Politics and government Books
Cornell University Press Activists beyond Borders Advocacy Networks in
Book SynopsisIn Activists beyond Borders, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be...Trade ReviewActivists beyond Borders is one of the finest books on global social activism to come our in recent years. It breaks new ground by offering a theory of grassroots international activism.... The book is chalked full of lessons for labor and other social activists.... The book is inspiring. * Dollars and Sense *Valuable reading for anyone concerned with contemporary dynamics of social change. * International Affairs *An important new contribution.... The challenge the authors set for themselves is a valuable one, and this book helps navigate these largely uncharted practical and theoretical waters. * Canadian Journal of Political Science *For Keck and Sikkink, the webs of connections human rights groups have formed constitute the heart of their story. In showing why these networks succeed, they have advanced theoretical analysis.... An essential addition to the libraries of all interested in human rights. * Human Rights Quarterly *Keck and Sikkink are masters at blurring disciplinary boundaries, melding theory on international relations with a broad range of theories on the formation of domestic social movements. They also do an impressive job of tracing the origins of these networks historically, including case studies of the mid-nineteenth-century antislavery movement and the movement for female suffrage. * Latin American Research Review *Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink's Activists beyond Borders has been extremely influential in studies of transnational collective action. Building on firsthand experiences, fieldwork, and a vast secondary literature on social movement activity, they highlight the rising prevalence and influence of transnational actors in domestic political exchange and international relations. To demonstrate this phenomenon they introduce a database, constructed by Jackie Smith, on international nongovernmental social change organizations. They also present three qualitative case studies of networks working for human rights, the environment, and women's freedom from violence. The case studies are particularly noteworthy insofar as 'approximately half of all international nongovernmental social change organizations work on these three issues.' Their conceptual innovations, grounded theory, and illustrative case studies have broken new ground and have become a touchstone for studies on transnational collective action. * Comparative Politics *Offers valuable descriptive accounts of the role played by nonstate actors in the global issues arena, mostly in areas relating to human rights and the environment. * The American Journal of International Law *Table of Contents1. Transnational Advocacy Networks in International Politics: Introduction 2. Historical Precursors to Modern Transnational Advocacy Networks 3. Human Rights Advocacy Networks in Latin America 4. Environmental Advocacy Networks 5. Transnational Networks on Violence against Women 6. ConclusionsIndex
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Cornell University Press Identity in Formation
Book SynopsisSince the collapse of the Soviet Union, nationality groups have claimed sovereignty in the new republics bearing their names. With the ascendance of these titular nationality groups, Russian speakers living in the post-Soviet republics face a radical crisis of identity. That crisis is at the heart of David D. Laitin''s book.Laitin portrays these Russian speakers as a beached diaspora since the populations did not cross international borders; the borders themselves receded. He asks what will become of these populations. Will they learn the languages of the republics in which they live and prepare their children for assimilation? Will they return to a homeland many have never seen? Or will they become loyal citizens of the new republics while maintaining a Russian identity? Through questions such as these and on the basis of ethnographic field research, discourse analysis, and mass surveys, Laitin analyzes trends in four post-Soviet republics: Estonia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.Trade ReviewA book of remarkable theoretical scope and empirical richness, one which stands as a model of how social scientific inquiry ought to be conducted... A landmark in scholarship on nationalism and on the former Soviet Union more specifically. The boldness of its assertions, its dazzling design and execution, and the wealth of stimulating ideas found within it make it a truly outstanding achievement. -- Mark R. Beissinger, University of Wisconsin * American Journal of Sociology *This very important book offers evidence on this topic and much else. It is a pathbreaking analysis of nationalism and identity, a masterpiece by a major scholar at the height of his powers. -- John Hall * Canadian Journal of Political Science *
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Cornell University Press The Affirmative Action Empire
Book SynopsisThe Soviet Union was the first of Europe's multiethnic states to confront the rising tide of nationalism by systematically promoting the national consciousness of its ethnic minorities and establishing for them many of the institutional forms...Trade ReviewTerry Martin's Affirmative Action Empire is an exceptional and unique book, indispensable for any student of ethnic politics in the Soviet Union and its successor states, notably the Russian Federation. It is unique both in its comprehensive, in-depth treatment of the evolution of the Soviet nationalities policy from its inception until the end of the 1930s and in its reliance on Soviet archival sources that have become accessible only recently.... A major contribution to the history of the Soviet Union and to the study of ethnicity. -- Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone, Harvard University * Journal of Ukrainian Studies *The real virtue of Martin's book—and all of the best new Soviet scholarship—is not in the theoretical model it propounds, but in the power of its details, gleaned from previously unknown documents.... Martin is able, for the first time, to explain what it was that the Soviet Union's leaders actually intended their nationality policy to achieve.... Reading Martin's work,... one is struck, above all, by how much stranger the Soviet Union is beginning to seem, in retrospect, than we thought it was at the time, and how much more perverse.... Reading this history also gives us in the West an insight, however narrow, into the turmoil experienced in the non-Russian lands of the former Soviet Union during the last decade. Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Georgia: these are now 'free' and independent states. Yet how real is this freedom? Might it not be another illusion, foisted upon them by a still powerful, and still much wealthier, Russian republic. * The New York Review of Books *
£24.80
Johns Hopkins University Press The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes Crisis
Book Synopsis'Trade ReviewA rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted. Journal of Politics
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Portraying the President The White House and the
Book SynopsisIts thought-provoking conclusions will be of interest political scientists, media specialists, and anyone interested in current affairs.Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. A Critical RelationshipChapter 1. Conflict and CooperationPart II. Reporters and Officials at the White HouseChapter 2. A Continuing RelationshipChapter 3. Milton's Army: The White House RegularsChapter 4. The White House Bubble MachineChapter 5. The Manager of the MessagePart III. Taking Advantage of PositionChapter 6. The SourceChapter 7. The Nature of the BeatChapter 8. Diplomats and NegotiatorsChapter 9. Squeezing More Juice out of the OrangePart IV. Portraying the PresidentChapter 10. Images of the White House in the MediaChapter 11. Triple ExposuresChapter 12. The Refracting LensNotesName IndexSubject Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Science in the Federal Government
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe qualities that made Science in the Federal Government exemplary in 1957 still do so today. The book demonstrates that the history of science can be done as an integral part of political and social history, that the history of institutions need not be narrow and dull if it includes the human dimension of personalities and elites and social relationships. It succeeds admirably in treating technical aspects of science without letting them dominate the central organizational and human themes. Dupree's achievement has been and still is reassuring and inspiring. IsisTable of ContentsPrefacePreface to the First Edition1. First Attempts to Form a Policy, 1787-18002. Theory and Action in the Jeffersonian Era, 1800-18293. Practical Achievements in the Age of the Common Man, 1829-18424. The Fulfillment of Smithson's Will, 1829-18615. The Great Explorations and Survey's Will, 1829-18616. Bache and the Quest for a Central Scientific Organization, 1851-18617. The Civil War, 1861-18658. The Evolution of Research in Agriculture, 1862-19169. The Decline of Science in the military Services, 1865-189010. The Geological Survey, 1867-188511. The Allison Commission and the Department of Sceince, 1884-188612. Conservation, 1865-191613. Medicine and Public Health, 1865-191614. The Completion of the Federal Scientific Establishment15. Patterns of Government Research in Modern America, 1865-191616. The Impact of World War I, 1914-191817. Transition to a Business Era, 1919-192918. The Depression and the New Deal, 1929-193919. Prospect and Retrospect at the Beginning of a New Era, 1940ChronologyBibliographic NotesReferencesIndex
£27.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Psychology and Deterrence
Book SynopsisNow available in paperback, Psychology and Deterrence reveals deterrence strategy's hidden and generally simplistic assumptions about the nature of power and aggression, threat and response, and calculation and behavior in the international arena.Trade ReviewA provocative collection. -- David C. Unger New York TimesTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: Approach and AssumptionsChapter 2. Perceiving and Coping with ThreatChapter 3. Calculation, Miscalculation, and Conventional Deterrence I: The View from CairoChapter 4. Calculation, Miscalculation, and Conventional Deterrence II: The View from JerusalemChapter 5. Miscalculation in the South Atlantic: The Origins of the Falklands WarChapter 6. Saving Face for the Sake of Detterence Chapter 7. Perceptions of the Security Dilemma in 1914Chapter 8. The Deterrence Deadlock: Is There a Way Out?Chapter 9. ConclusionsNotesIndex
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press The Transformation of the U.S. Senate
Book Synopsis'Trade ReviewAn excellent book on the modern Senate... Sinclair deftly combines quantitative and qualitative research approaches with insights drawn from organization and rational choice theory to provide an appealing analysis of institutional change and to speculate wisely on its broader normative significance. Political Science Quarterly
£22.95
Johns Hopkins University Press Women in Public
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn immensely ambitious, complicated and pioneering study that is sure to have a major impact on historians... [The] book is a series of essays that trace the representation of gender, as well as women's actual participation in public life. Women's Review of Books Ryan's elegant essays sketch a chronology of changing gender symbology and contribute to our understanding of the cultural construction of boundaries between public and private. Historians and feminists will pursue for some time her questions about the process and consequences of excluding women from the public arena and their striving for participation in it. -- Lee Chambers-Schiller American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Ceremonial Space: Public Celebration and Private Women Chapter 2. Everyday Space: Gender and Geography of the Public Chapter 3. Political Space: Of Prostitutes and Politicians Chapter 4. The Public Sphere: Of Handkerchiefs, Brickbats, and Women's RightsEpilogueNotes Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Modern Caribbean Politics
Book SynopsisDuring the 1980s, the nature of modern politics in the Caribbean changed. This book examines the origins of nationalist politics in the Caribbean and reviews the "crisis years" of the 1970s. Subsequent chapters focus on the events and legacies of the 1980s.Trade ReviewThe essays are well written and give a fair and competent account of the chronology of events and processes. They convey the overpowering, in some cases stultifying, influence of individualism in the politics of each country... A good, regional perspective and much solid material for future research. International Affairs
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Johns Hopkins University Press Americas Constitutional Soul
Book SynopsisFocusing on the elections of 1980, 1982, and 1984, Mansfield critiques contemporary conservatism for its ignorance of the political theory implicit in the Constitution.Trade ReviewHarvey C. Mansfield displays his formidable intellectualism and classical scholarship in support of the proposition that the American constitution possesses a formal truth drawn from its foundations and exerted through its development... In what is a provocatively trenchant book, Mansfield takes relish in propelling his readers down the rats' maze of liberal arguments supporting a conservative outlook. Herein lies the real soul of American politics. Political Studies Provides 'food for thought' for both 'left' and 'right,' and in particular for the American citizens about whom this book is concerned. -- Bradley A. Kletscher Constitutional Commentary
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson The
Book SynopsisOffers a concise introduction to Jefferson's political philosophy, and aims to make a contribution to a prevailing historiographic controversy: was Thomas Jefferson a Lockean liberal or a classical republican? Sheldon claims that his thought followed a rich variety of theoretical traditions.Trade ReviewIt's easy to see why John F. Kennedy told a dinner for American winners of the Nobel Prize that his audience was the most brilliant assembly ever gathered in the White House except when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. Washington Post
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Johns Hopkins University Press World Politics and the Evolution of War
Book SynopsisOutside intervention in these conflicts will be costly.Trade ReviewAn interesting approach to the question of why wars are started. Friday Review of Defense Literature A wide-ranging and intelligent appraisal... On the recent past [Weltman] impresses with his balance and powers of observation. He is illuminating, for example, on the way in which geography had a different effect on the stake and the conduct of the Korean War compared to the Vietnam War. -- Geoffrey Blainey International History Review
£23.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Partners in Public Service GovernmentNonprofit
Book SynopsisApproaching issues from a variety of perspectives, Salamon covers topics such as the theoretical basis of government-nonprofit cooperation and recent efforts to cut federal spending.Trade ReviewEssential reading for anyone wishing to grasp the fundamentals of today's nonprofit sector. -- Peter Dobkin Hall Arnova News One of the best books on voluntary social welfare. It may become the definitive work on the subject and should be widely consulted. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Americas HalfCentury
Book SynopsisRevised andupdated through 1993, it describes how the end of the Cold War affected the United States's global role as well as suggesting what possibilities lie ahead for a restructured world-system.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: "Incisive, eminently readable ...McCormick reminds his readers of the unfashionable truths of our time: American domination of the postwar order, the weakness and conservatism of the Soviet Union, the gratuitousness of the nuclear arms race."--'Nation.' "Original, bold, provocative, important."--Robert J. McMahon, 'Reviews in American History'Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Analytic Framework: The World-System, Hegemony and Domestic Power2. Seeking Supremacy: The Historical Origins of American Hegemony, 1895-19453. Cold War on Mary Fronts, 1945-19464. The Crisis of the New Order, 1947-19505. Militarization and Third World Integration, 1950-19566. Hegemony at High Tide, 1957-19677. Dissent, Detente, and Decline, 1968-19768. The Carter Cold War, 1977-19809. The Reagan Cold War and the Future of HedemonyBibliographical EssayIndex
£21.38
Johns Hopkins University Press Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
Book SynopsisCongress followed the secretary of the treasury in placing an excise tax on distilled spirits, a measure that soon led to open rebellion in western Pennsylvania.Trade Review"This 'Documentary History' is of immense historical significance and is the kind of record that helps all branches of government keep their constitutional bearings."--'Warren Burger' "It is impossible to overemphasize the importance to our times of [this] publication."--'Carl Albert'Table of ContentsIllustrationsIntriductionSources: Third SessionNewspaper Reprinting of First Federal Congress DebatesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and SymbolsMembers of the House of RepresentativesChairmen of the Committee of the Whole HouseThird Session House BillsThird Session Senate BillsSubjects Debated in the House of Representatives as Reported by the NewspapersDebates in the House of Representatives, Third SessionDecember 1790January 1791February 1791March 1791Biographies of Members of the First Federal CongressConnecticutDelawareGeorgiaMarylandMassachusettsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth Carolina VirginiaIndex
£96.48
Johns Hopkins University Press The Two Majorities The Issue Context of Modern
Book SynopsisProvocatively, the authors argue that each party's best strategy for success is not to try to take popular positions on the whole range of issues, but to focus attention on the party's most successful cluster of issues.Trade ReviewByron Shafer and William Claggett have given us an important book. While attending ably to their primary objective of advancing our understanding of the contemporary partisan realignment, the authors manage as well to contribute significantly to another subject of even greater scope. -- Everett Carll Ladd Public Opinion Quarterly The stated scholarly mission of the book is to tease out the structure of American political opinion in the late twentieth century: the central concerns of that opinion, their roots and the distribution of preferences on them, and the gathering and dividing of preferences in partisan ways. In addition, Shafer and Claggett consider the implications of an opinion structure for practical-and successful-politicking. -- Edward Sidlow Perspectives on Political Science Overall, The Two Majorities is an interesting and useful study of public opinion. It provides readers with a good picture of public opinion and it connects that picture with sound strategic advice for each party about what sort of issues to emphasize and to ignore. -- Eric R. A. N. Smith American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesSeries Editor's ForewordPrefaceChapter 1. The Notion of an Issue Context: Public Wishes and the Two MajoritiesChapter 2. Dimensions of Political Opinion: "Great Issues" for the Modern EraChapter 3. A Structure for Political Opinion: Political Parties and Partisan PreferencesChapter 4. A Structure for Political Opinion: Social Groups and Group PreferencesChapter 5. A Framework for Politicking: Parties, Groups, and the Issue ContextChapter 6. The Shape of Policy Options: Activists, Followers, and Political PreferencesChapter 7. The Shape of Policy Options: The War inside the PartiesChapter 8. An Issue Context for Contemporary Politics: The Two Majorities and Partisan ConflictAppendix: Texts for Survey QuestionsNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Foundation of Merit
Book SynopsisThe book concludes with an examination of the need for reform, the challenges that have shaped that need, and the lessons from the past that should guide the reforms of the future.Trade ReviewSurveys the development of the protected public service and critiques the current agenda for public service reform. It is successful on both counts, offering an informative and thoughtful introduction to the American public service. American Political Science Review
£25.17
Johns Hopkins University Press Women and Democracy Latin America and Central and
Book SynopsisSchmitter, Renata Siemienska, Julia Szalai, Maria Elena Valenzuela, and Sharon L. WolchikTrade ReviewProvides several intriguing comparisons between two regions undergoing democratic change. Policymakers and scholars of democratic transitions and gender studies will find much of interest in the work. -- Amy Patterson Perspectives on Political Science
£22.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Presidents Agenda
Book SynopsisAlthough there are important differences between the two Presidents, not the least of which is Bush's high proportion of small-scale, old ideas, the two share a pronounced tendency to look backward for inspiration rather than forward."-from the Preface
£22.80
Johns Hopkins University Press War in the Modern World
Book SynopsisTopics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath.Trade ReviewOutstanding and penetrating outline of the processes of war and the means of fighting from 1415 onward. Chicago Tribune Far and away the best of the histories of military affairs. American Political Science Review Leaves the reader astonished by its combinations of brevity, clarity, and accuracy. Times Literary Supplement Surpasses any other general history of the subject. Library Journal The narrative flows easily, is illuminated by flashes of colorful detail, and relates the development of warfare to the political, technological, and economic changes of the modern era... Especially stimulating and helpful is Mr. Ropp's system of bibliographic footnotes. These are found on almost every page, directing the reader to a well-selected choice of historical and military writings which will provide more light and wider vistas whenever his interest is further stirred by what he is reading... This reviewer... has never seen anything quite as calculated to guide the beginner in further exploration of the subject or to serve as a quick reference index for the experienced analyst. New York Herald Tribune A substantial and scholarly history of modern warfare from the age of the 'great captains' through the innovations of the industrial revolution, to our age of unlimited violence. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to the Johns Hopkins Edition, by Alex Roland Introduction to the Original Edition Part I: The Age of the Great Captain sChapter 1: Land Warfare from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical Age (1415-1789) i. New Techniques and Types of Military Organization ii. The Wars for Italy and the Rise of Spain (1494-1559) iii. The Army of the Spanish Hapsburgs iv. Spain's Decline (1559-1659) v. The Age of Louis XIV (1643-1715) vi. The Age of Frederick the Great: Neoclassical Warfare vii. The Common Soldier in the Neoclassical AgeChapter 2: Naval Warfare from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical Age (1417-1789) i. The Command of the Sea ii. Portuguese and Spanish Sea Power iii. The Rise of English Sea Power iv. Navies in the Neoclassical AgeChapter 3: The Anglo-American Military Tradition i. The Weakness of the Standing Army ii. Problems of Imperial Defense iii. The Break with Britain iv. The Continental Army and Navy v. The British in the American RevolutionChapter 4: The French Revolution and Napoleon i. French Military Reformers ii. The Revolution iii. The Organizer of Victory iv. The Napoleonic Empire v. The Opposition to Napoleon: The Peninsula vi. The Opposition to Napoleon in Eastern EuropePart II: The Industrial Revolution and WarChapter 5: The First Half of Nineteenth Century (1815-1853) i. Britain and the Long Peace ii. Austria, Russia, and France iii. PrussiaChapter 6: The Wars of the Mid-Nineteenth Century (1854-1871) i. The New Weapons of the Industrial Revolution ii. The Crimean and Italian Wars iii. The Rise of Germany iv. The American Civil War: Men and Tactics v. The American Civil War: StrategyChapter 7: The Years of Uneasy Peace (1871-1914) i. Military Organization: The Spread of Prussian Doctrine ii. Mobilization and Intellectual Preparation of the Mass Army iii. The Race for Colonies and Sea Power iv. Land Tactics with the New Fire Weapons v. The War Plans of the Continental Powers vi. British Participation in a Continental WarPart III: The Age of Violence Chapter 8: The First World War i. The Opening Battles (1914) ii. Deadlock in the West (1915-1916) iii. German Victory in the East (1915-1916) iv. The United States and the War (1917) v. Years of Decision (1917-1918)Chapter 9: The Long Armistice (1919-1939) i. The Peace Settlements ii. The Totalitarian State: Bolshevik Russia iii. Italian Fascism and the Theories of Giulio Douhet iv. The Military Recovery of Germany v. The Three DemocraciesChapter 10: The Second World War i. The Opening Battles ii. Britain, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic iii. The Russo-German War iv. Allied Deployment: Decision in Western Europe v. The East Asian and Pacific Wars: The Japanese Raid vi. The Allied Counterattack in the Pacific vii. The War for East AsiaEpilogue Index
£27.45
Johns Hopkins University Press Regulatory Politics in Transition
Book SynopsisMoreover, it explores the impact of globalization trends and international regimes upon the politics of regulation and asks whether a new global regime is on the horizon.
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press The Institutional Presidency
Book SynopsisBeginning with the institutional presidency that emerged during the Roosevelt administration, this new edition includes a revised chapter on the Bush administration and a new chapter on Bill Clinton.
£21.60
Johns Hopkins University Press Religion Returns to the Public Square
Book SynopsisPublic Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William MartinTrade ReviewThe authors span the political and religious spectrum... This well-documented collection demonstrates that a secular state can thrive even when its citizenry is deeply committed religiously, albeit to diverse ways of being religious. This book will be valuable to those interested in the role of religion in public life, in both historical and contemporary terms. Choice 2003 These essays, written by experts of all faiths, offer informative insights and even inspiration. -- Robert F. Drinan America The contributors here are the right people to push a diverse debate. Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology A very fine collection of essays by scholars on differing aspects of religion's public presence... If you want to read one volume on the role of religion in public life, this is the current front-runner. Virginia Quarterly Review This impressive study... is grounded on the premise that religion is inevitably public in a political sense... must be only the beginning of the never-ending quest to discover the answer to a burning question, which is likely to be the foremost issue facing the American nation in the years to come. -- Robert F. Drinan AmericaTable of ContentsContents: Part I: The Big Picture1. An Introduction to Religion and Public Policy Hugh Heclo 2. Two Concepts of Secularism Wilfred M. McClay 3. The Religious Conscience and the State in American Constitutional Law, 1789-2000 Charles J. Reid, Jr. 4. What is a Public Religion? Jose CasanovaPart II: Religion in Political Action5. Faith and Morals: Religion in American Democracy Wilson Carey McWilliams 6. Faith in Politics A. James Reichley 7. Mainstream Protestantism, 'Conservative' Religion, and Civil Society D. G. HartPart III: Policy Applications8. American Catholicism, Catholic Charities U.S.A., and Welfare Reform John A. Coleman, S.J. 9. Charitable Choice: Bringing Religion Back into American Welfare Stanley W. Carlson-Thies 10. Public Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn 11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William Martin
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Johns Hopkins University Press Public Funding of Higher Education Changing
Book SynopsisThelin, University of Kentucky; Mary Louise Trammell, University of Arizona; David J. Weerts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Zumeta, University of WashingtonTrade ReviewA rational voice... Send this book to members of your board-and, perhaps, to members of your state legislature come budget time. -- Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti University Business 2005 Not only informative but even novel to an experienced observer... It will appeal to a sophisticated audience of policy analysts, politicians literate in the social sciences, and educational leaders whose opinions... matter. -- Rick Tilman Journal of Economic Issues 2005
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Johns Hopkins University Press Assessing the Quality of Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisSchmitter, European University Institute, Florence; Doh Chull Shin, University of Missouri at Columbia.Trade ReviewAn important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization. -- Daunis Auerson Political Studies Review 2007Table of ContentsAcknowldgmentsIntroductionI. Dimensions of Democratic Quality1. Why the Rule of Law Matters2. The Ambiguous Virtues of Accountability3. Freedom as the Foundation4. Addressing Inequality5. The Chain of Responsiveness6. A Skeptical PerspectiveII. Comparative Case Studies7. Italy and Spain8. Chile and Brazil9. Bangladesh and India10. South korea and Taiwan11. Poland and Romania12. Ghana and South AfricaIndex
£29.91
Johns Hopkins University Press Madisons Managers
Book SynopsisMadison's Managers challenges public management scholars and professionals to recognize that the legitimacy and future of public administration depend on its constitutional foundations and their specific implications for managerial practice.Trade ReviewMadison's Managers has much to offer the student of public administration. Its ambitious objective, compelling arguments, and impressive scope make it commendable. -- Kevin R. Kosar Claremont Institute 2007 This book... will be essential to the field as we develop new theories and applications in a postmodern America. -- Dwight Vick Political Studies Review 2009Table of ContentsSeries Editors' ForewordPreface1. Separated We Stand2. That Old-Time Religion3. Orthodoxy and Its Discontents4. Raising the Bar: Law and the Administrative Process5. A Theory of Politically Responsive Bureaucrats6. Managerial Responsibility: A Precept7. Public Management: The Madisonian SolutionNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Political Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin
Book SynopsisThis concise introduction reflects Franklin's valuable insight into political issues that continue to be relevant today.Trade ReviewThis insightful and elegantly written book is a joy to read and highly recommended. Choice 2008 A learned, wise, and well-written account... for giving readers one of the very finest introductions to this remarkable American's thought, we must thank Lorraine Pangle. -- Ralph Ketcham Claremont Review of Books 2008 Smith Pangle... Brings an impressive knowledge of philosophy and Western intellectual traditions. -- Carla Mulford Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyTable of ContentsNote on SourcesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Earliest FranklinFranklin, Socrates, and Modern Rationalism1. The Economic Basis of LibertyThe Weber CritiqueThe Value of WorkWork, Acquisitiveness, and NatureA Republican Political EconomyThe Meaning of Leisure2. The Virtuous CitizenThe Ethos of the MerchantFranklin's Early Thoughts on Virtue and ViceFranklin's Retreat from His Early ViewsThe Project for Moral PerfectionHumility, Pride, and VanityThe Art of Virtue3. Philanthropy and Civil AssociationsMan as a Political AnimalFranklin and Tocqueville on AssociationsFranklin's Benevolent ProjectsDemocratic Leadership4. Thoughts on GovernmentThe Albany Plan of UnionOf Proprietors and KingsStatesmanship and Public RelationsNatural Right and Human OpinionRepresentation and FederalismDemocratic DiplomacyThe Constitutional ConventionImmigration, Race, and Slavery5. The Ultimate QuestionsEnlightenment and the Adequacy of ReasonThe Civic Benefits of ReligionThe Defects of ChristianityToleration and Religious FreedomThe Existence of GodEros, Death, and EternityNotesRecommended ReadingsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Freedom Reclaimed
Book SynopsisIn so doing, he transforms the way we see our world and revitalizes our ability to change it for the better.Trade ReviewWell written and argued. Political Studies Review 2006 First-rate, sound, and convincing defense of expansive freedom and active government against the currently dominant 'free market' version. Highly recommended. Choice 2005 A well-crafted normative argument appropriately backed by theory, reasoning, and evidence. -- Mark Smith Perspectives on Politics 2006Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Failure of Free-Market Liberty2. Freedom and the Promise of Economic Opportunity3. Guidelines for American Social Policy4. Education, Social Security, and Welfare Assistance5. Freedom and Our Protection from Wrongful Harm6. Overcoming Market Failures7. The Size and Waste of Government8. Societal Decisions and Individual Liberty9. Taking Freedom Seriously10. Rediscovering America's VisionNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Catastrophic Consequences Civil Wars and American
Book SynopsisIn assessing these threats, David contends that the United States's only viable option is to view other-state civil upheaval similarly to natural disasters and to develop a coherent, effective emergency response mechanism, which does not exist today in any systemic, nationwide form.Trade ReviewIn this sobering study, David argues that domestic upheaval and state collapse are replacing rising states and great-power rivalry as the chief threats to U.S. interests and global security... that spreading democracy or intervening to build better states are not good options. Rather, civil war must be seen as a problem akin to natural disasters: you assume disasters will occur and prepare for the worst. -- G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs 2009 David is not a doomsayer or an advocate or liberal interventionism. He does not argue that the United States can or should mediate in civil wars. Instead, he calls for a cold-hearted examination of countries suffering collapse, with disciplined attention to the potential damage to American interests... David's book offers a promising new beginning for a difficult and pressing set of issues. -- Jeremi Suri Political Science Quarterly 2009 In his provocative study, Steven David raises the question of what the most imminent concern for the United States' interests is... powerful account of a new set of issues to consider for Americans and the rest of the world. -- Niil S. Satana International Studies Review 2009Table of ContentsPreface1. A New Kind of Threat2. Saudi Arabia: Oil Fields Ablaze3. Pakistan: Loose Nukes4. Mexico: A Flood of Refugees5. China: Collapse of a Great Power6. The Coming StormNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Stalins Police Public Order and Mass Repression
Book SynopsisHagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror.Trade ReviewThe near torrent of works attempting to reconstruct and rectify the historical record of the Stalin era continues, and this one is a worthy example. -- Robert Legvold Foreign Affairs 2009 Hagenloh has written an important book on Soviet policing between Stalin's rise to power and the advent of WW II. It is a fresh, fascinating study. Choice 2009 A very serious contribution to the field. -- Paul Monk Australian Literary Review 2009 Hagenloh's insightful and provocative examination of the Soviet police-civil ( militsiia) and security (political)-fills a glaring gap in our understanding of the Stalin era... Such a study is long overdue. -- William J. Chase Russian Review 2010 This is a book that transcends disciplinary boundaries and deserves to be widely read by scholars of criminal justice. -- Matthew Light Law and Politics Book Review 2010 This is an important book, a first-class example of the current scholarship emerging from the detailed use of opened Russian archives of the Stalin era and a fascinating analysis of its machinery of policing and control. -- Mark Galeotti Europe-Asia Studies 2010 This is an excellent book, and like all good books its assertions (and assertiveness) will spark controversy. -- J. Arch Getty Slavic Review 2010 An impressive study. -- Melanie Ilic Revolutionary Russia 2010 An impressively researched and analytically ambitious monograph on the history of Stalinist policing. -- David Priestland American Historical Review 2010 Hagenloh's sophisticated and well-researched work is valuable reading. -- Alexander Hill Journal of World History 2011Table of ContentsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsA Note on TranslationGlossaryIntroduction: Soviet Policing, Social Categories, and the Great Terror1. Prerevolutionary Policing, Revolutionary Events, and the New Economic Policy2. "Chekist in Essence, Chekist in Spirit": The Soviet Police and the Stalin Revolution3. The New Order, 1932–19344. The Police and the "Victory of Socialism," 1934–19365. The Stalinist Police6. Nikolai Ezhov and the Mass Operations, 1937–19387. Policing after the Mass Operations, 1938–1941ConclusionA Note on SourcesNotesBibliographyIndex
£35.10
Johns Hopkins University Press King of the Lobby
Book SynopsisKathryn Allamong Jacob's engaging account shows how the kingearned his crown through cookery and conversation and how this son of wealth and privilege helped to create a questionable profession in a city that then, as now, rested on power and influence.Trade ReviewWard earned the title 'King of the Lobby' by applying savoir faire, gastronomy and a genius for social combinations to the hitherto crude process of influencing votes in Congress... Using Ward's own words allows Jacob to illuminate his vivid personality. Publishers Weekly 2009 Jacob's trim and surprising biography of Sam Ward... will not change most people's view of what is essentially a hustler's profession. But she brilliantly shows how, in the hands of a master, lobbying can be lifted to the level of art. -- Fergus M. Bordewich Wall Street Journal 2009 Jacob enthralls readers with anecdotes of Ward beguiling a skeptical press and demonstrating persuasiveness to members of Congress... a crisply written study, making excellent use of new sources and providing historical perspective through sprightly stories enlarging our understanding of the phenomenon of the lobbyist. Sure to please both serious researchers and general readers. Library Journal 2009 In the delectable biography, King of the Lobby, Kathryn Allamong Jacob serves up the life and times of this protean character. -- Drew Bratcher Washingtonian 2010 Jacob details how a swashbuckling scion of a wealthy New York familysettled into his lobbying career in Washington, D.C...and producespage-turning tales of ethically challenged reporters... [and] a new breedof lobbyist in Reconstruction-era Washington: the 'lobbyess.' -- Matthew Murray Roll Call 2010 Despite the fairly short length of the book the author sticks as much into the pages as possible. There is no long-winded verbiage in this book. It's a quick read but one that leaves you fulfilled and enlightened. -- Marty Dodge blogcritics.org 2010 Now virtually forgotten, [Sam Ward] was an immensely able, influential and engaging character who has been rescued from obscurity by Kathryn Allamong Jacob. -- Jonathan Yardley Washington Post 2010 A splendid biography... of an American original. -- John M. Taylor Washington Times 2010 In this deft and diverting volume, Kathryn Jacob shows that lobbyists may do good by encouraging elected officials to set aside their differences and work together. -- Kevin R. Kosar Weekly Standard 2010 Considerable achievement. -- Peter H. Argersinger Journal of American History 2011Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeChapter FourChapter FiveChapter SixChapter SevenEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
Book SynopsisA rich source of information about the members of Congress, their lives in New York, their concerns about their families, and the services they performed for their constituents, the documents from these three new volumes will be incorporated into The Early Republic, an innovative online reference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Press.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroductionEditorial MethodAcknowldgmentsAbbreviations and SymbolsMembers of the House of RepresentativesMembers of the SenateSubjects Debated in the House of RepresentativesSubjects Debated in the SenateAppointees to Office During the Second SessionCorrespondence: Second SessionOctober 1789November 1789December 1789January 1790Febuary 17901-14 March 1790
£102.15
University of Toronto Press Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Af
Book SynopsisFeaturing essays on parliament and politics, Ottawa and the provinces, and external affairs, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs provides a comprehensive account of the year's events.
£86.70
University of Toronto Press The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation
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University of Toronto Press Who Owns Domestic Abuse
Book SynopsisWith the knowledge and sensitivity of a teacher and counsellor, Ruth M. Mann details a community effort to establish a shelter for abused women in a small Ontario municipality. While other literature presents the ostensibly cohesive views of particular interest groups on the issue of domestic violence, Mann exposes the conflicts that actually occur, and the ways these conflicts fuel unintended outcomes. In Who Owns Domestic Abuse? The Local Politics of a Social Problem, the author ventures bravely into the politically charged debate over the definition of abuse, and emphasizes the fact that 'owning' a problem does not ensure the possession of viable answers. Rather than promoting a particular response to such problems, Mann uses personal accounts of abuse to make a space for the diverse perspectives of abused women and abusive men. She urges activists and intervenors to argue less and listen more.
£28.80
University of Toronto Press Miscarriages of Justice in Canada Causes
Book SynopsisIn Miscarriages of Justice in Canada, Kathryn M. Campbell offers an extensive overview of wrongful convictions, bringing together current sociological, criminological, and legal research, as well as current case-law examples.Trade Review"Miscarriages of Justice is a darkly compelling book not because it is sensational, but because it is so matter of fact." -- Holly Doan * Blacklock’s Reporter, May 16, 2020 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2: Eyewitness Identification and Misidentification Chapter 3: The Role of Legal Professionals in Contributing to Wrongful Convictions: Police Chapter 4: The Role of Legal Professionals in Contributing to Wrongful Convictions: Prosecutors, Defense Counsel, and the Judiciary Chapter 5 - False Confessions Chapter 6 - In-custody Informants Chapter 7 - DNA Evidence: Raising the Bar Chapter 8 -Forensic Evidence and Expert Testimony Chapter 9 - Conventional Remedies through the Courts and Conviction Review Chapter 10 - Commissions of Inquiry: Lessons Learned Chapter 11 - Compensation: The "Obstacle Course" Chapter 12 - The Impact of Public Lobbying on Wrongful Convictions: The Role of the Media, Lobby Groups and Innocence Projects Chapter 13: Lessons from Other Jurisdictions Chapter 14 - Final Conclusions
£71.40
University of Toronto Press A Nation in Conflict
Book SynopsisThe First and Second World Wars were two of the most momentous events of the twentieth century. In Canada, they claimed 110,000 lives and altered both the country’s domestic life and its international position. A Nation in Conflict is a concise, comparative overview of the Canadian national experience in the two world wars that transformed the nation and its people.With each chapter, military historians Jeffrey A. Keshen and Andrew Iarocci address Canada’s contribution to the war and its consequences. Integrating the latest research in military, social, political, and gender history, they examine everything from the front lines to the home front. Was conscription necessary? Did the conflicts change the status of Canadian women? Was Canada’s commitment worth the cost?Written both for classroom use and for the general reader, A Nation in Conflict is an accessible introduction to the complexities of Canada’s involvement in the tweTrade Review'A fascinating glimpse into wartime Canada... The authors succeed in delivering a readable, wider view of Canada's role in the world wars.' -- J. Tucci Choice Magazine vol 53:11:2016 'The authors' coverage of the two world wars is exhaustive, and very little escapes their attention... Iarocci and Keshen do largely succeed in offering us a new way of looking at Canada's experience of the two major wars of the twentieth century.' -- Jonathan Weier BC Studies winter 2016/17 'This is an ideal reader for undergraduates or for those looking for an accessible text and expert analysis on Canada's role in the two World Wars and their impact on Canadian society.' -- Tim Cook Canadian Historical review vol 97:03:2016Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Politics and Recruitment Chapter 2: Mobilizing for Total War Chapter 3: Fighting the Wars on Land Chapter 4: Life and Death at Sea Chapter 5: Battles in the Air Chapter 6: Society and Morality Conclusion Selected Further Reading
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University of Toronto Press Escape from the Staple Trap Canadian Political
Book SynopsisEscape from the Staple Trap is a powerful critique of the dominant trend in Canadian political economy since the 1970s.Trade Review'Kellogg's book has done a great service in illuminating a great, yet largely unremarked upon, trend of post-war Canadian history: the emergence of two distinct and competing groups of (English speaking) Canadian nationalists.' -- Dimitry Anastakis LRC May 2016Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Introducing the Argument Chapter 2 - One of These Things is not Like the Other Chapter 3 - From Levitt to Watkins to You Chapter 4 - Something Rings Hollow Chapter 5 - Of Nails and Needles Chapter 6 - Canada as a Principal Economy Chapter 7 - A Very Canadian Bourgeoisie Chapter 8 - Escape from the Staple Trap Conclusion
£48.45
University of Nebraska Press Women and Power in Parliamentary Democracies
Book SynopsisAddresses questions such as why women occupy only few positions at the highest levels of political power. This work examines women's access to power through appointive channels in Western European parliamentary and parliamentary-type systems, tracing women's participation from 1968 to 1992 in fifteen countries.
£45.00
MQ - University of Nebraska Press Politics and Guilt The Destructive Power of Silence
Book SynopsisFocuses on our understanding of psychological and cultural effects of Nazism by examining the power of guilt in modern Germany. Taking issue with Hannah Arendt, Daniel Goldhagen, and Hermann Lubbe, this book argues that Germans must confront their Nazi past because the repression or lack of acknowledgment of guilt damages modern democracies.Trade Review"Schwan focuses specifically on the responsibility of nations, especially democratic nations, to express guilt and assume some degree of responsibility for their acts. Schwan states her thesis clearly and compellingly . . . . The translation from the German reads as if the book had been written in English. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in the function of guilt and responsibility, especially in the context of democratic nations."—ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Guilt--A Basic Human Condition 2. Shared Elements in the Historical Notions of Guilt 3. Tradition and Modern Psychology: Experiences in Dealing with Guilt 4. Silenced Guilt: The Case of National Socialism 5. The Psychological and Social Consequences of Silence 6. Damage to Democracy 7. Overcoming Silence Together Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Nebraska Press The European Union Antisemitism and the Politics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A timely reading."—Libby K. White, Jewish Book CouncilTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Early Paths to EU Action2. Member States before 9/113. The 2000 Directives and Additional EU Remedies4. Member States Post-9/115. Jews and the Ironies of IntegrationAppendix: Working Definition of AntisemitismTimeline: The Emergence of EU Policies regarding AntisemitismSelected ReferencesIndex
£37.05
University of Nebraska Press Radio in Revolution Wireless Technology and
Book SynopsisOffers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change.Trade Review"Radio in Revolution offers a clearly written, meticulously researched, and previously untold chronicle of the role that radio technologies played in revolutionary Mexico."—Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Hispanic American Historical Review"Radio in Revolution is a well-researched and engaging book that covers an understudied aspect of Mexican historiography."—Sarah Foss, Jhistory, H-Net Reviews"In Radio in Revolution, the author uncovers the essential role of radio technologies in the consolidation of state power in Mexico between the late 1890s and the 1930s. . . . Castro compels readers to remember the importance of the technology behind state power, something as consequential in our own times as it was during the early twentieth century."—Historian"This book should be of great interest to historians of Mexico and Latin America, to students of comparative nation-building projects, and of course to historians of radio itself. It is well worth a careful read."—Edward Beatty, Pacific Historical Review“Radio in Revolution adeptly addresses a glaring oversight in the historiography of twentieth-century Mexico: the interplay between radio technology and the Mexican Revolution (1910–40).”—Jürgen Buchenau, coauthor of Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century “This work has the potential to cause scholars to rethink the importance of technological savvy and acquisition, mainly radio, for Mexico during its revolution and postrevolutionary era. Castro’s decision to tackle radio developments during the Porfiriato and through the revolution renders a very rich analysis.”—Celeste González de Bustamante, author of Muy Buenas Noches: Mexico, Television, and the Cold War “Radio in Revolution fills a major gap in the historiography of Mexico’s telecommunications and early broadcasting industries. Castro raises the bar for studies of media and nation building during Mexico’s tumultuous revolution.”—José Luis Ortiz Garza, author of Una radio entre dos reinos“Radio in Revolution adeptly addresses a glaring oversight in the historiography of twentieth-century Mexico: the interplay between radio technology and the Mexican Revolution (1910–40).”—Jürgen Buchenau, coauthor of Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century “This work has the potential to cause scholars to rethink the importance of technological savvy and acquisition, mainly radio, for Mexico during its revolution and postrevolutionary era. Castro’s decision to tackle radio developments during the Porfiriato and through the revolution renders a very rich analysis.”—Celeste González de Bustamante, author of Muy buenas noches: Mexico, Television, and the Cold War “Castro depicts a significant continuity from Porfirio Díaz to Plutarco Elías Calles in governmental use of radio technology to consolidate centralization. The Mexican Revolution, prototype for all twentieth-century social revolutions, was also the first war in which radio served a major military purpose.”—Robert H. Claxton, author of From “Parsifal” to Peron: Early Radio in Argentina, 1920–1944 Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Tale of Two Revolutions1. Porfirian Radio, Imperial Designs, and the Mexican Nation2. Radio in Revolution3. Rebuilding a Nation at War4. Growth and Insecurity5. Invisible Hands6. Broadcasting State Culture and Populist PoliticsConclusion: Early Radio and Its LegaciesNotesBibliographyIndex
£49.30
University of Nebraska Press Radio in Revolution Wireless Technology and
Book SynopsisOffers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change.Trade Review"Radio in Revolution offers a clearly written, meticulously researched, and previously untold chronicle of the role that radio technologies played in revolutionary Mexico."—Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Hispanic American Historical Review"Radio in Revolution is a well-researched and engaging book that covers an understudied aspect of Mexican historiography."—Sarah Foss, Jhistory, H-Net Reviews"In Radio in Revolution, the author uncovers the essential role of radio technologies in the consolidation of state power in Mexico between the late 1890s and the 1930s. . . . Castro compels readers to remember the importance of the technology behind state power, something as consequential in our own times as it was during the early twentieth century."—Historian"This book should be of great interest to historians of Mexico and Latin America, to students of comparative nation-building projects, and of course to historians of radio itself. It is well worth a careful read."—Edward Beatty, Pacific Historical Review“Radio in Revolution adeptly addresses a glaring oversight in the historiography of twentieth-century Mexico: the interplay between radio technology and the Mexican Revolution (1910–40).”—Jürgen Buchenau, coauthor of Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century “This work has the potential to cause scholars to rethink the importance of technological savvy and acquisition, mainly radio, for Mexico during its revolution and postrevolutionary era. Castro’s decision to tackle radio developments during the Porfiriato and through the revolution renders a very rich analysis.”—Celeste González de Bustamante, author of Muy Buenas Noches: Mexico, Television, and the Cold War “Radio in Revolution fills a major gap in the historiography of Mexico’s telecommunications and early broadcasting industries. Castro raises the bar for studies of media and nation building during Mexico’s tumultuous revolution.”—José Luis Ortiz Garza, author of Una radio entre dos reinos“Radio in Revolution adeptly addresses a glaring oversight in the historiography of twentieth-century Mexico: the interplay between radio technology and the Mexican Revolution (1910–40).”—Jürgen Buchenau, coauthor of Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century “This work has the potential to cause scholars to rethink the importance of technological savvy and acquisition, mainly radio, for Mexico during its revolution and postrevolutionary era. Castro’s decision to tackle radio developments during the Porfiriato and through the revolution renders a very rich analysis.”—Celeste González de Bustamante, author of Muy buenas noches: Mexico, Television, and the Cold War “Castro depicts a significant continuity from Porfirio Díaz to Plutarco Elías Calles in governmental use of radio technology to consolidate centralization. The Mexican Revolution, prototype for all twentieth-century social revolutions, was also the first war in which radio served a major military purpose.”—Robert H. Claxton, author of From “Parsifal” to Peron: Early Radio in Argentina, 1920–1944 Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Tale of Two Revolutions1. Porfirian Radio, Imperial Designs, and the Mexican Nation2. Radio in Revolution3. Rebuilding a Nation at War4. Growth and Insecurity5. Invisible Hands6. Broadcasting State Culture and Populist PoliticsConclusion: Early Radio and Its LegaciesNotesBibliographyIndex
£22.79
University of Nebraska Press Yearning to Labor
Book SynopsisDrawing on ethnographic field research in the housing projects of the French city of Limoges, Yearning to Labor chronicles the everyday struggles of a group of young people as they confront unemployment at more than triple the national rate. John P. Murphy illuminates how the global spread of neoliberal ideologies and practices is experienced firsthand by contemporary urban youths.Trade Review"Yearning to Labor presents a detailed account of issues faced in 2005–06 by youth living in Limoges's underserved outer city and the construction of their social identity in relation to economic insecurity."—Benjamin Sparks, French Review"Yearning to Labor is an anguished cry, which is what spoke so directly to the ethnographer in me. It is a nuanced and powerful story of cultural dissonance, a political wake-up call, and a story of true citizens of la douce France."—Ricardo Ayala, Anthropology of Work Review“Yearning to Labor represents an original and important contribution to urban sociology and literature dealing with the social effects of economic decline and austerity as well as sociological studies of the labor market. . . . It reflects an acute sensitivity to social and economic dynamics.”—Mark Vail, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Murphy Institute for Political Economy at Tulane University and the author of Recasting Welfare Capitalism: Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany “Yearning to Labor makes a major contribution to our understanding not only of contemporary France but also of the effects of persistent underemployment and short-term employment on youth identities and selfhood.”—Andrea L. Smith, professor of anthropology at Lafayette College and author of Colonial Memory and Postcolonial Europe: Maltese Settlers in Algeria and France Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. On Edge: (Un)Employment and the Bad Reputation of Limoges’s Outer City2. Longing for Yesterday: The Social Uses of Nostalgia in a Climate of Job Insecurity3. Jobs for At-Risk Youth: State Intervention, Solidarité, and the Fight against Exclusion4. Burning Banlieues: Race, Economic Insecurity, and the 2005 Riots5. Precariat Rising? Articulating Social Position around the 2006 CPE Protests6. Banlieue Blues: Grappling with GalèreEpilogueNotesReferencesIndex
£33.25
Stanford University Press Dancing in Chains Narrative and Memory in
Book SynopsisRejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory.Table of ContentsContents PART 1: 1. 2. PART II: 3. 4. PART III: 5. PART IV: 6. 7.
£22.49
Stanford University Press Feeding Chinas Little Emperors Food Children and
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life.Trade Review"Jun Jing's edited volume is an important step forward on a controversial subject—only children in China's one-child families—that has often generated more heat than light. . . . There are no weak chapters. . . . [James L.] Watson is correct in concluding that the book may be unique because it attempts to track a profound historical transformation in social attitudes toward children during the early stages of that transformation."—Pacific Affairs"A rich description of cultural and dietary change in action, pointing to possibilities in research as well as the future of health studies in China."—Nutritional AnthropologyTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Introduction: food, children, and social change in contemporary China Jun Jing 1. Paradoxes of plenty: China's infant and child-feeding transition Georgia S. Guldan 2. Eating snacks and biting pressure: only children in Beijing Bernadine W. L. Chee 3. Children's food and Islamic Dietary restrictions in Xi'an Maris Boyd Gillette 4. Family relations: the generation gap at the table Guo Yuhua 5. Globalized childhood?: kentucky fried chicken in Beijing Eriberto P. Lozada, Jr 6. Food, nutrition, and cultural authority in a Gansu village Jun Jing 7. A baby-friendly hospital and the science of infant feeding Suzanne K. Gottschang 8. State, children, and the Wahaha group of Hangzou Zhao Yang 9. Food as a lens: the past, present, and future of Family life in China James L. Watson Appendix Notes Index.
£19.79
Stanford University Press Opposing Suharto
Book SynopsisOpposing Suharto presents an account of democratization in the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia. It describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime.Trade Review"Opposing Suharto should become the standard work on the last decade of the Suharto presidency." -- Indonesia Journal"Well written and documented." -- Choice"Aspinall's work warrants praise by the academic community and is an important and timely contribution to the literature on democratization and Southeast Asia." -- History: Reviews of New Books"This book contains the most comprehensive analysis available of political opposition in Indonesia during the long rule of Suharto. The book is impressive in that it deals with a wealth of data and complicated developments over a long period, and yet does so in a coherent and readable manner." -- Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Regime and opposition 2. Suharto's New Order: origins and opening 3. Regime friction and elite dissidence 4. Proto-opposition: NGOs and the Legal Aid Institute 5. Student activism: from moral force to popular mobilization 6. Megawati Soekarnoputri and the PDI 7. Prelude to the fall: the 1996 crisis and its aftermath 8. The fall of Suharto 9. Indonesia's opposition and democratic transition in comparative perspective 10. Legacies of Suharto and his opposition Glossary Bibliography Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Indonesia Politics and government 1966-1998, Soeharto, 1921-Opposition (Political science) Indonesia History 20th century
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