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Taylor & Francis Ltd New Labours Women MPs
Book SynopsisIt was not long after the election of a record number of women to the House of Commons in 1997 that the backlash began. The criticism was all-encompassing: they wore the wrong clothes, they voted the wrong way and they were concerned with the wrong issues. Above all, they were accused of failing to make difference, to have failed women, and were dismissed by some as Blair's Babes'. Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than half of the new Labour women MPs, Sarah Childs reveals how these women actually experienced being MPs, and explores whether they acted for and like women in their constituencies, in parliament and in government. She presents important insights into theories of women's political representation, showing that the relationship between women's descriptive and substantive representation is complicated, that party and gender identities are crucial, that women's differences must be acknowledged and that it might not always be possible for women represenTrade Review'Celebrates the way Labour's 102 'Class of 1997' women MPs shifted the political agenda in ways barely recognised in the still testosterone-driven Palace of Westminster. Labour's public face is still male, but history will see how Labour's domestic agenda has been feminised.' - Polly Toynbee, The Guardian'New Labour's Women MPs shows that the sex of our MPs matters. It reveals - in their own words - how Labour's 1997 women MPs sought to put women's issues and perspectives at the heart of British politics. It is essential reading for all those who want to answer the question of whether women in politics make a difference' - Katherine Rake, The Fawcett SocietyTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Women's Political Representation 3. Women's Numerical Representation 4. Symbolic and Descriptive Representation 5. Substantive Representation 6. Women's Substantive Representation in the Constituency 7. Substantively Representing Women in Parliament 8. The New Labour Women MPs' Loyalty 9. The Women's Minister and the Substantive Representation of Women 10. A Feminized Style of Politics 11. Conclusions 12. Epilogue Appendix . Interview guide
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Resilience of Democracy
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together studies of the small number of previously established states that have retained and/or restored democracy despite - in many cases - formidable economic, social or political challenges. It seeks to establish common themes, whether or not they appear to fit a grand casual theory. It is, after all, the very adaptability of democratic systems that characterises their persistence, durability and resilience.Table of ContentsDemocratic society and its enemies, Anthony Arblaster; enduring elite democracy in Botswana, Kenneth Good; democracy in the Commonwealth Caribbean, Paul Sutton; why Costa Rica remains a democracy, Lloyd Pettiford; the possibility of democratic consolidation in Ghana, Jeff Haynes; parties and the people - India's changing party system and the resilience of democracy, Subrata Kumar Mitra; Israel's democracy at 50 - from resilience to residue?, Clive Jones; the consolidation of democracy in Mauritius, Barbara Wake Carroll, Terrance Carroll; survival of an imperfect democracy in the Phillippines, James Putzel; political space in South East Asia - Asian-Style and Other Democracies, Kevin Hewison; Venezuela - degenerative democaracy, Julia Buxton.
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Taylor & Francis MI6 and the Machinery of Spying
Book SynopsisPhilip H. J. Davies is one of a growing number of British academic scholars of intelligence, but the only academic to approach the subject in terms of political science rather than history. He wrote his PhD at the University of Reading on the topic ''Organisational Development of Britain''s Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1979'', and has published extensively on intelligence and defence issues. After completing his PhD he taught for a year and a half on the University of London external degree programme in Singapore before returning to the UK to lecture at the University of Reading for two years. He was formerly Associate Professor of International and Security Studies at the University of Malaya in Malaysia where he not only conducted his research but provided a range of training and consultancy services to the Malaysian intelligence and foreign services. He is now based at Brunel University, UKTrade Review'Philip Davies has written what is bound to become the standard account of how MI6 is organized and how that organization has evolved over time.'- Christie Davies, Political Studies Review'A very thoroughly researched contribution to political studies based on confidential interviews with former SIS officers and archives.' - Christie Davies, Political Studies ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Origins and the First World War, 1903-18 3. The Inter-war Years, 1919-39 4. War Without and Within, 1939-45 5. A New Kind of War, 1946-56 6. To the End of the Cold War and After, 1956-95 7. Machines of Government and Intelligence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Understanding Intelligence in the TwentyFirst Century Journeys in Shadows Studies in Intelligence
Book SynopsisOver the past few decades, international history and security have been significantly influenced by greater understanding of the role of intelligence in national security and foreign policy-making. In Britain, much of the work has developed in the subdiscipline of international history with its methodological predisposition towards archive-based research. Advances in archival disclosure, accelerated by the end of the Cold War, as well as by the changing attitudes of official secrecy and the work of the intelligence services, have further facilitated research, understanding and debate. Recent controversies, including claims of politicisation of intelligence historiography, have added additional public saliency to long-standing academic disputes. The events of September 11 and their aftermath have shown the value and limits of secret intelligence and generated fresh controversies for proponents and critics.This book examines critically the development of intelligence studies and assesses its contribution to the study of international relations. It draws upon the viewpoints of leading academics, journalists and former practitioners, to explore the way the subject is studied, for what purposes and with what consequences.Trade Review"Drawing upon the views of an international group of academics, journalists, and former intelligence officials, the editors present 13 papers that reflect on the nature of secret intelligence and its role in domestic and international politics. The papers are presented with the goal of furthering the study of intelligence as a separate field of academic inquiry and in terms of its place in the broader field of international relations. Topics addressed include intelligence and international relations theory; the state of German intelligence history; forms and contexts of surveillance; intelligence failure, conspiracy theories, and September 11th; the extent of British intelligence knowledge of the Holocaust; literary treatments of espionage; critique of US intelligence strategy; the relationships between secret intelligence, covert action, and clandestine diplomacy; and ethics and intelligence." --Reference & Research Book NewsTable of Contents1. Journeys in Shadows: Introduction Len Scott and Peter Jackson 2. Intelligence, International Relations and 'Under-theorisation' Christopher Andrew 3. German Intelligence History: A Field in Search of Scholars Wolfgang Krieger 4. NCW, C4ISR, IO and RMA: Toward a Revolution in Military Intelligence? John Ferris 5. Some Concepts that May be Useful in Understanding the Myriad Forms and Contexts of Surveillance Gary T. Marx 6. 'Who Profited from the Crime?' Intelligence Failure, Conspiracy Theories, and the Case of 11 September Robert Alan Goldberg 7. Bletchley Park and the Holocaust Michael Smith 8. Fiction, Faction and Intelligence Nigel West 9. The Geopolitics of James Bond Jeremy Black 10. Hunters not Gatherers: Intelligence in the 21st Century Charles Cogan 11. Secret Intelligence, Covert Action and Clandestine Diplomacy Len Scott 12. Ethics and Intelligence after September 11 2001 Michael Herman 13. 'As Rays of Light to the Human Soul'? Moral Agents and Intelligence Gathering Toni Erskine 14. Index
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Taylor & Francis Across the Blocs Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History Cold War History
Book SynopsisThis book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history.Trade Review'Historical science would do well to emphasize the status of ther east-West conflict as a struggle for cultural meaning - as a 'war of intellects'. This book helps that process.' Jost DulfferTable of Contents1. East is East and West is West?: Towards a comparative sociocultural history of the Cold War 2. The Man Who Invented Truth: The tenure of Edward R. Murrow as director of the United States Information Agency during the Kennedy years 3. Soviet Cinema in the Early Cold War 4. Future Perfect?: Communist science fiction in the Cold War 5. The Education of Dissent: Radio free Europe and Hungarian society, 1951-56 6. The Debate over Nuclear Refuge 7. Some Writers Are More Equal Than Others: George Orwell, the state and Cold War propaganda
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Central Books Ltd Central Books Magazine Catalogue 2019 2019 80
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Duckworth Books Order Order The Rise and Fall of Political
Book SynopsisThe paperback of this fascinating and entertaining social history of politics and alcoholTrade Review'Like being the only sober guest at an uproarious party' Sunday Times'A thoroughly enjoyable, comprehensive book' Harry Mount, Times Literary Supplement'An entertaining history of political drinking' The Times'Fast-paced and witty... unputdownable' The Lady'A corker... the dourest of Scots felt obliged to pretend to be a beer drinker, but harboured a private penchant for champagne, and could knock back a glass in one great gulp' Telegraph'An entertaining book... often funny, though not without sombre appraisals of many curtailed careers and damaged lives' Prospect'A fascinating account of politics and drink... informative and entertaining' Alistair Campbell'A breezy, anecdote-rich and instructive survey of booze and politics' The National'Well researched and breezily told, Wright's book is an enjoyable romp' New Criterion'Alcohol has always lubricated political life... [Order, Order!] is about the British experience with examples of careers enhanced and destroyed by booze' Keith Simpson MP's Summer Reading List, Total Politics
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Irish Academic Press Ltd De Valera Fianna Fail and the Irish Press The
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International Publishers Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. History of the Labour Movement in the United
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Early Years of the Republic 17831793
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. History of the Labour Movement in the United
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Counter Revolution 20th Century US Foreign Policy
Book SynopsisMany people are too young to have witnessed what the United States did when revolution erupted in Cuba. Others from a previous generation remember the effort to snuff out the Cuban Revolution, while U.S. support of Chiang Kai-shek against the Chinese revolutionaries happened before their time. Almost nobody who observed day-to-day the actions of the United States against the Russian Revolution is still around.The effort to put down revolution has been a central focus of U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century, especially since World War II. Not only did the United States work to keep revolutions in Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Angola, Nicaragua, and other countries from winning, but it maintained a strong hostility for years, even decades, after they had won. Many writers trace the beginning of the cold war from 1945 without considering what went before. Actually, the cold war was in good part a continuation of the deep hostility of the United States to the 1917 Russian Revo
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. A History of Cuba and its Relations with the
Book SynopsisThis book begins with the conquest of Cuba by the Spanish Conquistadores, and the annihilation of the Indian population despite its heroic struggles. It then analyzes the economic social and cultural development of Cuba from 1520 to 1808. This is followed by an analysis of the role of Cuba in the Latin American wars for independence of 1808-1820 and the first independence movement in Cuba, 1820-1830. Dr. Foner then discusses the emergence of United States policy towards Cuba and shows, through the most careful documentation, the role played by the government of the United States in blocking the achievement of Cuban independence from Spain. The rest of the book deals with the reform movement in Cuba, Cuban slave society, and the anti-slavery struggles in the island, ending with La Escalera, the brutal suppression of the Negro people in the 1840''s. For the preparation of this volume, Dr. Foner examined original sources in English and Spanish, in Cuba and the Unite
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. A History of Cuba and its Relations with the
Book SynopsisFoner''s second Volume on Cuban history begins by analyzing U.S. efforts to annex Cuba. The author traces the filibustering movements of the 1850''s as southern slaveholding elements battled to expand slavery. The Africanization of Cuba scare, and the Ostend Manifesto are detailed, as are the forces responsible for the defeat of annexationism. The 1868-78 Ten Years'' War for independence is defined clearly and Dr. Foner elucidates the anti-independence role of the U.S. government during this bitter struggle. After discussing political, economic, and social developments in Cuba from 1879 to 1895, he then reviews revolutionary movements during these years, the Cuban Revolutionary Party, and the hovering menace of American imperialism. He concludes with the opening stage of the Second War for Independence in 1895.Excitingly written, the Cuban peoples'' heroic struggle against U.S. annexation emerges sharply. So, too, does the part played by those forces in the United States who
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Thomas Nelson Reclaiming Hope Lessons Learned in the Obama
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening, inside-story of faith and politics in the White House.Trade Review'This is an important and extremely timely book. It is partly a memoir, partly a reflection on the relationships between faith and governing power, and partly a road map for navigating the unprecedented social and cultural changes we are facing. It's readable and thought-provoking. Get it, read it, and talk to others about it.' * Timothy Keller, author of Reason for God *'This is an unusually important and moving book. Reclaiming Hope is a fascinating portrait of a critical moment in American public life, exploring the role of Christianity--and faith more broadly--during the Obama era. Part memoir, part exhortation, Michael Wear offers us an intimate look at the power and relevance of religion at a time when so many have discounted it. The reflections on President Obama's evolution on gay marriage are by themselves worth the price of admission. Marked in parts by disillusion, Wear ends the book with a powerful meditation on hope that, while directed to Christians, will appeal to anyone interested in the complex intersection of faith and politics.' * Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at Brookings Institution and author of Islamic Exceptionalism *'Reclaiming Hope is both a fascinating insider's look into the Obama administration’s faith-based initiatives and a stirring call for Christians--indeed for Americans of all faiths--to rediscover a sense of hopefulness. Even as we find ourselves in a crisis of disillusionment, and even despair, about the state of American politics, Wear reminds us that we must hold fast to the belief that we can change our country and our world for the better. Each of us would do well to adopt at least a bit of Wear’s realistic hopefulness.' * E. J. Dionne Jr., author of Why the Right Went Wrong and Souled Out *'Michael Wear's Reclaiming Hope is an engaging, sympathetic but not uncritical account of life in the Obama White House. Wear cares about politics, but he cares about his Christian faith even more. The result is a balanced, thoughtful look at how politics and faith intersect, what the pitfalls and possibilities are, and why we cannot give up hope. At a time when too many Christians in public life are discrediting their public witness, Michael Wear is offering an admirable alternative.' * Peter Wehner, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and former senior advisor to President George W. Bush *'More than a story about how faith and politics entangle in the rarified atmosphere of the White House, this fine memoir is also a road map for how we can pick up the broken pieces of our political life and reassemble a national commitment to a common good.' * Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary 1995-98 and professor of Public Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary *'Reclaiming Hope should be read by Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and all who are concerned about the state of our politics. Wear's refreshingly earnest book offers rare insight that just might help us reject the harsh polarization of today's politics, embrace a redemptive faith, and find hope once again.' * Kirsten Powers, USA Today columnist and CNN political analyst *'Michael Wear is a man of deep faith who clearly brought his love for Jesus to his work in the White House. Reclaiming Hope offers important insight about his time working in the public square for the legitimate and necessary place of both faith and people of faith in today’s political environment, and it deserves serious attention.' * His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan *Michael Wear makes a powerfully compelling case for engaging the intersection of politics and religion. Drawing from his personal and singular experience in the White House under the Obama administration, Wear writes a lifeline for these times--that despite any personal differences, hope can unite. The pages in your hand could give you hope and lead and guide us forward as a nation. We can all reclaim hope and carry it with us. * Ann Voskamp, New York Times bestselling author of One Thousand Gifts and The Broken Way *'Michael Wear's reflections on life as a young evangelical Christian working for President Obama are not your typical Washington memoir. There’s no 'If only they’d listened to me' bravado nor is there the catty score-settling we've grown to expect from the genre. Instead, this book offers Oval Office insight with road-to-Damascus vulnerability. Whether or not you agree with the author's politics, you can learn what it means to bear witness in a time riddled with culture wars and political strife. Michael Wear is part of why I think a new generation can bring a new shape to American public life, one in which we can disagree without tearing each other apart. We can hope, and this book can help us.' * Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention *'Michael Wear's grasp on how sacred and secular coexist is second to none. His tone is both loving and challenging. A must read.' * Propaganda, artist and author *'According to my friend Michael Wear, too many of us left the party early! I've known Michael for years and greatly appreciate his commitment to the church and his personal faith in Jesus. Reclaiming Hope will certainly give you a fresh perspective on politics--but, more importantly, it may also give you a fresh perspective on faith.' * Andy Stanley, senior pastor of North Point Ministries *This is an important book on many levels: it addresses faith's role in politics and public policy; it reveals Barack Obama's personal faith and beliefs; it calls for Christians to engage in the public square; and it offers hope for America's future. For anyone interested in the intersection of faith and politics, Reclaiming Hope is a must read. * The Honorable Mark Pryor, former US Senator from Arkansas *'As a pastor who has been close to President Obama’s personal journey of faith, I was fascinated by Michael Wear's insider account of the events and influences that formed this administration. Surprisingly honest and compelling, this book helps us understand the forces at play in President Obama's leadership decisions. Reclaiming Hope will give you a sense of hope for a future we can help shape.' * Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland, a Church Distributed *
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Manchester University Press Discourse Theory and Political Analysis
Book SynopsisDrawing inspiration from the works of those such as Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Jacques Lacan, the contributors address particular questions using a common theoretical language. The book concludes with an assessment of the future directions of discourse theory in the social sciences.Table of Contents1. Introducing discourse theory and political analysis - David Howarth & Yannis Stavrakakis 2. The political frontiers of the social Argentine politics after Peronism (1955-1973) - Sebastian Barros & Gustavo Castagnola3. Inter-war French Fascism and the Neo-Socialism of Marcel Deat: The emergence of a ‘Third Way’ - Steve Bastow4. New environmental movements and direct action protest: The campaign against Manchester Airport's second runway - Steven Griggs & David Howarth5. Provisionalism and the (im)possibility of justice in Northern Ireland - Anthony Clohesy6. The Mexican revolutionary mystique - Rosa Nidia Buenfil Burgos7. On the emergence of Green ideology: The dislocation factor in Green politics - Yannis Stavrakakis8. The construction of Romanian social democracy, 1989–1996 - Kevin Adamson9. Beyond being gay: The proliferation of political identities in Hong Kong - P. Sik-Ying Ho & A. Kat Tat Tsang10. The secret and the promise: Women’s struggles in Chiapas - Neil Harvey & Chris Halverson11. The difficult emergence of a democratic imaginary: Black consciousness and non-racial democracy in South Africa - David Howarth12. Democracy as the limit of Kemalist hegemony - Nur Betul Celik13. Sex and the limits of discourse - Jason Glynos14. Future trajectories of research in discourse theory: Political frontiers, myths and imaginaries, hegemony - Aletta Norval
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Manchester University Press Climate Change and the Oil Industry Common
Book SynopsisPresents a detailed study of the climate strategies of ExxonMobil, Shell and Statoil.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Analytical framework3. The climate strategies of the oil industry4. The corporate actor model5. Domestic political context6.The international regime model7. Concluding remarks
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Manchester University Press The Labour Governments 19641970 Economic Policy v
Book SynopsisA thorough analysis of Britain's economic policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s.Table of Contents1. Labour, modernisation and the external constraint2. Labour and the international economy3. From crisis to crisis: A narrative of policy, 1964–704. Investment and technology5. The labour market and the trade unions6. The productivity issue7. Planning8. Modernising the public sector9. Social justice and economic efficiency10. Conclusions
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Manchester University Press Workers and Revolution in Serbia
Book SynopsisAnalyses the role of workers both in Titoâs Yugoslavia and in the subsequent Serbian revolution against MiloÅevic in October 2000 -- .Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Tito years 3. Serbia in the world economy 4. Neoliberalism imposed 5. The workers’ movement 6. Serbia’s new period of crisis Serbia timeline References Index
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Manchester University Press New Mobilities in Europe Polish Migration to
Book SynopsisThis book examines Polish migration to Ireland in the context of ‘new mobilities in Europe’. It includes detailed accounts of the working lives of a group of mainly skilled Polish migrants in Dublin, and traces their careers and aspirations as Ireland moved from ‘boom to bust’.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. New mobilities in Europe today2. Researching migration: A Qualitative panel study and workplace studies3. From ‘boom to bust’: Polish migrants in the Irish labour market4. Routes into employment: migrant aspirations and employer strategies5. Employment conditions and the culture of work6. ‘Boundaryless careers’: mobility across organisations and nations 7. Worklife connections: ‘technologies of mobility’ and transnational lives8. Looking back: worklife pathways in a boom-to-bust economyConclusionAppendicesBibliography
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Manchester University Press Cyprus a Conflict at the Crossroads
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together leading scholars from various disciplines to analyse the Cyprus conflict from a number of perspectives. The result is a picture of Cyprus that is unique in the nuances and multiple facets it provides. -- .Table of Contents1. Introduction – Nathalie Tocci and Thomas DiezPart 1: The domestic determinants of conflict and resolution2. Rational agent or unthinking follower? A survey-based profile analysis of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot referendum voters – Alexandros Lordos3. Economics and the politicisation of civil society: the Turkish-Cypriot case – Canan Balkir and Galip L. Yalman4. Cypriot media and the production of conflict: newsworthiness versus the possibility of peace communication – Mashoed Bailie and Bekir Azgin 5. Intra-communal dynamics: EU discourses among Turkish-Cypriot political actors before and after the failed referenda – Erol Kaymak and Yücel VuralPart 2: The external factors in conflict and resolution6. UN peacemaking in Cyprus: from mediation to arbitration and beyond – James Ker-Lindsay7. From consensus to conflict: changing perceptions of the Cyprus issue in the European Parliament, 1995–2006 – Susannah Verney8. Re-imagining Cyprus: the rise of regionalism in Turkey’s security lexicon – Alper Kaliber Part 3: Cyprus in comparative perspective9. Compromising with facts, clashing with norms? Revisiting territoriality and sovereignty in Cyprus, Moldova and Bosnia – Eiki Berg10. The Cyprus conflict in a comparative perspective: assessing the impact of European integration – Elise Féron and Fatma Güven Lisaniler11. The EU’s competency in conflict resolution: the cases of Bosnia, Macedonia and Cyprus – Emel AkçaliPart 4: Cyprus beyond political science12. The refugee factor in two protracted conflicts: Cyprus and Palestine compared – Peter Loizos and Tobias Kelly13. Women of Cyprus at the crossroads between traditionalism, modernity and post modernity – Maria Hadjipavlou14. Growing together? Prospects for economic convergence and reunification in Cyprus – Max Watson15. The Cyprus problem at the European Court of Human Rights – Kudret Özersay and Ayla Gürel Conclusions16. Conclusion – Thomas Diez and Nathalie TocciIndex
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Manchester University Press Governing Europes Spaces European Union
Book SynopsisThe book constructs a case for re-imagining Europe – not as an entity in Brussels or a series of fixed relations – but as a simultaneously real and imagined space of action which exists to the extent that Europeans and others act in and on it.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Caitríona Carter, Richard Freeman and Martin LawnPart I: Spaces revisited1. Performing Europe: backstage versus frontstage politics in the European Parliament – Ruth Wodak2. Interpreting Europe: mainstreaming gender in DG Research, European Commission – Rosalind CavaghanPart II: Spaces reconciled3. Modelling Europe: the political properties of impact assessment – Diego de la Hoz4. Referencing Europe: usages of Europe in national identity projects – Jenny Ozga and Farah ShaikPart III: Spaces revealed 5. Consulting to Europe: knowledge agents and the building of Europe – Bruce Ross6. Measuring Europe: making sense of Europe through data and statistics – Sotiria Grek and Martin Lawn7. De-politicizing Europe: collective private action and sustainable Europe – Caitríona CarterIndex
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Manchester University Press The European Unions policy towards Mercosur
Book SynopsisThis book provides a distinctive and empirically rich account of the European Union's relationship with the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and the motivations that determine the EU's policy towards Mercosur. -- .Table of Contents1 Introduction: the study of European Union relations with Mercosur2 Analytical framework: relations between the European Union and Mercosur3 European Union policy-making towards Mercosur4 Non-institutionalized relations between the EU and Mercosur5 The most productive years of EU-Mercosur relations 6 The first attempt to negotiate the association agreement 7 The second attempt to negotiate the association agreement8 Lessons to be learned from EU policy towards Mercosur
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Hodder & Stoughton The Last Dance
Book SynopsisAn absorbing account of a turning-point in British historyTrade Review'An absorbing presentation...colourful and cinematic' * Piers Brendon, Sunday Times *'Vivid... illuminating... four stars' * Mail on Sunday *'Stimulating and highly readable... absorbing' * Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New Statesman *'Witty... there are many good stories... a keen eye for telling detail... a lively book' * Michael Burleigh, Spectator *"Absorbing... the divided society of time is lucidly portrayed... colourful and cinematic. It vividly recapulates key themes played out during the 1930s" * Sunday Times *'Denys Blakeway has triumphed with this book, writing with humour and sophistication about all forms of British life' * Lady *'A surprisingly vivid and enjoyable study of what turns out to be a semina year - 1936 . . . Blakeway brings a TV producer's eye to the sweep of history and enlives it with a plethora of fresh insights and anecdotes' * Anthony Horowitz, Sun Tel Christmas books *'Politicians, poets and pacifist clerics share a brilliant, crowded canvas, with the sinister figure of Hitler looming in the background. Blakeway hardly misses a trick' * Sunday Telegraph *
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LUP - Voltaire Foundation Political Academy in Paris 1724 1731 The
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIllustrations AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceI The membership and meetings of the EntresolII The political thought of the EntresolAppendix I Appendix II List of works citedIndex
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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australian Politics For Dummies
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Hachette Australia How Powerful We Are Behind the scenes with one of
Book Synopsis''Incisive, blistering and tender. Sally is one of our most valiant warriors.'' - Clementine Ford, author of FIGHT LIKE A GIRL and BOYS WILL BE BOYS''Proof that the personal is always political - and love really can save the world.'' - Jamila Rizvi, author of NOT JUST LUCKY''Rugg''s passion and insight make for a propulsive tale'' - Sydney Morning HeraldEven if you''re not an activist (yet), at a time when the news is written for clicks and elections are fought with three-word slogans, it''s crucial to preserve some record of events that isn''t ''fake news'' or political spin. In part, this book is my attempt to counter the re-writing of how Australia achieved one of the most significant social changes in a generation.Sally Rugg is one of Australia''s most influential campaigners for social change. HOW POWERFUL WE ARE is her manifesto for championing what you believe is right.In these pages Sally will teach you someTrade ReviewRugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale * Sydney Morning Herald *Rugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale * Sydney Morning Herald *Covering issues suchas identity politics, gender equality and the reliability of news sources, it's an intelligent, eloquent read that will make you the most informed person at your next dinner party. * NATIONAL [PRINT] ELLE *Whether she is examining the ruthless influence of political factions or the practical mechanics of a successful campaign, Rugg's passion and insight make for a propulsive tale. * VIC & NSW [PRINT] Spectrum *One of Australia's leading activists takes you behind the scenes of one of Australia's biggest campaigns to show how we can use our voice to champion what we believe in. * VIC [PRINT] Shepparton News *
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Hachette Australia On Charlatans
Book SynopsisWhy do we continue to vote for politicians who say ''I don''t hold a hose, mate'' or who advocate that we drink bleach to fight COVID-19? Chris Bowen, who was set to be Treasurer had Labor won the 2019 federal election, has had plenty of time to think about what went wrong and about why charlatans are winning in the game of politics.For charlatans, the road to political success is paved with dishonesty, disunity, fake news and empty promises. Selling themselves as a new and different alternative to traditional politicians, charlatans have decimated centre-left political parties around the world but offer no solutions to the concerns of the ordinary people who they dupe into voting for them.Between Trump''s disastrous final weeks in the White House, the United Kingdom''s total COVID-19 meltdown under Boris and the three-word slogans driving Scotty from Marketing''s policies, Chris Bowen''s dissection of the politics of charlatanism and his stirring call to def
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Hachette Australia On Politics and Stuff
Book SynopsisThis book is quite possibly the most comprehensive book on Australian politics ever written. That''s right, it covers BOTH houses of parliament.We''ll take you inside the halls of power. And if we can''t actually get inside because of security, we''ll do some very fun speculating on what might be in there.One thing we know for sure is that this book is unputdownable. Something went wrong with the printing and it''s all sticky.
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Bodies in Person
Book SynopsisSince the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, uncounted thousands of civilians have died in the fighting and as a result of the destruction. These are deaths for which no one assumes responsibility and which have been presented, historically, as fallout. No one knows their true number. In The Bodies in Person, Nick McDonell introduces us to some of the civilians who died, along with the rescue workers who tried to save them, U.S. soldiers grappling with their deaths, and everyone in between. He shows us how decent Americans, inside and outside the government and military, looked away from the mounting death toll, even as they claimed to do everything in their power to prevent civilian casualties. With a novelist's eye — and hundreds of hours of recorded interviews — McDonell brings us the untold story of the innocent dead in America's ongoing wars, from leveled cities to drone operation centers to Capitol back rooms. As we follow him around the world, The Bodies in Person raises questions not only about what it means to be an American, but about the value of a life, what it means to risk one, and what is owed afterward.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Reputations
Book SynopsisA brilliant novel about the complications of legacy from one of South America's literary stars, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Things Falling.Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Newsweek, the Guardian, and KirkusJavier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage.After four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world.In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight o
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Penguin Putnam Inc Home Fire
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Vintage Canada Can You Hear Me Now
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths.Celina Caesar-Chavannes, already a breaker of boundaries as a Black woman in business, got into politics because she wanted to make a bigger difference in the world. But when she became the first Black person elected to represent the federal riding of Whitby, Ontario, she hadn''t really thought about the fact that Ottawa wasn''t designed for someone like her. Celina soon found herself both making waves and breaking down, confronting at night, alone in her Ottawa apartment, all the painful beauty of her childhood and her troubled early adult life. She paid the price for speaking out about micro-aggressions and spe
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Lexington Books Chinas Quiet Rise Peace Through Integration
Book SynopsisChina's Quiet Rise examines the possibility of China's peaceful rise and policy implications for integrating China with the global community. The insightful analyses provided by the experts of China studies should be of great interest to scholars, students and policy makers.Trade ReviewThe analysis is sharp, the assessment is balanced, and the insights are profound. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the nature, prospects, and implications of China's rise and its goal of the unification with Taiwan. -- He Li, Merrimack CollegeChina's Quiet Rise tackles the critical topic of China's ascendancy. It sheds light on China's impressive military modernization, intensifying participation in global, regional, and bilateral economic agreements, and expanding presence in regions of the world such as Latin America. Contrary to those who raise alarm about China's political, military, and ideational challenge, the book's contributors reveal that capabilities may not tell us the whole story, that China has been moderate in many of its dealings, and flexible in a multitude of trade negotiations. While countries such as India watch their giant neighbor warily, China has been sensitive to the need to assuage the fears of others through soft power and other means. On top of these contributions, the book delves quite deeply into the politico-economy of cross-Strait relations, giving its readers a rich appreciation of rising China's integration on a regional level and the possible pacifying effects of such integration. -- Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, President of the Association of Chinese Political StudiesTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. China's Rising Military Power and Its Impact Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Representation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: The Rise of China's Soft Power Chapter 4 Chapter 3. China's FTA Negotiations and Its Regional Implication for Asia Chapter 5 Chapter 4. China's Peaceful Rise and Its Impact on Latin America Chapter 6 Chapter 5. The Rise of the Dragon in the Eyes of a Rising Elephant: India's Perceptions of Chinese Regional Policy and Economic Development Chapter 7 Chapter 6. The Korean Factor in Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Cross-Strait Relations under Ma's Administration Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Integrating From Below: Observing the "Linkage Communities" across the Taiwan Strait Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Exploring Energy Security and Cooperation across the Taiwan Strait
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Lexington Books Reviving Legitimacy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis collection of essays sheds new light not just on the potential for democratic rule in China, but also on sources of legitimacy that do not fit neatly in the dichotomy between "good" democratic and "bad" authoritarian regime types. Highly recommended reading for anybody concerned about the theory and practice of Chinese politics and what it can offer to the rest of the world. -- Daniel Bell, Tsinghua University (Beijing) and Jiaotong University (Shanghai)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: A Cosmopolitan Moment of Legitimacy and Governance Part 2 Part I. Legitimacy in Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Typological Analysis of Democratic Legitimacy Chapter 4 Chapter 2. What is Political Legitimacy and How can it be Acquired? Lessons from a Deviant Case Chapter 5 Chapter 3. International Dimensions of Legitimacy: Reflections on Western Theories and the Chinese Experience Chapter 6 Chapter 4. "Adaptive Authoritarianism" in Contemporary China: Identifying Zones of Legitimacy Building Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Re-conceptualizing "Legitimacy" for Studying Village Elections in China Part 8 Part II. Reviving Legitimacy in China Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Confucianism as a Legitimizing Ideology Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Legitimizing Leninism Chapter 11 Chapter 8. Authoritarian Legitimacy and Legitimation in Contemporary China Chapter 12 Chapter 9. "Performance Legitimacy" and China's Political Adaptation Strategy Chapter 13 Chapter 10. Morality, Benevolence, and Responsibility: Regime Legitimacy in China from Past to the Present
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Lexington Books Secessionism and the European Union The Future of
Book SynopsisThis book investigates secessionist movements within the European Union, drawing on the authorâs in-depth research interviews with elected members of the major pro-independence political parties in Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia. The book considers shifts within party platforms as well as why these regions are not yet independent.Trade ReviewDuerr traces the proper contours of a complex and multifaceted picture, allowing the reader to never lose their orientation in an authentic labyrinth of interviews, percentages and statistical data. In addition, thanks to an excellent use of transcripts of conversations with the principal leaders of the various secessionist parties, the author also manages to highlight the instruments of political struggle adopted by the various movements and how they intend to pursue their goals.... In a time of deep economic and social crisis, in a European context increasingly marked by mistrust and anti-systemic orientations characterised by the strong idea of leaving the Community path, the work of Duerr is a real beacon in the darkness. The author, in fact, not only provides an interesting point of view in one of the most controversial discussions in recent political science debates, also drawing a parallel history of the most important secessionist parties in Western Europe, but in doing so he provides his readers one of the most important contributions to the nationalism studies that have been published over the last twenty years. The success of Duerr also lies in having immediately decided to abandon the magniloquent and often intricate tones typical of some European political science literature, in favour of a flexible choice of language, easily understandable by the common reader, unaccustomed to international politics treaties or comparative political science essays...[T]he formula adopted by Duerr has been successful: easy language, a solid comparative approach (enriched, as already mentioned, by interesting interviews), a good amount of data in support of his arguments and a wide knowledge of the secessionist subject.... Secessionism and the European Union: The Future of Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia remains an important and timely book, which deserves a wide readership. It will surely be of interest not only to scholars of political science but also to general readers with an interest in European contemporary history and politics. * Nations and Nationalism *Secessionism and the European Union is a significant contribution to the literature on the evolving agendas of sub-state European parties, particularly those that have come to adopt the objective of independence.... The book is highly accessible, divided as it is into many short sections. * European Political Science *The old countries of Europe, once thought to be settled, are in danger of breaking apart—a development which would completely scramble the geopolitical calculus of this region and of the world. Dr. Glen Duerr does a masterful job in explaining the roots and reasons behind three of the most successful secessionist movements: Scotland, Flanders and Catalonia. In clear, accessible language, Duerr looks at the changing nature of national identities in these regions as they steer a transition from a narrowly based ethnic nationalism to a more inclusive civic nationalism. We have long needed a book like this. It will be invaluable for anybody interested in nationalism, international relations, and European studies. -- David Kaplan, Kent State UniversityIn this timely book, Glen Duerr provides a thoughtful discussion of a crucial actor in the contemporary politics of secessionism in Western Europe: the secessionist party. Informed by several interviews with party representatives and officials, Duerr's study is an important contribution to the literature on nationalism. -- André Lecours, University of OttawaTable of ContentsChapter One Major Secessionist Movements in Europe Chapter Two Methodology Chapter Three Vlaams Belang in Flanders Chapter FourNieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie in Flanders Chapter Five Scottish National Party in Scotland Chapter Six Convergència I Unió in Catalonia Chapter Seven Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya in Catalonia Chapter Eight European Union Chapter Nine Conclusions and Why Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia are not Independent
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