy or brute force—their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility.Trade Review"...a valuable addition to any political scientist's or historian's arsenal of readings about states, nationalism, ethnic identity, and war." -- Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire
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Stanford University Press In Practice
Book SynopsisThis work covers politics in Britain during the period of industrialization, focusing on how political meanings were sustained. It covers the goal of defining a middle ground between E.P. Thompson's concept of cultural materialism and the postmodern view of culture as a system of signs and codes.Trade Review"...an enlightening and challenging collection of essays..." -- Journal of Victorian Culture"[The book] represents a pointed contribution to what Epstein refers to as the 'new political and cultural history of modern Britain' and aimes to 'renegotiate the ground' between cultural materialists and those favouring discourse. As a result, there is much of interest for those interested in modern British history as well as the nature of the historical discipline as a whole" -- Labour/Le Travail
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Stanford University Press Rogues
Book SynopsisRogues, published in France under the title Voyous, comprises two major lectures that Derrida delivered in 2002 investigating the foundations of the sovereignty of the nation-state. The term État voyou is the French equivalent of rogue state, and it is this outlaw designation of certain countries by the leading global powers that Derrida rigorously and exhaustively examines.Derrida examines the history of the concept of sovereignty, engaging with the work of Bodin, Hobbes, Rousseau, Schmitt, and others. Against this background, he delineates his understanding of democracy to come, which he distinguishes clearly from any kind of regulating ideal or teleological horizon. The idea that democracy will always remain in the future is not a temporal notion. Rather, the phrase would name the coming of the unforeseeable other, the structure of an event beyond calculation and program. Derrida thus aligns this understanding of democracy with the logic he has worked Trade Review"Rogues is Derrida's most sustained reflection on deconstruction's relation to political theory in general and to the idea of democracy in particular. . . . Highly recommended."—CHOICE"It is clear that Derrida was keen that the idea of 'democracy to come' would be central to the legacy of his thought, and for those who choose to take up that burden, Rogues will prove essential."—Times Literary SupplementTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Acknowledgments iii Preface: Veni iii @toc1:The Reason of the Strongest (Are there Rogue States?) @toc2:1 The Free Wheel 000 2 License and Freedom: the roue 000 3 The other of democracy, the "by turns": alternative and alternation 000 4 Mastery and Measure 000 5 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or How Not to Speak in Mottos 000 6 The Rogue that I Am 000 7 God, What More Do I Have To Say? In What Language To Come? 000 8 The Last of the Rogue States: The "Democracy to Come," Opening in Two Turns 000 9 (No) More Rogue States 000 10 Sending 000 @toc1:The "World" of the Enlightenment to Come (Exception, Calculation, Sovereignty) @toc2:1 Teleology and Architectonic: The Neutralization of the Event 000 2 To Arrive--at the Ends of the State (and of War, and of World War) 000 @toc4:Notes 000
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Stanford University Press Party Process and Political Change in Congress
Book SynopsisThe authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events.Trade Review"Theoretically and historically sophisticated, data rich, and often methodologically advanced. Congressional scholars will find this volume to be of inestimable value."—CHOICE"Once again, Brady and McCubbins have done a masterful job of producing a volume that is distinguished by the quality of the authors and the quality of the chapters. Each and every chapter brings theory and practice to bear to explain how and why important aspects of congressional structure, process, and policy making have changed over time. As in the first volume, the results fill gaping holes in our understanding of Congress and its role in representative government." —Joseph Cooper, Johns Hopkins University"This book should be of considerable interest to scholars of Congress and American political development. Among its contributors are some of the very best in the field, along with younger scholars who are rapidly making names for themselves."—Keith Dougherty, University of GeorgiaTable of ContentsContents List of Contributors 000 List of Equations 000 List of Figures and Tables 000 1. American Political Geography David Brady and Mathew D. McCubbins 000 Part I External Influences on Congress Section 1 Progressive Era 2. What Did the Direct Primary Do to Party Loyalty in Congress? Stephen Ansolabehere, Shigeo Hirano, and James M. Snyder Jr. 000 3. The Effects of Presidential Elections on Party Control of the Senate under Indirect and Direct Elections Erik J. Engstrom and Samuel Kernell 000 4. The Dynamics of Senate Voting: Ideological Shirking and the 17th Amendment William Bernhard and Brian R. Sala 000 5. The Electoral Connection: Career Building and Constituency Representation in the U.S. Senate in the Age of Indirect Elections Wendy J. Schiller 000 6. The First "Southern Strategy": The Republican Party and Contested-Election Cases in the Late 19th-Century House Jeffery A. Jenkins 000 Section 2 Postwar Period 7. Explaining the Ideological Polarization of the Congressional Parties since the 1970s Gary C. Jacobson 000 8. One D Is Not Enough: Measuring Conditional Party Government, 1887\-2002 John H. Aldrich, David W. Rohde, and Michael W. Tofias 000 9. Who Parties? Floor Voting, District Ideology, and Electoral Margins Brandice Canes-Wrone, Julia Rabinovich, and Craig Volden 000 Part II Internal Changes in Congress Section 1 19th-Century Development of Congress 10. Architect or Tactician? Henry Clay and the Institutional Development of the U.S. House of Representatives Charles Stewart III 000 11. Committee Composition in the Absence of a Strong Speaker Chris Den Hartog and Craig Goodman 000 12. Roll-Call Behavior and Career Advancement: Analyzing Committee Assignments from Reconstruction to the New Deal Craig Goodman and Timothy P. Nokken 000 13. The Evolution of Agenda-Setting Institutions in Congress: Path Dependency in House and Senate Institutional Development Jason M. Roberts and Steven S. Smith 000 Section 2 Progressive Era 14. Filibuster Reform in the Senate, 1913\-1917 Gregory Koger 000 15. Cloture Reform Reconsidered Gregory J. Wawro and Eric Schickler 000 16. Candidates, Parties, and the Politics of U.S. House Elections across Time Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts 000 17. Speaker David Henderson and the Partisan Era of the U.S. House Charles J. Finocchiaro and David W. Rohde 000 Section 3 Postwar Period 18. The Motion to Recommit in the House: The Creation, Evisceration, and Restoration of a Minority Right Donald R. Wolfensberger 000 19. The Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House of Representatives Gary W. Cox, Chris Den Hartog, and Mathew D. McCubbins 000 20. The Motion to Recommit: More Than an Amendment? D. Roderick Kiewiet and Kevin Roust 000 21. An Evolving End Game: Partisan Collusion in Conference Committees, 1953\-2003 Robert Parks Van Houweling 000 Section 4 Postbellum Trends 22. Bicameral Resolution in Congress, 1863\-2002 Elizabeth Rybicki 000 23. The Electoral Disconnection: Roll-Call Behavior in Lame-Duck Sessions of the House of Representatives, 1879\-1933 Timothy P. Nokken 000 Part III Policy 24. Measuring Significant Legislation, 1877\-1948 Joshua D. Clinton and John S. Lapinksi 000 25. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: An Instrumental Interpretation Jeffrey Rogers Hummel and Barry R. Weingast 000 26. Power Rejected: Congress and Bankruptcy in the Early Republic Erik Berglof and Howard Rosenthal 000 Afterword David Brady and Mathew D. McCubbins 000 Notes 000 References 000 Index 000
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Stanford University Press Southeast Asia in Political Science
Book SynopsisThis book provides a state-of-the-art review of Southeast Asian political studies through a dialogue involving theoretical analysis, area studies, and qualitative methodology.Trade Review"[Southeast Asia in Political Science] is an excellent starting point for reinvigorating long-neglected debates about poverty and equity in Southeast Asia. It is theoretically and historically sophisticated, contains a wealth of information about social policy in Southeast Asia that is otherwise hard to access, and sets out some provocative ideas that deserve to be taken up and debated by scholars of Southeast Asian political economy from a wide range of theoretical perspectives."—Ben Thirkell-White, Contemporary Southeast Asia"Southeast Asia in Political Science is successful on several grounds . . . the quality is high throughout, expertly edited for coherence and continuity. Invaluable for scholars of Southeast Asia, the volume also reaches out to scholars of other regions and comparative political scientists more broadly who might examine this book to reflect on the relationship between region, theory, and method and learn what Southeast Asia has to offer."—Ehito Kimura, Japanese Journal of Political Science."The scholarship here is excellent. These people know their region and its literature cold. This collection demonstrates the potential of qualitative Southeast Asian area studies to contribute to the broader accumulation of knowledge in political science, including the development of disciplinary theory." —Jack Snyder, Columbia University"This collection consists of elegantly written, carefully crafted, intelligent, and interesting essays that will be of enormous value to scholars of the politics of Southeast Asia." —John Sidel, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 000 Contributors 000 1. Introduction: The Contributions of Southeast Asian Political Studies 000 Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, and Tuong Vu 2. Studying States in Southeast Asia 000 Erik Martinez Kuhonta 3. Democracy and Dictatorship Do Not Float Freely: Structural Sources of Political Regimes in Southeast Asia 000 Dan Slater 4.Developing Democracies in Southeast Asia: Theorizing the Role of Parties and Elections 000 Allen Hicken 5. Contentious Mass Politics in Southeast Asia: Knowledge Accumulation and Cycles of Growth and Exhaustion 000 Tuong Vu 6. In-depth Research and Knowledge Accumulation about Agrarian Politics in Southeast Asia 000 Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet 7. Civil Society and Close Approximations Thereof 000 Meredith L. Weiss 8. Beyond Doctrine and Dogma: Religion and Politics in Southeast Asia 000 Kikue Hamayotsu 9. The Study of Political Ethnicity in Southeast Asia 000 Jamie S. Davidson 10. Southeast Asia and the Political Economy of Development 000 Regina Abrami and Richard F. Doner 11. The Missing Countryside: The Price of Ignoring Rural Political Economy in Southeast Asia 000 Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung 12. Southeast Asia and Globalization: The Political Economy of Illiberal Adaptation 000 Greg Felker 13. Southeast Asia in Political Science: Terms of Enlistment 000 Donald K. Emmerson 14. Concluding Remarks 000 Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, and Tuong Vu Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
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Stanford University Press War and State Building in Medieval Japan
Book SynopsisThis book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state.Trade Review"[T]he book offers a fresh rationale for Japan's transformation from medieval to early modern times, utilizing comparative historical and political theories of European origin. . . [F]ood for thought to specialists overly reliant on top-down or at least warrior-centric approaches to Japan's political history. Additionally, the individual essays offer valuable perspectives on local samurai and village society."—Suzanne Gay, Journal of Japanese Studies"War and State Building in Medieval Japan is a fascinating and innovative volume that will broaden the horizons of specialists while providing a useful addition to classroom reading lists. I again congratulate the editors on their bold vision and on a job well done."—Bruce L. Batten, Monumenta Nipponica"Specialists and non-specialists alike will appreciate the sharp insights found in each chapter, and if social scientists studying other parts of the world are drawn to include Japan in their discussion as a result, then this volume will truly stand out as having successfully attained its goals."—Ethan Segal, Japanese Studies"Ambitious and challenging, this book applies comparative political theories to the history of war and state-formation in Japan's violent medieval centuries. Essays by six historians richly depict the complex dynamic that resists easy generalization, while the editors' interpretations suggest new angles for exploring this exciting period further."—Hitomi Tonomura, University of Michigan"Centralized states supposedly arose out of the mobilization of large armies. War and State Building in Medieval Japan rethinks this important claim by analyzing what happened in Japan. By forcing historians and social scientists to cast aside conventional wisdom, the book will reshape the literature on state formation."—Philip T. Hoffman, California Institute of Technology"War and State Building brilliantly blends theory with history. Together with their talented corps of authors, Frances Rosenbluth and John Ferejohn integrate modern social scientific theory with a close historical analysis of the wars of unification and resistance in medieval Japan. The result is a study of exceptional intelligence and originality."—J. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law School"[T]his is a useful read not only for those interested in Japan, but also for students of late medieval and early modern Europe."—A. A. Nofi, StrategyPage.com
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Stanford University Press War and State Building in Medieval Japan
Book SynopsisThis book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state.Trade Review"[T]he book offers a fresh rationale for Japan's transformation from medieval to early modern times, utilizing comparative historical and political theories of European origin. . . [F]ood for thought to specialists overly reliant on top-down or at least warrior-centric approaches to Japan's political history. Additionally, the individual essays offer valuable perspectives on local samurai and village society."—Suzanne Gay, Journal of Japanese Studies"War and State Building in Medieval Japan is a fascinating and innovative volume that will broaden the horizons of specialists while providing a useful addition to classroom reading lists. I again congratulate the editors on their bold vision and on a job well done."—Bruce L. Batten, Monumenta Nipponica"Specialists and non-specialists alike will appreciate the sharp insights found in each chapter, and if social scientists studying other parts of the world are drawn to include Japan in their discussion as a result, then this volume will truly stand out as having successfully attained its goals."—Ethan Segal, Japanese Studies"Ambitious and challenging, this book applies comparative political theories to the history of war and state-formation in Japan's violent medieval centuries. Essays by six historians richly depict the complex dynamic that resists easy generalization, while the editors' interpretations suggest new angles for exploring this exciting period further."—Hitomi Tonomura, University of Michigan"Centralized states supposedly arose out of the mobilization of large armies. War and State Building in Medieval Japan rethinks this important claim by analyzing what happened in Japan. By forcing historians and social scientists to cast aside conventional wisdom, the book will reshape the literature on state formation."—Philip T. Hoffman, California Institute of Technology"War and State Building brilliantly blends theory with history. Together with their talented corps of authors, Frances Rosenbluth and John Ferejohn integrate modern social scientific theory with a close historical analysis of the wars of unification and resistance in medieval Japan. The result is a study of exceptional intelligence and originality."—J. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law School"[T]his is a useful read not only for those interested in Japan, but also for students of late medieval and early modern Europe."—A. A. Nofi, StrategyPage.com
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Stanford University Press Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons
Book SynopsisThis book provides frameworks and case studies examining the interests, motivations, objectives, and strategies of smaller states in response to a regional or global hegemon.Trade Review"Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons illustrates how secondary and tertiary states must balance short-term and long-term risks and domestic and international pressures when dealing with hegemons. The authors convincingly demonstrate that regime type does not play the critical role in the decision making process . . . As the world continues to shift toward an unbalanced multipolar power structure where emerging states will try to assert their influence, this volume's findings may prove to be especially important. This book overall is an excellent addition to international relations theory and may provide the foundation for understanding an increasingly complex international system."—Preston Musgrave, Journal of Peace Research"[T]he book provides a strong overview of the relevant literature on hegemon theory and the growing typology of behaviors that are used to explain the actions of secondary states . . . The editors' decision to include a wide range of historical and geographic case studies is to be commended . . . Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons will provide a useful addition to any interested scholar's library. It demonstrates that hegemony is more than simply a one-way relationship, as secondary states have a significant array of foreign policy tools with which to influence and shape exchanges with other states. In an age when China's rise is seen as the determining factor in Asia's future, this book makes an important argument that secondary states will also play an important role in deciding and shaping its rise and the path the region will take."—Andrew Carr, Asian Politics & Policy"The book offers a dozen interesting case histories of responses to global hegemons and regional powers, the best of which delve into the domestic politics of secondary states and the ways in which political elites and interest groups are strengthened or weakened by ties to hegemons and, in turn, how this shapes the national orientation."—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"The variety of actors and settings sampled by the chapter authors is rich and diverse . . . The editors and authors are right to raise questions about why the preferences of powerful actors are not always heeded. Whether or not global politics is characterized by unipolarity, the questions remain germane. This volume offers information, arguments, and a number of suggestive hints about these issues and certainly has value in that respect."—William Thompson, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews"Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons examines how secondary and tertiary states respond to the policies of primary states, a still understudied topic of immense contemporary importance. Drawing on diverse historical and regional cases, the authors provide compelling insights for the management of America's international power."—David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego"Informed and informative, 'Beyond Great Powers And Hegemons' is highly recommended reading and a significant contribution to academic library 'International Studies' and 'Political Science' reference collections and supplemental reading lists."—James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
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Stanford University Press Voice and Vote
Book SynopsisThis book investigates a recent Peruvian decentralization reform that is considered to be one of the most participatory in Latin America.Trade Review"This book persuasively weaves together debates on decentralization and participatory governance to expand our understanding of how negotiations among Peru's national politicians during a national political crisis produced two forms of participatory governance. McNulty's insightful analysis is a must-read for students and scholars seeking to understand how top-down participatory governance institutions create opportunities and risks for governments and civil society activists as they seek to improve the quality of democracy." -- Brian Wampler * Boise State University *"Voice and Vote represents an impressive contribution to the literatures on decentralization and participatory democracy by showing what happens when participatory reforms are mandated from above rather than demanded from below. McNulty helps us understand why politicians decentralized, what types of institutions they designed, and why participation increased in some regions but not in others." -- Kent Eaton, University of California * Santa Cruz *"Those interested in learning about the key issues of decentralization and its implementation, the politics of Peru, and/or the nitty-gritty details of political development processes will benefit from this research. . . Recommended." -- S. M. Wheeler * Choice *"[I]ntriguing . . . This book provides a very useful introduction to the topic under study, providing an important contribution to a key aspect of contemporary Peruvian democracy. It also has the not inconsiderable virtues of being written in straightforward jargon-free English and organised in a clear and logical fashion." -- John Crabtree * Journal of Latin American Studies *"Thoughtful and informed, Stephanie McNulty's book expertly argues that the post-Fujimori reforms set the stage for various regions in Peru to achieve effective leadership and a collaborative, organized civil society, critical to the establishment of a virtuous cycle of participation. McNulty's impressive research spans both multi-year observation at Peru's grassroots and comparative analysis across the globe." -- Cynthia McClintock, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, and Director, Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program * George Washington University *
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Teachers' College Press Teaching AntiFascism A Critical Multicultural
Book SynopsisExamines how fascist ideology has taken hold among certain segments of American society and how this can be addressed in curriculum and instruction. Vavrus presents educators and students with a conceptual framework for enacting a critical multicultural pedagogy by analysing discriminatory discourse and recommending steps people can take.Trade Review"(Vavrus) effectively helps readers comprehend the discrete elements of fascism in all its forms and how it clearly applies to current events internationally."—CHOICE
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Teachers' College Press Education for Liberal Democracy Using Classroom
Book SynopsisDemocracy is in crisis. Both political trust and a shared standard of truth are broken. In this book, Walter Parker shows why and how a civic education can help. Offering a centrist approach suitable for a polarized society, Parker focuses on two linked curriculum objectives: disciplinary knowledge and voice.Trade Review"Walter C. Parker interweaves political philosophy and pedagogy to present a deep and useful primer for building a liberal democracy through civic education."—Theory and Research in EducationTable of Contents Contents (Tentative) Foreword, by James A. Banks Preface Acknowledgments Part I: A Centrist Approach to Civic Education 1. Introduction Liberal and Illiberal Democracy Knowledge and Voice Curriculum and Instruction An Autobiographical Note Overview of Chapters Conclusion 2. Teaching Academic Controversies Cooperative Learning and SAC The Revised Model Conclusion 3. Teaching Against Idiocy Dodging Puberty Schools and Idiocy Schools Are Public Places Three Keys The Social Curriculum The Academic Curriculum The Three Rs? Part II: Toward Deeper Civic Learning 4. Concept Development Teaching and Learning Concepts Classifying Some Examples Conclusion 5. Reinventing the High School Government Course Method and Design Principles Curriculum Discussion Conclusion 6. Listening to Strangers Seminar and Deliberation Listening to Strangers Political Friendship Listening to Strangers at School Practices of Listening to Strangers Conclusion 7. What Is Justice? Just Individuals Just Societies Cutting Through Conventional Wisdom Conclusion Part III: Global Civic Education 8. Educating World Citizens National Security Marginal Voices A Solution on the Loose 9. Human Rights Education's Curriculum Problem Problem: Access to What? Solution: Toward an Episteme for HRE Conclusion 10. The Right to Have Rights A Curriculum Proposal Rationale The Immigrant Labor Paradox Classroom Activities Instructional Supports Conclusion 11. Afterword: Cultivating Judgment Classroom Discussion Uncoerced Decisions The Social Studies Conclusion Endnotes References Index About the Author
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni John Deweys Liberalism
Book SynopsisJohn Dewey's classical pragmatism, this text asserts, can be used to provide a self-development based justification of liberal democracy that shows the current debate between liberal individualism and republican communitarianism to be based largely on a set of pseudoproblems.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincoln and the American Founding
Book SynopsisIn this persuasive work of intellectual history, Lucas Morel argues that the most important influence on Abraham Lincoln's political thought and practice was what he learned from the leading figures of and documents from the birth of the United States.Trade ReviewOut of collapse, renewal: Lucas E. Morel shows how, in our darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln drew on our previous darkest hour for inspiration and wisdom."—Richard Brookhiser, author of Give Me Liberty: A History of America’s Exceptional Idea"With admirable clarity and conciseness, Morel explores Lincoln's political philosophy and its roots in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The discussion of how Lincoln used these iconic documents in his treatment of the issue of slavery is particularly incisive and valuable. This is an important contribution to the literature on the sixteenth president."—James M. McPherson, author of The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters"It is instructive to be reminded that Abraham Lincoln thought Constitutional restraints were to be taken seriously, political decisions were to be made by officials accountable to those whose lives are affected by those decisions (i.e., voters), and mob rule posed a grave threat to American freedom. Morel’s thoughtful, convincing book shows how profoundly Lincoln’s political thought was rooted in his reverence for the wisdom of the Founders as embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution."—Michael Burlingame, editor of Sixteenth President-in-Waiting: Abraham Lincoln and the Springfield Dispatches of Henry Villard, 1860–1861Table of Contents Introduction: Looking to the Past for the Sake of the Future 1 1. Lincoln, George Washington, and the Founding Fathers: An Appeal to the Founder Par Excellence 2. Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence: An Appeal to the Founders’ Ends 3. Lincoln and the Constitution: An Appeal to the Founders’ Means 4. Lincoln and Slavery: An Appeal to the Founders’ Compromise 5. Lincoln and Original Intent: An Appeal to the Founders’ Relevance Conclusion: Lincoln as Conservative Liberal or Liberal Conservative? Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Pennsylvania Press Maxims and Reflections Ricordi
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the history of Renaissance thought, Guicciardini's Ricordi occupy a place of singular importance. Few works of the sixteenth century allow us so penetrating an insight into the views and sentiments of its author as these reflections of the great Italian historian. . . . Like Machiavelli's Prince, the Ricordi form one of the outstanding documents of a time of crisis and transition; but unlike the Prince, they range over a wide field of private as well as public life. In doing so, they revel the man as well as the political theorist." * Nicolai Rubenstein, from the Introduction *"Unlike Machiavelli-inveterate dreamer and cynic-Guicciardini's mind is remarkable for the balance and masterly coolness of its judgment." * Federico Chabod *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Autonomy Sovereignty and SelfDetermination
Book SynopsisDemands for autonomy or minority rights have given rise to conflicts, often violent, in every region of the world and under every political system. Through an analysis of contemporary international legal norms and an examination of several specific case studies-including Hong Kong, India, the transnational problems of the Kurds and Saamis, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, and the Sudan-this book identifies a framework in which ethnic, religious, and regional conflicts can be addressed.Trade Review"With the end of the Cold War, ethnic conflict appears to be reemerging as subnational groups fight to be heard and represented. Hence the value of this well-researched volume. Focusing on individuals and groups rather than states, the author searches for means of accommodating conflicting claims. Government legitimacy is seen as resting on more than simple majority rule, on respect for human rights and the effective participation of all the various segments of society in the decision-making process." * Foreign Affairs *"A very useful, comprehensive, and important contribution to the study of international relations, international law, and comparative politics. . . . Impressive." * Choice *"A right of autonomy within international law might help resolve intrastate conflicts between ethnic groups before they escalate into civil war and demands for secession. So Hurst Hannum argues in this excellent book. . . . These are important suggestions about how to use a flexible approach to sovereignty and the right to ethnic self-determination to create a just and ordered multination-state system." * Political Science Quarterly *"This valuable volume chronicles the issues that arise from disputes over minority rights when the state is seen to represent majority groups better. . . . Must reading for scholars interested in the legal dimension of minority conflicts with the state. It should also be required reading for the leadership of nations currently confronting such issues or international actors who could be helpful in resolving them." * American Political Science Review *"A remarkable treatise." * American Journal of International Law *"Hannum has long combined scholarship with involvement in the making of practical policy. The present work displays this most useful combination of perspectives." * Journal of Asian and African Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 3 2. Sovereignty, Statehood, and Nationalism 14 3. Self-Determination 27 4. The Rights of Minorities 50 5. Indigenous Rights 74 6. Human Rights 104 7. Hong Kong 129 8. India and the Punjab 151 9. The Kurds 178 10. The Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua 203 11. Northern Ireland 226 12. The Saami (Lapp) People of Norway, Sweden, and Finland 247 13. Spain—The Basque Country and Catalonia 263 14. Sri Lanka 280 15. Sudan 308 16. Federal or Quasi-Federal Structures 337 —Eritrea (1952-1962) —Greenland —Netherlands Antilles —Switzerland (1848-1874) —Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 17. Territories of International Concern 370 —Aland Islands —Free City of Danzig —Memel Territory —New Zealand—The Associate States of the Cook Islands and Niue and the Territory of Tokelau —The Saar (1920-1935) —The Saar (1945-1955) —Free Territory of Trieste 18. Other Situations of Interest 407 —Belgium —Indian Peoples in Brazil —China —Fiji —Italy—the South Tyrol —Malaysia 19. Conclusion 453 Recent Developments 479 Postscript 495 Selected Bibliography 509 Index 515
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University of Pennsylvania Press Race Riots and Roller Coasters
Book SynopsisThroughout the twentieth century, African Americans challenged segregation at amusement parks, swimming pools, and skating rinks not only in pursuit of pleasure but as part of a wider struggle for racial equality. Well before the Montgomery bus boycott, mothers led their children into segregated amusement parks, teenagers congregated at forbidden swimming pools, and church groups picnicked at white-only parks. But too often white mobs attacked those who dared to transgress racial norms. In Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters, Victoria W. Wolcott tells the story of this battle for access to leisure space in cities all over the United States.Contradicting the nostalgic image of urban leisure venues as democratic spaces, Wolcott reveals that racial segregation was crucial to their appeal. Parks, pools, and playgrounds offered city dwellers room to exercise, relax, and escape urban cares. These gathering spots also gave young people the opportunity to mingle, flirt, and danceTrade Review"History professor Wolcott recounts a staggering litany of large and small-scale protests and riots at recreational facilities across the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s. Wolcott aims to make the case that the struggle to desegregate recreational facilities is an often overlooked but essential facet of the American Civil Rights narrative. . . . Together the stories reveal a national pattern of White violence against protestors and illuminate the shameful tactics employed by recreation facility owners to subvert the growing demand for desegregation." * Publishers Weekly *"The expansion of civil rights in recreational spaces is essential to understanding the civil rights movement of America, but it is not only a narrative of violence against African Americans either to sustain segregation or to admit integration. Wolcott's work adds a much-needed chapter to both civil rights and leisure histories, while it carefully avoids incorporating the very black cultural institutions before World War II that were central to African American participation in modernist identities and part of postwar integrationist advocacy." * American Historical Review *"Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters is a significant contribution to the growing corpus that attempts to rethink the traditional contours of the civil rights movement. Uncovering the neglected struggle over public amusements, Wolcott deepens our understanding of the relationship between civil rights, urban history, and popular culture in twentieth-century America." * Journal of American Culture *"Drawing on an array of sources, Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters makes an important contribution to the history of the civil rights movement by significantly expanding our understanding of the hardships black Americans faced to desegregate public recreational spaces, including amusement parks, swimming pools, and skating rinks." * Journal of Southern History *"Victoria Wolcott's well-written and deeply researched new book adds another crucial layer to the civil rights narrative. She goes beyond the familiar marches and leaders to focus on movie theaters, skating rinks, dance halls, city parks, amusement parks, and swimming pools as places of struggle. In doing so, she brings in a new cast of characters-children, teenagers, mothers-and shows how the battles over access to urban leisure predate Brown and extend well past the March on Washington. No one has identified and chronicled the conflicts in these places with the care and precision that Wolcott has." * Bryant Simon, author of Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America *"In this powerful story, Victoria Wolcott demonstrates why recreation is central to understanding the history of the civil rights movement in America. Her book also asks us to push the existing frontiers of our historical memory-why violence against African Americans in order to sustain segregation has been forgotten, while violence that sometimes accompanied integration is remembered. With Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters, we reexamine more closely both the ideals and nightmares of America in the twentieth century." * Alison Isenberg, Princeton *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. A Tarnished Golden Age: Race and Recreation Before World War II Chapter 2. The Fifth Freedom: Racial Liberalism, Nonviolence, and Recreation Riots in the 1940s Chapter 3. "A Northern City with a Southern Exposure": Challenging Recreational Segregation in the 1950s Chapter 4. Violence in the City of Good Neighbors: Delinquency and Consumer Rights in the Postwar City Chapter 5. Building a National Movement: Students Confront Recreational Segregation Chapter 6. "Riotland": Race and the Decline of Urban Amusements Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Political Creativity
Book SynopsisPolitical Creativity intervenes in the lively debate over institutional change by showing how rules and roles are always subject to reconfiguration. Ever-present creative action is explored in many settings, from land boards in Botswana to civil rights in the US.Trade Review"The breadth of the chapters assembled by the editors is impressive, covering a wide array of topics across the traditional political science subfields. The discipline of political science sorely needs this book in order to move beyond the agency/structure dichotomy that has stymied theorizing and beyond ad hoc accounts of agency that have weakened explanation." * Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of Utah *"Original and timely. Political Creativity will offer a needed advance to scholarly creativity within academic institutional discourse." * Thomas M. Wilson, Binghamton University *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Beyond Dualist Social Science: The Mangle of Order and Change PART I. RELATIONALITY Chapter 1. Processes of Creative Syncretism: Experiential Origins of Institutional Order and Change —Gerald Berk and Dennis C. Galvan Chapter 2. Ecological Explanation —Chris Ansell Chapter 3. Governance Architectures for Learning and Self-Recomposition in Chinese Industrial Upgrading —Gary Herrigel, Volker Wittke, and Ulrich Voskamp Chapter 4. Reconfiguring Industry Structure: Obama and the Rescue of the Auto Companies —Steven Amberg PART II. ASSEMBLAGE Chapter 5. Animating Institutional Skeletons: The Contributions of Subaltern Resistance to the Reinforcement of Land Boards in Botswana —Ato Kwamena Onoma Chapter 6. Creating Political Strategy, Controlling Political Work: Edward Bernays and the Emergence of the Political Consultant —Adam Sheingate Chapter 7. Accidental Hegemony: How the System of National Accounts Became a Global Institution —Yoshiko M. Herrera Chapter 8. The Fluidity of Labor Politics in Postcommunist Transitions: Rethinking the Narrative of Russian Labor Quiescence —Rudra Sil PART III. TIME Chapter 9. From Birmingham to Baghdad: The Micropolitics of Partisan Identification —Victoria Hattam and Joseph Lowndes Chapter 10. The Trouble with Amnesia: Collective Memory and Colonial Injustice in the United States —Kevin Bruyneel Chapter 11. Interest in the Absence of Articulation: Small Business and Islamist Parties in Algeria —Deborah Harrold Conclusion: An Invitation to Political Creativity Notes List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Standardizing Diversity
Book SynopsisUsing a newly assembled dataset and drawing on fieldwork data from Malaysia and Singapore, Liu finds that how linguistic power is distributed-specifically whether a lingua franca is recognized exclusively or above all others-can generate social trust, attract foreign investment, and therefore indirectly promote economic growth.Trade Review"A superb book, providing a richly documented, carefully reasoned, and innovative analysis of the economic imperative in the choice of language regimes. Addressing criteria of stability, efficiency, and inclusivity, and focusing especially on Asia, Amy Liu makes a convincing case for the role of lingua francas in power sharing and power neutralizing in multiethnic societies. It is a major contribution to the comparative study of the politics of language." * William Safran, University of Colorado at Boulder *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Machiavellis Legacy
Book SynopsisMachiavelli's Legacy situates Machiavelli and The Prince at the birth of modernity. Editor Timothy Fuller has gathered essays by contributors with diverse viewpoints, each elucidating different features of Machiavelli's thinking, resulting in a book that is, in effect, a spirited conversation about Machiavelli's legacy.Trade Review"Machiavelli's Legacy, an outstanding collection of essays by distinguished scholars of differing specialties and approaches, plumbs the depths of a wide range of issues that continue to perplex us about the wily Florentine: his stance toward the classical and Christian traditions, his Italian patriotism, his teaching about evil, his concepts of the state, reason, and fortune, and his relation to the American founding, international relations, and modernity generally. It will stimulate and enlighten both lifelong Machiavelli scholars and students encountering The Prince for the first time." * Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago *"This collection of essays by some of the most renowned Machiavelli scholars of our time will be of interest and importance not merely to scholars but to graduate and undergraduate students who seek a deeper understanding of Machiavelli's thought and his importance for modernity." * Michael Allen Gillespie, Duke University *"Timothy Fuller has done a considerable service in orchestrating such a broad, balanced conversation about Machiavelli as a philosopher, and thus as teacher of both rulers and thinkers. This volume is a remarkable gift." * Paul Carrese, U.S. Air Force Academy *"A genuinely illuminating collection of essays that brings out Machiavelli's profound and multifaceted impact on modern political life and self-understanding. Written from a variety of interpretive standpoints, the essays take up and provide fresh perspectives on many of the classic debates that have swirled around this most controversial of modern political philosophers." * Paul Franco, Bowdoin College *
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University of Pennsylvania Press The Socratic Turn
Book SynopsisCan we come to know what is good and evil, right and wrong in our age of science? In The Socratic Turn, Dustin Sebell looks to Socrates, the founder of political philosophy, for guidance.Trade Review"Few studies of Plato's dialogues are as textually meticulous, intellectually demanding, and replete with insight as Dustin Sebell's The Socratic Turn. Approaching a most difficult work, the Phaedo, with the deftness of a seasoned student of Plato, Sebell unpacks the dialogue with surgical precision and relentlessly pursues every lead in the argument and drama. The result is an extraordinary guide to the 'intellectual autobiography' of Socrates as it is presented in the Phaedo: an exacting investigation of Socrates' famous turn to the moral and political questions and a model of textual and philosophical clarity." * Susan Collins, University of Notre Dame *"In The Socratic Turn, Dustin Sebell argues that Socrates' efforts to find a way forward after coming to see the shortcomings of pre-Socratic natural science can help political theorists today as we grapple with the predicament of political philosophy in a world transformed by modern science. The Socratic Turn deserves a wide audience, not only because Sebell's textual interpretation is of the highest order, but also because Sebell raises and confronts theoretical problems that are too often ignored or evaded." * Devin Stauffer, author of The Unity of Plato's Gorgias: Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life *"This extraordinarily ambitious book aims to vindicate the scientific character of political philosophy by elucidating the 'Socratic turn,' that is, the novel approach to the study of nature as a whole and of human nature in particular that marks the Socratic revolution in the history of thought. This book offers a singularly focused, detailed, and precise analysis of Socrates' founding of political philosophy and the complex critique of natural science on which that founding is based. Drawing on Aristophanes, Hesiod, Xenophon, and Aristotle, as well as other Platonic dialogues, Sebell's fresh, rigorous, and provocative interpretation of Plato's Phaedo sheds important light on the intellectual autobiography of Socrates. This should also prove to be a genuinely significant book insofar as it raises far-reaching questions about Plato's understanding of natural science, teleology, the Ideas, and the philosophic life." * Peter J. Ahrensdorf, author of The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy *"Dustin Sebell should be congratulated for writing a meticulous commentary on ancient physics that is engaging, provocative, and generally persuasive. His book raises important questions about the foundations and authority of modern science, and contemporary philosophy, that should not be ignored." * Mark Lutz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I Chapter 1. The Problem of the Young Socrates Chapter 2. What Is Science? Chapter 3. The Prospects for Matter in Motion Chapter 4. Noetic Heterogeneity PART II Chapter 5. Teleology PART III Chapter 6. Science and Society Chapter 7. Dialectic Conclusion Notes References Index Acknowledgments
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Embracing Dissent Political Violence and Party
Book SynopsisHow did party opposition become a regular and "normal" feature of the American political landscape? Jeffrey S. Selinger tells a story of political transformation in the United States and offers a much-needed historical perspective on the challenges of governance in a polarized nation.Trade Review"A smart, thoughtful, and interesting book, full of insightful details and empirical findings. Jeffrey S. Selinger moves between American political development and American political thought with ease and intelligence at every turn." * Paul Frymer, Princeton University *"This fine book draws attention to an overlooked problem in the study of the historical development of political parties; namely, that the nature of parties turns in part on the nature of political divisions. Jeffrey Selinger argues persuasively that parties took on greater legitimacy as they came to be perceived as less of a threat of domestic violence or division-indeed, that developing the capacity to stop the threat of partisan violence was itself a developmental project." * Daniel Klinghard, College of the Holy Cross *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Legitimate Party Opposition and the Early American State Chapter 2. Economic Collapse and the Constitutional Construction of Party Politics Chapter 3. The French Revolutionary Wars and the Ordeal of America's First Party System Chapter 4. The Second Party System and the Politics of Displacing Conflict Chapter 5. Union, Emancipation, and Party Building as Military Strategy Chapter 6. Redrawing the Limits of Legitimate Party Opposition: Party Politics and Its Discontents at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Epilogue. Party Legitimacy, Then and Now Notes Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Redefining the Muslim Community
Book SynopsisRedefining the Muslim Community demonstrates how Alfarabi's judicious combination of cultural pluralism, religious flexibility, and political prudence could provide a blueprint for reducing communal strife in a region that continues to be plagued by it today.Trade Review"Alexander Orwin combines extraordinary linguistic skills with a finely tuned knowledge of political philosophy which he uses to cast new light on Alfarabi's concept of Umma, and to reveal and explore the core of his teaching." * Joshua Parens, University of Dallas *"This is an ambitious book. Alexander Orwin transforms Alfarabi's abstract works into rich and evocative characterizations of the dilemmas posed by the social, ethnic, and political forces of his time." * Miriam Galston, author of Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Building Militaries in Fragile States
Book SynopsisWith a rich comparative case-study approach that spans Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Building Militaries in Fragile States unearths provocative findings that suggest the traditional way of working with foreign militaries needs to be rethought.Trade Review"Mara E. Karlin combines rigorous scholarship with the knowledge and expertise gained from years of working on the front lines of Defense Department policy managing American military aid to states under enormous stress. This formidably written book has much to say to practitioners and scholars alike: it offers exceptional insight into an activity that the United States will engage in for decades to come." * Eliot A. Cohen, author of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force *"Building Militaries in Fragile States tackles one of the most important security problems facing the United States today. Karlin's work is thoughtful, informed, and compelling." * Daniel Byman, Georgetown University *"This is a hugely important topic. Karlin brings the research excellence of a scholar and the experience of a practitioner to bear as she analyzes a type of conflict that will likely remain a critical area for U.S. foreign and defense policy over the next generation." * Michael Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Understanding the Problem Chapter 2. Greece: The "Will to Win" Was Fruitless Without U.S. Involvement Chapter 3. South Vietnam: Building a Military "American Style" Chapter 4. Lebanon I: "The United States Is Short of Breath" but Others Are Not Chapter 5. Lebanon II: "The Side That Won Was Willing to Kill and Be Killed" Chapter 6. Findings and Implications Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Dantes Philosophical Life
Book SynopsisWhen political theorists teach the history of political philosophy, they typically skip from the ancient Greeks and Cicero to Augustine in the fifth century and Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth, and then on to the origins of modernity with Machiavelli and beyond. Paul Stern aims to change this settled narrative and makes a powerful case for treating Dante Alighieri, arguably the greatest poet of medieval Christendom, as a political philosopher of the first rank. In Dante's Philosophical Life, Stern argues that Purgatorio's depiction of the ascent to Earthly Paradise, that is, the summit of Mount Purgatory, was intended to give instruction on how to live the philosophic life, understood in its classical form as love of wisdom. As an object of love, however, wisdom must be sought by the human soul, rather than possessed. But before the search can be undertaken, the soul needs to consider from where it begins: its nature and its good. In Stern's interpretation of Purgatorio, Dante's intTrade Review"In this rich new book, Paul Stern makes a compelling case for re-interpreting Dante Alighieri as an important and inventive political philosopher in his own right. Stern argues that through the Purgatorio, Dante attempts to re-imagine culture and politics as spaces for ongoing rational inquiry into human good which he terms 'philosophy as a way of life.'..Stern has written a careful, attentive, and manifestly readable interpretation." * Reading Religion *"Stern's book will be especially welcomed by readers inclined to hearken toDante's call for a renewed political philosophy and to consider seriously thesuspicions of Dante's orthodoxy that date back to his own time. It willmake them indebted to Stern for his insights and suggestive readings." * The Review of Politics *"A highly original, important, and pathbreaking work. Paul Stern reveals Dante to be a daring thinker, running counter to medieval religious orthodoxy. He teaches us how to read Dante anew." * Paul Cantor, University of Virginia *"Paul Stern's Dante's Philosophical Life is a flawlessly written and artfully crafted book that offers an impressively nuanced reading of the narrative of Dante's Purgatory. It deserves a place among the handful of indispensable studies of Dante's masterpiece." * Gregory Stone, Louisiana State University *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Politics, Poetry, and Philosophy in Purgatorio Chapter 2. "What Good Would Climbing Do?": The Rationale and Impetus for the Pursuit of Self-Knowledge (Cantos I-IX) Chapter 3. "To a Better Nature You Lie Subject": The Political Character of Humanity and Nature (Cantos X-XVII) Chapter 4. Disrobing the Siren: The Zealous Pursuit of Clarity (Cantos XXVII-XIX) Chapter 5. "When Love Breathes Within Me": The Desirability of Desire (Cantos XIX-XXVII) Chapter 6. "The Nest for Human Nature": Earthly Paradise and the "Happiness in This Life" (Cantos XXVIII-XXXIII) Chapter 7. Dante's Human Wisdom Notes Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Law Without Future
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jack Jackson has written a powerful and memorable book about the precursors to and implications of the anti-constitutionalism championed by the Right; he acutely identifies legal phenomena many of us have been thinking about but have not been able to put into words." * Theory & Event *"Law without Future eerily anticipated the 2020 election. Bookended by the 2000 decision in Bush v. Gore and the 2016 refusal of Republicans in the Senate, led by Senator McConnell, to hold hearings on President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Law without Future resonates with recent events, when a new confirmation immediately preceded efforts to undermine President Biden’s election." * Public Books *"An important [and] terrific book." * Alexander Heffner, host of "The Open Mind" on PBS *"[T]his book provides many productive insights into the conservative rejection of fundamental constitutional principles that currently tears at the fabric of political society." * National Lawyers Guild Review *"Law Without Future is a superb book making a brilliant and original argument: that American jurisprudence has entered a time when, increasingly, decisions are made without reference to past (that is, precedent) or future (that is, the application of the law). Jack Jackson is an excellent legal scholar, political theorist, and writer, and he proves himself a devastating critic of Bush v. Gore and other legal cases and laws." * James Martel, San Francisco State University *Table of ContentsPreface. The Pardon of the Sheriff Introduction. Politicization, Lawlessness, and Anti-Constitutional Times Chapter 1. The Judicial Power: This Is Not a Decision Chapter 2. The Executive Power: A Law That Is No Law Chapter 3. The Legislative Power: This Death That Leads to Life Chapter 4. Sovereign Power and Life Amid New Kings and Old Tutors Coda. Constitutional Power Against Constitutional Government Notes Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Democracy in Crisis
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. No Alternatives? Chapter 2. Failed Promises and the Logic of Necessity Chapter 3. Democracy in America Chapter 4. Europe Disunited Chapter 5. The Beginning of History Notes Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Evading International Norms
Book SynopsisHow do states violate human rights norms after legalization? Why are these violations so persistent? What are the limits of legalization for protecting human rights norms? Conventional wisdom offers a variety of answers to these questions, but most often they conflate laws and norms and focus only on state actions that violate both. While this focus is undoubtedly valuable, it does not capture cases in which states violate human rights norms without technically violating the law. Norm breakers are not necessarily lawbreakers. Focusing exclusively on norm violations that are illegal obscures the possibility that agents could violate norms in a legal manner, engaging in actions that are awful but lawful.Presenting rich case studies of the French expulsion of Roma immigrants from 2007 to 2017 and the Czech segregation of Roma children in schools for those with mild mental disabilities between 1993 and 2017, Evading International Norms argues that the violation of human rigTrade ReviewA compelling and insightful book…Evading International Norms sheds new light on the urgent and understudied problem of racial discrimination against the Roma in Europe. The book also contains broader theoretical, empirical, and practical insights for interdisciplinary research on the relationship between international laws and international norms… The book deserves to be read by legal scholars and practicing lawyers interested in racial discrimination, human rights, and the limits of international laws and institutions to effectuate social change. * American Journal of International Law *Zoltán I. Búzás successfully demonstrates how states use law to violate norms with reference to the Roma in Europe, and in doing so, shows that we have too often conflated norms and laws, looking only at practices that violate both, while ignoring the ways in which states may nominally comply with laws while violating the norms on which they are based. Evading International Norms is not only a brilliant contribution to our understanding of international law and norms but also an empirical contribution to the literature on race and international relations. * Charli Carpenter, University of Massachusetts-Amherst *In Evading International Norms, Zoltán I. Búzás develops a new theory of norm evasion, exploring how and under what conditions states evade international legal norms, and tests his theory with two meticulously conducted case studies that provide new and important insights into the role of race and the rights of the Roma in international relations. The book is original, rigorous, and will have a clear and well-deserved impact on multiple fields of scholarship and public policy. * Mark Pollack, Temple University *Table of ContentsPart I. Background and Theory Chapter 1. After Legalization: The Persistent Violation of International Human Rights Norms Chapter 2. A Theory of Norm Evasion Part II. France and Roma Immigration Chapter 3. Choosing Norm Evasion: The French Expulsion of Roma Immigrants Chapter 4. Constructing French Expulsions as Norm Evasion Part III. The Czech Republic and Roma Education Chapter 5. Choosing Norm Evasion: The Czech Segregation of Roma Children in "Special Schools" Chapter 6. Constructing Czech Special School Segregation as Norm Evasion Chapter 7. International Relations at the Intersection of Laws and Norms Appendix Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Assembling the Local
Book SynopsisIn 1817, in a region of the eastern coast of British India then known as Cuttack, a group of Paiks, the area's landed militia, began agitating against the East India Company's government, burning down government buildings and looting the treasury. While the attacks were initially understood as an attempt to return the territory's native ruler to power, investigations following the rebellion's suppression traced the cause back to the introduction of a model of revenue governance unsuited to local conditions. Elsewhere in British India, throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, interregional debates over revenue settlement models and property disputes in villages revealed an array of practices of governance that negotiated with the problem of their applicability to local conditions. And at the same time in Britain, the dominant Ricardian conception of political economy was being challenged by thinkers like Richard Jones and William Whewell, who sought to make political economyTrade ReviewIn Assembling the Local, Upal Chakrabarti brings a creative and rigorous Foucauldian eye to the key role of the discourse of political economy in practices of colonial governance. Demonstrating the intimacy between universalism and the limit-case of locality that demarcates its reach, his work is a challenging contribution to the intellectual history of political economy. * Andrew Sartori, New York University *Assembling the Local offers a provocative new theoretical framework to understand the intellectual history of the British empire in India, especially in relation to the development of the science of political economy. Scholars have debated the extent to which metropolitan ideas shaped or were shaped by 'local' patterns of rule and social relations. Upal Chakrabarti thoroughly upends the dichotomy of the local versus the universal as he skillfully tracks the meaning and function of the idea of the 'local' both on the ground in early nineteenth-century Cuttack as well as in the inductive turn in the philosophy of science and political economy. * Karuna Mantena, Columbia University *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Universality as Difference Chapter 1. Science, Method, and Indigeneity: Political Economy Chapter 2. The Trace of the Local: Rent Chapter 3. Temporal Geographies of Power: Property Chapter 4. Grounding Governance: Village Chapter 5. Disputes in the Locality: Peasants Conclusion. Rewriting Production Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Bernstein forsees and outlines the development of a social theory that is at once empirical, interpretive, and critical.Trade Review"Anyone who wants to understand the profound changes that have overtaken the social disciplines in the course of the past decade ought to read Bernstein's book. He examines an extraordinarily wide range of theories with the most scrupulous care, in each case adding a series of extremely perceptive criticisms." * Quentin Skinner, New York Review of Books *"Richard Bernstein is uniquely gifted among our contemporaries to bring into focus the mutual relevance of highly disparate strands in modern social and political theory. We are not likely to have a better work in the field." * Alasdair MacIntyre *"Valuable . . . for identifying the requirements for all rational life." * Religious Studies Review *"A masterful survey and exposition of a broad range of literature on the social sciences. This book . . . shows Bernstein's extraordinary gift for interpretation. He takes author after author and deftly lays out the essentials of their arguments, relating them to others, and gradually developing a coherent picture of a whole realm of discourse. . . . A contribution that is vitally needed." * Political Theory *
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University Press of Florida Political Thought and the Origins of the American
Book SynopsisExamines the political ideas behind the construction of the presidency in the US Constitution, as well as how these ideas were implemented by the nation's early presidents. This volume reveals the ways the duties and power of the office developed contrary to many expectations.Table of Contents List of Figures Foreword —David Armitage Acknowledgments 1. Political Thought and the Intellectual Origins of the American Presidency: Royalism, Executive Power and the History of Ideas —Ben Lowe Part I. The European Origins of the American Presidency 2. Checks and Balances: The Cromwellian Origins of the Presidency — Blair Worden 3. Party and Faction in Eighteenth-Century Political Thought from Montesquieu to Madison —Max Skjönsberg 4. Does the United States Need a Bill of Rights?: Monarchs, Presidents, and the Persistence of a Political Genre in the Age of the American Revolution —Eric Slaute 5. Enlightened Despotism and the American Revolution: The Political Thought of Frederick the Great of Prussia —Caroline Winterer Part II. The Politics of Constitution Making: The Executive and the Federal Union 6. National Power and the Presidency: Rival Forms of Federalist Constitutionalism at the Founding — Jonathan Gienapp 7. Defending an Energetic Executive: Theory and Practice in The Federalist —Claire Rydell Arcenas 8. Is the Electoral College the Fundamental Problem?: New State Admissions and the U.S. Constitution —François Furstenberg Part III. Implementing an Ideal: Political Theory and Practice among the Early Presidents 9. The Political Practices of the First Presidents: The Cabinet and the Executive Branch —Lindsay M. Chervinsky 10. Mirror for Presidents: George Washington and the Law of Nations —Daniel J. Hulsebosch 11. Liberty and Power: The Classical Republicanism of George Washington and Mercy Otis Warren —Rosemarie Zagarri List of Contributors Index
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Free Markets with Sustainability and Solidarity Facing the Challenge
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Rutgers University Press The Three Axial Ages Moral Material Mental
Book SynopsisHow can historical developments and discoveries be used to affect future outcomes? Sociologist and historian John Torpey proposes that the “Axial Age,” a period in the first millennium BCE when major religious and intellectual developments emerged, can be used to directly affect present social problems, from economic inequality to ecological destruction. Trade Review"As usual, John Torpey's new book is concisely written, and filled with interesting bits of information and lucid observations … I'm sure it will attract interest and favorable attention." -- R. S. Ratner * Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of British Columbia *"The boldness and contemporary relevance of arguments like these are what make this small book an enjoyable and 'teachable' tool for sociologists and historians." * Sociology of Religion *"For those wondering how recent work on economic and social history bears on the received wisdom of historical sociology, Torpey weaves together a compelling new narrative. [The book] seeks a balance between the pessimistic vision of human history that typically prevails within sociology and the more optimistic view that is characteristic of economics. Torpey does not downplay the perils of the present moment, but he is also attuned to its promise." * Sociological Forum *Interview with John Torpey on New Books Network * New Books Network *Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1. The Moral Axial Age 7 2. The Material Axial Age 33 3. The Mental Axial Age 50 Notes 79 Index 97
£105.40
Rutgers University Press The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Pales
Book SynopsisIn The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, scholar and activist Nava Sonnenschein shares a collection of twenty-five powerful interviews she conducted with Palestinian and Jewish Israeli alumni of peacebuilding courses, showing the potential for a sustainable path to peace with equality in Israel and Palestine. Trade Review"This anthology of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian narratives expressed through in-depth interviews reveal the meaningful process of dialogue that changed participants’ life-experiences, perspectives and even aspects of identity, and demonstrates how seeds of change begin in questioning long-lasting social convictions." -- Yona Teichman * Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel *Table of ContentsForeword Chapter 1: When Groups Meet: Understanding How Power Dynamics Shape Intergroup Encounters PART ONE: HUMAN RIGHTS & POLITICAL ACTIVISM Chapter 2: Michael Sfard - Lawyer and human rights activist specializing in human rights law and the laws of war Chapter 3: Suhad Hammoud Dahleh - Lawyer focusing on the human rights of East Jerusalem’s 260,000 Palestinians; co-founder of the law firm Dahleh, Hammound and Associates Chapter 4: Mohammad Abu Snineh - Lawyer with the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center Chapter 5: Yonatan Shapira - Activist and musician with music available on Spotify and iHeartRadio; member of Boycott from Within PART TWO: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION & PLANNING Chapter 6: Ayelet Roth - School Network Director of Hand in Hand bilingual school Chapter 7: Harb Amara - Program Director for the School for Peace Chapter 8: Youval Tamari Chapter 9: Rachela Yanay Chapter 10: Nazih Ansaari Chapter 11: Sebastian Wallerstein - Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Center at Tel Aviv University PART THREE: FAMILY & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH Chapter 12: Wassim Biroumi - Program Coordinator of ICCI and coordinates a program called “From Memory to Reconciliation” for Youth and Young Adults with the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel Chapter 13: Yoav Lurie - Psychotherapist with both individuals and groups; Occupational Therapist; Works in private practice and the Center for the Victims of Sexual Assaults in Tel Aviv; Teaches in Occupational Therapy Department in Tel-Aviv University; Board member of the Israeli Association of Group Therapy Chapter 14: Dina Zarega - Clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Jerusalem Chapter 15: Slieman Halabi - Coordinator of Internal Events at the Salaam-Shalom Initiative; Research Associate at Jacobs University in Bremen; Current Ph.D. candidate at Friedrich Schiller University Jena at the International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World PART FOUR: UNIVERSITY TEACHING & RESEARCH Chapter 16: Norma Musih - Member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Belgrade Singidunum University; Ph.D. candidate the Indiana University Chapter 17: Roi Silberberg - Program Director of the School for Peace Chapter 18: Nada Matta - Ph.D. candidate in the sociology department at New York University; Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages and the Department of Sociology at Drexel University Chapter 19: Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder - Senior Lecturer on the sociology of gender and education at Ben-Gurion University Chapter 20: Maram Masarwi - Member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Belgrade Singidunum University; Head of the early childhood education department at Al-Qasemi College of Education; Lecturer in the faculty of Education at the David Yallin College in Israel PART FIVE: PIONEERING NEW ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 21: Eitan Bronstein - Co-Director, Video Director, and Editor of De-Colonizer, a research and art laboratory Chapter 22: Amin Khalaf - Leader of the East & West Center for language study in Jerusalem Chapter 23: Maya Mukamel Chapter 24: Badria Biromi Chapter 25: Avi Levi Chapter 26: Amal Elsana Alh’jooj Afterword: A Critical Analysis of the Interviews References
£31.50
Rutgers University Press The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Pales
Book SynopsisIn The Power of Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, scholar and activist Nava Sonnenschein shares a collection of twenty-five powerful interviews she conducted with Palestinian and Jewish Israeli alumni of peacebuilding courses, showing the potential for a sustainable path to peace with equality in Israel and Palestine. Trade Review"This anthology of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian narratives expressed through in-depth interviews reveal the meaningful process of dialogue that changed participants’ life-experiences, perspectives and even aspects of identity, and demonstrates how seeds of change begin in questioning long-lasting social convictions." -- Yona Teichman * Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel *Table of ContentsForeword Chapter 1: When Groups Meet: Understanding How Power Dynamics Shape Intergroup Encounters PART ONE: HUMAN RIGHTS & POLITICAL ACTIVISM Chapter 2: Michael Sfard - Lawyer and human rights activist specializing in human rights law and the laws of war Chapter 3: Suhad Hammoud Dahleh - Lawyer focusing on the human rights of East Jerusalem’s 260,000 Palestinians; co-founder of the law firm Dahleh, Hammound and Associates Chapter 4: Mohammad Abu Snineh - Lawyer with the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center Chapter 5: Yonatan Shapira - Activist and musician with music available on Spotify and iHeartRadio; member of Boycott from Within PART TWO: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION & PLANNING Chapter 6: Ayelet Roth - School Network Director of Hand in Hand bilingual school Chapter 7: Harb Amara - Program Director for the School for Peace Chapter 8: Youval Tamari Chapter 9: Rachela Yanay Chapter 10: Nazih Ansaari Chapter 11: Sebastian Wallerstein - Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Center at Tel Aviv University PART THREE: FAMILY & COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH Chapter 12: Wassim Biroumi - Program Coordinator of ICCI and coordinates a program called “From Memory to Reconciliation” for Youth and Young Adults with the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel Chapter 13: Yoav Lurie - Psychotherapist with both individuals and groups; Occupational Therapist; Works in private practice and the Center for the Victims of Sexual Assaults in Tel Aviv; Teaches in Occupational Therapy Department in Tel-Aviv University; Board member of the Israeli Association of Group Therapy Chapter 14: Dina Zarega - Clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Jerusalem Chapter 15: Slieman Halabi - Coordinator of Internal Events at the Salaam-Shalom Initiative; Research Associate at Jacobs University in Bremen; Current Ph.D. candidate at Friedrich Schiller University Jena at the International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World PART FOUR: UNIVERSITY TEACHING & RESEARCH Chapter 16: Norma Musih - Member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Belgrade Singidunum University; Ph.D. candidate the Indiana University Chapter 17: Roi Silberberg - Program Director of the School for Peace Chapter 18: Nada Matta - Ph.D. candidate in the sociology department at New York University; Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages and the Department of Sociology at Drexel University Chapter 19: Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder - Senior Lecturer on the sociology of gender and education at Ben-Gurion University Chapter 20: Maram Masarwi - Member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Belgrade Singidunum University; Head of the early childhood education department at Al-Qasemi College of Education; Lecturer in the faculty of Education at the David Yallin College in Israel PART FIVE: PIONEERING NEW ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 21: Eitan Bronstein - Co-Director, Video Director, and Editor of De-Colonizer, a research and art laboratory Chapter 22: Amin Khalaf - Leader of the East & West Center for language study in Jerusalem Chapter 23: Maya Mukamel Chapter 24: Badria Biromi Chapter 25: Avi Levi Chapter 26: Amal Elsana Alh’jooj Afterword: A Critical Analysis of the Interviews References
£105.40
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia High Courts in Global Perspective Evidence
Book SynopsisPulls back the curtain on the interlocutors of court systems internationally. This book creates a framework for a comparative analysis that weaves together a collective narrative on high court behaviour and the scholarship needed for a deeper understanding of cross-national contexts.Trade ReviewBy far the most comprehensive overview of the largest set of different judicial institutions I have seen anywhere. High Courts in Global Perspective offers insights on the largest and most diverse set of judicial institutions to date and will be a focal point for the emerging community of scholars both in law and in political science interested in comparative work about the judiciary. " —Thomas Gschwend, University of Mannheim, coeditor of Research Design in Political Science: How to Practice What They Preach
£42.26
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The Peaceful Transfer of Power An Oral History
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Preserving the White Mans Republic Jacksonian
Book SynopsisReveals how the national Democratic Party rebranded majoritarian democracy and liberal individualism as conservative means for white men in the South and North to preserve their mastery on the eve of the Civil War.
£25.16
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Mourning the Presidents
Book SynopsisThe death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances is always a moment of reckoning and reflection. This volume brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington’s death in 1799.
£67.15
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia The New Dominion The TwentiethCentury Elections
Book SynopsisCountering the common narrative that the shifting politics of Virginia is a recent phenomenon driven by population growth in the urban corridor, the contributors to this volume consider the antecedents to the rise of Virginia as a two-party competitive state in the critical elections of the twentieth century that they profile.Trade Review“Virginia has a long and complicated political history, some of it good, and some of it not so good. Virginia’s political evolution, from a solidly blue state that was dominated by political machines like the old Byrd Machine; to a state that was viewed as a reliable Republican stronghold; to a state that is much more competitive than it once was, has been fascinating and instructive to watch. This evolution has been marked at different times by defining statewide political campaigns that reflected where Virginia voters were in terms of their political thought and the issues that were important to them. In their new book, The New Dominion: The Twentieth Century Elections That Shaped Modern Virginia, John Milliken and Mark Rozell, along with their carefully selected guest authors, do a wonderful job discussing the most important political campaigns that helped paint Virginia’s political landscape from the rise and fall of the Byrd Organization in the early to mid-1900s to the rise of a competitive Republican Party in the 1990s. If you love Virginia politics, this is a book you will not be able to put down, and who knows, you might just learn something new along the way. I know I did!” - Bill Bolling, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia“A timely and important book on Virginia's evolutionary politics. It takes us through the long evolution from machine-controlled, patronage plutocratic government and segregation, through the distinct sorting of Virginia politics into dynamic, organized parties to the subsequent 'modernization' of Virginia politics, including the disruptions caused by the evangelicals on the right and the emergence of both Doug Wilder and also the transformation of Northern Virginia into part of the national Democratic coalition.” - Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma, author, with Charles Bullock, of Georgia Politics in a State of ChangeTable of Contents Introduction 1. Prelude to Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Byrd Organization 1925-1949 2. The Emerging of the Modern Democratic Party: Bill Spong and the Election of 1966 3. Virginia’s "Armageddon" and its Legacy of Partisan Competition: The 1973 Election for Governor 4. Chuck Robb’s 1981 Gubernatorial Campaign and the Democratic Realignment 5. Breakthrough: The Rise and 1989 Gubernatorial Election of L. Douglas Wilder 6. The Rise of a Competitive Republican Party - George Allen and the Election of 1993 Conclusion: The New Dominion in the 21st Century
£81.60
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia New Dominion
Book SynopsisCountering the common narrative that the shifting politics of Virginia is a recent phenomenon driven by population growth in the urban corridor, the contributors to this volume consider the antecedents to the rise of Virginia as a two-party competitive state in the critical elections of the twentieth century that they profile.Trade Review“Virginia has a long and complicated political history, some of it good, and some of it not so good. Virginia’s political evolution, from a solidly blue state that was dominated by political machines like the old Byrd Machine; to a state that was viewed as a reliable Republican stronghold; to a state that is much more competitive than it once was, has been fascinating and instructive to watch. This evolution has been marked at different times by defining statewide political campaigns that reflected where Virginia voters were in terms of their political thought and the issues that were important to them. In their new book, The New Dominion: The Twentieth Century Elections That Shaped Modern Virginia, John Milliken and Mark Rozell, along with their carefully selected guest authors, do a wonderful job discussing the most important political campaigns that helped paint Virginia’s political landscape from the rise and fall of the Byrd Organization in the early to mid-1900s to the rise of a competitive Republican Party in the 1990s. If you love Virginia politics, this is a book you will not be able to put down, and who knows, you might just learn something new along the way. I know I did!” - Bill Bolling, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia“A timely and important book on Virginia's evolutionary politics. It takes us through the long evolution from machine-controlled, patronage plutocratic government and segregation, through the distinct sorting of Virginia politics into dynamic, organized parties to the subsequent 'modernization' of Virginia politics, including the disruptions caused by the evangelicals on the right and the emergence of both Doug Wilder and also the transformation of Northern Virginia into part of the national Democratic coalition.” - Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma, author, with Charles Bullock, of Georgia Politics in a State of ChangeTable of Contents Introduction 1. Prelude to Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Byrd Organization 1925-1949 2. The Emerging of the Modern Democratic Party: Bill Spong and the Election of 1966 3. Virginia’s "Armageddon" and its Legacy of Partisan Competition: The 1973 Election for Governor 4. Chuck Robb’s 1981 Gubernatorial Campaign and the Democratic Realignment 5. Breakthrough: The Rise and 1989 Gubernatorial Election of L. Douglas Wilder 6. The Rise of a Competitive Republican Party - George Allen and the Election of 1993 Conclusion: The New Dominion in the 21st Century
£21.60
New York University Press Why Jury Duty Matters
Book SynopsisUrges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury serviceTrade Review"Ferguson, a veteran lawyer and law professor, outlines the importance of the jury in the legal system, how the right to trial by jury helped push the American Revolution forward, and how civil rights advances that created a more balanced jury pool have resulted in fairer trials for all...the dedicated and wonk-minded will learn a great deal about our legal system." * Publishers Weekly *"An investigation and celebration of what we so often rue: jury duty. Former public defender Ferguson (Law/Univ. of the District of Columbia) takes jury duty seriously but not in an admonitory, finger-wagging sense. He wants readers to appreciate the brilliance of the jury process as civic engagement, an act of public virtue, due process and accountability. Ferguson witnesses the process daily, and he serves it forth here to readers with enthusiasm: I watch as constitutional ideals such as civic participation, deliberation, fairness, equality, liberty, accountability, freedom of conscience, and the common good come alive through the practice of ordinary citizens. In each chapter, the author takes a constitutionally grounded principal and shows how it applies to jury duty. Jury participation teaches the skills required for democratic self-governance, it acquaints jurors with the rule of law and it promotes the equality of ideas. Ferguson is an artful booster for community involvement and social connection and an advocate for the ability to challenge any perceived infringement of rights; a copy of the Constitution is always ready at his hand. This is a book that makes you feel good about a system that requires this type of participation, in which we must reflect with clarity on the guilt or innocence of an individual. A genuine encouragement that speaks to the role juries play in our constitutional structure." * Kirkus Reviews *"Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reminds us that whether we like it or not, we are all constitutional actors. Jury duty provides an opportunity to reflect on that constitutional responsibility." * LA Daily Journal *"Former public defender Ferguson (law, Univ. of the District of Columbia; coauthor, Youth Justice in America) offers an inspiring perspective on jury duty. Using a combination of personal narrative, political science, and American history, he moves beyond the simple argument that jury duty is a civic responsibility and something to be endured for the good of the justice system. Instead, Ferguson situates jury duty as an opportunity for citizens to exercise foundational American values such as fairness, equality, participation, deliberation, and liberty. Jury duty brings together people from different races and different classes on equal footing. He explains that through service on a jury, a person can practice skills that are valuable for citizenship. VERDICT: Ferguson presents a new kind of handbook for potential jurors. Accessible and easy to read, the book is written for the average citizen who might be called to serve on a jury.Rachel Bridgewater, Portland Community Coll. Lib., OR." * Library Journal *"Summoned for jury duty? This is the book for you!-Greta Van Susteren" * Fox News *"Every year thousands of American citizens are summoned for the important civic duty of serving on a jury. What is their role, why is it a duty, and why is it so important? This unique and highly readable book is addressed to a lay audience. It will be useful for those citizens who have served on juries, for those who will someday be called to serve, and, indeed, for anyone who has an inquisitive mind about a crucial part of our legal system. Author Andrew Guthrie Ferguson lucidly describes the history of the jury and explains why juries play such a critical role in the contemporary American system of justice. Copies should be placed in the jury assembly rooms of every courthouse. The book can also be a useful supplement for high school civics courses." -- Neil Vidmar,Russell M. Robinson II Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law"Ferguson seeks to capture the attention of a broader audience, and does so through a personal and scholarly approach that is adequate to understanding the judicial, and more broadly, constitutional system of self-governance. Summing Up: Recommended." -- J. Michael Bitzer * CHOICE *"Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizen's Guide to Constitutional Actionshould be read by every adult in this nation and by every youth before reaching 18 years of age, not only for its historical content, but for its message that jury service by every eligible person is critical to protecting the life and liberty of every person living in the United States and protects the individual from the tyranny of government." -- Judge Arthur L. Burnett Sr. * Criminal Justice *"Serving on a jury is at the heart of what it means to be American....And juries are the embodiment of democracy--12 citizens each have a vote, with the results deciding a citizen's fate." -- Andrew Guthrie Ferguson * Bottom Line-Personal *"This book will help us all move beyond feeling jury service is solely a duty. These well-written pages clearly demonstrate jury service is a privilege and that a jury summons is an admission ticket to very special higher learning. The book should inspire important citizen reflections both at the courthouse and at our kitchen tables." -- Judge Gregory E. Mize,Judicial Fellow, National Center for State Courts"This is a brilliant and motivating plea to please serve when summoned." -- Ralph Nader"what might be the most earnest book that's come across my desk in years" -- Dan Rodricks"Where would we find a large and regularly available group of citizens with time to discuss the importance of citizenship with aspiring citizens? Perhaps, we need look no further than jury waiting rooms all across the country. In those rooms, millions of Americans wait for the opportunity to serve on a jury." -- Andrew Guthrie Ferguson * American Constitution Society *""Andrew Ferguson has written an inspiring bookaddressed to every Americanto explain why serving as a juror is vital to our democracy. He masterfully weaves the jury process with constitutional principles showing how the jury puts these principles into everyday practice. Fergusons book will transform readers from reluctant citizens into responsible jurors. Every court should give prospective jurors a copy of this book so that they will understand the jurys integral role in our democracy. " -- Nancy S. Marder,Professor of Law and Director of the Jury Center, Chicago-Kent College of Law"[I]f citizenship matters for jury duty eligibility we need to ask ourselves why it matters. It's not an easy question to resolve, but like jury service, it is a job that only 'we the people' can do." -- Andrew Guthrie Ferguson * The Atlantic *"In any event, kudos to Andrew for his important work and great example in making legal scholarship more relevant." * Prawf's Blawg *"[A]n insightful and beautifully written account of jury service that speaks to the prospective juror in all of us, while at the same time offering lessons in the history and constitutional significance of the jury that will be enlightening for lawyers and lay readers alike...Ferguson provides an inspiration primer for jury service. Beyond his deep insight into every aspect of juror's service, [his] overriding optimism and palpable reverence for the jury as an institution are powerful enough to make even the most skeptical reader view their next jury summons in an entirely new light." * The Champion *"As attorneys we learned the constitutional basis for jury trails in law school. Those of us who work in litigation know and understand the importance of juries to our court system, but probably few of us have considered the importance of jury duty to us as citizens. Now a law professor at the University of the District of Columbia, Ferguson wrote Why Jury Duty Matters, for those called to serve as jurors. It is an explanation of the importance of jury duty to us as citizens, how it enables us to participate in democratic government." * The Daily Journal *Table of Contents1 An Invitation to Participation2 Selecting Fairness3 Choosing Equality4 Connecting to the Common Good5 Living Liberty6 Deciding Through Deliberation 7 Protecting a Dissenting Voice 8 Judging Accountability
£18.99
New York University Press The Fair Sex White Women and Racial Patriarchy
Book SynopsisExamines the role of white women in perpetuating racism after the American Revolution. The author examines the lives and writings of three women of the period - Mercy Otis Warren, Abigall Smith Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray.This book sheds light on a previously unknown chapter in race and gender relations in the early American Republic.Trade Review"This book should be viewed as a jumping-off point to examine the theory of racial patriarchy at different times and places throughout American history." * The Journal of American History *"Provides an excellent theory for understanding the mutual constitution of race and gender in the formation of & womens identity" * Women & Politics *"Combining methodologies from history and political science, Pauline Schloesser has developed a most sophisticated and convincing interpretation of how the founding fathers constructed a theory of racial patriarchy supported by an & ideology of the fair sex. Her analysis of the political thought of Mercy Warren, Abigail Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray demonstrates that even these three independent thinkers accepted the gender and ethnic hierarchy handed them by the founders in order to protect their own racial and class privilege as white women." -- Joan Hoff,Professor of History, College of William and Mary"Pauline Schloessers work on racial patriarchy is pathbreaking in its association of concepts that previously have been studied in near-isolation from each other. The book makes compelling use of primary sources, most notably private correspondence, to provide a sense of how women in elite positions saw themselves and their society in the context of both race and gender relations. The book establishes the presence of a social contract in which Anglo-American women were encouraged to accept subordination within an existing conservative order in exchange for a position of moral and intellectual superiority, most notably over non-whites. Schloessers innovative concept of racial patriarchy, along with an impressive foundation in research, make The Fair Sex a major work in political theory and American intellectual history." -- Patrick James,Political Science, University of Missouri Columbia"Schloessers theory of racial patriarchy repositions America's founding mothers Mercy Warren, Abigail Adams, Judith Murrayat the intersections of racial privilege and gender oppression. Drawing on Habermass discourse theory, she reveals the racial contract implicit in their efforts to participate as equal citizens. The Fair Sex offers a new perspective on the intersections of class, gender, and race from the American Founding to the present day." -- Nancy S. Love,Associate Professor of Political ScienceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments 1 Race, Gender, and Woman Citizenship in the American Founding 2 Toward a Theory of Racial Patriarchy3 The Ideology of the "Fair Sex" 4 The Philosopher Queen and the U.S. Constitution: Mercy Otis Warren as a Reluctant Signatory 5 From Revolution to Racial Patriarchy: The Political Pragmatism of Abigail Adams 6 Gleaning a Self between the Lines: Judith Sargent Murray and the American Enlightenment 7 Conclusion Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
£22.79
