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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Political Science Oxford
Book SynopsisDrawing on the rich resources of the ten-volume series of The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science, this one-volume distillation provides a comprehensive overview of all the main branches of contemporary political science: political theory; political institutions; political behavior; comparative politics; international relations; political economy; law and politics; public policy; contextual political analysis; and political methodology. Sixty-seven of the top political scientists worldwide survey recent developments in those fields and provide penetrating introductions to exciting new fields of study. Following in the footsteps of the New Handbook of Political Science edited by Robert Goodin and Hans-Dieter Klingemann a decade before, this Oxford Handbook will become an indispensable guide to the scope and methods of political science as a whole. It will serve as the reference book of record for political scientists and for those following their workTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Robert Goodin has put together a superb volume: truly a collection of the very best from the already outstanding chapters in the original ten volumes. The authors -- the most prominent and authoritative experts from all over the world -- provide not only a comprehensive and systematic assessment of what political science has already accomplished but also a guide to where the discipline should be heading in the future. Political scientists in all fields will welcome this immensely valuable effort. * Arend Lijphart, Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego *A concise and solid introduction to political science and its ten sub-disciplines. The assembly of scholars from leading US, European, and Australian universities and research centres provides the reader with diverse perspectives and awareness of current scholarship. Entries are heavily cited and provide a concise roadmap of key scholars, theories, and current developments within each area...Highly recommended * CHOICE *Anyone who wants to know the state of the art in political science and where the discipline is headed, but only consult one volume, need go no further than these authoritative essays by first rate contributors * Carole Pateman, Research Professor School of European Studies, Cardiff University *Table of ContentsPART 1 INTRODUCTION; PART II POLITICAL THEORY; PART III POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; PART IV LAW & POLITICS; PART V POLITICAL BEHAVIOR; PART VI CONTEXTUAL POLITICAL ANALYSIS; PART VII COMPARATIVE POLITICS; PART VIII INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PART IX POLITICAL ECONOMY; PART X PUBLIC POLICY; PART XI POLITICAL METHODOLOGY
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Columbia University Press Pure Excess
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Penguin Random House Group A Certain Idea of America
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Princeton University Press Erased
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Icon Libertine Leader
Book SynopsisThis new biography of JFK offers a comprehensive analysis of the man, the leader, and the cultural icon. Mark White, the leading authority in Britain on JFK, draws on more than 30 years of research to provide a nuanced portrait of one of the most iconic figures in American and world history. John F. Kennedy was a president like no other, with a movie star's public image and an extraordinary private life. He was no less remarkable politically, with his achievements including the resolution of the 1961 Berlin crisis and the Cuban missile crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and a strong commitment to civil rights. This book provides what no previous biography has: an in-depth analysis of not only JFK's political life, particularly his record as a policymaker in the White House, but also his private life, his role as a cultural icon, and what might have happened to a Kennedy presidency had he not been assassinated. This sophisticated, multi-dimensional b
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Politics
Book SynopsisThis best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics. It covers the key concepts, theories and debates, actors and institutions that drive politics, exploring their application and relevance to contemporary political developments. This sixth edition''s new co-author, Matthew Laing, builds on previous editions and provides significant revisions to chapters covering populism, elections, global policing, security and governance, race and gender in politics, and law and the media to reflect rapidly changing global practice and scholarship. Brand new global examples and a range of tried-and-tested pedagogical tools, including Key Thinker profiles, Politics in Action features and debating boxes, allow students to develop nuanced responses to political issues.Carefully designed and written to map onto degree curricula, it remains the go-to text for undergraduate introductory and comparative politics cour
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Polity Press Chinas Quest for Military Supremacy
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Seven Stories Press Project Censoreds State of the Free Press 2025
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. When No Thing Works
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Skyhorse Publishing The End of Woman
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Biteback Publishing Landslide
Book SynopsisIn this pacy and colourful new book, seasoned political journalists Tim Ross and Rachel Wearmouth use new interviews and candid private accounts from key players to take the reader behind the scenes of one of the strangest but most consequential elections in recent history.
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Byline Books Alt Reich
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Brixton Ink Limited World to Come
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Winning Team Publishing Right Wing Revolution
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Profile The Unaccountability Machine
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A great book ... a wonderful way of talking about our current world' Rory Stewart'Mischievous and fiercely intelligent' Ed Smith, New Statesman'One of the most insightful books I've read in a long time' Sam Freedman'The kind of book from which you look up to find the world suddenly more comprehensible. Also, it's about ten times funnier than any book about management has the right to be' GuardianWhen we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want. He casts new light on the writing of Stafford Beer, a legendary economist who argued in the 1950s that we should regard organisations as artificial intelligences, capable of taking decisions that are distinct from the intentions of their members.Management cybernetics was Beer's science of applying self-regulation in organisational settings, but it was largely ignored - with the result being the political and economic crises that that we see today. With his signature blend of cynicism and journalistic rigour, Davies looks at what's gone wrong, and what might have been, had the world listened to Stafford Beer when it had the chance.
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James Currey Decolonising the Mind
Book SynopsisA collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization.Trade ReviewMany of the ideas are familiar from Ngugi's earlier critical books, and earlier lectures, elsewhere. But the material here has a new context and the ideas a new focus. This leading African writer presents the arguments for using African language and forms after successfully using an African language himself. - -- Anne Walmsley * THE GUARDIAN *... after 25 years of independence, there is beginning to emerge a generation of writers for whom colonialism is a matter of history and not of direct personal experience. In retrospect that literature characterised by Ngugi as Afro-European - the literature written by Africans in European languages - will come to be seen as part and parcel of the uneasy period between colonialism and full independence, a period equally reflected in the continent's political instability as it attempts to find its feet. Ngugi's importance - and that of this book - lies in the courage with which he has confronted this most urgent of issues. - -- Adewale Maja-Pearce * THE NEW STATESMAN *Ngũgĩ's is a many splendored book. It is the personal testimony of an author who has fought a long battle of his own to undo the colonization of his mind. At the same time the book presents a historical analysis of subversion of personal identities and cultures of the colonized peoples in the process of colonization. It is also a book on the historical development of orature and literature in Africa. Finally, it is an essay in literary theory and criticism on the role of the artist in society. Ngũgĩ writes about Africa, his analysis applies to all of the Third World. -- African Studies Review
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Political Economy of China
Book SynopsisChina's economic rise over the last four decades has been as confounding as it has been impressive. Few economies have grown as fast and changed the lives of so many people in such a short time. How is it that a nominally Communist state has been able to achieve this economic miracle?And what are the consequences of this rapid transformation into a global economic powerhouse both inside China and abroad?The Political Economy of Chinais a lively and comprehensive introduction to China's economic development in the contemporary era.Across its twelve thematic chapters, the book offers a multifaceted examination of the history, sectors and policies that are essential for understanding China's growth experience. Chapter topics include the evolution of the state and private sectors; rural economic development; the labour market; social welfare in China, the environment; macroeconomic management and finance; foreign trade and direct investment; and China's going out strategy of overseas investment, that includes the Belt and Road Initiative. Written by a respected authority on the subject with more than a decade of experience teaching it to students, the book will serve as a vital resource for anyone new to the study of Chinese political economy or seeking a deeper understanding of the political and economic logic behind the headlines about the miracle and mirage of China's rise.
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Polity Press The Progress Trap
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Zbig
Book SynopsisAn intimate and perceptive biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski one of America's greatest and most influential geopolitical thinkers.
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Haymarket Books The Essential Rosa Luxemburg: Reform or
Book SynopsisThis new, authoritative introduction to Rosa Luxemburg's two most important works presents the full text of Reform or Revolution and The Mass Strike, with explanatory notes and introductions. One of the most important Marxist thinkers and leaders of the 20th century, Rosa Luxemburg is finding renewed interest among a new generation of activists and critics of global capitalism. Born in 1871, Luxemburg became a leader of the international socialist movement.
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Harper Collins Publ. USA Unti9780063438644
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Princeton University Press On Truth in Politics
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Princeton University Press Deadly Force
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Rlpg/Galleys Steel Gate to Freedom
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPolitical exile Yu presents the unvarnished biography of fellow activist Liu in this intimate portrait of the man "labeled ‘the black hand' behind the Tiananmen student protests." Born during the Cold War, Liu's family's "dining table was a battleground" and his interest in writing began with membership in the Intellectual Youth; by 1984 he'd become a lecturer with a significant following. In diaristic form, Yu relates how Liu became involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and how he was arrested for his leading role. Liu was released but was arrested twice more in the 1990s. In 2003 he helped found the Independent PEN China Center and served as its president until 2007. Liu was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but was unable to collect it as he was once again arrested, this time for his role in writing—along with Yu and others—a 2008 manifesto, Charter 08, which called for a multiparty system in China. Liu remains imprisoned, but Yu notes that the Internet has offered a way for Liu to communicate with the outside world and continue his political work. * Publishers Weekly *[Steel Gate to Freedom: The Life of Liu Xiaobo is] the only full-length biography of Liu, portraying him as a complex figure—devoted to political reform, idealistic, and unremittingly self-critical.... In these colorful and closely reported chapters, we see the daily rituals that held [Liu Xiaobo’s and Liu Xia’s] lives together. * New York Review of Books *This personal, affectionate, but also critical portrait of the famous dissident and Nobel Laureate provides rich new details on his childhood, personal life, professional relationships, and prison experiences. Above all, it traces the gradual development of Liu’s political convictions and the personal philosophy that has made him such a respected leader, eloquent spokesman, and enduring symbol of the Chinese people’s yearning for freedom. -- Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia UniversityThis is a match made in heaven: Liu Xiaobo could never find a more diligent biographer than Yu Jie. And Yu Jie could never find a more compelling subject than Liu Xiaobo. Yu’s portrayal of Liu’s life not only covers his past but also looks toward the future and his struggle to create a new world: a beautiful story that has yet to be written. The Liu Xiaobo that Yu Jie portrays here is not a distant saint, but rather a real human being who comes to life in these pages. -- Yu Ying-shih, Emeritus, Princeton UniversityAlthough we never met, I counted my fellow Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo as a friend, admiring his courage in pushing China toward political, legal, and constitutional reforms. It is important that the free world not forget him and other prisoners of conscience for exercising their freedom of expression.To most people who have heard of Liu Xiaobo, the name means only one or another famous persona: star professor, imprisoned enemy of the state, or Nobel Laureate. In this lively and insightful book, Yu Jie, a long-time personal friend, reveals Liu as a human being in daily life: idealistic and ornery at the same time, addicted to his appetites, inveterately critical of both himself and others, always on the move, incapable of insincerity, and prodigiously intelligent. The best biography available in a Western language, this book should be read by all serious China watchers. -- Perry Link, University of California, RiversideTable of ContentsForeword—Jean-Philippe Béja 1 The Young Boy on the Black Soil 2 Beijing Stories 3 The Black Hand of Tiananmen 4 Start from Zero 5 One Man’s War 6 Final Warning: Charter 08 7 Liu Xia 8 Nobel: A Crown of Thorns Timeline Notes Bibliography About the Author and the Translator
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mr. Putin
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Moscow Rules
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Taylor & Francis Englands Wars of Religion Revisited
Book SynopsisThe causes and nature of the civil wars that gripped the British Isles in the mid-seventeenth century remain one of the most studied yet least understood historical conundrums. Religion, politics, economics and affairs local, national and international, all collided to fuel a conflict that has posed difficult questions both for contemporaries and later historians. Were the events of the 1640s and 50s the first stirrings of modern political consciousness, or, as John Morrill suggested, wars of religion? This collection revisits the debate with a series of essays which explore the implications of John Morrill's suggestion that the English Civil War should be regarded as a war of religion. This process of reflection constitutes the central theme, and the collection as a whole seeks to address the shortcomings of what have come to be the dominant interpretations of the civil wars, especially those that see them as secular phenomena, waged in order to destroy monarchy and religion at a stro
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Pan Macmillan Failed State
Book SynopsisSam Freedman is a senior fellow at the Institute for Government and a senior adviser to Ark Schools. He writes about policy and politics for numerous outlets including the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian and New Statesman. With his father, he runs Comment is Freed', Britain's most popular politics Substack. He has a following of over 140,000 on X.He has spent his career working in different policy-focused roles around Westminster, including as an adviser to the leader of the opposition and three years at the Department for Education as a senior policy adviser. Failed State is his first book.
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Macmillan Learning American Government Stories of a Nation
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W. W. Norton & Company Terrible Magnificent Sociology with Norton
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Care Economy
Book SynopsisCare is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. The labour of care is arduous and underpaid. Yet without it health and vitality are impossible. Care itself ends up leading a curious dual life. In our hearts it's honoured as an irreducible good. But in the market it's treated as a second class citizen barely recognised in the relentless rush for productivity and wealth. How did we arrive in this dysfunctional place? And what can we do to change things? What would it mean to take health seriously as a societal goal? What would it take to adopt care as an organising principle in the economy? Renowned ecological economist Tim Jackson sets out to tackle these questions in this timely and deeply personal book. His journey travels through the history of medicine, the economics of capitalism and the philosophical underpinnings of health. He unpacks the gender politics of care, revisits the birthplace of a universal dream and confronts the demons that prevent us from realising it. Irreverent, insightful and profoundly inquisitive,The Care Economyoffers a bold and accessible manifesto for a healthier and more humane society.
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American University in Cairo Press Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless
Book SynopsisA gripping, in-depth account of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, through the eyes of its youthful vanguardJanuary 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the young men and women who changed the course of their nation’s history. Tahrir’s Youth tells the story of the organized youth behind the mass uprising that brought about the spectacular collapse of the Mubarak regime. Who were these activists? What did they want? How did the movement they unleashed shape them as it unfolded, and why did it ultimately fall short of its goals?Rusha Latif follows the trajectory of the movement from the perspective of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition (RYC), a key front forged in Tahrir Square during the early days of the revolt. Drawing on firsthand testimonies and her own direct experience, she offers insight into the motives, hopes, strategies, successes, failures, and disillusionments of the movement’s leaders. Her account details the challenges these activists faced as they attempted to steer the movement they had set in motion and highlights the factors leading to their struggle’s defeat, despite its initial promise.Tahrir’s Youth questions the belief that Egypt’s revolution was spontaneous and leaderless. Timely and necessary, this study not only illuminates the uprising’s leadership dynamics but also demonstrates the need for imagining new modes of revolutionary organizing for the twenty-first century.Trade Review"Rusha Latif . . . embedded herself with young activists and writes about what the world can learn from a defeated revolt."―Leila Fadel, NPR"Deeply personal and highly readable. . . . Tahrir's Youth provides a compelling case study of what author Rusha Latif refers to as 'task-oriented leaders' at the individual level and how they shaped the course of the 18 days in Tahrir Square. The book is a concise overview for those seeking to understand the 2011 Egyptian revolution and where it came from."―Sarah Anne Rennick, Middle East Journal"In seven beautifully written chapters, the book offers fascinating reading into the career of youth leaders of the Egyptian popular uprisings."―Emad El-Din Shahin, Political Science Quarterly“Latif’s alternative account of the events that occurred in Egypt is welcomed and will inform our understanding of not only the 2011 revolution in Egypt but also subsequent political events that take place in the Internet era."—Pengfei Zhao, Social Forces"A fascinating glimpse into a revolutionary period . . . . Rusha Latif has made a valuable contribution to research on Egyptian politics with this study, and it will no doubt become a necessary reference for further work on the Arab Spring in Egypt.”—Middle East Monitor"Offers rich insight."—Washington Report on Middle East Affairs"As its excellent subtitle indicates, this book debunks many myths related to the so-called leaderless revolutions through meticulous fieldwork investigation of the young leaders of Egypt’s 2011 uprising in its Cairene epicenter. It is a much-needed contribution to the study of the twenty-first century's pattern of uprisings, showing how a popular movement that goes beyond an ephemeral explosion of anger is necessarily led by more than a virtual network."―Gilbert Achcar, SOAS, University of London, author of The People Want"In a moment characterized by the revival of authoritarian regimes and democratic setbacks, this book is a welcome analysis that puts youth activism in post-2011 Egypt in a revealing historic, sociological, and political perspective. Using primary sources, including in-depth interviews with the youth leaders of the January 25 Revolution, Latif’s work offers indispensable insights into the mobilization strategies and trajectories of the youth groups that resisted three successive regimes between 2011 and 2013. Her book powerfully explains how youth activism has forever changed Egyptian politics."―Amr Hamzawy, Stanford University, editor of Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World"Rusha Latif has given us a treasure of a book about the leadership of youth movements during the Egyptian uprising. The book is chock full of innovative arguments and evidence, derived from the author’s observations and experiences. With a focus on Tahrir Square and the youth networks that cooperated as a vanguard to make their voices heard, Latif’s study interrogates the Revolutionary Youth Coalition in an all-encompassing way. The richness of this study contributes greatly to our understanding of how the youth participated and led. Tahrir’s Youth should be required reading for anyone interested in Egypt’s uprising or the future of revolutionary movements."―Joshua Stacher, Kent State University, author of Watermelon Democracy"Rusha Latif has produced a deeply intimate and incisive examination of the Egyptian revolution's vanguard. At its core, this is a painstakingly narrated biography of the revolutionaries who changed Egypt, only to find themselves tragically changed by it. Of the manifold contributions of Tahrir’s Youth, the most inspiring is the researcher's honest, candid, and reflexive grappling with her own responsibilities, predispositions, and vulnerabilities in the field. This book is an indispensable resource for understanding the Egyptian revolution on its own terms and in its own words."—Adel Iskandar, Simon Fraser University, author of Egypt in FluxTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Encountering Revolution: Expectations and Reality2. The Contract Collapses3. Re-thinking Spontaneity: Youth Political Agency Before the Uprising4. Youth Activists and Revolutionary Praxis 5. Participation, Subjectivity, and Imagination6. The Making and Unmaking of Revolutionary Youth Leadership 7. The Revolution Continues? NotesBibliographyIndex
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Atria Books Lawless
Book SynopsisSomething is deeply rotten at the Supreme Court. How did we get here and what can we do about it? Crooked Media podcast host Leah Litman shines a light on the unabashed lawlessness embraced by conservative Supreme Court justices -- and shows us how to fight back.
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Lexington Books African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions:
Book SynopsisIn African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution, contributors explore John Samuel Mbiti’s contributions to African scholarship and demonstrate how he broke through the western glass ceiling of scholarship and made African-informed and African-shaped scholarship a reality. Contributors examine the far-reaching implications of Mbiti’s scholarship, arguing that he shifted the contemporary African Christian landscape and informed global expressions of Christianity. African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions analyzes Mbiti’s scholarship and shows that his theories are malleable and fluid, allowing a new generation of scholars to reinterpret, reconstruct, and further develop his theories. This collection brings together contributors from a wide range of disciplines to study John Samuel Mbiti as the father of contemporary African theology and grapple with questions Africans face in the twenty-first century.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Stirring the Celebratory Ritual FireChammah J. Kaunda and Julius M. GathogoPart One: John Samuel Mbiti and African Theology and PhilosophyChapter One: African TheologyHumphrey M. WaweruChapter Two: African TheologyJulius GathogoChapter Three: African Women Theologies Loreen MasenoChapter Four: African Patriotism Julius Gathogo Chapter Five: African PhilosophyBernard MatolinoChapter Six: African Concept of Time Chammah J. KaundaPart Two: John Samuel Mbiti and Contemporary Issues in Africa Chapter Seven: Marriage Negotiations Elizabeth Motswapong and Kediemetse Machinya Chapter Eight: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)Sokfa F. John Chapter Nine: Sustainable Development Odomaro Mubangizi Chapter Ten: Peace and Security Evelyn N. Mayanja Chapter Eleven: International Relations and Identity Andrew David Omona Chapter Twelve: Migration and IdentityMartin Munyao Chapter Thirteen: Climate Change and Insecurities Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye Part Three: John Samuel Mbiti and African Religions in Twenty-First CenturyChapter Fourteen: The ‘Living-Dead’ Felix K. EsohChapter Fifteen: African Cultural History of LibationFelix K. Esoh and Chammah J. KaundaChapter Sixteen: Chapter African Religions as ‘World Religions’Willy L. Mafuta and Chammah J. KaundaChapter Seventeen: African Initiated Churches (AICs)James TiburcioChapter Eighteen: Challenges and Prospects for African Religions Sibusiso Masondo
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Anthem Press Challenging the Narrative: Documentary Film as
Book SynopsisDrawing on his experiences directing films in Ireland, Haiti, Brazil and South Africa, McLaughlin reflects on the potential of documentary film to provide a platform for those who have experienced political violence to challenge dominant narratives that marginalises them, and that offers potential for personal and public healing. Using participatory methodologies, each case study analyses conditions of production, political context, participatory potential, and impact of the films on both survivors and the general public. Challenges are addressed and lessons suggested for similar projects in the areas of documentary film, transitional justice, participatory ethnography and political activism.Trade Review“McLaughlin radically listens to stories of trauma most people do not want to hear. His exploration into these liminal spaces is an extensive study on participant-led mitigation of colonial violence and documentary hierarchy. It occupies a risky territory, between governments, terrorists, and political waves with innocent people at its core.” —Soumyaa Behrens, Director, Documentary Film Institute, Faculty, School of Cinema, San Francisco State University, USA.“This timely book is valuable in its discussion of ethical issues and subject participation in documentary films where survivors of violence and trauma, generally excluded from public discourse, return to the locations of their traumatic experiences. The book challenges the notion of a one-size-fits-all ethical protocol for subject trust and collaboration.” —Dr Jill Daniels, Senior Lecturer Film, University of East London, UK.Table of ContentsList of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Practice as Research; 2. Prisons Memory Archive; 3. It Stays with You; 4. Right Now I Want to Scream; 5. We Never Gave Up; Conclusion; References; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Air War in Ukraine
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive account of the use of airpower in the first year of the Ukraine conflict.Airpower has been central to political, military, and public debates from the outset of the Russo-Ukrainian war. After having started with whether the US and NATO should attempt to establish a No-Fly Zone over Ukraine to protect the civilian population, the international discussion soon focused on the underperformance of Russian airpower. The fact that the initial contest for air superiority over Ukraine ended in an uneasy state of mutual denial came as a surprise to Western analysts, who suspected Kyiv would fall within a relatively short period of time. The surprise and relief that it did not only fueled urgent and ongoing discussions on how NATO nations could support the Ukrainian war effort. Regardless of nationality, age, level of education, or ethnicity, the near-daily footage of Russian missiles, bombs and drones hitting residential areas and bombarding infrastru
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Haymarket Books Confronting Empire: Interviews with David
Book SynopsisEdward W. Said once urged the legendary Eqbal Ahmad not to leave your words scattered to the winds, or even recorded on tape, but collected and published in several volumes for everyone to read. Then those who don t have the privilege of knowing you will know what a truly remarkable, gifted man you are. In these intimate and wide-ranging conversations, Ahmad discusses nationalism, ethnic conflict, the politics of memory, and liberation struggles around the world.Table of Contents"Dawn of Freedom" by Faiz Ahmed Faiz Map of South Asia Biographical Sketch of Eqbal Ahmad Introduction by David Barsamian Foreword by Edward W. Said Chapter 1 Think Critically and Take Risks Chapter 2 Distorted Histories Chapter 3 Do Not Accept the Safe Haven Selected Bibliography of Eqbal Ahmad's Writing Index
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Pan Macmillan Untitled Memoir
Book SynopsisNicola Sturgeon served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party from 2014 to 2023 and has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament since its establishment in 1999. As leader of the SNP, she worked with five British Prime Ministers, from David Cameron to Rishi Sunak. Frankly is her deeply personal memoir of her time in office.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Campaign of Chaos
Book SynopsisLarry J. Sabato is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and director of its Center for Politics. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books on American politics and elections. Kyle Kondik is the managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Center's nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.J. Miles Coleman is associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics' nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.
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Penguin Random House Group Chokepoints
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Broken Republik
Book Synopsis''A splendid book by authors who long ago detected Germany's fragility and aimed at readers who take no pleasure in the sight of its precipitous decline'' Yanis Varoufakis''The best polemic yet ... the authors prosecute their case with vigour and a terrific eye for detail'' Oliver Moody, The Times Book of the WeekThe compelling story of Germany's decline where it all went wrong and how it could bounce back.For many years, the post-war recovery of Germany was an inspirational story. All of Europe looked on with admiration and envy as the nation rebuilt and set standards for the rest to follow. Companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Siemens and Bayer rose to become global titans, while the country''s political leaders earned respect around the world even their football teams were the best. Such was its success that when the Berlin Wall fell, it appeared to reunify almost seamlessly. Where Germany led, the rest followed. But, even at its zenith, there were signs of trouble, with a worrying lack of national identity at its heart. So, when events started to turn against Germany, the whole edifice began to crumble. As political and business leaders benefited from the status quo, they couldn't see the problems heading their way. Volkswagen's emissions fraud tainted its industrial reputation; abandoning nuclear power left the country at the mercy of Russia for its energy needs; and a growing divide between rich and poor stoked international tensions that opened the door to the rise of the far-right AfD party. Journalists Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes have been reporting for years on the problems the country faces. Germany is not alone in this, but it is singularly ill-equipped to deal with them. Broken Republik is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand Germany''s slide towards the brink.
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Harvard University Press Waste of a Nation
Book SynopsisAssa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives. People at the bottom are injured and stigmatized as they work with sewage, toxic chemicals, and rotting garbage. If India is to emerge as a model for the world, its policies will have to reach beyond the environment, to encompass empathy.Trade ReviewAn in-depth investigation of India’s feeble fight against mountains of consumerist waste [with] robust statistics, compelling history, and telling case studies…The result is both beguiling and disturbing…The authors reveal the complex cultural, social, political and religious hurdles that hamper the country’s struggle with waste. -- Subhra Priyadarshini * Nature *Waste of a Nation is an elegant and forceful examination of this underside of Indian life, hiding in plain sight on every street. It mixes slices of city life with analysis of both the cultural background behind India's obsession with recycling and its potential role in greening a country that's urbanizing and industrializing probably faster than anywhere else on Earth. -- Fred Pearce * New Scientist *Doron and Jeffrey are admirably thorough…but also alive to a good story…The ordinary waste of residents of Indian metropolises has ballooned to levels that are essentially unmanageable, with the result that landfills are overflowing, sometimes even combusting, and liquid sewage is pumped into rivers and the sea. It is a horrifying situation. -- Anjali Joseph * Times Literary Supplement *A 360-degree look at waste, from production to disposal to reuse, and all the intervening steps during this journey that intersect with caste, class, and technology…Doron and Jeffrey present a riveting account of contemporary life in India. -- Somak Ghoshal * Mint *Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey seek to capture not India’s increasing wealth but its rapidly growing waste—a largely neglected subject. Their travels take them through rivers overflowing with human ashes and industrial waste, sewers swirling with noxious gases, toilets topped with excrement-filled cesspits and teetering garbage landfills…They return with a stunning—and alarming—picture of a nation choking on its own garbage…Their travels through India’s wastelands surprise, engage and inform readers. -- Saumya Roy * The Wire *[A] fine blending of hard realities with anecdotal, historical, social and economic details to keep the reader deeply engrossed. -- Banikinkar Pattanayak * Financial Express *It reads like a thinking person’s travelogue through urban India. This is also its strength…it takes the reader back to the reality of a complex, messy world of waste, an important armour against today’s silver-bullet projects. -- Bharati Chaturvedi * India Today *This comprehensive study of waste—wet and dry, human and nonhuman—posits caste in a central role but is equally interested in tracing the impact of the nation’s colonial past. -- Stacey Balkan * Public Books *[Doron and Jeffrey’s] comprehensive study analyses the history and evolution of India’s waste crisis and looks at the ways authorities have tried (and often failed) to address the issue, even as millions of poor, informal workers brave horrifying conditions to make a living within the waste economy. -- Maria Thomas * Quartz *As Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue in their timely and incisive book, Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India, tackling the country’s systemic sanitation and environmental problems will require much more than setting ambitious targets…They tackle their subject dispassionately and with the academic rigor necessary to untangle reams of statistics to get to the core of the challenges facing India’s 1.37 billion people.The book is also highly readable. The authors move seamlessly between the micro and macro levels, from following the lives of untouchable sewerage workers in Mumbai who daily risk their lives descending into manholes, to interviewing the Indian PM. -- John Zubrzycki * The Australian *A most engaging document that lays bare the waste of India…The outstanding merit of the book is that it constantly draws our attention, in a holistic way, to the wider overall dimension of Indian waste in a contemplative way that mixes anecdotes, facts, observations and humor. -- Romi Khosla * The Wire *Should be applauded for provoking a wider discussion of such issues that have so far been the domain of ‘subject experts.’ If it helps us unravel the tangled threads of webs of waste that we generate and yet hate, Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey will have done us a valuable service. -- Amita Baviskar * Biblio *Doron and Jeffrey’s model study of India’s garbage problem impressively integrates geography, demography, religion, economics, politics, environmentalism, and the history of sanitation. -- M. G. Roskin * Choice *Waste of a Nation confronts simplifications and myths about India’s complex culture and its environmental challenges. Doron and Jeffrey have written an ambitious book that provides a very good guide to how one of the world’s most populous nations handles waste in its many manifestations, as well as the all-too-human consequences. -- Martin V. Melosi, author of Garbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform, and the Environment and The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the PresentThis is a landmark publication providing a comprehensive look at various aspects of ‘waste’ in Indian society and history. I particularly admire the skill with which the authors combine historical, anecdotal, economic, ethnographic, and even technical details to provide an enjoyable read that is, at the same time, deeply instructive. -- Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of ChicagoThrough rigorous empirical analysis and an erudite narrative, Doron and Jeffrey have crafted an engaging commentary on India’s struggles with waste management. The authors judiciously argue that if we are to realize Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India, we need multifaceted reforms with an unwavering focus on people. -- Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India, and author of Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
£22.46
Yale University Press The Less You Know the Better You Sleep
Book SynopsisOnce you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect senseTrade Review“The circumstantial evidence is compelling. It is set out in David Satter’s book with concision, authority and an undertow of quiet rage.”—Giles Whittell, Times“Satter . . . persuasively supplies evidence for his claim that a series of residential bombings in 1999 were part of an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by Vladimir Putin, who used them as a smoke screen to invade Chechnya and catapult himself to the presidency.”—Publisher’s Weekly“A darkly impressive account of post-Soviet Russia, skillfully moving between detective-style close-ups of key events and sweeping analysis.”—Peter Pomeranzev, author of Nothing is True and Everything is Possible“David Satter blends masterful journalism and rigorous scholarship in a disturbingly illuminating book on the origins, nature and future of the Putin autocracy. Required reading for all those who refuse to indulge in wishful thinking about a rogue state claiming to be a respectable superpower.”—Vladimir Tismaneanu, author of The Devil in History: Communism, Fascims and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century“This very timely new book by David Satter, one of our finest analysts of contemporary Russia, provides crucial insights into Vladimir Putin. The negligible value he and his cohorts place on human life is chillingly illustrated. Here you will find a gripping account of the deliberate lethal gassing of hundreds of innocent hostages held captive by terrorists, demonstrating that seizing and holding power by any means is Putin’s stock in trade.”—Richard V. Allen, senior fellow Hoover Institution and former national security adviser to Ronald Reagan“Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship was enabled by those who ignored the lessons of history and the warnings of people like David Satter, who was right early and often during the fall of Russian democracy and the rise of Putin’s police state. Few can speak with so much authority and conviction on the triumphs and tragedies of modern Russia.”—Garry Kasparov, Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, former world chess champion“David Satter has the courage to ask what role the Russian authorities themselves had in the worst terrorist outrages there and - unlike others who did the same - has survived to tell the tale. If he is right that grand provocation had a key political role under both Yeltsin and Putin presidencies—and the evidence is persuasive—then Russia is a country from Dostoyevski’s worst dreams. The Less You Know, the Better you Sleep is an uncompromising, cogent, disturbing account of a country whose authorities’ nihilism may yet lead it to disaster.”—Radek Sikorski, former Polish foreign minister
£15.19
Oneworld Publications No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime
Book SynopsisNew York Times Notable Books of 2018 Financial Times Book of the Year Award-winning journalist Rania Abouzeid presents reportage of unprecedented scope in this engaging, character-driven investigation that exposes the secret dealings that armed and betrayed an uprising. Taking readers deep into Assad’s prisons, to clandestine meetings and to the highest levels of Islamic militancy, Abouzeid dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict, and lays bare the tragedy of the Syrian War through the stories of those seeking safety and freedom in a shattered country. Based on more than five years of frontline reporting, No Turning Back is an utterly engrossing human drama that shows how hope can flourish even amid one of the twenty-first century’s greatest humanitarian disasters.Trade Review‘An extraordinary piece of reportage that explains the Syrian war through the stories of individuals caught up in the fighting. Abouzeid’s book has the gripping and tragic qualities of a first-rate novel.’ * Financial Times Book of the Year *'Excellent... Probably the most perceptive journalistic account of the war so far... Abouzeid’s understated bravery and ability to merge into the background speak to the power of immersive eyewitness reporting, foregrounding the experience of the people she meets and writing with modesty.' * New York Review of Books *'An unparalleled account of the Syrian uprising, drawing on six years of immersive reporting.' * New Yorker *'A stunning take on Syria’s tragedy by the veteran Middle East reporter Rania Abouzeid... Abouzeid’s writing is clear, her analysis sharp, her sympathy deep as she answers this key question of our age.' * The Spectator *‘There is no better way to refocus on Syria than to read Rania Abouzeid’s book… What could simply be a standard journalistic device succeeds triumphantly because of the skill and sensitivity of Abouzeid’s writing, the depth of her reporting and the extraordinary nature of the stories she tells. As a result, her book has the compelling qualities of a novel, rather than simply a work of reportage…an extraordinary book that deserves to be read widely.’ * Financial Times *'This is journalism at its very best: brave; personal; written with aching beauty.' * Lyse Doucet, BBC's Chief International Correspondent *‘Painfully gripping.’ * Prospect *'This narrative of the Syrian war from 2011 through 2016 offers page after page of extraordinary reporting and exquisite prose, rendering its individual subjects with tremendous intimacy.' * New York Times Notable Books of 2018 *‘Offers page after page of extraordinary reporting and many flashes of exquisitely descriptive prose… Abouzeid’s remarkable journalistic and literary work has given us, at last, a book worthy of the enormous tragedy that is Syria.’ * New York Times Book Review *‘For those confused by the country's descent into chaos and the myriad factions now battling it out for supremacy, it is indispensable... A masterpiece: a forensic, yet accessible anatomy of how a peaceful uprising was hijacked by external forces who cared less about ridding Syria of dictator Bashar al-Assad than furthering their own agendas… Abouzeid writes compellingly throughout.’ * Big Issue *'[No Turning Back] offers page after page of extraordinary reporting and exquisite prose, rendering its individual subjects with tremendous intimacy.' * New York Times, '8 Books We Recommend this Week' *'Eloquent and devastating … Abouzeid relates the drama of this chaos in gripping prose.' * Christian Science Monitor *'Searing and sparingly beautiful… War, she reminds us, alters the architecture of the city as much as it scrambles the human psyche.' * Los Angeles Review of Books *'Rania Abouzeid has produced a masterpiece.' * Robert F. Worth, author of A Rage For Order *'This is an essential read not only for those interested in Syria and the Middle East, but for anyone who strives to understand the mechanics of a society torn by civil war.' * Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Guardian Middle East Correspondent *‘An astonishing work, in its ambition, its scope and its humanity…these stories are woven with consummate skill by Abouzeid who does not moralize and does not judge. Through their lived experiences she has shown the human faces, the human suffering behind the headlines.’ * New Internationalist *'After No Turning Back, you won’t be able to hear anything more about Syria without feeling that you too know the people who are living (and dying) through it.' * Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea and Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood *'No Turning Back is a monumental achievement. I can think of few other journalists, past or present, who have reported on any war as courageously, analyzed it as trenchantly, or rendered the lives of its participants and victims as movingly, as Abouzeid has done here for the war in Syria. The book will no doubt endure as a work of literature.' * Luke Mogelson, author of These Heroic, Happy Dead *'No Turning Back works both on the level of deeply reported personal narratives of a tragedy that continues to unspool and also as a major work of history.' * Peter Bergen, author of United States of Jihad and Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for Bin Laden *'Rania Abouzeid brings the century's deadliest conflict to life...' * Irish Times, Books to look out for in 2018 *'An intimate portrait of a chaotic war. A must read.' * Deb Amos, author of Eclipse of the Sunnis: Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East *'Rania Abouzeid has produced a work of stunning reportage from the very heart of the conflict, daring to go to the most dangerous places in order to get the story.' * Dexter Filkins, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Forever War *‘A fabulous and illuminating account of the Syrian conflict told by a world-class journalist at the height of her powers. This is about real people, their real stories and how they web together to tell the wider story of a nation in crisis. A rich and rewarding book that informs, excites and inspires. A truly first-class piece of high-end reportage.’ * Tim Butcher, author of Blood River *
£10.44
Penguin Random House India Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Book SynopsisSyama Prasad Mookerjee founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh, precursor to BJP. Iconic and controversial leader in India. Had political differences with Nehru, resigned from cabinet after Delhi Pact. Historic role in Bengal Famine, Calcutta Killings, Noakhali Carnage. Mysterious death in Kashmir custody.
£5.83
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Military Landscapes
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£46.71
The History Press Ltd 2030
Book SynopsisA ground-breaking analysis from one of the world's foremost experts on global trends, including answers on how COVID-19 will amplify and accelerate each of these changesTrade ReviewWe do not know what the world will look like in 2030. But we do know the underlying trends that will shape it, argues Guillén of the Wharton School. This thought-provoking book illuminates the most important: demographic shifts, notably the African baby boom; the changing nature of ageing and retirement; the emergence of a new global middle class; the rise of women as entrepreneurs and leaders; the challenges to cities; “more cell phones than toilets”; the sharing economy; and the future of money. It is fun. Enjoy -- Martin Wolf * Financial Times Best Books of 2020 *
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