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Book SynopsisFootball Comes Home unearths the cultural, political, and social properties of European football clubs and associations. Christos Kassimeris examines the background of five hundred football clubs and associations from around Europe, providing all the relevant historical information that concerns their origins and standing in society. This book also analyzes the clubs'' and associations'' emblems, revealing the symbolic significance and a wealth of historical and cultural information. By examining football in a social science context, rather then just a geographic context, this book reveals the ways in which football transcends national boundaries and stereotypes.Trade ReviewCultural Studies has long been criticized for neglecting sport. Football Comes Home distinctly addresses this oversight. Based in semiotic analysis it provides an original survey of European football insignia and in so doing offers an insightful symbolic history, giving view to the deep structures of identity that are not revealed by more standard forms of social research. For academics, students and even the general reader interested in the cultural significance of football, this is an essential book. -- John Hughson, International Football Institute, University of Central Lancashire, UKFootball Comes Home is an interesting and original attempt to examine the symbolism of football clubs, focusing specifically on the origins and, to a lesser degree, the evolution of club badges. This book uses the club badge or emblem as a way into a much broader analysis of the changing historical and cultural identities of European football. All this adds up to what is, to my knowledge, the most detailed and thorough examination of the symbols associated with football clubs ever conducted. -- Matthew Taylor, De Montfort UniversityIt is rare that a book combines intellectual rigor with popular cultural study to such a degree. There have been lots of good academic books on European football as popular culture over the years - many of which appear in the bibliography to this book. There have also been plenty of publications which explore the vagaries of semiotics and sport and media cultures. To marry the two, as Christos Kassimeris does in this excellent book, is a real achievement. Highly recommended. -- Steve Redhead, Chelsea School at the University of BrightonTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Football semeiosis Chapter 3: The origins of football Chapter 4: Herald the ambassador Chapter 5: More than a club Chapter 6: Social status and religion Chapter 7: Nationalizing football Chapter 8: Conclusion 9 Selected Bibliography 10 Index 11 About the Author

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Book SynopsisFrom the Foundations in Global Studies series, this student-friendly text follows a two-pronged approach to help readers understand the globalizing processes relating to environment and sustainability, which are examined in a range of disciplines, including environmental studies, geography, global studies, political science, international affairs, comparative politics, and other disciplines. First, it presents foundational material that gives students the conceptual underpinnings required for rigorous analysis. Following the Introduction and Overview, Part One presents a brief historical overview of the concerns revolving around environmental sustainability in the modern era. The text then covers key concepts and theoretical constructs that define the global context for sustainable environmental practices, such as the key thinkers and theories pertaining to sustainable environmental practice, and the key international agencies and treaties involved in global discussions. The first part then explores the various models and ways to measure sustainability, the range of environmental domains at play in the sustainability dialogue, and the controversies surrounding them. Part Two employs case studies to examine theory and practice at work in particular situations. The case studies have been selected with an eye toward comprehensiveness of coverage across disciplines and across regions.Table of ContentsAbout This Book and Series Part One: Background, Theory, and Context 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Background and History of Sustainability 3. Narratives of Sustainability: Key Concepts and Issues 4. Enacting Sustainability 5. Issues of Scale in Producing Sustainability 6. The Range of Environmental Concerns Part Two: Case Studies 7. Introduction to the Case Studies 8. Alternative Food Movements and Transition Towns in the United Kingdom 9. Community Forestry and Sustainability in Nepal 10. Sustainable Mining and the North 11. Governing Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Sustainability 12. Rethinking Sustainable Community Through Permaculture Initiatives in Zimbabwe 13. The Entanglements of Oil Extraction and Sustainability in the Ecuadorian Amazon 14. Sustainability and Gender Equality: Exploring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 15. Sustaining What and By What Means? The Importance of Local Social Relations in the Sahel

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Book SynopsisSouth Tyrol, a region in the heart of the Alps about half the size of Connecticut, brings into sharp focus an important part of twentieth-century history. Tyrol, a province that had been part of Austria for over 500 years and was almost totally German-speaking, was split in two after World War I and the southern part awarded to Italy as spoils of war.The first phase to follow after the split of Tyrol was systematic subjection by the Italian Fascists of what had been a regional majority in South Tyrol, but was now a minority within Italy. In a second phase, to gain an Italian majority, the country was settled with Italians from the south, who had a totally different mentality from the Italians residing in South Tyrol. With the emergence of National Socialism in Germany, and eventually with the Hitler-Mussolini Agreement of 1939, a third phase emerged: an experiment in ethnic cleansing called the Option. Eighty-six percent of all South Tyroleans agreed to leave South Tyrol and become citTable of ContentsI: 1918–1922: From the Division of Tyrol to the March on Bozen; II: Ettore Tolomei 6; III: 1922–1938: The Fascist Policy towards South Tyrol; IV: 1939: Between Fascism and National Socialism — The Option; V: 1940-1945: Resettlement and “Reunification”; VI: 14 September 1945: No Return to Austria; VII: 1946: The Gruber-De Gasperi Agreement; VIII: 1948-1969: From Pseudo-Autonomy to the “Package”“Break with Trient!”; IX: From the “Package” to the Present

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Book SynopsisWallace Clement is Chancellor's Professor at Carleton University. Leah F. Vosko is Canada Research Chair in Feminist Political Economy, York University.

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Book SynopsisA striking portrait of states in the non-Western world from the dismantling of European empires to their inclusion into a universe of global capitalism.

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Book SynopsisDesmond Meade was chosen as a MacArthur Fellow in 2021The inspiring and eye-opening true story of one man’s undying belief in the power of a fully enfranchised nation.“You may think the right to vote is a small matter, and if you do, I would bet you have never had it taken away from you.” Thus begins the story of Desmond Meade and his inspiring journey to restore voting rights to roughly 1.4 million returning citizens in Florida—resulting in a stunning victory in 2018 that enfranchised the most people at once in any single initiative since women’s suffrage.Let My People Vote is the deeply moving, personal story of Meade’s life, his political activism, and the movement he spearheaded to restore voting rights to returning citizens who had served their terms. Meade survived a tough childhood only to find himself with a felony conviction. Finding the strength to pull his life together, he graduated summa cum laude from c

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Book SynopsisFirsthand testimonies from Guantánamo Bay, inspiring future generations to never repeat the human rights violations of the detention center.Law scholar and Witness to Guantánamo founder Peter Jan Honigsberg uncovers a haunting portrait of life at the military prison and its toll, not only on the detainees and their loved ones but also on its military and civilian personnel and the journalists who reported on it.Honigsberg conducted 158 interviews across 20 countries so that the people who lived and worked there could tell their heartbreaking and inspirational stories. In each one, we face the reality that the healing process cannot begin until we start the conversation about what was done in the name of protecting our country. These are a few of them. Many alleged operatives in Guantánamo were purchased by the United States for ransom from Afghan and Pakistani soldiers. Brandon Neely, a prison guard who processed the first group of suspected

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Book SynopsisTaking a view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this work explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics. It identifies a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes.Table of ContentsIntroduction Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, and Daniela DonnoPart I Institutions 1 Welfare Regimes and Redistribution in the South Jeremy Seekings 2 Distributional Conflicts in Mature Welfare States Isabela Mares 3 Th e Politics of Tax StructureSteffen Ganghof 4 AIDS, Inequality, and Access to Antiretroviral TreatmentNicoli Nattrass 5 Distributive Politics and Formal Institutions in New DemocraciesVoting in the Russian State Duma, 1994 - 2003 Jana KunicovaPart II Individuals 6 Religion and Social InsuranceKenneth Scheve and David Stasavage 7 Moral Values and Distributive PoliticsWoojin Lee and John Roemer 8 Giving the People What They Want? Age, Class, and Distribution in the United States Christopher HowardPart III Coalitions 9 Good Distribution, Bad Delivery, and Ugly PoliticsPeter A. Swenson 10 Democracy and Distributive Politics in India Pranab Bardhan 11 The Political Uses of Public OpinionMayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael J. GraetzAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisOffers important theoretical insights into how democracy is understood in the Middle EastTrade Review"Democracy in Modern Iran reflects diligent research and insiders' insights ... it is informative and thought-provoking. Any scholar of social change, the Middle East, or of Iran will benefit from reading it." -- Brigitte U. Neary * Critical Sociology *"Mirsepassi's study is a valuable contribution which questions the legitimacy of hypothetical and textual generalisations about the relationship between secularism, religion, culture, and politics." -- Burak Ozcetin * Political Studies Review *"An extraordinary work that provides an invaluable and much-needed historical, intellectual, and cultural context for developing an understanding of Irans society and how Islam has affected political change in that nation. This is a meticulously researched analysis with an original interpretation of the evolving events in Iran; in short, a major volume to be welcomed and celebrated." * Vartan Gregorian, author of Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith *"The author convincingly argues for a view of democracy based not on & objective logic, but rather on pragmatic lines...[Mirsepassi] does deliver a variety of useful perspectives on the nature of the contemporary hostility." * PBS’s Frontline *"“This is an important book, moving beyond describing and categorizing Iranian intellectual trajectories over the modern era and towards a judicious intervention in that debate itself... One cannot but applaud the effort to instill a “practice what you preach” ethic into the Iranian intellectual zeitgeist." * Middle East Journal *"Democracy in Modern Iran, however, is much more than simply a commentary on Iranian politics. In essence, it is a work of comparative political theory that examines the relationship between culture and democracy." * Democracy: A Journal of Ideas *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: "Where Is My Vote?" Introduction: Democracy and Culture 1 The Origins of Secularism in Europe 2 Modern Visions of Secularism 3 A Critical Understanding of Modernity 4 Intellectuals and Democracy 5 Religious Intellectuals 6 Alireza Alavi-Tabar and Political Change 7 The Predicaments of Iranian Public Intellectuals 8 An Intellectual Crisis in Iran Conclusion: Modernity and Its Traditions Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisRevisits the major intellectual debates and key players of two decades, covering the terrain of left debates in the United States over foreign policy from the Balkans to 9/11 to Iraq, and over domestic policy from the culture wars of the 1990s to the question of what (if anything) is the matter with Kansas.Trade Review[E]ngaging and provocative. [Aims] to stimulate the Left through an injection of new ideas. To the extent that these ideas challenge what some see as core Leftist convictions, some on the Left - those who are content to stay the course and await the coming revolution - will not welcome them. But those who see the Left at a critical crossroads, who believe that its recent political failures have amplified the need for the Left to reinvent and revitalize itself, will certainly find these ideas worth consideration... [Berube has] done valuable work in clearing the way for a more intellectually innovative and politically effective Left. * Marx & Philosophy *Youll rejoice that theres such an intelligent and even-minded critic of the left who takes his principles seriously enough to challenge those who threaten to destroy them from within. * Bookforum *Bérubé links progressives inability to control the conversation on national security during the Bush administration to cultural studies failure to deliver on its promise of a vibrant New Left. And in the process, he also tries to imagine a newer and better onea left that both knows what is worth fighting for and how to fight for it. * American Prospect *If Berube succeeds in making leftists, from center-left politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank all the way out to the most radical anarchists, ponder the question of violence seriously, he will have done an inestimable service. That he attempts to do just that makes the most important book I have read in the past five years. -- John McGowan in SymplokeA rigorous, hard-hitting, and impressively detailed critique and account of the United States left during wartimeand at war with itself. It is far and away the most thoroughly reasoned and researched brief for a middle way between a predictably anti-imperialist left and a revoltingly hawkish liberalism, and in this it is immensely useful both as a guide to recent debates and as a sort of internationalist handbook. Rousing, engrossing, principled, and brave. -- Eric Lott,author of The Disappearing Liberal IntellectualAn incisive critique of the excesses of the political and academic left. Bérubé is uniquely positioned to diagnose the relationship between policy debates over the Iraq War and the fate of cultural studies in United States. The result is a fog-clearing argument for a new left internationalism centered on human rights and supranational institutions, and a timely reconsideration of Stuart Halls rich analysis of the rise of Thatcherism in England. This is an important and bracing book. -- Amanda Anderson,author of The Way We Argue Now: A Study in the Cultures of TheoryBérubé is the kind of critic, and the kind of advocate, that the Left desperately needs. I sometimes disagree with him, and then I argue with him in my head. I strongly recommend this practice: read him, learn from him, argue with him. It is a wonderfully bracing experience. -- Michael Walzer,editor, Dissent MagazineBérubés new book delivers an incredibly timely message of tough love to the American Left. On issue after issuefrom Afghanistan to Iraq to the domestic fronthe separates progressive myth from progressive reality. In the process he distinguishes good reasoning from bad among the major political writers of the last generation and gives us a fresh agenda for future work. -- Cary Nelson,University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignIndefatigably clear-minded and relentlessly researched, Bérubés The Left at War offers an invaluable excavation of just what has gone wrong, and occasionally right, with the academic/intellectual left in America. Anyone concerned with its future will be relying on this work for many years to come. -- Eric Alterman,author of Why Were LiberalsThe most important book I have read in the past fiver years. -- John McGowanTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: On Time 1 Nowhere Left to Go 2 Root Causes 3 Iraq: The Hard Road to Debacle 4 Cultural Studies and Political Crisis5 What Is This "Cultural" in Cultural Studies? Conclusion: Equality and Freedom Notes Works cited Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis“A time when panics seem far removed is the best time to prepare our financial system to withstand a storm. The most crying need this country has is a proper banking and currency system. The existing one is inadequate, and everyone who has studied the question admits it.”—WilliamTrade Review“A hundred years later, we can only envy a time when we could have a would-be president who could speak, knowingly, on, say, Roman (Civil) Law vs. Anglo-Saxon (Common) Law.”“The collection embodies the most significant among Taft’s scholarly works, all of which were penned between his term as federal circuit court judge in the late nineteenth century and his tenure as the nation’s tenth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. This collection is of value to the student of Taft, political progressivism, and moderate Republicanism.”

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Book SynopsisOnce the grain basket for South Africa, much of Lesotho has become a scarred and degraded landscape. The nation’s spectacular erosion and gullying have concerned environmentalists and conservationists for more than half a century.Trade Review“Undoubtedly one of the most important books written to date on any part of the environmental history of Africa. It stands out in the discipline of environmental history in general as an unusually sophisticated work of great insight and explanatory power.”

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Book SynopsisA lucid and inspiring consideration of the challenges we and our world now face, and a proposal for a way to avoid disaster.‘A must read’ Gordon Brown ‘A truly excellent book’ Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling’s view, are climate change, technology and justice. In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set of values that will allow us to confront the numerous threats facing the planet, or will we simply continue with our disagreements and antipathies as we collectively approach our possible extinction? As every day brings new stories about extreme weather events, spyware, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and the health imbalance between the northern and southern hemispheres, Grayling’s question - Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible? - becomes ever more urgent. The solution he proposeTrade Review‘A truly excellent book. Grayling invites us all into a vital discussion of our planet’s future.’ -- Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser‘A must read for anyone with questions, worries and fears about pollution, poverty, protectionism, populism, weapons proliferation, and where our world is headed.’ -- Gordon Brown, former UK prime minister‘Grayling writes with admirable clarity and great conviction. He is clearly one of the good guys, appalled by the universality of infamy: climate nationalism, religious bigotry, gender inequality.’ -- Iain Macwhirter, Herald (Glasgow)‘An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour, common sense and lucidity.’ -- Independent‘Grayling is particularly good at illuminating the knottiness of moral discourse.’ -- Sunday Times‘A truly excellent book. Grayling invites us all into a vital discussion of our planet’s future. The chapter on climate change, particularly, is an outstanding summary of the challenges we face.’ -- Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government

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Book SynopsisDisaster can strike without notice. In a split-second the forces of nature, human intervention, or a simple twist of fate can place lives in jeopardy. A ship sinks, a plane crashes, a child wanders deep into the forest. Death is imminent, except for the bravery and persistence of small groups of men and women who enter these dark frontiers as rescuers. Of course they fail sometimes but often they return with the near dead, plucking them from the hungry jaws of disaster. Written by veteran newsman Dean Beeby, Deadly Frontiers: Disaster and Rescue on Canada''s Atlantic Seaboard tells the stories of real-life heroes, and of the bureaucracy and bungling that threaten their lives and those they have sworn to save. In Deadly Frontiers, Dean Beeby deals with the chilling question of Canada''s preparedness for disaster, as he investigates the most significant events in the contemporary history of search and rescue. Canada occupies a unique position in the rarified world of search and rescue. The second-largest country on the planet, Canada has three jagged coastlines, an immense internal wilderness, and a vast Arctic to swallow hapless travellers. Since the Second World War, Canada''s East Coast has been the crucible for modern search-and-rescue techniques and equipment. This hard-won experience has been driven mostly by disaster, from the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger oil rig off Newfoundland to numerous cargo-vessel disappearances in the 1990s, including the Protektor, Gold Bond Conveyor, Marika, and Vanessa. Ground search and rescue, a special branch of this culture, was reborn in 1986 during the protracted search for a lost child in the forests north of Halifax. Swissair Flight 111 plunged into waters off Peggy''s Cove, Nova Scotia in 1998, triggering a massive search-and-recovery effort, as well as a fundamental rethinking of emergency response. The worst disaster within the search-and-rescue community itself was the 1998 crash in Quebec of a Labrador helicopter from Greenwood, Nova Scotia, leaving six rescue specialists dead among the charred wreckage. In Deadly Frontiers, author Dean Beeby examines official documents, forensic evidence, and the personal histories of those involved in these cases and more. His book is a frank examination of how Canada''s tragedies and triumphs have helped forge a professional search-and-rescue culture that is second to none.

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Book SynopsisPassion, obsession, addiction, vision, and despair -- these are just a few of the themes explored by Mitchell Parry in this poignant portrait of Austrian poet Georg Trakl. Born in Saltzburg in the second half of the 19th century, Trakl was severely addicted at an early age. He smoked opium and later took up chloroform, alcohol, and cocaine. He was passionately obsessed with his younger sister, witnessed the bodies of partisans hanging in trees, and attempted suicide on more than one occasion. He died at the age of twenty-four, leaving behind a legacy of poems that capture the anxiety, passion, and exhaustion of early twentieth-century Austria and the years leading up to the First World War. Using Trakl as a lens, Parry explores the world of Freud, Wittgenstein, Rilke, Klimpt, Kakoschka, Loos, Kandinsky, and Klee, a time when Europe is drawn through the crucible of Modernism. In this blend of fact and fiction, poetry and prose, Parry flirts with darkness, plunging into a sordid and dangerous world and exploring the complex relationship between poetry and extremity. The result is both chilling and glorious.

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Book SynopsisLiberty and Order is an ambitious anthology of primary source writings: letters, circulars, debate transcriptions, House proceedings, and newspaper articles that document the years during which America''s founding generation divided over the sort of country the United States was to become. The founders'' arguments over the proper construction of the new Constitution, the political economy, the appropriate level of popular participation in a republican polity, foreign policy, and much else, not only contributed crucially to the shaping of the nineteenth-century United States, but also have remained of enduring interest to all historians of republican liberty. This anthology makes it possible to understand the grounds and development of the great collision, which pitted John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and others who called themselves Federalists or, sometimes, the friends of order, against the opposition party led by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and their followers, in what emerged as the Jeffersonian Republican Party. Editor Lance Banning provides the reader with original-source explanations of early anti-Federalist feeling and Federalist concerns, beginning with the seventh letter from the ''Federal Farmer'', in which the deepest fears of many opponents of the Constitution were expressed. He then selects from the House proceedings concerning the Bill of Rights and makes his way toward the public debates concerning the massive revolutionary debt acquired by the United States. The reader is able to examine the American reaction to the French Revolution and to the War of 1812, and to explore the founders'' disagreements over both domestic and foreign policy. The collection ends on a somewhat melancholy note with the correspondence of Jefferson and Adams, who were, to some extent, reconciled to each other at the end of their political careers. Brief, elucidatory headnotes place both the novice and the expert in the midst of the times. With this significant new collection, the reader receives a deeper understanding of the complex issues, struggles, and personalities that made up the first great party battle and that continue to shape our representative government today.

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Book SynopsisConsists of three parts, concerned with the most substantive revolutions in English government and manners: from the Saxon settlement to the Norman Conquest, from the Norman Conquest to the accession of James I, and from James I to the Glorious Revolution. Through these three phases Millar traces the development of the ''great outlines of the English constitution'' -- the history of institutions of English liberty from Saxon antiquity to the revolution settlement of 1689.

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Book SynopsisThe relationship of the individual and the state is the central theme of Anthony de Jasay's distinguished career. This title discusses the concepts of power, politics, and freedom that led to such brilliant works as The State.

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Book SynopsisFresh from a battle against monarchy, the American Founders were wary of a strong executive, but they were equally conscious that unchecked legislative power risked all the excesses of democracy. Creating an effective executive who did not dominate the legislative body posed a significant challenge. In THE CREATION OF THE PRESIDENCY, 1775-1789, Charles Thach''s lucid analysis reveals how these conflicting concerns shaped the writing of the Constitution and the early clarification of executive powers. Thach sets the stage by analysing the political tendencies during the war and under the Articles of Confederation, showing that experience with rash state legislatures and an ineffectual national Congress contributed to the desire for a strong executive. He presents clearly the scattered deliberations on the executive during the Philadelphia Convention and gives due attention to the important decisions on presidential power made by the First Congress. Originally published in 1923, this book has influenced decades of scholars. In 2003 Raymond Tatalovich and Thomas Engeman referred to it as the definitive statement of original intent with respect to the establishment of the presidency. Herbert Storing, in his introduction to the 1969 edition, described it as so useful and so sound as to be indispensable. Now available in this Liberty Fund edition, Thach''s pioneering study can again benefit readers interested in the formation of the US Constitution and the creation of the presidency. This volume addresses the practical issue of liberty and constitutional government: namely, how to design an executive power that will be strong enough to keep order yet remain compatible with individual liberty.

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Book SynopsisLiberty Fund''s six-volume The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat series, of which The Man and the Statesman is the first volume, may be considered the most complete edition of Bastiat''s works published to date, in any country, and in any language. The main source for this translation is the seven-volume Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Bastiat, published in the 1850s and 1860s. The present volume, most of which has never before been translated into English, includes Bastiat''s complete correspondence: 208 letters Bastiat wrote between 1819, when he was only 18 years old, until just a few days before his untimely death in 1850 at the age of 49. For contemporary classical liberals, Bastiat''s correspondence will provide a unique window into a long-forgotten world where opposition to war and colonialism went hand-in-hand with support for free trade and deregulation. Bastiat''s numerous letters to Richard Cobden, a Member of Parliament and best known today as the leader of the British Anti-Corn Law League, chronicle the profound effect the Anti-Corn League had on Bastiat. The League''s success in mobilising a popular movement in England to pressure the British government into abolishing the very protectionist corn laws in 1846, inspired Bastiat to emulate the League''s success in France by starting his own free-trade movement. This volume also includes articles and other writings on politics and current events that showcase Bastiat''s talent as a theoretician, a pamphleteer, a journalist, and a deputy (Member of Parliament) of the nascent French Second Republic. Together with the correspondence, the writings in this volume fill an important gap in our understanding of the lesser-known Bastiat, who, in just a few short years, made a profound impact on French intellectual and political life in Paris.

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Book SynopsisGeorge W Carey is considered one of the most influential contributors to American political thought. This title describes Carey as 'one of the preeminent interpreters of the nature and history of the American experiment in ordered liberty and self-government'. It shares Carey's insights and opinions on modern American political thought.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents sixty-four essays and writings on liberty and liberalism, for the early republican period to the late twentieth century, from a variety of authors. The volume offers direct access to primary sources that are not available to readers in English and is a key primer to those interested in Latin American history, politics, and political theory.

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Book SynopsisRoger Sherman (17211793) was the only founder to sign the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He served 1,543 days in the Continental Congress and was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. At the Federal Convention of 1787 he spoke more times than all but three delegates and was the driving force behind the Connecticut Compromise. As a Representative and Senator in the new republic, he played critical roles in debates over the Bill of Rights, the assumption of state debts, and the creation of a national bank. He was also one of the leading political leaders in Connecticut for the latter part of the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, no book dedicated to his writings has ever been published. Collected Works of Roger Sherman brings together essays, documents, records of his remarks in the Constitutional Convention and in the First Federal Congress, and important representa

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Book SynopsisToo often dismissed as the least philosophic of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin had a deep and lasting impact on the shape of American political thought. In this substantial collection of Franklin's letters, essays, and lesser-known papers, Ralph Ketcham traces the development of Franklin's practical-and distinctly American-political thought from his earliest Silence Dogood essays to his final writings on the Constitution and The Evils of the Slave Trade.

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Book SynopsisThe writings collected here reflect the Madison who emerges from the best scholarship of the last thirty years--scholarship to which Ralph Ketcham, as editor of The Papers of James Madison and in many other ways, has made stunning contributions. Ketcham''s Introduction, a brief chronology, the text of the Constitution, and an index further distinguish this collection.Trade ReviewThis valuable anthology of the framer's essential writings allows readers to experience the panoramic depth of Madison's mind. For those just beginning their study, Ketcham's choices offer a meaningful introduction to Madison's complex view of the whole. . . . Of special note is the final section, in which Ketcham provides a selection of Madison's treatises on issues that cut the Union asunder in the decade prior to the Civil War. In this reviewer's mind, the editor is to be praised for his efforts in assembling such a comprehensive, cohesive, and concise collection. Summing Up: Essential. --M. J. C, Taylor, CHOICE[Ketcham's] writing is crisp; his tone inviting. His Introduction consistently and persistently locates Madison's reasoning within its political context . . . Above all else, it had on me the proper effect: it made me want to read Madison himself. --Paul Rahe, University of TulsaThe introductory essay is well-written: tight, succinct, and clear. Ketcham does a fine job explaining and contextualizing difficult theoretical concepts in a way that students will find accessible. --Howard Lubert, James Madison University

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Book SynopsisThe writings collected here reflect the Madison who emerges from the best scholarship of the last thirty years--scholarship to which Ralph Ketcham, as editor of The Papers of James Madison and in many other ways, has made stunning contributions. Ketcham''s Introduction, a brief chronology, the text of the Constitution, and an index further distinguish this collection.Trade ReviewThis valuable anthology of the framer's essential writings allows readers to experience the panoramic depth of Madison's mind. For those just beginning their study, Ketcham's choices offer a meaningful introduction to Madison's complex view of the whole. . . . Of special note is the final section, in which Ketcham provides a selection of Madison's treatises on issues that cut the Union asunder in the decade prior to the Civil War. In this reviewer's mind, the editor is to be praised for his efforts in assembling such a comprehensive, cohesive, and concise collection. Summing Up: Essential. --M. J. C, Taylor, CHOICE[Ketcham's] writing is crisp; his tone inviting. His Introduction consistently and persistently locates Madison's reasoning within its political context . . . Above all else, it had on me the proper effect: it made me want to read Madison himself. --Paul Rahe, University of TulsaThe introductory essay is well-written: tight, succinct, and clear. Ketcham does a fine job explaining and contextualizing difficult theoretical concepts in a way that students will find accessible. --Howard Lubert, James Madison University

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Book SynopsisFrom the American Revolution to the Bush administration's 'war on terrorism' and the invasion of Iraq, this volume examines how, and under what circumstances, the United States has decided to wage war. Four narrative chapters introduce readers to the history and impact of the legal issues involved in waging war, and examine the social, legal, and political forces that have shaped wartime policies at crucial moments in US history. An extensive collection of important documents is provided, along with a glossary of key people, events, and concepts; a chronology; a table of cases cited; an annotated bibliography; and a comprehensive index.

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Book SynopsisRising income inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in Canada in recent years, yet there is still much to learn about the economic forces driving the distribution of earnings and income in this country and how they might evolve in the future. With research showing that the tax-and-transfer system is losing the ability to counteract income disparity, the need for policy-makers to understand the factors at play is all the more urgent. Income Inequality provides a comprehensive review of Canadian inequality trends, including changing earnings and income dynamics among the middle class and top earners, wage and job polarization across provinces, and persistent poverty among vulnerable groups. The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), in collaboration with the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN), presents new evidence by some of the country's leading experts on the impact of skills and education, unionization and labour relations laws, as w

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Overall, for those committed to human rights struggles, Harder's study is grim reading. But it is also an important contribution to a critical understanding of Alberta's place in the national and international movement for human rights. It is curious that as we approach our provincial centenary, we seem to move further and further away from the progressive political culture that made Alberta a model of social experimentation during its formative years... Harder's study is a must-read for anyone interested in the state of human rights in Alberta." Catherine Cavanaugh, Legacy, Winter, 2003"This book explores the negative effect on women of the mega majority governments of Lougheed, Getty and Klein. It describes the resistance of these oil financed governments to women's struggle for equality. An interesting chapter is entitled Oil, Sex and Power. Alberta women have done not too badly in this hostile climate and this text could be a useful template in all provinces." Ronald F. MacIsaac, The Barrister"...the book is a vital reminder that if it weren't for the activism of feminists, our society would not be nearly as comfortable a place as it is today." Lorraine Turchansky, The Edmonton Journal"This work examines four periods of feminist claims-making strategies and provincial governmental resistance in Alberta..Harder provides a useful analysis of feminist strategies under difficult conditions. Recommended." J.G. Everett, University of Colorado at Denver, CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries"[Harder's book] examines the ways in which Alberta women's groups tried, with mixed results, to influence provincial policy on "women's issues" in the 1970s, '80s and '90s. Harder sees a definite trajectory in the province's response to feminist claims.. Harder's book is a grim reminder of the human cost of neo-liberal ideology." Alex Rettie, AlbertaViews"...State of Struggle makes an important contribution both to our understanding of Alberta politics and to knowledge of feminist organizing in Canada. In terms of the former, Harder's conceptualization of state forms is an important corrective to the notion of the Alberta provincial government as Conservative hegemon. Like any other state, its permeability changes with changing social, economic, and political conditions. In terms of the latter, Harder's careful history of feminist organizing in the province is a model for the kinds of provincial-level studies that are necessary to understanding the diversity of feminism in our highly decentralized federation. It is required reading for anyone with an interest in political economy or provincial politics." University of Toronto Quarterly, Vol. 74, No. 1, Winter 2004/5"This book presents a comprehensive account of feminist activism in Alberta from 1970 to the late 1990s. Actually, Harder prefers the term 'claimsmaking' to describe the activity of making claims on public policy and institutional structure. The provincial focus is welcome because so much has been written about the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) and its struggles with Ottawa. After all, the provinces have jurisdiction over the actual implementation of policies that matter to women." Louise Carbert, Atlantis Journal, January 30, 2005"State of Struggle is a fascinating study of feminist 'claimsmaking' in Alberta. Lois Harder traces a rich history of women's organizing in Alberta, combined with a sharp analysis of the contemporary political context. Using an impressive range of sources-academic, government, women's organizations, and news media-with archival and interview research, Harder addresses many gaps in Canadian political science...[Harder's book] provokes the asking of vital questions, and makes a valuable contribution to political science in a wide range of areas including: Canadian politics, provincial politics, political economy, public policy and administration and women and politics." Tammy Findlay, Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 38, no. 2, 2005."As a critique of one major aspect of political and social life in Canada's only real "have" province, this volume should be of considerable interest both to those advancing the feminist cause and to Western Canadian political junkies." W.J.C. Cherwinski, Canadian Book Review Annual, 2004.Table of ContentsIX - Preface XIII - Acknowledgements 1 - Chapter 1 Sites of Engagement 19 - Chapter 2 The Big Boom and a "Resounding Thud of Nothingness" Feminist Claimsmaking in the Context of Affluence 45 - Chapter 3 Disparate Strategies and Expedient Responses The Acquisition of Political Legitimacy in Troubled Times 79 - Chapter 4 Feminists and Family Values The Crisis of Alberta's Welfare State 119 - Chapter 5 Learning Neoliberalism 153 - Chapter 6 Oil, Sex, and Power 163 - Notes 193 - Bibliography 219 - Index

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