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Palgrave Macmillan Nazi Propaganda and the Second World War
Book SynopsisIntroduction Propaganda, 'Co-ordination' and 'Centralisation': The Goebbels Network in Search of a Total Empire 'Polyocracy' versus 'Centralisation': The Multiple 'Networks' of NS Propaganda The Discourses of NS Propaganda: Long-term Employment and Short-term Justification From 'Short Campaign' to 'Gigantic Confrontation': NS Propaganda and the Justification of War, 1939-1941 From Triumph to Disaster: NS Propaganda from the Launch of 'Barbarossa' until Stalingrad National Socialist Propaganda and the Loss of the Monopoly of Truth (1943-44) The Winding Road To Defeat: The Propaganda Of Diversion And Negative Integration Cinema and Totalitarian Propaganda: 'Information' and 'Leisure' in National Socialist Germany, 1939-45 Conclusions: Legitimising the Impossible? BibliographyTrade Review'A refreshing reading and a solid appraisal of the omnipresent manipulation of information and disinformation during the Second World War in Germany. The quality of interpretation, the attention to detail, and reader-friendly narrative must be mentioned here. All these add substantial value to Kallis's depiction of Nazi wartime propaganda. Kallis has placed the subject of Nazi propaganda in its broader context and has addressed important questions regarding political religions, totalitarianism and fascism. Amongst the new generation of scholars forming in the footsteps of those who, like Roger Griffin, Michael Burleigh, Emilio Gentile, and Walter Adamson, revised the discipline in the 1990s, Kallis is arguably the most prominent. This book certainly substantiates this claim.' - Marius Turda, Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 'This book presents a thoroughly researched summary of current debates about Nazi propaganda with a main focus on the war years...[Kallis] provides the English-speaking reader with a brief survey that covers all relevant aspects of Nazi war propaganda and challenges the assumption that Germans followed Goebbels' perfectly-orchestrated propaganda'. - Historical Journal of Film, Radio and TelevisionTable of ContentsIntroduction Propaganda, 'Co-ordination' and 'Centralisation': The Goebbels Network in Search of a Total Empire 'Polyocracy' versus 'Centralisation': The Multiple 'Networks' of NS Propaganda The Discourses of NS Propaganda: Long-term Employment and Short-term Justification From 'Short Campaign' to 'Gigantic Confrontation': NS Propaganda and the Justification of War, 1939-1941 From Triumph to Disaster: NS Propaganda from the Launch of 'Barbarossa' until Stalingrad National Socialist Propaganda and the Loss of the Monopoly of Truth (1943-44) The Winding Road To Defeat: The Propaganda Of Diversion And Negative Integration Cinema and Totalitarian Propaganda: 'Information' and 'Leisure' in National Socialist Germany, 1939-45 Conclusions: Legitimising the Impossible? Bibliography
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Palgrave MacMillan UK The Domination of Strangers Modern Governance in Eastern India 17801835
Book SynopsisOffering a major new interpretation of the transformation of political thought and practice in colonial India, The Domination of Strangers traces the origins of modern ideas about the state and Indian civil society to the practical interaction between the British and their south Asian subjects. Trade Review'Innovative and stimulating...The Domination of Strangers is a remarkably evocative book. Its methodological suggestiveness both in its particular understanding of what marks a 'modern' state as well as its arguments that the history of political thought must attend not just to abstract philosophy or to its reception, but to the ideas produced out of political practice of those in the middle who did the governing - will make it quite stimulating reading both within colonial history and beyond it.' Philip Stern, Reviews in History 'This elegantly written and thought-provoking book opens up new perspectives on changes in colonial governance in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Eastern India. Innovatively applying a reading of Georg Simmel's essay on 'The Stranger' to the colonial context in India, it characterises these changes in terms of ambivalent and contradictory responses to a practical and semantic crisis in the East India Company's relations with Eastern Indian society. This important book also sheds new light on other areas of debate (such as the Anglicist-Orientalist controversy) by relocating these in the context of this crisis of governance. In addition, it brings its conclusions to bear on a wider comparative framework that discusses the differences and similarities between non-colonial regimes in continental Europe and Britain, and the colonial regime in India. As such, its breadth of perspective combined with focussed archival readings will appeal to historians of both modern South Asia and Britain, and to those who are interested in the issue of modern governance as a whole.' - Javed Majeed, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Table of Contents
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Penguin Books Ltd Limitarianism
Book SynopsisThe best case I''ve read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth' Richard Wilkinson''One of the most talked-about books to the moment Limitarianism floats the heretical idea that fixing society isn't just about saving the poorest from destitution, but about putting a cap on how much the richest are able to own'' SpectatorNo-one deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you. We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn''t change. Or at least, not immediately.In this astonishing, eye-opening intervention, world-leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, political, economic, social, environmental and psychological terms, she shows, extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all - the rich included.In place of our current system, Robeyns offers a breathtakingly clear alternative: limitarianism. The answer to so many of the problems posed by neoliberal capitalism - and the opportunity for a vastly better world - lies in placing a hard limit on the wealth that any one person can accumulate. Because nobody deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you.*Shortlisted for the Socrates Philosophy Prize*Trade ReviewThe best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth. Even the super-rich might be glad if there was a finishing line! -- Richard WilkinsonYou might find yourself, as I did, underlining a sentence or three on every page, and adding exclamation points in the margin -- Tim Adams * Observer *Valuable, intriguing, provocative ... Robeyns poses a question that very rarely gets asked in mainstream politics ... How much is too much? * Guardian *She’s done the maths. We need Limitarianism. Urgently * Irish Examiner *Provocative ... begs an interesting debate about society's future * The Times *A landmark ... gripping, riveting, vivid ... We need to embrace, as Robeyns so compellingly argues, limits on income and wealth. * Inequality.org *Powerful – a must-read -- Thomas PikettyEffortlessly navigating between ethics, political theory, economics and public policy, Ingrid Robeyns’ nuanced and persuasive defence of limitarianism is also a much-needed manifesto for reimagining political institutions -- Lea YpiIs it possible to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet? Definitely not in a world dominated by extreme wealth, as Ingrid Robeyns powerfully argues. This landmark book combines meticulous logic with compelling personal stories to draw everyone - from the super-rich to the super-riled - into one of the most critical public debates of our times. Read it. -- Kate RaworthA compelling case for limiting extreme wealth, along economic, political and moral lines ... This argument has never been more important, and this book is a persuasive call to action -- Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts AmherstAn urgent, thought provoking treatise that is both a compelling critique of limitless inequality and an imaginative account of a world without the superrich -- Peter GeogheganIngrid Robeyns has written an essential book from a radical point of view. It is high time someone asked the question, "Is there such a thing as having too much money?" Along with its corollary question, 'So what are we going to do about it?' Robeyns tackles both with deep knowledge, experience and empathy -- Abigail Disney, filmmaker, philanthropist, and activistMany people accept that there is a threshold that no one should fall below. But few have thought that there is a threshold that no one should be free to soar above. In this wonderful book, Ingrid Robeyns presents a novel and nuanced set of arguments for just such an upper threshold. This is a model of how to bring rigorous analysis to bear on practical issues, and to do so in an engaging, humane and accessible way -- Debra SatzRobeyns proves that in a true democracy there are no rights without duties – no wealth without limits. Limitarianism offers a way to re-democratise wealth and thus re-socialise the richest 1%. -- Marlene Engelhorn, co-founder of taxmenowGripping ... we need to embrace a limitarian ethos and free our world once and for all from the fabulously rich. -- Sam Pizzigati * Counterpunch *There is a limit beyond which additional wealth can’t do much to enhance its owner’s life or happiness. But our economic system generates fortunes far beyond any such limit. Ingrid Robeyns makes a convincing case that an upper limit on wealth would be good for society as a whole and even for the wealthy themselves -- John QuigginRobeyns’ argument that top heavy wealth is sinking living standards for the many, spreading economic fear that authoritarians exploit is sound and her thoughtful ideas for reining in extreme wealth are provocative -- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winnerLimiting extreme wealth is an idea whose time has surely come and Ingrid Robeyns makes a powerful case for why this should be a priority for public and political debate. Limitarianism builds on what the epidemiology shows so clearly - inequality damages all of us and it needs to be tackled with the greatest urgency -- Kate PickettA withering critique of the ethical, moral, and fiscal harms of unlimited wealth concentration . . . [This] caustic but balanced attack offers an equitable economic compromise * Kirkus Reviews *Perhaps the most blasphemous idea in contemporary discourse -- George Monbiot
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Penguin Books Ltd Adventures in Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA sparkling account of people power through the ages, and how to save it from itself . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition . . . a timely reminder that we can all play our part -- Katja Hoyer * the Guardian *An invigorating reflection on the tensions in liberal democracy. Benner weaves together personal reflections on life in Japan and Eastern Europe with a nuanced account of ancient philosophies that are all too often caricatured. Essential reading for anyone tempted to be complacent about the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century -- Catherine Fletcher * author of The Beauty and the Terror *This timely work shows how ancient wisdom might save democracies from anarchy and ruin… That she has lived and taught the ideas she writes about gives the book an enjoyable vitality -- Emma Duncan * The Times *Praise for Be Like the Fox -- - * : *A ripping read . . . fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox -- Tim Smith-Laing * the Telegraph *Lively, compulsively readable, fluently written and unshowily erudite -- Terry Eagleton * the Guardian *A gripping portrait of a brilliant political thinker, who understood the dangers of authoritarianism and looked for ways to curb them even though independent speech had become impossible. * The New Yorker *
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Lulu.com DU CONTRAT SOCIAL OU DES PRINCIPES DU DROIT POLITIQUE
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Penguin Random House LLC The Logic of Political Survival
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MIT Press Ltd Bridges and Boundaries
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Penn State University Press Kierkegaards Critique of Reason and Society
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Pennsylvania State University Press The BurkeWollstonecraft Debate
Book SynopsisMany modern conservatives and feminists trace the roots of their ideologies, respectively, to Edmund Burke (1729-1797) and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797). O'Neill says at the heart of their differences lies a dispute over democracy as a force tending toward savagery (Burke) or toward civilization (Wollstonecraft).Trade Review“Who would have thought there was much new and fascinating to say about Burke and Wollstonecraft? But O’Neill’s argument, rooted in their response to the French Revolution and their relationship to Scottish Enlightenment ideas, is wonderfully fresh and illuminating, shedding new light on many a shadowy part of Burke’s conservatism and Wollstonecraft’s feminism.”—Isaac Kramnick,Cornell University“This is an excellent contribution to the literatures on Mary Wollstonecraft and Edmund Burke and to the growing discussions of the significance of the Scottish Enlightenment.”—Virginia Sapiro,University of Wisconsin, Madison“It is fascinating to learn of Mary Wollstonecraft’s perception that Scottish stadial theory would end in the reign of sensibility, and the reign of sensibility in the ‘Angel in the House.’ From the Sublime and the Beautiful to Sense and Sensibility, via the Theory of Moral Sentiments! Daniel O’Neill has opened a new path.”—J. G. A. Pocock,The Johns Hopkins University“This book should be read. O’Neill has given great and creditable effort to bringing these figures into fresh focus. If the overall effect is not so persuasive as he may wish, the questions about Burke and Wollstonecraft raised by this study, and its suggestion of a boundary beyond which the Scot’s influence does not extend, remain valuable.”—Steven P. Millies Journal of British Studies“O’Neill’s book is a fascinating addition to a growing literature on the origins of modern conservatism and the emergence of modern feminism.”—Wendy Gunther-Canada American Historical Review“This excellent book is a wonderful success, one that deserves a broad audience among historians of eighteenth-century political thought and contemporary political theorists alike.”—Ryan Patrick Hanley History of Political Thought“This excellent book is a wonderful success . . . it is a model of scholarship. . . . Particularly noteworthy are O'Neill’s sensitivity to the normative elements of Scottish views on the civilizing process, his emphasis on the centrality of moral psychology in Burke’s mature political theory, his recovery of Wollstonecraft’s account of associationism, and his critique of ‘the new scholarly orthodoxy on Burke and empire.'”—Ryan Patrick Hanley History of Political ThoughtTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Scottish Enlightenment, the Moral Sense, and the Civilizing Process2. Burke and the Scottish Enlightenment3. Wollstonecraft and the Scottish Enlightenment4. “The Most Important of All Revolutions” 5. Vindicating a Revolution in Morals and Manners6. Burke on Democracy as the Death of Western Civilization7. Wollstonecraft on Democracy as the Birth of Western CivilizationConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Pennsylvania State University Press Sustaining Civil Society Economic Change
Book SynopsisOxhorn studies the process by which social groups are incorporated into national socioeconomic and political development through an approach that focuses on the social construction of citizenship. He sets forth a theory of civil society adequate for explaining current developments in a way that such controversial neoconservative theories cannot.Trade Review“In this seminal book, Philip Oxhorn proves himself the T. H. Marshall of Latin America. In thoughtful, historically rich detail, Oxhorn shows how and explains why political, economic, and social rights have evolved differently in Chile, Bolivia, and Mexico than in the now-developed democracies. A must-read!”—Susan Eckstein,Boston University“In this pathbreaking study of the transformation of civil society in late twentieth-century Latin America, Philip Oxhorn explores how market liberalization altered the social landscape and affected the practice of democratic citizenship. The result is a masterful analysis of the interrelated character of social, economic, and political change—and a highly sobering assessment of Latin America’s democratic dilemma. Sustaining Civil Society is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the inherent tensions among democratic political rights, economic inequality, and social exclusion.”—Kenneth M. Roberts,Cornell University“Sustaining Civil Society combines a thoughtful, critical theoretical approach to civil society with case studies—informed by extensive fieldwork—of Chile, Bolivia, and Mexico. This book will become the definitive reference for studies of civil society and democracy in Latin America and an essential tool for broader comparative work.”—John Peeler,Bucknell University“Sustaining Civil Society cements Phillip Oxhorn’s intellectual leadership in the field of citizenship studies. Oxhorn’s pathbreaking book probes the construction of citizenship at the intersection of complex economic, sociocultural, and political transformations in societies deeply scarred by egregious inequalities. Sustaining Civil Society masterfully weaves together sophisticated theoretical analysis with empirically rich case studies of Chile, Bolivia, and Mexico to establish new benchmarks for research in comparative politics and political sociology.”—William C. Smith,University of Miami, editor of Latin American Politics and Society“Sustaining Civil Society confirms Philip Oxhorn’s intellectual leadership in the field of citizenship and civil society studies. This book probes the construction of citizenship at the intersection of complex economic, sociocultural, and political transformations in societies deeply scarred by egregious inequalities. Oxhorn masterfully weaves together sophisticated theoretical analysis with empirically rich case studies of Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico to establish new benchmarks for research in comparative politics and political sociology.”—William C. Smith,University of Miami, editor of Latin American Politics and SocietyTable of ContentsContentsList of Figures List of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Civil Society and the Social Construction of Citizenship2 Controlled Inclusion and the Elusive Goal of Citizenship as Agency 3 Dictatorship or Democracy: The Rise of Neopluralism and Citizenship as Consumption4 Testing the Limits of Citizenship: Chile’s Democratic Transition5 The Failure of Citizenship: Bolivia’s Popular Participation Law6 The Promise of Citizenship: Civil Society and Mexico’s Transition to Democracy7 Latin America’s Democratic Crossroads: The Challenge of Making Civil Society RelevantNotesReferencesIndex
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Penn State University Press Democracy as Fetish RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric 13
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ABC-CLIO International Rights and Responsibilities for the Future
Book SynopsisUnderpinning contemporary political debates and organizational restructuring is a serious rethinking of rights and responsibilities in the roles of governments, communities, companies, and individuals in a civil society.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: On Building a Human Rights Culture by Charles Henry Rights and Responsibilities: What Are the Connections? Reintegrating Rights and Responsibilities: Toward a New Human Rights Paradigm by Audrey R. Chapman Rights, Responsibilities, and the Social Contract by Philippa Strum Too Many Rights, Too Few Responsibilities by Amitai Etzioni Rights Responsibilities, and Community: A Libertarian View by David D. Boaz Clearing a Path Toward the International Bill of Rights by Peter Juviler Toward a New International Bill of Human Rights by Vladimir Kartashkin Confronting the "New World Order": Challenges for International Peace and Security by George Andreopoulos The "Global Society" Perspective on International Human Rights by Richard Pierre Claude and David R. Davis Humanizing 21st-Century Justice: Balancing "Freedom To and Freedom From" by Gene Stephens Reports of Six Practitioners and Pioneers in a Changing World The Constitutional Crisis in Russia and the Role of the Constitutional Court by Ernest M. Ametistov Launching the International Decade of Human Rights Education: Moving from Concept to Action by Shulamith Koenig Africa Looking to the Future by Ben W.K. Caiquo The Global Future and International Cooperation for the Environment by Uttam G. Dabholkar Issues of Population and Environment: A Report from the Millennium Project Feasibility Study by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon Knowledge-based Development: Creating the Future Today by Robert A. Vitro Continuing Work on Human Rights for the Future by Kenneth W. Hunter and Timothy C. Mack Selected Bibliography
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Ballistic Missile Defense and the Future of American Security
Book SynopsisAmerican politicians have long been troubled by the question of whether or not to deploy a national missile defense system. Politics, not technological proficiency, drives policy decisions.In effect, the debate has been a dialogue of the deaf and blind wherein each perceives only that which fits their predetermined views.Table of ContentsIntroduction Ballistic Missile Defense, Still Trying After All These Years Breakdown of the Old Verities Why Missile Defense? Agreeing on NMD or Not? Deployment Options or Guessing About the Shape of Things to Come Pursuing Future Policy or Taking Counsel of One's Worst Fears Selected Bibliography
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ABC-CLIO Ghosts of Halabja
Book SynopsisSaddam Hussein's execution for his crimes against Iraq's Shi'a not only brought an end to his reign of oppression, but also to the justice that was to be served to the Iraqi Kurds. This book chronicles the story of the Kurdish genocide that was not told during the trial of Saddam Hussein.Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FOREWORD PREFACE INTRODUCTION: SADDAM HUSSEIN & THE PRELUDE TO GENOCIDE PART ONE: GENOCIDE OF THE KURDS CHAPTER 1 KURDISTAN (INTRO & BACKGROUND ON REGION & PEOPLE) CHAPTER 2 THE ANFAL CAMPAIGNS CHAPTER 3 THE GASSING OF HALABJA PART TWO: THE TWO GULF WARS CHAPTER 4 THE 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR CHAPTER 5 DIVIDED LOYALTIES (INTERNAL DISSENT W/N KURDISH FACTIONS) CHAPTER 6 THE 2003 IRAQ WAR PART THREE: SADDAM ON TRIAL CHAPTER 7 CREATION OF THE IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL CHAPTER 8 THE DUJAIL TRIAL CHAPTER 9 THE ANFAL TRIAL & SADDAMS EXECUTION CHAPTER 10 INTERNATIONAL LAW THE ROAD NOT TAKEN CONCLUSION NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES
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Yale University Press War and Reason
Book SynopsisIn this work two theorists of international relations analyze the strategies designed to avoid international conflict. Using a combination of game theory, statistical analysis and case histories, the authors evaluate the conditions that promote negotiation, the status quo and war.
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Yale University Press Kant and Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisWritten by established authorities on Kant as well as by new scholars in the field, this volume illustrates the ways in which contemporary thinkers differ regarding Kantian philosophy and Kant's legacy to political and ethical theory.
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Yale University Press The AntiEnlightenment Tradition
Book SynopsisPresents a controversial view of the origins of fascism, locating them in the eighteenth century with the advent of the Anti-Enlightenment, a far earlier date than most historians. This book contends that J G Herder, Edmund Burke, and Joseph de Maistre can be connected to the origins of the Anti-Enlightenment.Trade Review"Few scholars comprehend the nexus between Counter-Enlightenment discourse and fascist ideology as well as Zeev Sternhell. In Anti-Enlightenment Tradition, Sternhell provides a series of provocative and disturbing arguments to demonstrate convincingly just how fraught and intimate those linkages were. Anti-Enlightenment Tradition represents a landmark and transformative contribution to the political history of ideas."—Richard Wolin, author of The Seduction of Unreason: The Intellectual Romance with Fascism from Nietzsche to Postmodernism -- Richard Wolin"Zeev Sternhell is one of the most original scholars dealing with the historical roots of fascism and the European Right. This new book is a masterly synthesis which will generate vigorous debate and open new vistas for the understanding of contemporary political thought."—Saul Friedlander, author of The Years of Extermination -- Saul Friedlander"In his The Anti-Enlightenment Tradition, Professor Sternhell has provided us another work of impeccable scholarship and intellectual stimulation. It is recommended to all who are interested in the fate of our civilization."—A. James Gregor, University of California, Berkeley -- A. James Gregor"Everything Zeev Sternhell writes is powerful and challenging, and this book is no exception. At a time when Enlightenment values are again under attack, this history of anti-Enlightenment thought is important and timely."—Robert Tombs, University of Cambridge -- Robert Tombs“In this learned and impassioned book, Zeev Sternhell mounts a major offensive against thinkers—be they conservative or liberal, from Edmund Burke to Isaiah Berlin—that he considers as the enemies of Enlightenment values. Even readers who disagree with Sternhell's thesis will have to admire the scope and force of his argument. This book is a crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career.”—Susan Suleiman, author of Crisis of Memory and the Second World War -- Susan Suleiman"Few people know the power of evil ideas more intimately than Zeev Sternhell."—Adam Kirsch, Tablet Magazine -- Adam Kirsch * Tablet Magazine *
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Yale University Press Another Country
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Springer Applied Differential Games
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Springer Organizational Science Abroad Constraints and Perspectives Prentice Hall Software
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Springer Bottom Line Results from Strategic Human Resource Planning
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Springer Social Contracts and Economic Markets
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Random House USA Inc Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Death Squads in Global Perspective Murder with Deniability
Book SynopsisDeath squads have become an increasingly common feature of the modern world. In nearly all instances, their establishment is tolerated, encouraged, or undertaken by the state itself, which thereby risks its monopoly on the use of force, one of the fundamental characteristics of modern states.Trade Review'Campbell and Brenner have produced a book based on case studies that is more than the sum of its parts'. - ECPR NewsletterTable of ContentsDeath Squads: Definition, Problems, and Historical Context; B.B.Campbell PART I: HISTORICAL CASES 'To Induce a Sense of Terror': Caudillo Politics and Political Violence in Northern Nicaragua, 1926-1934 and 1981-1995; M.J.Schroeder Feme Murder: Paramilitary 'Self Justice' in Weimar Germany; A.D.Brenner PART II: DEMOCRATIC REGIME TRANSITIONS Window on the Past: A Declassified History of Death Squads in El Salvador; C.J.Arnson Stage of Siege: Political Violence and Vigilante Mobilization in the Philippines; E.Hedman PART III: SOCIAL CONTROL State Terrorism and Death Squads in Uganda (1971-79); E.Kannyo From Petrus to Ninja: Death Squads in Indonesia; R.Cribb Modernity and Devolution: The Making of Police Death Squads in Modern Brazil; M.K.Huggins PART IV: NATIONAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY CONFLICT The Rise and Fall of Apartheid's Death Squads, 1963-1993; K.Gottschalk India's Secret Armies; P.Gossman Territoriality and Plausible Deniability: Serbian Paramilitaries in the Bosnian War; J.Ron Appendix: Other Death Squad Cases About the Contributors
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Leo Strauss and the American Right
Book SynopsisIn 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States for his first term and the conservative revolution that was slowly developing in the United States finally emerged in full-throated roar.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments - Preface - Straussians in Washington - Strauss' Jewish Heritage - Strauss' German Connection - American Applications of Straussian Philosophy - Neoconservatism: A Straussian Legacy - The Demise of American Liberalism - Selected Bibliography - Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK The Russian Reading Revolution Print Culture in the Soviet and PostSoviet Eras Studies in Russia and East Europe
Book SynopsisOf all of Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers.Trade Review"Readers seeking to understand the current turbulence in post-Soviet culture will be well served by Lovell's comprehensive study of the Soviet reading public." - Choice "...a valuable account of the evolution of print culture under Soviet rule." - Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction: Russia's Reading Myth The Creation of the Soviet Reader The Arrival of the New Reader: The Post-Stalin Period Reading Revitalized? The Perestroika Project and its Aftermath The Periodical Press: Background and Case Studies Reading in Post-Soviet Russia Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Palgrave Macmillan A Force More Powerful
Trade Review'This thoroughly researched and highly readable book underlines the contrast between stable democratic societies created by non-violent movements and tyrannical regimes born of violent revolution. Recommended for public and academic libraries.' - Duncan Stewart, Library Journal '...an important documentation of non-violence as an attested historical force.' - F. Abiola Irele, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'There is undeniable power in images of unarmed citizens marching bravely toward policemen and soldiers, knowing they could be arrested, beaten and even killed.' - New York Times 'an important, carefully made, and fascinating documentary.' - Christian Science Monitor 'A skilful blend of sweeping narrative and tightly focused case studies...splendid' - Philadelphia Inquirer 'Ackerman and DuVall deliver a compelling argument for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance to tyranny. I recommend their book to anyone who believes that power only flows from the barrel of a gun.' - John McCain, US Senator 'informative and absorbing' - Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 'There is much to applaud here. The book is suffused with enthusiasm and contains a mass of infomation. Surely there is something here for everyone.' - Martyn Housden, History journalTable of ContentsPART I: MOVEMENT TO POWER Russia, 1905: The People Strike India: Movement for Self-Rule Poland: Power from Solidarity PART II: RESISTANCE TO TERROR The Ruhrkampf, 1923: Resisting Invaders Denmark, the Netherlands, the Rosenstrasse: Resisting the Nazis El Salvador, 1944: Removing the General Argentina and Chile: Resisting Repression PART III: CAMPAIGNS FOR RIGHTS The American South: Campaign for Civil Rights South Africa: Campaign against Apartheid The Philippines: Restoring Democracy The Intifada: Campaign for a Homeland China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia: The Democratic Tide PART IV: VIOLENCE AND POWER The Mythology of Violence The New World of Power Victory without Violence
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Shadow Boxing Black Feminist Politics
Book SynopsisShadowboxing presents an explosive analysis of the history and practice of black feminisms, drawing upon political theory, history, and cultural studies in a sweepingly interdisciplinary work.Trade Review"Remarkable...James reveals a radical tradition that could free us all." - Robin D. G. Kelley "With the publication of Shadowboxing...Joy James is poised to become a major figure among contemporary black intellectuals." - Mark Anthony Neal, Washington Post Book World "A provocative look at the dynamics of race, gender, and radicalism." - Ebony "An interdisciplinary and well-analyzed representation of radical black women fighting for rights and visibility." - Library JournalTable of ContentsPrologue Introduction Forging Community: From Segregation to Transcendence Protofeminists and Liberation Limbos Radicalizing Feminisms from 'The Movement' Era Contemporary Revolutionary Icons and 'Neoslave Narratives' Depoliticizing Representations: Sexual-Racial Stereotypes Fostering Alliances: Black Male Profeminisms Conclusion: Framing Feminism
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Palgrave Macmillan Theories of Federalism A Reader
Book SynopsisThis project pulls together classic and modern readings and essays that explore theories of federalism. Spanning the Seventeenth through Twenty-first-centuries of European, U.S. and Canadian thinkers, this attempts to be a comprehensive reader for students in political theory. The emphasis throughout is on the normative argument, the advantages or disadvantages of federal and confederal arrangements compared to unitary states, and on the relative merits of various proposals to improve particular federations or confederations. These also draw on the full range of political science subfields: from political sociology, political economy and constitutional studies to comparative politics and international relations. There are also readings, both contemporary and historical, that attempt to clarify conceptual issues.Trade Review"Karmis and Norman have done a great service to all teachers and students of federalism. Here, finally, is a comprehensive collection of primary texts in the history of federalist thought. From Althusius to Kant, and from The Federalist Papers to Trudeau, the authors of these texts give compelling evidence that federalism is more than just a government technique, that it is in fact a political response to some of the most intractable problems and conflicts facing complex human societies. In addition to the well selected texts, the editors provide introductions with useful suggestions for further reading." - Dr. Thomas O. Hueglin, Wilfrid Laurier University "This Reader traces the intellectual evolution of Federalist ideas from the Renaissance era to the present day and takes us on an exciting journey through the ages, charting the normative steps in the federal discourse. I see this collection of essays essentially as a new handbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students wishing to explore the versatility of the federal idea. Reading through it was tantamount to an insight into the adventures of the federal idea that furnished much food for thought and intellectual stimulation." - Michael Burgess, University of KentTable of ContentsThe Birth of Federal Theory: an Alternative Political Language in the Early Era of Centralized States The Enlightenment Debate Over the Normative Potential of International Federalism The American 'Invention' and Nineteenth-century Debates Over Rival Types of Federalism The mid-Twentieth-Century Debate: Federalism Between Obsolescence and Panacea The Contemporary Debates: Federal Citizenship in Culturally Diverse Democracies
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Little, Brown & Company The Age of the Unthinkable
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Hachette Books The Witches Are Coming
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Palgrave MacMillan UK British Political Facts 19001979
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Towards Illiberal Democracy
Book SynopsisPreface - Understanding Illiberal Democracy: A Framework; D. Bell & K. Jayasuriya - Democracy in Confucian Societies: The Challenge of Justification; D. Bell - Democracy and Identity: The Paradoxical Character of Political Development; D.M. Jones - Democratization and the Myth of the Liberalising Middle Classes; D. Brown & D.M. Jones - The Political Economy of Democratization; K. Jayasuriya - Democratization and the Renegotiation of Ethnicity; D. Brown - A Postcard from Su(e)topia - IndexTable of ContentsPreface - Understanding Illiberal Democracy: A Framework; D. Bell & K. Jayasuriya - Democracy in Confucian Societies: The Challenge of Justification; D. Bell - Democracy and Identity: The Paradoxical Character of Political Development; D.M. Jones - Democratization and the Myth of the Liberalising Middle Classes; D. Brown & D.M. Jones - The Political Economy of Democratization; K. Jayasuriya - Democratization and the Renegotiation of Ethnicity; D. Brown - A Postcard from Su(e)topia - Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Eisenhower Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser AngloAmerican Relations and Arab Nationalism 195559 Studies in Military and Strategic History
Book SynopsisWith the aid of extensive declassified official documentation, this study traces the British and American responses to the Turco-Iraqi Pact of 1955, the Suez crisis, the Syrian crisis of 1957, the outbreak of civil strife in Lebanon, and the Iraqi Revolution of 1958.Trade Review'Elegantly written and based on the rich archival sources of both states, Ashton's arguments are compelling. Not all scholars of Anglo-American relations will accept his interpretations, but all must grapple with them.' - Peter L. Hahn, The International History Review 'Ashton has outlined a framework for understanding the latter half of the 1950s that future students of the period will want to engage.' - Joel Gordon, American Historical Review 'It is...refreshing to read a account which places 1956 in a longer-term context. Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser by Nigel John Ashton enables one to judge whether the Suez Crisis was quite the dramatic turning-point it is widely supposed to have been.' - David Carlton, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsIntroduction - The Middle East in 1955 - The Background to the Formation of the Baghdad Pact - March 1956 and the Break with Nasser -The Suez Crisis - The Eisenhower Doctrine - The Bermuda Conference and the April 1957 Crisis in Jordan - The Syrian Crisis and the October 1957 Talks - The Formation of the United Arab Republic - The Lebanese Crisis - The Iraqi Revolution - The Course and Conclusion of British and American Intervention - Post-Revolutionary Iraq and the Reassessment of British and American Strategy - Conclusions - Postscript - Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Leadership in Conflict The Lessons of History
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Palgrave MacMillan UK The Politics of the People in EighteenthCentury Britain
Book SynopsisThe first part explores the way the British people could influence existing political institutions or could exploit their existing powers, by looking at the role of the people in parliamentary elections, in a wide range of pressure groups, in their local urban communities, and in popular demonstrations.Trade Review'This adjudication by H.T. Dickinson is fair-minded and valuable...he has given us a remarkably informed, cogent and balanced survey.' - John Cannon, History 'We need to understand the mentality, as well as the behaviour, of the lower orders in politics. Both have been magisterially surveyed in... The Politics of the People in Eighteenth-Century Britain...With a succinctness that will be the despair of those who themselves have had to write lectures on this subject, Dickinson draws together the results of extensive modern research into all aspects of popular politics.' - Historian 'A sure-footed guide to the subject which is a model of clarity and lucid exposition, this is a work not just for the university library, but for the bookshelves of all students of the eighteenth century.' - Martin Fitzpatrick, University of Wales 'Articulate and readable, with a full index and extensive footnotes, this grand synthesis belongs in every British history collection.' - R. Breihan, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface - Introduction - PART 1: THE PEOPLE IN POLITICS - The People and Parliamentary Elections - Vested Interests and Pressure Groups - Politics in the Urban Community - The Politics of the Crowd - PART 2: THE POLITICISATION OF THE PEOPLE - The Debate on British Liberties and Natural Rights - Radical Ideas and Popular Politics before Wilkes - Radicals and Reformers in the Later Eighteenth Century - Popular Conservatism and Militant Loyalism - List of Abbreviations - Notes - Index
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Nationalism in Belgium Shifting Identities 17801995
Book SynopsisThis is a book about shifting national identities in Belgium. It aims at explaining why the Belgian identity, which in 1830 was so strong that it could create a new nation-state, has become so weak that today it has to accept a mere overarching role above and in competition with the new national loyalties.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; K.Deprez & L.Vos PART ONE: BELGIAN NATION BUILDING Belgian Liberties and Loyalty to the House of Austria; J.Roegiers The Two Belgian Revolutions; L.Wils Painting at the Service of the New Nation-State; L.Pil National Imagery in 19th Century Flemish Literature; P.Couttenier The Symbolic Deficit. French Literature in Belgium and 19th Century National Sentiment; C.Berg Henri Conscience and the French Revolution; P.Raxhon PART TWO: THE WANING OF BELGIUM The Flemish National Question; L.Vos The Language of the Flemings; K.Deprez The Catholic Church and the Flemish Movement; L.Gevers Sport and the Flemish Movement. Resistance and Accommodation 1868-1914; R.Renson The Christian Workers' Movement as a Mass Foundation of the Flemish Movement; E.Gerard The Growth of the Walloon Movement; C.Kesteloot Four Definitions of Culture in Francophone Belgium; J.Fontaine PART THREE: NATIONAL IDENTITIES IN A FEDERAL STATE Unequal Economic Development at the Origin of the Federalisation Process; P.Saey, C.Kesteloot & C.Vandermotten Belgium's Peculiar Way to Federalism; R.Falter The National Consciousness of the Flemings and the Walloons. An Empirical Investigation; B.Maddens, R.Beerten & J.Billiet Nationalism in Present-Day Flanders; J.Bouveroux Present-Day Wallonia. The Search for an Identity without Nationalist Mania; P.Destatte A Brussels Identity? A Speculative Interpretation; S.Govaert Germans, German Belgians, German-Speaking Belgians; H.Jenniges Are the Immigrants the Last Belgians?; A.Morelli & J-P.Schreiber Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Why Institutions Matter
Book SynopsisVivien Lowndes is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK. Mark Roberts is a Research Fellow at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.Trade Review'In this powerful new text, Vivien Lowndes and Mark Roberts put forward a conception of institutionalism that is more comprehensive, integrative and analytically insistent than anything to date. Both those committed to an institutionalist approach, and those who are not, will benefit greatly from this study, which is likely to become an essential point of reference in the literature.' - Andrew MacIntyre, Australian National University 'Well-crafted, readable, and eminently teachable, there is no other text that gives students a handle on this increasingly core subject in political science like this. With a wealth of concrete examples it covers the key elements of, and theoretical perspectives on, the study of institutions in a way that will be ideally suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduates alike.' - Robert Pekkanen, University of Washington, USATable of Contents1. Why Study Institutions? 2. Three Phases of Institutionalism 3. Rules, Practices and Narratives 4. Power and Agency 5. Institutional Change 6. Institutional Diversity 7. Institutional Design 8. Conclusion.
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Palgrave Macmillan Violence A Reader Main Trends of the Modern World
Book SynopsisAcknowledgements Preface; R.Jackall & A.J.Vidich Notes on the Contributors PART I: VIOLENCE AND THE STATE Politics as a Vocation; M.Weber Reflections on Violence; H.Arendt War-Making and State-Making as Organized Crime; C.Tilly The Impact and Function of Terror; B.Moore Jr, The Uniqueness and Normality of the Holocaust; Z.Bauman PART II: POLITICAL VIOLENCE The Causes of Terrorism; M.Crenshaw Playing the Game of Love: Passion and Martyrdom Among Khalistani Sikhs; C.Mahmood A Head for an Eye: Revenge in the Cambodian Genocide; A.L.Hinton Dirty Protest: Symbolic Overdetermination and Gender in Northern Ireland Ethnic Violence; B.Aretxaga Surfacing Gender: Reconceptualizing Crimes Against Women in Time of War; R.Copelon PART III: THE NORMALIZATION OF VIOLENCE Culture of Terror-Space of Death: Roger Casement's Putumayo Report and the Explanation of Torture; M.Taussig Male Gender and Rituals of Resistance in the Palestinian Intifada: A Cultural Politics of Violence; J.Peteet Terror Warfare aTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface; R.Jackall & A.J.Vidich Notes on the Contributors PART I: VIOLENCE AND THE STATE Politics as a Vocation; M.Weber Reflections on Violence; H.Arendt War-Making and State-Making as Organized Crime; C.Tilly The Impact and Function of Terror; B.Moore Jr, The Uniqueness and Normality of the Holocaust; Z.Bauman PART II: POLITICAL VIOLENCE The Causes of Terrorism; M.Crenshaw Playing the Game of Love: Passion and Martyrdom Among Khalistani Sikhs; C.Mahmood A Head for an Eye: Revenge in the Cambodian Genocide; A.L.Hinton Dirty Protest: Symbolic Overdetermination and Gender in Northern Ireland Ethnic Violence; B.Aretxaga Surfacing Gender: Reconceptualizing Crimes Against Women in Time of War; R.Copelon PART III: THE NORMALIZATION OF VIOLENCE Culture of Terror-Space of Death: Roger Casement's Putumayo Report and the Explanation of Torture; M.Taussig Male Gender and Rituals of Resistance in the Palestinian Intifada: A Cultural Politics of Violence; J.Peteet Terror Warfare and the Medicine of Peace; C.Nordstrom PART IV: Conclusion; C.Besteman Index
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Little, Brown Book Group The Last Empire
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Book SynopsisA landmark history of the origins of modern democratic societies by one of our most important political thinkers.A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today''s developing countrieswith often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.Francis Fukuyama, author of the bestselling The End of History and the Last Man and one of our most important political thinkers, provides a sweeping account of how today''s basic political insti
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