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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Sakari Hänninen’s Political Creativity is an extraordinarily instructive textual encounter between Gramsci’s writings – which he presents comprehensively and with nuanced attention to detail – and his own, a contrapuntal writing style that challenges traditional reading practices and solicits fresh insights into Gramsci’s intellectual and political legacy. The book is an outstanding contribution not only to Gramsci studies but also to the craft of doing political theory.’ -- Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawai’i, Manoa, US‘Sakari Hänninen's new book delightfully stirs up important insights about how Antonio Gramsci creatively imagined how to rethink political possibility. It is a whirlwind of important ideas that helps the reader understand that Gramsci's visionary thinking was grounded in practical political reality. It is a must read for activists and scholars alike.’ -- Sanford Schram, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to political creativity in situations of historical transformation, structural change and social struggle 1 In prison – exile 2 On intellectuals as mediators 3 With Hegel beyond Hegel 4 Struggle for objectivity 5 From philosophy to politics 6 Politics of transformation References

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘These chapters on political science research methods are absolutely wonderful! They can help to develop a methods curriculum, a methods course syllabus, or a methods assignment. The book is filled with practical advice, examples, and helpful tools from seasoned faculty who cover a wide range of research related topics!’ -- Lonna Atkeson, Florida State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Teaching Undergraduate Political Methodology 1 Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke, and Cameron Thies PART I APPROACHING RESEARCH METHODS IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM 1 What should be taught and when 8 Charles C. Turner 2 The case for an applied approach to teaching research methods 16 Laura C. Bucci 3 Students as consumers and producers: the research methods course and information literacy 22 B. Gregory Marfleet 4 Teaching political methodology to undergraduate students 35 John Ishiyama 5 Teaching political methodology 47 Mandie Weinandt 6 What do we teach with? An examination of texts 55 Christopher N. Lawrence 7 Teaching writing about political science research 63 Kaye Usry and Joel T. Shelton PART II FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH DESIGN 8 Questions, queries and problems 79 Joe Weinberg 9 Hypotheses and research expectations 87 H. Whitt Kilburn 10 Teaching experimental and quasi-experimental designs 96 Federico Vegetti 11 The history and art of sampling 104 Theodore Arapis 12 Causality reasoning: what it is and how to teach it 113 Tom Ellington 13 It’s actually not in the syllabus: incorporating ethics in research methods courses 119 Christi Siver PART III QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS EDUCATION 14 How to teach descriptive statistics 128 Joice Chang 15 Bivariate regression: a good beginning makes a good ending 137 Babak RezaeeDaryakenari 16 Basics of multivariate analysis 146 Emily Clough 17 Practical extensions of regression 153 Soren Jordan 18 Teaching big data 164 Jennifer Bachner 19 Student-led survey projects 174 Ian G. Anson 20 Data visualization 181 Alexis Henshaw PART IV QUALITATIVE DATA FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS EDUCATION 21 The case study approach 189 Weining Ai 22 Interviewing 197 Janet Elise Johnson, Candice D. Ortbals, and Lori Poloni-Staudinger 23 Content analysis as an effective teaching tool for critical thinking 205 Tijen Demirel-Pegg 24 Field and observational research 213 Stacey Leigh Hunt 25 Teaching qualitative-interpretive research methods 220 Daniel T. Kirsch Conclusion: taking the next steps 227 Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke and Cameron Thies Index

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Book SynopsisPolitical theory deals with profound questions about human nature, political principles, and the limits of knowledge. In Teaching Political Theory, Nicholas Tampio shows how political theorists may take a pluralistic approach to help students investigate the deepest levels of political life.Trade Review‘This book is exceptionally impressive in its breadth - contemporary and historical, Western and non-Western, analytical and critical/continental. This is the future of political theory.’ -- Adrian Blau, King's College London, UK‘This book is an innovative call for political theorists to pluralize their teaching styles, offering practical tips to broaden our pedagogical horizons. Embracing an astonishingly wide range of texts and traditions with precision, energy, and ease, Nicholas Tampio not only practices the pluralism he preaches but he also shares a wealth of suggestions to keep pace with our changing times. With his finger on the pulse of the latest developments in political theory, this is also a spirited defense of political theory as a discipline with teaching needs all its own.’ -- Katherine Goktepe, Yasar University, Turkey‘In this book, Nicholas Tampio presents an innovative example of teaching Chinese political thought. By meticulously tracing the philosophical and political origins of the Chinese philosophers and creatively engaging them in conversation with their Western peers, Nicholas Tampio methodically demonstrates that a comparative approach in teaching classical Chinese philosophy can recast our view of how Chinese philosophy engages political issues across space and time. The book will be a welcome source for anyone interested in teaching Chinese and comparative political theory.’ -- Peng Yu, Earlham College, US‘It is rare to encounter a text that is both intellectually engaging and carefully and sensitively crafted around the challenges of teaching political theory. The book is exceptionally creative, the writing is excellent, and the approach is admirably broad and global. Nicholas Tampio, a current editor of the journal Comparative Political Theory, incorporates the best features of this broad approach into his teaching and his writing about teaching.’ -- Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface vii 1 Teaching political theory: a pluralistic approach 1 PART I DESIGNING A POLITICAL THEORY COURSE 2 Crafting a syllabus, with illustrations from American political thought 23 3 Writing lectures, with illustrations from Chinese and European political thought 43 4 Making assignments, with illustrations from Indian and African American political thought 76 PART II TEACHING POLITICAL THEORY TODAY 5 Teaching Greek political thought, with a focus on Sextus Empiricus 120 6 Teaching Chinese political thought, with a focus on Zhuangzi 141 7 Teaching neuroscience in a political theory course 168 8 Teaching the public, with examples from education policy 192

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Graduate political methodology teaching requires taking students from consumers to producers of knowledge and these chapters offer excellent, short, practical, and helpful advice to support this mission. Whether it is writing a syllabus, suggestions for course content, or larger department conversations around building a graduate curriculum this book covers it.’ -- Lonna Atkeson, Florida State University, US‘Brown, Nordyke, and Thies have assembled a truly superb collection of experts teaching their craft. The very broad array of topics covered and the quality of contributions makes this book a must-use in the classroom.’ -- Douglas Gibler, University of Alabama, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Teaching Graduate Political Methodology 1 Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke, and Cameron G. Thies PART I APPROACHING RESEARCH METHODS IN THE GRADUATE POLITICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM 1 Transitioning from consumers of knowledge to producers of knowledge: teaching scope and methods to doctoral students 8 James C. Garand 2 Teaching an introductory graduate methods course 17 John Ishiyama 3 Place-based versus online instruction 26 Daniel Hawes 4 Selecting texts 34 Jon Parker 5 Teaching introductory applied statistics with R 43 Timothy M. Peterson PART II FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH DESIGN 6 Do as I say, not as I do: the need to incorporate ethics in political science research methods curricula 52 Christi Siver and Colin Hannigan 7 Abstract Blitzing and beyond: teaching political methodology 62 Victor Asal 8 Research design and establishing causality 70 Stacey Pollard and Adrian Wolfberg 9 How to think conceptually without really trying: notes on the teaching of concept analysis 79 Zachary Elkins 10 Teaching field experiments 90 Christopher W. Larimer 11 Teaching graduate students about sampling 99 Theodore Arapis 12 Teaching bias and error in research designs 108 Andrew Niesiobedzki 13 Learning by doing: re-positioning surveys from an abstract to a practical tool 118 Adriano Udani and David C. Kimball PART III QUANTITATIVE METHODS INSTRUCTION 14 Data basics for graduate students 125 Soren Jordan 15 Teaching ordinary least squares regression 134 Michelle L. Dion 16 Extending regression to binary (and more!) outcomes 169 Soren Jordan 17 Teaching time series analysis 182 Clayton Webb 18 Nonparametric data 189 Carie Steele and Stephen Meserve 19 Replication 198 Cameron G. Thies 20 How to teach social network analysis to social science students 205 Olga Chyzh 21 Building a foundation for data science researchers in political science 212 Robert Bond 22 Data visualization 218 Alexis Henshaw and Kirssa Cline Ryckman PART IV QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 23 Helping graduate students understand case study methods: rigor, process tracing, and practice exercises 227 Andrew P. Cortell 24 Field and observational research 235 Stacey Leigh Hunt 25 Teaching content analysis to graduate students 242 Steven Lloyd Wilson and Yoshiko M. Herrera 26 Teaching students better interviewing skills 250 Mitchell Brown 27 Discourse analysis 257 Bryant Harden and Laura Sjoberg 28 Teaching ethnography 265 Laura Sjoberg and Lili Chen PART V SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION 29 Teaching applied research 276 Kathleen Hale 30 Teaching program evaluation 288 Ed Gerrish 31 Teaching modern methodology for quantitative policy analysis 299 Alexander Alexeev 32 Intelligence studies 308 Adam Jungdahl 33 Teaching how to conduct an environmental behavioral study 318 Binita Mahato Conclusion to Teaching Graduate Political Methodology 330 Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke, and Cameron G. Thies Index

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Book SynopsisConsidering whether theories of governance are useful for helping policymakers to meet and tackle contemporary challenges, this insightful book reflects on how a theory becomes useful and evaluates a range of theories according to whether they are warranted, diagnostic, and dialogical.

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Book SynopsisThe Deliberative Democracy Handbook is a terrific resource for democratic practitioners and theorists alike. It combines rich case material from many cities and types of institutional settings with careful reflection on core principles. It generates hope for a renewed democracy, tempered with critical scholarship and political realism. Most important, this handbook opens a spacious window on the innovativeness of citizens in the U.S. (and around the world) and shows how the varied practices of deliberative democracy are part of a larger civic renewal movement.Table of ContentsTables and Figures xi Preface xiiiJohn Gastil, Peter Levine About the Editors xvii About the Contributors xix PART ONE: BACKGROUND 1 1 A Nation That (Sometimes) Likes to Talk: A Brief History of Public Deliberation in the United States 3John Gastil, William M. Keith 2 What Can We Learn from the Practice of Deliberative Democracy? 20Mark Button, David Michael Ryfe PART TWO: DELIBERATION AND PUBLIC JUDGMENT 35 3 National Issues Forums: A Network of Communities Promoting Public Deliberation 37Keith Melville, Taylor L. Willingham, John R. Dedrick 4 Electoral Deliberation and Public Journalism 59Michelle Charles, Harris Sokoloff, Chris Satullo 5 Deliberative Polling*: From Experiment to Community Resource 68James Fishkin, Cynthia Farrar 6 Consensus Conferences and Planning Cells: Lay Citizen Deliberations: 80Carolyn M. Hendriks 7 Citizens Juries: Creating a Trustworthy Voice of the People 111Ned Crosby, Doug Nethercut 8 Adapting and Combining Deliberative Designs: Juries, Polls, and Forums 120Lyn Carson, Janette Hartz-Karp PART THREE: DELIBERATIVE GOVERNANCE 139 9 Bringing the Public and the Government Together Through On-Line Dialogues 141Patricia A. Bonner, Robert Carlitz, Rosemary Gunn, Laurie E. Maak, Charles A. Ratliff 10 A Town Meeting for the Twenty-First Century 154Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Joe Goldman, Steven Brigham 11 Collaborative Learning and the Public's Stewardship of Its Forests 164Antony S. Cheng, Janet D. Fiero 12 Participation and Public Policies in Brazil 174Vera Schattan P. Coelho, Barbara Pozzoni, Mariana Cifuentes Montoya 13 Deliberative City Planning on the Philadelphia Waterfront 185Harris Sokoloff, Harris M. Steinberg, Steven N. Pyser PART FOUR: COMMUNITIES AND DELIBERATIVE CULTURE 197 14 Study Circles: Local Deliberation as the Cornerstone of Deliberative Democracy 199Patrick L. Scully, Martha L. McCoy 15 e-thePeople.org: Large-Scale, Ongoing Deliberation 213G. Michael Weiksner 16 Learning Democracy Centers: Where the Public Works 228Carole J. Schwinn, John T. Kesler, David R. Schwinn 17 Disagreement and Consensus: The Importance of Dynamic Updating in Public Deliberation 237Christopher F. Karpowitz, Jane Mansbridge 18 Growing Governance Deliberatively: Lessons and Inspiration from Hampton, Virginia 254William R. Potapchuk, Cindy Carlson, Joan Kennedy PART FIVE: CONCLUSION 269 19 Future Directions for Public Deliberation 271Peter Levine, Archon Fung, John Gastil Recommended Reading 289 Index 301

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Book SynopsisThis is Political Philosophyis an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law and addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness. Written with great clarity, This is Political Philosophy is accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy and is supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site.Available athttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/thisisphilosophy/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroductionTable of ContentsHow to Use this Book xi Preface xiii Part I The Problem of Authority 1 1 Happiness 3 Doing Political Philosophy 4 Happiness, Welfare, and the Aims of Government 5 If You’re Happy Do You Know It? 5 The Pursuit of Happiness 6 Whose happiness? 7 Can you measure pleasure? 8 Future happiness 10 Pleasure and pain 11 Is happiness fulfilling your desires? 12 Do the ends justify the means? 14 Nozick’s Experience Machine 14 Happiness and virtue 15 The case of John Stuart Mill 17 Capabilities 18 Conflicts between liberty and happiness 22 Conflicts between equality and happiness 22 Happiness and Government 23 Happiness and Public Goods 24 Free Riding and Small Contributions 25 Philosophical objections 26 Should we evaluate political institutions according to their ability to make people happy? 27 References and Further Reading 28 Online Resources 30 2 Freedom 31 The Meaning of Freedom 34 The Fundamental Question 34 What Is Freedom? And Who Is Free? 35 Subjective and objective freedom 36 What counts as restraining freedom? 37 Freedom and consent 38 Republican liberty 39 Private freedom and public freedom 40 Negative and positive liberty 41 Paternalism, the Harm Principle, and Moralism 42 Paternalism 42 The harm principle 44 Moralism 48 Can (and should) we avoid moralism? 50 Conclusion 51 References and Further Reading 52 Online Resources 53 3 Equality 54 Introduction 55 How Unequal Are People in the United States? 56 Against Equality: A Politics of Procrustes? 57 Unequal Treatment and Discrimination 59 Equality as a Baseline? 61 Equality of Resources and Luck Egalitarianism 62 First objection: Disabilities 62 Second objection: Slavery of the talented 63 Third objection: Expensive tastes 63 Equality of Opportunity 64 Should we level down? 66 What Does Equality of Opportunity Require? 67 Inequalities in the Real World 68 Inequality or Deprivation? 71 Is Sufficiency Enough? 73 Complex Equality 73 Race, Gender, and the Social Construction of Inequalities 75 Affirmative Action 76 Conclusion 78 References and Further Reading 78 Online Resources 80 4 Justice 81 Justice: A Brief Introduction 82 Rawls’s Theory of Justice 83 The original principle and the veil of ignorance 84 Rawls’s two principles of justice 85 The Libertarian Critique: Individual Liberty Restricts Redistribution 87 Utilitarian Critique: An Alternative Rationale for Redistribution 91 Feminist Critique: The Public–Private Distinction and Power Relations 93 Communitarian Critique: Alternatives to Individualism 96 Cosmopolitan Critique: The Demands of Global Justice 97 Conclusion 99 References and Further Reading 99 Online Resources 101 Part II Core Values in Political Philosophy 103 5 Democracy 105 Democracy and Political Self‐Governance 107 What Is Democracy? 108 Who Gets to Participate? 108 Constitutional Democracy and Rights 110 Sources of rights 111 Claim and liberty rights 113 Interest and choice theories of rights 114 Benefits of Democracy: The Instrumental Case 115 Would a kind dictator be a bad thing? 115 Do the people know best? 116 Can representation help? 117 Is Democratic Self‐Governance Intrinsically Valuable? 118 Is There a Right to Democratic Self‐Governance? 119 What Are the Implications of a Right to Democratic Self‐Governance? 120 Voting and Representation: Interests or Ideals? 122 Does Democracy Rest on a Paradox? 123 Deliberative Democracy as a Solution? 125 Distorting Democracy: Persistent Minorities and Electoral Inequalities 126 Persistent minorities 126 Electoral inequalities 126 Do Democracies Decline and Fall? 128 References and Further Reading 130 Online Resources 131 6 The Obligation to Obey the Law 132 Breaking the Law 135 Motives for breaking the law 135 Ways of breaking the law 136 Unjust laws 137 Are we obligated just because it is a law? 137 How strong are our legal obligations? 139 Breaking the Law: A “How to” Guide 140 Civil disobedience 140 Violence 141 What should be on the menu? 143 What should we choose from the menu? 143 Principles for ideal and nonideal agents 144 Do We Have an Obligation at All? 147 Consent 147 Gratitude 150 Fairness 150 Duty 151 Membership 152 Conclusion 152 References and Further Reading 153 Online Resources 154 7 Political Violence: War, Torture, and Punishment 155 Umkhonto we Sizwe 157 What Is Violence? 159 When (If Ever) Is Violence Justified? 161 Pacifism 162 Gandhi’s pacifism 163 Russell’s “relative pacifism” 163 Ius ad bellum: “Just War” and the Justification of Large‐Scale Violence 164 Testing Just War Theory 166 Vagueness 167 Manipulability 167 Ius in bello: Justice in the Conduct of War 168 Cultural Conflicts and the Laws of War 170 Pushing the Limits, I: Preemptive War 171 Pushing the Limits, II: When Are Captured Combatants “Prisoners of War?” 172 Pushing the Limits, III: Torture, “Enhanced Interrogation,” and Ticking Bombs 173 Punishment 175 Rationales for punishment 176 Positive future consequences 176 Desert 177 Sending a message 178 War, torture, and punishment in political context 179 References and Further Reading 180 Online Resources 182 Part III Specific Topics 183 8 Who Counts? 185 Who Gets Justice? 187 The Guano Ring 188 Animals 189 Moral Standing and Moral Personhood 191 Degrees of Moral Standing? The Constitutive View 195 Comparative Moral Standing: The Constitutive View 195 Comparing Characteristics and Abilities 196 Objections to the Constitutive View 197 Hard Case I: Fertilized Ova and Fetuses 198 Hard Case II: Childhood and Disability 201 Hard Case III: Distant Peoples and Future Generations 204 Hard Case IV: Posthumans? 205 Hard Case V: Ecosystems and the Natural World 205 Upshot 208 References and Further Reading 208 Online Resources 209 9 Religion and Politics 210 Religion and Politics 213 Is Religion Special? 214 The limits of toleration 216 Neutrality and religion 218 Neutrality of intent 219 Exemptions for nonreligious reasons 221 Multiculturalism 222 Justifications for multiculturalism 223 Which policies would multiculturalism recommend? 224 Criticisms of multiculturalism 225 Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, or freedom of culture? 226 Is Religion Suspect in Politics? 227 Four sample views on the environment 228 Reasons everyone can accept 229 Overlapping consensus 230 Should religion and philosophy be treated the same? 230 Arguing fairly 232 Conclusion 233 References and Further Reading 233 Online Resources 234 10 Money, Lies, and Political Corruption 236 Lying Politicians 238 What is a lie? 238 Why do people lie? 240 Utility 240 Intentions 241 Hugo Grotius and the rights approach 241 Virtue 242 A license to lie? 242 Sneaky ways to win an election 243 When is lying justified? 245 Dirty hands 246 Bribery and Corruption 247 Is Blagojevich that different? 250 Individual versus institutional corruption 250 Campaign finance 251 Ethics and institutions 252 Just following orders 252 Who is responsible? 253 Compromise 254 Conclusion 254 References and Further Reading 255 Online Resources 257 Index 000

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Book SynopsisThis is Political Philosophyis an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law and addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness. Written with great clarity, This is Political Philosophy is accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy and is supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site.Available athttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/thisisphilosophy/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroductionTable of ContentsHow to Use this Book xi Preface xiii Part I The Problem of Authority 1 1 Happiness 3 Doing Political Philosophy 4 Happiness, Welfare, and the Aims of Government 5 If You’re Happy Do You Know It? 5 The Pursuit of Happiness 6 Whose happiness? 7 Can you measure pleasure? 8 Future happiness 10 Pleasure and pain 11 Is happiness fulfilling your desires? 12 Do the ends justify the means? 14 Nozick’s Experience Machine 14 Happiness and virtue 15 The case of John Stuart Mill 17 Capabilities 18 Conflicts between liberty and happiness 22 Conflicts between equality and happiness 22 Happiness and Government 23 Happiness and Public Goods 24 Free Riding and Small Contributions 25 Philosophical objections 26 Should we evaluate political institutions according to their ability to make people happy? 27 References and Further Reading 28 Online Resources 30 2 Freedom 31 The Meaning of Freedom 34 The Fundamental Question 34 What Is Freedom? And Who Is Free? 35 Subjective and objective freedom 36 What counts as restraining freedom? 37 Freedom and consent 38 Republican liberty 39 Private freedom and public freedom 40 Negative and positive liberty 41 Paternalism, the Harm Principle, and Moralism 42 Paternalism 42 The harm principle 44 Moralism 48 Can (and should) we avoid moralism? 50 Conclusion 51 References and Further Reading 52 Online Resources 53 3 Equality 54 Introduction 55 How Unequal Are People in the United States? 56 Against Equality: A Politics of Procrustes? 57 Unequal Treatment and Discrimination 59 Equality as a Baseline? 61 Equality of Resources and Luck Egalitarianism 62 First objection: Disabilities 62 Second objection: Slavery of the talented 63 Third objection: Expensive tastes 63 Equality of Opportunity 64 Should we level down? 66 What Does Equality of Opportunity Require? 67 Inequalities in the Real World 68 Inequality or Deprivation? 71 Is Sufficiency Enough? 73 Complex Equality 73 Race, Gender, and the Social Construction of Inequalities 75 Affirmative Action 76 Conclusion 78 References and Further Reading 78 Online Resources 80 4 Justice 81 Justice: A Brief Introduction 82 Rawls’s Theory of Justice 83 The original principle and the veil of ignorance 84 Rawls’s two principles of justice 85 The Libertarian Critique: Individual Liberty Restricts Redistribution 87 Utilitarian Critique: An Alternative Rationale for Redistribution 91 Feminist Critique: The Public–Private Distinction and Power Relations 93 Communitarian Critique: Alternatives to Individualism 96 Cosmopolitan Critique: The Demands of Global Justice 97 Conclusion 99 References and Further Reading 99 Online Resources 101 Part II Core Values in Political Philosophy 103 5 Democracy 105 Democracy and Political Self]Governance 107 What Is Democracy? 108 Who Gets to Participate? 108 Constitutional Democracy and Rights 110 Sources of rights 111 Claim and liberty rights 113 Interest and choice theories of rights 114 Benefits of Democracy: The Instrumental Case 115 Would a kind dictator be a bad thing? 115 Do the people know best? 116 Can representation help? 117 Is Democratic Self]Governance Intrinsically Valuable? 118 Is There a Right to Democratic Self]Governance? 119 What Are the Implications of a Right to Democratic Self]Governance? 120 Voting and Representation: Interests or Ideals? 122 Does Democracy Rest on a Paradox? 123 Deliberative Democracy as a Solution? 125 Distorting Democracy: Persistent Minorities and Electoral Inequalities 126 Persistent minorities 126 Electoral inequalities 126 Do Democracies Decline and Fall? 128 References and Further Reading 130 Online Resources 131 6 The Obligation to Obey the Law 132 Breaking the Law 135 Motives for breaking the law 135 Ways of breaking the law 136 Unjust laws 137 Are we obligated just because it is a law? 137 How strong are our legal obligations? 139 Breaking the Law: A “How to” Guide 140 Civil disobedience 140 Violence 141 What should be on the menu? 143 What should we choose from the menu? 143 Principles for ideal and nonideal agents 144 Do We Have an Obligation at All? 147 Consent 147 Gratitude 150 Fairness 150 Duty 151 Membership 152 Conclusion 152 References and Further Reading 153 Online Resources 154 7 Political Violence: War, Torture, and Punishment 155 Umkhonto we Sizwe 157 What Is Violence? 159 When (If Ever) Is Violence Justified? 161 Pacifism 162 Gandhi’s pacifism 163 Russell’s “relative pacifism” 163 Ius ad bellum: “Just War” and the Justification of Large]Scale Violence 164 Testing Just War Theory 166 Vagueness 167 Manipulability 167 Ius in bello: Justice in the Conduct of War 168 Cultural Conflicts and the Laws of War 170 Pushing the Limits, I: Preemptive War 171 Pushing the Limits, II: When Are Captured Combatants “Prisoners of War?” 172 Pushing the Limits, III: Torture, “Enhanced Interrogation,” and Ticking Bombs 173 Punishment 175 Rationales for punishment 176 Positive future consequences 176 Desert 177 Sending a message 178 War, torture, and punishment in political context 179 References and Further Reading 180 Online Resources 182 Part III Specific Topics 183 8 Who Counts? 185 Who Gets Justice? 187 The Guano Ring 188 Animals 189 Moral Standing and Moral Personhood 191 Degrees of Moral Standing? The Constitutive View 195 Comparative Moral Standing: The Constitutive View 195 Comparing Characteristics and Abilities 196 Objections to the Constitutive View 197 Hard Case I: Fertilized Ova and Fetuses 198 Hard Case II: Childhood and Disability 201 Hard Case III: Distant Peoples and Future Generations 204 Hard Case IV: Posthumans? 205 Hard Case V: Ecosystems and the Natural World 205 Upshot 208 References and Further Reading 208 Online Resources 209 9 Religion and Politics 210 Religion and Politics 213 Is Religion Special? 214 The limits of toleration 216 Neutrality and religion 218 Neutrality of intent 219 Exemptions for nonreligious reasons 221 Multiculturalism 222 Justifications for multiculturalism 223 Which policies would multiculturalism recommend? 224 Criticisms of multiculturalism 225 Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, or freedom of culture? 226 Is Religion Suspect in Politics? 227 Four sample views on the environment 228 Reasons everyone can accept 229 Overlapping consensus 230 Should religion and philosophy be treated the same? 230 Arguing fairly 232 Conclusion 233 References and Further Reading 233 Online Resources 234 10 Money, Lies, and Political Corruption 236 Lying Politicians 238 What is a lie? 238 Why do people lie? 240 Utility 240 Intentions 241 Hugo Grotius and the rights approach 241 Virtue 242 A license to lie? 242 Sneaky ways to win an election 243 When is lying justified? 245 Dirty hands 246 Bribery and Corruption 247 Is Blagojevich that different? 250 Individual versus institutional corruption 250 Campaign finance 251 Ethics and institutions 252 Just following orders 252 Who is responsible? 253 Compromise 254 Conclusion 254 References and Further Reading 255 Online Resources 257 Index 258

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Book SynopsisAnarchy, State, and Utopia: An Advanced Guide presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ideas expressed in Robert Nozick's highly influential 1974 work on free-market libertarianismconsidered one of the most important and influential works of political philosophy published in the latter half of the 20th-century. Makes accessible all the major ideas and arguments presented in Nozick's complex masterpiece Explains, as well as critiques, Robert Nozick's theory of free market libertarianism Enables a new generation of readers to draw their own conclusions about the wealth of timely ideas on individualism and libertarian philosophy Indicates where Nozick's theory has explanatory power, where it is implausible, and where there are loose ends with further work to be done Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi 1 Nozick’s Introduction and Preface 1 2 Ethical Bearings 9 3 The Experience Machine 40 4 Why State of Nature Theory? 54 5 The Invisible Hand and the Justification of the State 70 6 Risk, Fear, and Procedural Rights 85 7 Has the Dominant Protective Association Become a State? 125 8 Distributive Justice 154 9 The Search for Utopia 200 Index 000

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Book SynopsisA research-based guide to political psychology that is filled with critical arguments from noted experts Political Psychology is solidly grounded in empirical research and critical arguments. The text puts the emphasis on alternative approaches to psychological enquiry that challenge our traditional assumptions about the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text contains a meaningful exchange of ideas that draw on the disciplines of social psychology, sociology, history, media studies and philosophy. This important text offers a broader understanding of the different intellectual positions that academics may take towards political psychology. Comprehensive in scope Political Psychology provides a historical context to the subject and offers a critical history of common research methods. The contributors offer insight on political thought in psychology, the politics of psychological language, narrating as political action, political decision-making anTable of ContentsList of Contributors xv Preface xx CHAPTER 1 Some Historical and Philosophical Considerations 1Christopher J. Hewer When People Come Together 3 Social Psychology 4 The Development of Religious Identities 5 Intersecting Histories: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 5 The Issue of Governance 8 Transformations in the Twentieth Century 8 The Social and Moral Order 10 The Search for Scientific Understanding 11 Psychology: A New Way of Seeing the World 12 The Influence of Political Philosophy on Social Psychology 14 Locating the Root of Human Behavior 15 Social Cognition 17 A Societal Approach to Political Psychology 18 Social Constructionism 19 The Social Construction of Reality 22 Summary 24 Glossary 24 Further Reading 26 Questions for Group Discussion 27 CHAPTER 2 A Critical History of Research Methods 28Ron Roberts and Christopher J. Hewer What Do We Want to Know About the World and Why? 30 How Can We Know the World? 31 Searching for Universal Laws of Behavior 32 The Computability Problem 33 The Historic Nature of Research Findings 35 The Origin of Statistics 37 The Construction of Norms, Normality, and Normalcy 38 Using Statistical Measures and Models for Political Purposes 40 The Null Hypothesis Significance Test 43 Bayesian Methods 45 The Issue of Replication 47 The File Drawer Effect 48 A Cautionary Note on Theory 48 Conclusions 50 Summary 50 Glossary 51 Further Reading 52 Questions for Group Discussion 53 CHAPTER 3 From Alienation to Estrangement: Political Thought and Psychology 54Ron Roberts Mechanistic Models 56 Karl Marx 57 Alienation 58 Erich Fromm 59 R. D. Laing 61 Mystification 61 Michel Foucault 62 Discursive Regimes, Power, and Freedom 63 Disciplinary boundaries 63 Politics and governance of the self 64 Svetlana Boym 66 Estrangement 66 Off‐modern psychology 68 Art and dissent 69 Summary 70 Glossary 71 Further Reading 71 Questions for Group Discussion 71 CHAPTER 4 The Politics of Psychological Language: Discourse and Rhetoric 73Simon Locke Discursive Psychology, Rhetorical Psychology, and Cognitive Psychology 75 The Scientific Laboratory 76 The Validity of Experiments and Surveys 77 Language, Discourse, and Rhetoric 78 Arguing and Thinking 80 Relativism and Ideology—or the DP‐CA/RP‐CDA Fandango 81 Ideology 83 Critical Discourse Analysis 84 The Politics of Experience 85 Conspiracy Discourse 86 A Cognitive Approach to Conspiracy 87 Reinstating the Thinking Person 88 Summary 90 Glossary 90 Further Reading 91 Questions for Group Discussion 92 CHAPTER 5 Identity 93Christopher J. Hewer and Evanthia Lyons Identity and Human Relations 95 Categorization 95 Self and Society 96 Occupational Identity: Roles and Performance 97 Political Mobilization: National Identity and Nationalism 98 Identity Threats 101 Identity Politics 102 Image, Images, and Appearance 104 Political Identities 106 Social Identity Theory 106 Identity Process Theory 108 Discursive Approaches to Identity 109 Narrative Identities 111 Conclusions 111 Summary 112 Glossary 112 Further Reading 113 Questions for Group Discussion 113 CHAPTER 6 Narrating as Political Action 114Brian Schiff Psychology and Politics 116 Speech and Political Action 117 The Personal and Political Nature of Narrative 117 Expansive Political Narratives 118 Psychoanalytic and Personological Tradition 119 Narrative Approaches 119 Narrative Hermeneutics 120 Narrative and Narrating 120 Intensifying Persons and Social Context 121 Collective Memory 121 Repression 122 Relational Contexts 123 Meanings and Action 123 Producers and Consumers of Memory 124 Palestinians with Israeli Citizenship 124 Hiba: The Real Story 125 Lana: Torn Between the Two 128 Conclusions 130 Summary 131 Glossary 132 Further Reading 132 Questions for Group Discussion 132 CHAPTER 7 Connecting Social Exclusion and Agency: Social Class Matters 134Sarah Jay, Orla Muldoon, and Caroline Howarth Class Matters 136 Cultural Capital 138 The Precariat 139 Capitalist Restructuring and Poverty 140 Stigma 141 Collective Identities 141 The Individualization of Class 142 Agency and Social Class 143 Social Capital 144 Cultural Incompatibility in Education 145 Threats to Identity 146 The Transmission of Cultural Capital 146 Implications for a Social and Political Psychology of Social Exclusion 147 Conclusions 148 Summary 149 Glossary 150 Further Reading 150 Questions for Group Discussion 150 CHAPTER 8 Migration 152Spyridoula Ntani, Artemis M. Griva, and Xenia Chryssochoou Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination Against Immigrants 155 Stereotyping, Racism, and Forms of Discrimination Against Immigrant Groups 155 Explanations of Prejudice 156 Individual and Collective Reactions to Prejudice 157 Reducing Prejudice? The Contact Hypothesis 158 Changing Societies: The Issue of Acculturation 159 Changing Individuals: The Issue of Adaptation 162 Calling for a New Social Organization: The Paradox of Integration 163 Summary 166 Glossary 166 Further Reading 167 Questions for Group Discussion 167 CHAPTER 9 Political Decision‐Making 168Jack S. Levy The Levels‐of‐Analysis Framework 171 The Rational Model of Judgment and Decision‐Making 173 Psychological Models of Information Processing 175 Cognitive Biases 176 Motivated Biases 180 Psychological Models of Choice 182 Prospect Theory 183 Conclusion 185 Summary 186 Glossary 186 Further Reading 188 Questions for Group Discussion 188 CHAPTER 10 Foreign Policy and Identity 189Emma O’Dwyer Foreign Policy and Identity: Conceptual and Theoretical Anchors 192 The Influence of Citizens on Foreign Policy 193 Outgroup Perceptions and Foreign Policy Attitudes 194 A Case Study: Irish Neutrality 196 Irish Neutrality in Context 196 The Social Representation of Irish Neutrality 198 Cead Mile Failte Neutrality 199 The Macropolitical Dimension of Identity Construction 200 Constructing the National Ingroup in International Affairs 201 Unanswered Questions: Opportunities for Future Research 202 Summary 203 Glossary 204 Further Reading 205 Questions for Group Discussion 205 CHAPTER 11 Social Memory and the Collective Past 207Christopher J. Hewer The Role of the Past in the Formation of Identity 209 The Social Nature of Memory 211 Taxonomies and Classifications 212 The Resurgence of Interest in the Collective Past 213 Competing Memory Narratives 214 Communicative and Cultural Memory 216 How to Study the Collective Past 217 Landscape, Social Space, and Memory 217 Narratives 221 Social Representations of History 221 The Nature of Representations 222 Memory as Performance 224 The Collective Pasts of Families, Groups, and Organizations 224 Time Conceptions 225 The Politics of Remembering and Forgetting 226 The Individual and the Collective Past 227 Summary 228 Glossary 228 Further Reading 229 Questions for Group Discussion 229 CHAPTER 12 Crowds, Social Identities, and the Shaping of Everyday Social Relations 231Fergus G. Neville and Stephen D. Reicher The Political Significance of Social Identities 233 Classic Crowd Psychology: The Loss of Individual Identity in the Mass 235 Dispositional Theories: The Accentuation of Individual Characteristics in the Mass 236 Crowds and the Expression of Social Identities 238 A Social Identity Model of Crowds 239 Crowds and the Construction of Social Identities 241 An Elaborated Social Identity Model of Crowds 243 The Impact of Crowds Beyond the Crowd 244 Contesting the Meaning of Crowd Behavior 247 Summary 250 Acknowledgments 250 Glossary 250 Further Reading 251 Questions for Group Discussion 251 CHAPTER 13 State Militarism and International Conflict 253Stephen Gibson A Political Psychology of International Relations 256 The Individual‐Social Dichotomy in Social and Political Psychology 257 Beyond Social Identity: Accounts of Military Service 259 Beyond Attitudes: Constructing Evaluations of the Iraq War 263 Concluding Remarks 268 Summary 269 Glossary 270 Further Reading 270 Questions for Group Discussion 270 CHAPTER 14 Social Influence and Malevolent Authority: Obedience Revisited 271Ron Roberts Milgram’s Studies of Obedience 273 How Did Milgram Interpret His Findings? 274 Ethics and Ecological Validity 274 Was There a Legitimate Parallel Between Milgram’s Laboratory and Nazi Germany? 276 The Political and Historical Context of Milgram’s Studies 278 The Contemporary Relevance of Milgram’s Work 279 The Role of Science and Bureaucracy 281 The Holocaust and the Eichmann Trial 282 A Reinterpretation of Milgram’s Studies 285 Free Will and Personal Responsibility 286 What Do We Learn From Milgram’s Studies? 287 A Social Psychology of Resistance 288 Summary 290 Glossary 290 Further Reading 290 Questions for Group Discussion 291 CHAPTER 15 Intergroup Conflict, Peace, and Reconciliation 292J. Christopher Cohrs, Johanna R. Vollhardt, and Shelley McKeown Intergroup Conflicts 295 Conflict Analysis 296 Conflict Management, Resolution, and Transformation 298 Conflict Resolution 299 Principles of Conflict Resolution 300 Achieving Conflict Resolution 300 Conflict Transformation 301 Conflict Transformation in Practice 302 Postconflict Reconstruction and Reconciliation 303 Social Psychological Definitions of Reconciliation 304 Instrumental Reconciliation 304 The Role of History and Power 304 Socioemotional Reconciliation and the Needs‐Based Model of Reconciliation 306 History as a Necessity for and an Obstacle to Reconciliation 307 Conclusion 309 Summary 309 Glossary 310 Further Reading 311 Questions for Group Discussion 311 References 313 Index 349

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Book SynopsisThe first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand's entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this Companion provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized. The first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of Rand's corpusProvides informed contextual analysis for scholars in a variety of disciplinesPresents original research on unpublished material and drafts from the Rand archives in CaliforniaFeatures insightful and fair-minded interpretations of Rand's controversial positionsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xii A Note on Abbreviations and References xiv Part I Context 1 1 An Introduction to the Study of Ayn Rand 3 Gregory Salmieri 2 The Life of Ayn Rand: Writing, Reading, and Related Life Events 22 Shoshana Milgram Part II Ethics and Human Nature 47 3 The Act of Valuing (and the Objectivity of Values) 49 Gregory Salmieri 4 The Morality of Life 73 Allan Gotthelf (completed by Gregory Salmieri) 5 A Being of Self-Made Soul 105 Onkar Ghate 6 Egoism and Altruism: Selfishness and Sacrifice 130 Gregory Salmieri Part III Society 157 7 “A Human Society”: Rand’s Social Philosophy 159 Darryl Wright 8 Political Theory: A Radical for Capitalism 187 Fred D. Miller, Jr. and Adam Mossoff 9 Objective Law 209 Tara Smith 10 “A Free Mind and a Free Market are Corollaries”: Rand’s Philosophical Perspective on Capitalism 222 Onkar Ghate Part IV The Foundations of Objectivism 243 11 Objectivist Metaphysics: The Primacy of Existence 245 Jason G. Rheins 12 The Objectivist Epistemology 272 Gregory Salmieri Part V Philosophers and Their Effects 319 13 “Who Sets the Tone for a Culture?”: Ayn Rand’s Approach to the History of Philosophy 321 James G. Lennox 14 Ayn Rand’s Evolving View of Friedrich Nietzsche 34 Lester H. Hunt 15 A Philosopher on Her Times: Ayn Rand’s Political and Cultural Commentary 351 John David Lewis and Gregory Salmieri Part VI Art 403 16 The Objectivist Esthetics: Art and the Needs of a Conceptual Consciousness 405 Harry Binswanger 17 Rand’s Literary Romanticism 426 Tore Boeckmann Coda 451 18 Hallmarks of Objectivism: The Benevolent Universe Premise and the Heroic View of Man 453 Allan Gotthelf and Gregory Salmieri Annotated Bibliography of Primary and Quasi-Primary Sources 463 Index 471

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Book SynopsisThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the discipline, and highlighting emerging topics in the field. Global in focus, offering up-to-date topics from an interdisciplinary, international set of scholars addressing key issues concerning globalization, social movements, and citizenship The majority of chapters are new, including those on environmental politics, international terrorism, security, corruption, and human rights Revises and updates all previously published chapters to include new themes and topics in political sociology Provides an overview of scholarship in the field, with chapters working independently and collectively to examine the full range of contributions to political sociology Offers a challenging yet accessible and complete reference guide for students and scholars Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction xxiEdwin Amenta, Kate Nash and Alan Scott Part I Approaches to Power and Politics 1 Marxist Approaches to Power 3 Bob Jessop 2 Weber and Political Sociology 15 Peter Breiner 3 Durkheim and Durkheimian Political Sociology 27 Kenneth Thompson 4 Foucaultian Analysis of Power, Government, Politics 36 Barry Hindess 5 Historical Institutionalism 47 Edwin Amenta 6 Sociological Institutionalism and World Society 57 Evan Schofer, Ann Hironaka, David John Frank and Wesley Longhofer 7 Studying Power 69 John Scott 8 Comparative Political Analysis: Six Case-Oriented Strategies 78 Charles C. Ragin and Garrett Andrew Schneider Part II States and Governance A. Formation and Form 9 Theories of State Formation 95 Gianfranco Poggi 10 State 107 Desmond King and Patrick Le Galès 11 Political Legitimacy 120 David Beetham 12 Political Corruption 130 Donatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci B. Governance and Political Process 13 Parties and Interest Intermediation 144 Herbert Kitschelt 14 Interest Groups and Pluralism 158 David Knoke and Xi Zhu 15 Elections 168 Jeff Manza C. Violence and States 16 War 180 Antoine Bousquet 17 Terrorism 190 Jeff Goodwin 18 Globalization and Security 204 Didier Bigo 19 Incarceration as a Political Institution 214 Sarah Shannon and Christopher Uggen Part III The Political and the Social A. States and Civil Society 20 Culture, State and Policy 229 Brian Steensland and Christi M. Smith 21 Civil Society and the Public Sphere 240 Larry Ray 22 Trust and Social Capital 252 Arnaldo Bagnasco 23 The Media and Politics 263 John B. Thompson B. The Politics of Identity and Action 24 Imagined Communities 273 Alan Finlayson 25 Gender, Power, Politics 283 Jonathan Dean 26 Class, Culture and Politics 294 Mike Savage 27 The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity 305 Aletta J. Norval 28 Race and Politics 315 John D. Skrentny and René Patnode 29 Nationalism: Its Role and Significance in a Globalized World 325 John Schwarzmantel 30 Religion and Political Sociology 336 Valérie Amiraux 31 Body Politics 347 Roberta Sassatelli C. Citizenship 32 Citizenship and Welfare: Politics and Social Policies 360 Sven Hort and Göran Therborn 33 Citizenship and Gender 372 Ruth Lister 34 Post-national Citizenship: Rights and Obligations of Individuality 383 Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal Part IV Democracy and Democratization A. Social Movements 35 Protest and Political Process 397 David S. Meyer 36 Global Social Movements and Transnational Advocacy 408 Valentine M. Moghadam 37 Global Governance and Environmental Politics 421 Brenda Holzinger and Gabriela Kütting 38 Rural Social Movements 431 Marc Edelman B. Structures of Participation 39 Towards a Political Sociology of Human Rights 444 Kate Nash 40 Democratization 454 Dietrich Rueschemeyer 41 Feminism and Democracy 466 Judith Squires 42 Democracy and Capitalism in the Wake of the Financial Crisis 478 Colin Crouch References 491 Index 565

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the issues surrounding the complex and controversial realities of today's interconnected world, the revised sixth edition Since its initial publication, The Globalization Reader has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to review the most important global trends. Including readings by a variety of authors, the text offers a wide-ranging and authoritative introduction to the political, economic, cultural, and experiential aspects of globalization. The updated sixth edition presents the most accessible and comprehensive review of current debates and research. Contributions from scholars, activists, and organizations provide balanced viewpoints and expert coverage of the many aspects of globalization. The Globalization Reader offers readings on an exciting range of new topics as well as retaining key globalization topics such as the exTable of ContentsPreface to the Sixth Edition xii General Introduction 1 Part I Debating Globalization 7 Introduction 8 1 The Hidden Promise: Liberty Renewed 11John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge 2 How to Judge Globalism 19Amartya Sen 3 The Elusive Concept of Globalisation 25Cees J. Hamelink 4 The Clash of Civilizations? 32Samuel P. Huntington 5 The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 40United Nations Part I Questions 46 Part II Explaining Globalization 47 Introduction 48 6 The Modern World‐System as a Capitalist World‐Economy 52Immanuel Wallerstein 7 Sociology of the Global System 59Leslie Sklair 8 A Brief History of Neoliberalism 67David Harvey 9 World Society and the Nation‐State 73John W. Meyer, John Boli, George M. Thomas, and Francisco O. Ramirez 10 Globalization as a Problem 82Roland Robertson 11 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy 90Arjun Appadurai Part II Questions 99 Part III Experiencing Globalization 101 Introduction 102 12 Waves in the History of Globalization 105Frank J. Lechner 13 McDonald’s in Hong Kong 112James L. Watson 14 The Transnational Villagers 121Peggy Levitt 15 Virtual Migration: The Programming of Globalization 129Aneesh Aneesh 16 Fear and Money in Dubai 137Mike Davis 17 Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism 142Sasha Issenberg 18 An Anthropology of Structural Violence 147Paul Farmer 19 Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche 154Ethan Watters Part III Questions 159 Part IV Globalization and the World Economy 161 Introduction 162 20 China Makes, the World Takes 167James Fallows 21 Commodity Chains and Marketing Strategies: Nike and the Global Athletic Footwear Industry 173Miguel Korzeniewicz 22 The Sticky Superpower 184The Economist 23 Global Income Inequality by the Numbers: In History and Now: An Overview 189Branko Milanovic 24 The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It 194Paul Collier 25 The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects 200Malcolm Edey 26 The Twin Excesses – Financialization and Globalization – Caused the Crash 207Ashok Bardhan 27 Globalism’s Discontents 210Joseph E. Stiglitz Part IV Questions 218 Part V Globalization and the Nation-State 219 Introduction 220 28 The Declining Authority of States 224Susan Strange 29 Global Organized Crime 231James H. Mittelman 30 Has Globalization Gone Too Far? 237Dani Rodrik 31 The Individualization of Society and the Liberalization of State Policies on Same‐Sex Sexual Relations, 1984–1995 244David John Frank and Elizabeth H. McEneaney 32 Abortion Liberalization in World Society, 1960–2009 251Elizabeth H. Boyle, Minzee Kim, and Wesley Longhofer Part V Questions 258 Part VI Global Governance 261 Introduction 262 33 The International Monetary Fund 266James Vreeland 34 ISO and the Infrastructure for a Global Market 273Craig N. Murphy and JoAnne Yates 35 Global Health Governance: A Conceptual Review 280Richard Dodgson, Kelley Lee, and Nick Drager 36 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grant‐Making Programmefor Global Health 286David McCoy, Gayatri Kembhavi, Jinesh Patel, and Akish Luintel 37 IMPACT: Transforming Business, Changing the World – The United Nations Global Compact 291DNV GL Group and United Nations Global Compact Part VI Questions 297 Part VII Globalization, INGOs, and Civil Society 299 Introduction 300 38 NGOs and Climate Crisis: Fragmentation, Lines of Conflict and Strategic Approaches 304Barbara Unmusig 39 The Evolution of Debates over Female Genital Cutting 313Elizabeth Heger Boyle 40 Women’s Human Rights and the Muslim Question: Iran’s One Million Signatures Campaign 320Rebecca L. Barlow 41 World Culture in the World Polity: A Century of International Non‐Governmental Organization 328John Boli and George M. Thomas 42 Closing the Corruption Casino: The Imperatives of a Multilateral Approach 336Peter Eigen 43 Trading Diamonds Responsibly: Institutional Explanations for Corporate Social Responsibility 341Franziska Bieri and John Boli 44 Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development 348Ananya Roy Part VII Questions 354 Part VIII Globalization and Media 355 Introduction 356 45 Cultural Imperialism 360John Tomlinson 46 Mapping Global Media Flow and Contra‐Flow 370Daya Kishan Thussu 47 Hybridity and the Rise of Korean Popular Culture in Asia 377Doobo Shim 48 Landing of the Wave: Hallyu in Peru and Brazil 383Nusta Corranza Ko, Song No, Jeong‐Nam Kim, and Ronald Gobbi Simoes 49 Watching Big Brother at Work: A Production Study of Big Brother Australia 389Jane Roscoe 50 Bollywood versus Hollywood: Battle of the Dream Factories 397Heather Tyrrell 51 Why Hollywood Rules the World, and Whether We Should Care 405Tyler Cowen Part VIII Questions 411 Part IX Globalization and Religion 413 Introduction 414 52 Bin Laden and Other Thoroughly Modern Muslims 418Charles Kurzman 53 Globalised Islam: The Search for a New Ummah 423Olivier Roy 54 The Christian Revolution 429Philip Jenkins 55 American Evangelicals: The Overlooked Globalizers and Their Unintended Gospel of Modernity 437Joshua J. Yates 56 Religious Rejections of Globalization 443Frank J. Lechner 57 The Decontexualization of Asian Religious Practices in the Context of Globalization 450Brooke Schedneck Part IX Questions 455 Part X Globalization and Identity 457 Introduction 458 58 Moral Choices and Global Desires: Feminine Identity in a Transnational Realm 461Ernestine McHugh 59 Global/Indian: Cultural Politics in the IT Workplace 469Smitha Radhakrishnan 60 Strategic Inauthenticity 476Timothy D. Taylor 61 Orange Nation: Soccer and National Identity in the Netherlands 481Frank J. Lechner 62 Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture 486Ulf Hannerz 63 Cosmopolitanism & Humanism 492C. Martin Centner Part X Questions 495 Part XI Global Environmentalism 497 Introduction 498 64 Greenpeace and Political Globalism 502Paul Wapner 65 Environmental Advocacy Networks 510Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink 66 Toward Democratic Governance for Sustainable Development: Transnational Civil Society Organizing around Big Dams 519Sanjeev Khagram 67 Ozone Depletion 526Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, and Janet Welsh Brown 68 Movements for Climate Justice in the US and Worldwide 531Brian Tokar 69 Speech of the IPCC Chairman, Rajendra K. Pachauri, at the Opening Session of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland 539Rajendra K. Pachauri Part XI Questions 542 Part XII Contesting Globalization: Alternatives and Opposition 545 Introduction 546 70 Counterhegemonic Globalization: Transnational Social Movements in the Contemporary Political Economy 550Peter Evans 71 The Global Justice Movement 557Geoffrey Pleyers 72 The Twelve Assumptions of an Alter‐Globalisation Strategy 563Gustave Massiah 73 The Global South: The WTO and Deglobalization 568Walden Bello 74 Ecological Balance in an Era of Globalization 573Vandana Shiva 75 Porto Alegre Call for Mobilization 582World Social Forum 76 When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism 585Jonathan Haidt 77 The Globalization of Rage: Why Today’s Extremism Looks Familiar 591Pankaj Mishra Part XII Questions 595 Index 597

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Book SynopsisThe online version ofKeywords in Radical Geography: Antipode at 50isfree to download here. Alternatively, print copiescan be purchasedfor just GB7 / US$10 here.******************************************************************************** To celebrate Antipode's 50th anniversary, we've brought together 50 short keyword essays by a range of scholars at varying career stages who all, in some way, have some kind of affinity with Antipode's radical geographical project. The entries in this volume are diverse, eclectic, and to an extent random, however they all speak to our discipline's past, present and future in exciting and suggestive ways Contributors have taken unusual or novel terms, concepts or sets of ideas important to their reseTable of ContentsSeries Editors' PrefaceKeywords in Radical Geography: An Introduction (Nik Theodore, Tariq Jazeel, Andy Kent and Katherine McKittrick)1. A Democratic Ethos (Sophie Bond)2. Agnotology (Tom Slater)3. Badge (Gavin Brown)4. Blues Clubs (David Wilson)5. Care (Lorraine Dowler, Dana Cuomo, A. M. Ranjbar, Nicole Laliberte and Jenna Christian)6. Children and Childhood (Cindi Katz)7. Classroom (John Paul Catungal)8. Combination (Jamie Peck)9. Community Economy (Community Economies Collective)10. Contract (Kendra Strauss)11. Corruption (Sapana Doshi and Malini Ranganathan)12. Counterhegemony (Andrea Gibbons)13. Decolonial Geographies (Michelle Daigle and Magie Ramírez)14. Digital (Jen Jack Gieseking)15. Doom (Geoff Mann)16. Earth-Writing (Spaciousness) (Sharad Chari)17. Economic Democracy (Andrew Cumbers)18. Emotions (Kye Askins)19. Enough (Natalie Oswin)20. Experimentations (Jenny Pickerill)21. Fieldwork (Kiran Asher)22. Fracking (Bruce Braun)23. Fragments (Colin McFarlane)24. Garrison Communities (Beverley Mullings)25. Geopoetics (Sarah de Leeuw and Eric Magrane)26. Illegality (Lise Nelson)27. Imagination (Amanda Thomas)28. Knowledges (Kate Derickson)29. Love (Oli Mould)30. Margin (Sophie Hadfield-Hill)31. Mental Health (Linda Peake and Beverley Mullings)32. Mercury (Becky Mansfield)33. Monument (Kanishka Goonewardena)34. New Left (David Featherstone)35. Offshore (Shaina Potts)36. Organising (Jane Wills)37. Peace (Sara Koopman)38. Political Consciousness (Divya P. Tolia-Kelly)39. Pride / Shame (Lynda Johnston)40. Prisons (Matthew L. Mitchelson)41. Racial Banishment (Ananya Roy)42. Radical Globalisation (Ipsita Chatterjee)43. Radical Vulnerability (Richa Nagar and Roozbeh Shirazi)44. Rift (Katherine McKittrick)45. Seeing (Brett Christophers)46. The Anthropo(Obs)cene (Erik Swyngedouw)47. The Common (Miriam Tola and Ugo Rossi)48. The Union of Socialist Geographers (Eric Sheppard and Linda Peake)49. “Value” (George Henderson)50. Wiggle Room (Jessica Dempsey and Geraldine Pratt)

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Book SynopsisA wise and wide-ranging reminder of the things we should have been talking about when we were talking about Brexit.Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bloomberg EconomicsWith the national debate bogged down in the messy process of negotiating the UK's exit from and future relationship with the EU, this book is a timely look at the bigger question: what kind of country do we want to be after Brexit and how do we make it happen? Sharp, clear writing on the most important question of our time, by some of the smartest people around.Sarah O'Connor, investigations correspondent and columnist, Financial Times This excellent collection of astute and forward-looking essays, from some of Britain's leading commentators and academics, offers much-needed perspective on the emerging trends in our economy, society and politics which are reshaping the UK in fundamental ways. It is an indispensable read for those interested in understanding what these dynamics mean for public policy now, and in decades to comeTrade Review Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors1. Introduction: Brexit and the Future of the British Model of Democratic Capitalism (GAVIN KELLY and NICK PEARCE)2. The British Model and the Brexit Shock: Plus ça Change? (DUNCAN WELDON)3. Brexit and the Future of Trade (SWATI DHINGRA)4. The City and Financial Services: Historical Perspectives on the Brexit Debate (CATHERINE SCHENK)5. Macroeconomic Policy Beyond Brexit (SIMON WREN LEWIS)6. The Prospects for the UK Labour Market in the Post-Brexit Era (PAUL GREGG and STEPHEN CLARKE)7. Dual Disruptions: Brexit and Technology (DIANE COYLE)8. Brexit and the Future of the UK’s Unbalanced Economic Geography (ANDREW CARTER and PAUL SWINNEY)9. Can a Post-Brexit UK Grow a Knowledge-Based Economy that Works for Everyone? (GEOFF MULGAN)10. Tax and Spending in the 2020s (GEMMA TETLOW)11. Brexit and the Politics of Housing in Britain (BEN ANSELL and DAVID ADLER)12. Energy Supply and Decarbonisation Beyond Brexit: Politics and Policy (MATTHEW LOCKWOOD and ANTONY FROGGATT)13. My Generation, Baby: The Politics of Age in Brexit Britain (TORSTEN BELL and LAURA GARDINER)14. British Culture Wars? Brexit and the Future Politics of Immigration and Ethnic Diversity (MARIA SOBOLEWSKA and ROBERT FORD)15. The Divergent Dynamics of Cities and Towns: Geographical Polarisation and Brexit (WILL JENNINGS and GERRY STOKER)16. Brexit and the Nations (MICHAEL KEATING)17. The Realignment of British Politics in the Wake of Brexit (ANDREW GAMBLE)18. Brexit and the Future of UK Capitalism (MARTIN SANDBU)Index

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Book SynopsisTHE WILEY BLACKWELL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL & POLITICAL MOVEMENTS The definitive reference work on the subject, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements presents comprehensive coverage of significant social movements, revolutions, and collective events in different historical periods worldwide. With more than 600 alphabetically organized peer-reviewed entries, this authoritative resource explores a vast array of different social protests and collective action initiatives while contextualizing the social worlds in which they emerge and operate. Throughout this unprecedented five-volume set, entries written and revised by an international team of leading scholars address both historical and contemporary topics ranging from the French, Russian and Chinese Communist revolutions to the global women's movement and the American civil rights movement against racial segregation and discrimination, to the Arab Spring, spread of global Salafism and Pentecostalism, and the rise of white supremacy as a worldwide movement. The expanded second edition of the Encyclopedia features more than 200 new entries covering the cultural and political developments of the past decade, such as contemporary environmentalism, the rise of populist, nationalist movements, the Black Lives Matter protests, the January 6 assault on the United States Capitol, the me too movement against sexual abuse and harassment, the anti-vaccine movement, independence movements in Hong Kong and Catalonia, and more. Incorporating diverse theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodologies, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements is the must-have reference for advanced students and researchers in the fields of social movements, sociology, political science, human geography, anthropology, and social psychology. Online edition available on Wiley Online Library at www.socialmovementsencyclopedia.comTable of ContentsVolume I Editors vii Advisory Editors ix Contributors xi Alphabetical List of Entries xxxv List of Entries by Topic xliii Timeline lxiii Introduction lxxi Social and Political Movements A–Compa 1 Volume II Social and Political Movements Compe–G 467 Volume III Social and Political Movements H–N 957 Volume IV Social and Political Movements O–R 1473 Volume V Social and Political Movements S–Z 1891 Index 2355

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Book SynopsisThe state is often ascribed a special sort of authority, one that obliges citizens to obey its commands and entitles the state to enforce those commands through threats of violence. This book argues that this notion is a moral illusion: no one has ever possessed that sort of authority.Trade Review'Huemer has produced not just a brilliant work of political philosophy, but a gripping page-turner. With an engaging style and sharp wit, Huemer demolishes two entrenched dogmas: that we have a duty to obey the law, and the state has the right to force us to obey. Huemer's conclusions may be controversial, but he makes them seem like commonsense.' - Jason Brennan, Georgetown University, USA 'Michael Huemer is my favorite philosopher. The Problem of Political Authority is his best book yet. Using moral premises you probably already accept, and clear but subtle arguments, Huemer leads you step-by-step to a radical yet compelling conclusion: government as we know it is an unnecessary evil. If you're tired of political books that merely preach to the choir, prepare to be amazed.' - Bryan Caplan, George Mason University, USATable of ContentsAnalytical Contents Preface PART I:THE ILLUSION OF AUTHORITY The Problem of Political Authority The Traditional Social Contract Theory The Hypothetical Social Contract Theory The Authority of Democracy Consequentialism and Fairness The Psychology of Authority What If There Is No Authority? PART II: SOCIETY WITHOUT AUTHORITY Evaluating Social Theories The Logic of Predation Individual Security in a Stateless Society Criminal Justice and Dispute Resolution War and Societal Defense From Democracy to Anarchy References Index

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Book SynopsisFlags of the World/Map of the World .- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders. Table of ContentsFlags of the World/Map of the World.- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders.

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Book SynopsisFlags of the World/Map of the World .- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders. Table of ContentsFlags of the World/Map of the World.- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders.

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Book SynopsisFlags of the World/Map of the World .- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders. Table of ContentsFlags of the World/Map of the World .- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- PART I International Organizations.- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z.- Key Historical Events.- Territory and Population.- Social Statistics.- Climate.- Constitution and Government.- Government Chronology.- Recent Elections.- Current Government.- Current Leaders.- Defence.- Economy.- Energy and Natural Resources.- Environment.- Industry.- International Trade.- Communications.- Social Institutions.- Culture.- Diplomatic Representatives.- Further Reading.- Sources.- Abbreviations.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current leaders.

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Book SynopsisFlags of the World.- Map of the World.- Key World Facts.- Chronology of World Events.- International Organizations.- Countries of the World A-Z.- Place and International Organizations Index.- Index of Current Leaders.

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork. This guide to Plato's Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon. Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the Republic. Covers the literary and philosophical style of the Republic; Plato's theories of justice and knowledge; his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine. Will be of interest to readers who are new to the Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with the book. Trade Review"A judicious mix of new voices and more familiar ones, Santas' Guide is a terrific resource for students and teachers of Plato's masterwork. It should command a wide readership and be in every library." C. D. C. Reeve, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This is a splendid collection of essays. The contributors are not content with rehashing old material but demonstrate how it is still possible to engage with the Republic in new and philosophically stimulating ways. It provides a first-rate guide both to the Republic itself and to some of the most exciting developments in its interpretation. R F Stalley, University of Glasgow "This is a valuable collection. We should be grateful to Gerasimos Santas, and to each of the contributors to this volume, for the new light they have shed on Plato's masterpiece." Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Editor's Introduction 1 1 The Literary and Philosophical Style of the Republic 7Christopher Rowe 2 Allegory and Myth in Plato's Republic 25Jonathan Lear 3 Socrates' Refutation of Thrasymachus 44Rachel Barney 4 Plato's Challenge: the Case against Justice in Republic II 63Christopher Shields 5 The Gods and Piety of Plato's Republic 84Mark L. McPherran 6 Plato on Learning to Love Beauty 104Gabriel Richardson Lear 7 Methods of Reasoning about Justice in Plato's Republic 125Gerasimos Santas 8 The Analysis of the Soul in Plato's Republic 146Hendrik Lorenz 9 The Divided Soul and the Desire for Good in Plato's Republic 166Mariana Anagnostopoulos 10 Plato and the Ship of State 189David Keyt 11 Knowledge, Recollection, and the Forms in Republic VII 214Michael T. Ferejohn 12 The Forms in the Republic 234Terry Penner 13 Plato's Defense of Justice in the Republic 263Rachel G. K. Singpurwalla General Bibliography 283 Index 285

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork. This guide to Plato's Republic is designed to help readers understand this foundational work of the Western canon.Trade Review"A judicious mix of new voices and more familiar ones, Santas' Guide is a terrific resource for students and teachers of Plato's masterwork. It should command a wide readership and be in every library." C. D. C. Reeve, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This is a splendid collection of essays. The contributors are not content with rehashing old material but demonstrate how it is still possible to engage with the Republic in new and philosophically stimulating ways. It provides a first-rate guide both to the Republic itself and to some of the most exciting developments in its interpretation. R F Stalley, University of Glasgow "This is a valuable collection. We should be grateful to Gerasimos Santas, and to each of the contributors to this volume, for the new light they have shed on Plato's masterpiece." Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Editor's Introduction 1 1 The Literary and Philosophical Style of the Republic 7Christopher Rowe 2 Allegory and Myth in Plato's Republic 25Jonathan Lear 3 Socrates' Refutation of Thrasymachus 44Rachel Barney 4 Plato's Challenge: the Case against Justice in Republic II 63Christopher Shields 5 The Gods and Piety of Plato's Republic 84Mark L. McPherran 6 Plato on Learning to Love Beauty 104Gabriel Richardson Lear 7 Methods of Reasoning about Justice in Plato's Republic 125Gerasimos Santas 8 The Analysis of the Soul in Plato's Republic 146Hendrik Lorenz 9 The Divided Soul and the Desire for Good in Plato's Republic 166Mariana Anagnostopoulos 10 Plato and the Ship of State 189David Keyt 11 Knowledge, Recollection, and the Forms in Republic VII 214Michael T. Ferejohn 12 The Forms in the Republic 234Terry Penner 13 Plato's Defense of Justice in the Republic 263Rachel G. K. Singpurwalla General Bibliography 283 Index 285

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism volume is an ideal commentary for students on Mill's classic essay. Contains the complete text of Utilitarianism and twelve related essays. Essays cover the background to Mill's classic essay, analyses of the arguments, and contemporary debates within the utilitarian tradition. Also includes a case study demonstrating the application of utilitarian theory to military or non-violent responses to terrorism. Each contribution is an original essay written by a specialist at the cutting edge of philosophical scholarship. Trade Review"West provides a set of well-written essays by excellent scholars, who cover both Mill's text and its continuing significance for contemporary philosophical ethics. This will be a very valuable resource for anyone studying Mill's ethics." Dr Roger Crisp, University of Oxford Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction. Part I: The Background of Mill’s Utilitarianism. 1. Mill’s Life: Susan Leigh Anderson (University of Connecticut). 2. Bentham’s Utilitarianism: Gerald J. Postema (University of North Carolina). 3. The Place of Utilitarianism in Mill’s Philosophy: John Skorupski (University of St. Andrews). Part II: The Complete Text of Utilitarianism. I. General Remarks. II. What Utilitarianism Is. III. Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility. IV. Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility is Susceptible. V. On the Connexion between Justice and Utility. Part III: Essays on the Text. 4. Mill’s Theory of Value: Wendy Donner (Carleton University, Ottawa). 5. Mill’s Theory of Morally Correct Action: Alan Fuchs (College of William and Mary). 6. Mill’s Theory of Sanctions: Dale E. Miller (Old Dominion University). 7. Mill’s “Proof” of the Principle of Utility: Henry R. West (Macalester College). 8 Mill’s Theory of Rights: L. W. Sumner (University of Toronto). Part IV: Influence and Contemporary Issues. 9. Contemporary Criticisms of Utilitarianism: A Response: William H. Shaw (San Jose State University). 10. The Scalar Approach to Utilitarianism: Alastair Norcross (Rice University). 11. Right, Wrong, and Rule-Consequentialism: Brad Hooker (University of Reading). 12. Some Implications of Utilitarianism for Practical Ethics: The Case Against the Military Response to Terrorism: Bart Gruzalski (Pacific Center for Sustainable Living). Index

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism volume is an ideal commentary for students on Mill's classic essay. Contains the complete text of Utilitarianism and twelve related essays. Essays cover the background to Mill's classic essay, analyses of the arguments, and contemporary debates within the utilitarian tradition. Also includes a case study demonstrating the application of utilitarian theory to military or non-violent responses to terrorism. Each contribution is an original essay written by a specialist at the cutting edge of philosophical scholarship. Trade Review“An important work … .Intended to be read by a general audience, the Guide contains the complete text of Utilitarianism, along with twelve related essays which inform the reader about Mill’s life, influences on his philosophies, and the position of Utilitarianism in Mill’s general philosophy. Five of these essays analyse arguments in Utilitarianism, highlighting the most disputed points; a final set of four essays brings concerns of the work to bear on contemporary concerns, including the final essay, by Bart Gruzalski, which applies utilitarian theory to non-violent or military responses to terrorism.” (Year's Work in English Studies, 2008)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction. Part I: The Background of Mill’s Utilitarianism. 1. Mill’s Life: Susan Leigh Anderson (University of Connecticut). 2. Bentham’s Utilitarianism: Gerald J. Postema (University of North Carolina). 3. The Place of Utilitarianism in Mill’s Philosophy: John Skorupski (University of St. Andrews). Part II: The Complete Text of Utilitarianism. I. General Remarks. II. What Utilitarianism Is. III. Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility. IV. Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility is Susceptible. V. On the Connexion between Justice and Utility. Part III: Essays on the Text. 4. Mill’s Theory of Value: Wendy Donner (Carleton University, Ottawa). 5. Mill’s Theory of Morally Correct Action: Alan Fuchs (College of William and Mary). 6. Mill’s Theory of Sanctions: Dale E. Miller (Old Dominion University). 7. Mill’s “Proof” of the Principle of Utility: Henry R. West (Macalester College). 8 Mill’s Theory of Rights: L. W. Sumner (University of Toronto). Part IV: Influence and Contemporary Issues. 9. Contemporary Criticisms of Utilitarianism: A Response: William H. Shaw (San Jose State University). 10. The Scalar Approach to Utilitarianism: Alastair Norcross (Rice University). 11. Right, Wrong, and Rule-Consequentialism: Brad Hooker (University of Reading). 12. Some Implications of Utilitarianism for Practical Ethics: The Case Against the Military Response to Terrorism: Bart Gruzalski (Pacific Center for Sustainable Living). Index

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Book SynopsisJohn Rawlsis considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western Europe and the English-speaking world more generally. This volume examines Rawls's theory of international justice as worked out in his last and perhaps most controversial book, The Law of Peoples. It contains new and stimulating essays, some sympathetic, others critical, written by pre-eminent theorists in the field. These essays situate Rawls's The Law of Peoples historically and methodologically, and examine all its key ingredients: its thin cosmopolitanism, its doctrine of human rights, its principles of global economic justice, and its normative theory of liberal foreign policy. The book will set the terms of the debate on The Law of Peoples for years to come, thereby shaping the broader debates about global justice.Trade Review"This is a useful and illuminating volume that will greatly deepen its readers' understanding of Rawls's The Law of Peoples and related problems of justice and human rights on a global scale." (Human Right Review, December 2008) A Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Book for 2006Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Part I: Background and Structure:. 1. Introduction: Rex Martin (University of Kansas) and David Reidy (University of Tennessee). 2. Uniting What Interest Prescribes with What Right Permits: Rawls’s Law of Peoples in Context: David Boucher (Cardiff). 3. Rawls’s Peoples: Philip Pettit (Princeton). Part II: Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and Universalism: Questions of Priority and Coherence:. 4. Cultural Imperialism and “Democratic Peace.”: Catherine Audard (LSE, UK). 5. The Problem of Decent Peoples: Kok-Chor Tan (Univ. of Pennsylvania). 6. Why Rawls is Not a Cosmopolitan Egalitarian: Leif Wenar (Sheffield, UK). Part III: On Human Rights. 7. Human Rights as Moral Claim-Rights: Wilfried Hinsch and Markus Stepanians (Univ. of Saarland, Germany). 8. Rawls’s Narrow Doctrine of Human Rights: Alistair Macleod (Queen’s Univ., Canada). 9. Taking the Human Out of Human Rights: Allen Buchanan (Duke Univ., USA). 10. Political Authority and Human Rights: David Reidy(University of Tennessee). Part IV: On Global Economic Justice. 11. Collective Responsibility and International Inequality in The Law of Peoples: David Miller (Oxford). 12. Do Rawls’s Two Theories of Justice Fit Together?: Thomas Pogge (Columbia, USA). 13. Rawls on International Distributive Economic Justice: Taking a Closer Look: Rex Martin (University of Kansas, Lawrence). 14. Distributive Justice and The Law of Peoples: Samuel Freeman (Univ. of Pennsylvania). Part V: On Liberal Democratic Foreign Policy. 15. Rawls’s Theory of Human Rights in Light of Contemporary Human Rights Law and Practice: Jim Nickel (Arizona State University College of Law). 16. A Human Right to Democracy? Rawls’s Law of Peoples on Governmental Legitimacy and Humanitarian Intervention: Alyssa Bernstein (Ohio Univ). 17. Justice, Stability and Toleration in a Federation of Well-Ordered Peoples: Andreas Follesdal (Univ. of Oslo, Norway). Index. . .

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Book SynopsisA Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.Trade Review“Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers.” (Choice, 1 March 2012) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Prologue: From the Standard Model to a Sense of Justice 7 1 The Terrain of Justice 15 2 Teleology and Tutelage in Plato's Republic 38 3 Aristotle's Theory of Justice 63 4 From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle to Hobbes 89 5 The Emergence of Utility 116 6 Kant's Theory of Justice 142 7 The Idea of Social Justice 167 8 The Theory of Justice as Fairness 196 Epilogue: From Social Justice to Global Justice? 223 Glossary of Names 233 Source Notes 239 Index 257

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Book SynopsisRepublicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive and critical survey of republican political theory.Trade Review"This collection, which brings together ten major figures in contemporary political theory, represents an important contribution to the elaboration of the republican paradigm. It furthers investigation into the republican's core theoretical commitment to a distinctive conception of liberty, and extends the theory's reach into new areas, to do with transnationalism, gender relations, and constitutionalism, to name just these. The essays are all first-rate, and should become reference points for future debate." Daniel Weinstock, Université de Montréal Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. The Republican Contribution to Contemporary Political Theory: Cécile Laborde (University College London) and John Maynor (Middle Tennessee State University). Part I: Republican Freedom and its Critics:. 1. Liberty and Domination: Matthew Kramer (University of Cambridge). 2. How are Power and Unfreedom Related?: Ian Carter (University of Pavia). 3. Freedom as the Absence of Arbitrary Power: Quentin Skinner (University of Cambridge). 4. Republican Freedom: Three Axioms, Four Theorems: Philip Pettit (Princeton University). Part II: Republicanism, Democracy and Citizenship:. 5. Republican Citizenship, Nationality and Europe: David Miller (University of Oxford). 6. Republicanism and Constitutionalism: Richard Bellamy (University College London). 7. Non-Domination and Transnational Democracy: James Bohman (St Louis University). Part III: Republicanism, Rights and Domination:. 8. Republican Punishment, Consequentialist or Retributive?: Richard Dagger (Arizona State University). 9. Pettit’s Civic Republicanism and Male Domination: Marilyn Friedman (Washington University, St Louis, Missouri). Index

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Book SynopsisRepublicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive and critical survey of republican political theory.Trade Review"This collection, which brings together ten major figures in contemporary political theory, represents an important contribution to the elaboration of the republican paradigm. It furthers investigation into the republican's core theoretical commitment to a distinctive conception of liberty, and extends the theory's reach into new areas, to do with transnationalism, gender relations, and constitutionalism, to name just these. The essays are all first-rate, and should become reference points for future debate." Daniel Weinstock, Université de Montréal Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. The Republican Contribution to Contemporary Political Theory: Cécile Laborde (University College London) and John Maynor (Middle Tennessee State University). Part I: Republican Freedom and its Critics:. 1. Liberty and Domination: Matthew Kramer (University of Cambridge). 2. How are Power and Unfreedom Related?: Ian Carter (University of Pavia). 3. Freedom as the Absence of Arbitrary Power: Quentin Skinner (University of Cambridge). 4. Republican Freedom: Three Axioms, Four Theorems: Philip Pettit (Princeton University). Part II: Republicanism, Democracy and Citizenship:. 5. Republican Citizenship, Nationality and Europe: David Miller (University of Oxford). 6. Republicanism and Constitutionalism: Richard Bellamy (University College London). 7. Non-Domination and Transnational Democracy: James Bohman (St Louis University). Part III: Republicanism, Rights and Domination:. 8. Republican Punishment, Consequentialist or Retributive?: Richard Dagger (Arizona State University). 9. Pettit’s Civic Republicanism and Male Domination: Marilyn Friedman (Washington University, St Louis, Missouri). Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Ideologies to Public Philosophies: An Introduction to Political Theory provides a comprehensive and systematic account of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries-along with contemporary and emerging outlooks-to address the essential questions of political theory.Trade Review"The strengths of this work are many. Schumaker's schematic analysis of political ideas is thorough but never pedantic, and he illustrates his analysis with frequent and compelling examples. The result is a thoughtfully written text which will invite students into an interconnected dialogue about their most basic political beliefs. Students whose first exposure to political ideologies and philosophies comes through Schumaker's book will appreciate better not only their own opinions, but will have a better grasp of the advantages and limitations of a pluralistic system like our own, which allows other people's opinions to flourish as well." Russell Arben Fox, Friends UniversityTable of ContentsPreface xii 1 Constructing Our Public Philosophies 1 Public Philosophies and Political Ideologies 1 Political Theory 3 Searching for an Underlying Consensus Within Pluralism 13 Ideas Beyond the Underlying Consensus of Pluralism 15 Conclusions 20 Part I Participants in our Political Conversations 23 2 Voices from the Major Ideologies of the Nineteenth Century 27 Classical Liberalism: Building Democratic Capitalism 27 Traditional Conservatism: Defending the Old Social Order 31 Anarchism: Rebelling Against Authority 37 Marxism: Pursuing a Classless Society 39 Conclusions 42 3 Prominent Totalitarian and Pluralist Voices of the Twentieth Century 46 Communism: Fighting Imperialism in Developing Societies 47 Fascism and Nazism: Totalitarian Control to Strengthen the Collective 52 Contemporary Liberalism: Reforming Capitalism and Democracy 56 Contemporary Conservatism: Opposing Liberal and Socialist Programs 63 Conclusions 70 4 Radical and Extreme Voices in Contemporary Politics 74 The Radical Left: Seeking More Egalitarian and Communal Societies 77 The Radical Right: Seeking More Economic Freedom or Moral Consensus 85 The Extreme Right: Returning to More Homogeneous Societies 91 The Extreme Left: Deconstructing Global Neoliberalism 93 Conclusions 96 Part II Philosophical Assumptions: Their Importance as Foundations for Political Principles 101 5 Questions of Ontology 107 Traditional Conservatives: Emphasizing the “Great Chain of Being” 109 Classical Liberals: Deism, Naturalism, and Materialism 110 Anarchists: Natural Interconnections, Ideas, and Conflicts 111 Marxists: Economic Determinism 113 Communists: Revising Dialectical Materialism 117 Fascists and Nazis: Heroic Will and Racial Struggle 119 Contemporary Liberals: Deemphasizing Ontology and Embracing Contingency 121 Contemporary Conservatives: Appreciating the World As It Is 123 The Radical Right: Refuting Charges of Economic and Divine Determination 124 The Extreme Right: Expecting a Divine Apocalypse 126 The Radical Left: Tempering Material Forces with Socialist Ideals 127 The Extreme Left: Releasing Human Imagination, Constrained by Ecological Limits 128 Conclusions 130 6 Questions of Human Nature 133 Classical Liberals: Humans as Equal and Rational Pursuers of Happiness 135 Traditional Conservatives: Defining Humans by their Places in Society 137 Anarchists: Seeing Human Altruism as Hindered by Conventional Institutions 138 Marxists: Conceiving Humans as Creative Laborers 139 Communists: Creating a “New Man” 141 Fascists and Nazis: Energizing the Will of “the Herd” 142 Contemporary Liberals: Fostering Autonomy, Reason, and Moral Development 143 The Radical Left: Stressing our Common Humanity and Individual Differences 145 Contemporary Conservatives: Accepting Human Imperfection 147 The Radical Right: Embedding Humans in Moral Communities and/or Free Markets 149 The Extreme Right: Regarding Humans as either Good or Evil 151 The Extreme Left: Rejecting an Essential Human Nature 152 Conclusions 153 7 Questions of Society 155 Classical Liberals: Individuals Seeking Mutual Benefits Through a Social Contract 156 Traditional Conservatives: Organic Societies that Come Before Individuals 158 Anarchists: Natural Societies Built on Friendship 160 Marxists: Transforming Class-Based Societies into Classless Ones 161 Communists: Non-Proletarian Contributions to a Classless Society 163 Fascists and Nazis: Defining Society in Nationalist and Racist Terms 164 Contemporary Liberals: Promoting Social Pluralism 165 Contemporary Conservatives: Seeing Society as a Delicate Watch 166 The Radical Right: Holding either Communitarian or Libertarian Visions of Society 168 The Radical Left: Searching for More Communal and Egalitarian Societies 168 The Extreme Right: Seeking Homogeneous Societies 170 The Extreme Left: Longing for Societies of “Singularities Pursuing the Common” 171 Conclusions 172 8 Questions of Epistemology 175 Classical Liberals: Moving from Natural Rights to Utilitarianism 177 Traditional Conservatives: Doubting Reason, Stressing Conventional Wisdom 180 Anarchists: Depending on a Vision of Human and Social Possibility 182 Marxists: A Science Showing the Inevitability, not the Goodness, of Communism 183 Communists: Generating Truths from Authoritative Readings of Marx 185 Fascists and Nazis: Finding Absolute Truth in the Intuitions of a Political Leader 186 Contemporary Liberals: Emphasizing Pragmatism 187 Contemporary Conservatives: Using a Social Science of Political Failure 190 The Radical Right: Finding Meaning in Tradition and Truth through Science 192 The Radical Left: Emphasizing Political Rationality 194 The Extreme Right: Finding Truth in Authoritative Texts and Leaders 197 The Extreme Left: Contesting and Deconstructing all Truths 198 Conclusions 199 Part III The Great Issues of Politics: Consensual and Contested Principles 203 9 Questions of Community 207 Classical Liberals: Presupposing the Primacy of Nations 208 Traditional Conservatives: Patriots Lacking Nationalist Fervor 210 Anarchists: Rejecting Conventional Communities While Seeking Natural Ones 212 Marxists: Identifying with the Working Class and Eventually Humanity 213 Communists: Fighting Imperialism Through Nationalist Appeals 214 Fascists and Nazis: Embracing a Unified Nation and an Aryan State 215 Contemporary Liberals: Nations Built on Individual and Group Differences 216 Contemporary Conservatives: Seeking Moral, but not Communitarian, Countries 218 The Radical Right: Competing Global, National, and Sub-National Loyalties 220 The Radical Left: Pursuing Solidarity Among Diverse People in Many Polities 223 The Extreme Right: Rejecting Multiple Community Identities 225 The Extreme Left: Deconstructing Current Identities 226 Conclusions 228 10 Questions of Citizenship 232 Classical Liberals: Curbing Citizenship, Providing Limited Rights and Obligations 233 Traditional Conservatives: Stressing Loyalty and Obedience to Authorities 235 Anarchists: Comrades Without Political Obligations 237 Marxists: Transforming Alienated Workers into Public-Spirited Comrades 238 Communists: Transforming Oppressed People into Obedient Revolutionaries 239 Fascists and Nazis: Mobilizing Dutiful Citizens for Purposes of State 240 Contemporary Liberals: Pursuing Inclusion and Expanding Rights 241 Contemporary Conservatives: Developing More Responsible Citizens 245 The Radical Right: Privileging Property Rights and Instilling Virtue 248 The Radical Left: Embracing Multiple and Deep Citizenships 250 The Extreme Right: Restricting Citizenship 254 The Extreme Left: Changing Passive Citizens into Contentious Ones 255 Conclusions 256 11 Questions of Structure 260 Classical Liberals: Designing Free Markets and Representative Democracies 261 Traditional Conservatives: Emphasizing Civil Society and Cultural Norms 264 Anarchists: Rejecting All Conventional Structures 266 Marxists: Stressing the Oppression of Capitalism 268 Communists: Emphasizing Party Organizations 269 Fascists and Nazis: Empowering Totalitarian States 271 Contemporary Liberals: Balancing and Integrating Government and Capitalism 272 Contemporary Conservatives: Reining in Strong States 276 The Radical Right: More Freedom in The Marketplace and Less Cultural Freedom 277 The Radical Left: Pursuing Market Socialism and Democratic Cultures 280 The Extreme Right: Seeking Theocracies 283 The Extreme Left: Fighting Globalization and Other Forms of Domination 285 Conclusions 286 12 Questions of Rulers 289 Classical Liberals: Empowering Representatives While Holding Them Accountable 290 Traditional Conservatives: Finding a Place for Elitism Within Democracy 292 Anarchists: Rejecting All Rulers 293 Marxists: The Need for a Temporary Dictatorship of the Proletariat 293 Communists: The Need for a Vanguard of the Proletariat 295 Fascists and Nazis: Concentrating Power in the Hands of a Single Ruler 296 Contemporary Liberals: More Representative and Responsive Democracies 297 The Radical Left: More Inclusive and Participatory Democracies 300 Contemporary Conservatives: More Formal Representative Democracy 302 The Radical Right: Democracy as Freedom 304 The Extreme Right: Imagining Conspiracies 307 The Extreme Left: Seeing Formidable Obstacles to Radical and Global Democracy 308 Conclusions 310 13 Questions of Authority 314 Classical Liberals: Authorizing Limited Governments that Secure (Property) Rights 316 Traditional Conservatives: Orchestrating Social Harmony 318 Anarchists: Rejecting All Governmental Authority 320 Marxists: Authority As Oppressive, Then Necessary, and Finally Eliminated 322 Communists: Justifying Massive Authority as a Means to Abolish the State 322 Fascists and Nazis: Embracing Totalitarian State Authority 324 Contemporary Liberalism: From Limited Government to a Strong State 326 Contemporary Conservatives: Limiting the Activity of Governments 329 The Radical Right: Starving Government While Imposing Social Regulations 331 The Radical Left: Enhancing the Public Sphere 334 The Extreme Right: Resisting Authority that Disregards Sacred Texts 339 The Extreme Left: Contesting Governmental Authority 340 Conclusions 341 14 Questions of Justice 343 Classical Liberals: Equal Dignity but Unequal Rewards 345 Traditional Conservatives: Unequal Rights but Commensurate Responsibilities 347 Anarchists: Right Conduct in the Absence of Just Institutions 350 Marxists: Transcending the Circumstances of Justice 352 Communists: Using Social Control to Build a Society in which All Needs are Met 354 Fascists and Nazis: National or Racial Dominance as More Important than Justice 355 Contemporary Liberals: Compensating for Undeserved Disadvantages 355 The Radical Left: Pursuing a More Egalitarian Society 359 Contemporary Conservatives: Criticizing Social Justice, Emphasizing Compassion 366 The Radical Right: Focusing on Fair Procedures and the Pursuit of the Common Good 369 The Extreme Right: Regarding Moral Goodness as the Basis of Just Outcomes 372 The Extreme Left: Decrying Global Injustice while Striving to Share “the Common” 373 Conclusions 375 15 Questions of Change 377 Classical Liberals: Seeking Economic, Intellectual, and Moral Progress 378 Traditional Conservatives: Slowing the Winds of Change 381 Marxists: Predicting Revolution From Below 382 Anarchists: Calling for Rebellion rather than Revolution 384 Communists: Generating Revolutions While Deviating From Marxist Orthodoxy 386 Fascists and Nazis: Revolutionary Change Toward Certain Conservative Values 389 Contemporary Liberals: Achieving Fundamental Change Incrementally 390 Contemporary Conservatives: Pursuing Reforms – of “Failed” Liberal Programs 392 The Radical Right: Seeking Major Changes, even if they Enhance Inequalities 393 The Extreme Right: Returning to a Past of Greater Moral Certainty 396 The Radical Left: Evolutionary Change Toward More Democratic Equality 397 The Extreme Left: Wholesale and Ongoing Change – Without Revolutions 399 Conclusions 403 Notes 406 References 442 Index 458

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Book SynopsisThrough a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals.Trade Review"Although the book has a strongly classical liberal flavour, it also contains some interesting discussion of positive liberty. For one thing, Schmidtz and Brennan argue that the progress of negative liberty in western societies has massively expanded almost everyone's range of real options. For another, they suggest that this greater (negative and positive) external freedom can open the way to a greater internal or psychological" freedom". (The Philosophers' Magazine, 13 August 2010) "Its brevity and simplicity is perhaps understandable, given the historical focus and ambitious scope of the book, and the authors' evident desire to get the light, entertaining and up-beat narrative moving." (The Philosopher's Magazine, August 2010)"The book weaves together a number of figures in social, political, philosophical, economic, and even psychological theory, in a way not commonly found, and it does so rather effectively." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, September 05, 2010) "Schmidtz and Brennan offer their readers insights into the freedom debate by following it through the broad sweep of Western history...[A Brief History of Liberty]... comprehensive notes and bibliographies and...deserve[s] to be taken seriously by those with an interest in liberty." (The Philosopher, summer 2010)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Conceptions of Freedom 1 1 A Prehistory of Liberty: Forty Thousand Years Ago 30 2 The Rule of Law: ad 1075 60 3 Religious Freedom: 1517 93 4 Freedom of Commerce: 1776 120 5 Civil Liberty: 1954 169 6 Psychological Freedom, the Last Frontier: 1963 208 Bibliography 244 Index 261

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Book SynopsisCovers the key developments in the European Union and its Member States in 2007. Contains analytical articles on key political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article on Russia-EU relations by Margot Light and a review article on comparative regionalism by Alberta Sbragia.Table of ContentsEditorial: The EU in 2007: Ulrich Sedelmeier and Alasdair R. Young. Keynote Article: Russia and the EU: Margot Light. Review Article: Comparative Regionalism: Alberta Sbragia. 1. The German Council Presidency: Andreas Maurer. 2. Portugal and the 2007 EU Presidency: Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira. 3. Governance and Institutional Developments: Desmond Dinan. 4. Internal Policies: David Howarth. 5. Justice and Home Affairs: Jörg Monar. 6. Legal Developments: Michael Dougan. 7. Relations with the Wider Europe: Sandra Lavenex and Frank Schimmelfennig. 8. Relations with the Rest of the World: David Allen and Michael Smith. 9. Political Developments in the EU Member States: Karen Henderson and Nick Sitter. 10. Economic Developments in the Euro Area: Amy Verdun. 11. Developments in the Economies of Member States Outside the Euro Area: Debra Johnson. Chronology: The European Union in 2007: Altin Naz Sunay. Index

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Book SynopsisUtilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today. Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters. Trade Review"Edited by Paul Schumaker, who is professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, and just published by Wiley-Blackwell, this is an outstanding and definitive publication which will become a standard text for students of politics." (Orange Standard, June 2010) "This [book] one offers at best a taste of political theory's intellectual richness." (Sacramento Book Review, June 2010)Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and Pluralism Introduction Leo Strauss, "What Is Political Philosophy?" Judith Shklar, "Political Ideology" Theodore J. Lowi, "America’s Old and New Public Philosophy" Avigail Eisenberg, "Reconstructing Political Pluralism" William E. Connolly, "Pluralism: A Prelude" Part I: Ideological Voices 2. Nineteenth-Century Ideologies Introduction John Locke, "The Second Treatise of Government" National Assembly of France, "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" Edmund Burke, "Reflections on the Revolution in France" Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, "The Communist Manifesto" Emma Goldman, "Anarchism: What It Really Stands For" 3. Twentieth-Century Ideologies Introduction Vladimir I. Lenin, "State and Revolution" Giovanni Gentile, "The Philosophic Basis of Fascism" Paul Starr, "Why Liberalism Works" John Kekes, "A Case for Conservatism" 4. Newer Quasi-Ideologies Introduction Michael J. Sandel, "America’s Search for a New Public Philosophy" Richard John Neuhaus, "Public Religion and Public Reason" Susan Moller Okin, "Justice, Gender, and the Family" Arne Naess, "The Environmental Crisis and the Deep Ecological Movement" Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, "Globalization and Democracy" Part II: Philosophical Assumptions 5. Ontological Conceptions Introduction Plato, "The Theory of Forms" Walter Ullman, "Ascending and Descending Theses of Government" Ken Wilber, "The Great Chain of Being" Jean Jacques Rousseau, "On the General Will" Friedrich Engels, "Marx’s Materialist Conception of History" Charles Darwin, "Natural Selection" T. H. Huxley, "Evolution and Ethics" Judith Butler, "Contingent Foundations: Feminism and the Question of ‘Postmodernism’" 6. Conceptions of Human Nature Introduction Herbert Deane, "St. Augustine’s Conception of Fallen Man" Thomas Hobbes, "The Natural Condition of Mankind" C. B. Macpherson, "The Early Liberal Model of Man" Karl Marx, "Estranged Labor" Peter Kropotkin, "Mutual Aid" John Rawls, "The Rationality and Motivations of Parties in the Original Position" Michael Sandel, "The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self" Bhikhu Parekh, "Conceptualizing Human Beings" 7. Images of Society Introduction Aristotle, "The Natural Origins of Political Associations" Thomas Hobbes, "The Contractual Origins of Society" Edmund Burke, "The Great Primaeval Contract of Eternal Society" Paul Schumaker, "Social Cleavages and Complex Equality" 8. Epistemological Orientations Introduction Benjamin Barber, "The Epistemological Frame: Cartesian Politics" Jeremy Bentham, "Of the Principle of Utility" Alasdair MacIntyre, "Narratives of the Good Life Guided by Living Traditions" Richard Rorty, "America’s Civic Religion: A Hopeful Pragmatism" Carol Gilligan, "In a Different Voice" John Rawls, "Political Constructivism" Part III: Political Principles 9. On Community Introduction James Madison, "The Federalist No. 10" Rogers M. Smith, "Toward a Theory of Civic Identities" David Held, "Towards a Global Covenant: Global Social Democracy" Kirkpatrick Sale, "Human-Scale Democracy" Robert Dahl, "The Chinese Boxes" 10. On Citizenship Introduction Michael Walzer, "The Distribution of Membership" Joseph H. Carens, "Aliens and Citizens: The Case For Open Borders" T. H. Marshall, "The Development of Citizen Rights" Iris Marion Young, "Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship" Amitai Etzioni et al., "The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities" Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Threat Posed by Corrupt Citizens" 11. On Structure Introduction John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty" Adam Smith, "The Principles and Virtues of Free Markets" Lawrence E. Harrison, "Progress and Poverty Without Marx" Robert D. Putnam, "The Strange Disappearance of Civic America" Anthony Giddens, "The Third Way and Government" Imam Khomeini, "Islamic Government" John Locke, "A Letter Concerning Toleration" 12. On Rulers Introduction Robert Dahl, "Guardianship" Edmund Burke, "Speech to the Electors of Bristol" Alexis de Tocqueville, "Unlimited Power of the Majority in the United States and Its Consequences" Joseph Schumpeter, "A Realistic Alternative to the Classical Doctrine of Democracy" Benjamin Barber, "Strong Democracy: Politics in the Participatory Mode" Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson, "What Deliberative Democracy Means" William Riker, "Liberalism, Populism, and the Theory of Public Choice" 13. On Authority Introduction Robert Paul Wolff, "The Conflict Between Authority and Autonomy" Milton Friedman, "The Role of Government in a Free Society" Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons" Benjamin I. Page and James R. Simmons, "What Should Government Do?" William Galston, "Liberalism and Public Morality" 14. On Justice Introduction APSA Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, "American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality" John Rawls, "A Kantian Conception of Equality" Irving Kristol, "A Capitalist Conception of Justice" Robert Nozick, "The Entitlement Theory" 15. On Change Introduction Michael Oakeshott, "On Being Conservative" Richard Rorty, "Movements and Campaigns" Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Abd Al-Salam Faraj, "The Neglected Duty" Albert Camus, "Rebellion Beyond Nihilism"

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Book SynopsisUtilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today. Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters. Trade Review"Edited by Paul Schumaker, who is professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, and just published by Wiley-Blackwell, this is an outstanding and definitive publication which will become a standard text for students of politics." (Orange Standard, June 2010) "This [book] one offers at best a taste of political theory's intellectual richness." (Sacramento Book Review, June 2010)Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and Pluralism Introduction Leo Strauss, "What Is Political Philosophy?" Judith Shklar, "Political Ideology" Theodore J. Lowi, "America’s Old and New Public Philosophy" Avigail Eisenberg, "Reconstructing Political Pluralism" William E. Connolly, "Pluralism: A Prelude" Part I: Ideological Voices 2. Nineteenth-Century Ideologies Introduction John Locke, "The Second Treatise of Government" National Assembly of France, "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" Edmund Burke, "Reflections on the Revolution in France" Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, "The Communist Manifesto" Emma Goldman, "Anarchism: What It Really Stands For" 3. Twentieth-Century Ideologies Introduction Vladimir I. Lenin, "State and Revolution" Giovanni Gentile, "The Philosophic Basis of Fascism" Paul Starr, "Why Liberalism Works" John Kekes, "A Case for Conservatism" 4. Newer Quasi-Ideologies Introduction Michael J. Sandel, "America’s Search for a New Public Philosophy" Richard John Neuhaus, "Public Religion and Public Reason" Susan Moller Okin, "Justice, Gender, and the Family" Arne Naess, "The Environmental Crisis and the Deep Ecological Movement" Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, "Globalization and Democracy" Part II: Philosophical Assumptions 5. Ontological Conceptions Introduction Plato, "The Theory of Forms" Walter Ullman, "Ascending and Descending Theses of Government" Ken Wilber, "The Great Chain of Being" Jean Jacques Rousseau, "On the General Will" Friedrich Engels, "Marx’s Materialist Conception of History" Charles Darwin, "Natural Selection" T. H. Huxley, "Evolution and Ethics" Judith Butler, "Contingent Foundations: Feminism and the Question of ‘Postmodernism’" 6. Conceptions of Human Nature Introduction Herbert Deane, "St. Augustine’s Conception of Fallen Man" Thomas Hobbes, "The Natural Condition of Mankind" C. B. Macpherson, "The Early Liberal Model of Man" Karl Marx, "Estranged Labor" Peter Kropotkin, "Mutual Aid" John Rawls, "The Rationality and Motivations of Parties in the Original Position" Michael Sandel, "The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self" Bhikhu Parekh, "Conceptualizing Human Beings" 7. Images of Society Introduction Aristotle, "The Natural Origins of Political Associations" Thomas Hobbes, "The Contractual Origins of Society" Edmund Burke, "The Great Primaeval Contract of Eternal Society" Paul Schumaker, "Social Cleavages and Complex Equality" 8. Epistemological Orientations Introduction Benjamin Barber, "The Epistemological Frame: Cartesian Politics" Jeremy Bentham, "Of the Principle of Utility" Alasdair MacIntyre, "Narratives of the Good Life Guided by Living Traditions" Richard Rorty, "America’s Civic Religion: A Hopeful Pragmatism" Carol Gilligan, "In a Different Voice" John Rawls, "Political Constructivism" Part III: Political Principles 9. On Community Introduction James Madison, "The Federalist No. 10" Rogers M. Smith, "Toward a Theory of Civic Identities" David Held, "Towards a Global Covenant: Global Social Democracy" Kirkpatrick Sale, "Human-Scale Democracy" Robert Dahl, "The Chinese Boxes" 10. On Citizenship Introduction Michael Walzer, "The Distribution of Membership" Joseph H. Carens, "Aliens and Citizens: The Case For Open Borders" T. H. Marshall, "The Development of Citizen Rights" Iris Marion Young, "Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship" Amitai Etzioni et al., "The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities" Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Threat Posed by Corrupt Citizens" 11. On Structure Introduction John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty" Adam Smith, "The Principles and Virtues of Free Markets" Lawrence E. Harrison, "Progress and Poverty Without Marx" Robert D. Putnam, "The Strange Disappearance of Civic America" Anthony Giddens, "The Third Way and Government" Imam Khomeini, "Islamic Government" John Locke, "A Letter Concerning Toleration" 12. On Rulers Introduction Robert Dahl, "Guardianship" Edmund Burke, "Speech to the Electors of Bristol" Alexis de Tocqueville, "Unlimited Power of the Majority in the United States and Its Consequences" Joseph Schumpeter, "A Realistic Alternative to the Classical Doctrine of Democracy" Benjamin Barber, "Strong Democracy: Politics in the Participatory Mode" Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson, "What Deliberative Democracy Means" William Riker, "Liberalism, Populism, and the Theory of Public Choice" 13. On Authority Introduction Robert Paul Wolff, "The Conflict Between Authority and Autonomy" Milton Friedman, "The Role of Government in a Free Society" Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons" Benjamin I. Page and James R. Simmons, "What Should Government Do?" William Galston, "Liberalism and Public Morality" 14. On Justice Introduction APSA Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, "American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality" John Rawls, "A Kantian Conception of Equality" Irving Kristol, "A Capitalist Conception of Justice" Robert Nozick, "The Entitlement Theory" 15. On Change Introduction Michael Oakeshott, "On Being Conservative" Richard Rorty, "Movements and Campaigns" Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Abd Al-Salam Faraj, "The Neglected Duty" Albert Camus, "Rebellion Beyond Nihilism"

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Book SynopsisOn balance we may think of Paine as a secular preacher for the rule of reason.Trade ReviewA compelling portrait of Thomas Paine as a serious, complex, and often surprising writer... This is a very useful volume for new students of US political thought, as well as for scholars seeking a quick but illuminating overview of Paine's writings and philosophy. Choice 2010 Fruchtman's concise analysis is tightly focused... A coherent vision of Paine's work, encompassing his many contradictions. Times Literary Supplement 2010 An insightful addition to a literature on an under-appreciated democratic theorist. -- Mario Feit New Political Science 2010 After reading The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine readers will recognise consistencies in Paine's work that reveal, if not a systematic 'political philosophy', certainly a marvellous political thinker. -- Jeffrey D. Hilmer Political Studies Review 2011 Jack Fruchtman's compact study of the political philosophy of Thomas Paine constitutes the fifth volume in the series, The Political Philosophy of the American Founders, edited by Garrett Ward Sheldon. Fruchtman's study adds more luster to the fine reputation already enjoyed by this series in progress... [T]he reader desirous of perusing a cogent and thought-provoking exposition and analysis of Paine's writings should consider reading, first, this monograph, multum in parvo, by Jack Fruchtman. Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer Fruchtman is a Paine enthusiast, and if this succinct account does not provide the same biographical stir one gets from other works (his earlier book included), it is nonetheless a great way for the newcomer to appreciate the range, diversity, and raw power and brilliance of Paine's ideas. Claremont Review of Books 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Paine's Political Thought in Historical Context2. Faith and Reason, Human Nature and Sociability3. Common Sense, Authority, and Autonomy4. Permanent Revolution and Constitution Making5. From a "Hamiltonian" Spirit to Public Welfare6. Public Spirit, Civic Engagement, and Evolutionary ChangeConclusionAppendix: A Note on Paine's American National ConsciousnessNotesRecommended ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars, and students in public health as well as those framing and implementing health policies in the private and public sectors.Trade ReviewExtremely well presented and straightforward to read. The chapters are structured, leading the reader through the important concepts and offering suggestions for action. It is well written and accessible to those with an interest in this field. Nursing TimesTable of ContentsList of ContributorsAckowledgmentsIntroduction. Noncommunicable Diseases in the Devleoping World: Cloing the GapChapter 1. Regulation of NCD Medicines in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Current Challenges and Future ProspectsChapter 2. Improving Access to Medicines for Noncommunicable Diseases through Better Supply ChainsChapter 3. Learning from the HIV/AIDS Experience to Improvde NCD InterventionsChapter 4. Reconfiguring Primary Care for the Era of Chronic and Noncommunicable DiseasesChapter 5. Sectoral Cooperation for the Prevention and Control of NCDsConclusion. The Devloping World and the Challenge of Noncommunicable DiseasesIndex

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Book SynopsisClearly written and thoughtfully organized, this innovative book provides analytic insights and practical wisdom for those who want to understand how to build more effective connections between the worlds of thought and action.Trade ReviewEditors Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci present a collection of readable, reflective essays written by scholars and practitioners... The collaboration between scholar and practitioner is an undertapped but potentially powerful resource. By exhibiting a degree of humility, and heeding some of the lessons in this book, we can break down the insularity of the two fields to very beneficial effect. -- Joseph Bristol Foreign Service Journal This superb volume is very much needed... Its essays join a number of highly regarded scholar-practitioners from across the Americas and Europe, and the authors take a hard look at the experience in a number of policy areas and countries or regions. Latin American Policy Both scholars and policy makers who are looking for ideas on how to bridge the gap between their two worlds will find this book a valuable resource. H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsBuilding Bridges Between Worlds of Thought and ActionPart I: Recognizing Opportunities Chapter 1. What Do Scholars Bring to Government and Take Back Again? Chapter 2. Connecting the "Idea" World with the "Real" One: Reflections on Academe and Policy Part II: Setting Agendas and Framing IssuesChapter 3. Scholars, Policymakers, and Agenda Creation: Women in Development Chapter 4. Dialogue of the Deaf: Scholars, Policymakers, and the Drug War in US Foreign Relations Part III: Developing Policy OptionsChapter 5. "Speaking Truth to Power" in Mexico: Gaps, Bridges, and Trampolines Chapter 6. Scholars Who Became Practitioners: The Influence of Research on the Design, Evaluation, and Political Survival of Mexico's Antipoverty Program Chapter 7. Missing Scholars and Hard-Nosed Cops: The Weak Research behind Citizen Security Policies Part IV: Shaping, Implementing, Evaluating, and Revising PolicyChapter 8. Scholarly Participation in Transnational Policy Networks: The Case of Targeted Sanctions Chapter 9. Contributing to Policy through Evaluation: USAID and Democracy Promotion Chapter 10. Transforming Argentine Foreign Policy: Politicians, Scholars, and Diplomats Part V: Praxis and the Academy: Perspectives from PolicymakersChapter 11. The Long Diplomacy: How a Changing World Creates New Opportunities for Partnership between Scholars and Practitioners Chapter 12. How Scholars Can Contribute to Policymaking: Lessons from Mexico Part VI: Understanding, Respecting, and Gaining from DifferencesChapter 13. Scholars and Policymakers: Canadian and Asia Pacific Experiences Chapter 14. On the Scholar-Practitioner Interface: Separation and Synergy Chapter 15. Scholars, Policymakers, and International Affairs: Toward More Fruitful Connections BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisTruly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies.Trade ReviewWeapons of Democracy has clear implications for contemporary politics... Recommended. Choice Understanding the history of propaganda and public opinion presented in this stimulating and intelligent book offers one step in the right direction. The Journal of American History ... a captivating read. Journal of American Studies ... a bracing deep history of our present 'post-fact' moment. American Literary HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Giving Direction to Opinion2. Friend or Foe3. The Conscription of Thought4. Searching for a Public (to Educate)5. Public Relations as Social Relations6. Foreign IntelligenceConclusionNotesEssay on SourcesIndex

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Book Synopsisjigsaws metaphor to stress his main point: that mutual support based on optimistic trust is a more effective managerial strategy than fragmentation founded on unsubstantiated distrust.Table of ContentsSeries Editors' ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The "Black Box" of the Administrative Presidency2. Trust, Intellectual Capital, and the Administrative Presidency3. Connecting Trust to Intellectual Capital through the MultileveledEnvironment of the Executive Branch4. Appointee-Careerist Relations and Trickle-Down Trust5. Encapsulated Interest and Explicit Knowledge Exchange6. Rethinking the Administrative PresidencyNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist.Trade ReviewThis is a serious, detailed, and convincing account with few unexplored avenues... Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One. Adams Moves to the Center1. A Provincial Reverence for the British Constitution, 1735–17672. The Discovery of the Republic, 1768–17723. Realm versus Dominion, 1773–17744. From Imperial Dominion to Autonomous Republic, 1774–17755. Building a Republican Orthodoxy, 1775–1776Part Two. Adams on His Own6. Defending Executive Authority, 1775–17807. An Education in American Aristocracy, 1775–17838. Redefining the Republican Tradition, 1784–17879. John Adams's Republic in Republican America, 1787–180010. A Retrospective Retirement, 1801–1826ConclusionRepublican RevolutionNotesAn Essay on SourcesA Chronology of John Adams's Political Study and WritingsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA strong contribution to the history of modern science.—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewHistorian Wolfe offers a thoughtful, thoroughly researched history of how the American government employed science and scientists to improve world opinion of liberal democracy during the Cold War . . . [R]eaders with an interest in the conjunction of science and politics will find her book an informative one.—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewCold-war history, Wolfe writes, is not a heroes-and-villains narrative: it must be told in 'shades of gray.' The government used scientists' ideals for its own political reasons. And the scientists, who saw themselves as apolitical, used the government's political messages and support to question, observe, conclude, write and speak—freely and in accord with their ideals.—NatureOne of the common misbeliefs about science is that it is apolitical. Actually, as historian Wolfe reveals in her well-researched and closely argued study, during the Cold War, American scientists were often deeply involved in promoting American cultural values to other parts of the world in an effort to defeat the communists at the same game. An excellent study on a topic that deserves more attention.—Library JournalWolfe's new book, Freedom's Laboratory, frontally addresses questions of what science is, how it is best done, and how it (and scientists themselves) might be strategically deployed to advance national interests.—LA Review of BooksAudra Wolfe's provocative new book, Freedom's Laboratory, dives into the fascinating history of why asserting the apolitical nature of science became a political priority during another notably politicized period in America's past: the Cold War.—ScienceCarefully researched works on the Cultural Cold War, like Freedom's Laboratory, reveal what a murky world we have inherited. Scientists fighting against restrictions on their profession used the language of crusading anti-Communism, defining their work as apolitical and therefore free. But it was neither. The point is not, as Wolfe argues clearly, that 'freedom' is an impossible value to hold, nor that scientific internationalism isn't worth defending, nor that the fiction of apolitical science means that science is better off being relentlessly politicized. The point, rather, is that power and knowledge are always entwined. During the Cold War, American institutions were assumed to be ideal by default. We now know more than enough to understand that they were not, and that the task of making them better belongs to us.—New RepublicExplores the science of the Cold War beyond its more tangible role in developing weapons. Instead, Wolfe focuses on science as propaganda, part of America's psychological offensive designed to convince people to buy into American ideology. She traces the perception that science should be free and unimpeded by borders and politics to this era.—The VergeIt is hard to imagine a history of science that is more timely than one that situates our current political environment in the context of the Cold War . . . Wolfe's text is essential reading for both students and scientists who have been immersed in the idea of science as an apolitical pursuit.—Physics TodayThis book is a well-written and information-packed account of science's roles in American culture and diplomacy during the cold war and its denouement. [A] strength is the depth and breadth of the archival and historical research offered.—MetascienceTest DBRTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Western Science vs. Marxist Science2. Ambassadors for Science3. A War of Ideas4. Science and Freedom5. Science for Peace6. Science for Diplomacy7. Developing Scientific Minds8. An Unscientific Reckoning9. Scientists' Rights are Human RightsEpilogue

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1974. Focusing on a set of Jewish communities, Robert Chazan tells how, by the eleventh century, French Jews had created for themselves a role as local merchants and moneylenders in adapting to the political, economic, and social limits imposed on them. French society, striving to become more powerful and civilized, was willing to extend aid and protection to the Jews in return for general stimulation of trade and urban life and for the immediate profit realized from taxation. While the authorities were relatively successful in protecting the Jews from others, there was no power to impose itself between the Jews and their protectors. The political and social well-being of the Jews was, therefore, dependent on the will of the governing authorities who taxed their holdings and regulated their activities. During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the position of the Jews was constantly under attack by reform elements in the church concerned with Jewish moneylendTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Tenth- and Eleventh-Century Background Chapter 2. Twelfth-Century Growth and Development Chapter 3. Philip Augustus-Expulsion, Exploitation, and Ecclesiastical Pressure Chapter 4. Louis IX-The Victory of the Church Chapter 5. Philip IV-Revival and Ruin Chapter 6. Expulsion and Its Aftermath Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1987. David Higgs's Nobles in Nineteenth-Century France: The Practice of Inegalitarianism provides a history of the nobility against the backdrop of changing French political conditions following the French Revolution. Since Jean Juares, the influential historian of the French Revolution, many writers have argued that the French Revolution marked the political triumph of a capitalist bourgeoisie over a landed aristocracy. However, beginning with Alfred Cobban, some historians began to question this account by focusing on the continued presence of the nobility in France. This book contributes to this body of work by giving a panorama of the French nobility and three detailed case studies of noble families; the author then concludes with an examination of the nobility in political life, the church, and the private sphere. Professor Higgs finds that French nobles changed with their century, but given their small numbers in the national population, they maintained aTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Note to the Reader Chapter 1. The Number of NoblesChapter 2. Noble Landholders Chapter 3. Three Family Profiles, 1800-1870Chapter 4. Noble WealthChapter 5. Nobles and Politics Chapter 6. Nobles and Religion Chapter 7. The Noble Family ConclusionAppendix 1. The Tax Load of French Departments, 1831 Appendix 2. The Marriage Contract between Charles François Armand de Maillé de la Tour Landry and Blanche-Joséphine Le Bascle d'Argenteuil, 1809 Appendix 3. The Will of Alexandre-Charles-Marie-Ernest de Canouville, 1861 Note on Sources Notes Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisA lively portrait of Horace Greeley, one of the nineteenth century's most fascinating public figures. The founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, Horace Greeley was the most significantand polarizingAmerican journalist of the nineteenth century. To the farmers and tradesmen of the rural North, the Tribune was akin to holy writ. To just about everyone elseDemocrats, southerners, and a good many Whig and Republican political alliesGreeley was a shape-shifting menace: an abolitionist fanatic; a disappointing conservative; a terrible liar; a power-hungry megalomaniac. In Horace Greeley, James M. Lundberg revisits this long-misunderstood figure, known mostly for his wild inconsistencies and irrepressible political ambitions. Charting Greeley's rise and eventual fall, Lundberg mines an extensive newspaper archive to place Greeley and his Tribune at the center of the struggle to realize an elusive American national consensus in a tumultuous age. Emerging from the jangling culture and Trade ReviewIn "Horace Greeley: Print, Politics, and the Failure of American Nationhood," James M. Lundberg, a history professor at Notre Dame, traces Greeley's struggles with the vicissitudes of U.S. history during his lifetime, from the anguish induced by James Polk's Mexican War to the tensions of Reconstruction. It's a compact volume, well crafted and filled with insight, designed to illuminate such events through Greeley's thinking—and employ history, in turn, to probe the Greeley legacy.—Robert W. Merry, Wall Street JournalThrough Greeley, Lundberg paints a rich picture of an American political economy coming to grips with its internal contradictions. Lundberg's history provides us with key insights into the ways in which the emergent conditions of American nationhood were both compelled and repelled by a media landscape unsure of its place in the construction and maintenance of American political discourse.—Justin Harbour, LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. Print and Legends Chapter 1. Oracle Chapter 2. The Nation in the Balance Chapter 3. Making the Yankee Nation Chapter 4. Horace Greeley's American Conflict Chapter 5. The Most American of Americans Epilogue. A Union Printer Notes Index

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