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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Dewey The Political Writings
Book SynopsisAn anthology that presents John Dewey's major political writings, which display Dewey's philosophical method, his controversial views on war and education, his essential contributions to democratic theory, and his distinctive brand of progressive political ideology.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Prince
Book SynopsisSuitable for students of history and political theory, this work includes notes, a 2-page map, an index, and an Introduction by David Wootton.Trade Review"The translation is lively and readable and makes the pithy, bracing, and forceful aspects of Machiavelli's thought accessible to nonspecialists." --Michael C. Downs, Indiana University"The best edition of The Prince that I have ever read. Wootton's translation is lively and easy to read, and his introduction is provocative and engaging." --Angelo Louisa, University of Nebraska, OmahaTable of ContentsPart I: The Late Classics / Post-classic in Oaxaca - An Introduction; Part II: Chronology, Continuity and Disjunction - Etic and Emic Perspectives; Part III: Continuity and Abandonment of Houses in the Valley of Oaxaca - Lambityeco and Macuilxochitl; Part IV: Changing Power Relations and Interaction in the Lower Rio Verde Valley; Part V: Sacred History and Legitimisation in the Mixteca Alta; Part VI: New Research Frontiers in Oaxaca and Eastern Guerreo; Index.
£24.29
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Sieys Political Writings Including the Debate
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis new English edition of some of Sieyes' key texts is to be warmly welcomed. . . . Michael Sonenscher's scholarly Introduction is devoted to a discussion of different aspects of Sieyes' political ideas, rather than to a detailed examination of the texts themselves. He concentrates mainly, and quite properly, on Sieyes' concept of representation, which he analyses with sensitivity, linking it to Sieyes' concept of the nation, and distinguishing it carefully from the conventional view of representation held by the man in the street. . . . Sonenscher has researched widely and his allusions are original and stimulating. . . . [He] has done a good service in making these compelling and subversive writings more widely available. --Murray Forsyth, History of Political ThoughtThis is an invaluable contribution to the study of political thought. Sieyès was the most important political thinker of the French Revolution and one of the great theorists of representative government. Michael Sonenscher has made it easier for Anglophone readers to understand why. In addition to excellent translations, he provides a brilliantly original and illuminating Introduction to these fundamental texts. --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford UniversityMichael Sonenscher's edition of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes's political writings is, in effect, two substantial works in one. First, Sonenscher provides readers with a sorely needed English-language edition of Sieyes's work that goes beyond the frequently anthologized, but almost inevitably excerpted, 'What is the Third Estate?' With the addition of two contemporaneous pamphlets ('Views of the Executive Means Available to the Representatives of France in 1789' and 'An Essay on Privileges') as well as Sieyes's 1791 debate with Tom Paine, Sonenscher has crafted a scholarly resource that will remain a point of reference for some time. Second, by way of an introduction to this well-translated and annotated edition, Sonenscher offers a lengthy, ambitious essay that, drawing on manuscript sources, gives a fresh and equally overdue perspective on Sieyes's political thought. . . . With this edition of Sieyès's works, Hackett has proven once again that it is much more than a niche publisher of staid and inexpensive classroom editions of the classics in politics and philosophy. As readers of Hackett's editions of Bernard Mandeville (ed. E. J. Hundert), Edmund Burke (ed. J. G. A. Pocock), Niccolo Machiavelli (ed. David Wootton) and Charles-Louis Montesquieu (ed. Melvin Richter)--to name just a few--already know, Hackett is no country cousin to the higher profile series, Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, but is also reshaping and reinvigorating the discipline of the history of political thought. Sonenscher's edition of Sieyès's political writings is no exception. --Paul Cheney, University of Chicago, for H-France Review
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Democracy in America
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA handy paperback edition offered primarily to teachers and students who can make no pretense of reading the entirety of the large work, but who want to sample some of its chief delights. . . . [Grant gives us an] exemplary translation . . . marked above all by great accuracy and fidelity to Tocqueville's text. . . . Kessler's editor's Introduction is a model introduction to a classic text for today’s students. It is clearly written, compact (without being too short or dense), and nicely structured. . . . A tour--and translation--well worth the price of admission. --Paul Seaton, Perspectives on Political ScienceA fine piece of work. Kessler has presented one of the best summaries of Tocqueville's thought that I know of. The translation represents a clear improvement over both the Bradley translation and the Lawrence translation. In numerous cases, Grant has provided extremely useful notes covering the range of meanings and historical background of important concepts. Anyone teaching a course calling for selections from Tocqueville cannot do better than this volume. --Christopher Kelly, Boston CollegeThis is an excellent product--a major improvement over the other available versions. I will use it when I teach Tocqueville. --Donald T. Maletz, University of Oklahoma
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Essential Federalist and AntiFederalist
Book SynopsisThrough a judicious selection of the classic essays from 1787-1788 by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay in defence of the new federal Constitution -- together with key writings by the Anti-Federalists -- Wootton captures the essentials of the 18th-century American debate on federalism in this modernised edition and frames it with a brilliant.Trade Review"An excellent edition of the key writings surrounding the adoption of the American Constitution. The learned Introduction brings to life the key intellectual debates at the heart of modern constitutionalism as well as those concerning the American Constitution. A fine critical edition." --Frederick Rosen, University College London"This is an excellent collection that fills a need--of all the document collections on the founding era, there is no one-volume collection with both Federalist and Anti-Federalist opinions--and none so affordably priced! I look forward to adopting this book in my general U.S. history and advanced U.S. legal history courses." --Christopher Capozzola, History Department, MIT"A very useful, affordable edition of Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings. . . . The introductory essay is beautifully written and offers useful insights." --Margaret Groarke, Manhattan College
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Puritan Political Ideas American Heritage
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Federalist
Book Synopsis No competing edition of The Federalist offers nearly as much help in grasping Publius'' arguments in defense of the new but unratified United States Constitution of 1787 as this new annotated edition by J. R. Pole. Essay by essay--with ample cross-references and glosses on 18th-century linguistic usage--Pole''s commentary lays bare the intellectual background and assumptions of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay; explicates and critiques The Federalist''s central concepts, rhetorical strategies, and arguments; and points up the international, national, and local facts on the ground relevant to Confederation Era New Yorkers, the constituency to which The Federalist was originally addressed. Pole''s Introduction, a brief chronology of political events from 1688 to 1791, a brief overview of the themes of the essays, the text of the Constitution cross-referenced to The Federalist, and an index of proper names, concepts, and themes thatTrade Review The Federalist Papers are by far the most significant resource for historical argument in construing the U.S. Constitution. J. R. Pole has given us a new edition that winningly combines his exceptional mastery of the politics of the Federalist period with an acute appreciation of the historical and philosophical background of the Papers. In crisp, lucid English prose he provides guidance for students--including lawyers, journalists, and judges--who want to understand the context within which the Federalist Papers were created. There is no more important work of American political philosophy; there is no one better to explicate its historical and political sources than J. R. Pole; it is unlikely there will be a better edition than his. --Philip Bobbitt, University of Texas at Austin School of Law This edition will surely replace existing editions. The quality, accuracy and thoroughness of the annotation is quite impressive. Many notes are nice little essays in themselves. This edition will make a significant contribution to the scholarship on The Federalist. I always thought it a splendid idea and the execution shows off Professor Pole's erudition with subtlety and grace. --Joyce Appleby, UCLA A first-rate edition. Ideally suited for classroom use in colleges, graduate schools, and law schools. The notes are valuable and enlightening, the Introduction is a model of concise and illuminating prose, and the volume is handsomely designed and superbly indexed. This will be the edition of choice for anyone seeking to teach The Federalist. --R. B. Bernstein, New York University Law School Table of ContentsPart I: The Late Classics / Post-classic in Oaxaca - An Introduction; Part II: Chronology, Continuity and Disjunction - Etic and Emic Perspectives; Part III: Continuity and Abandonment of Houses in the Valley of Oaxaca - Lambityeco and Macuilxochitl; Part IV: Changing Power Relations and Interaction in the Lower Rio Verde Valley; Part V: Sacred History and Legitimisation in the Mixteca Alta; Part VI: New Research Frontiers in Oaxaca and Eastern Guerreo; Index.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Essential Jefferson
Book SynopsisThrough substantial selections from Jefferson''s writings--including his earliest writings, Notes on Virginia, and key public papers and personal correspondence--this volume traces the development of his thinking on such fundamental issues as republicanism, constitutionalism, slavery, and the separation of religion from politics. Footnotes identify Jefferson''s correspondents and provide useful context.Trade ReviewThe publication of The Essential Jefferson is a welcome addition to the fine American Heritage Series published by Hackett Publishing. . . . Yarbrough's judicious selection of key Jefferson documents and its economical price make [this book] ideal for the classroom. . . . In the post-September 11 era, an understanding of the thought of America's first philosopher of democracy is more essential now than at any time in America's history--including its founding era. Anyone interested in understanding democracy would be wise to read The Essential Jefferson. --Jeffrey D. Hilmer, Perspectives on Political ScienceHistorians and political scientists alike will welcome publication of Jean Yarbrough's excellent new documentary edition. Yarbrough's fine Introduction combines a good brief account of Jefferson's life and career with an astute and persuasive overview of Jefferson's political theory. --Peter Onuf, University of VirginiaThis valuable anthology wisely lets Thomas Jefferson speak for himself. Jean Yarbrough's well-chosen selections from Jefferson's writings and her terse and illuminating introduction remind us that Jefferson was a man of his time who still has much to say to our time. --R. B. Bernstein, New York University Law School
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Essential Jefferson
Book SynopsisThrough substantial selections from Jefferson''s writings--including his earliest writings, Notes on Virginia, and key public papers and personal correspondence--this volume traces the development of his thinking on such fundamental issues as republicanism, constitutionalism, slavery, and the separation of religion from politics. Footnotes identify Jefferson''s correspondents and provide useful context.Trade ReviewThe publication of The Essential Jefferson is a welcome addition to the fine American Heritage Series published by Hackett Publishing. . . . Yarbrough's judicious selection of key Jefferson documents and its economical price make [this book] ideal for the classroom. . . . In the post-September 11 era, an understanding of the thought of America's first philosopher of democracy is more essential now than at any time in America's history--including its founding era. Anyone interested in understanding democracy would be wise to read The Essential Jefferson. --Jeffrey D. Hilmer, Perspectives on Political ScienceHistorians and political scientists alike will welcome publication of Jean Yarbrough's excellent new documentary edition. Yarbrough's fine Introduction combines a good brief account of Jefferson's life and career with an astute and persuasive overview of Jefferson's political theory. --Peter Onuf, University of VirginiaThis valuable anthology wisely lets Thomas Jefferson speak for himself. Jean Yarbrough's well-chosen selections from Jefferson's writings and her terse and illuminating introduction remind us that Jefferson was a man of his time who still has much to say to our time. --R. B. Bernstein, New York University Law School
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Social and Political Thought of American
Book SynopsisThrough a variety of primary sources--including speeches, poems, magazine articles, and book excerpts--this collection illustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (18861924). A general introduction offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of recent historiographical debates; headnotes introduce each selection and provide historical and political context.Trade ReviewEldon Eisenach, one of the most perceptive scholars of American progressivism, has brought together in this fine collection both standard and unfamiliar sources that will give historians, political scientists, and their undergraduate and graduate students access to a wide range of voices from--and reliable guidance to the voluminous secondary sources on--the era of progressive reform. --James Kloppenberg, Harvard UniversityEisenach has assembled an impressive collection of primary sources . . . that leaves readers with a good sense of the movement, the ideas, and the people who come with the label 'Progressive.' . . . The beauty of Eisenach's book is that he lets the Progressives speak for themselves. . . . His introductory remarks to each section are excellent, as are his offerings of further readings. That his selections are able to speak to the complexity of the times without reducing or overly simplifying his or their arguments is also of note. . . . Thus, this book is perfect for both the bookshelves and the classroom. --Jason S. Lantzer, Indiana University-Indianapolis, for H-Net ReviewsThe Introduction to this collection opens by warning us that 'It is important to understand Progressivism…correctly.' No scholar is better poised than Professor Eisenach to help us do just that; students of the Progressive Era are familiar with and indebted to his remarkable thinking and scholarship about the period. In The Social and Political Thought of American Progressivism, Eisenach has used his great understanding to bring together in one volume a series of well chosen and helpfully organized selections of Progressive writings to display the breadth, complexity, and depth of the thought from this era. Students and teachers of American politics and history will benefit greatly from this collection, as they will from the author's illuminating introductory materials and excellent bibliographies. --Robert Pepperman Taylor, University of Vermont
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Social and Political Thought of American
Book SynopsisIllustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (1844-1932). This title includes Introduction that offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of historiographical debates.Trade ReviewEldon Eisenach, one of the most perceptive scholars of American progressivism, has brought together in this fine collection both standard and unfamiliar sources that will give historians, political scientists, and their undergraduate and graduate students access to a wide range of voices from--and reliable guidance to the voluminous secondary sources on--the era of progressive reform. --James Kloppenberg, Harvard UniversityEisenach has assembled an impressive collection of primary sources . . . that leaves readers with a good sense of the movement, the ideas, and the people who come with the label 'Progressive.' . . . The beauty of Eisenach's book is that he lets the Progressives speak for themselves. . . . His introductory remarks to each section are excellent, as are his offerings of further readings. That his selections are able to speak to the complexity of the times without reducing or overly simplifying his or their arguments is also of note. . . . Thus, this book is perfect for both the bookshelves and the classroom. --Jason S. Lantzer, Indiana University-Indianapolis, for H-Net ReviewsThe Introduction to this collection opens by warning us that 'It is important to understand Progressivism…correctly.' No scholar is better poised than Professor Eisenach to help us do just that; students of the Progressive Era are familiar with and indebted to his remarkable thinking and scholarship about the period. In The Social and Political Thought of American Progressivism, Eisenach has used his great understanding to bring together in one volume a series of well chosen and helpfully organized selections of Progressive writings to display the breadth, complexity, and depth of the thought from this era. Students and teachers of American politics and history will benefit greatly from this collection, as they will from the author's illuminating introductory materials and excellent bibliographies. --Robert Pepperman Taylor, University of Vermont
£39.09
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Government of the Qin and Han Empires 221 BCE
Book SynopsisIn this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; controversies; and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced by details from recently discovered manuscripts, relevant citations from official documents, maps, a chronology of relevant events, and suggestions for further reading keyed to each topic, this work is an ideal introduction to the ways in which China's first emperors governed.
£31.49
Mercer University Press Separation of Church and State
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University of Alberta Press We Are All Treaty People
Book SynopsisProvocative essays explore the poetry and political economy of life in Canadaâs rural West.Trade Review"Roger Epp...offers a thoughtful collection of essays, in We Are All Treaty People, on what it means to live in the rural west....There were powerful things going on in the rural west at one time, and Epp, in these essays, shows that power can be taken back and not left to our cities, or to faraway governments." Bill Robertson, The StarPhoenix, May 9, 2009"Dr. Epp has just published a book entitled We Are All Treaty People: Prairie Essays, a very readable collection of personal remembrances mixed with historical overviews of radical prairie politics and the relationship between First Nations people in western Canada and the settlers and their descendants. At core, it¹s a book that reminds us of the importance of place in defining who we are as a people, something frequently lost in the noise of urban centres. It's a call back to the land and to rural Alberta." Ken Davis, CKUA Radio, May 17, 2009 (Hear the radio interview at: http://www.box.net/shared/rxbbp9vas5)"Roger Epp lives on the margin of a margin in two different ways. First of all, he's in Canada, which the US considers a margin, and second, he's on the prairies, which Canada considers marginal. The other way is more personal. Epp is a Mennonite, a community of conscience as defined by Stanley Fish in Hobbs' way as from conscire, to know in concert with another -- a consensus. His vocation is teaching and administering at a small university, Augustana, that was originally defined as a faith community, but is now attached to the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, the largest city in Alberta. Yet the students are mostly from small prairie towns. The sum of these marginalities has put Epp dead center in some of the most serious issues of our times about the safety and adequacy of our food.. Epp handles all this with friendly but dense prose.. If I were writing a prairie sermon, as I used to do, I would start on page 161 where Epp lists rural values: independence (not being bio-serfs to corporations and being able to cope on one's own in a practical sense), neighbourliness (pitching in for the other guy), 'good' work (as opposed to opportunism), rootedness, nature, mystery and gratitude, and community... [Epp] commends to us the daily, small initiatives and coalitions between concerned parties that eventually mount up to cultural revolution without bloodshed." Mary Strachan Scriver, The Goose, Spring 2009"Epp writes of his boyhood [on land around Hanley], of the Saskatchewan town that was, and is now, put there by a national policy to populate the West and feed the world, now left to do the best it can while the dictates of a new world economy charge past it. In subsequent essays, Epp, with clear and gentle persuasion, discusses the agrarian movement in Alberta.... He writes of farmers he knows who are passionate about the their work and the land; of the two-sided coin that is 'agrarian radicalism;' of our need to get beyond our Lockean rationale for subduing the land and its inhabitants and enter a phase of reconciliation and renewal.... There were powerful things going on the rural West at one time, and Epp shows that power can be taken back and not left to our cities, or to faraway governments." Bill Robertson, The Edmonton Journal, May 17, 2009"Roger Epp's exquisitely written We Are All Treaty People is about our region, the Prairie West, its landscape, its people, its rural and aboriginal past and present, and the future it might build for itself....We are all treaty people because we live in a state whose primarily distinguishing characteristic--constant negotiation between various peoples and levels of government--was determined by an Aboriginal approach to government, diplomacy and commercial relations. If jurisdictional disputes now seem like power grabs by provincial or (when the Liberals are in power) federal politicians, that's only because we've lost track of how treaty negotiations and renegotiations were and are understood by Indians--as attempts, necessarily contingent, to reach terms fair to everyone involved. Canadians, more than most people, are concerned about fairness." Alex Rettie, Alberta Views, October 2009"This collection of ten conversational essays by a Professor of Political Studies combines a Dreiser-like journalistic style with populist politics and autobiography." Anne Burke, Prairie Journal, November 2009"The book provides a new reflective approach to Western "identity," arguing that in the end all Westerners, particularly those in rural Alberta, become "indigenous" and all that that implies. Roger Epp, the dean of Augustana College of the University of Alberta, sees the people of the West, regardless of origin, as one-all linked through the land. Each of the ten chapters is a unique essay, rooted in memories, driven by connections to the environment. To Epp, an environmentalist, it is a landscape we have all shared in the past and will continue to share in the future. The first two chapters deal with the Mennonite prairie experience of his extended family in Saskatchewan, Oklahoma, and Alberta, from their first immigration at the turn of the century through their often tentative involvement in prairie protest, and then to today. The whole book is, in fact, a very personal engagement with his landscape and being a rural Western Canadian by choice. Chapter 7, "We are All Treaty People," deals with a scholarly reflection on the legal and philosophical perspectives and his very personal view of the treaties based on his sharing of the land with its indigenous peoples. He leads us through his own awareness of the very real occupation of lands that his grandparents considered theirs, but which he now realizes was always very much a part of the Aboriginal community-their landscape and life. And so it goes. Epp reduces the complex intellectual to a subtle reality. His chapter on his own institution, Augustana University College, now a college of the University of Alberta, is particularly insightful. He is aware that to be rural is to be considered "less sophisticated," to be at the periphery of learning, and to be at the periphery of "real society." He argues that universities are an urban "organized assault on parochialism" on rural students, which will ultimate destroy rather then encourage their "critical appreciation" of the world they know. Epp's careful and reflective assessment of rural Alberta, its landscape, its society, and its heritage is a must-read for any urban Canadian wanting to understand this country." Frits Pannekoek, University of Calgary"A descendant of Mennonites who left Oklahoma for the Canadian Prairies, Epp understands the displacement of people and the yearning to belong. His ancestors farmed the land they arrived at and their struggle to survive various calamities and their respect for the spirit of the community are some of the issues he writes about. The author knows his subject well, and his writing is profound, lyrical and caring. As a boy growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Epp was always aware of the land and what it was trying to say, that the land speaks to us more than we realize. If we take care of it, the land will replenish and sustain us; if we abuse it, it will wither and blow away. ... Epp's essays raise important questions and that is good. He has provided us with a powerful tool by writing these essays. The writings give rural communities a voice, one of quiet resistance, but it is a voice that speaks louder than the wind and it is saying 'witaskiwin (living together on the land)' is what we need to be aware of, to believe in (141)." Mary Barnes, Prairie Fire Magazine, February 2010 (See full review at http://tinyurl.com/yen3atn.)"Wallace Stegner...demonstrates the power of the essay as an art form.... Roger Epp, dean of the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus in Camrose and professor of Political Studies, obviously sees the essay in the same light as Stegner as he uses the form to good measure in his [book].... Epp's father's family homesteaded at Eigenheim, SK in 1894 in the land of the Cree and his mother's family settled in Oklahoma in Cheyenne country and the history and future of both areas were heavily influenced by so-called Indian policies in the U.S. and Canada. 'I am, in other words, a product of Indian policy on both sides of the border. My story cannot be told apart from those of Cree and Cheyenne.'.... 'In a very real way, most Canadians exercise a treaty right simply by living where they do. On the prairies, we are all treaty people,' he writes.... Epp is at his best when he moves towards Stegner's approach and looks at the land and his connection to land. His becomes poetic, descriptive and the door opens wide inviting the reader to join him on the sun-baked land he obviously loves so much. But if politics is your bent, Epp is a perceptive commentator with a keen understanding of how the history and politics fit together and affect the lives of people who live on the land. Epp is a calm and careful thinker and his book of essays reflect that, as does his astute use of the essay, which demonstrates the form is alive and well..." Rob Alexander, Rocky Mountain Outlook, March 4, 2010 [Full review at http://tinyurl.com/yhurwdf]"The author, dean of Augustana Campus in Camrose, provides a number of essays on a wide range of topics ranging form personal to historical to literary. A skillful and gifted writer, he blends many of his family's experiences with the unfolding of western history. For example, he tells of growing up in the small town of Hanley and unveils a kind of mystique about small towns. He also tells of the agrarian movement in Alberta and an essay comparing rural and urban life. Behind all the essays is the story of the rural and agricultural West. As for the unusual title, the author explains it this way. 'My claim in this essay is that on these prairies, we are all treaty people - settler and aboriginal. I am not interested in self-flagellation. Rather, it is important to recall a more complex historic relationship than mere conquest and to recast the difficulties of accomodation, memory and reconciliation as the "settler problem," rather than, as the policymakers once put it, the 'Indian problem.'" Alberta History, Summer 2009"The provocative title of Roger Epp's book lives up to its promise. In the series of essays that make up this fine book, Epp explores the history of European immigrants to the prairies, the agreements and relationship with aboriginal peoples which made this history possible and the profound sense of place which informs this history. By using his own personal and family experiences as the narrative framework, Epp offers complex political, social and historical insights in an inviting, accessible way....This book is a 'must read' for prairie people. And it would actually be good if other Canadians read it as well." Nettie Wiebe, St. Andrews College Contact, July 2009"'We Are All Treaty People: History, Reconciliation and the "Settler Problem"' is arguably this book's most provocative essay.... Other essays discuss the political and economic history of the rural West, and more particularly rural Alberta, during the early decades of the twentieth century.... We Are All Treaty People, which also addresses in some detail the many challenges that are now facing rural communities and farm livelihoods, is a welcome addition to the literature." J. William Brennan, Great Plains Quarterly, Summer 2010"It is toward an honest understanding of our complicated interdependencies and conflicting interconnections that Roger Epp offers his rough and tender truths of life in the Canadian prairies. We Are All Treaty People: Prairie Essays is a collection that is simultaneously deeply moving and discomfiting; though carefully researched and elegantly written, its most significant narrative strength comes from its author's perhaps constitutional unwillingness to indulge in the easy obscurantism of mainstream cultural commentary. This is a rare and very welcome quality, one that more contemporary scholarship could profitably emulate." Daniel Heath Justice, Toronto Quarterly, Spring 2011Table of ContentsIntroduction -- A Prairie Accent; The Measure of a River; Oklahoma -- Meditations on Home & Homelessness; Hanley, Saskatchewan; "Their Own Emancipators" -- The Agrarian Movement in Alberta; Statues of Liberty -- The Political Tradition of the Producer; Populists, Patriots & Pariahs; We Are All Treaty People -- History, Reconciliation, & the "Settler Problem"; What is the Farm Crisis? -- Seven Short Commentaries; Two Albertas -- Rural & Urban Trajectories; A University at Home in the Rural; Notes; Index.
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University of Alberta Press The Contemporary Arab Reader on Political Islam
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Optimum Publishing International The China Freedom Trap
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Queen's University Canada The State of the Federation 19992000
Book SynopsisThe authors begin with an examination of recent developments in the theoretical literature surrounding fiscal federalism. They then examine some of the major issues facing the federation - Is there a vertical imbalance between federal and provincial governments? Does Ottawa collect more revenues than are needed relative to its spending responsibilities while the provinces are under-funded? How do federal-provincial struggles over money and jurisdictional power affect local government or the para-public sector, emerging aboriginal governments, and citizens? Federal government actions in 1999 suggest that Ottawa has not lost all of its interest in social outcomes. It is, however, seeking to influence the well-being of citizens by transferring money to them directly rather than through transfers to provinces. The authors suggest that if this trend continues the approach to the millennium will be seen as a watershed in public policy, given that current trends in Canadian fiscal federalism
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Liberty Fund Inc Education in a Free Society
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Liberty Fund Inc Arator
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Liberty Fund Inc Essays on Individuality
Book SynopsisIndividuality is freedom lived, wrote John Dos Passos in a passage that serves as a fitting introduction to this unusual volume dedicated to the critical examination of the place of the individual in contemporary society. Contributors are: John Dos Passos, Arthur A Ekirch Jr, Milton Friedman, Friedrich A Hayek, Joseph Wood Krutch, William M McGovern, James C Malin, Felix Morley, Helmut Schoeck, Richard M Weaver, Roger J Williams and Conway Zirkle.
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Liberty Fund Inc Right Wrong of Compulsion by the State other
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Liberty Fund Inc Education in a Free Society
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Liberty Fund Inc Politicization of Society
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Liberty Fund Inc The Politicization of Society
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Liberty Fund Inc E Pluribus Unum
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Liberty Fund Inc Fugitive Essays
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Liberty Fund Inc Fugitive Essays
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Liberty Fund Inc Democracy Liberty
Book SynopsisWarns that an unfettered democracy would destroy the balance of interests in the community and thereby undermine the Constitution. This work focuses on democracy in Britain.Trade Review"Democracy and Liberty is the most thorough manual of conservative politics produced during the nineteenth century." -- Russell Kirk, 'The Conservative Mind'.
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Liberty Fund Inc Democracy and Liberty
Book SynopsisWarns that an unfettered democracy would destroy the balance of interests in the community and thereby undermine the Constitution. This work focuses on democracy in Britain.Trade Review"Democracy and Liberty is the most thorough manual of conservative politics produced during the nineteenth century." -- Russell Kirk, 'The Conservative Mind'.
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Liberty Fund Inc The American Democrat
Book SynopsisWhen ''The American Democrat'' was first published in 1838, Cooper''s position as America''s first major novelist obscured his serious contribution to the discussion of American principles and politics.
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Liberty Fund Inc The American Democrat
Book SynopsisWhen ''The American Democrat'' was first published in 1838, Cooper''s position as America''s first major novelist obscured his serious contribution to the discussion of American principles and politics.
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Liberty Fund Inc Plea for Liberty
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Liberty Fund Inc Plea for Liberty
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays was originally published in 1891, at a time when the modern welfare state was first taking shape. The theoretical and empirical contributions are fine examples of the classical liberal tradition in British thought.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Republic First Edition
Book SynopsisThe original Grube translation of all ten books, available in cloth only.
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Cambridge University Press Australian Politics in the TwentyFirst Century
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Cambridge University Press The Secular Imaginary
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Cambridge University Press Livys Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisChallenging the common perception of Livy as an apolitical moralist, this book explores the political implications of the first pentad of his history of Rome. Ann Vasaly argues that Livy intended to convey crucial lessons about how the Roman republic flourished in the past and how it could be revived.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Livy and domestic politics; 1. The historiographical 'archaeology'; 2. Livy's preface: on reading the first pentad; 3. Monarchy and the education of the Roman people; 4. Tyranny and the tyrannical temperament; 5. On leadership and oratory; 6. The Roman people and the necessity of discord; Conclusion: Livy's 'republic'.
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Cambridge University Press Political Trials in Theory and History
Book SynopsisFrom the trial of Socrates to the post-9/11 military commissions, trials have always been useful instruments of politics. Yet there is still much that we do not understand about them. Why do governments use trials to pursue political objectives, and when? What differentiates political trials from ordinary ones? Contrary to conventional wisdom, not all political trials are show trials or contrive to set up scapegoats. This volume offers a novel account of political trials that is empirically rigorous and theoretically sophisticated, linking state-of-the-art research on telling cases to a broad argument about political trials as a socio-legal phenomenon. All the contributors analyse the logic of the political in the courtroom. From archival research to participant observation, and from linguistic anthropology to game theory, the volume offers a genuinely interdisciplinary set of approaches that substantially advance existing knowledge about what political trials are, how they work, and wTrade Review'This is a remarkable book. Meierhenrich and Pendas have assembled a wonderful and coherent collection. They offer a new understanding of political trials, one which illuminates both the juridical dimensions of political life and the way political meanings shape courts and trials. Broad in its historical and cultural sweep, impressive in its scholarship, uniformly persuasive, Political Trials in Theory and History will quickly become a must-read among students of law and politics.' Austin Sarat, Associate Dean of the Faculty and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College, Massachusetts'All trials are political. Sometimes we see it, sometimes we don't. This collection is a marvelous exploration of that often forgotten fact, demonstrating to us the need to be able to appraise the uses of the criminal law and legal process for many kinds of political ends, some of which we have reason to agree with, while others can only appear as highly dubious. This is an intelligent and timely intervention in a field too often shrouded in technicalities.' Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki and Director of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights'Criminal trials are fascinating, as Hollywood learned long ago. Political trials are even better: the stakes are higher; the participants loom larger. These fourteen case studies of major trials, organized in accordance with a framework that the editors provide, are genuinely illuminating and wonderfully engaging.' Michael Walzer, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, New Jersey'Political trials in theory and history shows that, in too many trials, it is very difficult to separate the administration of justice from explicit or, more often, implicit political goals. The book makes two key contributions to the understanding of political trials. The first comes from a rather dense, though well-articulated, introductory chapter from the editors. The second is a list of inspiring case-studies devoted to 14 trials held across 25 centuries, from Socrates to Guantánamo Bay.' Daniele Archibugi, International AffairsTable of Contents1. Political trials in theory and history Jens Meierhenrich and Devin O. Pendas; 2. The trial of Socrates as a political trial: explaining 399 BCE Josiah Ober; 3. The trial and crucifixion of Jesus: a formal model Ron E. Hassner and Kenneth Sexauer; 4. Jan Hus in the medieval ecclesiastical courts Thomas A. Fudge; 5. The French Revolutionary trials Laurence Winnie; 6. The Soviet Union, the Nuremberg Trials, and the politics of the postwar moment Francine Hirsch; 7. 'Brown v. Board of Education': private civil litigation as a political trial Mark Tushnet; 8. The Eichmann trial in law and memory Devin O. Pendas; 9. In the theater of the rule of law: performing the Rivonia trial in South Africa, 1963–4 Jens Meierhenrich and Catherine M. Cole; 10. China's Gang of Four trial: the law v. the laws of history Alexander C. Cook; 11. Anger, honor, and truth: the political prosecution of Neopolitan organized crime Marco Jacquemet; 12. 'This following orders thing is very relative': ascriptions and performances of responsibility in the Causa ESMA, 1983–7 Christiane Wilke; 13. The Microsoft case as a political trial William H. Page and John E. Lopatka; 14. The trials of Khodorkovsky in Russia Richard Sakwa; 15. Nashiri in Gitmo: the wages of legitimacy in trials before the Guantanamo Military Commissions Lawrence Douglas.
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Cambridge University Press Politics with the People
Book SynopsisMany citizens in the US and abroad fear that democratic institutions have become weak, and continue to weaken. Politics with the People develops the principles and practice of ''directly representative democracy'' - a new way of connecting citizens and elected officials to improve representative government. Sitting members of Congress agreed to meet with groups of their constituents via online, deliberative town hall meetings to discuss some of the most important and controversial issues of the day. The results from these experiments reveal a model of how our democracy could work, where politicians consult with and inform citizens in substantive discussions, and where otherwise marginalized citizens participate and are empowered. Moving beyond our broken system of interest group politics and partisan bloodsport, directly representative reforms will help restore citizens'' faith in the institutions of democratic self-government, precisely at a time when those institutions themselves feeTrade Review'In this path-breaking book, the authors present a new approach to democratic governance - what they call 'directly representative democracy'. Their approach is sure to change how scholars discuss democracy, and more practically, could change how democracy works. It may well be one of the most important books on democracy and representation in decades.' James Druckman, Northwestern University, Illinois'A breakthrough book, conceptually and practically … it shows how the internet can connect groups of randomly-selected citizens to their congressional representatives for in-depth discussions of important policies. The new ideas about democracy advocated here, combined with the new institutions that the book demonstrates, are easy to implement and have the capacity to revolutionize representative government as we know it … A must-read for elected representatives, citizens, and theorists of democracy.' Jane Mansbridge, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts'This book is terrific: beautifully written, culturally relevant, and politically important … The authors achieve a hard-earned degree of optimism about our republic that most Americans, members of Congress, and congressional staff are desperate for … a gift to the Congress and to the citizens of the United States.' Bradford Fitch, President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation''The authors provide a potentially game-changing approach for reducing the polarization that paralyzes Washington. Well-written and meticulously researched, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in realistic and workable solutions to congressional dysfunction.' Jason Altmire, Member of Congress (2007–13) and author of Dead Center: How Political Polarization Divided America and What We Can Do About It'At last, a solution-driven, practical, researched approach to civil discourse about our government! How I wish this tool had been available when I served in Congress - it could finally change the tenor of our public debate and at last include citizens into congressional decision-making in a meaningful way. This process could begin to restore America's trust in its government and representatives' accountability to their constituents. Novel and long overdue.' Deborah Pryce, Member of Congress (R-OH15, 1993–2009)'Research like this is essential at a time when democracy around the world, as well as in this country, is facing serious challenges.' David Mathews, President, Kettering FoundationTable of ContentsIntroduction: directly representative democracy; 1. The spirit and form of popular government; 2. Building a new home style; 3. Half of democracy; 4. Rational ignorance and reasonable learning; 5. (The) deliberative persuasion; 6. Representative connections; 7. Scaling up and scaling out; Conclusion: Republican redux.
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Cambridge University Press The Female Voice of Myanmar
Book SynopsisThe Female Voice of Myanmar seeks to offer a female perspective on the history and political evolution of Myanmar. It delves into the lives and works of four of Myanmar''s remarkable women who set aside their lives to answer the call of their country: Khin Myo Chit, who spoke about latent sexual politics in pre-Independent Burma; Ludu Daw Amar, who as the editor of the leftist Ludu Daily, was deemed anti-establishment and was witness to the socialist government''s abortive efforts at ethnic reconciliation; Ma Thida, whose writing bears testimony to the impact the authoritative military rule had on the individual psyche; and Aung San Suu Kyi, who has re-articulated Burmese nationalism. This book breaks new ground in exploring their writing, both published and hitherto unexamined, some in English and much in Burmese, while the intimate biographical sketches offer a glimpse into the Burmese home and the shifting feminine image.Trade Review'This groundbreaking interpretative work is a serious and well-documented account of postcolonial Burma from an unusual and most original standpoint. One of the author's special achievements is to have searched out and used Burmese material that is not available in English.' Anna Allott, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'The author's analysis of the writings, politics and Buddhist beliefs of four key Burmese women presents a novel perspective on Burma's past and its modern intellectual and political history. It comes at an opportune moment as the government at last begins to embrace positive change.' Patricia Herbert, Former Curator of Southeast Asia Collections, The British Library'The book represents an important piece of scholarship that definitely fills a need in English-language publishing on Myanmar. The prose is excellent with a very compelling narrative touch. This book is coming at a good time of interest in Myanmar and will hopefully be welcomed for being a rare example of including attention to women.' Matthew J. Walton, University of Oxford'Sengupta's blend of literary, biographical, and political analysis is often fascinating, and the research that supports her analysis is thorough … this book is a significant scholarly achievement that will be of interest to scholars of Myanmar and of gender in twentieth century Southeast Asia.' Ashley Wright, Southeast Asian Studies'This book is a welcome contribution to Myanmar scholarship in many disciplines, but more importantly it is an enticement for any researcher interested in Myanmar to do more work on the status of women, the politics of sexuality, and the power dynamics between men and women. Myanmar's modern history comes alive through the carefully crafted personal narratives of the four extraordinary women.' Maureen Aung-Thwin, Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsList of figures; Glossary; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Khin Myo Chit: the voice of a closet feminist; 2. Ludu Daw Amar: the voice of unity; 3. Ma Thida: the voice of hidden truths and changing times; 4. Aung San Suu Kyi: the voice of a pragmatic; Annexure I. Chronology of Khin Myo Chit's publications; Annexure II. Chronology of Ludu Daw Amar's publications; Annexure III. Chronology of Ma Thida's publications; Bibliography.
£90.25
Cambridge University Press The American School of Empire
Book SynopsisEarly American artists and political thinkers wrestled with the challenges of forming a cohesive, if not coherent, culture and political structure to organize the young republic and its diverse peoples. The American School of Empire shows how this American idea of empire emerged through a dialogue with British forms of empire, becoming foundational to how the US organized its government and providing early Americans with the framework for thinking about the relations between states and the disparate peoples and cultures that defined them. Edward Larkin places special emphasis on the forms of the novel and history painting, which were crucial vehicles for the articulation of the American vision of empire in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.Trade Review'Larkin's study is a unique and important reconsideration of early American political and literary cultures. By re-imagining the constitutive relations between nation and empire, this book makes the cogent case for significantly new understandings of each. It offers original readings of the thematic stakes of early American novels, and puts literary and visual arts into aesthetic and political conversation with one another. This is a major contribution to the study of the early American republic.' Philip Gould, Brown University, Rhode Island'Through an innovative analysis of loyalist novelists and painters, Edward Larkin persuasively demonstrates that the crucial intellectual challenge facing the United States after independence was not nationhood but empire. Intelligent, judicious, and brimming with insight, The American School of Empire offers an important correction to narratives of American exceptionalism and is a must read to all students of early America.' Max M. Edling, King's College London'Larkin employs a welcome and light touch when dealing with the ideological contradictions wrapped up in ideas of republican empire and local nationalisms. The quick and easy pace of his writing enables him to cover a lot of ground in ways that will make the book of interest to art historians, literary critics, and historians of British America and the early Republic. After all, who doesn't want to read a smartly written, intelligently argued book that sparkles with insight?' Russ Castronovo, University of Wisconsin, Madison'This smart and well-argued book advances discussions of Revolutionary-era literature and visual art in important ways. Arguing that the Founders set about creating an empire-with-a-difference, Larkin shows how the theme of empire resonates in a range of texts and paintings from their era. He adapts literary critical techniques of close reading to the paintings, analyzing them for form, technique, and meaning, and the results are highly successful. The American School of Empire will have a substantial impact on the field of American studies.' Sandra Gustafson, University of Notre Dame, Indiana'The American School of Empire is timely and particularly compelling. Larkin's argument shows the unique character of the American empire as it took shape in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Moreover, in explaining the relationship between Loyalism, Loyalist sympathizers, and the birth of the American empire, he takes the measure of the debate about American exceptionalism and offers a new basis for understanding that claim. Well researched and well written, this book should be read by all manner of literary scholars and art historians who work on American materials of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.' Leonard Tennenhouse, Duke University, North Carolina'… as a contribution to the history of ideas and the history of empire, The American School of Empire brings renewed attention to the Revolution and the decades after and asks scholars to reconsider this time as not only a period of nation-making, but of empire as well.' Adrianne Francisco, Society for U.S. Intellectual History, Book Reviews (https://s-usih.org/)Table of Contents1. Nation and empire in the early United States; 2. The cosmopolitan revolution - loyalism and the fiction of an American nation; 3. The painterly form of Empire - West, Copley and late eighteenth century Anglo-American history painting; 4. Between empires - the Old World, the frontier, and the expansion of the United States.
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Cambridge University Press Botero The Reason of State
Book SynopsisNiccolò Machiavelli''s seminal work, The Prince, argued that a ruler could not govern morally and be successful. Giovanni Botero disputed this argument and proposed a system for the maintenance and expansion of a state that remained moral in character. Founding an anti-Machiavellian tradition that aimed to refute Machiavelli in practice, Botero is an important figure in early modern political thought, though he remains relatively unknown. His most notable work, Della ragion di Stato, first popularised the term ''reason of state'' and made a significant contribution to a major political debate of the time - the perennial issue of the relationship between politics and morality - and the book became a political ''bestseller'' in the late sixteenth and the seventeenth century. This translation of the 1589 volume introduces Botero to a wider Anglophone readership and extends this influential text to a modern audience of students and scholars of political thought.Table of ContentsPart I. Book 1; Part II. Book Two; Part III. Book Three; Part IV. Book Four; Part V. Book Five; Part VI. Book Six; Part VII. Book Seven; Part VIII. Book Eight; Part IX. Book Nine; Part X. Book Ten; Part XI. Appendix A; Part XII. Appendix B; Part XIII. Appendix C; Part XIV. Appendix D.
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Cambridge University Press Varieties of Resilience
Book SynopsisResilience refers to the ability of individuals, groups and societies to withstand and recover from external shocks. This pioneering book-length comparative study examines resilience as it is experienced across different countries, such as the UK, US, France, Germany and EU. Furthermore it considers cases from policy sectors including national security, counterterrorism, civil protection, disaster risk reduction, critical infrastructure protection and overseas interventions. In doing so, Joseph provides an account of why it is that resilience has become such a popular policy topic, looking at its focus on complexity, the human and the role of resilient individuals and communities. Arguing that resilience has risen to prominence because it fits with a particularly Anglo-Saxon and neoliberal form of governance, Joseph discovers differing results across policy domains and national contexts, fomenting variations and tensions in the international discourse of resilience in policy-making.Trade Review'Resilience is highly popular among policy-makers. Joseph tours different policy domains to understand how this ambiguous concept works in practice. His findings will surprise academics and policy-makers. Highly recommended.' Arjen Boin, Universiteit Leiden'Jonathan Joseph has written a fascinating, cross national study of the interaction between systems of governance and understandings of resilience. He illuminates why the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have adopted different policies in the areas of terrorism, disasters, and humanitarian intervention. Strongly recommended.' Daniel P. Aldrich, Northeastern University and author of Building Resilience'In this crisp and well-written study, Jonathan Joseph both provides a conceptual framework for the understanding of resilience ,and a series of case studies of the usage of the term. Situating the notion of resilience as a tool of governance made comprehensible through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality, he shows how it has been used in different contexts and by different state actors. This is an essential guide to one of the most protean of contemporary buzzwords.' Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science'Joseph's highly readable study of governance practices is packed with contemporary and in-depth empirical and conceptual insights. Highlighting the proliferation of resilience-thinking across key policy areas, the analytical focus is the importance of social, political and international context for understanding variations in governance strategies, practices and discourses. This book will be a must read reference for those concerned with the changing nature of contemporary governance regimes.' David Chandler, University of WestminsterTable of ContentsIntroduction: resilience in context; 1. The development of resilience; 2. Resilience in national security and counter-terrorism strategy; 3. Disasters, emergencies and infrastructure protection; 4. Resilience in development strategy and humanitarian intervention; 5. The Anglo-Saxon approach to resilience and the alternatives.
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Cambridge University Press The Transformation of Europe TwentyFive Years On
Book SynopsisJoseph Weiler's The Transformation of Europe is one of the most influential works in the history of European studies. Twenty-five years after its original publication, this new collection of essays pays tribute to Weiler's legacy by discussing some of the most pressing issues in contemporary European Union law, policy and constitutionalism. The book does not intend to be a simple expression of intellectual esteem for Weiler's seminal work; instead, the collection honours it by critically engaging with some of its assumptions and theses. Overall, it shows how a study of 1991 can still be fundamental to the present and future of the EU, including the challenges of Brexit and Eurozone crises.Trade Review'Joseph Weiler's 'The Transformation of Europe' was a seminal article that placed previous developments in sharp perspective, and contained valuable insights on the future challenges facing the EU. The article has stood the test of time. This volume provides a fitting tribute to Weiler's article, with important contributions from prominent scholars in the field that reflect on Weiler's scholarship from a variety of perspectives.' Paul Craig, University of Oxford''The Transformation of Europe' had a decisive impact on the constitution of a smarter knowledge about European integration. It helped a generation of scholars to liberate themselves from the notion of a postwar new European order placed above the fray of inter-state relations and agonistic about political preferences and social conflicts, ideological differences and value choices. It made them aware of the amorphous, conflictive and precarious character of European integration. It reintroduced in the picture the tension inherent in a political project making the existence of states subject to their coexistence and it turned this tension into the normative core of the project. This book is an effort by the same generation of scholars to revisit 'The Transformation of Europe' in view of their own conceptions developed since and thanks to the publication of the piece. A superb exercise of self-reflection and reappropriation of knowledge. A unique way of rethinking Europe in our time.” Loïc Azoulai, Institut d'études politiques de Paris'Amongst the many possible definitions of a 'classic', two features frequently arise. A classic most often connects worlds or ideas that are generally seen as distinct, and it stands the test of time: It may be revisited, amended, possibly improved, but a classic always provides us with a lens through which we understand the world. Weiler's The Transformation of Europe certainly meets these criteria and, as such, deserves the attention it gets here from a group of distinguished scholars.' Renaud Dehousse, President, European University Institute, Florence'This outstanding collection of essays transforms the 'Transformation of Europe'. Marking the 25th anniversary of Joseph Weiler's famous essay by that name, the authors take stock of how the European Union has developed in the quarter century since the essay was published, showing how Weiler's then-revolutionary blending of legal and political analysis remains the most useful way to comprehend the EU. As European crises have proliferated, Weiler's analysis of the structural tensions in the European project has looked more and more prescient. Legitimacy remains in short supply; European values are under stress. But the authors - an all-star cast of EU experts with a new essay by Professor Weiler himself - explore the way forward from the EU's present state of crisis and self-doubt. This collection is a compelling addition to the reading list of everyone concerned with the past, present and future of the European Union.' Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and University Center for Human Values'This inspiring interdisciplinary, international and inter-generational collection of essays reinforces how Joseph Weiler's vivid writing and intriguing arguments energize the minds of scholars from diverse fields even today.' Karen J. Alter, Northwestern University, Illinois'What is the European construct and how to evaluate its current crisis? This book deserves a place of honor in the debate on the Union. … The authors of this book revisit Joseph Weiler's foundational analysis of the European Union and provide a key to the understanding of successes and failures of this experiment … [whilst also] capturing the essence of the European experiment. This work will likely influence public debate on the crisis of the Union. … A critical re-appraisal of an important book and, in the meantime, a diagnosis of the current crisis of the European Union. … A thoughtful and reasoned book about successes and failures of the European Union.' Sabino Cassese, Former Justice, Italian Constitutional CourtTable of ContentsTransformation of Europe J. H. H. Weiler; Introduction: the transformation of Europe twenty-five years after Miguel Maduro and Marlene Wind; 1. The transformation of Europe revisited: civilising interstatal relations Gráinne de Búrca; 2. Disequilibrium and disconnect: on Weiler's (still robust) theory of European transformation Peter L. Lindseth; 3. Joseph Weiler and the experience of law Julio Baquero Cruz; 4. The transformation of Europe in US legal academia and its legacy in the field of private law Daniela Caruso; 5. A European half-life? A retrospective on Joseph Weiler's The Transformation of Europe Neil Walker; 6. On the past and future of the transformation of Europe. Law, governance, rights and politics in the EU evolution Gianluigi Palombella; 7. Assessing the transformation of Europe: a view from political science R. Daniel Keleman and Alec Stone Sweet; 8. The Lisbon Treaty as a response to transformation's democratic skepticism Armin van Bogdandy; 9. Joseph Weiler, Eric Stein and the transformation of constitutional law Daniel Halberstam; 10. Perils of unity, promise of union Kalypso Nicolaïdis; 11. Unity and community: a tale of two monsters and one unanswered question Alexander Somek; 12. How transformative is the European project? Türküler Isiksel; 13. The transformation of Europe: loyalty lost, democracy lost? Franz C. Mayer; 14. The transformation of private law Hans W. Micklitz; 15. The transformation of Europe - and of selective exit twenty-five years after Marlene Wind; 16. Europe transformed. Exit, voice … and loyalty? Miguel Maduro; 17. The transformation of Europe revisited – the things that do not transform J. H. H. Weiler.
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Cambridge University Press A Global Political Morality
Book SynopsisIn A Global Political Morality, Michael J. Perry addresses several related questions in human rights theory, political theory and constitutional theory. He begins by explaining what the term ''human right'' means and then elaborates and defends the morality of human rights, which is the first truly global morality in human history. Perry also pursues the implications of the morality of human rights for democratic governance and for the proper role of courts - especially the US Supreme Court - in protecting constitutionally entrenched human rights. The principal constitutional controversies discussed in the book are capital punishment, race-based affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide and abortion.Trade Review'… an extremely important and timely work, by one of the most prominent scholars of human rights, constitutional law and religious freedom in the United States. In it, Perry does nothing less than seek to reorient our understanding of human rights, by rooting them in the psychological phenomenon of agape – or love, as in brotherly love or the unconditional love of God, of the highest form. This foundation, which resonates better than liberal attitudes of respect with central tenets of the major world religions in both West and East, allows him to offer an account of human rights that should prove increasingly influential as globalization progresses. Perry's work presses us to think more deeply about how human rights might be perfected from a moral perspective, and not just better enforced. His views are especially laudable in that they draw on what is deep about religious experience without countenancing what is narrow.' Robin Bradley Kar, Walter V. Schaefer Visiting Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School and University of Illinois'Michael J. Perry's A Global Political Morality: Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism is a tour de force. It is a cutting-edge book in political theory that is deeply informed by a number of disciplines, including modern global history, constitutional law, international law, and religious studies. It is written in a clear, engaging, and economical style. Perry incorporates the fruits of his previous scholarship in this work of fresh insight.' M. Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College, Massachusetts'I am enthusiastic about the contributions this book makes to the literature of human rights and constitutionalism. It presents an original thesis about human rights discourse and a novel argument about how that discourse ought to fit into our existing structure for constitutional law and adjudication. Perry's position is logically constructed and lucidly presented. In explicating it he offers one illuminating insight after another. I have read fairly widely in the human rights literature and I have not read any argument that makes more sense in explaining the force of the human rights idea.' Richard S. Kay, Wallace Stevens Professor of Law, University of Connecticut'With his usual precision, Michael Perry offers a powerful – and qualified – defense of a political morality of human rights that illuminates important issues of substance and institutional design. Perry's explanation of how courts can enforce substantive human rights without undermining the human right to democratic self-government by using a carefully defined concept of deference, is a significant contribution to his already distinguished body of work.' Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts'Long an accomplished and distinctive liberal-minded voice in both fields, Michael Perry returns here to the contentious question of whether and how an express regard for the international discourse of human rights can and should enter into constitutional adjudication in the US. The work brings together Perry's moderately combative account of a moral core in the human-rights discourse with a perspicuous probing of the grounds for a justiciable bill of rights in a liberal democracy, yielding much for both moralists and lawyers to chew on.' Frank I. Michelman, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Law School, MassachusettsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Morality of Human Rights: 1. What are 'human rights'? Against the 'orthodox' view; 2. What reason(s) do we have, if any, to take human rights seriously? Beyond 'human dignity'; Part II. From the Morality of Human Rights to Democracy and to Certain Limitations on Democracy: 3. The three pillars of democracy: the human rights to democratic governance, intellectual freedom, and moral equality; 4. Democracy limited: the human right to religious and moral freedom; Part III. Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism: 5. A theory of judicial review; 6. The theory illustrated: five constitutional controversies, five judicial opinions; 7. Poverty as a human rights issue: constitutionalism-related reflections; Concluding note: human rights foundationalism.
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Cambridge University Press A Democratic Bearing
Book SynopsisIn this rich analysis of the changing ideals of citizenship, Stephen K. White offers a path for the renewal of democratic life in the twenty-first century. Looking beyond passive notions of citizenship defined in terms of voting or passport possession, White seeks a more aspirational portrait, both participatory and inclusive, that challenges citizens, especially in the middle class, to confront power structures to achieve greater justice. Using the Tea Party and followers of Donald Trump as foils, he shows how these groups'' resentful and exclusivist conceptions of active citizenship undermine democratic aspirations. White explores how such deleterious influence might be effectively engaged by a robust counter-conception on the democratic left. The book makes this aspirational ideal conceptually clear, normatively compelling and aesthetically attractive.Trade Review'The volume requires an extensive understanding of political theory but is a rewarding read.' R. A. Harper, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Moral and theoretical sources; 2. Models of citizenship: virtual patriots and Tea Parties; 3. Models of citizenship: a democratic bearing; 4. Depth experience, faith and democratic life; 5. One path for critical political theory; 6. The consensus machine and 'no-saying'; 7. Suspicious conjectures and uneven injustice; 8. Conclusion.
£62.70
Cambridge University Press International Relations in the Middle East
Book SynopsisDeveloping an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflict and cooperation, International Relations in the Middle East explores domestic and international foreign policy dynamics for an accessible insight into how and why Middle Eastern regional order has changed over time. Highlighting interactions between foreign policy trajectories in a range of states including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, Ewan Stein identifies two main drivers of foreign policy and alignments: competitive support-seeking and ideological externalisation. Clearly linking political, ideological and foreign policy dynamics, Stein demonstrates how the sources of regional antagonisms and solidarities are to be found not in the geopolitical chessboard, but in the hegemonic strategies of the region''s pivotal powers. Making the case for historical sociology - in particular the work of Antonio Gramsci and Louis Althusser - as the most powerful lens through whicTrade Review'Ewan Stein has delivered a sophisticated and innovative rethinking of the international relations of the Middle East. By highlighting the domestic benefits of ideological ambition abroad and the importance of securing external patrons, Stein offers a new reading of regional international history which challenges prevailing theories and opens up new vistas for constructivist theories of regional politics.' Marc Lynch, The George Washington University'Ewan Stein has produced a deeply ambitious text that works as both an introduction to the international relations of the Middle East, and as a valuable contribution to a set of enduring debates about how to understand the regional order. By framing the international politics of the Middle East in terms of competition for external support and ideological positioning, Stein provides an original and compelling account of how to understand how the dynamics of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the War on Terror, the Arab Uprisings and regional armed conflict - one that must be taken seriously by anyone interested in global politics today.' Dr Glen Rangwala, University of Cambridge'an innovative perspective from which to reexamine the international relations of the Middle East.' Chaoqun Lian, China International Strategy ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The Order of Notables (1919-1952); 3. Arab Neutralism and the Cold War (1952-1967); 4. Toward a Middle East State Conglomerate (1967-1979); 5. Regional Order in Khomeini's Shadow (1979-1990); 6. A New Middle East Order? (1990-2001); 7. The Middle East and the Global War on Terror (2001-2011); 8. Regional Order after the Arab Uprisings (2011-2020); 9. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Decrees of FourthCentury Athens 40323221 Bc Volume 1 the Literary Evidence
Book SynopsisThis two-volume work comprehensively collects, translates and explains the literary evidence for decrees of the fourth-century Athenian assembly. Important for scholars and students of ancient history and politics, providing new perspectives on the working of ancient Greek direct democracy and its political legacy.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Inventory A checklist; Checklist by genre type; Inventory A1: 403/2-353/2; Inventory A2: 352/1-322/1; Inventory B checklist; Inventory B1: testimonia that can be Identified as Probable Decrees (DP); Inventory B2: other possible decrees.
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