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Cambridge University Press In Search of Climate Politics
Book SynopsisIn what ways is climate change political? This book addresses this key - but oddly neglected - question. It argues that in order to answer it we need to understand politics in a three-fold way: as a site of authoritative, public decision-making; as a question of power; and as a conflictual phenomenon. Recurring themes center on de- and re-politicization, and a tension between attempts to simplify climate change to a single problem and its intrinsic complexity. These dynamics are driven by processes of capital accumulation and their associated subjectivities. The book explores these arguments through an analysis of a specific city - Ottawa - which acts as a microcosm of these broader processes. It provides detailed analyses of conflicts over urban planning, transport, and attempts by city government and other institutions to address climate change. The book will be valuable for students and researches looking at the politics of climate change.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Making Climate Policy In The City Of Ottawa; 3. Networked Governance and Carbon Accounting In Ottawa; 4. Complete Streets and Its Discontents; 5. Intensifying Conflicts: Agonism and The Politics Of Urban Spatial Transformations; 6. Mapping Climate Experimentation In Ottawa; 7. The University Of Ottawa: Strategic Energy Management, Experimentation, and Repoliticization; 8. Renewing Democratic Politics: The Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative; 9. Conclusions; Index.
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Palgrave Macmillan A History of British Prime Ministers omnibus
Book SynopsisThis omnibus edition of Dick Leonard's British Premiers trilogy, surveys the lives and careers of all the fifty-three Prime Ministers between Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) and David Cameron (2010- ), bringing to life the political achievements and also the personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over nearly three centuries.Trade ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction The Road to the Prime Ministership PART I: THE 18TH CENTURY 1. Robert Walpole, first Earl of Orford 'all these men have their price' 2. Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington 'George II's favourite nonentity' 3. Henry Pelham Pragmatic Heir to Walpole 4. Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle Mighty Panjamdrum, Feeble Premier 5. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 'I have no motive but the King's service' 6. John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute the King's 'dearest friend' 7. George Grenville Able Premier, Undermined by his Own Prolixity 8. Charles Wentworth-Watson, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham the Conscience of the Whigs 9. William Pitt, the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham 'I am sure that I can save this country, and that nobody else can' 10. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton Well-intentioned Dilettante 11. Frederick North, Styled Lord North Outstanding Parliamentarian, Pity about the Colonies... 12. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne Intellectual in Politics 13. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Twice a Figurehead 14 . William Pitt, the Younger Peacetime Prodigy, Less Successful in War PART II: THE 19TH CENTURY 15. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth - Better than his Reputation? 16. William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville - Not Quite 'All the Talents' 17. Spencer Perceval - Struck Down in his Prime 18. Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool - Keeping the Show on the Road 19. George Canning - In the Footsteps of Pitt 20. Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon - Inadequate Stopgap 21. Arthur Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Duke of Wellington - Military Hero, Political Misfit? 22. Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - In the Footsteps of Fox 23. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Mentor to a Young Monarch 24. Sir Robert Peel - Arch Pragmatist or Tory Traitor? 25. Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - From Whig to Liberal 26. Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby - 'The Brilliant Chief, Irregularly Great' 27. George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen - Failure or Scapegoat? 28. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston - Master Diplomat or Playground Bully? 29. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Climbing 'the Greasy Pole' 30. William Ewart Gladstone - From 'Stern Unbending Tory' to 'The People's William' 31. Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Skilful Opponent of Reform 32. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery - Seeking 'the Palm without the Dust' PART III: THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES 33. Arthur James Balfour - Bob's your Uncle 34. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 'A Good, Honest Scotchman' 35. Henry Herbert Asquith - Not Quite in the Gladstone Mould 36. David Lloyd George, - 'A Dynamic Force' 37. Andrew Bonar Law - Tory Puritan 38. Stanley Baldwin- 'A Man of the Most Utter Insignificance'? 39. James Ramsay MacDonald - An 'Aristocrat among Plain Men'? 40. Neville Chamberlain - A Family Affair 41. Winston Churchill - His Finest Hour 42. Clement Attlee - Quiet Revolutionary 43. Sir Anthony Eden - Self-Destruction of a Prince Charming 44. Harold Macmillan - Idealist into Manipulator 45. Sir Alec Douglas-Home - Right Man, Wrong Century? 46. Harold Wilson - Master - or Victim - of the Short Term 47. Edward Heath - Cheerleader for Europe 48. James Callaghan - Labour's Conservative 49. Margaret Thatcher - Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady 50. John Major - 'Thatcherism with a Human Face' 51. Tony Blair - Fallen Idol 52. Gordon Brown - Dominant Chancellor, Uncertain Premier 53. David Cameron - 'Blair's Heir'? Appendix
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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.
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Cambridge University Press The Common Law Inside the Female Body
Book SynopsisIn The Common Law Inside the Female Body, Anita Bernstein explains why lawyers seeking gender progress from primary legal materials should start with the common law. Despite its reputation for supporting conservatism and inequality, today''s common law shares important commitments with feminism, namely in precepts and doctrines that strengthen the freedom of individuals and from there the struggle against the subjugation of women. By re-invigorating both the common law - with a focus on crimes, contracts, torts, and property - and feminist jurisprudence, this highly original work anticipates a vital future for a pair of venerable jurisprudential traditions. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding how the common law delivers an extraordinary degree of liberty and security to all persons - women included.Trade Review'This amazingly comprehensive study of the core ideas and principles underlying the common law leads to some surprising and provocative conclusions. Bernstein makes a compelling argument that, read correctly, the common law clearly provides women the right to say 'no' to unwanted sex and unwanted pregnancy. Erudite and fascinating, steeped in legal history and philosophy and peppered with interesting statistics about injury, social practices, and everything else under the sun, Bernstein's work breathes new life into old legal doctrines with imagination, wit and a love of the law.' Martha Chamallas, Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law, Ohio State University'This provocative, controversial book makes the startling claim that the common law can be a useful tool for feminist lawyers. In this carefully and powerfully argued book, Bernstein challenges the assumption that common law reasoning and feminist analysis are at loggerheads. This important argument provides new legal tools for feminist scholars.' Jonathan Herring, Vice Dean of the University of Oxford'In this book, Bernstein offers an exciting and audacious reconstructive account: the applicability to women of the common law's commitment to negative liberty. Punchy, delightfully provocative and erudite, this book is a must read to conservatives, progressivists, jurists and feminists, who, like the book's main motto, can all share the bounty of The Common Law Inside the Female Body.' Tsachi Keren-Paz, Sheffield University'In this groundbreaking book, Anita Bernstein beautifully demonstrates that our understanding of the common law as benefiting men and harming women is deeply flawed. By revealing how the common law is a source of women's power and freedom, she invigorates feminist arguments with creativity and possibilities. This powerful book is a much-needed addition to the gender justice scholarship and first-year law school curriculum.' Solangel Maldonado, Eleanor Bontecou Professor of Law, Seton Hall University, New Jersey'In this ambitious and engaging effort to advance feminist legal scholarship through a radical reinterpretation of the common law tradition, Bernstein builds from the principle that the common law exists primarily to secure individuals the negative liberty to 'say no to what they do not want. … legal scholars will find much to admire, debate, and discuss in its pages.' D. P. Ramsey, Choice'The Common Law Inside the Female Body is a highly original work that anticipates a vital future for a pair of venerable jurisprudential traditions.' James A. Cox, Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: what is the common law inside the female body?; Part I. Condoned Self-Regard in the Common Law: 1. Saying no to what we don't want; 2. Exceptions to condoned self-regard: prior voluntary conduct; 3. Woman too my say no to what they don't want; Part II. What Follows: 4. Unwanted penetration; 5. Unwanted pregnancy; 6. Challenges, prospects, gored oxen.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC States Versus Markets
Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, this highly regarded and critically acclaimed textbook offers an authoritative introduction to international political economy. It is unique in offering an accessible, broad introduction to the development of the global economy from its inception to today's complex relationship between states and markets in the midst of economic crises. Herman Mark Schwartz deftly shows that globalization is not a novel phenomenon but a recurrent process whereby markets have, since the 16th century, periodically redistributed economic activity. It links the production of goods and services in one region to the markets for those goods, and shows how this can lead to conflicts among states that try to create, enhance or subdue the markets. Taking into account the continued rise of China, and the recent shift towards populism in the West, this book has been extensively rewritten and updated throughout. This is a thought-provoking text which will encourage upper level undergrTrade ReviewThis edition improves on an already outstanding text. What Schwartz does here is highly unusual and highly rewarding: he draws students into an adventure in learning that conveys knowledge about both the origins and evolution of a global political economy and the development of IPE as a branch of learning. And he brings it up to-date in a manner that places students at the center of important contemporary debates. If students have a choice of textbooks, this is the one. * Randall D. Germain, Carleton University, Canada *States Versus Markets has long been essential reading for those who seek to understand globalization and its periodic struggles with global imbalances and financial volatility. Professor Schwartz has now done it for the third time, and in keeping with his record this new third edition is yet better and richer than earlier excellence. Unlike more simplistic accounts, this highly approachable work offers a clear understanding of how and where 'globalization' came from and what it actually means for contemporary societies, gently debunking well-worn myths along the way. It is not only an impressive work of scholarship but also a pleasure to read, culminating in a dramatic account of financial crisis and the future of the global political economy. * Geoffrey R.D. Underhill, University of Amsterdam *This is the outstanding textbook in the field. It brilliantly combines conceptual rigour, historical depth, and empirical breadth within a powerful framing of how overlapping forms of state and market power have shaped the politics of globalization. I can think of no better introduction to political economy. * Jeremy Green, University of Cambridge, UK *Like a fine wine, this book is getting ever better with age. Every previous edition of States Versus Markets has excelled in communicating what the world looked like at that particular time. The new edition works exceptionally well in doing exactly the same for a world undergoing incredibly large political change. * Matthew Watson, University of Warwick, UK *There is no better advanced introduction to the politics of the global economy than States Versus Markets. Conceptually sophisticated but accessible, the book achieves a rare balance between depth and breadth. * Liam Stanley, University of Sheffield, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: STATES, AGRICULTURE, AND GLOBALIZATION Chapter 1. The Rise of the Modern State Chapter 2. European Mafias Abroad Chapter 3. States, Markets, and the Origins of International Inequality Chapter 4. Economic and Hegemonic Cycles Chapter 5. The Industrial Revolution and Late Development Chapter 6. Agricultural Exporters and the Search for Labour Chapter 7. Agriculture-Led Growth and Crisis in the Periphery Chapter 8. The Collapse of the Nineteenth-Century Economy PART II THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF GLOBALIZATION Chapter 9. Depression 2.0, US Domestic Politics, and the Foundation of the Post-World War II System Chapter 10. International Money, Capital Flows, and Domestic Politics Chapter 11. Transnational Firms Chapter 12. Industrialization in the Old Agricultural Periphery Chapter 13. Trade and the rise and fall of Globalization 2.0 Chapter 14. US Hegemony From Below Chapter 15. US Hegemony and Global Stability
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Hyperion Listening In
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Gibbs M. Smith Inc Ordinary Equality
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Rowman & Littlefield Unsettling the World
Book SynopsisThis is the first book-length treatment of Edward Said’s influential cultural criticism from the perspective of a political theorist. Morefield argues that Said’s critique provides a timely approach that bridges historical analyses of imperialism and postcolonial politics with an urgent imperative to theorize contemporary global crises.Table of ContentsChapter One will introduce Said to a political theory audience who might not be intimately familiar with his work by examining his incalculable impact on postcolonial scholarship. Despite his looming presence in other disciplines, Said’s writing have been largely ignored by political theorists because they don’t fall neatly into the categories of either critical or normative theory. The chapter critiques the way international ethicists de-historicize institutions of international politics and the privileged position by which Western experts are able to diagnose and “solve” the problems of the formerly colonized world. Chapter Two will begin the process of formulating a Saidian response to this form of liberal presentism by looking closely at the promises and challenges of Said’s humanism. The chapter will first interrogate the tension between his support for universal ideas like justice and freedom (most apparent in his refusal to dismiss human rights as “cultural or grammatical things”) and his equally deep commitment to Foucaultian discourse analysis. This combination of worldliness and the provisional, disputable, arguable products of human inquiry compelled Said to situate “critique at the very heart of humanism.” Chapter Three will explore the relationship between a humanism that is explicitly historical, critical and global and Said’s conception of the exilic intellectual. The chapter begins with a brief examination of the role of “exile” in twentieth century political theory more generally. It moves on to examine Said’s conviction that humanist intellectuals engaged in critique must understand themselves as already contaminated by “power, positions, and interests,” a disposition which elicits an ongoing processes of self-reflection that asks the critic to pay close attention to their own subject position vis-à-visthe event/text they are analyzing. Said championed a subject position for the critic rooted in exile. “The intellectual,” he argued, “who considers him or herself to be part of a more general condition affecting the displaced national community is… likely to be a source not of acculturation and adjustment, but rather of volatility and instability.” The chapter will conclude by thinking critically about some of the conceptual problems generated by this approach to exile, such as, the fact that it appears profoundly voluntarist in a way that seems to run counter to Said’s own theory of power. Despite these tensions, the kinds of reflective practices that flow from a position of exile offer a necessary corrective to the unquestioned positionality of liberal internationalism.Chapter Four will explore the kinds of political reflection enabled by exile, focusing on Said’s analysis of language and the way this fine-grained approach to language functions in his explicitly political writings. It will begin with an investigation of Said’s conviction that the self-reflective awareness of the exilic critic entails “a lifelong attentiveness to the words and rhetorics by which language is used by human beings who exist in history,” a disposition he called philological. The chapter will then turn to Said’s political writings to explore this attentiveness to the kinds of communities both engendered and occluded by pro-nouns. Chapter Five will explore the unsettled approach to crisis implicit in Said’s two-pronged approach his exilic humanism. On the one hand, the practice of humanist criticism compels the exilic intellectual to approach perceived crises in international politics from the perspective of language critique, drilling into the space between words to reveal the holes where narrating subjects should be, subjects who – despite their rhetorical invisibility – still daily experience the material violence of a world which refuses to represent them or create the space for them to represent themselves. On the other hand, Said’s critical humanism insists that we engage the kinds of historical analyses that “protect against and forestall the disappearance of the past” which have fallen victim to the discursive press of crisis.[1]Chapter Six draws together the threads of discussion by thinking more broadly about the adequacy of Said’s theory as a counterweight to the international ethics of liberal internationalism. This will include thinking explicitly about those aspects of Said’s work that might frustrate some political theorists: his insistence, for instance, on conceptualizing democracy as a form of critical practice rather than as a type of politics, and his refusal to theorize the foundational logic behind concepts that he values like “justice” and “human rights.” The book concludes by suggesting that it is precisely Said’s relentlessly critical insistence on searching for the hidden “we” behind discourses of democracy, justice, and human rights that makes his humanism particularly able to puncture the presentist logic behind so many contemporary approaches to international politics, thus bringing the past that cannot be acknowledged, and the collective subjects who cannot be represented, back into the center of analysis. [1] Said, HDC, 141.
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move
Book SynopsisMajora Carter shows how brain drain cripples low-status communities and maps out a development strategy focused on talent retention to help them break out of economic stagnation. "My musical, In the Heights, explores issues of community, gentrification, identity and home, and the question: Are happy endings only ones that involve getting out of your neighborhood to achieve your dreams? In her refreshing new book, Majora Carter writes about these issues with great insight and clarity, asking us to re-examine our notions of what community development is and how we invest in the futures of our hometowns. This is an exciting conversation worth joining.? ?Lin-Manuel MirandaHow can we solve the problem of persistent poverty in low-status communities?Majora Carter argues that these areas need a talent-retention strategy, just like the ones companies have. Retaining homegrown talent is a critical part of creating a strong local economy that can resist gentrification. But too many people born in low-status communities measure their success by how far away from them they can get.Carter, who could have been one of them, returned to the South Bronx and devised a development strategy rooted in the conviction that these communities have the resources within themselves to succeed. She advocates measures such asBuilding mixed-income instead of exclusively low-income housing to create a diverse and robust economic ecosystemShowing homeowners how to maximize the long-term value of their property so they won?t succumb to quick-cash offers from speculatorsKeeping people and dollars in the community by developing vibrant ?third spaces??restaurants, bookstores, and places like Carter?s own Boogie Down Grind CafeThis is a profoundly personal book. Carter writes about her brother?s murder, how turning a local dumping ground into an award-winning park opened her eyes to the hidden potential in her community, her struggles as a woman of color confronting the ?male and pale? real estate and nonprofit establishments, and much more. It is a powerful rethinking of poverty, economic development, and the meaning of success.
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Hodder & Stoughton Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old
Book Synopsis'D'Ancona makes his case well... The book is well written and thoughtful' -- The Times'A heartfelt attempt to renew liberal ideals for the coming decades... How sorely our public debate needs others to express themselves similarly.' -- Henry Mance, Financial Times'An urgent and exhilarating account of how populism, prejudice & polarisation have corrupted objective truth and public discourse. D'Ancona's sparkling prose provides an explanation of how we got here and, crucially, how we might get out.' -- James O'Brien'A book so rich in thought, wisdom and persuasion I find myself sharing the ideas within it with everyone I meet... In the much-mourned absence of Christopher Hitchens, d'Ancona is fast becoming the voice of enlightenment for our bewildered age.' -- Emily Maitlis'A tonic for our times that blows open any complacency following Trump's defeat that the demise of populism and nativism is inevitable. In beautifully written prose, D'Ancona puts forward hopeful ideas and timely inspiration for a progressive politics to replace it.' -- David Lammy'A brilliant, lucid, fearless tract, just what the historical moment ordered.' -- Andrew O'Hagan'D'Ancona's regular practical suggestions help to take it beyond mere theory and into the real world... Decision-makers would do well to read it.' -- Charlotte Henry, TLS***This is a call to arms. The old tools of political analysis are obsolete - they have rusted and are no longer fit for purpose. We've grown lazy, wedded to the assumption that, after ruptures such as Brexit, the pandemic, and the rise of the populist Right, things will eventually go 'back to normal'.Award-winning political writer Matthew d'Ancona invites you to think afresh: to seek new ways of challenging political extremism, bombastic populism and democratic torpor on both Left and Right. In this ground-breaking book, he proposes a new way of understanding our era and plots a way forward. With rigorous analysis, he argues that we need to understand the world in a new way, with a framework built from the three I's: Identity, Ignorance and Innovation.Trade Review'No-one captures or explains the zeitgeist as well as Matthew d'Ancona - in fact he is the Zeitgeist Whisperer. This book nails completely the dominant forces shaping and currently breaking society with clarity, insight and, mercifully, some answers.' -- Julia Hobsbawm, founder, Editorial Intelligence and author of The Simplicity PrincipleAn urgent and exhilarating account of how populism, prejudice & polarisation have corrupted objective truth and public discourse. D'Ancona's sparkling prose provides an explanation of how we got here and, crucially, how we might get out. He clearly describes the profound dangers of seeing recent political events as temporary aberrations and cautions against complacently believing that normal service will soon resume. If civilised society is under attack, fighting back becomes a public duty. D'Ancona provides us with powerful weapons with which to do so. -- James O'BrienA book so rich in thought, wisdom and persuasion I find myself sharing the ideas within it with everyone I meet. Matthew d'Ancona tackles the (often febrile) subjects of our time with courage, moral clarity and sensitivity. His guiding narrative - that arguments must be aired, and uncensored - that pluralism of voices and perspective will bring the best freedom to choose well - raises questions of free speech, marginalisation, race and identity that are often unsettling but always electrifying. In the much-mourned absence of Christopher Hitchens, d'Ancona is fast becoming the voice of enlightenment for our bewildered age. We are lucky to have him. -- Emily Maitlis'Identity, Ignorance, Innovation is a tonic for our times that blows open any complacency following Trump's defeat that the demise of populism and nativism is inevitable. In beautifully written prose, D'Ancona puts forward hopeful ideas and timely inspiration for a progressive politics to replace it.' -- David Lammy
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Listening to their Voices of Bravery & Heroism:
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Nova Science Publishers Inc European Union: Political, Economic & Social
Book SynopsisIn Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries, the current phase of the denial cycle marked by an official policy approach predicated on the assumption that normal restored through a mix of austerity, privatisation and less state involvement came through (anti-Keynes). The other view is this. Governmental investments and financial decision-making to regulate the effective demand in national economies is based on the basic principles introduced by John Maynard Keynes in his General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), The solution of the temporary crisis of the democratic capitalism might be linked to Keynes by his successors the neo-Keynesians. However, the representative democracy has become weak and fragmented, and under control of international powerful multinationals. The citizens not any longer look upon their national government as their representatives but as representatives for interest of foreign states and international organisations. Poor public politics and policies are what come out of it. The first chapter examines the European Union''s capitalism in crisis. The second chapter of this book presents the weakness of the EU lying in its own foundation principals; its developments and its incapacity for transforming from a successful internal peace system into a reliable world power. The third chapter analyses the case-law of the EU on measures to fight online piracy so as to shed light on whether the Court of Justice of the European Union struck a fair balance between intellectual property and human rights. Also, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is examined. The last chapter analyses Spains internal conflict over the breakaway intentions of a part of Catalonian society, going through different influential aspects such as history, ethnicity, language and culture; economy, the structure of the Spanish central government, the role of European Union and several other milestones in the main claims of the supporters of the independence for Catalonia.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A History of the United States
Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1919, is a telling of U.S. history from colonial times to Reconstruction. Written by a British soldier mostly from the battlefields of World War One, it provides a British perspective of U.S. history that was reflective of the authors time. Modern scholars take issue with this telling and have proven many inaccuracies in its pages, but the text still stands as a reflection of the sometimes rich and inspiring and sometimes base and unfortunate attitudes and perspectives of Americas birth and rise.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Famous Assassinations of History from Philip of
Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1903, provides an account of thirty-one famous assassinations. The records of them were scattered through the historical works of all nations, and through many volumes of private memoirs, which had to be scanned for proper and trustworthy material. It is hoped that their presentation in this form will make an interesting volume, not only for the student of history, but also for the general reader, on account of the historical and psychological interest that attaches to them.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The May-Flower and Her Log. July 15, 1620 - May
Book SynopsisPresented here is the original log of the May-Flower, a complete and fascinating first-hand account of the ships journey from its departure at Plymouth, England, on July 15, 1620, to the establishment of the Plymouth Colony in the new world on May 6, 1621. Included is a thorough description and history of the ship itself and an account of its officers, crew, passengers, and cargo.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Disciplines of the City: New Forms of Governance
Book SynopsisDuring the past two decades, cities have become nerve centers for the production of value. Connected in real time by means of a vast infrastructure network, their productive dynamic has surpassed the organizational and management capabilities of territorially limited States, which are dependent on the international financial flow of capital moving across them. Given that cities are truly the biopolitical factories of the 21st century, the job functions of an urban planner are now identified with those of a highly placed manager in charge of a companys R+D+i, and the mode of governance applied to these is different from that used during previous, historic stages. From different viewpoints (Philosophy, Law, Architecture, and Engineering), this book offers an analysis of the main changes which have taken place in the way cities function. Among other issues, it looks at the management styles applied by public administrations to public spaces (David Thunder; Jorge León, Enrique Cano, and José María Castejón), and the new manner in which social (Julia Urabayen) and legal public (Adriana Ruiz and Alejandro Gómez) and private (Felipe Schwember) segregation is generated. It also looks at the new sociopolitical uses that city inhabitants have given to common spaces beyond the dichotomy of private and public space (Jonas Holst; Carlos Cámara). In other words, the chapters included in this book are not an historical approach to the city, but a theoretical reflection on the disciplines that define our post-metropolitan cities. The aim of the book is to understand how cities and the disciplines that are used to make them work function nowadays: governance, politics, and technology. The cities of the 21st century are no longer places where people can live freely (as Weber stated in The City), but spaces divided in at least two different areas: those who have access to ICT and those who do not have that technology, those who live in healthy and safe boroughs, and those who live in poor und unhealthy areas. This book ponders those problems and tries to show how the disciplinarians of the city deal with them.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cold War: Global Impact and Lessons Learned
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary text takes into account the impact of the Cold War on various locales, groups, societies, organizations, and technology. Included in this work are chapters on education, political groups, cultural challenges and rivalries, nuclear technology and weaponry, the impact of nuclear exposure, and the new global order in a post-nuclear age. Edited by an historian, each chapter is written from multiple disciplinary perspectives - - political science, history, social science, science, and medicine - - making this work exceptionally unique with broad sweeping conceptual frameworks, methods, and points of analysis, all the while focused upon a four- decade era of fear. The work of Stivachtis and Manning offer an engaging look into the organization of the international community, world affairs, and inter-cultural challenges during the Cold War to understand the impact on global society through the lens of the English School of International Relations. Cimbala's chapter delves into the challenges to controlling and understanding nuclear warfare throughout the Cold War and how the knowledge of control or preventing catastrophic nuclear war in the historic period is significantly different from the current nuclear age, from the perspectives of what nations have weapons, of what magnitude, and the potential for warfare. The impact of nuclear exposure well after the Cold War is examined in Osono's work, which analyzes the physiological and neurological impact of nuclear waste on workers in China who unknowingly unearthed barrels of nuclear waste. Nekola offers readers a view into the role of the exiled Czech political parties that operated in outside of the regulations of the Iron Curtain, after the 1948 Communist Coup, maintaining party publications and organization throughout the 1950s. The work of Bar-Noi analyzes the relationship between the Israeli and Soviet governments as the nation of Israel was founded and ultimately placed in the political cross-hairs of world leaders from 1945 to 1967. Palmadessa's works on U.S. education - - k-12 compulsory and higher education - - considers the ways in which education responded to the call for patriotic support of the U.S. in opposition to the communist regime in Russia and the understanding of the global role education was to play. The Cold War shook the world, its institutions, cultural groups, and scientific communities to their core. The Cold War: Global Impacts and Lessons Learned offers readers insight into the immediate challenges, the continued obstacles, and the knowledge gained from this tumultuous period riddled with fear that dominates the narrative of 20th century world history.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/coldwarglobalimpactandlessonslearned/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Russian Turmoil: Memoirs: Military, Social,
Book SynopsisAnton Denikin was an officer in the Russian army stationed in the Western Front during the Revolution. This memoir deals chiefly with the disintegration of the Russian army and its participation in the progress of the Revolution.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-russian-turmoil-memoirs-military-social-and-political/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Government Reports on National Defense for March
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of March, grouped according to the topic: National Defense.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Key Government Reports -- Volume 17: Information
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of April, grouped according to the topics: Information Security and Technology.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Key Government Reports: Volume 18: National
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of March, grouped according to the topic: National Defense.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Key Government Reports: Volume 20: Homeland
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of April, grouped according to the topic: Homeland Security.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Modernity, Modernization, and Globalization:
Book SynopsisThis book has examined some of the pressing issues and challenges related to modernity, modernisation, and globalisation of the 21st century. The authors of this book are a distinguished group of social scientists from America's academia, many of whom are by-cultural and educationally trained both in the East and the West. The book has used historical and comparative perspectives and many extant sources of primary data. The authors have addressed many macro-issues such as modernity and church-state separation, America's historical role in spreading global modernity, the global expansion of democracy, the rise of a global middle class, the advent of global digital connectivity, and the recent rise of right-wing political parties in the global political landscape. The authors also examined many micro-issues such as modernization and women empowerment in India and Nigeria, the growth of a unique political culture of Islam and modernism in Sierra Leone, the problem of transition to emancipative values in the post-socialist countries of Central and Easter Europe, rise in religious hostilities in South Asia, need for modernization in dealing with minority females in America's criminal justice system, and modernity and the evolution of the rights of the disabled in America. The empirical and country studies largely support the theme of the book that modernity is a cultural and civilisational model. The global modernity has been progressing across world societies for more than two hundred years. It has been particularly remarkably advancing since the second half of the twentieth century. The world capitalist economy has become more global, world democracy has expanded, the global middle class has vastly grown, women's economic and political empowerments have widened, and global digital connectivity has increased. These social and economic transformations are far more fundamental for the future progress of democracy and global modernity. The further spread of global modernity is inevitable and irreversible. The present right-wing ideologies of nativism, localism, nationalism, fundamentalism, and divisiveness in the global political trajectory are transient and temporal peculiarities.Table of ContentsDedicationPrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsModernity, Modernization, and Globalization: Towards a Conceptual Framework: Editors IntroductionModernity, Religion and the Church and State Separation Doctrine: Issues and Challenges of Modernization and the Culture War in AmericaAmericas Global Project on Modernity: Continuity, Change, and Challenges in the 21st CenturyModernity, Power, and Politics: The Issues and Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century (The Rise of Ultra-Rights in Global Politics)Modernity, Economic Change, and Cultural Values: Nonlinear Development of Central and East European Post-Socialist CountriesModernization, Globalization, and Transformations in Gender Equality: Laws, Social Change, and Women's Rights in IndiaWomens Modernity in Nigeria: Change and Transformations in Law, Politics, and CultureIslam, Ethnicity, and Modernity in Africa: Colonial and Post-Colonial Modernization in the West African State of Sierra LeoneModernity and Global Issues and Challenges of Religious Liberty and Tolerance: The Case of South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh)The Modernity of the Oppressed: Chained Repression among Minority Females in Americas Criminal Justice SystemModernity and the Birth of Universal Human Rights: The Evolution of Legal Status and Cultural Attitudes Towards Disability in AmericaAbout the ContributorsIndex.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish
Book SynopsisThe Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment 1684-1902 by Lt. Col G. Le M. Gretton is the complete military history of the Royal Irish Regiment from the late 17th century to the early 20th century.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface1684-1697: The Raising of The Regiment: And The Wars of William III1701-1717: Marlboroughs Campaigns in The War of The Spanish Succession1718-1793: The Second Siege of Gibraltar -- The Siege of Ostend Lexington -- Bunkers Hill1793-1817: The War With The French Republic: Toulon Corsica -- Egypt. The Napoleonic War: The West Indies1817-1848: The First War With China1848-1854: The Second War With Burma1854-1856: The War in The Crimea1856-1859: Operations During The Mutiny in India1858-1882: Raising of The Second Battalion: The War in New ZealandThe First Battalion. 1865-1884. Change in Army Organisation: The Second Afghan WarThe Second Battalion. 1882-1883. The War in EgyptThe First Battalion. 1884-1885. The Nile ExpeditionThe Second Battalion. 1883-1902. The Black Mountain Expedition: The Tirah CampaignThe First Battalion. 1885-1900. Mounted Infantry in Mashonaland: The War in South Africa: Colesberg And BethlehemThe First Battalion. 1900-1902. South Africa (Continued): Slabberts Nek: The Brandwater Basin: Bergendal: Monument Hill: Lydenburg: The Mounted Infantry of The Royal Irish Regiment. APPENDICES: the Movements of the Xviiith Royal Irish Regiment from the Time of Its Formation in 1684 to the End of the War in South Africa in 1902, and the Places Where It Has Been Quartered in Time of PeaceCasualty RollOfficers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions Who Died in the West Indies Between 1805 and 1816Roll of Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men of the Royal Irish Regiment to Whom Have Been Awarded the Victoria Cross, Medals For Distinguished Conduct in the Field, For Meritorious Service, and For Long Service and Good ConductThe Tirah Campaign: Colonel Lawrences Order of June 8, 1898The Soldiers Kit in South AfricaInstructions For the Defence of TrainsDiary Showing Movement of the First Battalion in the North of the Transvaal Between April 12, 1901, and September 30, 1901Succession of Colonels of the RegimentMemorials of the Royal Irish RegimentTable Showing the Former Numbers and Present Names of the Infantry Regiments of the Regular ArmyIndex
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Nova Science Publishers Inc History of the Conquest of Mexico. Volume 4:
Book SynopsisWilliam Hickling Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico presents the conquest of Mexico between 1519 and 1521 in four volumes. Although blind and having never traveled to the Americas, Prescott's account of the conquest of the Aztecs is as highly respected by historians today as it was in the 19th century.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc History of the Conquest of Mexico. Volume 2:
Book SynopsisWilliam Hickling Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico presents the conquest of Mexico between 1519 and 1521 in four volumes. Although blind and having never traveled to the Americas, Prescott's account of the conquest of the Aztecs is as highly respected by historians today as it was in the 19th century.
£163.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc History of the Conquest of Mexico. Volume 3:
Book SynopsisWilliam Hickling Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico presents the conquest of Mexico between 1519 and 1521 in four volumes. Although blind and having never traveled to the Americas, Prescott's account of the conquest of the Aztecs is as highly respected by historians today as it was in the 19th century.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc War or Peaceful Transformation: Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisConcern for humanity's future has never been more urgent than now - in the present time - when humanity has achieved the level of capability of destroying itself either through environmental disasters or nuclear wars. On the other hand, we have also achieved material and psychological knowledge and progress that can assist us in understanding not only the causation, but also the potential embedded in human nature, to choose either the path to self-destruction or to sustained peace. In this book, we present both the ubiquitous causes of violent discontent and wars and successful attempts to reduce or resolve conflict. Our authors from five continents represent historic, military, philosophical, socio-political, and psychological perspectives and address some of the important issues which any peace-oriented initiative or society at large must contend with. These refer to access to natural resources, ethnicity, religion, human rights, political systems (whether democratic or autocratic), differences in political and military strength and WMDs, and aspirations of the leaders - in combination with the ubiquitous need for control through domination, historic traditions (such as glorification of war effort as heroism and as a sacrifice in the name of lofty ideas). We offer a vision of a humanistic approach to promote peaceful problem solving that needs to be propagated by education, media, political programs and diplomacy in order to lead to peaceful transformations. The role of the military is given special attention. The novelty of our approach is that we address the typical life situations leading to social unrest and wars within the context of the human mind's capabilities to deal with life challenges. Our Challenge-Resilience-Resourcefulness-Wisdom model (previously published by NOVA) shows how we can study and analyse human errors, regressive tendencies and limitations in order to reframe them as an inspiration for optimal and wise decisions. Based on our authors' insights, we provide many descriptions of how to deal with social adversity in different locations of the world and also examples of actual successes and failures of peaceful transformations. These chapters provide important knowledge and tools for a wide range of professionals.Table of ContentsHuman Nature and Its Potential for War and PeaceWar, Peace, and Conflict Resolution in the Classical WorldEthnic Identity, Resources, Control and Supremacy: A Brief History of Early South African ConflictsJihad: Peaceful Definitions and ApplicationsFear and Loathing: Tribalism in the Age of the InternetThe War on Drugs: A Struggle for the Human SoulEritrea: A Failed State and Victim of Sellout DiplomacyShattered Hopes: The Disintegration of South Africas Peaceful TransitionColombia in Trauma: A Conflict and Post-Conflict ScenarioThe Central European Experience of War and Peace: The Nonviolent Czech CaseThe European Union: A Case Study in PeaceMutual Assured Destruction as a Strategy for PeaceConflict Resolution and Peace Building: Cultural Barriers and FacilitatorsResolution of International and Civil War Conflicts by Diplomatic and Military MeansIdeological and Policy Alternatives to the Resolution of Africas Perpetual Crisis: Is There a Worthy Policy or Ideological Alternative?Coping with Violence and Adversity: General Typology and Concrete Illustrations on Czech CaseOrientations toward Achievable World PeaceBuilding Peace in Times of Conflict: Examining Military Psychology through Gandhis LensConsciousness: The Bridge Between War and PeacePolemology: The Pursuit for Lasting PeaceVirtue as a Basis for Non-Violence and Creative Maladjustment: Humanistic and Positive Psychological Solutions to War and ViolenceAn Integrated Quantum Field Theory of Cosmos, Consciousness and Algorithmic Intelligence to Promote PeaceEducation for Peace and Conflict ResolutionIs Peace Achievable?Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Key Congressional Reports for June 2019 --
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service on National Defense during the month of June.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Japan Expedition. Japan and Around the World:
Book SynopsisThis book is a firsthand account of three visits to the Japanese empire with sketches of Madeira, St. Helena, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore, China, and Loo-Choo by J.-¯W. Spalding while he was aboard the U.-¯S. Steam-Frigate Mississippi.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-japan-expedition-japan-and-around-the-world/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson,
Book SynopsisLittle is now known to the general public of the history of the attempt to remove President Andrew Johnson in 1868, on his impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors in office, or of the causes that led to it. Yet it was one of the most important and critical events, involving possibly the gravest consequences, in the entire history of the country.Table of ContentsPreface; The Problem of Reconstruction; The Baltimore Convention; Mr Johnson's Accession to the Presidency; First Attempt to Impeach the President; The Tenure-of-Office Act; Impeachment Agreed to by the House; Impeachment Reported to the Senate; Organization of the Court Argument of Counsel; Examination of Witnesses and Their Testimony; A Conference Held and the First Vote Taken; The Impeachers in a Maze -- A Recess Ordered; Was it a Partisan Prosecution?; The Constitutional Power of Impeachment; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Public Administration: Perspectives, Management
Book SynopsisThe opening chapter of Public Administration: Perspectives, Management and Challenges is devoted addressing new challenges in public administration in Russia, including law requirements regarding the transparency of public policy and the difficulties surrounding their implementation. Following this, the authors assess historical and contemporary examples of innovation in Norwegian municipalities. The criticisms and limits of the results management model implemented in the Brazilian subnational units are analyzed based on specialized literature and three case studies. In closing, in the context of spatial integrated complex solutions regarding the poverty alleviation and social cohesion needs increasing in rural areas in Romania, the authors suggest a conceptual and analytical framework based on risk identification.Table of ContentsPreface; Transparency of Public Policy in Russia: From Imitation to Innovation; Innovation in Norwegian Local Governments: Three Historical Roles; What Is the Social Impact of Results-Based Management? Limits of the Models Implemented in the Brazilian Subnational Units; The Flood Risk Information Used in Spatial Policy-Based Design for Socio-Economic Integration of the Most Vulnerable Persons from Rural Agglomerations. Study Case Romania; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc How Capitalism and the Liberal Market-System
Book SynopsisCapitalism and the liberal approach to markets have been assailed for long, and from several quarters as well, on the grounds of an extensive swathe of topics stretching from globalization through wealth distribution, infighting among groups of interest, unemployment, wide-ranging poverty, class struggles, imperialism and the like. There is no denying that time runs out for both capitalism and liberal markets in representative democracies. On the other hand, authoritarian or populist regimes are intensely trying other political and economic roads by putting on impressive performances as the one China has claimed for the last decades. This book, however, sets forth another standpoint, asserting that capitalism and economic liberalism have fostered and empowered a triad comprising organized crime, corruption and ecocide to an extent not witnessed before in human history. This partnership stemmed from the internal dynamics of capitalism and economic liberalism that failed in strengthening the institutions of representative democracies and neglected the most basic social issues. To add insult to injury, the triad took advantage of the same tool kit of organizational skills and technologies that allowed praiseworthy companies to thrive and develop, but without displaying any moral constraint and with dire contempt of the law instead. In contrast with the conventional approach, this book connects the dots between the bad politics and worse governance that organizations in the triad extensively have carried out so far. For the first time in the literature, the threads of organized crime, corruption and ecocide are borne to light by showing how rotten politics and criminal governances have been intertwined in the end. If capitalism and the liberal economics are doomed to failure, the trappings of the triad put both ideologies on the slippery slope and will bring them to account at last. It is the author's contention that to redress the balance in representative democracies, their underlying political systems must work their way through post capitalism by means of social democracy and social markets, which amounts to a new governance and a better politics. The broad and innovative scope of the book can be surveyed through the titles of its seven chapters: governance and politics; how accountability and transparency become social learning processes; political conflict-systems and dual governance; dysfunctional governance, the capture of the state, and corruption; the governance and politics of organized crime and ecocide; the day of reckoning for capitalism and the liberal market system; social democracy, social markets, and the welfare state will stand for post capitalism.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; Governance and Politics; How Accountability and Transparency Become Social Learning Processes; Political Conflict-Systems, the Clinical Approach to Conflicts of Interest, and Dual Governance; Dysfunctional Governance, the Capture of the State, and Corruption; The Governance and Politics of Organized Crime and Ecocide; The Day of Reckoning for Capitalism and the Liberal Market System; Social Democracy, Social Markets, and the Welfare State Will Stand for Post Capitalism; Copyright Credits; About the Author; Index.
£113.59
Nova Science Publishers Inc Missiles: Defense Programs, Threats and Types
Book SynopsisThe United States has been developing and deploying ballistic missile defenses (BMD) to defend against enemy missiles continuously since the late 1940s. Chapter 1 gives a brief history of the BMD Program. For over half a century, the Department of Defense (DOD) has funded efforts to defend the United States from ballistic missile attacks. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) developing missile defense capabilities to defend the United States, deployed forces, and regional allies from missile attacks. Chapter 2 addresses for fiscal year 2018 (1) the progress MDA made in achieving delivery and testing goals and (2) the extent to which MDA made progress in developing and delivering integrated regional BMDS capabilities. Chapter 3 discusses (1) the challenges MDA and the defense intelligence community face in meeting the agency's threat assessment needs and (2) the extent to which MDA engages the defense intelligence community on missile defense acquisitions. Foreign countries have made advancements in their nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Chapter 4 reports on the current status of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, while chapter 5 provides information on Iran's ballistic missile capabilities. Members of Congress and Pentagon officials have placed a growing emphasis on U.S. programs to develop hypersonic weapons as a part of an effort to acquire the capability for the United States to launch attacks against targets around the world in under an hour. Chapter 6 focuses, primarily, on the Pentagon's ongoing program to develop ballistic missile-based conventional prompt strike systems. The Navy undertook a conceptual design phase for the FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigate program that enabled industry to inform FFG(X) requirements, identify opportunities for cost savings, and mature different ship designs. Chapter 7 addresses the FFG(X) acquisition approach and contracting plans. Chapter 8 provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations.Table of ContentsPreface; Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense; Missile Defense: Delivery Delays Provide Opportunity for Increased Testing to Better Understand Capability; Missile Defense: Further Collaboration with the Intelligence Community Would Help MDA Keep Pace with Emerging Threats; North Koreas Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs; Irans Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs (Updated); Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues (Updated); Guided Missile Frigate: Navy Has Taken Steps to Reduce Acquisition Risk, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Knowledge for Decision Makers; Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (Updated); Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Campaign and Election Security: Policy,
Book SynopsisIn the United States, state, territorial, and local governments are responsible for most aspects of selecting and securing election systems and equipment. Foreign interference during the 2016 election cycle -- and widely reported to be an ongoing threat -- has renewed congressional attention to campaign and election security and raised new questions about the nature and extent of the federal government's role in this policy area. This book provides readers with a resource for understanding campaign and election security policy. This includes discussion of the federal government's roles; state or territorial responsibilities for election administration and election security; an overview of potentially relevant federal statutes and agencies; and highlights of recent congressional policy debates.Table of ContentsPreface; Campaign and Election Security Policy: Brief Introduction; Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress; Election Security Preparations; Election Security: Voter Registration System Policy Issues; Election Security: Federal Funding for Securing Election Systems; Election Security: States Spending of FY2018 HAVA Payments; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
Book SynopsisInformation concerning the island of Cuba was exceedingly unsatisfactory character until the search-light of American inquiry was thrown upon it from the beginning of the war for Cuban liberty early in 1895. Although our next-door neighbor to the south, with a perfect winter climate and a host of interesting and picturesque attractions for travelers, tourists had been comparatively few, measured by the numbers that might have been expected. All of the reasons for this were those which naturally followed the characteristic Spanish rule of the island. Publicity was not welcomed, inquiry was not welcomed, travelers were not welcomed. The cities and the accommodations they offered were in many ways far behind those of like age and size in the other countries of the globe. Railway construction and the making of highways had lagged disgracefully, because the exorbitant taxes collected were looted by the officers of the government as their own spoils. No other country so near to the highways of ocean commerce and so accessible from the United States was so little known.Table of ContentsPreface; A War for Liberty and Humanity; How Columbus Found the "Pearl of the Antilles"; Spain's Black Historical Record; Buccaneering in the Spanish Main; Commercial Development of Cuba; Beauties of a Tropical Island; Wealth from Nature's Store in the Forest and Fields of Cuba; The Cubans and How They Live; Havana, the Island Metropolis; The Cities of Cuba; Mutterings of Insurrection; Outbreak of the Ten Years' War; Massacre of the Virginius Officers and Crew; Operations of the Ten Years' War; The Peace of Zanjon and Its Violated Pledges; Preparations for Another Rebellion; The Cuban Junta and Its Work; Key West and the Cubans; Another Stroke for Freedom; Jose Marti and Other Cuban Heroes; Desperate Battles with Machete and Rifle; Filibusters from Florida; Weyler the Butcher; Cuba Under the Scourge; Fitzhugh Lee to the Front; Americans in Spanish Dungeons; Maceo Dead by Treachery; Weyler's Reconcentration Policy and Its Horrors; American Indignation Growing; Outrages on Americans in Cuba; McKinley Succeeds Cleveland; The Case of Evangelina Cisneros; Work of Clara Barton and the Red Cross; The Catastrophe to the Maine; Patience at the Vanishing Point; Events in the American Congress; President McKinley Acts; Strength of the Opposing Squadron and Armies; Battleships and Troops Begin to Move; Diplomatic Relations Terminate; First Guns and First Prizes of the War; Declaration of War; Call for the National Guard, Our Citizen Soldiery; Blockade of Cuban Ports; Spanish Dissensions at Home; The Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Other Colonies of Spain; Progress of Hostilities; Sea Fight off Manila, Americans Victorious; Hawaii, and Our Annexation Policy; Continued Success for American Soldiers and Sailors; The Invasion of Puerto Rico; The Surrender of Manila; Victorious Close of the War; Personal Reminiscences; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Terrorism Risk Insurance: Background,
Book SynopsisPrior to the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, insurers generally did not exclude or separately charge for coverage of terrorism risk. The events of September 11, 2001, changed this as insurers realized the extent of possible terrorism losses. Congress responded to the disruption in the insurance market by passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-297). The goals of TRIA are to (1) protect consumers by addressing market disruptions and ensuring the continued widespread availability and affordability of commercial property/casualty insurance for terrorism risk; and (2) allow for a transitional period for the private markets to stabilize, resume pricing of such insurance, and build capacity to absorb any future losses, while preserving state insurance regulation and consumer protections. The book looks at issues surrounding TRIA.Table of ContentsPreface; Terrorism Risk Insurance: Overview and Issue Analysis for the 116th Congress; Protecting America: The Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; Terrorism Risk Insurance: Market Challenges May Exist for Current Structure and Alternative Approaches; Terrorism Risk Insurance: Market Is Stable but Treasury Could Strengthen Communications about Its Processes; Terrorism Risk Insurance: Program Changes Have Reduced Federal Fiscal Exposure; The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA); Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Southwest Border: Apprehensions, Military
Book SynopsisThe Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) processes to identify, collect, document, and share information about family members apprehended at the southwest border are fragmented. DHS's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehends family members and determines how information about each individual -- and his or her relationship to other family members -- will be collected and documented. Other DHS components, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), use information collected at the time of apprehension to inform how those who are members of a family, including children, will proceed through immigration proceedings. Family members apprehended at the border and placed into expedited removal that indicate an intention to apply for asylum, or a fear of persecution or torture or fear of return to their home country, are referred to DHS's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a credible fear screening. This book discusses key issues related to our southwest border.Table of ContentsPreface; Southwest Border: Actions Needed to Address Fragmentation in DHSs Processes for Apprehended Family Members; Southwest Border: Actions Needed to Improve DHS Processing of Families and Coordination between DHS and HHS; Military Funding for Southwest Border Barriers; Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border; National Drug Control Strategy: Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy 2020 (Office of National Drug Control Policy); Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Suicide Terrorists and Terrorism: A Suicidologist
Book SynopsisThere has never been a thorough review of the research and speculation on suicide terrorism. I read roughly 600 articles on suicide terrorism for this book. 250 are cited because they had something to offer. 350 are listed separately as a reference source for others. There have been almost no experts on suicide writing on the topic. I found only three articles on suicide terrorism in suicidology or death journals. Those writing on suicide terrorism have little or no expertise in the field of suicidology. This review is written by a suicidologist. For example, writers on suicide terrorism never cite work on suicide in the oppressed, imitation and contagion effects in suicide, typologies of suicidal behavior, or mass murder. (The present author has written a book on mass murder and published research on mass murder in addition to his extensive work on suicide.) The book starts with introductory chapters on suicide and mass murder to provide a setting for the review. The book is a critical review and so will be provocative. All the speculations are mentioned, and the research is reviewed and, if appropriate, critiqued.Table of ContentsPreface; Part 1: Background -- Is Suicide Terrorism Really Suicide?; Mass Murder; Oppression and Suicide; Typologies of Suicide; Imitation and Contagion; Martyrdom and Altruistic Suicide; Comments on this Background. Part 2: Suicide Terrorists and Suicide Terrorism -- A Review of Speculations; Female Suicide Terrorists; Psychological Research on Suicide Terrorists; Sociological Research on Suicide Terrorists; Integrated Approaches; Is it Possible to Profile Suicide Terrorists?. Part 3: Conclusions -- A Critique of the Research; What Have We Learned about Suicide Terrorists?; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Nationalism: Past as Prologue
Book SynopsisThe "mother" discipline of organizational behavior has deep roots in psychology, particularly industrial and organizational psychology. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that new and theoretically incommensurate findings involving human moral behavior have been met with calls for a more psychologically informed investigation of ethical behavior in organizational contexts (DeCremer and Tenbrunsel, 2012; Reynolds and Ceranic, 2009). This project, aimed at a fuller understanding of the psychology of ethical behavior, typically falls under the label of Organizational Ethical Behavior (OEB).Table of ContentsIntroduction; Russia: Putin, Russian Identity, and Russias Conduct at Home and Abroad; Poland: Lawless and Unjust: How to Quickly Make Your Own Country a Puppet State Run by a Group of Hoodlums the Case of Poland (20152020); Tibetans and Uighurs: Resisting Chinas Quest for Lebensraum; Portugal and Spain: Populism in Portugal and Spain: A Real Neighborhood?; Hungary: From Youth Movement to Right Wing Authoritarianism: The Rise of Fidesz and the Decline of Hungarian Democracy; France: Is There a Revival of French Nationalism?; Indonesia and New Zealand: Domestic Violence Against Women in Indonesia and Aotearoa (New Zealand): Making Sense of Differences and Similarities; Germany and the United States of America: Continental Conquests: Your Mississippi Is Our Volga; China: News Coverage and Public Perceptions of the Social Credit System in China; Native Peoples and Nationhood: Divide, et Impera: The Self-Genocide Game; Rohingya, Myanmar, and Bangladesh: Understanding the Face of Humanity: The Rohingya Genocide.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Fight against Terrorism
Book SynopsisTerrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. As terrorist threats have multiplied in their scope and scale so has the efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, including addressing conditions that create fertile ground for terrorist groups to recruit. This book looks at the many different ways to prevent future terrorist attacks.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Border Wall: Effect on Tribal and Private
Book SynopsisPrivate, tribal, and state-owned land constitutes 70 percent of the border. In order to construct barriers across this land, the administration has used eminent domain, a process by which the government can forcibly seize privately-owned land for public use in exchange for compensation. This book look at the effect of the border wall on private and tribal landowners.Table of ContentsPreface; Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Culture: The Trump Administrations Construction of the Border Wall; Examining the Effect of the Border Wall on Private and Tribal Landowners; Southwest Border: Information on Federal Agencies Process for Acquiring Private Land for Barriers; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc How Capitalism and the Liberal Market-System
Book SynopsisCapitalism and the liberal approach to markets have been assailed for long, and from several quarters as well, on the grounds of an extensive swathe of topics stretching from globalization through wealth distribution, infighting among groups of interest, unemployment, wide-ranging poverty, class struggles, imperialism and the like. There is no denying that time runs out for both capitalism and liberal markets in representative democracies. On the other hand, authoritarian or populist regimes are intensely trying other political and economic roads by putting on impressive performances as the one China has claimed for the last decades. This book, however, sets forth another standpoint, asserting that capitalism and economic liberalism have fostered and empowered a triad comprising organized crime, corruption and ecocide to an extent not witnessed before in human history. This partnership stemmed from the internal dynamics of capitalism and economic liberalism that failed in strengthening the institutions of representative democracies and neglected the most basic social issues. To add insult to injury, the triad took advantage of the same tool kit of organizational skills and technologies that allowed praiseworthy companies to thrive and develop, but without displaying any moral constraint and with dire contempt of the law instead. In contrast with the conventional approach, this book connects the dots between the bad politics and worse governance that organizations in the triad extensively have carried out so far. For the first time in the literature, the threads of organized crime, corruption and ecocide are borne to light by showing how rotten politics and criminal governances have been intertwined in the end. If capitalism and the liberal economics are doomed to failure, the trappings of the triad put both ideologies on the slippery slope and will bring them to account at last. It is the author's contention that to redress the balance in representative democracies, their underlying political systems must work their way through post capitalism by means of social democracy and social markets, which amounts to a new governance and a better politics. The broad and innovative scope of the book can be surveyed through the titles of its seven chapters: governance and politics; how accountability and transparency become social learning processes; political conflict-systems and dual governance; dysfunctional governance, the capture of the state, and corruption; the governance and politics of organized crime and ecocide; the day of reckoning for capitalism and the liberal market system; social democracy, social markets, and the welfare state will stand for post capitalism.Table of ContentsPreface; Governance and Politics; How Accountability and Transparency Become Social Learning Processes; Political Conflict-Systems, the Clinical Approach to Conflicts of Interest, and Dual Governance; Dysfunctional Governance, the Capture of the State, and Corruption; The Governance and Politics of Organized Crime and Ecocide; The Day of Reckoning for Capitalism and the Liberal Market System; Social Democracy, Social Markets, and the Welfare State Will Stand for Post Capitalism; Copyright Credits; About the Author; Index.
£67.14
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nationalism: Past, Present and Future
Book SynopsisThis edited volume contains six chapters, each providing a different perspective on the topic of nationalism, which is the identification with one's own nation and support for its interests. Chapter One deals with the popular notion in India that yoga can solve the climate crisis and examines the validity of this concept. Chapter Two focuses on the nature of national identities and nationalist ideologies in Bangladesh, and attempts to identify potential future changes with specific emphasis on the impact of global media and technological trends, development of political Islam, and South Asian regional politics. Chapter Three takes an original perspective on how Ethiopia's Christian and medieval past was perceived and exploited in the late 19th and early 20th century AD to consolidate monarchical power and to resist encroachments of European colonial powers. Chapter Four examines the complex relations between state and society within the context of South Korea's rapid industrialisation. Chapter Five analyses propaganda and the representations of enemies of Chilean nationalism between 1932 and 1945. Finally, Chapter Six examines the role and the place of Eurasian ideology in the national discourse of Siberia.Table of ContentsPreface; The Not So United States of Yogaland: Post-Nationalism, Environmentalism, and Applied + Yogas Sustainable Development; Traditions in Flux: Global Impact on Religio-Cultural Foundations and the Future of Nationalism in Bangladesh; The Use of the Past for Political Legitimization: Archaeology, Politics, and Nationalism in the 19th and Early 20th Century AD Ethiopia; Nationalism and Development in South Korea; The Enemies of Our Nation: Analyzing Propaganda and the Representations of the Enemies of Chilean Nationalism (19321945); The Ideology of Eurasianism and Siberian Nationalisms; Index.
£138.39
Nova Science Publishers Inc The COVID-19 Disaster: Volume I: The Historic
Book SynopsisThis book, The COVID-19 Disaster. Volume 1: The Historic Lessons Learned and Benefits of Human Collaboration, is an intentionally apolitical treatment of the many experiences at the heart of the disaster. It collects hands-on experience from government preparedness and response work, including the impact on state IT systems, the heroic healthcare workers who directly faced the consequences of the disease each day, and the medical and insurance industries'' impact and response, and then builds recommendations for the solution-approach book entitled The COVID-19 Disaster Volume II: Pandemic Prevention and Response Using Artificial Intelligence.
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Little, Brown & Company Helping the Good Do Better: How a White Hat
Book SynopsisHELPING THE GOOD DO BETTER pulls back the curtain on the corridors of power in Washington to reveal how social change really happens. This book offers lessons from the trenches on how some of this generation's most defining social issues -- AIDS, disabilities, global poverty, cancer, human trafficking, national service, early childhood education, and social entrepreneurship -- engendered landmark federal policies. Each chapter tells the story of how a particular issue was shaped by the movements and legislation at the center of public debate. Each case provides powerful lessons about how coalitions are built, strategies crafted, and powerful interests challenged in high-stakes, no-holds-barred political battles. Doing good requires more than just providing programs and services. It requires coordination, organization, and a new, stronger emphasis on and dedication to advocacy. Participating in advocacy is no longer a luxury-it is a necessity. Visionaries and activists together with "white hat" lobbyists -- people who understand the power of politics and who are able to put it to work to serve the public interest -- have won some of the most transformative policy fights in recent times. The culmination of those experiences, of fighting and winning on behalf of public interest causes, is presented here in a new theory for social change. Successful campaigns and movements must possess a lobbyist's combined approach to policy, politics, and press. Leveraging the 3 P's, with true passion and discipline, can create results that are nothing short of awe-inspiring.An insightful first-person guide to advocacy by a white-hat lobbyist who was in the rooms where historic social changes were made, HELPING THE GOOD DO BETTER is a direct and honest look at government in action and the behind-the-scenes players who help make progress a reality.
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Broadview Press Ltd The Long Revolution
Book SynopsisRaymond Williams, whose other works include Keywords, The Country and the City, Culture and Society, and Modern Tragedy, was one of the world’s foremost cultural critics. Almost uniquely, his work bridged the divides between aesthetic and socio-economic inquiry, between Marxist thought and mainstream liberal thought, and between the modern and post-modern world.When The Long Revolution first appeared in 1961, much of the acclaim it received was based on its prescriptions for Britain in the ’60s, which form a relatively brief final section of the whole. The body of the book has since come to be recognized as one of the foundation documents in the cultural analysis of English-speaking culture. The “long revolution” of the title is a cultural revolution, which Williams sees as having unfolded alongside the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution.With this book, Williams led the way in recognizing the importance of the growth of the popular press, the growth of standard English, and the growth the reading public in English-speaking culture and in Western culture as a whole. In addition, Williams’s discussion of how culture is to be defined and analyzed has been of considerable importance in the development of cultural studies as an independent discipline.Originally published by Chatto & Windus, The Long Revolution is now available only in this Broadview Encore Edition.Table of ContentsForewordForeword to the Pelican EditionIntroductionPART ONE The Creative Mind The Analysis of Culture Individuals and Societies Images of Society PART ONE Education and British Society The Growth of the Reading Public The Growth of the Popular Press The Growth of ‘Standard English’ The Social History of English Writers The Social History of Dramatic Forms Realism and the Contemporary Novel PART THREEBritain in the 1960sNotes to the Pelican EditionIndex
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Broadview Press Ltd Humanitarian Intervention: Moral and
Book SynopsisInternational law makes it explicit that states shall not intervene militarily or otherwise in the affairs of other states; it is a central principle of the charter of the United Nations. But international law also provides an exception; when a conflict within a state poses a threat to international peace, military intervention by the UN may be warranted. (Indeed, the UN Charter provides for an international police force, though nothing has ever come of this provision). The Charter and other UN documents also assert that human rights are to be protected—but in the past the responsibility for the protection of human rights has for the most part been allowed to rest on the government of the state where the violation of rights occurs. Not surprisingly in this context, the question of what protection (if any) should be provided by the UN or otherwise to individuals when their human rights are violated by their governments or with the complicity of their governments remains a contentious issue. Should the principle of respect for state sovereignty trump the principle of respect for human rights? Historically it has been allowed to do so, but recently it has been more and more widely argued that when states fail to respect the human rights of their citizens (or of others who reside within their boundaries), they may be held accountable for their actions. Is military humanitarian intervention justifiable? And if so, under what circumstances? Those are the questions addressed in this collection of essays.The focus of the volume is on the abstract principles involved; though reference is sometimes made to specific cases, the essays here consist primarily of philosophical reflection on the abstract issues. (A companion volume on the specific issues surrounding a particular case, Lessons of Kosovo, is being published simultaneously.)Table of ContentsPreface, Aleksandar JokicIntroduction, Burleigh Wilkins1 War, Revolution, and Humanitarian Intervention, Anthony Ellis2 Humanitarian Intervention: Some Doubts, Burleigh Wilkins3 Foreign Armed Intervention: Between Justified Aid and Illegal Violence, Jovan Babic4 Humanitarian Intervention and Moral Theory, Michael Philips5 Preempting Humanitarian Interventions, Thomas Pogge6 Humanitarian Intervention and International Law, Alfred P. Rubin7 From Nuremberg to Kosovo: The Morality of Illegal International Legal Reform, Allen BuchananContributors
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