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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Politics of Possession
Book SynopsisThe Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Includes some of the latest theoretical work on the dynamics of access and property and how they are joined to questions of power and authority Explores how access to resources is often contested and rife with conflict, particularly in post-colonial and post-socialist countries Offers a thought-provoking approach to the study of everyday processes of state formation Shows how the process of seeking authorization for property claims works to legitimize the authorizers, and the efforts undertaken by politico-legal institutions to gain legitimacy underpin and undermine various claims of access and property Contributors explore from a wide empirical compass of original research spanning LaTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. 1. Access and Property: A Question of Power and Authority (Thomas Sikor, University of East Anglia and Christian Lund, Roskilde University, Denmark). 2. Property, Authority and Citizenship: Land Claims, Politics and the Dynamics of Social Division in West Africa (Sara Berry, Johns Hopkins University). 3. Rubber Erasures, Rubber Producing Rights: Making Racialized Territories in West Kalimantan, Indonesia (Nancy Lee Peluso, University of California, Berkeley). 4. Ruling by Record: The Meaning of Rights, Rules and Registration in an Andean Comunidad (Monique Nuijten, Wageningen University and David Lorenzo, Roskilde University, Denmark). 5. Authority over Forests: Empowerment and Subordination in Senegal’s Democratic Decentralization (Jesse C. Ribot, University of Illinois). 6. Recategorizing ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Property in Ghana (Christian Lund, Roskilde University, Denmark). 7. Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua (Rikke B. Broegaard, Danish Institute for International Studies). 8. Negotiating Post-Socialist Property and State: Struggles over Forests in Albania and Romania (Thomas Sikor, University of East Anglia; Johannes Stahl, University of California, Berkeley; and Stefan Dorondel, Humboldt University Berlin). 9. Property and Authority in a Migrant Society: Balinese Irrigators in Sulawesi, Indonesia (Dik Roth, Wageningen University). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The JCMS Annual Review of the European Union in
Book SynopsisProduced in association with the Journal of Common Market Studies, the Annual Review covers the key developments in the European Union and its Member States in 2009. This volume is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union.Table of ContentsEditorial: 2009: A Turning Point for Europe? (Nathaniel Copsey and Tim Haughton). 1. State of the Union: The Financial Crisis and the ECB’s Response 2007–09 (Jean-Claude Trichet). 2. The JCMS Annual Review Lecture (Kalypso Nicolaïdis). 3. The Appointments of Herman van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton (Tony Barber). 4. The Czech Presidency (Vít Beneš and Jan Karlas). 5. The Swedish Presidency (Lee Miles). 6. Institutions and Governance (Desmond Dinan). 7. Internal Market Gesture Politics? (James Buckley and David Howarth). 8. Justice and Home Affairs (Jörg Monar). 9. Legal Developments (Michael Dougan). 10. Relations with the Wider Europe (Richard G. Whitman and Ana E. Juncos). 11. Relations with the Rest of the World (David Allen and Michael Smith). 12. The EU Economy: The Euro Area in 2009 (Dermot Hodson). 13. The EU Economy: Member States Outside the Euro Area in 2009 (Richard Connolly). 14. Chronology: The European Union in 2009 (Fabian Guy Neuner). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Latin American Democratic Transformations
Book SynopsisLatin American Democratic Transformations explores the manner in which Latin American societies seek to consolidate and deepen their democracies in adverse domestic and international circumstances. The contributors engage recent debates on liberal and illiberal democracy and probe the complex connections between democratic politics and neoliberal, market-oriented reforms.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. Information about the Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1. Institutions, Actors and Processes in the Transformation of Latin American Democracy (William C. Smith). Part I. Debates on Democracy and Performance. Chapter 2. Liberal and Illiberal Democracy in Latin America (Peter H. Smith and Melissa R. Ziegler). Chapter 3. Neoliberalism and Democracy in Latin America: A Mixed Record (Kurt Weyland). Chapter 4. The Uneven Performance of Third Wave Democracies: Electoral Politics and the Imperfect Rule of Law in Latin America (Joe Foweraker and Roman Krznaric). Part II. Institutions and the Travails of Competitive Politics. Chapter 5. The Reelection Debate in Latin America (John M. Carey). Chapter 6. Decentralization’s Nondemocratic Roots: Authoritarianism and Subnational Reform in Latin America (Kent Eaton). Chapter 7. Institutional Change and Ethnic Parties in South America (Donna Lee Van Cott). Chapter 8. Expanding Accountability through Participatory Institutions: Mayors, Citizens, and Budgeting in Three Brazilian Municipalities (Brian Wampler). Chapter 9. For a Few Senators More? Negotiating Constitutional Changes during Chile’s Transition to Democracy (Fredrik Uggla). Chapter 10. Judicial Reform as Insurance Policy: Mexico in the 1990s (Jodi Finkel). Part III. Actors, Participation and Mass Politics. Chapter 11. Indigenous Parties and Democracy in Latin America (Raúl Madrid). Chapter 12. Defining Rights in Democratization: The Argentine Government and Human Rights Organizations, 1983-2003 (Michelle D. Bonner). Chapter 13. Mass Partisanship in Brazil (David Samuels). Chapter 14. Brazil’s Agrarian Reform: Democratic Innovation or Oligarchic Exclusion Redux? (Anthony W. Pereira). Chapter 15. The Indian Movement and Political Democracy in Ecuador (León Zamosc). Chapter 16. Local Democracy and the Transformation of Popular Participation in Chile (Paul Posner). Part IV. Challenges of Unstructured Political Mobilization. Chapter 17. Indictments, Myths, and Citizen Mobilization in Argentina: A Discourse Analysis (Ariel C. Armony and Víctor Armony). Chapter 18. Democracy Without Parties? Political Parties and Regime Change in Fujimori’s Peru (Stephen Levitsky and Maxwell Cameron). Chapter 19. Social Correlates of Party System Demise and Populist Resurgence in Venezuela (Kenneth Roberts).
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cinema Wars
Book SynopsisCinema Wars explores the intersection of film, politics, and US culture and society through a bold critical analysis of the films, TV shows, and documentaries produced in the early 2000s Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others Explores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise Investigates Hollywood's treatment of a range of hot topics, from terrorism and environmental crisis to the Iraq war and the culture wars of the 2000s Shows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural condiTrade Review"Notwithstanding the lack of surprise, Kellner is always challenging and provocative, and for that reason alone, Cinema Wars is worth reading." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 1 June 2011) "This volume will be a valuable source ... .The provocative political stances taken and wide range of films discussed here will stimulate debate for academics and students alike." (Times Higher Education, February 2010) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii List of Plates ix Introduction: Film, Politics, and Society 1 Hollywood Film as a Contested Terrain 2 Cinema, Politics, and Social History: From Cinematic Realism to Allegory 13 Hollywood Film and the Contemporary Moment: Signs of the Times 18 Reading Film Diagnostically: Imagining Obama 34 In This Book 40 1 Confronting the Horrors of the Bush-Cheney Era: From Documentary to Allegory 51 The Golden Age of Documentary 52 Real Disaster Films: From An Inconvenient Truth and Environmental Documentaries to Animated Allegories 71 Allegories of Catastrophe: Social Apocalypse in Disaster, Horror, and Fantasy Films 80 2 Hollywood’s 9/11 and Spectacles of Terror 98 9/11 as Disaster Film and Spectacle of Terror 99 Representations of 9/11 in Hollywood Film: United 93 and World Trade Center 101 Disney Television Republican Propaganda: The Path to 9/11 108 Hollywood’s Terror War 118 3 Michael Moore’s Provocations 132 Michael Moore, Emile de Antonio, and the Politics of Documentary Film 133 Roger and Me and the Documentary of Personal Witnessing 136 Bowling For Columbine and Exploratory Documentary Montage 140 Fahrenheit 9/11 and Partisan Interventionist Cinema 146 Sicko and the Michael Moore Genre 155 4 Hollywood Political Critiques of the Bush-Cheney Regime: From Thrillers to Fantasy and Satire 163 The Hollywood Political Thriller Against the Bush-Cheney Regime 165 Star Wars Prequels as Anti-Bush-Cheney Allegory 173 From Satire to Dystopia 183 5 The Cinematic Iraq War 199 Documenting Iraq 200 Interpreting the Iraq Fiasco 208 Iraq and Its Aftermath in Fiction Films 219 Conclusion: Hollywood Cinema Wars in the 2000s 239 Critical Representations 240 History Lessons 250 Final Reflections 258 References 262 Index 269
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd British Political Theory in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisThis volume contains a selection of writings from the seminal figures in British political theory from Bernard Bosanquet to Anne Phillips and Bhikhu Parekh, which trace the transformation of political theory and its relation to trends in British politics and the state.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. British Political Theory in the Twentieth Century (Paul Kelly, LSE). 2. The End and Limits of State Action (Bernard Bosanquet, Deceased). 3. The State and the Individual (L.T. Hobhouse, Deceased). 4. The Great Leviathan (J.N. Figgis, Deceased). 5. Nationality (Ernest Barker, Deceased). 6. The Pluralistic State (Harold Laski, Deceased). 7. A Guild in Being (G.D.H. Cole, Deceased). 8. Liberty and Equality (R.H. Tawney, Deceased). 9. The Political Economy of Freedom (Michael Oakeshott, Deceased). 10. Are There Any Natural Rights? (H.L.A Hart, Deceased). 11. The Public Interest (Brian Barry, Deceased). 12. What’s Wrong with Prostitution? (Carole Pateman, UCLA). 13. Dealing with Difference (Anne Phillips, LSE). 14. In Defence of Nationality (David Miller, Oxford University). 15. From Statism to Pluralism (Paul Hirst, Deceased). 16. The Logic of Intercultural Evaluation (Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster). Index.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Progressives at War
Book SynopsisBaker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures.Trade ReviewCraig has done a fine job adding to understanding of the politics of the first third of the twentieth century. -- Mark E. Benbow Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionSpring: 1863– 19121. New South Rising, 1863– 19012. Gotham's Class A Genius and Cleveland's Little David, 1902–19113. Changing Roles4. Newton Baker, William McAdoo, and ProgressivismSummer: 1913– 19205. In Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet, 1913– 19216. Secretaries at Peace7. Wartime Service, 19178. Wartime Service, 19189. The Heir Apparent, the Crown Prince, and Woodrow Wilson, 1918– 1924Autumn: 1921– 193210. Lawyers and Businessmen11. Lost Causes, 1921– 192912. The Great Depression13. Husbands and FathersWinter: 1933– 194114. The New Deal15. "I have no quarrel with fate, no matter in whatmoods I have found her"AbbreviationsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Competing with the Soviets
Book SynopsisArranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time.Trade ReviewWolfe's book is the more traditional alternative to the case study: a synthetic overview. And it is a reminder of how valuable a clear, well-researched synthesis-one sophisticated, holistic take on all those little case studies-can be. AmericanScience A book that is particularly easy to read, and hence one that I strongly recommend to anyone with a burgeoning interest in the study of Cold War science. -- Christopher Hollings British Journal for the History of Science Competing with the Soviets is engaging, and its style of scholarship will intimidate no one. Despite being a synthesis of a huge range of events and sources, the book is slim and easily digested, and readers need no prerequisite science to evaluate the author's ideas. Wolfe takes us from one constellation of promises to the next, showing how scientists tried-and quite often failed-to apply their world views to a multitude of society's problems. -- Jacob Darwin Hamblin Chemical Heritage Magazine Wolfe has done a marvelous job of X-raying the field, grounding the larger narrative with important case studies... The task ahead lies in challenging and enriching-with new topics and novel periodization-the settled framework for interpreting American science in the Cold War. For novice and expert alike, Wolfe's beautifully presented guide is an excellent place to start. -- Benjamin Wilson Endeavour In Competing with the Soviets, Audra J. Wolfe provides an excellent overview of Cold War science. She accomplishes the difficult task of synthesizing a massive amount of both history and historiography into a highly readable arrative. -- David K. Hecht Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences Audra J. Wolfe's short and smart introduction to the history of Cold War science and technology, Competing with the Soviets... pulls together a tremendous number of secondary sources, folding the complexities of this period into a broad overview that takes the reader through many familiar, and some less familiar, topics. -- Brian Balmer Isis Competing with the Soviets is one of the few works of synthesis that actively creates creative and novel interpretations... -- Russell Olwell Technology and Culture [Competing with the Soviets] is a perfect companion text for a variety of courses that examine the postwar world and a valuable source of information for professors putting together lectures on the Cold War... it is a definitive source for separating myth from reality in translating military projects into commercial products available for mass consumption. H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1. The Atomic AgeChapter 2. The Military-Industrial ComplexChapter 3. Big ScienceChapter 4. Hearts and Minds and MarketsChapter 5. Science and the General WelfareChapter 6. The Race to the MoonChapter 7. The End of ConsensusChapter 8. Cold War ReduxEpilogueAcknowledgmentsSuggested Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Suing Alma Mater
Book SynopsisSuing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today.Trade Review[Olivas's] treatment of this complex subject is well done and easy to follow. Choice Olivas resoundingly justifies why more scholars should recognize the political and sociological factors influencing courts today and vice versa. This book successfully chronicles some of the constitutional hallmarks within higher education during the past half century and justifies a broader examination among legal scholars for the future, as issues related to intellectual property, commercialization in athletics, and others predictably will reach this nation's highest court. -- Joy Blanchard Review of Higher Education This book successfully chronicles some of the constitutional hallmarks within higher education during the past half century and justifies a broader examination among legal scholars for the future. -- Joy Blanchard Review of Higher Education This volume is an excellent introduction to areas of discrimination law that affect postsecondary education. It would be useful for law collections with both extensive and limited holdings in education or discrimination law and those that support graduate programs in educational administration. -- Kathleen A. McLeod Law Library JournalTable of ContentsPrefacePart I1. A Primer on Higher Education Law in the United States2. A Brief History of Higher Education Litigation in the United States Supreme Court3. Making It to the Supreme Court and the Rise of Purposive OrganizationsPart II4. The Traditional Model of Higher Education in the Litigation Spotlight: United States v. Fordice5. Hopwood v. Texas: "A University May Properly Favor One Applicant Over Another Because of His Ability to Play the Cello, Make a Downfield Tackle, or Understand Chaos Theory"6. Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine: Jews Need Not Apply7. Axson-Flynn v. Johnson: "Talk to Some Other Mormon Girls Who Are GoodMormons, Who Don't Have a Problem with This"8. Location, Location, Location: Richards v. League of United Latin AmericanCitizens and the Cartography of Colleges9. Clark v. Claremont University Center: "I Mean, Us White People HaveRights, Too"9. The Developing Law of Faculty Discontent: The Garcetti EffectConclusion: My Friends, Special Programs, and PipelinesAppendix A: Annual Reviews of Higher Education LawAppendix B: United States v. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717 (1992) Case HistoryNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Suing Alma Mater
Book SynopsisSuing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today.Trade Review[Olivas's] treatment of this complex subject is well done and easy to follow. Choice Olivas resoundingly justifies why more scholars should recognize the political and sociological factors influencing courts today and vice versa. This book successfully chronicles some of the constitutional hallmarks within higher education during the past half century and justifies a broader examination among legal scholars for the future, as issues related to intellectual property, commercialization in athletics, and others predictably will reach this nation's highest court. -- Joy Blanchard Review of Higher Education This book successfully chronicles some of the constitutional hallmarks within higher education during the past half century and justifies a broader examination among legal scholars for the future. -- Joy Blanchard Review of Higher Education This volume is an excellent introduction to areas of discrimination law that affect postsecondary education. It would be useful for law collections with both extensive and limited holdings in education or discrimination law and those that support graduate programs in educational administration. -- Kathleen A. McLeod Law Library JournalTable of ContentsPrefacePart I1. A Primer on Higher Education Law in the United States2. A Brief History of Higher Education Litigation in the United States Supreme Court3. Making It to the Supreme Court and the Rise of Purposive OrganizationsPart II4. The Traditional Model of Higher Education in the Litigation Spotlight: United States v. Fordice5. Hopwood v. Texas: "A University May Properly Favor One Applicant Over Another Because of His Ability to Play the Cello, Make a Downfield Tackle, or Understand Chaos Theory"6. Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine: Jews Need Not Apply7. Axson-Flynn v. Johnson: "Talk to Some Other Mormon Girls Who Are GoodMormons, Who Don't Have a Problem with This"8. Location, Location, Location: Richards v. League of United Latin AmericanCitizens and the Cartography of Colleges9. Clark v. Claremont University Center: "I Mean, Us White People HaveRights, Too"9. The Developing Law of Faculty Discontent: The Garcetti EffectConclusion: My Friends, Special Programs, and PipelinesAppendix A: Annual Reviews of Higher Education LawAppendix B: United States v. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717 (1992) Case HistoryNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Race Empire and the Crisis of the Subprime
Book SynopsisSquiresMichael J. WattsElvin Wyly
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Johns Hopkins University Press Mobilizing Democracy
Book SynopsisWritten in clear, accessible prose, this book will be invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of political science, social movements, anthropology, Latin American studies, and labor studies.Trade ReviewFor anyone hoping to understand worldwide protests against privatization and retrenchment, Mobilizing Democracy is essential reading. -- Edwin Amenta American Journal of Sociology The literature on Central American responses to globalization is relatively sparse, which makes this text an important contribution... Highly recommended. Choice The dynamics of local mass mobilization in the global South in the era of globalization cannot be reduced to a simple reaction against global forces as tended to be the case in the massive citizens' protests such as the 'IMF' riots interpretations. The legacy of the earlier state-led development period in particular offered a springboard for action today. Protecting the state infrastructure has been a major strand in moving into the post neoliberal period and this again sets a different context from the notion of 'new' globalization in an absolutely novel way. -- Ronaldo Munck Journal of Social Policy Paul Almeida's empirically rich account of social protests in the six Central American countries studied in Mobilizing Democracy significantly advances understandings of the conditions under which mass protest campaigns take hold, or fail to emerge. -- Par Engstrom International Affairs Mobilizing Democracy is an extremely interesting read and an important addition not only to the social movement literature, but also to the sociology of the global south in general, and South and Central America, specifically. It will undoubtedly be a valuable resource in classes about social movements, the state, economic sociology, and the sociology of globalization and democratization. Contemporary Sociology [Mobilizing Democracy] provides an excellent primer for understanding collective mobilization in an oft-neglected part of the world. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction: Globalization and Citizen Protest2. A Theory of Local Opposition to Globalization3. Costa Rica: The Prototype for Mobilization against Globalization4. El Salvador: Opposition Party and Protest Campaigns5. Panama: The Legacy of Military Populism6. Nicaragua: Third World Revolution Confronts Globalization7. Guatemala and Honduras: Anti-Neoliberal Resistance8. Conclusion: State-Led Development Legacies in the Era of Global CapitalNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Governed by a Spirit of Opposition
Book SynopsisRather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies.Trade ReviewGo verned by a Spirit of Opposition is a stimulating piece of work and an exceptional piece of scholarship... [I]t could act as a model for future scholarship on colonial politics. -- Christopher F. Minty The Junto The book is a good companion to those town studies of a half century ago, but it is also an important social history that takes us to new levels of inquiry into the economy and culture of eighteenth-century urban life. William and Mary Quarterly Governed by a Spirit of Opposition is tightly organized and narratively driven. Its compact length will make it accessible in both graduate and undergraduate classrooms, while scholars of Philadelphia, civi life, and both the colonial and revolutionary eras will appreciate this fresh interpretation of associational culture. Governed by a Spirit of OppositionTable of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. "Named Before Thou Wert Born": A City Imagined and Realized2. Intoxicated with Power: Chartering the Philadelphia Corporation3. For a General Benefit: Developing Popular Voluntary Associations4. Amidst "Rancour and Party Hatred": Association by Exclusion5. Lending in Plain Sight: Covert Banks6. Private Men Interfering with Government: Taking Over from the State7. Mars Ascendant: The Military Association and the Reconstitution of GovernmentEpilogueNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Plutocracy in America
Book SynopsisThis data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income disparity.Trade ReviewFormisano has written an obituary for a way of American life that is coming to an end. Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Web of InequalityThe Founders' VisionAmerican Think They Live in SwedenThe Middle Class and PovertyRising Public AwarenessThe Great RecessionSome Are More Unequal Than Others2. The Myth of OpportunityMobilityEducationThe For-ProfitsEating TuitionRise of the AdjunctsDeath of a Contingent3. The Shrinking Middle ClassThe Lost DecadeThe Geographic DimensionRunning in Place and Falling BehindJobs and WagesWage-Productivity Gap" Why Screwing Unions Screws the Entire Middle Class"Staying Afloat / Sinking in the New Economy4. Keeping the Rich (Filthy) Rich and the Poor (Dirt) PoorRent Seeking and George Washington PlunkittTwo Tax SystemsCorporate Taxes and CEO CompensationThe 47 PercentKeeping the Poor PoorMinimum-Wage Welfare Queens5. Inequality, Life, and Quality of LifeA Tale of Two CountiesStruggling to Make Ends MeetFood Insecurity, or Hunger amid Moocher AgribusinessInequality and HealthTwo Americas?The Spirit LevelAffluenza versus the "Hidden Prosperity of the Poor"6. Political InequalityParticipation and Citizens UnitedPolitical PolarizationDisenfranchisementThe Assault on VotingThe Assault on Voting, ContinuedPrisons and FelonsDeferred Maintenance and Inequality7. The Fracturing of AmericaAmericans Do Care about InequalityThe Founders Cared about InequalityPublic OpinionThe Constitutional Stacked DeckThe Decline of "the Commons"ConclusionAntipoverty ProgramsThe Undeserving PoorThe Undeserving RichPlutocracy on the March, Democracy Trampled UnderfootNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Palace of Ashes
Book Synopsisuniversities counter these trends and restore the palace of American higher learning.Trade Review... provocative... What makes Mark Ferrara's book intriguing is the comparative study of Chinese higher education traditions and the current situation of Chinese universities. American Association of Univerity ProfessorsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. From Mandarins to Mao Zedong2. A Shared Humanistic Heritage3. The Chinese Moment4. Crisis in the American Academy5. Global Convergence and Competition6. Pricing the Paradigm ShiftAfterwordNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Embezzlement and High Treason in Louis XIVs
Book SynopsisPitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin.Trade ReviewA fine book. It is a compelling account of a political drama in mid-seventeenth century France, but it is also a window into the process by which rule of law gradually became established...[and] I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. EH.Net ... Pitts gives us a well-organized, concise narrative of what amounts to a highly extractive economy whereby the few at the top accumulate the most to live in ostentatious slender. Renaissance QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPrelude1. The Long Reach2. The Superintendant at Work3. Fall of a Titan4. Setting the Stage and Writing the Script5. The Best-Laid Plans of Men and Ministers6. To Do Justice without Consideration of Fortune or Self-Interest7. A Performance beyond Comparison8. The Honor and Conscience of Judges9. AftermathAppendix. Ministerial Fortunes in Seventeenth-Century FranceNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Crash
Book SynopsisPayne's book will help students recognize the telltale signs of bubbles and busts, so that they may become savvier consumers and investors.Trade ReviewComparing favorably with works by John Kenneth Galbraith, Frederick Lewis Allen, and Maury Klein, Crash! is an invaluable resource for students of history as well as economics. Essential. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. How in the 1920s the American Economy Promoted Speculation2. How Business Culture Encouraged Consumer Spending3. How the Market Grew Bullish4. How the Economy Crashed5. How the New Deal Changed the Financial SectorEpilogueNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Crash
Book SynopsisPayne's book will help students recognize the telltale signs of bubbles and busts, so that they may become savvier consumers and investors.Trade ReviewComparing favorably with works by John Kenneth Galbraith, Frederick Lewis Allen, and Maury Klein, Crash! is an invaluable resource for students of history as well as economics. Essential. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. How in the 1920s the American Economy Promoted Speculation2. How Business Culture Encouraged Consumer Spending3. How the Market Grew Bullish4. How the Economy Crashed5. How the New Deal Changed the Financial SectorEpilogueNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Book SynopsisTouching on the major sedition trials while expanding the discussion beyond the usual focus on freedom of speech and the press to include the treatment of immigrants, Halperin's book provides a window through which readers can explore the meaning of freedom of speech, immigration, citizenship, the public sphere, the Constitution, and the Union.Trade ReviewThe book is well researched and extremely well written. And it is teachable-one of the best short texts this reviewer knows of for undergraduate courses in early US history. Highly recommended. Choice an important and intriguing book ForbesTable of ContentsPrologue1. Governing a Republic2. Extreme Revolution, Vexing Immigration3. Partisan Solutions4. Self-Inflicted Wounds5. Equal and Opposite ReactionEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Branding of the American Mind
Book SynopsisPresuming no background knowledge of intellectual property, and ending with a call to action, The Branding of the American Mind explores applicable laws, legal regimes, and precedent in plain English, making the book appealing to anyone concerned for the future of higher education.Trade Review[E]minently readable and erudite...Rooksby's attempts to bring back balance and sanity to a situation that seems almost out of control are detailed and well argued. Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1 - Intellectual Property, Higher Education, and the Public Good Of Mice and Money Public Goods and Private Goods: Higher Education and Intellectual Property Private Rights, Public Goods, and the Role of Institutional Agency Why Intellectual Property Law and Policy Matter to Higher Education Outline of the Book Chapter 2 - Intellectual Property Explained Copyright Patent Trademark Trade SecretInternet Domain Names Right of Publicity Chapter 3 - University(TM) Rolling Heads, Rolling Tide The Emergence of Trademark Protection in Higher Education Trademark Rights Accretion in Higher Education The Harms That Come from Trademark Rights Accretion Trademark Rights Accretion and the Public GoodHigher Education's Trademark Enforcement Itch Trademark Enforcement and the Public Good Private Rights, Public Goods Chapter 4 - University Patents Under the Sun Our Bodies, Their Genes University Engagement in Patenting and Technology Transfer Pre-1980 Activity Post-1980 Activity Institutional Intellectual Property Polices and Structures Affecting Patenting University Patenting and Technology Transfer Today Myriad Choices Sue U. Universities and Patent Reform Private Rights, Public Goods Chapter 5 - Copyright on Campus Designs on Your Design Copyright Ownership and Use in Higher Education Company in the Classroom Digital Dilemmas Private Rights, Public Goods Chapter 6 - In Pursuit of Brand: Names, Domain Names, Images, Slogans, and Secrets A Bear of a Brand The Power of Brand New Names, New Meaning Expanding Domains EDUCAUSE and the.EDU College and University Battles for Cyberspace Higher Education's Online Brand and the Public Good Made in Their Image Insert Catchy New Slogan Here Keeping Secrets Private Rights, Public Goods Chapter 7 - Private Rights in the Public Interest: A Path ForwardStopping the Accretion: Bringing Sanity Back to College and University Trademarks Patent Law Made University Friendly From Claiming Copyright to Claiming CommonsPulling Back from Brand Implementing Intellectual Property Change on Campus Private Rights in Service of the Public Good Appendix Notes Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press A Time of Scandal
Book SynopsisPacked with vibrant characters-conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives-A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the Ohio Gang, and the 1920s.Trade Review[A] nuanced and well-documented exploration of the controversies around the early Veterans Bureau. ... A Time of Scandal is a multifaceted and strong account of an interesting time. Foreword Reviews Her colorful narrative makes a convincing case for Forbes' rehabilitation and, in light of other recent revisionist histories, a full reconsideration of an allegedly corrupt president and administration. An engaging argument for justice for a flawed but perhaps wrongfully disgraced civil servant. Kirkus Reviews Stevens offers a richly detailed account that portrays Forbes and Harding more favorably than most previous historians. Although aimed at scholars, general readers will be fascinated by the courtroom scenes and Forbes's rehabilitation during his two- year sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Library Journal Professor Rosemary Stevens has produced what is certainly the definitive work on Forbes in A Time of Scandal. NY Journal of Books Recomended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefacePart I. American DreamsChapter 1: Hidden Stories, Fateful MeetingsChapter 2: Washington, DC, March-April 1921Chapter 3: The Dream of Efficiency in Government Part II. Reality ChecksChapter 4: Harding's Flagship Program, the US Veterans Bureau Chapter 5: High Stakes: Controlling Veterans HospitalsChapter 6: Hype, Hooch and the Art of the Con Part III. Winds of ChangeChapter 7: Taking a Friend on a Business Trip West Chapter 8: Harding Resurgent: White House versus ForbesChapter 9: Transitions in 1923: Forbes's Resignation to Harding's Death Part IV. Scandal TimeChapter 10: Coolidge, Common Cause and the Politics of Scandal Chapter 11: Rush to Judgment: A Senate Committee Investigates Forbes Chapter 12: Scandal Weavers: Scripting a Story of Rogues, Graft and Greed.Chapter 13: The Trial of Charles R. Forbes Part V. Aftermath Chapter 14: Making the Best of It Chapter 15: Charlie and Bob, Masks and Mirrors Coda AcknowledgmentsTime Line Notes Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Kremlinologist
Book SynopsisAn Owl in a Hawk's World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was. Winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyWinner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyAgainst the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of the twentieth century's greatest conflicts as seen through the eyes of its hardest working diplomat, Llewellyn E Thompson. From the wilds of the American West to the inner sanctums of the White House and the Kremlin, Thompson became an important advisor to presidents and a key participant in major global events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Yet unlike his contemporaries Robert S. McNamara and Dean Rusk, who considered Thompson one of the most crucial Cold War actors and the unsung hero of the Cuban Missile Crisis, he has not been the subject of a major biographyuntil now. Thompson's daughters Jenny and Sherry Thompson skillfully and thoroughly document his life Trade ReviewThe Kremlinologist is part biography, part Cold War history, and a fitting tribute by his daughters to a consequential American diplomat.—New York Journal of BooksThompson’s is an archetypal American story that took him from the wilds of the American West at the beginning of the 20th century to inside the halls of the White House and behind the walls of the Kremlin . . . Thompson’s story also confirms the power of personal diplomacy, patience and cultivation of deep understanding of and empathy for the other.—History News NetworkNeither Jenny nor Sherry Thompson, his daughters, is a professional historian, but they have closely researched official records and secondary sources and interviewed experts and eyewitnesses, and they draw on personal anecdotes that illuminate the family life of this formidable diplomat. The result is a readable portrait of a man whose behind-the-scenes role in major events is easy to overlook.—Wall Street JournalLlewellyn Thompson served eight U.S. presidents as a diplomat, including two stints as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. This rigorously documented book by his two daughters recounts his four decades as a Foreign Service officer . . . a valuable addition to the history of the first half of the Cold War, as well as a compelling biography of their father.—Robert Legvold, Foreign AffairsAmbassador Thompson would have been proud of the skill, thoroughness and evenhandedness with which his daughters compiled this biography.—Jonathan B. Rickert, Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, The Foreign Service JournalIn vigorous prose, Thompson's daughters Jenny and Sherry Thompson document his life as an accomplished career diplomat. They describe how Thompson joined the Foreign Service both to feed his desire for adventure and from a deep sense of duty.—The Foreign Service Journal, "In Their Own Write" Annual FeatureThis magnificent book, handsomely produced by the publisher, is a pleasure to read. Jenny Thompson and Sherry Thompson have skillfully interwoven memories from their childhood experiences in Russia, their mother's unpublished memoirs, other family papers, interviews with American diplomats, extensive research in published and unpublished documents, and wide range of scholarly studies to create a thorough and insightful examination of the long diplomatic career of their extraordinarily discreet and self-effacing father.—David S. Foglesong, Rutgers University, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I1. The Beginning2. Into the World3. To Moscow4. The Siege of Moscow5. The Germans in Retreat6. Conferences7. The Hot War Ends and the Cold War Begins8. The Truman Doctrine9. The Birth of Covert Operations10. Overseas AgainPart II11. Chief of Mission12. The Trieste Negotiations13. The Austrian State Treaty Negotiations14. Open Skies, Closed BordersPart III15. Khrushchev's Decade (1953–1964)16. Moscow 217. Khrushchev's First Gamble: Berlin Poker18. Dueling Exhibitions19. The Russian Is Coming20. U-2: The End of Détente21. Picking Up the Pieces22. Working for the New President23. Meeting in Vienna24. The Twenty-Second Congress of the Communist Party25. Up the Down Escalator26. Goodbye Moscow, Hello Washington27. Thirteen Days in October28. Limited Test BanPart IV29. The Lyndon Johnson Years30. Strand One31. Thompson's Vietnam32. Strand Two33. Strand Three34. Moscow 335. The Six-Day War36. Glassboro37. 196838. "Retirement," So to SpeakNotesBibliographyIndex
£31.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Common Core
Book SynopsisHow the Common Core standardizes our kids' educationand how it threatens our democracy. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Detailing what and when K12 students should be taught, it has led to expensive reforms and displaced other valuable ways to educate children. In this nuanced and provocative book, Nicholas Tampio argues that, though national standards can raise the education bar for some students, the democratic costs outweigh the benefits. To make his case, Tampio describes the history, philosophy, content, and controversy surrounding the Common Core standards for English language arts and math. He also explains and critiques the Next Generation Science Standards, the Advanced Placement US History curriculum framework, and the National Sexuality Education Standards. Though each set of standards has admirable elements, Tampio asserts that democracies should disperse education authority ratTrade ReviewIn Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy, Nicholas Tampio offers a concise and readable anatomy of the Common Core movement as well as a case against national standards generally.—Wall Street JournalThe book is brief, pithy, to-the-point and well-focused, making it a great gift for your civilian friend who wants a quick, accessible explanation of what all the fuss is about.—CurmudgucationCommon Core provides a useful reminder of how educators—together with parents, and civil society—should be engaged in a larger political process of how schools, curricula, and national standards are organized.—Emmerich Davies, Harvard University, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Arguments for National Education Standards2. Arguments against National Education Standards3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious FreedomConclusionEpilogueNotesReferencesIndex
£21.38
Johns Hopkins University Press Eisenhower
Book SynopsisHighly accessible and sprightly written.Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. Ike Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War. The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decTrade ReviewHighly accessible and sprightly written.—Library JournalDwight Eisenhower was a mystery to many of those who favored and most of those who opposed him. Louis Galambos, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and editor of the Eisenhower papers, resolves some of that mystery in his succinct, insightful portrait.—Wall Street JournalOffers many insights into the politics and history of [Eisenhower's] times.—Donovan's Literary ServicesFor readers looking for an overview of Eisenhower's life and career, the Galambos book is a fine choice.—Weekly StandardJohns Hopkins historian Galambos, editor of the Eisenhower papers, examines the development of the leadership style of President Eisenhower from his boyhood in Abilene, Kansas, through his presidency . . . Galambos's succinct style and penetrating analysis make for a rewarding study. Highly recommended.—ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. TroubleChapter 2. AbileneChapter 3. Locked InChapter 4. EpiphanyChapter 5. TestedChapter 6. CombatChapter 7. The DecisionChapter 8. Tested AgainChapter 9. Duty, Honor, PartyChapter 10. Pursuint Prosperity, 1953-1961Chapter 11. Pursuing Peace, 1953-1961Chapter 12. The Wise ManNotesIndex
£20.25
Johns Hopkins University Press Containing Contagion
Book SynopsisDo states have a duty to prevent infectious disease outbreaks from spreading beyond their borders?The fields of global health and international relations are increasingly concerned with the responsibilities of nations to respond to disease outbreaks in a way that safeguards their neighbors as well as the broader international community. In Containing Contagion, Sara E. Davies focuses on one of the world's most pivotal (and riskiest) regions in the field of global healthSoutheast Asia, which in recent years has responded to a wave of emerging and endemic infectious disease outbreaks ranging from Nipah, SARS, and avian flu to dengue and Japanese encephalitis. Between 2005 and 2010, Davies explains, Southeast Asian states, despite having vastly different health system capacities and political systems, repeatedly committed to pursue a collective approach to the communication of outbreaks. Davies draws on newly gathered data and extensive field interviews to explore how these states impleTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction. A Study of Southeast Asia's Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks Chapter One. The Revised International Health Regulations in Practice Chapter Two. The Political Context in Southeast Asia Chapter Three. Sovereignty, Regional Cooperation, and Health Security Chapter Four. Forging Political Support Chapter Five. Surveillance and Reporting in Practice Chapter Six. Understanding the Differences in Reporting Responsibilities Conclusion. The Sustainability of Health Security in Southeast Asia Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
£42.75
Johns Hopkins University Press The Russian Revolutionary Emigres 18251870
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1986. Martin A. Miller, author of the definitive biography of the exiled revolutionary Peter Kropotkin, traces the history of the first generations of Russians who went to Western Europe to devote their lives to anti-tsarist politics. Refusing to assimilate abroad and unable to return home, the emigres political orientations were influenced by intellectual and social currents in both Russia and Europe. Miller undertakes a major reassessment of the emigre contribution to the Russian revolutionary movement. Starting with Nikolai Turgenev, who in 1825 was declared the first emigre by a special act of the Russian government, the exiles formed a unique social and political group. Miller takes a biographical approach in tracing the progression from a disparate community of intellectuals, unable to act together to promote their own program for change, to a more cohesive second emigre generation that provided the foundation for collective action and the development of aTrade ReviewAn interesting and well-written book that illuminates the career of a group of significant, yet previously little known Russian radicals.—American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Part I. The First GenerationChapter 1. The World of Emigration in Nineteenth-Century Europe Chapter 2. N.I. Turgenev: The First Political Emigre Chapter 3. I.G. Golovin: Emigre Individualism Chapter 4. N.I. Sazonov: Marx's First Russian Follower Chapter 5. P.V. Dolgorukov: The Republican Prince Chapter 6. Perspectives on the First Generation Part II. The Second GenerationChapter 7. The Origins of Collective Action AbroadChapter 8. A. A. Semo-Solov' evich: Beyond Herzen Chapter 9. On the Eve: Toward the Development of Ideology Chapter 10. N. I. Utin: Emigre Internationalism Part III. The Turning PointChapter 11. The Russian Emigre Press: In the Shadows of Kolokol Chapter 12. The Emigration and Revolution AppendixesA. Regulations for the Aid of Political Exiles from Russia, 13 December 1855 (Geneva)B. Police Surveillance at Herzen's House in London, 1862 C. The League of Peace and Freedom, 1867-1868 D. Natalie Herzen's Dream, 1869 Notes Bibliography Index
£35.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Science at the White House
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1980. In 1973 the US president's Office of Science and Technology was eliminated, a victim of its own incongruity. It was not, as was popularly proclaimed at the time, simply because the Nixon administration was particularly hostile to the scientific and academic communities. It was eliminated, argues physician-scientist Edward J. Burger Jr., because the office had tried to do its job too welland had become a political liability. Science at the White House takes a critical look at the role of science advisers to the president and recounts the many conflicts that occurred as science and politics converged. Burger draws on his own six years of experience in the White House Office of Science and Technology in the 1970s. His book is filled with firsthand descriptions of the government's handling of such issues as national health care, environmental regulation, population control, and biomedical research.Trade ReviewDr. Burger has done us a service with his fascinating account of . . . the inevitable infusion of politics into the setting of science policy.—New England Journal of MedicineTable of ContentsForeword by Don K. PricePrefaceChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Science Advice for the President: A PerspectiveChapter 3. National Health PolicyChapter 4. Health-Related Research and DevelopmentChapter 5. The Environment, Health, and Regulation to Protect HealthChapter 6. Population and Family PlanningChapter 7. Some Additional IssuesChapter 8. Summing UpAppendix A. Report of the Domestic Council Health Policy Review GroupAppendix B. The White House: Press Release Febrnary 18, 1971Appendix C. Proposal for PSA C Panel on Biological and Medical ScienceNotesIndex
£25.17
Johns Hopkins University Press The Adams Federalists
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. The Basis of Early Political DivisionsChapter 2. The Basis of Early Political DivisionsChapter 3. The Political Theories of John Adams Chapter 4. The Economic Ideas of John Adams Chapter 5. John Adams and the Federalist Party, 1788-1796 Chapter 6. The Election of 1796 Chapter 7. Aftermath of the ElectionChapter 8. Starting the Administration Chapter 9. Beginning of the XYZ Session Chapter 10. The Alien and Sedition Laws; Defense Legislation; War? Chapter 11. The Aim of Federalist Foreign Policy Chapter 12. The Aim o f Federalist Domestic Policy Chapter 13. Adams Prepares to Block the Program Chapter 14. The Party Splits Chapter 15. Closing the Administration Chapter 16. The Election of 1800 Chapter 17. Conclusion AppendicesI. Congressional Districts from 1703- 1803 II. The Alignment of Political Parties in 1796 III. Vote Charts and MapsA. Vote ChartsB. Maps of House of Representatives Voting Record IV. Documents: Original Text of Sedition Act V. Comment on Summary of Causes for Party AlignmentBibliographyIndex
£38.70
Johns Hopkins University Press The Making of Detente
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1995. In the early 1970s, largely as a result of the debilitating struggle in Vietnam, the United States began to reassess and redefine its basic approach to East-West relations. At the same time, the Soviet Union was awakening to the liabilities that a continuing and unregulated state of hostility would impose on its own internal and external agenda. Keith Nelson details the circumstances and traces the steps that led to the first significant accommodation and easing of tension between the superpowers during the Cold War. In this important study, Keith Nelson explains the detente period in an imaginative, convincing, and impressively scholarly manner. Although there have been scores of books and memoirs on the subject, none have done the job quite like Nelson's. In particular, he has used post-glasnost Russian memoirs and monographsand, especially, his own interviews with such key players as Dobrynin and Arbatovto present one of the most intelligent KremlinologTrade ReviewThe Johns Hopkins Press has published another thought-provoking and well-written book that encourages international relations specialists to rethink key assumptions about the cold war . . . The study invites both more reflection and research. It is likely to prove a seminal work to diplomatic historians and international relations specialists alike in the years ahead.—Allan E. Goodman, International History ReviewThere is much to like in this book. It is written in a lucid and engaging style. The organization is good, with smooth and effective transitions between the American and Soviet sides of the story. The book is especially strong on the evolution of thinking in the Kremlin; relying on a number of post-Cold War memoirs and monographs, as well as interviews with former Soviet officials, Nelson effectively portrays Moscow's motives and tactics in opting for detente.—Fredrik Logevall, Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Developing Confrontation Chapter 2. The Breakdown of Old Arrangements Chapter 3. New Military Parity and the Decline of Bipolarity Chapter 4. Seeking America's Escape from Vietnam Chapter 5. Finding America's Way to Detente Chapter 6. Brezhnev and Squaring the Circle Epilogue: From Detente to the Gorbachev Revolution Notes Bibliography Index
£35.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Cold War Correspondents
Book SynopsisForeign correspondents played a crucial role in promoting the ideas and values of the Cold War. As they brought the foreign world to their Soviet and American readers, these journalists projected their own ideologies onto their reporting. In an age of mutual acrimony and closed borders, journalists were among the few individuals who crossed the Iron Curtain. Their reporting strongly influenced the ways that policy makers, pundits, and ordinary people came to understand the American or the Soviet other. In Cold War Correspondents, Dina Fainberg examines how Soviet and American journalists covered the rival superpower and how two distinctive sets of truth systems, professional practices, and political cultures shaped international reporting. Fainberg explores private and public interactions among multiple groups that shaped coverage of the Cold War adversary, including journalists and their sources, editors, news media executives, government officials, diplomats, American pundits, SoTrade ReviewIn this extraordinarily thorough and insightful study, Fainberg identifies the similar approaches and practices used by Soviet and U.S. foreign correspondents reporting from each other's countries during the Cold War.—Foreign AffairsThe research for this book is impressive.—Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsNote on TransliterationIntroduction. A Battle of Words Part One. Spiers versus Liars, 1945-1953Chapter 1. Making "Soviet Restons"Chapter 2. The Heralds of TruthPart Two. Pens instead of Projectiles, 1953-1965Chapter 3. Overtake AmericaChapter 4. In Sputnik's ShadowPart Three. Your Fight Is Our Fight, 1965-1985Chapter 5. Notes from the Rotten WestChapter 6. Reports from the Backward East Part Four. A Moment of Truth? 1985-1991Chapter 7. Cold War Correspondents Confront Old and New Thinking 00 Conclusion. Us and ThemAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and ArchivesNotesBibliography Index
£47.18
Johns Hopkins University Press Eisenhower
Book SynopsisHighly accessible and sprightly written.Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. Ike Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War. The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decTrade ReviewHighly accessible and sprightly written.—Library JournalDwight Eisenhower was a mystery to many of those who favored and most of those who opposed him. Louis Galambos, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and editor of the Eisenhower papers, resolves some of that mystery in his succinct, insightful portrait.—Wall Street JournalOffers many insights into the politics and history of [Eisenhower's] times.—Donovan's Literary ServicesFor readers looking for an overview of Eisenhower's life and career, the Galambos book is a fine choice.—Weekly StandardJohns Hopkins historian Galambos, editor of the Eisenhower papers, examines the development of the leadership style of President Eisenhower from his boyhood in Abilene, Kansas, through his presidency . . . Galambos's succinct style and penetrating analysis make for a rewarding study. Highly recommended.—ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. TroubleChapter 2. AbileneChapter 3. Locked InChapter 4. EpiphanyChapter 5. TestedChapter 6. CombatChapter 7. The DecisionChapter 8. Tested AgainChapter 9. Duty, Honor, PartyChapter 10. Pursuint Prosperity, 1953-1961Chapter 11. Pursuing Peace, 1953-1961Chapter 12. The Wise ManNotesIndex
£19.00
Johns Hopkins University Press American Defense Policy
Book SynopsisA vital text for understanding the twenty-first-century battlefield and the shifting force structure, this book prepares students to think critically about the rapidly changing world they'll inherit. American Defense Policy, first published in 1965 under the leadership of Brent Scowcroft, has been a mainstay in courses on political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for more than 50 years. This updated and thoroughly revised ninth edition, which contains about 30% all-new content, considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence. The book is organized into three parts. Part I examines the theories and strategies that shape America's approach to security policy. Part II dives inside the defense policy process, exploring the evolution of contemporary civil-military relations, the changing character oTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgmentsPart I. Values and Interests for American Defense PolicyIntroductionChapter 1. Theories and ValuesChapter 2. American Grand StrategyChapter 3. The International Environment - AlliesChapter 4. The International Environment - AdversariesPart II. Evolution and Revolution in Defense Policy, Process, and InstitutionsIntroductionChapter 5. Evolution and Revolution in Civil-Military RelationsChapter 6. The Changing Profession of ArmsChapter 7. Resource Allocation and Force Structure for a Complex WorldPart III. Contemporary Issues in American Defense PolicyIntroductionChapter 8. Homeland Defense: Threats from All SidesChapter 9. Unconventional Wars and Unconventional ForcesChapter 10. The Near PossibleEpilogueAfterwordAbout the ContributorsIndex
£57.60
Johns Hopkins University Press Collapse and Resiliency
Book SynopsisAn insider account of how an African public health leader responded to an unprecedented Ebola outbreak. Tolbert Nyenswah, LLB, MPH, DrPH, was the assistant minister of health and deputy chief medical officer in Liberia when the 2014 Ebola epidemic struck. Nyenswah, the incident manager who led the response, became known as the Ebola Czar for his pivotal role in combating the epidemic despite his government's lack of resources. His story underscores the public health strategies that succeeded and those that failed, highlighting important lessons in managing current and future outbreaks. In Collapse and Resiliency, Nyenswah presents an insider's view of Liberia's response to the deadly Ebola epidemic. Nyenswah describes the fascinating journey from his childhood in a rural Liberian village to leading his country's response to the deadly outbreak, providing a deeply personal account of how the epidemic was finally controlled despite a depleted health care system. Prior to the Ebola epidTable of ContentsForewordEllen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President, Republic of LiberiaPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Ebola Hits LiberiaChapter 2. Born for Such a TimeChapter 3. Unsafe Rituals, Burial Practices, and International SpreadChapter 4. A Refugee in Côte d'IvoireChapter 5. Total Collapse of Public Health Care ServicesChapter 6. Security Challenge: Community Distrust and Resistance—West PointChapter 7. Interventions: What We Did and How We Did ItChapter 8. The International ResponseChapter 9. Recovery, Rebuilding, and ResiliencyChapter 10. ReflectionsAcronyms and AbbreviationsReferencesIndex
£26.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Cutting the Mass Line
£37.35
Temple University Press,U.S. The Risk Society Revisited
Book SynopsisMakes an important contribution to the literature of risk research.Table of ContentsForeword: Risk Society as Political Category, by Ulrich Beck Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Sketching the Contemporary Era Part I. Social Science Foundations of Risk 1 Meta-Theoretical Foundations 2 An Evolution of Risk: Why Social Science Is Needed to Understand Risk Part II. Risk and Social Theory 3 Overarching Perspective: The Rational Action Framework 4 Refl exive Modernization Theory and Risk: The Work of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens 5 Risk in Systems: The Work of Niklas Luhmann 6 Jürgen Habermas and Risk: An Alternative to RAP? Part III. Risk Governance: Links between Theory and Strategy 7 The Emergence of Systemic Risks 8 The Three Companions of Risk: Complexity, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity 9 Risk Governance: A Synthesis 10 An Analytic-Deliberative Process: A Proposal for Better Risk Governance Conclusion: Risk Governance as a Catalyst for Social Theory and Praxis References Index
£45.90
Temple University Press,U.S. Civic Talk
Book SynopsisExploring how the simple act of talking about politics and current events with friends, colleagues, and relatives causes us to become more civically activeTrade Review"[A]n excellent work that transcends political science, political communication, and political sociology... Klofstad is to be commended for his efforts to overcome analytical biases associated with the study of civic talk, as well as for his focus on young people, whose civic life and engagement are all too often ignored by the political process due to their lack of previous participation. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - Choice "In his carefully constructed study of political conversations, Casey Klofstad provides compelling evidence for the impact of civic talk on the participatory habits of today's young adults. Civic Talk is a well-documented portrait of how our social network can pull us into voluntary civic life and even get us to the polls on election day. The book fills a gap in the literature on political communication and reinvigorates the importance of peers as key socializers in political life... Overall, this book contributes to two distinct but overlapping literatures. The detailed analysis of political conversations addresses a causal question that has stumped a field burgeoning with rich, thoughtful studies. And the emphasis on the role of peers as a socializing influence within the college environment adds a much needed element to our understanding of civic engagement in higher education. Both traditions are enhanced by Klofstad's contribution." - Political CommunicationTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Civic Talk and Civic Participation 3. Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation? 4. Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation? 5. Do You Matter? 6. Do Your Peers Matter? 7. The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk 8. Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy APPENDIX A: The Collegiate Social Network Interaction Project (C-SNIP) APPENDIX B: C-SNIP Panel Survey Questions and Variables APPENDIX C: Matching Data Pre-processing References Index
£49.50
Temple University Press,U.S. Civic Talk
Book SynopsisExploring how the simple act of talking about politics and current events with friends, colleagues, and relatives causes us to become more civically activeTrade Review"[A]n excellent work that transcends political science, political communication, and political sociology... Klofstad is to be commended for his efforts to overcome analytical biases associated with the study of civic talk, as well as for his focus on young people, whose civic life and engagement are all too often ignored by the political process due to their lack of previous participation. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - Choice "In his carefully constructed study of political conversations, Casey Klofstad provides compelling evidence for the impact of civic talk on the participatory habits of today's young adults. Civic Talk is a well-documented portrait of how our social network can pull us into voluntary civic life and even get us to the polls on election day. The book fills a gap in the literature on political communication and reinvigorates the importance of peers as key socializers in political life... Overall, this book contributes to two distinct but overlapping literatures. The detailed analysis of political conversations addresses a causal question that has stumped a field burgeoning with rich, thoughtful studies. And the emphasis on the role of peers as a socializing influence within the college environment adds a much needed element to our understanding of civic engagement in higher education. Both traditions are enhanced by Klofstad's contribution." - Political CommunicationTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Civic Talk and Civic Participation 3. Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation? 4. Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation? 5. Do You Matter? 6. Do Your Peers Matter? 7. The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk 8. Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy APPENDIX A: The Collegiate Social Network Interaction Project (C-SNIP) APPENDIX B: C-SNIP Panel Survey Questions and Variables APPENDIX C: Matching Data Pre-processing References Index
£21.59
Temple University Press,U.S. The New Freedom and the Radicals
Book SynopsisRadicals such as socialists, syndicalists, and anarchists are often thought of as marginal in American history. However, in the early decades of the twentieth century, progressivesthose who sought to regulate big business, reduce class conflict, and ameliorate urban povertytook the radicals' ideas very seriously. In The New Freedom and the Radicals, Jacob Kramer deftly examines how progressivism emerged at a time of critical transformation in American life. Using original archival sources, Kramer presents a study of Wilsonian-era politics to convey an understanding of the progressives' views on radical America. The New Freedom and the Radicals shows how the reactions of progressives to radicals accelerated the pace of reform in the United States, but how the movement was at times predisposed to repressing the radical elements to its left. In addition, Kramer asks to what extent progressives were responding to and influenced by those who opposed the state, capitalism, and the classTrade Review"In this significant contribution to understanding the relationship between Progressive Era reformers and radicalism, Kramer follows the changing views on radicalism and state repression among a number of different Progressives...over a period spanning the first 25 years of the last century. This ambitious and complex intellectual history is realized through analysis of the writings of these reformers and engagement with extensive scholarly work on the period. Kramer’s central argument-that Progressivism cannot be understood without addressing its relationship to political and labor radicalism, and that this relationship was subject to change under the pressure of international and domestic developments—is welcome.... Kramer is the first to chart over an extended period the impact of radicalism on the development of political thought among leading Progressives. Summing Up: Highly recommended." —CHOICE"The New Freedom and the Radicals is the first attempt to broadly understand the relationship between progressives and radicals. Kramer offers an answer to the question of the origins of ‘repressive tolerance’ in the early 20th century. Well written and featuring a good analysis and integration of both primary and secondary materials, Kramer maintains a dispassionate approach to sensitive and timely issues, such as the limits on democracy and the challenges faced by dissenters during times of national stress. He has chosen a group of important and influential progressive figures and shown how their views or positions on violence and radicalism changed or were modified over time. As a work of intellectual history The New Freedom and the Radicals succeeds admirably." —Philip Yale Nicholson, Professor Emeritus of History, Nassau Community College, and author of Labor’s Story in the United States"The New Freedom and the Radicals is a unique book that looks at radicalism through the lens of liberalism. Kramer asks how the two parts of progressivism became two distinct movements. His argument about the relationship between radicalism and liberalism within the larger progressive movement is shrewd, and he deftly synthesizes the vast literature on progressivism."—Richard A. Greenwald, author of The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York"This is an insightful book...[Kramer] provides a brisk intellectual narrative of the relationship between such influential progressives as Walter Lippmann, Jane Addams, Herbert Croly, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Frank Walsh, and what were the leading groups on the American Left—the Socialist party and the Industrial Workers of the World.... He explains how the larger political context affected the ebb and flow of their relationship more cogently than has any previous scholar.... Kramer gives a particularly nuanced account of the progressives' response to labor unrest."--The Journal of American History "[A] worthy project that attempts to map the shifting boundaries between progressive reform and radicalism. And nowhere is this achievement more fruitful than in Kramer’s rich description of the silencing and backtracking of progressives during wartime. What emerged from the war, as Kramer does an excellent job of showing, is a pragmatic distinction that progressives made between the defense of radicals’ individual rights, including freedom of expression, and a more cautious and ambiguous response to the radicals’ programs for socializing property and attacking the foundations of capitalism." —American Historical Review"Kramer is impressive in laying out the four strands of radicalism and documenting their development chronologically…. [He] does a commendable job of assembling and organizing the material for his argument. He demonstrates sophistication in presenting and assessing competing sources of ideas among leading progressive thinkers and contributes to our understanding of the coagulating forces in this era and their dynamics" —Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The Memory of Reconstruction and the Cauldron of Labor Militancy, 1900–19082 Organizing the “Largely Unorganized Drift of Desire”: The Protocol of Peace and the Cautious Embrace of Radicalism, 1908–19143 “Industrialism on Trial”: The Commission on Industrial Relations and the High Tide of Coalition Politics, 1914–19174 “An Advancing if Uncheckable Avalanche”: World War I, 1917–19185 A Rule of Reason Correctly Applied: The Red Scare and the Rights of Radicals, 1919–19206 “A Welding Together of the Forward- Looking Voters”: The Farmer- Labor Party and the Renewal of Coalition Politics, 1920–1924ConclusionList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£56.10
Temple University Press,U.S. The New Freedom and the Radicals
Book SynopsisRadicals such as socialists, syndicalists, and anarchists are often thought of as marginal in American history. However, in the early decades of the twentieth century, progressivesthose who sought to regulate big business, reduce class conflict, and ameliorate urban povertytook the radicals' ideas very seriously. In The New Freedom and the Radicals, Jacob Kramer deftly examines how progressivism emerged at a time of critical transformation in American life. Using original archival sources, Kramer presents a study of Wilsonian-era politics to convey an understanding of the progressives' views on radical America. The New Freedom and the Radicals shows how the reactions of progressives to radicals accelerated the pace of reform in the United States, but how the movement was at times predisposed to repressing the radical elements to its left. In addition, Kramer asks to what extent progressives were responding to and influenced by those who opposed the state, capitalism, and the classTrade Review"In this significant contribution to understanding the relationship between Progressive Era reformers and radicalism, Kramer follows the changing views on radicalism and state repression among a number of different Progressives...over a period spanning the first 25 years of the last century. This ambitious and complex intellectual history is realized through analysis of the writings of these reformers and engagement with extensive scholarly work on the period. Kramer’s central argument-that Progressivism cannot be understood without addressing its relationship to political and labor radicalism, and that this relationship was subject to change under the pressure of international and domestic developments—is welcome.... Kramer is the first to chart over an extended period the impact of radicalism on the development of political thought among leading Progressives. Summing Up: Highly recommended." —CHOICE"The New Freedom and the Radicals is the first attempt to broadly understand the relationship between progressives and radicals. Kramer offers an answer to the question of the origins of ‘repressive tolerance’ in the early 20th century. Well written and featuring a good analysis and integration of both primary and secondary materials, Kramer maintains a dispassionate approach to sensitive and timely issues, such as the limits on democracy and the challenges faced by dissenters during times of national stress. He has chosen a group of important and influential progressive figures and shown how their views or positions on violence and radicalism changed or were modified over time. As a work of intellectual history The New Freedom and the Radicals succeeds admirably." —Philip Yale Nicholson, Professor Emeritus of History, Nassau Community College, and author of Labor’s Story in the United States"The New Freedom and the Radicals is a unique book that looks at radicalism through the lens of liberalism. Kramer asks how the two parts of progressivism became two distinct movements. His argument about the relationship between radicalism and liberalism within the larger progressive movement is shrewd, and he deftly synthesizes the vast literature on progressivism."—Richard A. Greenwald, author of The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York"This is an insightful book...[Kramer] provides a brisk intellectual narrative of the relationship between such influential progressives as Walter Lippmann, Jane Addams, Herbert Croly, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Frank Walsh, and what were the leading groups on the American Left—the Socialist party and the Industrial Workers of the World.... He explains how the larger political context affected the ebb and flow of their relationship more cogently than has any previous scholar.... Kramer gives a particularly nuanced account of the progressives' response to labor unrest."--The Journal of American History "[A] worthy project that attempts to map the shifting boundaries between progressive reform and radicalism. And nowhere is this achievement more fruitful than in Kramer’s rich description of the silencing and backtracking of progressives during wartime. What emerged from the war, as Kramer does an excellent job of showing, is a pragmatic distinction that progressives made between the defense of radicals’ individual rights, including freedom of expression, and a more cautious and ambiguous response to the radicals’ programs for socializing property and attacking the foundations of capitalism." —American Historical Review"Kramer is impressive in laying out the four strands of radicalism and documenting their development chronologically…. [He] does a commendable job of assembling and organizing the material for his argument. He demonstrates sophistication in presenting and assessing competing sources of ideas among leading progressive thinkers and contributes to our understanding of the coagulating forces in this era and their dynamics" —Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The Memory of Reconstruction and the Cauldron of Labor Militancy, 1900–19082 Organizing the “Largely Unorganized Drift of Desire”: The Protocol of Peace and the Cautious Embrace of Radicalism, 1908–19143 “Industrialism on Trial”: The Commission on Industrial Relations and the High Tide of Coalition Politics, 1914–19174 “An Advancing if Uncheckable Avalanche”: World War I, 1917–19185 A Rule of Reason Correctly Applied: The Red Scare and the Rights of Radicals, 1919–19206 “A Welding Together of the Forward- Looking Voters”: The Farmer- Labor Party and the Renewal of Coalition Politics, 1920–1924ConclusionList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. Navigating Gendered Terrain
Book SynopsisFrom the presidential level down, men and women who run for political office confront different electoral realities. In her probing study, Navigating Gendered Terrain, Kelly Dittmar investigates how gender influences the campaign strategy and behavior of candidates today. Concurrently, she shows how candidates' strategic and tactical decisions can influence the gendered nature of campaign institutions. Navigating Gendered Terrain addresses how gender is used to shape how campaigns are waged by influencing insider perceptions of and decisions about effective campaign messages, images, and tactics within party and political contexts. Dittmar uses survey information and interviews with candidates, political consultants, and other campaign professionals to reveal how gender-informed advertising, websites, and overall presentation to voters respond to stereotypes and perceptions of female and male candidates. She closes her book by offering a feminist interpretation of women as candiTrade ReviewDr. Dittmar's manuscript is distinctive in its research focus regarding questions of the gendered nature of contemporary campaigns for elective office. Her focus on the perspectives of campaign practitioners and their implementation of strategies to affect gender issues is singular in its contribution to our knowledge of this domain. --Barbara BurrellTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments1 Campaigns as Gendered Institutions2 Consultant Perceptions of Voters’ Gender Stereotypes3 Consultant Perceptions of Effective Strategies4 Gender in Context5 Gender Dynamics in Image and Message Creation6 Targeting Women Voters and Contrasting Opponents7 On Her Own Terms: Shifting Gender Dynamics in Campaign InstitutionsAppendix A: Interview ListAppendix B: Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Contests Included in Interview Analysis of 2008 and 2010 ElectionsNotesReferencesIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. Navigating Gendered Terrain
Book SynopsisFrom the presidential level down, men and women who run for political office confront different electoral realities. In her probing study, Navigating Gendered Terrain, Kelly Dittmar investigates how gender influences the campaign strategy and behavior of candidates today. Concurrently, she shows how candidates' strategic and tactical decisions can influence the gendered nature of campaign institutions. Navigating Gendered Terrain addresses how gender is used to shape how campaigns are waged by influencing insider perceptions of and decisions about effective campaign messages, images, and tactics within party and political contexts. Dittmar uses survey information and interviews with candidates, political consultants, and other campaign professionals to reveal how gender-informed advertising, websites, and overall presentation to voters respond to stereotypes and perceptions of female and male candidates. She closes her book by offering a feminist interpretation of women as candiTrade ReviewDr. Dittmar's manuscript is distinctive in its research focus regarding questions of the gendered nature of contemporary campaigns for elective office. Her focus on the perspectives of campaign practitioners and their implementation of strategies to affect gender issues is singular in its contribution to our knowledge of this domain. --Barbara BurrellTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments1 Campaigns as Gendered Institutions2 Consultant Perceptions of Voters’ Gender Stereotypes3 Consultant Perceptions of Effective Strategies4 Gender in Context5 Gender Dynamics in Image and Message Creation6 Targeting Women Voters and Contrasting Opponents7 On Her Own Terms: Shifting Gender Dynamics in Campaign InstitutionsAppendix A: Interview ListAppendix B: Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Contests Included in Interview Analysis of 2008 and 2010 ElectionsNotesReferencesIndex
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Temple University Press,U.S. Chilean New Song
Book SynopsisChilean New Song (la Nueva Canción chilena) entranced and uplifted a country that struggled for social change during the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s, until the 1973 coup that overthrew democratic socialist president Salvador Allende. This powerful musical stylewith its poetic lyrics and haunting blend of traditional indigenous wind and stringed instrumentswas born of and expressed the aspirations of rising classes. It promised a socially just future as it forged social bonding. In Chilean New Song, J. Patrice McSherry deftly combines a political-historical view of Chile with a narrative of its cultural development. She examines the democratizing power of this music and, through interviews with key protagonists, the social roles of politically committed artists who participated in a movement for change. McSherry explores the impact of Chilean New Song and the way this artistic/cultural phenomenon related to contemporary politics to capture the passion, pain, and hope of millions oTrade Review"Chilean New Song, a product of several years of research conducted by J. Patrice McSherry in Chile, will have a significant impact on many of its readers.... The reader quickly moves from a rich, concise introduction to the rise of la nueva cancion, and its connection to social change, to the book's conclusion.... McSherry's discussion of la nueva cancion in Chapter 3 is exceptional. Here one can observe the process of blending folklore with an original composition.... Chilean New Song is a beautifully written treatise on the creative grassroots soul of Chile. The book also contributes to the literature on music and song as resistance, and to cultural and political memory studies." —Journal of Third World Studies"McSherry focuses on the development and significance of Chile’s nueva canción, or ‘new music,’ movement, which was linked inextricably to social, political, and cultural conditions in Chile.... [T]he research is impressive…she includes interviews with many musicians and other key figures in nueva canción.... A valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of the arts, politics, and culture…. Summing Up: Recommended." —CHOICE"McSherry very clearly understands the power of la Nueva Canción in Chilean society, culture, and politics during the 1960s and 1970s, bringing to bear a solid grasp of the secondary literature and an impressive collection of oral-history interviews that give great vibrancy and life to the story of the movement. Her interviews with figures ranging from the famous—Ángel Parra and Quilapayún—to the ‘behind-the-scenes’ folks who were crucial to the movement's emergence, development, and success are impressive. What emerges is a treatment of la Nueva Canción that weds the cultural and the political with the real-life experiences of Chileans who were agents in the creation of the cultural-political milieu in which they circulated."—Patrick Barr-Melej, author of Reforming Chile: Cultural Politics, Nationalism, and the Rise of the Middle Class
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Temple University Press,U.S. Religion and Political Tolerance in America
Book SynopsisReligious institutions are often engaged in influencing the beliefs and values that individuals hold. But religious groups can also challenge how people think about democracy, including the extension of equal rights and liberties regardless of viewpoint, or what is commonly called political tolerance. The essays in Religion and Political Tolerance in America seek to understand how these elements interrelate. The editor and contributors to this important volume present new and innovative research that wrestles with the fundamental question of the place of religion in democratic society. They address topics ranging from religious contributions to social identity to the political tolerance that religious elites (clergy) hold and advocate to others, and how religion shapes responses to intolerance. The conclusion, by Ted Jelen, emphasizes that religion's take on political tolerance is nuanced and that they are not incompatible; religion can sometimes enhance the tolerance of ordinary
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Temple University Press,U.S. Religion and Political Tolerance in America
Book SynopsisReligious institutions are often engaged in influencing the beliefs and values that individuals hold. But religious groups can also challenge how people think about democracy, including the extension of equal rights and liberties regardless of viewpoint, or what is commonly called political tolerance. The essays in Religion and Political Tolerance in America seek to understand how these elements interrelate. The editor and contributors to this important volume present new and innovative research that wrestles with the fundamental question of the place of religion in democratic society. They address topics ranging from religious contributions to social identity to the political tolerance that religious elites (clergy) hold and advocate to others, and how religion shapes responses to intolerance. The conclusion, by Ted Jelen, emphasizes that religion's take on political tolerance is nuanced and that they are not incompatible; religion can sometimes enhance the tolerance of ordinary
£23.39
Temple University Press,U.S. The Struggling State
Book SynopsisA 2003 law in Eritrea, a notoriously closed-off, heavily militarized, and authoritarian country, mandated an additional year of school for all children and stipulated that the classes be held at Sawa, the nation's military training center. As a result, educational institutions were directly implicated in the making of soldiers, putting Eritrean teachers in the untenable position of having to navigate between their devotion to educating the nation and their discontent with their role in the government program of mass militarization. In her provocative ethnography, The Struggling State, Jennifer Riggan examines the contradictions of state power as simultaneously oppressive to and enacted by teachers. Riggan, who conducted participant observation with teachers in and out of schools, explores the tenuous hyphen between nation and state under lived conditions of everyday authoritarianism. The Struggling State shows how the hopes of Eritrean teachers and students for the future of their natiTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Everyday Authoritarianism, Teachers, and the Decoupling of Nation and State1 Struggling for the Nation: Contradictions of Revolutionary Nationalism2 "It Seemed like a Punishment": Coercive State Effects and the Maddening State3 Students or Soldiers? Troubled State Technologies and the Imagined Future of Educated Eritrea4 Educating Eritrea: Disorder, Disruption, and Remaking the Nation5 The Teacher State: Morality and Everyday Sovereignty over SchoolsConclusion: Escape, Encampment, and the Alchemy of NationalismNotes References Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. The Gendered Executive
Book SynopsisExcluded from the ranks of elite executive decision-makers for generations, women are now exercising power as chiefs of government and chiefs of state. As of April 2016, 112 women in 73 countries have served as presidents or prime ministers. The Gendered Executive is a critical examination of national executives, focusing on matters of identity, representation, and power. The editors and contributors to this volume address the impact of female executives through political mobilization and participation, policy- and decision-making, and institutional change. Other topics include party nomination processes, the intersectionality of race and gender, and women-centered U.S. foreign policy in southern Africa. In addition, case studies from Chile, India, Portugal, and the United States are presented, as are cross-national comparisons of women leaders in Latin America.The Gendered Executive will enhance our understanding of the complexity of gender in and comparative analyses of executive pol
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Temple University Press,U.S. Democratizing Urban Development
Book Synopsis Rising housing costs put secure and decent housing in central urban neighborhoods in peril. How do civil society organizations (CSOs) effectively demand accountability from the state to address the needs of low-income residents? In her groundbreaking book, Democratizing Urban Development, Maureen Donaghy charts the constraints and potential opportunities facing these community organizations. She assesses the various strategies CSOs engage to influence officials and ensure access to affordable housing through policies, programs, and institutions. Democratizing Urban Development presents efforts by CSOs in four cities across the hemispheric divide: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Washington, DC, and Atlanta. Donaghy studies the impact and outcomes that ensue from these efforts, noting that CSOs must sometimes shift their own ideology or adapt to the political environment in which they operate to ensure access to housing and support the goals of an inclusive Trade Review"Donaghy conducted impressive fieldwork for this study....The book contributes important insights to the literature on social movements.... This is a fascinating book that illustrates how [community organizations] make a difference for increasing the city’s inclusivity through strategies that enhance the democratic character of a society."-- American Journal of Sociology
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Temple University Press,U.S. Democratizing Urban Development
Book Synopsis Rising housing costs put secure and decent housing in central urban neighborhoods in peril. How do civil society organizations (CSOs) effectively demand accountability from the state to address the needs of low-income residents? In her groundbreaking book, Democratizing Urban Development, Maureen Donaghy charts the constraints and potential opportunities facing these community organizations. She assesses the various strategies CSOs engage to influence officials and ensure access to affordable housing through policies, programs, and institutions. Democratizing Urban Development presents efforts by CSOs in four cities across the hemispheric divide: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Washington, DC, and Atlanta. Donaghy studies the impact and outcomes that ensue from these efforts, noting that CSOs must sometimes shift their own ideology or adapt to the political environment in which they operate to ensure access to housing and support the goals of an inclusive Trade Review"Donaghy conducted impressive fieldwork for this study....The book contributes important insights to the literature on social movements.... This is a fascinating book that illustrates how [community organizations] make a difference for increasing the city’s inclusivity through strategies that enhance the democratic character of a society."-- American Journal of Sociology
£25.19
Temple University Press,U.S. On the Stump
Book SynopsisStumping, or making political speeches in favor of a candidate, cause, or campaign has been around since before the 1800s, when speechmaking was frequently portrayed as delivered from the base of a tree. The practice, which has been strongly associated with the American frontier, British agitators, and colonial Australia, remains an effective component of contemporary democratic politics.In his engaging book On the Stump, Sean Scalmer provides the first comprehensive, transnational history of the stump speech. He traces the development and transformation of campaign oratory, as well as how national elections and public life and culture have been shaped by debate over the past century.Scalmer presents an eloquent study of how stumping careers were made, sustained, remembered, and exploited, to capture the complex rhythms of political change over the years. On the Stump examines the distinctive dramatic and performative styles of celebrity orators including Davy Crockett, Henry Clay, and
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