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Book SynopsisThis book begins with an examination of the powers of the UN General Assembly and the legal character of its resolutions, analyzing the UN Charter and related documents, as well as the interpretation of relevant provisions by the International Court of Justice, the General Assembly itself, and international legal doctrine. The author analyzes the UN General Assembly resolutions from 2014 through 2023 on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemnation of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, war crimes committed by its political and military leadership and Russian citizens, the legal responsibility of the Russian Federation and its citizens, as well as the parameters of a future just and lasting peace.

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Book SynopsisPresident Zelensky is not only a showman and politician. He is also a political phenomenon through which history revealed something very important about Ukrainian society. This book is dedicated to Ukraine under the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. It consists of columns, originally written for the Kennan Institute's expert blog Focus Ukraine. Put together, these columns constitute a chronicle of a society surviving oligarchy, pandemic, and war with dignity and resilience in spite of all the challenges of recent and current history.

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Book SynopsisThis deep dive into data comes up with some counter-intuitive conclusions. Whichever way the 2024 elections go, the reader will gain a better understanding of the hows and whys of voter choices.

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Book SynopsisA study of the institution of the President of India, this book is based on the author''s term as Deputy Secretary to the seventh president, Giani Zail Singh. In particular, it examines the President''s role when authoritarian governments are voted in power. Things are all the more challenging for a president with a popular prime minister who has an overwhelming majority, as happened in the case of Zail Singh and Rajiv Gandhi.

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Book SynopsisIgniting Collective Goodness: MannKiBaat@100 is a journey towards kindling the collective consciousness of the people. As the monthly radio broadcast by Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached its milestone 100th episode in April 2023, leaving an indelible mark on the airwaves and igniting a social revolution across India, this book invites readers to delve into the captivating conversations that have touched the lives of millions. The book encapsulates the spirit of this transformative programme, its impact and the visionary ideas it propounded, shaping the social fabric of India.

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Book SynopsisIt is human nature to want to fit in. The lengths people have gone to do so have provided creative minds with material for centuries. This book explores the consequences of being marked an outsider in the Russian-speaking world through a close study of several seminal works of Russian literature. The author combines the fields of literary studies, linguistics, and sociology to illuminate what prompted Christof Ruhl, an economist at the World Bank, to comment, about Russia, “On a very broad scale, it’s a country where people care about their family and friends. Their clan. But not their society.”Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsNote on TransliterationIntroduction: Fitting in Russian Style1. The Crux of the Svoj/Chuzhoj Opposition2. Making Svoj/Chuzhoj Divisive in Alexander Griboedov’s “Woe from Wit”3. “Woe from Wit” as Social Gospel4. The Demons are SocialDemonsThe SettingThe PlotThe Audience and the StageThe OppositionVerkhovenskyA Stranger’s SinsThe First ArgumentThe Second ArgumentThe DuelAt Our People’sThe Murder of ShatovIn Place of a ConclusionBibliographyPrimary SourcesSecondary Sources

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Book SynopsisMustafa Kemal - latterly and better known as Ataturk - is without doubt the towering figure of modern Turkish history. But what was his path to power? And how did his early career as a soldier in the Ottoman army affect his later decisions as President? The Young Ataturk tracks the lesser covered period of Kemal's life - from the War of Independence to the founding of the Republic - and shows that it is only by understanding Kemal's military career that one can fully comprehend how he evolved as one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary statesmen. Delving into Kemal's military writings, orders, and political decisions, speeches, proclamations and private correspondences, this book provides a rounded and nuanced portrait of the making of a major statesman.Table of ContentsList of Images List of Maps List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Making of an Ottoman Soldier 2. The Great War and an Imperialist Peace 3. Developing a Resistance 4. The Grand National Assembly 5. A Crisis in Battle 6. Commander in Chief 7. From Lightning Campaign to Peace Conclusion Notes Biographical Notes of Key Figures Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an empirical study of the role of knowledge in the making of the climate-security nexus.Climate change might give the Soviet Union a competitive advantage in the Cold War. Extreme droughts contributed to wars in Darfur, Syria or Yemen. Melting sea ice creates geopolitical risks. Russia's climate-destroying hydrocarbons enabled its invasion of Ukraine. These are just some of the many ways in which climate change and conflicts have been linked into a climate-security nexus. In this innovative book, Matti Goldberg considers how such connections are constructed and asks to what extent they are driven by evidence and science. Goldberg describes the tools used to present the wars of Darfur and Syria as climate wars and considers the fragmented role of the sciences in those presentations as well as the resulting patterns of influence and marginalization of impacted populations. The author also highlights how the international community can better integrate the sitTable of ContentsTable of contents1. Introduction2. The climate-security contradiction: accelerating securitization under disputed evidence3. Nexus formation, knowledge and international relations4. Understanding knowledge and climate-conflict links with a sociology of translations5. Darfur: the first “climate war”?6. Syria: did climate change “open the gates of hell”?7. Comparing the two climate wars8. Knowledge and the making of climate-conflict links9. Finding a balance between knowledge and narrativesIndex

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Book SynopsisNow in paperback and with a new Afterword offering insights into the events of 2020 and early 2021, including the pandemic, global protests, racial justice debates and the US presidential election, this book provides an original and compelling way of understanding the chaotic world of today's politics. In our post-truth world, tapping into people's emotions has proved far more effective than rational argument and, as Seargeant argues, the most powerful tool for manipulating emotions is a gripping narrative. From Trump's America to Brexit Britain, weaving a good story, featuring fearless protagonists, challenging quests against seemingly insurmountable odds, and soundbite after soundbite of memorable dialogue has been at the heart of political success. So does an understanding of the art of storytelling help explain today's successful political movements? Can it translate into a blueprint for victory at the ballot box?The Art of Political Storytelling looks atTrade ReviewInteresting and readable, this survey of the political storyteller's toolbox goes a long way to account for the recent successes of provocative populist leaders around the world and makes an enlightening guide to our current political moment ... 4 stars (of the hardback edition). * The Herald *A brilliant deconstruction of propaganda and how it co-opts dramatic and narrative technique, throwing into doubt truth, fact and identity (of the hardback edition). * Irish Times *Everybody with at least a fleeting interest in politics must read this book (of the hardback edition). * LSE Review of Books *The biggest strength of this book is the various examples analyzed within the overarching topic of storytelling and fake news ... The book also draws upon traditional literary theories to interpret current political trends, which offers a compelling theoretical attempt that deserves critical attention from fellow researchers in critical discourse studies ... An enjoyable text for whoever seeks to explore the troubling subject of post-truth politics (of the hardback edition). * LINGUIST List *In the first place there has to be a monster, a seemingly unbeatable foe that sweeps all before it and brutalises the citizens. And then of course, you need a hero, a leader, a figurehead for a rebel alliance fighting to reclaim paradise for the people. Is this Star Wars or just everyday politics? There is actually no great distinction, although there may be fewer Wookies in science fiction. This is the central and entirely correct contention of Philip Seargeant’s The Art of Political Storytelling, an examination of how politicians win hearts by weaving narratives around themselves (of the hardback edition). * Robert Shrimsley, the Financial Times’ chief UK political commentator *Philip Seargeant's utterly original and fascinating book provides a unique perspective on our current "post-truth" predicament. What to do when you realize that some (or even most) people are persuaded not by arguments but by stories? And what if some of those stories aren't true? The importance of narrative in political discourse is brilliantly illuminated. Read it and lament, read it and understand, or read it to learn how to win an election! (of the hardback edition). * Lee McIntyre, Author of 'Post-Truth' (MIT 2018) and Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, USA *Enlightening and entertaining, this book reveals how we have become actors in politicians’ stories and how we can take back control of our own destinies (of the hardback edition). * Peter Pomerantsev, Senior Fellow, Institute of Global Affairs, London School of Economics, UK and Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, USA *In the current interregnum, this is an important and timely book significantly contributing to our understanding of how storytelling that has long been mastered by political leaders has led to the social orders we experience, embrace, and reject. This book offers valuable pathways for us to tell our own counter-stories (of the hardback edition). * Christian W. Chun, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA *In this timely and cogent work, Philip Seargeant analyses how politicians construct their narratives and why voters prefer a good tale to verifiable facts. As conspiracy theories thrive and the very meaning of the word truth is called into question, this is an important book for our times (of the hardback edition). * Steve Buckledee, Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Cagliari, Italy *This is an engaging and timely account of the fundamental role of storytelling in all aspects of political life. Rich with examples, it gives us tools for understanding how stories are crafted, and how they shape our world. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to understand the current political environment (of the hardback edition). * Piia Varis, Associate Professor, Tilburg University, The Netherlands *Seargeant argues that one really cannot fully understand the recent political successes of the Brexit campaign and politicians such as Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and Viktor Orbán, without taking into account how much their ongoing communication resembles the storytelling found in popular culture and in Hollywood films in particular. In some ways, this is a frightening book, but it is one that should be read by anyone interested in how political communication is crafted today (of the hardback edition). * David Block, ICREA Professor in Sociolinguistics, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain *Political storytelling is one of the most persuasive forms of communication with voters. What is most chilling, however, is that it works even if the story isn't true. In this updated edition of his brilliant work The Art of Political Storytelling, Philip Seargeant's insights help us come to terms with the perplexing, frightening, damnable, heartbreaking juggernaut of events that was 2020....and likely beyond (of the New in Paperback edition). * Lee McIntyre, Author of 'Post-Truth' (MIT 2018) and Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Part I: Apocalyptic Politics 1. Setting the Scene 2. Let’s Begin with the Facts 3. Popular Fiction Part II: Shaping the Story 4. Explanatory Stories 5. What Makes a Good Story? 6. Dramatic Structure Part III: Language and Rhetoric 7. Spectacle and Emotion 8. A Post-Truth Lexicon 9. Digital Disinformation Part IV: Fiction and Reality 10. The Fabric of Reality 11. Conspiracy Politics 12. The Lie that Tells the Truth Afterword Index

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Book SynopsisIn recent years a new form of populism has taken hold of our politics, turning Britain into an increasingly intolerant and fractious country. As our society grapples with the threat posed by terrorism and the uncertainty that has followed the Brexit referendum and the coronavirus pandemic, cracks have begun to appear in the very foundations of our liberal democracy; the values that we once regarded as sacred are being called into question. Former barrister and judge Inigo Bing examines how the bonds of trust between the British people and our democratic institutions have broken down and the principles that underpin the rule of law are under threat from populist politics. Populism on Trial analyses how politicians have shown an increasing contempt for the principle of judicial independence as they attempt to exercise unrestrained power. Bing seeks to remind us that without law we have only power, and power without law is tyranny. He demonstrates how the rule of law is a fragile yet essential ingredient in our democracy and argues that it must be vigorously upheld or it will be cast aside by the rising tide of populismTrade Review"Inigo Bing makes a compelling defence of parliamentary democracy and entrenched rights against the new populism. As he so rightly says, defeating populism requires a strong, vibrant civil society where citizens' rights and mutual obligations are underpinned by a strong and respected judiciary. This is a bold statement of the liberal democracy we need to defend to the utmost in these turbulent times." - Andrew Adonis "There is no better time to put populism and threats to human rights under a forensic microscope than post-Brexit, and Inigo Bing does it in style. Brilliantly researched and utterly compelling to read, I warmly recommend this book." - Nigel Pascoe QC "Populism is a disease that does not want to be cured; indeed, many UK voters would say that our democracy is fit and healthy. In this elegantly written book, Inigo Bing uses the lawyer's scalpel to open up the national body politic, revealing that on the inside it is deeply unwell. Bing's insightful analysis will confirm that the populist disease must be treated if we are to prevent power-seeking politicians from subverting the true values of our democracy." - Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Emeritus Professor of Law, Gresham College "Inigo Bing has spent more than four decades in the law, both as barrister and as judge. He has combined that depth of experience, profound learning and authorial flair to write an exceptionally timely book on the uneasy relationship between the government and the judiciary. Populism on Trial is a stark reminder of the importance of the rule of law in fractious times and the centrality of independent judges to the preservation of our freedoms; it is also a warning of the dangers we face if those fundamental truths are forgotten." - Thomas Grant QC, bestselling author of Court Number One

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Book SynopsisSiddharth Kara demonstrates the scope of modern slavery and its role in global supply chains to offer a concrete path toward its abolition. This searing exposé—including revelatory interviews with both the enslaved and their oppressors—documents one of humanity’s greatest wrongs and lays out the framework to eradicate it.Trade ReviewExtraordinary and shocking book. -- Alex De Waal * Times Literary Supplement *A truthful, powerful look into slavery....Highly recommended. * Choice *Modern Slavery is an especially well written, compelling book. -- Brett A. Berliner * Human Rights Review *Expert. Investment banker. Consultant. Harvard instructor. Researcher. Activist. Screenplay writer. Poet. The author of Modern Slavery delivers horrific news and testimonies with phrases here and there so beautiful that the reader is lifted out of desperation enough to turn the next page. For all my association with the world of slavery, I’ve never known anyone remotely like Siddharth Kara. He grounds the reader through statistics and definitions before launching into scenes more true than any statistic or definition could ever be. No reader, however carefully clad in hyper-rationality, will emerge unchallenged and unchanged. -- Swanee Hunt, former U.S. Ambassador to AustriaKara not only harnesses data and economic analysis to expose the ongoing shame of modern slavery, but reveals its underlying humanity—the cruelty of traffickers, the dignity of survivors, and the complicity of consumers. With both academic rigor and passion, Kara challenges us all to confront this global scourge. -- Luis CdeBaca, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in PersonsInsightful, awe-inspiring, and hopeful. This book demonstrates the depraved depths to which humanity has sunk in its efforts to extract profit through the exploitation of human beings and highlights the factors that prevent us from making progress with eliminating these practices. Siddharth Kara writes with great love and compassion for survivors of slavery, human and organ trafficking, and forced labor, and his personal stories and insightful analyses force us to renew our commitment to creating a world free of slavery in which human dignity and human rights can triumph once again. A must-read for all those concerned about human rights and labor exploitation. -- Urmila Bhoola, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of SlaveryAs we bring big data, analytics, and technology to the fight to end modern slavery, Siddharth Kara is here to hold us all to account on the realities, misery, and savagery of slavery. No one else can serve this powerful and important role. While many in this fight are sympathetic to the suffering, Kara not only brings true expertise, he brings true empathy. Read this book to immerse yourself in both. -- Jean Baderschneider, CEO, Global Fund to End Modern SlaveryThis book provides an overview of the different forms of modern-day slavery, as well as a framework for the eradication of the phenomenon. Siddharth Kara uses case studies to exemplify the cultural norms that perpetuate trafficking and provides an extensive analysis of data through a unique business-model approach. Using a combination of rigorous analysis and anecdotal stories, Kara delves into subfields in modern-day slavery that have rarely been covered. -- Jennifer Bryson Clark, coeditor of A Global Handbook on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery

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Book SynopsisRamon Pacheco Pardo provides a groundbreaking analysis of South Korea’s foreign policy from its transition to democracy in the late 1980s through the present day, arguing that the country’s approach to the world constitutes a grand strategy.Trade ReviewRamon Pacheco Pardo’s mastery of South Korea and South Korea’s grand strategy are well presented in this book. A must for all who want to see how South Korea has achieved autonomy and freedom of action in approaching the world. -- Sung-han Kim, former South Korean national security adviserRamon Pacheco Pardo’s new book South Korea’s Grand Strategy is an outstanding assessment of the country’s remarkable journey to become an influential and respected middle power. This book is required reading for those who study South Korean foreign policy as well as scholars of grand strategy. -- Terence Roehrig, author of Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella: Deterrence After the Cold WarIn South Korea’s Grand Strategy, Ramon Pacheco Pardo offers a theoretically compelling and empirically rich account explaining how a small, initially inward-looking country developed a formidable grand strategy. Scholars and practitioners interested in grand strategy, foreign policy, East Asian affairs and South Korean politics will benefit greatly from this book. -- Andrew Yeo, Brookings InstitutionThis is an incredibly useful book that illuminates how South Korea thinks about its place in the world, what it aspires to achieve, and how it pursues its objectives. With its lucid and comprehensive presentation of South Korea as an international actor, the book is an excellent text for students and researchers alike. -- Ji-Young Lee, American UniversitySouth Korea’s Grand Strategy makes some important points, and while more suited to academics and policymakers than general readers, it provides a broad context to the thinking of its leaders as well as a useful historical overview. * Asian Review of Books *In this remarkable book, South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Ramon Pacheco Pardo pushes the boundaries of the study of grand strategy by applying it to middle powers... a terrific contribution to the literature on grand strategy, middle powers, and South Korea in particular that will serve as a reference for years to come. -- Yves Tiberghien * Asia Policy *With South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Ramon Pacheco Pardo has written a pathbreaking, scholarly book that explains comprehensively, systematically, and persuasively why South Korea has swiftly emerged as a middle power shaping its own future -- Lam Peng E * Asia Policy *An excellent contribution to the literature on South Korean strategic thinking. * Foreign Policy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Grand Strategy of Middle Powers2. Historical Background, 1948–19873. South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Factors, Ends, and Means4. Triangular Core: Inter-Korean Relations, the U.S. Alliance, and China’s Rise5. East Asia: Regionalism and Regionalization6. Greater Eurasia and the Indian Ocean7. The Rest of the World and Global GovernanceConclusion: The Past, Present, and Future of South Korea’s Grand StrategyNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisDavid B. Roberts offers a definitive guide to continuity and change in the Gulf region. He explores the forces challenging and bolstering the status quo in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates across the political, social, economic, military, and environmental dimensions of security.Trade ReviewDavid Roberts, one of the top regional experts, provides an insightful and timely book on the current changes and transformations taking place in the Gulf monarchies. This is an indispensable and an extremely valuable source of knowledge to those interested in understanding the dynamics of the region and its implications. -- Abdullah Baabood, Waseda UniversityThis masterfully produced book is rich in historical context, is geographically thorough in its coverage of the Persian Gulf region, and analyzes critical issues beyond hard security that the regional states face. This is by far one of the best books produced on Persian Gulf politics and security in some time. -- Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University QatarSecurity Politics in the Gulf Monarchies provides a richly detailed and innovative new account of the Gulf Arab states. David Roberts deconstructs and analyzes the points of change as well as the underlying continuities and expertly places the study of the region into comparative and theoretical context. -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, author of Qatar and the Gulf CrisisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsFiguresIntroduction1. Political Security2. Societal Security3. Economic Security4. Military Security 5. Environmental Security ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisOra Szekely draws on sources including in-depth interviews, conflict data, and propaganda distributed through social media to examine how competing narratives of the civil war in Syria have shaped the course of the conflict.Trade ReviewA wonderfully nuanced and insightful account of how struggles to dominate the fractured narrative landscape of Syria’s civil war have shaped the conduct of warring parties. As markers of how combatants define what they are fighting for and whom they are fighting against, conflicts to determine whose narratives prevail have played a crucial role in Syria’s civil war, both in understanding how violence becomes organized and in how the broader conflict is defined. A compelling case for the importance of conflict narratives, and conflicts over narratives, Szekely’s book is an important contribution to scholarship on the Syrian civil war and on civil war more broadly. It deserves to be widely read. -- Steven Heydemann, Janet Wright Ketcham 1953 Professor in Middle East Studies, Smith CollegeSzekely’s fine book combines keen analytical insight with a wealth of empirical information on the Syrian civil war. She brilliantly exposes how a war of incompatible narratives—fight for dignity, against terrorism, for an Islamic state—had material consequences for the power balance on the ground by affecting recruitment, financing, and outside intervention. -- Raymond Hinnebusch, codirector, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. AndrewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Syrian Tragedy2. What Are We Fighting For?3. Patterns of Violence4. The YouTube WarConclusionAppendix: MethodsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hosting States and Unsettled Guests unpacks the complex temporalities of migration. Temporal discombobulation begins under repressive rule in Eritrea. In Ethiopia, refugees' briefly-regained agency is lost in the face of sluggish humanitarian bureaucracy, and troubled relations with the unstable host country. In deftly documenting refugee agency, precarious journeys, and the systemic odds migrants encounter, Riggan and Poole make tremendous contributions to refugee studies and studies of the contemporary Horn of Africa."—Awet T. Weldemichael, Queen's University-Canada, author of Author of Piracy in Somalia."In this exemplary ethnography, replete with vivid details and theoretical nuance, Riggan and Poole analyze how Eritrean refugees weather Ethiopia's shifting paradigms of refugee management and pursue pragmatic visions of their possible futures in a time of political and economic instability. This book is a deft and absorbing piece of anthropological and international scholarship."—Lesley Bartlett, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Co-Editor of Humanizing Education for Refugee and Immigrant Youth"The book provides detailed, nuanced, and critical perspectives on some of the most important challenges of refugee life and refugee policy today: what it means to live as a refugee, how to work with host countries in the global south to ensure refugee's rights and needs are met, how to design education and economic opportunities for refugees, and how to ensure refugees' hopes and dreams for the future are not cruelly disregarded or undermined."—Lauren Carruth, author of Love and Liberation"In a detailed ethnography that profoundly reconceptualizes time and temporality, Riggan and Poole show us the political reality and predicament of life and struggle in refugee camps in northern Ethiopia. This book is a welcome contribution to the field of forced migration studies."—-Shahram Khosravi, author of Precarious Lives: Waiting and Hope in Iran"Through the moving stories that they collected between 2016 and 2019, Riggan and Poole's engaging ethnography traces the fate of Eritrean refugees in a very unstable Ethiopia. The authors brilliantly examine how temporality (and not just spatiality) plays key roles in understanding Eritrean refugees' everyday lives in refugee camps and urban settings in the years that led up to a devastating war. The authors unveil how Eritrean refugees inescapably experience temporal suffering and teleological violence within these structural barriers, while their present becomes ungraspable and thus unmovable."—Sabina M. Perrino, Binghamton University, SUNY

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Book SynopsisExamines the questions that citizens should have about their connections to government, why there is a government, what it does, how it does it, and why we can no longer do without government. The Three Ages of Government rises above stereotypical thinking about government.

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Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The Endurance of Palestinian Political Factionsisan ethnographic study of Palestinian political factions in Lebanon through an immersion in daily home life. Perla Issa asks how political factions remain the center of political life in the Palestinian camps in the face of mounting criticism. Through an examination of the daily, mundane practices of refugees in Nahr el-Bared camp in particular, this book shows how intimate, interpersonal, and kin-based relations are transformed into political networks and offers a fresh analysis of how those networks are in turn metamorphosed into political structures. By providing a detailed and intimate account of this process, this book reveals how factions are produced and reproduced in everyday life despite widespread condemnation.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION I. GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION. CH. 1. ELEMENTARY THEORY OF SEISMIC REFRACTION AND REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS by J. I. Ewing 1. Introduction 2. Reflected waves 3. Refracted waves 4. Computation of layer velocities and thicknesses 5. Shear waves and complex refracted waves 6. Some complications and deviations from simple theory CH. 2. REFRACTION AND REFLECTION TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURE by G. G. Shor, Jr. 1. Introduction 2. Shooting techniques 3. Receiving techniques 4. Plan of operations 5. Miscellaneous variations 6. Reflection methods CH. 3. SINGLE-STILE SEISMIC REFRACTION SHOOTING by M. N. Hill 1. Introduction 2. Instrumentation 3. Operation CH. 4. CONTINUOUS REFLECTION PROFILING by J. B. Hersey 1. Introduction 2. Design 3. Operations at sea 4. Results 5. Interpretations 6. Geophysical measurements 7. Concluding remarks CH. 5.THE UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS by J. I. Ewing and J. E. Nafe 1. Introduction 2. Evidence for gradients and low-velocity sediments 3. Variable angle reflections 4. Normal-incidence reflections 5. Summary. CH. 6. THE CRUSTAL ROCKS by R. W. Raitt 1. Introduction 2. Layer 2 3. Layer 3 4. Average oceanic crust CH. 7. THE MANTLE ROCKS by J. I. Ewing 1. Introduction 2. Compressional-wave measurements 3. Shear-wave measurements 4. Summary CH. 8. EXPLORATION OF SUB-OCEANIC STRUCTURE BY THE USE OF SEISMIC SURFACE WAVES by J. Oliver and J. Dorman 1. Introduction 2. The general nature of seismic surface waves 3. Evidence from mantle surface waves 4. Evidence from crustal surface waves 5. Evidence from short-period surface waves CH. 9. GRAVITY AT SEA by J. Lamar Worzel and J. C. Harrison 1. Introduction 2. Methods and theory 3. Gravity observations and geological interpretations CH. 10. THE MAGNETIC FIELD OVER THE OCEANS by E. C. Bullard and R. G. Mason 1. Historical 2. Measurement of the magnetic field at sea 3. General features of the field 4. Reduction of magnetic observations 5. The magnetic properties of submarine rocks 6. The magnetic surveys of the north-east Pacific 7. The continental shelves 8. Seamounts and mid-ocean ridges 9. The deep trenches CH. 11. THE FLOW OF HEAT THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN by E. C. Bullard 1. Method 2. The temperature probe 3. The thermal properties of sediments 4. The results of heat-flow measurements 5. Future work SECTION II. TOPOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE. CH. 12. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE DEEP-SEA FLOOR by Bruce C. Heezen and H. W. Menard 1. Introduction 2. Outline of submarine topography 3. Summary of submarine topographic forms CH. 13. CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE (CONTINENTAL MARGIN) by A. Guilcher 1. Definitions 2. Topography of the continental shelf 3. Topography of the continental slope 4. Structure and origins of the continental margins 5. Conclusion CH. 14. ABYSSAL PLAINS by Bruce C. Heezen and A. S. Laughton 1. Introduction 2. Regional description 3. Trench abyssal plains 4. Archipelagic plains 5. Abyssal gaps, interplain channels, mid-ocean canyons and deep-sea channels 6. Sediments on the abyssal plains 7. Geophysical characteristics 8. Theories of the origin of the abyssal plains CH. 15. OCEANIC ISLANDS, SEAMOUNTS, GUYOTS AND ATOLLS by H. W. Menard and H. S. Ladd 1. Introduction 2. Oceanic islands 3. Seamounts 4. Guyots 5. Atolls 6. Submerged atolls 7. Oceanic volcanoes in geological time 8. Importance of islands and seamounts CH. 16. THE MID-OCEANIC RIDGE by Bruce C. Heezen and Maurice Ewing 1. Introduction 2. North Atlantic 3. South Atlantic 4. Indian Ocean 5. Indian and South Pacific Oceans 6. Iceland and the Norwegian Sea 7. Arctic Basin 8. Crustal structure 9. Origin CH. 17. TRENCHES by B. L. Fisher and H. H. Hess 1. Previous work 2. Topography of trenches 3. Structure of trenches CH. 15. MICROTOPOGRAPHY by A. S. Laughton 1. Introduction 2. Classification of microtopographic features CH. 19. UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY by H. E. Edgerton 1. Introduction 2. Camera details 3. Cables and winches for cameras CH. 20. SUBMARINE CANYONS by F. P. Shepard 1. Introduction 2. Classification of submarine valleys 3. Canyon descriptions 4. East coast U.S. (New England type) canyons 5. Trough-shaped valleys 6. Delta foreset-slope gullies 7. Shallow straight-walled valleys of submarine escarpments 8. Origin of submarine canyons 9. Subaerial erosion 10. Pleistocene canyon cutting by turbidity currents SECTION III. SEDIMENTATION. CH. 21.BEACH AND NEARSHORE PROCESSES PART I. MECHANICS OF MARINE SEDIMENTATION by R. A. Bagnold 1. Definition, origin and relevant physical properties 2. Transport during fall through the sea 3. Transport of sediment over the sea bed 4. Transport rate and fluid "power" 5. Auto-suspension of sediment: turbidity currents, etc. 6. Wave drift 7. Threshold of bed disturbance by fluid action. PART II. LITTORAL PROCESSES by D. L. Inman and R. A. Bagnold 8. Introduction 9. Littoral profile: two-dimensional ease 10. Migration of sand grains by wave action 11. Littoral processes: three-dimensional case 12. Discussion. CH. 22. SHALLOW-WATER CARBONATE SEDIMENTS by B. N. Ginsburg, B. Michael Lloyd, K. W. Stockman and J. S. McCallum 1. Introduction 2. Types of skeletal particles 3. Skeletal particles in sediments 4. Distribution of skeletal particles 5. Discussion of the distribution of skeletal particles 6. Non-skeletal particles 7. Distribution of non-skeletal particles CH. 23. BASIN SEDIMENTATION AND DIAGENESIS by I. B. Kaplan and S. C. Rittenberg 1. Introduction 2. Physical aspects of sedimentation 3. Diagenesis in sediments 4. Isotopic studies related to biological processes in sediments 5. Special problems CH. 24. ESTUARIES, DELTAS, SHELF, SLOPE by A. Guilcher 1. Estuaries, tidal marshes and flats, and deltas 2. Continental shelf 3. Continental slope CH. 25. PELAGIC SEDIMENTS by G. Arrhenius 1. Concept of pelagic sedimentation 2. Composition 3. Productivity control of pelagic sedimentation 4. Physical stratification 5. Topographic and tectonic control of sedimentation CH. 26. CLAY-MINERAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN by J. J. Griffin and E. D. Goldberg 1. Introduction 2. The clay minerals 3. Surface distribution of clay minerals 4. Vertical distribution 5. Summary CH. 27. TURBIDITY CURRENTS by Bruce C. Heezen 1. Early views 2. Full-scale experiment 3. Alternative explanations 4. Physiographic evidence 5. Sediments. 6. Requirements of turbidity currents 7. Tectonic significance of turbidity currents 8. Biological significance of turbidity currents 9. Other processes of deep-sea erosion and transportation 10. Conclusion CH. 28. ORGANIC TRANSPORTATION OF MARINE SEDIMENTS by K. G. Emery 1. Introduction 2. Kelp 3. Driftwood 4. Sea mammals 5. Fishes 6. Birds 7. Invertebrates 8. Comparison with inorganic transporting agents 9. Criteria for recognition of rafting agent CH. 29. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MARINE SEDIMENTS by J. E. Nafe and C. L. Drake I. Introduction 2. Relationships among observables 3. Methods of measurement 4. Summary of results 5. Conclusions CH. 30. AGE DETERMINATION IN SEDIMENTS BY NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY by F. F. Koczy 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical considerations 3. Geochemical considerations 4. Practical methods of age determination 5. Rate of sedimentation CH. 31. CROSS-CORRELATION OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT CORES AND DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE RATES OF SEDIMENTATION BY MICRO- PALEONTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES by D. B. Ericson 1. Introduction 2. Methods of correlation 3. Time-equivalence of the faunal zones 4. Some examples HISTORY CH. 32. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE by Stanley L. Miller 1. Early considerations of the problem 2. The primitive atmosphere 3. The synthesis of organic compounds 4. The origin of life 5. Evolution of early organisms 6. Life on other planets CH. 33. THE PRESERVED RECORD: PALEONTOLOGY OF PELAGIC SEDIMENTS by W. R. Riedel 1. Introduction 2. Fossils of deep-ocean basins versus those of shallow waters 3. Objectives of deep-sea paleontology 4. Shelled pelagic micro-organisms and their distribution 5. Interpretation of Quaternary microfossil assemblages 6. Mieropaleontological determination of ages 7. Pre-Quaternary paleoceanography CH. 34. THE PLEISTOCENE RECORD by C. Emiliani and R. F. Flint 1. Introduction 2. Continental stratigraphy 3. Marine stratigraphy 4. Summary AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX

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Book SynopsisJacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton offer the first biography of Vera Rubin, an astronomer who made vital contributions to our understanding of dark matter. An outstanding scientist herself, Rubin also championed women in science, by mentoring, advocating for hiring women faculty, disseminating their research, and recognizing their achievements.Trade ReviewA vivid biography of [a] trailblazing astronomer...The [Mittons] present an accessible and concise history of modern astrophysics alongside the biography, which brims with insight into Rubin's commitment to getting more women into astronomy and her deep fascination with the mysteries of the universe. Stargazers will be delighted by this spirited account. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * A thoughtful and nuanced chronicle of the famed astronomer's life that neither overinflates nor diminishes the importance of her contributions...[A] remarkable portrait...[The Mittons] frame her story within a longer history of humanity's study of galaxies, offering readers a fresh perspective on the history of astronomy in the 20th century. -- Joanna Behrman * Science * By far the most comprehensive review of Vera Rubin's career and all the factors that shaped it. A must read. -- Sandra Faber, astronomer and University Professor, University of California Observatories In this enchanting and engaging biography, Jacqueline and Simon Mitton have captured Vera Rubin's exceptional life, unconventional career trajectory, and enduring scientific legacy. Rubin was an inspiring astronomer and human being whom I had the privilege of meeting and getting to know early in my career. This celebration of her work and life is most welcome and timely. -- Priyamvada Natarajan, astrophysicist and author of Mapping the Heavens This book is fascinating. We see Vera Rubin navigate a varied set of circumstances-in her family, in society, and in the scientific community-which culminated in a US National Observatory being named after her. It's a story that will keep you reading, eagerly, to the last page. -- Jay Pasachoff, astronomer and coauthor of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium I will never forget the friendly, reassuring presence of Vera Rubin in the front row at my first presentation for the American Astronomical Society, when I was a graduate student. This superb book brings alive her grace and relentless study of the rotation curves of galaxies, as well as her push for women to succeed and excel in astronomy and astrophysics. This book firmly cements Rubin's place within the history of astronomy. -- Carolyn Collins Petersen, author of The Discovery of the Universe

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Book SynopsisThe History of Akbar, Volume 6 by Abu’l-Fazl details the twenty-third to twenty-eighth years of Akbar’s reign, including accounts of the quelling of rebellions in Bihar, Bengal, and Kabul, and final victory in Gujarat. The Persian text, presented in the Naskh script, is based on a careful reassessment of primary sources.Trade ReviewOf all the great monarchs to have ruled over India—a land whose history is richer and more turbulent than that of almost any other—the one who most retains our modern-day attention is Akbar, Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605…[The History of Akbar] includes accounts of his court and his governance, as well as of the wars, alliances and intrigues of his time…Thackston’s translation is the first complete rendition into English of Abu’l-Fazl’s Persian text since Henry Beveridge, a British orientalist and imperial civil servant, completed his version in 1921…Thackston’s English is modern and…[his] translation…is impressively meticulous. -- Tunku Varadarajan * Wall Street Journal *At a time when Hindutva historians are eager to distort the history of Muslim invasions in order to deepen religious cleavages and consolidate vote banks, [Abu’l-Fazl's] elaboration of Akbar’s legacy as a tolerant Muslim ruler of a non-Muslim majority is an important reminder of how Indian society has evolved. -- Pragya Tiwari * India at LSE blog *We can only welcome an undertaking like the Murty Classical Library of India, which intends to inject fresh blood directly into the circulatory system of the English language. Any intelligent reader cannot fail to be favorably impressed in the presence of the variegated offerings of the series’ first titles…The Murty Classical Library offers a surprising array of texts that are in any case capable of broadening the all-too-restricted horizons of the average Western reader. -- Roberto Calasso * New York Review of Books *

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Book SynopsisReconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. This book argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy reduces the concept's complexity, which is more revealed by taking such practical issues into account.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2004 Victoria Schuck Award "[An] extremely well argued piece of work... [V]ery important, not just to feminist theory but to an understanding of the theory and practice of freedom in general."--Marion Smiley, Perspectives on Politics "Freedom theorists, whether feminist or not, should study this importan book... With its practical applications, this is feminist theory at its best."--Choice "This is an impressively rich work, full of careful, closely argued encounters with philosophers and feminists from a variety of 'schools,' and well worth reading from a number of perspectives... [T]his book presents an articulate and well-informed, synoptic view of the broad problem of freedom, autonomy, and choice, and moves us firmly in the right direction."--Robert Switzer, H-Net Reviews "Nancy Hirschmann has written an impressive and important book. It constitutes a significant contribution to feminist theory, political philosophy, and discussions of social construction... [T]his is a powerful book."--HypatiaTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 A MasculinistTheory of Freedom? 3 Freedom as Political, Not Philosophical 14 Feminism and Freedom 23 Defining Feminism 30 Why Not Autonomy? 35 CHAPTER TWO: The Social Construction of Freedom in Historical Perspective 40 Locke: An Educated Freedom 41 Rousseau: A "Well-Regulated "Freedom 48 Kant: An Intelligible Freedom 55 Mill: A Utilitarian Freedom 62 Conclusion: A Masculinist Freedom 70 CHAPTER THREE: Feminism and Freedom: The Social Construction Paradox 75 Social Construction and Political Theory 77 Discourse and Reality 85 The Social Construction of Freedom 93 The Paradox of Social Construction 98 CHAPTER FOUR: Internal and External Restraint: The Case of Battered Women 103 Battering in Context 108 The Thin (Black and)Blue Line: Institutional Contexts 113 Constructing Violence 121 Reconstructing Freedom 131 CHAPTER FIVE: Welfare as a Problem for Freedom Theory 138 Women's Freedom and Discourses of Welfare 140 Freedom Theory and Conservative Discourse 146 The Social Construction of Welfare Subjects 154 Freedom, Care, and Welfare Rights 158 CHAPTER SIX: Eastern Veiling, Western Freedom? 170 "The Veil" as Discursive and Social Symbolization 175 Autonomy and Freedom in Contexts of Community 185 Feminism and Freedom: Cross-Cultural Possibilities 192 CHAPTER SEVEN: Toward a Feminist Theory of Freedom 199 Changing Contexts: The Contribution of Foucault 206 The Politics of Freedom 217 Changing Contexts: The Role of Equality 222 Constructing Feminist Freedom 233 Notes 239 Name Index 279 Subject Index 285

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Book SynopsisA collection of quotes that demonstrates the simplicity of the author's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. It is organized into six categories: freedom of expression; art and activism; government, power, and moral choices; the digital world; history, the historical moment, and the future; and personal reflections.Trade ReviewOne of The Village Voice's Favorite Books for 2012 One of Big Think's Best Art Books of 2012 One of Huffington Post's Best Art Books for 2012, List of the 50 Greatest Creative Publications "Warsh has collected statements from Weiwei on topics ranging from technology to Twitter, freedom of speech to the power of action, and creativity to morality. Although loosely divided into chapters, the book and its brief but powerful quotations all reference back to humanity and the rights of all its members. Unfailingly pithy and refreshingly modest, the book reads quickly and conversationally. Inspirational through its simplicity and generating feelings of complicity, Weiwei succeeds in creating obsessed readers and his desire for obsessed citizens, in China and the world at large, cannot be far behind."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[H]ere is a man who understands how to get messages to people. His expertise in artful dissemination is the 21st-century equivalent of Andy Warhol's brilliant populism... [E]pigrammatic, pungent, uncompromising."--Peter Aspden, Financial Times "Physically Weiwei-isms is a black, small hardbound book, fitting nicely into a jacket pocket and meant to be carried around, perused at chance moments and ruminated on. It knowingly bears a resemblance to the little red books that were given out by Chairman Mao in order to popularize his philosophies to his subjects. Yet, brainwashing is not the dastardly attempt of the author this time; it is more akin to brain-widening. Take a look for yourself. I feel safe in saying that some statement, one of his turns of phrase, will hit you like a punch in the gut, likely leaving an emotional bruise that will take great time and thought to recover from."--Luke Goldstein, Blogcritics "If it's even possible to put a whole person into your pocket, Weiwei-isms comes close... Unlike The Little Red Book, carrying Weiwei-isms isn't compulsory, but you'll find yourself compelled to read it again and again and fit it into your head and heart, if not your pocket."--Bob Duggan, Big Think "For those who have been moved by his struggles with the Chinese authorities, who admire his art or dance along to his irreverent interpretation of Psy's 'Gangnam Style', taken up by artists and museums across the world on YouTube, Ai Weiwei's little book of sayings is for you."--Sarah Greenberg, Editor of RA Magazine "This little book collects Ai's aphorisms, or 'Weiwei-isms,' distilled thoughts culled from Ai's writings, interviews, and Twitter posts on freedom of expression, human rights, art and activism, power and the government, and moral choices... As brilliant and serious as Ai is, he is also companionable and uplifting."--Booklist "Although this book, a collection of quotes from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, is only four by five inches in dimension, it contains powerful and dangerous ideas. Powerful for general readers: 'Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.' And dangerous to China's leaders: 'The people who control culture in China have no culture.' Chinese authorities have beaten and jailed Ai, destroyed his studio, and threatened his loved ones because he won't stop denouncing government oppression. Buy this book to keep his brave words alive, since, as he points out, 'The government computer has one button: delete.'"--R.C. Baker, Village Voice "PERFECT FOR: Dissidents-in-training, Ai fans and anyone with a Twitter handle."--Huffington Post "His quotations, collected from his own writings, interviews and Tweets, offer musings on art, politics and Chinese life. 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From a man who admonishes 'Say what you need to say plainly, and then take responsibility for it' comes this short, frank, and thoughtful collection that does just that."--Michael Abatemarco, Pasatiempo, New MexicanTable of ContentsIntroduction vii On Freedom of Expression 1 On Art and Activism 23 On Government, Power, and Making Moral Choices 39 On the Digital World 69 On History, the Historical Moment,and the Future 77 Personal Reflections 91 Sources 103 Chronology 117 Acknowledgments 127

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Book SynopsisOriginally published: A2000. With new preface and revised chapter nine by the author.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2001 Gregory Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "This ambitious and original book turns a comparative historical lens on state-building in Africa... A brave effort to rethink some outdated approaches to fundamental problems."--Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPreface to the New Paperback Edition xi Introduction 3 PART ONE: THE CHALLENGE OF STATE-BUILDING IN AFRICA 9 1 The Challenge of State-Building in Africa 11 PART TWO: THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATES IN AFRICA 33 2 Power and Space in Precolonial Africa 35 3 The Europeans and the African Problem 58 4 The Political Kingdom in Independent Africa 97 PART THREE: NATIONAL DESIGN AND DOMESTIC POLITICS 137 5 National Design and the Broadcasting of Power 139 6 Chiefs, States, and the Land 173 PART FOUR: BOUNDARIES AND POWER 199 7 The Coin of the African Realm 201 8 The Politics of Migration and Citizenship 227 PART FIVE: CONCLUSION 249 9 The Past and the Future of State Power in Africa, Revised for the New Paperback Edition 251 Index 273

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[D]emocratic Reason is well-written and well-researched, and it offers a powerful, anti-elitist antidote to recent theoretical and empirical critiques of democracy."--Choice "Using social-psychology tools that few scholars of democracy incorporate into their work, Democratic Reason represents a valuable interdisciplinary approach to understanding democracy. It invites us to expand our mental horizons in ways that are rarely seen in the world of normative political theory. Written with superb clarity and a masterful command of both the democratic-theory literature and the empirical literature on voting behavior, Landemore dares to think outside the box, honoring her very own concept of cognitive diversity."--Julia Maskivker, Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Prologue xv CHAPTER ONE: The Maze and the Masses 1 *1. The Maze and the Masses 3 *2. On the Meaning of Democracy 10 *3. The Domain of Democratic Reason and the Circumstances of Politics 13 *4. Democratic Reason as Collective Intelligence of the People 17 *5. Overview of the Book 23 CHAPTER TWO: Democracy as the Rule of the Dumb Many? 27 *1. The Antidemocratic Prejudice in Contemporary Democratic Theory 29 *2. What's Wrong with the People? 31 CHAPTER THREE: A Selective Genealogy of the Epistemic Argument for Democracy 53 *1. The Myth of Protagoras: Universal Political Wisdom 55 *2. Aristotle's Feast: The More, the Wiser 59 *3. Machiavelli: Vox Populi, Vox Dei 64 *4. Spinoza: The Rational Majority 67 *5. Rousseau: The General Will Is Always Right 69 *6. Condorcet: Large Numbers and Smart Majorities 70 *7. John Stuart Mill: Epistemic Democrat or Epistemic Liberal? 75 *8. Dewey: Democracy and Social Intelligence 82 *9. Hayek: The Distributed Knowledge of Society 85 CHAPTER FOUR: First Mechanism of Democratic Reason: Inclusive Deliberation 89 *1. Deliberation: The Force of the Better Argument 90 *2. Deliberation as Problem Solving: Why More Cognitive Diversity Is Smarter 97 *3. Why More-Inclusive Deliberating Groups Are Smarter 104 *4. Representation 105 *5. Election versus Random Selection 108 CHAPTER FIVE: Epistemic Failures of Deliberation 118 *1. General Problems and Classical Solutions 120 *2. A Reply from Psychology: The Argumentative Theory of Reasoning 123 * Conclusion 143 CHAPTER SIX: Second Mechanism of Democratic Reason: Majority Rule 145 *1. The Condorcet Jury Theorem 147 *2. The Miracle of Aggregation 156 *3. Models of Cognitive Diversity 160 * Appendix 1: The Law of Large Numbers in the Condorcet Jury Theorem 166 * Appendix 2: The Logic of Cognitive Diversity in Judgment Aggregation 169 * Appendix 3: Information Markets and Democracy 173 CHAPTER SEVEN: Epistemic Failures of Majority Rule: Real and Imagined 185 *1. Politics of Judgment versus Politics of Interest and the Irrelevance of Arrow's Impossibility Theorem 185 *2. The Problem of Informational Free Riding 193 *3. The Problem of Voters' Systematic Biasesand Their "Rational Irrationality" 195 * Conclusion 206 CHAPTER EIGHT: Political Cognitivism: A Defense 208 *1. Political Decision Making as Imperfect Procedural Justice 210 *2. Political Cognitivism: Weak versus Strong 211 *3. The Three Sides of Political Questions 213 *4. Political Cognitivism: Culturalist versus Absolutist 217 *5. Implications for the Epistemic Argument for Democracy 219 *6. Status of the Standard: Postulate or Empirical Benchmark? 219 *7. The Antiauthoritarian Objection 223 * Conclusion 230 CONCLUSION: Democracy as a Gamble Worth Taking 232 *1. Summary 232 *2. Preconditions of Democratic Reason 233 *3. Limits of the Metaphor of the Maze 234 *4. Empirical Segue to the Theoretical Epistemic Claim 238 *5. The Wisdom of the Past Many and Democracy as a Learning Process 239 *6. Reason and Rationality 241 * Bibliography 243 Index 265

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the FPA Distinguished Scholar Award, Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association""Winner of the Best Book Award, Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In its ambition and execution, The State resembles such canonical works of political philosophy as Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan (1651) or Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Du contrat social (1762) and will likely be counted among them in time."---Adam Coleman, The Irish Times"[I]mportant, timely, and original."---Donald Bello Hutt & Victoria Kristan, Res Publica

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award, Association for Information Science and Technology""Finalist for the Rachel Carson Prize, Society for Social Studies of Science""[Dunbar-Hester's] conclusions are refreshingly universal and her insights will be valuable to many people seeking to make their industries more diverse and inclusive." * Lady Science *"Dunbar-Hester notes that diverse hacking efforts in open technology communities have made some progress toward creating more inclusive environments. But these efforts remain limited in their approach and conflate technological participation with the social power that is an outgrowth of it. Framing diversity in open technology communities as a problem of representation is convenient and does produce some morally good outcomes."---Jenna P. Carpenter, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine"an innovative and valuable work ... Dunbar-Hester’s qualitative exploration can serve as a rich foundation for further investigation into the dynamics of intersectional communities, justice work, and technology studies."---Rowan McMullen Cheng, Information, Communication, & Society

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the TSA/CUP Book Prize, Transatlantic Studies Association and Cambridge University Press""Shortlisted for the BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize, British International Studies Association""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books""Largely forgotten today, however, is that era of history when there occurred not only a 'Great Rapprochement' between the two nations but also debates about the possibility of reuniting the 'Republic and the Empire' on the basis of a shared Anglo-Saxon racial destiny. . . . Duncan Bell’s remarkable book Dreamworlds of Race brings that history to light with both scholarly rigor and narrative flair."---Bassam Sidiki, Los Angeles Review of Books"In the United Kingdom and the United States in the late nineteenth century, a multitude of thinkers advanced new and often startling visions of the future of the global order. In this masterly book, Bell explores the ideas of some of the most intriguing figures of this era, illuminating their dreams of a world-dominating Anglo-American political community united by race and empire. This is intellectual history at its best."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"Dreamworlds of Race is a powerful and profound statement that provides a definitive intellectual history of imperial era thought and deftly demonstrates its inseparability from liberalism and racial and cultural hierarchy. For students of history, politics, international relations, and even literature, its interdisciplinary appeal should make it essential reading. Ranging in widely in scope, and written with elegance and aplomb, the work is a distinguished and indispensable contribution to our understanding of how geo-political fear and ambition rested on highly racialized conceptions of nation and empire."---Robert Singh, Ethnic & Racial Studies"Dreamworlds of Race deserves to be read by a wide audience. It is an excellent work drawing together numerous strands of Anglo-American imaginations and revealing the tensions and hopes pinned on utopian racial thinking."---James Watts, Journal of Victorian Culture"A hugely impressive, and topic defining, achievement. . . . The larger portrait Bell paints is not only fascinating and important, it provides an illuminating context for Wells’s thought and art."---Adam Roberts, The Wellsian"An engaging read . . . . Bell is admirably well-read and manages to guide the reader through a myriad of different theories, thinkers and writings."---Christian K. Melby, Nations and Nationalism"Dreamworlds is a highly-topical window into these complex, often (self) contradictory visions of Anglo-America that build on race, power, and propaganda. . . . Bell’s opus is as much a necessary read for those seeking to better comprehend the world order reimaginings in the period . . . as British PM Boris Johnson’s contemporary ‘Global Britain’."---Stephanie Prévost, European Review of International Studies"It would be a fool’s errand to try to convey the book’s richness and detail.—Inder S. Marwah, Review of Politics"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is without any doubt a must-read for all party scholars. De Vries and Hobolt demonstrate that by focusing too much on the peculiarity of our times and trying to understand the novelty of a phenomenon we sometimes overlook that some patterns remain the same."---Sarah Engler, Party Politics"A smart and accessible book which relies on a wealth of empirical evidence to make its case — and it shines bright as an example of great academic writing, because it does so with a clarity that looks effortless but is so hard to attain."---Felix Simon, Medium"Covering and utilising an impressive bibliography in their research, they [De Vries and Hobolt] offer readers an innovative approach to the theory of political parties. Attempting to capture a broad audience while simultaneously attracting political experts, political scientists and entrepreneurs, the book offers us a timely approach to the way our politics are constructed. Moreover, it suggests that our world has to be seen as a more complex field. With Political Entrepreneurs, De Vries and Hobolt have successfully refreshed the literature on political parties, making the field more appealing to new researchers"---George Kordas, LSE Review of Books"Catherine de Vries and Sara Hobolt are arguably among the most influential scholars working on party competition in Europe. . . . Their book presents an exceptional contribution to research on European party competition that will unquestionably be a focal point of reference for any future research in this field."---Julia Schulte-Cloos, Acta Politica

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