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Book SynopsisFor supplementary documentation and useful websites, click here.This perceptive book critically explores why the United States continues to pursue failed policies in Latin America. What elements of the U.S. and Latin American political systems have allowed the Cold War, the war on drugs, and the war on terror to be conflated? Why do U.S. policiesostensibly designed to promote the rule of law, human rights, and democracyinstead contribute to widespread corruption, erosion of government authority, human rights violations, and increasing destabilization? Why have the war on drugs and the war on terror neither reduced narcotics trafficking nor increased citizen security in Latin America? Why do Latin American governments, the European Union, and U.S. policymakers often work at cross-purposes when they all claim to be committed to democratization and development in the region?Leading scholars answer these questions by detailing the nature of U.S. economic and security strategies in Latin AmTrade ReviewBrian Loveman and his collaborators combine to provide a valuable contribution, one that is enhanced by clear writing, ample referencing, and the high qualifications of all the contributors. . . . A hard-hitting analysis. -- David Scott Palmer, Boston University * Hispanic American Historical Review *[A] scathing and devastating indictment of the ways in which security policy has failed in almost every way imaginable. . . . From an analytical but also, importantly, pedagogical point of view, one of the strengths of Addicted to Failure is its emphasis on primary documents. The chapters are well bound together, not only thematically but also methodologically, bringing official policy statements and postures to the fore. * Latin American Research Review *The story of the United States in Latin America has not changed for a century, just the terminology. The United States is still dumping Monsanto's 'Roundup' on the fields of poor farmers, now in the name of fighting 'narco-terrorism.' The United States is still training Latin American military officers in repression at Fort Benning, now in the name of spreading democracy and markets. The United States is still forging 'military-to-military ties,' only now it's part of the 'global war on terrorism.' Addicted to Failure brilliantly exposes the hypocrisy and deceit of U.S. security policy and imperialist activities in Latin America. -- Chalmers Johnson, author of The Sorrows of EmpireTable of ContentsChapter 1: U.S. Security Policies in Latin America and the Andean Region, 1990–2006 Chapter 2: Plan Colombia and the Regional Andean Initiative: Lights and Shadows Chapter 3: Regional Security Policy and U.S.-Venezuelan Relations Chapter 4: U.S. Andean Policy, the Colombian Conflict, and Security in Ecuador Chapter 5: A "Medicine of Death"? U.S. Policy and Political Disarray in Bolivia, 1985–2006 Chapter 6: U.S. Policy toward Peru: At Odds for Twenty Years Chapter 7: Brazil, Andean Security, and U.S. Regional Security Policy Chapter 8: The European Union and Security and Defense Policy in the Andean Region Chapter 9: After Iraq: Next Colombia? The United States and (In)Security in South America

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Book SynopsisThe Beijing Olympics ensured that the world would be watching China in 2008, and the year turned out to be the most tumultuous and traumatic for the Chinese since the massive Tiananmen uprising of 1989. Crippling winter storms, riots in Tibet, the devastating Sichuan earthquake, and many other dramatic eventsincluding the PRC edging out the United States to become the country with the most Internet usersgrabbed international headlines. This innovative book, based on postings from the China Beat (the noted group blog/electronic magazine based at the University of California, Irvine) as well as works from other leading publications and completely new material, showcases the as-it-happened reports and commentaries of a mix of distinguished academics, high-profile journalists, and freelance writers, and up-and-coming young China specialists. China in 2008 takes the unique approach of bringing the timeliness of the blogosphere into book form, expanding and reflecting thoughtfully on storiTrade Review[A] compelling first draft of history. Grouped by event or theme, the essays cover most of the major news stories of 2008, but with insight and perspective that never made the broadsheets. . . . It places contemporary China in a historical context that mainstream media seldom has the space to do, and offers a diverse and often very personal snapshot of China in one of its most turbulent years. * Far Eastern Economic Review *Sane, well-informed, and rich in insights. * Asian Review Of Books *Required reading for anyone trying to make sense of China's tumultuous year. This is the literary equivalent of a rowdy dinner party attended by some of the best and brightest China journalists, scholars, and thinkers. It offers a breadth of opinion and depth of context available only to those with a well-thumbed Rolodex of China specialists. But the book is accessible to the ordinary reader, and it combines the up-to-the-minute excitement of a blog with quirky academic takes on history in the making. -- Louisa Lim, National Public Radio, Shanghai correspondentI've never been to China, but I've become a China-watcher thanks to the wonderful China Beat blog. This book is the best of that blog—and more. It's a fascinating way to get under China's skin. -- Mary Beard, University of CambridgeThere is more than enough here to keep any reader intrigued and instructed. -- Jonathan D. Spence, from the forewordTable of ContentsChapter 1: Anxieties of a Prosperous Age Chapter 2: Tibet Chapter 3: Meanwhile, Across the Straits . . . Chapter 4: Nationalism and the Torch Chapter 5: Earthquake and Recovery Chapter 6: Shanghai Images in Beijing's Year Chapter 7: Tiananmen Reconsidered Chapter 8: The Road to the Olympics Chapter 9: The Olympics as Spectacle Chapter 10: China after the Games Chapter 11: Follow the Leader Chapter 12: Things Seen and Unseen Chapter 13: Pop Culture in a Global Age Chapter 14: Reinvented Traditions Chapter 15: China and the United States

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Book SynopsisA story of desperation, despotism and resistance in modern RussiaTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Putin's Russia in Deep Focus 1. From Gorbachev to Yeltsin 2. From Yeltsin to Putin 3. Power and money: the economic foundations 4. Power and money: the state, oligarchs and oil 5. Power and money: from oil boom to bust 6. Power and people: how Russia is ruled 7. People and money: human development dilemmas 8. People: parties, unions and NGOs 9. People: grass-roots movements Conclusions Chronology Glossary of Russian words and abbreviations Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisRace may be ‘on the agenda’ – but we need to build our own powerful and political organisationsTrade Review‘In their searing critique of superficial anti-racism, Shafi and Nagdee offer fresh insights into the ideas and actions of Britain's radical anti-racist internationalism’ -- Adam Elliott-Cooper, author of 'Black Resistance to British Policing''Finally, a book that cuts through all the liberal conceits about diversity, representation and privilege to reconnect with Britain's radical histories of anti-racist struggle' -- Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming!''A sharp piece of political analysis that provides encouragement and direction to a new generation of anti-racist rebels. You can feel their sense of urgency in every page' -- Liz Fekete, Director at the Institute of Race Relations'Fiery [...] A tour of British anti-racism, explaining where it goes wrong and where it goes right, providing an irresistible invitation to mass, collective, and organised revolt' -- Luke de Noronha, lecturer in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies at UCL and co-author of 'Empire's Endgame''A biting book that analyses the history of antiracist activism without romance or malice. A deep and energising call for us to act decisively on our present' -- Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of 'Against Borders' and ex-Director of Liberty'For everyone longing for that other tradition of antiracism - the one whose authors don't make it onto the Queens' birthday honours list - read this breathtakingly exciting account of how our enemies are the same, all the struggles are linked and how, together, we can and must remake an antiracism from below' -- Gargi Bhattacharyya, author of 'Dangerous Brown Men' and co-author of 'Empire's Endgame''The anti-racism of Shafi and Nagdee is thrillingly uncompromising in its recall of anti-capitalist, working class and community-based but internationalist roots. A must-read for anyone invested in the utopic vision and promise that anti-racism necessarily nurtures' -- Sivamohan Valluvan, author of the 'Clamour of Nationalism''The kind of radical refocusing we need, taking stock not only of how anti-racism is being defanged, but also its promise of a global reckoning which changes everything. Every anti-racist in Britain needs a copy' -- Joshua Virasami, author of 'How to Change It''At a time when antiracism runs the risk of being reduced to vibes and t-shirts, Shafi and Nagdee's distinctly radical and avowedly internationalist call to arms provides the necessary political education radicals need to make 'those in power afraid again'' -- Alana Lentin, Professor of Cultural and Social Analysis at Western Sydney University and the author of 'Why Race Still Matters''A tour de force. By re-centring an internationalist anti-capitalism, Nagdee and Shafi recover some of the most important contributions of Black power and Third World liberation movements, reviving them for use by the current generation' -- Dalia Gebrial, contributing presenter at Novara Media and co-author of Empire's EndgameTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Race, racism and racialisation 2. Rise of Black power in Britain 3. 1981 and the road to antiracism from above 4. Antiracism as status quo 5. New modes of organising: Culture, community and crisis 6. Between rebellion and reaction 7. The other internationalism 8. Policing and surveillance today 9. Advancing the fight? 10. Reorienting the struggle Conclusion: Recovering antiracism

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Book SynopsisJust about everyone is 'for' development as an assumed 'good', yet few seem to have a concrete idea of what the term actually entails. Development offers a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis of the various ways in which this important concept has been used in social and political analysis over the past 200 years.Trade Review"Much more than a useful guide, it is an elaborate work in political economy that succeeds in the skilful task of putting studies about development on an independent baseline, situating it at the heart of the 'new political economy'." Political Studies Review "Payne and Phillips make a robust case for (re)integrating analysis of development into the intellectual project of political economy, anchored in classical theory. In a world with increasingly evident limits, this comprehensive intervention is timely and critical, offering historical-theoretical support for a holistic approach to development." Philip McMichael, Cornell University "'Development' is the name we give to the third most important set of issues facing mankind, after nuclear proliferation and climate change. Anthony Payne and Nicola Phillips explain the evolution of the intellectual debate about the subject, starting with the eighteenth century classical political economists and continuing up to the present. Comprehensive and elegantly written, their study is about the best available between two covers." Robert Wade, London School of Economics "This is a timely, valuable and important book which clarifies significantly the often vaguely used concept of 'development' by placing it firmly in the contemporary global context and anchoring it authoritatively in a multi-disciplinary understanding of the interactions of political and economic processes." Adrian Leftwich, University of York "This book makes a refreshing contribution to the understanding of the development debates and, more importantly, it rehabilitates the concept by rooting it in the broader intellectual enterprise of political economy. A most welcome resource. A job well done!" Diana Tussie , FLACSO, Argentina Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 Classical Theories 10 2 Catch-up Theories 33 3 Golden Age Theories 56 4 Neoliberal and Neostatist Theories 85 5 Alternative Theories 118 6 Contemporary Theoretical Directions 145 Conclusion 174 Bibliography 184 Index 212

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Book SynopsisIs it is justifiable to make any basic moral distinction between 'insiders and outsiders'? Do we have substantive duties of 'justice' to all human beings or merely Humanitarian duties of aid and assistance? These are two of the most crucial questions confronting world politics and the field of international ethics today.Trade Review"The emphasis on Kant's harm principle as a method of analysis to determine which communitarian and cosmopolitan parameters are conducive to anti-violence, global justice, and so forth, is rather brilliant and is one of the major contributions this work makes."Journal of Democratic Theory "Unfailingly lucid and admirably comprehensive, International Ethics skilfully guides the reader through the complexities of recent debates on the morality of war and intervention, poverty and social justice, and the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. A strong argument for a cosmopolitan ethic of respecting persons, displaying hospitality and avoiding harm is advanced in this impressive work which deserves pride of place in courses on global ethics."Andrew Linklater, Aberystwyth University "A thoughtful, lively and stimulating account of international ethics that speaks directly to contemporary audiences. It is an accessible yet sophisticated guide to the hard questions raised by moral reflection and ethical practice in today's increasingly globalized world."Patrick Hayden, University of St Andrews Table of ContentsIntroduction. Cosmopolitanism. Anti-cosmopolitanism. Hospitality: Entry and Membership. Humanitarianism and Mutual Aid. The Ethics of Harm: Violence and Just War. Impermissible Harms: Global Poverty and Global Justice. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisIntimacy, choice, movement these are the elements which make up the desirable lifestyle in the mainstream of affluent societies. They also undermine traditional forms of power and control. And they create a web of connections between individuals all over the world, which promises to be more flexible and less restrictive than any which have existed before. Bill Jordan sets out to explain the particular attractions of this vision of freedom, equality and harmony. He traces its appeal to a formula for human institutions which emerged with the birth of the social sciences. Sex, money and political authority glued together these changing accounts of the collective world. We are still seduced by the idea that personal autonomy and the moral sovereignty of individuals can make up a well-functioning social order. But, he argues, our present global institutions shut out the majority of the world's population, who are left to rely on quite dTrade Review"Written in an accessible style, the book weaves personal narrative about the author's 'gypsy scholar' life with social theorizing. It produces an interesting account of shifting social bonds and tensions between private and public experiences and events. The book draws on a wide range of resources, including sociological research, political and economic events and theories, and popular cultural materials, including film, television and novels." Sociology; Lisa Smyth, Queens University Belfast "Sex Money and Power is a wonderfully written reflection on the meaning of our individual lives and their relation to a wider social context. In an unconvential but poignant way, it uses autobiography, social theory and historical narrative to confront the great gods of our time, and the processes that bind us to them. A humorous, quirky subtle, insightful and provocative look at questions that should be taxing us all, this work connects the personal and the social in a flowing and compelling analysis." Saladin Meckled-Garcia, University College LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter One: Inside the Web. Chapter Two: Intimate Connections. Chapter Three: Sex and Self-Improvement. Chapter Four: The Nature of Change. Chapter Five: One the Move: Mobility as the Basis for Freedom. Chapter Six: Keep Out: Organizations, Boundaries and Exclusions. Chapter Seven: Organizations and Power. Chapter Eight: Power and World Poverty. Chapter Nine: Power, Passion and Loyalty. Chapter Ten: Connections and Conclusions. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisDr Grigory Rodchenkov is the former director of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, which was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2015 for facilitating Russia's elaborate state-sponsored doping program. He helped develop and distribute banned performance enhancing substances for thousands of Russian sports stars from 2005 to 2015. He made headlines in 2016 as a whistleblower, exposing the extensive nature of Russia's doping program, leading to Russia's 2016 & 2018 Olympics bans. Rodchenkov is currently in witness protection in the US.Trade ReviewAn extraordinary account of a decade-long quest by the USSR and then Russia to win by any means * Mail on Sunday *John le Carré meets Russian 21st-century interference. On steroids...extraordinary' * Nick Harris, Sporting Intelligence *A fascinating first-hand account of the biggest sporting scandal in history, and a worthy winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year * Telegraph *He was the doping kingpin who helped Russia's athletes top the medals tables. Then he blew the whistle. * Financial Times *An utterly incredible life story * Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisSearing disputes over caricature have recently sparked flames across the worldthe culmination, not the beginning, of the story of one of modernity''s definitive artistic practices. Modern visual satire erupts during a period marked by reform and revolution, by cohering nationalisms and expanding empires, and by the emerging discipline of art history. This has long been recognized as its Golden Age. It is time to look anew. In The Efflorescence of Caricature, 1759-1838, an international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational team of scholars reconfigures the geography of modern visual satire, as the expansive narrative reaches from North America to Europe, to China and the Ottoman Empire. Caricature''s specific visual cultures are also laid bare, its iconographic means and material support, as well as the diverse milieu of its makingthe military, the art academy, diplomacy, politics, art criticism, and popular entertainment. Some of its greatest practitionersJames Gillray and HonoréTrade Review'As a collection of essays by multiple authors, The Effloresence of Caricature necessarily has it limitations. But that is to quibble. The best essays will provoke new studies that will explore further the international and interdisciplinary context in which caricature worked and must be studied.' Print Quarterly 'All the essays gathered here offer valuable insights into their chosen topics.' H-FranceTable of ContentsContents: The efflorescence of caricature, Todd Porterfield; Caricature on the edge of empire: George Townshend in Quebec, Dominic Hardy; Early modern Dutch emblems and French visual satire: transfers of models across the 18th century, Pierre Wachenheim; John Bull, liberty and wit: how England became caricature, Reva Wolf; On bended knee: James Gillray's global view of courtly encounter, Douglas Fordham; The light of wisdom: magic lanternists as truth-tellers in post-Revolutionary France, Helen Weston; The currency of caricature in Revolutionary France, Richard Taws; The public and the limits of persuasion in the age of caricature, Mike Goode; Signifying shape in pan-European caricature, Robert L. Patten; James Gillray, caricaturist and modernist artist avant la lettre, Christina Oberstebrink; The Musée de la caricature, Ségolène Le Men; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisMultipolar governance permits a number of important states to have significantly more economic and political clout than others, but among them there is hardly any hierarchy. The new energy challenge, with its intricate socio-economic, ecological and international-political considerations, is a multi-dimensional, multi-level and multi-actor issue that requires a minimum of ''central'' political steering, because neither the invisible hand of the market, nor unilateral or bilateral power politics are capable to bring about sustainable solutions. Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World investigates the relationship between the emergence of a multipolar world order and the enormous challenges of global energy governance that the world is facing in the 21st century. It reflects on fundamental questions such as how the main consuming countries can avoid conflict over scarce resources, how they will cooperate to bring about open energy markets, energy conservation and efficiency, and Trade Review'This important book addresses a crucial issue that has been ignored for far too long - how to establish and implement international rules that facilitate energy security on a sustainable basis for all. It combines a thorough analysis of the world’s key energy governance institutions, the interests of key countries, and the past and potential roles for concerts of major powers such as the G8 with thought-provoking recommendations that deserve serious consideration by policy-makers around the world.' Ann Florini, National University of Singapore, Singapore and The Brookings Institution, USA '... a truly path breaking book on a subject of vital importance that shows a deep understanding of the increasingly multi-polar and interdependent world in which we live. Energy issues cannot be compartmentalized from other global issues and the authors grasp the reality that the world needs a "political steering committee". They are right.' Gordon Smith, University of Victoria and former Deputy Foreign Minister of Canada '... Lesage, van de Graaf and Westphal provide a timely state-of-the-art assessment of energy issues and make a convincing case for undertaking further action in the form of better structured global energy governance. They advance a very important debate on how energy is to be governed and pave the way for much needed further research in this area. Their work will be of particular interest to international relations and political science scholars, and it is of absolute value to those seeking to understand how to deal with the pressing global energy issues of our time.' Review of European Community and Environmental Law 'The book successfully combines economic and historical analyses... [it] is very well written. It represents a valuable theoretical advancement in the literature on energy governance, and it is likely to open the way to further studies. It is therefore highly recommended for all scholars interested in energy geopolitics and internationalTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Part I Global Energy Governance Today; Chapter 2 The Global Energy Challenge; Chapter 3 Blueprint for a Global Sustainable Energy Regime; Chapter 4 The Institutional Landscape of Global Energy Governance; Part II Bringing in Multipolarity; Chapter 5 Major Power Concerts and Global Energy Governance; Chapter 6 The Players of the Multipolar Energy Game; Chapter 7 The G8’s Track Record in Global Energy Governance; Part III Conclusions; Chapter 8 G8 Leadership in Global Energy Governance; Chapter 9 Prospects for Energy Cooperation in a Multipolar World;

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Book SynopsisThe Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn is charting a new direction. Here, Nathan Yeowell has brought together a remarkable array of contributors to provide expert insight into twentieth-century British history and Labour politics and how they might shape thinking about Labour's future. Reframing the span of Labour history and its effects on contemporary British politics, the book provides fresh thinking and analysis of various traditions, themes and individuals. These include the shifting significance of 1945, the need for more grounded interpretations of Tony Blair's legacy, and the enduring importance of place, identity and aspiration to the evolution of the party. Contributions from leading historians such as Patrick Diamond, Steven Fielding, Ben Jackson, Glen O' Hara and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite are supplemented by those with experience of Labour electoral politics, such as Rachel Reeves and Nick Thomas-Symonds. The result is an intellectually rich and politically relevant rTrade ReviewThe book all wings of the Labour Party have needed for years. Lively, rigorous, and robust, Nathan Yeowell has assembled a timely corrective to the factional mythmaking that is too often an impediment to the candour required to make sense of a contested history. Those serious about interrogating the party’s traditions – and remaking them for the 2020s – should start here. A breath of fresh air. * Patrick Maguire, Political Reporter for The Times, author of Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn *A captivating, kaleidoscopic collection, packed with fresh thinking and new insights. Few volumes range as widely across Labour history, or bring together such an impressive range of authors. Rethinking Labour’s Past is essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present or future of the Labour Party. * Robert Saunders, Reader in British History, Queen Mary University of London, author of Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain *Charting how leaders, intellectuals and activists navigated previous hinge points in Labour history, this excellent collection reconnects the party’s present period of transition with those of generations past. Its cast of contributors showing renewed signs of life on the centre-left, Rethinking Labour’s Past reveals how, for successive modernizers, the starting point has been to first interpret a shifting world as a springboard to change it. * Frederick Harry Pitts, Lecturer in Work, University of Bristol, author of Corbynism: A Critical Approach *If Labour is again to win political power it faces hard choices, as it has in the past. The essays in this well-written volume show how Labour has succeeded when it has faced up to those challenges, and not ducked them – and why it has to do that again now. * Charles Clarke, former Labour Home Secretary, editor of British Labour Leaders *As a historian, a Fabian and, latterly, a bit-player in some of this, I found every section a learning experience, and only regret this street map was not available earlier. * Dianne Hayter, former General Secretary of the Fabian Society, author of Fightback! Labour’s traditional right in the 1970s and 1980s *Table of ContentsList of contributors Acknowledgements ForewordRachel Reeves Part I 1. Introduction: Rethinking Labour’s past - Nathan Yeowell 2. The Disenchantment of the Labour Party: Socialism, Liberalism and Progressive History - Ben Jackson Part II 3. ‘A party not unlike the Democrats’: Labour, the Left, and encounters in America from the New Deal to the New Frontier - Richard Carr 4. The Shifting Significance of ‘The Spirit of ‘45’ - Steven Fielding 5. The Fall and Rise of Harold Wilson - Glen O’Hara 6. Crosland in the seventies: revisionist social democracy in a cold climate - Patrick Diamond Part III 7. Municipal socialism and municipal feminism: women and local Labour politics from the 1900s to the 1980s - Krista Cowman 8. Social democracy, the decline of community, and community politics in post-war Britain - Nick Garland 9. Linking up Labour: place, community and buses in 1980s Sheffield - Daisy Payling 10. Race and the left, from protest to power? The story of Black Sections - Robin Bunce and Samara Linton 11. ‘This party is a moral crusade, or it is nothing’: foreign aid and Labour’s ethical identity - Charlotte Lydia Riley Part IV 12. ‘What did the 1983 manifesto ever do for us?’ - Colm Murphy 13. Neil Kinnock: a reassessment - Jonathan Davis and Rohan McWilliam 14. Past, present and future: Tony Blair and the political legacy of New Labour - Andrew Hindmoor and Karl Pike 15. Renewal beyond New Labour: from the LCC to Corbynomics - George Morris, Emily Robinson and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite Part V 16. The Labour Party and aspiration - Jeremy Nuttall 17. Conclusion: shaping Labour’s future - Nick Thomas-Symonds

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Book SynopsisSophie Loussouarn is Associate Professor in British Studies at the University of Amiens, France.Trade ReviewThis book is excellent for students wanting to cherry-pick the issues they are researching. I will certainly be recommending it in my own teaching. … The calibre of the contributions shines through and certainly helps readers grasp some fairly complex issues. … As a student-friendly, current account of Brexit, this is a very good addition to any reading list. * International Affairs *When campaigning in the 2019 election, Boris Johnson vowed to 'Get Brexit done', which is what he now claims to have accomplished. Yet despite the fact that Britain has 'left Europe', Brexit is a process not a single event, and that process is far from complete. There are unresolved issues concerning the unity of the United Kingdom. There are more negotiations to be concluded in Brussels, on matters as vexed and complex as the Northern Ireland border. There are trade agreements which the United Kingdom must try to reach with many countries around the world. And the full impact of Brexit on Britain, and also on the EU, will not be clear for many years. This book, containing essays by many distinguished scholars, and some who have been in the front line of politics and diplomacy, explores in detail many of these unfinished Brexit matters. The first part looks at the United Kingdom, and considers the impact of Brexit on the constitution, on Scotland, on Northern Ireland and on the UK's financial sector. The second part explores Britain's position in the wider world, in terms of its international trade policy, and its evolving relations with the United States, France, Germany and the EU as a whole. These are wise, balanced and stimulating essays, and they make this book essential reading as the unfinished Brexit story continues to unfold. * Sir David Cannadine FBA, FRSL, FSA, FRHist, Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, USA *Sophie Loussouarn has assembled a deeply talented set of authors to analyse the repercussions of Britain’s exit from the EU. Brexit has swept like a tornado through Britain’s politics and society with serious consequences. The breakup of the United Kingdom remains a strong possibility with far reaching implications but at the same time the authors identify opportunities for the UK both in Europe and the wider world. Brexit and its Aftermath is a must read for anyone who wants to keep up with this fast moving process and its global impact. * Sir Richard Ottaway, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Commons from 2010 to 2015 *Table of ContentsPreface List Of Contributors IntroductionBy Professor Vernon Bogdanor Part I: Brexit, Political Parties, The British Constitution And The Union 1: Brexit And The British Constitution(Andrew Blick) 2: Brexit’s Impact On The Party System (Alan Wager) 3: Brexit And Scotland: Unfinished Business? (John Curtice) 4: On The Borders Of Contention – Brexit’s Physical And Psychological Impact On Britain’s Border With Ireland(Paul Breen) 5: The Impact Of Brexit On The Future Of The UK’s Financial Services (Stephen Jones) Part II: The UK And The World 6: The Future Of British Trade Policy (Minister Greg Hands) 7: Brexit And The ‘Special Relationship’ (Lord Robin Renwick) 8: Choppy Waters: The Future Of The Entente Cordiale After Brexit (Sophie Loussouarn) 9: Brexit And The German Position (Jochen M. Richter) 10: The New Relationship Between The EU And The UK (Sophie Loussouarn) Index

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Book SynopsisEce Temelkuran is one of Turkey's best-known authors and political commentators. She was previously a columnist for the Habertürk newspaper, before her outspoken criticism of government repression led to her losing her job. Her previous books in English include Deep Mountain: Across the TurkishArmenian Divide (2010) and the poetry collection Book of the Edge (2010). Ece has lived in Tunisia, Lebanon, Paris and Oxford to write her novels, which are published in several languages, and now divides her time between Istanbul and Zagreb.Trade ReviewA passionate nonfiction work...for readers with a particular interest in Turkish politics, or a more general curiosity about polarized democratic societies with authoritarian patriarchal rulers. * Books We Loved in 2016', The New Yorker *Combining personal reflection, popular culture and smaller vignettes...an insightful and informative study of modern Turkey. * Asian Review of Books *Temelkuran’s book does a masterful job of capturing the mood of the country...Temelkuran shines in describing the ways that Erdogan has exploited and exacerbated the country’s polarization...the piece de resistance is her portrait of the Gezi Park protests of 2013. * Bookforum *Temelkuran has written a primer for today’s chaos, a masterclass in expecting the unexpected. A coup attempt in 2016 seems less surprising when viewed against the four coups of the last six decades, all of which Temelkuran weaves into her mosaic of political history. * Financial Times *A profoundly unconventional piece of political commentary… a courageous reminder of the role creativity and the arts have to play in the collective memory of political events. * Frieze *A no-holds-barred insight into the psyche of a people. * New Internationalist *An intimate book. Each page has the same, almost sensuous, feel present in the works of the poet Nazim Hikmet but absent from some decorated recent Turkish writers. * Prospect *Through passionate and poetic prose, Temelkuran holds a mirror to Turkey. * Publishers Weekly *Temelkuran excels at understanding how emotional narrative plays into politics. * The Culture Trip *At times playful, but more often polemical...Temelkuran seethes on the front line of Turkey’s culture war. * The Economist *Astute...a representative example of what an intelligent observer in Turkey thinks and feels about the past fifteen years. * Times Literary Supplement *What a brave woman! And what a fine, stylish and intelligent writer! Mixing sarcasm, anger, wit, and irony as well as hard facts, Ece Temelkuran has provided us with an informative and moving account of Turkey’s seemingly inexorable drift into authoritarianism. * Donald Sassoon, author of The Culture of the Europeans *A vivid portrait of a nation in turmoil...a book that should be on the reading list of everyone who is sincerely interested in this troubled country. * Elif Safak, The Spectator *Ece Temelkuran stares modern Turkey squarely in the eye to give a clear-sighted view of the crisis gripping the country. Temelkuran's writing delights in using the riches of language and the power of the image to create vivid insights into Turkey’s turbulent past and present. * Jodie Ginsberg, Index on Censorship *Part guide, part confidante, Ece Temelkuran brilliantly captures the neurosis at the heart of her country. An important book for anyone who wants to understand modern Turkey. * Padraig Reidy, editor, Little Atoms *A wonderful book that gives a fascinating if frightening insight into the reasons why Turkey is becoming an authoritarian state. It gives an engrossing and intimate sense of the impact this development has on every aspect of life. * Patrick Cockburn, author of The Rise of Islamic State *Ece Temelkuran is a patriot - no other word will do - who, with this book, has become one with those who have stood up throughout history to despotic and criminal leaders. * Seymour Hersh, author of The Killing of Osama Bin Laden *Table of ContentsIntroduction Yesterday Today/Morning Tomorrow: "What Will Become of This Bridge of Ours?"

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Book SynopsisThoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback,Table of ContentsChapter 1 Qualitative Research Approaches and Public Administration Research; Chapter 2 Qualitative Interviewing Approaches; Chapter 3 Narrative Inquiry Approaches; Chapter 4 Ethnographic Approaches; Chapter 5 Qualitative Case Study Approaches; conclusion Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisAs in previous editions, this highly practical book is written with beginning MPA students and practitioners in mind. It focuses on the interpretation and use of research findings, not just number crunching. It covers the entire research process, from initial questions to final report, in clear, jargon-free language, and includes numerous easy-to-understand examples and exercises that provide opportunities for concrete applications of the concepts. It is solidly grounded in public administration and recognizes both the promise and limitations of research within a political environment.Key features of the book:--It is highly practical and written to accommodate a mix of readers: those who want to become analysts, managers who will oversee research contracts, and citizens who need to know whether to believe the facts and data they read in today's news;--It minimizes the use of jargon and explains difficult concepts in clear language. Plentiful end-of-chapter exercises provide opportunities for concrete application of the concepts;--Key points are highlighted as takeaway lessons so readers are reminded about what really matters. The tough questions to ask are suggested in every chapter;--Examples and applications are used throughout the book to illustrate concepts and add topical interest;--It covers the entire research process, from initial questions to the final report. This book demystifies and makes practical the research every public administrator and policy analyst needs to do the job well. Online instructor's materials, including a Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, and a Survey and Documental Analysis (SDA) guide, are also available to adopters.Trade Review"Research Methods for Public Administrators is presented in a clear and comprehensible fashion which enhances the ability of even those with limited knowledge of research methods to understand the topic. The book is well structured, covers the topic with a minimum of jargon, and is designed to develop the critical thinking skills of students. Many examples of research concepts that are relevant to public administrators make the book extremely useful for students and practitioners alike." -- William Leavitt, Old Dominion University"Research Methods for Public Administrators is extremely remarkable as it treats both qualitative and quantitative research methods in a comprehensive manner without compromising clarity and readability. The rare combination of broad coverage and reader-friendliness really makes this book an excellent resource for students learning basic research tools." -- Chih-Wei Hsieh, University of New Mexico"Finally we have an approachable methods book. Gail Johnson's practitioner background helps her to discuss a very complex topic, research methods, in an understandable and practical manner. While covering the basics of research design and statistics, she also gives attention to the important topic of communicating research findings. Additionally, Johnson ties research methods to its uses in the public sector. This book is well suited for a variety of public administration programs, but it is particularly useful for those with many in-service students." -- Jami Taylor, University of Toledo"This is the consummate methods survey text for public administration and policy study, somehow improved in the new edition over already superlative previous ones. In the new edition, conceptual frames continue to be covered with even greater nuance and depth--topics such as policy and program complexity, complex causation, logic modeling, the inter-relation of normative and descriptive/empirical questions in public sector research, research ethics, and the refinement of research questions in these contexts, for instance translating research questions into hypotheses. Most highly recommended!" -- Mario Rivera, University of New Mexico"This textbook offers a comprehensive yet understandable overview of the process of research and its use in the field of public administration. The author's focus on how to use and interpret research findings is a welcome addition to the topic and the real-world exercises provide students with practical application of research skills essential for public managers. A great textbook for MPA students!" -- Pamela T. Dunning, Troy UniversityTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface and Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Research Methods for Public AdministratorsOverview Goals: Research as a Critical Thinking Tool Research in the Public Sector What Is Research? Types of Research Ethics and Principles of Good ResearchOverview of This BookExercises2. Basic Research ConceptsOverviewThe Secret Language of Social Science Theory Hypothesis in Its Many Forms Variables Values Levels of Measurement Determining Causality Independent and Dependent Variables Control Variables Direction of Relationships Program Evaluation: Research in the Public SectorUsing Models for a Holistic View of RelationshipsThe Logic ModelApplying the Logic ModelConclusionExercises3. What Is the Question?OverviewDetermining the Research QuestionLearning from OthersEngaging the StakeholdersWorking TogetherTypes of Questions Descriptive Questions Normative Questions Relationship Questions ConclusionExercises4. Identifying Measures and Measurement StrategyOverviewDefining Key Terms Conceptual Definitions Operational Definitions Setting BoundariesValid and Reliable Measures Validity Reliability Why Measurement MattersConclusionExercises5. Designs for Research: The Xs and Os FrameworkOverviewDesigning an ExperimentApplying the Design Elements: The Xs and Os Framework Nonexperimental Design Quasi-Experimental Design Classic Experimental Design Design Variations Using Statistical Controls to Create Comparison Groups Longitudinal Studies Internal ValidityWhy Validity MattersExternal ValidityConclusionExercises6. Other Research ApproachesOverviewSecondary Analysis of DataEvaluation Synthesis (Meta-Analysis)Content AnalysisSurvey ResearchCase StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisConclusionExercises7. Data Collection I: Available Data and ObservationOverviewData Collection: The Degree of StructureAvailable DataData Collection InstrumentsObservationObtrusive and Unobtrusive Data CollectionThe Design MatrixConclusionExercises8. Data Collection II: Interviews and Focus GroupsOverviewGeneral Guidelines About Choosing the Appropriate MethodEncouraging ParticipationIn-Person InterviewsFocus GroupsOther Group Data Collection: Expert Panels, Public HearingsConclusionExercises9. Data Collection III: SurveysOverviewBasic MethodsResponse RatesTelephone SurveysMail SurveysCyber-Research: E-mail and Web-Based SurveysDeveloping Closed-Ended QuestionsUsing One-Way and Two-Way Intensity ScalesRanking QuestionsDemographic QuestionsConclusionExercises10. Sampling DemystifiedOverviewSampling JargonRandom and Nonrandom Samples Random Samples Nonrandom Samples Random Samples: The Options Simple Random Sample Systematic Random Sample Stratified Random Sample Proportional Stratified Sample Disproportionate Stratified Sample Cluster Sample Nonrandom Samples: The OptionsDetermining Sample SizeNonsampling ErrorsConclusionExercises11. Qualitative Data AnalysisOverviewAnalyzing Qualitative DataIdentifying Themes and QuotesWorking with Qualitative DataConclusionExercises12. Data Analysis for DescriptionOverviewSimple Descriptive Statistics in Public AdministrationCommonly Used Descriptive Statistics Counts Percents Rates Ratios Rates of Change Distributions Measures of Central Tendency Which Measure to Use? Comparison of Means Measures of DispersionConclusionExercises13. Analyzing Survey ScalesOverviewHandling Exits and the Middle of a Five-Point ScaleSetting Benchmarks and Extreme AnalysisHandling the Middle Category in One-Way Intensity ScalesShould Means Be Used with Nominal and Ordinal Scales?The Analytical Tool: Cross TabulationsConclusionExercises14. Data Analysis: Exploring RelationshipsOverviewUsing Crosstabs to Examine RelationshipsControlling for a Third VariableExploring Relationships: Comparison of Means and MediansMeasures of AssociationFrequently Used Measures of AssociationWorking with Interval or Ratio DataConclusionExercises15. Data Analysis: RegressionOverviewBivariate Regression: Key ElementsUsing Bivariate Regression Analysis: Sunshine and TourismMultiple Regression Beta Weights: Relative Predictive Strength Regression in the NewsWhy Did the Violent Crime Rate Drop After 1991?ConclusionExercises16. Data Analysis Using Inferential StatisticsOverviewStatistical Significance: Basic ConceptsThe Logic of Statistical Significance TestingErrors in Tests for Statistical SignificanceCommon Tests for Statistical Significance Chi-Square t-Tests: Analyzing Difference in Means Analysis of Variance Tests for Statistical Significance in Regression AnalysisReporting Results of Statistical SignificancePopulation Estimates and Confidence IntervalsConclusionExercises17. Communicating Research ResultsOverviewEffectively Reporting ResultsReporting DataGeneral Guide for Communicating Research ResultsGuide for Writing an Executive SummaryGuide for Writing a Formal ReportGuide for Using Charts and TablesGuide for Oral PresentationsPresenting Unwelcome InformationMaking Sense of Research ResultsConclusionExercises18. Conclusion: Research at the Intersection of Politics and AdministrationOverviewThe Research Process Revisited Planning Doing Reporting Ethics and Social JusticeManaging Research ProjectsAssessing CredibilityThe Limitations of ScienceThe Intersection of Research, Politics, and AdministrationClosing ObservationsExercisesAppendix A. Mathematical Formulas for Selected StatisticsAppendix B. Statistics as a Second LanguageAppendix C. BibliographyAppendix D. Logic Model TemplateAppendix E. The Generic Design MatrixIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East in the World offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to the broader Middle East. After a brief introduction to the study of the region, the early chapters of the book survey the essentials of Middle Eastern history; important historical narratives; and the region's languages, religions, and global connections. Students are guided through the material with relevant maps, resource boxes, and text boxes that support and guide further independent exploration of the topics at hand.The second half of the book presents interdisciplinary case studies, each of which focuses on a specific country or sub-region and a salient issue, offering a taste of the cultural distinctiveness of the particular country while also drawing attention to global linkages. Readers will come away from this book with an understanding of the larger historical, political, and cultural frameworks that shaped the Middle East as we know it today, and of currTable of ContentsPart One: Overview; 1. Introduction to the Region; 2. History and Politics of Middle East Studies; Part Two: Fundamentals; 3. Introduction to Middle East History; 4. Language in the Middle East; 5. Religion in the Middle East; Part Three: The Global Context; 6. Globalization in the Middle East; 7. Key issues of Globalization in the Middle East; Part Four: Case Studies; 8. Introduction to the Case Studies; 9. Diversity in the Medieval Middle East: Inclusions, Exclusions, Supporters, and Discontents; 10. Democracy, Secularism, and Islam: Examining the 'Turkish Model'; 11. A 'Peace by Piece' Look at the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; 12. The Green Movement and the Struggle for Human Rights in Iran; 13. State-Society Relations and Protest in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 14. Energy and Geopolitics in the Gulf: Mixing Water and Oil; 15. Central Asian Cotton in a Global Perspective: Uzbekistan's Monoculture and its Impact on Rural Society; 16. Images of Place: The Legacy of the Ottoman House in Modern Turkey; 17. Counterinsurgency and Culture: The 2003 U.S. Invasion of Iraq; 18. Lebanese War Diaries in the Digital Age: Blogging about the Home Front during Times of Violence; 19. Language and Identity in Tunisia: 'Without Tunisian Arabic, We Are Not Tunisian'

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Book SynopsisIn Up-Coast, award-winning author Richard A. Rajala offers the first comprehensive history of the forest industry on British Columbia's central and north coast. He integrates social, political, and environmental themes to depict the relationship of coastal people and communities to the forest from the late 19th century to the present. The account begins with the emergence of a small-scale industry tied to the needs of salmon canneries and early settlements, and traces the development of a diverse structure involving sawmills, tie and pole producers, and hand loggers struggling to profit from participation in domestic and foreign markets. But from the early 20th century on, government policies favoured the interests of giant pulp-and-paper firms such as Pacific Mills at Ocean Falls. A turn to sustained-yield forestry after World War II promoted further concentration of ownership, a pattern that saw Columbia Cellulose capture the Skeena and Nass watersheds to meet the fibre needs of its Trade ReviewUp-Coast is an important work which deserves to be widely read in British Columbia. Not only does it provide an immense amount of material on an understudied region, it also makes significant points about the pattern of 20th-century resource development and the impact of the postwar boom on the province. BC Studies No. 154Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Shallow Roots: Early Forest Industrialization, 1880-1914; Chapter 2 - The Spruce Drive: World War 1 and the Forest Economy; Chapter 3 - The Twenties: Pacific Mills Take Control; Chapter 4 - From Slump to Boom: Depression, War and Changing Patterns in Froest Exploitation; Chapter 5 - "No Camp Large or Small Will Be Missed": The IWA and the Loggers' Navy, 1935-70; Chapter 6 - "Era of Error": Sustained Yield and the Dynamics of Development, 1945-70; Chapter 7 - Winding Down: Up-Coast Forests and Communities After the Boom; Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Select Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisNarratives based on conspiratorial and paranoid thinking have become increasingly prominent throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From the prosaic to the outlandish, conspiracy theories and the narratives constructed by those who believe them present a unique window into the history of the United States, highlighting fears both founded and unfounded.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a thorough and detailed examination of Israeli institutions and how they function. It explains the decline in effectiveness of the government and the spread of cultural malaise in the Israel of the eighties. Horowitz and Lissak trace the integrative and disintegrative trends in Israel and show how a society that had laid the foundations for a cohesive Jewish nation-state became increasingly vulnerable to centrifugal forces. The book not only reflects a broad and comprehensive approach, but also focuses on themes that cut across institutional structures, such as the weakening of social and political cohesion in an overburdened polity.

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Book SynopsisFor readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society“A moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination”—Kirkus ReviewsWinner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020Born into a “formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,” Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear “Dalit looking.” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste’s influence in India over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions.Dutt traces how colonial British

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Book SynopsisRichard M. Weaver believed that “rhetoric at its truest seeks to perfect men by showing them better versions of themselves.” Language is Sermonic offers eight of Weaver's best essays on the nature of traditional rhetoric and its role in shaping society.

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Book SynopsisWomen and Politics is a comprehensive examination of women's use of politics in pursuit of gender equality. How can demands for gender equality be reconciled with sex differences? Resolving this paradoxical question has proceeded along two paths: the legal equality doctrine, which emphasizes gender neutrality, and the fairness doctrine, which recognizes differences between men and women. The text's clear analysis and presentation of theory and history helps students to think critically about the difficulties faced by women in politics, and about how public policies in education, labor and the economy, and family and fertility, impact gender equality.The fully-revised fourth edition explores new critical perspectives, recent political events, and current challenges to gender equality, including the 2016 presidential election and Hillary Clinton's candidacy, the fight for equal pay and paid leave, and the debate over reproductive rights and campus sexual assault. It also includes current scholarship on the intersections of race, class, and gender, and expanded coverage of minority women, women in the military, and conservative women. This text, and its two-path framework, is essential to understanding women's pursuit of equality via the political system.Trade Review"The field of women in politics in general has ignored issues of economic participation and reproductive rights in favor of a limited focus on electoral participation. But Ford's Women and Politics includes these issues because without them women will not be present in the electoral field much longer. Ford's paradox of equality framework helps students understand the stakes involved when women--of all races, sexualities, classes and religious backgrounds--feature prominently in politics." --Julie Webber, Illinois State University "Women and Politics comprehensively covers the key elements essential to understanding women and US politics. Ford presents the material in a way that is interesting, she raises questions that will get students thinking, and she supports the material with the most current research in the field." --Michele DeMary, Susquehanna University "Women and Politics: The Pursuit of Equality is unlike any textbook I've used in my classes. It's chock-full of the latest research but is engaging and easy-to-read. It's full of information that surprises and engrosses my students." --Michelle Brophy-Baermann, Rhode Island CollegeTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Two Paths to Equality Chapter 2. All Rights Are Not Equal: Suffrage Versus the Equal Rights Amendment Chapter 3. Suffrage Accomplished: Women as Political Participants Chapter 4. Women Seeking Office: The Next Phase of Political Integration Chapter 5. Women as Political Actors: Representation and Advocacy Chapter 6. Education and the Pursuit of Equality Chapter 7. Women and Work: In Pursuit of Economic Equality Chapter 8. The Politics of Family and Fertility: The Last Battleground in the Pursuit of Equality? Chapter 9. Setting the Agenda and Taking Action: New Challenges in the Pursuit of Equality Index

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Book SynopsisFollowing the election of Donald Trump, the office of the US president has come under scrutiny like never before. Featuring penetrating insights from high-profile presidential scholars, The Presidency provides the deep historical and constitutional context needed to put the Trump era into its proper perspective.

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Book SynopsisA classic collection of writings on political philosophy from leading thinkers of the late 20th centuryMuch contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethics on the other. However, in recent decades liberalism has faced a growing challenge from a different direction, from a view that argues for a deeper understanding of citizenship and community than the liberal ethic allows.The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position. With contributions from leading theorists such as Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Liberalism and Its Critics shifts the focus from the familiar debate between utilitarians and Kantian liberals to consider a more powerful challenge to the rights-based ethica challenge indebted to Aristotle, Hegel, and the civic republican tradition

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Book SynopsisWhen the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. The authors place the government response to natural and human-induced disasters in historical context over the years.Trade ReviewA fine overview for those interested in the subject matter. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *The Wrong Complexion for Protectionis an intellectual version of a 'greatest hits' album, combining autobiography and research findings to give a picture of the authors' important contributions to the field of environmental justice, and a picture of what environmental justice has contributed to political science and other fields. -- Patrick S. Roberts * Political Science Quarterly *A fascinating insiders account from the frontlines of the struggle to get the government to act fairly in the face of environmental injustice, with vast implications for future disasters. -- Timmons Roberts,co-author of A Climate of InjusticeThe brutal realities of institutional racism in disaster readiness, response, and recovery are unveiled here in black and white, through compelling case studies, jaw-dropping statistics, and thoroughly documented sociological and historical data. -- David Naguib Pellow,co-author of The Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs. the Environment in America’s EdenTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Preface Introduction: Anatomy of Vulnerability 1. Race, Place, and the Environment in a Small Southern Town: A Personal Perspective from Robert D. Bullard 2. Growing Up in a City That Care Forgot, New Orleans: A Personal Perspective from Beverly Wright 3. The Legacy of Bias: Hurricanes, Droughts, and Floods 4. Recovery and Reconstruction in Post-Katrina New Orleans: A Time for Healing and Renewal 5. The Wrong Complexion for Protection: Response to Toxic Contamination 6. Nightmare on Eno Road: Poisoned Water and Toxic Racism in Dickson, Tennessee 7. Living and Dying on the Fenceline: Response to Industrial Accidents 8. Separate and Unequal Treatment: Responseto Health Emergencies, Human Experiments, and Bioterrorism Threats: 9. Critical Conditions: Fixing a Broken System Notes References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis updated and revised second edition examines the conceptualisation and evolution of peace in International Relations (IR) theory.Trade ReviewPraise for second edition'A study that critically reflects on post-liberal agendas for peace is a welcome contribution to efforts aimed at disrupting long-settled, quite obsolete and generally stale liberal peace-inspired thinking about peace in a changing world. This book provides ways in which we might think about post-liberal ways to lasting, fair and just peace. It engenders a shift in paradigm from thinking about a way to peace to reflecting on ways to peace. It should be a great read for emerging students on peace students and established scholars seeking fresh perspectives alike.'-- Prof. Siphamandla Zondi, University of Pretoria, South Africa.'The implosion of discourses of peace in international relations shows no sign of stabilising as new theories and approaches continue to emerge. As Oliver Richmond outlines so lucidly, in this new edition of the key text in this area, contestations over both the concepts and practices of peace increasingly reveal the liveliness and the importance of a growing diversity of methodologies and viewpoints.'-- Prof. David Chandler, University of Westminster, UK.'What is peace? This agenda-setting book places peace at the center of IR theories and argues that the discipline of IR can now offer a new foundation for thinking about peace. It convincingly demonstrates how different theories, methodologies and practices reproduce different concepts of peace. Theoretically sophisticated, rich and original, this book represents a vital contribution to understanding one of the most pressing analytical and political questions of our time. It is hard to imagine a more important contribution to the IR literature than Oliver Richmond’s excellent analysis of peace. This book will continue to be an indispensable resource for all scholars of international relations and peace and conflict studies.'-- Prof Annika Björkdahl, Lund University, Sweden.Praise for first edition:"Theories of international relations have largely been preoccupied with understanding the causes and patterns of conflict. The notion of peace, by contrast, has lingered relatively under-theorized at the margins of disciplinary debates. Rectifying this shortcoming, and drawing on a range of interdisciplinary sources, Oliver Richmond offers an ambitious tour-de-force that examines how often implied notions of peace shape approaches as diverse as realism, liberalism, critical theory and post-structuralism. Although acknowledging its inherently contestable nature, Richmond argues convincingly that the notion of peace ought to be at the center of scholarly debates and policy deliberations."-- Prof. Roland Bleiker, University of Queensland, Australia'Oliver Richmond's interrogation of the discipline of International Relations and its treatment of 'peace' is an excellent achievement....Richmond's timely intervention reveals peace not simply as a contested concept, but one that is always politically charged in its instrumental invocations. The book is thoroughly useful for students and researchers alike.'--Prof. Vivienne Jabri, Kings College London, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Towards and Orthodoxy of Peace- and Beyond 1. Peace and the Idealist Tradition: Towards a Liberal Peace 2. A Realist Agenda for Peace: Survival and a Victor’s Peace 3. Marxist Agendas for Peace: Towards Peace as Social Justice and Emancipation 4. Beyond a Idealist, Realist, or Marxist Version of Peace 5. The Contribution of Peace and Conflict Studies Part II: Post-Positivism and Peace 6. Critical Contributions to Peace 7. Post-Structuralist Contributions to Peace 8. Post-Colonial Contributions to Peace 9. New theories: the environment, actors, networks, mobility, and technology

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Book SynopsisThe term collaboration is widely used but not clearly understood or operationalized. However, collaboration is playing an increasingly important role between and across public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors. Collaboration has become a hallmark in both intragovernmental and intergovernmental relationships. As collaboration scholarship rapidly emerges, it diverges into several directions, resulting in confusion about what collaboration is and what it can be used to accomplish. This book provides much needed insight into existing ideas and theories of collaboration, advancing a revised theoretical model and accompanying typologies that further our understanding of collaborative processes within the public sector.Organized into three parts, each chapter presents a different theoretical approach to public problems, valuing the collective insights that result from honoring many individual perspectives. Case studies in collaboration, split across three levels of government, offeTrade Review"In recent years, collaboration has emerged as a central component of public administration and nonprofit organization management in practice as well as in theory. Yet, it is way too tempting to simply assume that when two organizations are linked within or across sectors, they will work together – collaboratively and effectively for the public good. With Advancing Collaboration Theory, Morris and Miller-Stevens offer us a thoughtful and interesting re-examination of the what’s and how’s of collaboration. This is a "must read." We are indebted to them."—J. Steven Ott, University of Utah"At a time when research on collaboration in the public service has significantly grown but not yet coalesced into a clear and coherent knowledge base, Morris and Miller-Stevens’ Advancing Collaboration Theory is a welcome addition that fills a critical gap in the current study of collaboration. Deeply rooted in the scholarship, this work charts the major unanswered dilemmas in collaboration research and provides five themes that structure their understanding and exploration of collaboration in the public service. This work contains conceptual and empirical chapters that explore collaboration from multiple perspectives and in multiple settings, shining a bright light on these dilemmas and capturing perspectives on both the process of collaboration and the structures that arise from collaborative endeavors. I have little doubt this book will quickly become required reading for those interested in the study and practice of collaboration in the public service." —Jessica E. Sowa, University of Colorado Denver"In recent years, collaboration has emerged as a central component of public administration and nonprofit organization management in practice as well as in theory. Yet, it is way too tempting to simply assume that when two organizations are linked within or across sectors, they will work together – collaboratively and effectively for the public good. With Advancing Collaboration Theory, Morris and Miller-Stevens offer us a thoughtful and interesting re-examination of the what’s and how’s of collaboration. This is a "must read." We are indebted to them."—J. Steven Ott, University of Utah"At a time when research on collaboration in the public service has significantly grown but not yet coalesced into a clear and coherent knowledge base, Morris and Miller-Stevens’ Advancing Collaboration Theory is a welcome addition that fills a critical gap in the current study of collaboration. Deeply rooted in the scholarship, this work charts the major unanswered dilemmas in collaboration research and provides five themes that structure their understanding and exploration of collaboration in the public service. This work contains conceptual and empirical chapters that explore collaboration from multiple perspectives and in multiple settings, shining a bright light on these dilemmas and capturing perspectives on both the process of collaboration and the structures that arise from collaborative endeavors. I have little doubt this book will quickly become required reading for those interested in the study and practice of collaboration in the public service." —Jessica E. Sowa, University of Colorado DenverTable of ContentsPart 1: Framing and Definition 1. The State of Knowledge in Collaboration [John C. Morris and Katrina Miller-Stevens]2. The Development of Collaboration Theory: Typologies and Systems Approaches [Andrew P. Williams] 3. The Prevailing Elements of Public-Sector Collaboration [Martin Mayer and Robert Kenter] 4.Unraveling the Characteristics of Mandated Collaboration [Madeleine W. McNamara] Part 2: Advancing Theory 5. Applying Cooperative Biological Theory to Nonprofit Collaboration [Nathan J. Grasse and Kevin D. Ward] 6. Collaborative Management and Leadership: A Skill Set for the Entrepreneur [Madeleine W. McNamara] 7. Conflict in Collaborations: To Resolve or Transform? [Stephanie Joannou Menefee] 8. A New Model of Collaborative Federalism From a Governance Perspective [Katrina Miller-Stevens, Tiffany Henley, and Luisa Diaz-Kope] 9. A Life-Cycle Model of Collaboration [Christopher Williams, Connie Merriman, and John C. Morris] Part 3: Collaboration in Action 10. Nonprofit Collaborative Advocacy: An Exploratory Study of State Nonprofit Associations [Jason S. Machado, Katrina Miller-Stevens, and Stephanie Joannou Menefee] 11. Collaborating for Accountability: Implications for the Judiciary [Amy M. McDowell] 12. Collective Action, Social Capital, and Collaboration [Christine Reed and Deniz Leuenberger] 13. Exploring Interagency Collaboration in the National Security Domain: A Distinct Form of Collaboration? [Brian Martinez] 14. Conclusion: Future Trends in Collaboration Research [Katrina Miller-Stevens and John C. Morris]

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Book SynopsisProviding a solid analytic framework for understanding conflict over women's rights policies without stereotyping Muslims, Bargaining for Women's Rights demonstrates that, contrary to conventional wisdom, Islam does not have a uniformly negative effect on the prospects of such legislation. Trade Review"Alice J. Kang compellingly argues that governments are more likely to adopt women's rights reforms when local activists mobilize for them, that opposing activists must also be considered, and that political context is essential for understanding outcomes around women's rights."—Gretchen Bauer, University of Delaware"Bargaining for Women’s Rights is a refreshing approach to thinking about women's rights in majority Muslim countries that captures how civil society groups mobilize and how multiple components of 'the state' actually debate women's rights legislation."—Barbara Cooper, Rutgers University"[Kang] includes an impressive combination of original empirical research and review and analysis of alternative hypotheses to assert the argument that women, and women's movements, matter in the adoption of gender equality policies."—CHOICE"An engaging, detailed look at how women activists played a vital role in Niger’s adoption of women’s rights policies."—Washington Post"Fills an important research void on determinants of women’s rights policy making in Muslim-majority democracies."—International Journal of Feminist Politics"Scholars in political science, sociology, women’s studies, and public policy will benefit from the theoretical and substantive contributions of Bargaining for Women’s Rights."—Mobilization"An impressive study of the competition between women activists and religious conservatives in Muslim-majority, francophone Niger."—Canadian Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Women’s Rights in an African Muslim Democracy1. A French Colonial Legacy: The Making of Niger’s Legal System2. The Puzzle of Non-Adoption: Why Niger Has No Family Code3. Bargaining for Women’s Representation: The Adoption of a Gender Quota4. Bringing Rights Home: How Niger Ratified CEDAW and Rejected the Maputo ProtocolConclusion: Rethinking Women’s ActivismAppendix: Research MethodsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisExplores the vulnerabilities of Israeli democracy and the obstacles to forming a sustainable national consciousness. The author merges narratives about his own life in Israel with ruminations on the Jewish diaspora and the arc of Israel's history, illuminating the conflicts between Jewish identities, and democratic values and the halacha.

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Book SynopsisA timely and original short biography reintroducing Fanon for a new generation of readers. Written with clarity and passion, Christopher J. Lee’s account argues for the pragmatic idealism of Frantz Fanon and his continued importance today.Trade Review“Lee’s marvelous and careful biographical study is now the go-to book for those seeking to understand Frantz Fanon in his historical and intellectual context. It is, simply put, synthesis and analysis at their best.”“This book provides the reader with an invaluable guide to Fanon’s life and an accessible gateway to those interested in further exploring the intellectual worlds in which he developed his thinking..” * Africa at LSE *“Christopher Lee has written a delightfully compelling introduction to Frantz Fanon. Well-researched and thoroughly grounded, Lee’s study admirably situates Fanon in the broadest historical context, while subtly explaining Fanon’s powerful legacy today. This book taught me many things, revealing in intriguing ways the works of a black thinker from Martinique who so passionately embraced the Algerian Revolution, and so ardently desired to be embraced by it.”“In Frantz Fanon: Toward a Revolutionary Humanism, Christopher J. Lee takes on the task of introducing a complex thinker in a short tract…. [He] provides a whirlwind tour of Fanon’s life, ideas and context…. Lee’s reading of Fanon provides a much needed nuance that is often missing when dealing with Fanon.” * Marx and Philosophy *“This smart and much-needed study persuasively resituates the life and thought of Fanon for a twenty-first-century audience.”

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Book SynopsisSpanning the years just before (and just after) Nelson Mandela’s 1962 arrest, this entirely fresh history of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), or Spear of the Nation, and its revolutionary milieu brings to life the period in which Mandela and his comrades fought South Africa’s apartheid regime not only with words and protests, but also with bombs and fire.Trade Review“For those content to see Mandela as nothing more than everyone’s favorite grandpa, this book will make for uncomfortable reading; for those who want to appreciate Mandela in the fullness of his life and of the choices he made with that complex and remarkable life, this humdinger of a book will help them see Mandela in a new and more illuminating light.” -- Jacob S. T. Dlamini, author of Safari Nation: A Social History of the Kruger National Park and Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle“Landau is rightly incensed with the elite nationalism of the ANC and hints at how its fault lines can be traced back to the sectarian pressure groups within the 1960s struggle movement. The ANC hardly has ‘a good story to tell,’ but something truly fresh, even sympathetic, emerges when the story of the struggle for liberation is not homogenized around their triumphalist mono-narrative tropes. Landau’s book leads the pack here.” -- Rithuli Orleyn * Mail and Guardian *“This retelling of the story of Nelson Mandela’s armed rebellion between 1960 and 1964 is a fresh and exciting reinterpretation of a narrative that too often is told with the distorting effects of hindsight. Paul Landau has drawn upon conversations with a literal army of informed participants, 250 people from the movement that Mandela helped to make, its commanders, its foot-soldiers, and its camp-followers. He has also reread and reinterpreted the compendious archival record. Emerging from this research is a very different Mandela from the kindly patriarch who wrote his memoirs thirty years after these events: radical, tough-minded, and calculating. This is the story of what Nelson Mandela at the time of the rebellion was seeking to achieve, what he was thinking, and what he actually did, day by day. Most importantly, Landau offers new and persuasive explanations for the considerations that shaped Mandela’s decision-making. Spear is an astonishing breakthrough achievement.” -- Tom Lodge, University of Limerick, author of Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and Its Consequences“Paul Landau offers us an outstanding book on Umkhonto we Sizwe, with the figure of Nelson Mandela at the centre of the story. He pays close attention to affective relationships among protagonists, all too rare among male scholars. The book connects biography to strategic political thinking in interesting new ways. Written in Landau’s trademark lucid and engaging style, the study is critical even while appreciative of the heroic ambitions of his subject. This gripping read is a meticulous and pathbreaking contribution to scholarship on revolutionary movements as well as to South African historiography.” -- Shireen Hassim, author of Fatima Meer and The ANC Women's League: Sex, Gender and Politics“Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries is one of the most important books on South Africa to appear in more than a generation. A masterpiece of analysis and careful historical reconstruction, Landau revisits a crucial moment in the country’s modern history, when a group of activists turned revolutionaries led by Nelson Mandela pursued the overthrow of the racist apartheid state. Concentrating on the early 1960s at the very moment South Africa was becoming an authoritarian order, Landau brilliantly reconstructs the world within which Mandela and others around him committed themselves to revolutionary violence—what they read, the debates that unfolded and, crucially, how they understood South Africa in the wider world. Based on unparalleled research, including an extraordinary array of interviews, Spear takes on a range of controversial subjects: the decision to use violence, the fractious struggles within the ANC’s leadership, and Nelson Mandela himself. Empathic and iconoclastic, Landau’s discoveries may unsettle some readers, but no one will be able to look at the early 1960s the way they used to, as well as the ANC’s three decade-old grip on South Africa. This timely and learned book is mandatory reading for anyone interested in South Africa, political violence, and the end of colonialism." -- Clifton Crais, author of Poverty, War, and Violence in South AfricaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Crisis (March 1960) Chapter 2 The Making of the Crisis (The Postwar Era) Chapter 3 Emergency Mobilization (April 1960 to Early 1961) Chapter 4 Persuasion (June 1961 to August 1961) Chapter 5 Mandela’s Bookcase (1961) Chapter 6 Spear (Late 1961) Chapter 7 Dingane’s Day (December 1961 to Early July 1962) Chapter 8 Interruption (Mid-1962) Chapter 9 Big Country (Later 1962) Chapter 10 Operation Mayibuye (November 1962 to June 1963) Chapter 11 In Pieces (Mid-1963 to Mid-1964) Chapter 12 Revolution Displaced (1963/4 Onward) Appendix A Missing Documents Mentioned in This Book Appendix B Mandela, Communist (Nationalist) Notes Sources Index

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Book SynopsisDigital technologies have changed the public arena, but there is little scholarly consensus about how they have done so. This Element lays out a new framework for the digitally mediated public arena by identifying structural changes and continuities with the pre-digital era. It examines three country cases the United States, Germany, and China. In these countries and elsewhere, the emergence of new infrastructures such as search engines and social media platforms increasingly mediate and govern the visibility and reach of information, and thus reconfigure the transmission belt between citizens and political elites. This shift requires a rethinking of the workings and dysfunctions of the contemporary public arena and ways to improve it.Table of Contents1. Digital Transformations of the Public Arena; 2. The Public Arena; A Definition; 3. Variations; 4. Tensions; 5. Areas of Contention; 6. The Public Arena: Conditions, Consequences, and Responsibilities; 7. Acknowledgments.

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