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Lulu.com Anarchism and Other Essays
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ReadHowYouWant Transformative Scenario Planning
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ReadHowYouWant Platos Republic
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Divided by God Americas ChurchState ProblemAnd What We Should Do about It
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux Troublesome Young Men The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Crescent and Star Turkey Between Two Worlds
Book SynopsisOffers information on the many exciting transformations in Turkey's government and politics that have kept it in the headlines. This book also shows how developments in both American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq) have affected this unique and perplexing nation.Trade Review"An unusually candid account of the state of Turkish politics... Lyrical, even romantic, about the potential of a forceful, creative and mostly free people to realise their own implied glorious future." The New York Times."
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Prisoners Dilemma
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Brill Temples Religion and Politics in the Roman Republic
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W. W. Norton & Company Realities of American Foreign Policy
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WW Norton & Co Politics Of Disorder
Book SynopsisThis is a book which demands readers and, more important, one which compels the kind of reflection needed if we are to give life to the moribund Republic. -Carey McWilliams, New York Times Book Review
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W. W. Norton & Company The Moon and the Ghetto
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W. W. Norton & Company The True and Only Heaven
Book Synopsis"A major and challenging work. . . . Provocative, and certain to be controversial. . . . Will add important new dimension to the continuing debate on the decline of liberalism." —William Julius Wilson, New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"A profound and intellectually honest work of breathtaking historical scope that could easily set the terms of political debate in a post-cold-war world in which the ideologies of right and left seem totally exhausted. . . . A cleareyed study of our usable past." -- Kirkus Reviews"Powerful and moving. . . . A magisterial synthesis." -- Michael Stern - San Francisco Chronicle"Christopher Lasch has written a great book about the most important things. As a major contribution to public discourse, The True and Only Heaven will be at the center of discussion for years to come." -- Robert Bellah, coauthor of Habits of the Heart
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WW Norton & Co Science and the Founding Fathers Science in the Political Thought of Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin John Adams and James Madison Science in of Jefferson Franklin Adams and Madison
Book SynopsisGeneral readers, students of American history, and professional historians alike will profit from reading this engaging presentation of an aspect of American history conspicuously absent from the usual textbooks and popular presentations of the political thought of early America.Trade Review"Intellectually engaging…deftly written." -- Boston Globe"Cohen's eye-opening, elegant study shows that America's Founding Fathers were true citizens of the Age of Reason who sought links between scientific principles and constitutional government." -- Publishers Weekly"A fascinating study…the founding fathers appear in an interesting new light, thanks to Cohen's fresh, not to say iconoclastic, vision." -- Kirkus Reviews
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WW Norton & Co The Conscience of a Liberal
Book Synopsis"The most consistent and courageous—and unapologetic—liberal partisan in American journalism." —Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books
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W. W. Norton & Company The Cosmopolitan Canopy Race and Civility in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisAn acclaimed sociologist illuminates the public life of an American city, offering a major reinterpretation of the racial dynamics in America.Trade Review"Fascinating sociology and people-watching at its profound best." -- Booklist"Fascinating sociology and people-watching at its profound best." -- Booklist"Anderson's nuanced treatment of 'the social dynamics of racial inequality' and his precise observations . . . offer immediate pleasure." -- Publishers Weekly"Anderson's nuanced treatment of 'the social dynamics of racial inequality' and his precise observations . . . offer immediate pleasure." -- Publishers Weekly"The most important book on race relations in many years." -- Randall Collins, president, American Sociological Association"The most important book on race relations in many years." -- Randall Collins, president, American Sociological Association"Vintage Elijah Anderson—original, creative, engaging, and thought-provoking . . . . This book is a must-read." -- William Julius Wilson, Harvard University"Vintage Elijah Anderson—original, creative, engaging, and thought-provoking . . . . This book is a must-read." -- William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
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Random House USA Inc Master of the Senate
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Random House USA Inc Capital Volume One A Critique of Political
Book SynopsisCapital, one of Marx's major and most influential works, was the product of thirty years close study of the capitalist mode of production in England, the most advanced industrial society of his day. This new translation of Volume One, the only volume to be completed and edited by Marx himself, avoids some of the mistakes that have marred earlier versions and seeks to do justice to the literary qualities of the work. The introduction is by Ernest Mandel, author of Late Capitalism, one of the only comprehensive attempts to develop the theoretical legacy of Capital.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Children of Paradise The Struggle for the Soul of
Book Synopsis“Deeply moving…A first-rate, highly readable intellectual history.” –The Wall Street JournalThe drama that shaped today’s Iran, from the Revolution to the present day. In 1979, seemingly overnight—moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world—Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a breathtaking drama has unfolded since then, as religious thinkers, political operatives, poets, journalists, and activists have imagined and reimagined what Iran should be. They have drawn as deeply on the traditions of the West as of the East and have acted upon their beliefs with urgency and passion, frequently staking their lives for them. With more than a decade of experience reporting on, researching, and writing about Iran, Laura Seco
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Italy
Book SynopsisPaul Furlong presents an introduction to Italian politics and policy-making, considering in detail the way in which Italy''s recent history has affected its course of political and economic development. He looks at the policy process through the 1980s, analysing the practical results of the policy-making process in key areas, such as industry and the economy. He goes on to discuss the party-political and governmental developments of the 1990s. The book is designed throughout to illuminate the Italian case by applying a comparative framework. Italy has often been treated as an exception to any rule of Western European politics; there are, however, many features that the country holds in common with its EC neighbours.Trade Review`The book is an excellent introduction to the Italian political tradition as well as to the limitations of the policy-making process... Furlong succeeds in his application of comparative terminology, lifting Italy out of its splendid `special case' isolation and equipping the reader with the tools to analyse the country alongside her neighbours. It is essential reading for an understanding of the present state of Italy.' - Evan Stewart, Journal of Area StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction - issues and explanations in Italian Policy 2. The Italian political tradition - the historical and cultural context 3. The constitutional framework 4. The machinery of state 5. Government and Parliment 6. Parties, interests and policy 7. A general gramework, and an Italian application 8. Economic policy - decisions and benefits 9. Industrial policy - communities and networks 10. Conculision: challenges to representation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd PolicyMaking in Britain An Introduction
Book SynopsisThe book provides a broad-based introduction to policy-making in Britain, exporing the legacy of the Thatcher era and charting the new context of policy-making in the 1990s.The authors examine the policy process within its ideological, political and economic context, discussing both the influence of Europe and the influence of local government. Having established a broad framework for analysis, the book focuses on a selection of particular policy areas; public expenditure, the NHS, Next Steps, water privatisation, pensions, education and immigration.The aim of the book is to give a sense of the actual dynamics of policy-making and to encourage students to think about the likely outcomes of policy-change, while making the connections between British public policy and the environment in which it is shaped.Table of ContentsSection One: Introduction, Maurice Mullard 1.Political Ideas, Robert Leach 2.The Political Context, Harry Fineberg 3.The European Context, John Kingdom 4.Local Government as a Context for Policy, John Williamson 5.The Economic Context, Maurice Mullard Section Two 6.Public Expenditure Decisions for the 1990s, Maurice Mullard 7.Pensions, Politics and Prospects, Kirk Mann 8. Privatisation and Water, John Dickens 9.Health Policy, Tom Burden 10.The Agencification of the United Kingodom Civil Service, Richard Common 11.Vocational Education and Training in the 1990s, John Konrad 12.Immigration and the politics of Ethnic Diversity Conclusion, Robert Leach
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adjusting to Europe
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Rise of East Asia
Book SynopsisThere is great interest in the Pacific Century and what its implications for the future will be. The rapid economic growth of East Asia was already setting the region apart from the rest of the world by the 1970s. By the 1980s the trend was seen to have spread southward to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, while China''s provinces had also become integral to the regional economic boom.In this exciting new study many of the ideas and expectations associated with the Pacific Century are placed under critical scrutiny. The book includes studies of particular countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. There is analysis of economic and political trends in the region, the reasons behind its rise and its importance on a global scale. The rise of East Asia represents an historic turning point with immense significance world-wide. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned about the new approaches to and the debate about the rise of east AsTable of ContentsIntroduction: The rise of East Asia: Critical visions of the Pacific Century Part I Asia-Pacific nations 1 The end of the miracle: Japanese politics in the post-Cold War era 2 Global power or East Asian tinderbox? China in the post-Deng, post-Cold War era 3 From neo-mercantilism to globalism: the changing role of the state and South Korea’s economic prowess 4 The new Eurasian state: Russia, the forgotten Pacific player 5 Fragmented visions of Asia’s next Tiger: Vietnam in the Pacific Century 6 The politics of ethnicity and post-Cold War Malaysia: the dynamics of an ethnic state 7 Post-Cold War Indonesia and the revenge of history: the colonial legacy, nationalist visions and global capitalism 8 Anticipating the Pacific Century? Australian responses to realignments in the Asia-Pacific Part II Asia-Pacific patterns 9 The romance of Asian capitalism: Geography, desire and Chinese business 10 Localized spaces, globalized places: virtual community and geo-economics in the Asia-Pacific 11 The triumph of the East? The East Asian Miracle and post-Cold War capitalism Conclusion: The coming of the Pacific Century: the Cold War and after in the Asia-Pacific
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Taylor & Francis Science 313 The Past The Present and Possible Futures Primary Directions Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Making School Count Promoting Urban Student
Book SynopsisMaking School Count reports on four years of classroom research in which alternative teaching strategies, designed to motivate under-achieving inner-city, African-American middle school students were used and evaluated. The book offers insights into the discrepancy between students' academic dreams (their high performance aspirations) and the realities of their classroom performance. Issues include: *the authors' convictions that the disproportionate under-achievement of African-American students is the result of inappropriate teaching strategies *the prevalent use of a Eurocentric curriculum *results of the authors' research *a guide for teachers wishing to carry out their own research *a study of the collaboration between a university and a schools in an attempt to bring about change from the ground up.Trade Review'I would highly recommend this volume. I will use it on my Masters level course Critical Issues in Education.' - Sam Hollingsworth, San Jose State UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Life in an urban classroom; Chapter 2 The personal journey of a teacher; Chapter 3 Developing teaching strategies that honor and motivate diverse learners; Chapter 4 The culture of the school; Chapter 5 Teacher action research; Chapter 6 Realizing student potential with alternative strategies; Chapter 7 What gets in the way of student success?; Chapter 8 Taking on the role of detective; Chapter 9 Turning student aspirations into realities;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Civil Society and Global Finance
Book SynopsisThis key text brings together twenty activists, officials and researchers from the five continents to discuss this burning question of today''s globalization debate. Providing rare, authoritative analyses by those who deal with the issues first hand, Civil Society and Global Finance is rich in insight and policy ideas for decision-makers, students and concerned citizens.Trade Review'This is a path-breaking volume with quality analyses that will speak to a substantial readership.' - Series Editor Richard Higgott, Director of CSGR, University of Warwick'Important and timely ... thoughtful and constructive' - Andrew Crockett, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements'[Jan Aart Scholte] is one of the 'must read' people in contemporary globalisation studies' - Series Editor Richard Higgott, Director of CSGR, University of WarwickTable of ContentsPart One: General IssuesPart Two: Regional ExperiencesPart Three: Perspectives from Multilateral InstitutionsPart Four: Perspectives from Civil Society SectorsPart Five: Looking Ahead
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Truth History and Politics in Mongolia
Book SynopsisUsing Mongolia as its example, this book examines how knowledge is transmitted and transformed in light of political change by looking at shifting conceptions of historical figures. It suggests that the reflection of people''s concept of themselves is a much greater influence in the writing of history than has previously been thought and examines in detail how history was used to subvert the socialist project in Mongolia. This is the first study of the symbolic struggle over who controlled ''the past'' and the ''true'' identity of a Mongol, fought between the ruling party and its protesters during the democratic revolution.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Politics, Memory and Identity 2. Ulaanbaatar, Fieldwork and Identity 3. Democracy comes to Mongolia 4. The Symbols of Democracy 5. The Icebergs of History 6. Chinggis Khaan: Creating the Uls 7. Defending and Regaining the Uls: Zanabazar and Sühbaatar 8. Social Memory and Evocative Transcripts Glossary Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Encyclopedia of International Relations and
Book SynopsisThe study of international relations has changed rapidly in recent years. Firstly as a consequence of major political and economic change â the end of the cold war and the fall of communism, the resurgence of nationalism, terrorism and forms of fundamentalism, globalization â and secondly, linked with these developments, because of the vitality of the discipline, with ongoing debates on the fundamental paradigms for the understanding of international relations and the emergence of the perspectives of feminism, postmodernism, constructivism and critical theory.The Routledge Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics provides a unique reference source for students and academics covering all aspects of global international relations and the contemporary discipline across IR's major subject divisions of diplomacy, military affairs, international political economy, and theory. Written by a distinguished group of international scholars, the EncyclopediTable of ContentsA; African Union; Agent-structure debate; Alliance; Al-Qaeda; Anarchy; Anti-Americanism; Appeasement; Arab League; Arms control; Arms race; Arms trade; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC); Asian values; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Asylum; Authority; B; Balance of power; Balance of threat; Ballistic missile defense (BMD); Bank for International Settlements (BIS); Biodiversity; Biological weapons; Bipolarity; Bretton Woods; C; Capital controls; Capitalism; Casino capitalism; Chemical weapons; Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); Civil war; Clash of civilizations; CNN factor/effect; Cold war; Collective security; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Common security; Commonwealth; Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); Communism; Communitarianism; Concert of powers; Conditionality; Confidence and security building measures; Constructivism; Containment; Corruption; Cosmopolitan democracy; Cosmopolitanism; Crimes against humanity; Crisis; Critical security studies; Critical theory; D; Debt trap; Decolonization; Deconstruction; Democratic deficit; Democratic peace; Democratization; Dependency; Desertification; Deterrence; Development; Diaspora; Diplomacy; Disarmament; Discourse; Disintermediation; E; Embedded liberalism; Empire; End of history; English School; Epistemic community; Ethnic cleansing; Ethnic conflict; Ethnicity; Euro; European Common Security and Defense Policy (CESDP); European Union (EU); Extraterritoriality; F; Failed state; Famine; Feminism; Foreign aid; Foreign direct investment (FDI); Foundationalism/anti-foundationalism; Fourth world; Free trade; Functionalism; G; Game theory; Gender; Gendercide; Genealogy; Genocide; Geopolitics; Global cities; Global civil society; Global Compact; Global financial center; Global governance; Globalization; Global warming; Good governance; Great powers; Group of Eight (G8); Group of 77 (G77); Groupthink; H; Hegemonic stability theory; Hegemony; Hermeneutics; Historical sociology; Human capabilities; Humanitarian intervention; Human rights; I; Identity/difference; Imagined community; Imperialism; Information revolution; Integration; Interdependence; International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); International Criminal Court (ICC); International Labor Organization (ILO); International law; International Monetary Fund (IMF); International political economy (IPE); International public goods; International society; International system; Inter-paradigm debate; Irredentism; Islam; Isolationism; J; Just war; K; Kyoto Protocol; L; Labor internationalism; Law of Peoples; Law of the sea; League of Nations (LON); Legitimacy; Levels of analysis; Liberal internationalism; M; Managed trade; Marxism; Mercantilism; Mercenary; Microstates; Middle power; Misperception; Modernization; Money laundering; Most-Favored-Nation (MFN); Multiculturalism; Multilateralism; Multinational corporation (MNC); Mutually assured destruction (MAD); N; National interest; Nationalism; Nation-state; Neocolonialism; Neoliberalism; Neomedievalism; Newly industrializing country (NIC); Non-governmental organization (NGO); Non-offensive defense; Non-tariff barrier (NTB); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Nuclear proliferation; Nuclear utilization theory (NUT); O; Offshore; Order; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); Ozone depletion; P; Pacifism; Pandemic; Partition; Patriotism; Peace-building; Peace enforcement; Peacekeeping; Peace studies; Pluralism; Polarity; Political risk analysis; Population growth; Postcolonialism; Post-Fordism; Post-positivism; Poststructuralism; Power; Power transition theory; Pre-emptive use of force; Preferential trade agreement (PTA); Preventive diplomacy; Prisoner's dilemma; R; Rationality; Realism; Reciprocity; Recognition; Reflexivity; Refugee; Regime; Regionalism; Regional trade bloc; Relative/absolute gains; Restorative justice; Revolution; Revolution in military affairs (RMA); Rogue state; S; Sanctions; Secession; Security; Security community; Security dilemma; Self-determination; Socialism; Solidarism; Sovereignty; Standard of civilization; State formation; Strategic culture; Structural adjustment program (SAP); Structural violence; Suicide terrorism; Superpower; Sustainable development; T; Terrorism; Third way; Third World; Transnational crime; Transnational social movement (TSM); Trusteeship; U; United Nations (UN); United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Uti possidetis; W; War; War crime; War rape; Weapons of mass destruction (WMD); Westphalia; Women and development; World Bank; World Health Organization (WHO); World-system theory; World Trade Organization (WTO); Z; Zone of peace
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Taylor & Francis International Health Care Reform A Legal Economic and Political Analysis Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Politics and the European Commission
Book SynopsisThe European Commission is an organization which has come to fascinate or repulse a range of national politicians, journalists and social scientists. In contrast to the prevailing image of the Commission as a 'bureaucrat's paradise', however, and by using the results of original research, this book deliberately sets out to investigate this organization's relationship to politics. It does so first by developing a variety of case-studies (health, development aid, preparations for Eastern enlargement, etc.) as a means of studying the relationships, networks and interdependencies which link commissioners and Commission officials to national politicians, civil servants and interest groups. Second, by looking in detail at how the Commission publicizes its work, notably through producing public information and liaising with the media, fresh light is shone upon the complex question of the Commission's legitimacy. Politics and the European Commission provides a framework for generatTable of ContentsIntroduction Andy Smith Part 1: Actors, Institutions and Interdependence 1. Doing politics and Pretending Not To:The Commission's role in distributing aid to Eastern Europe Cécile Robert 2. The Politics of Collegiality: The non-portfolio dimension Jean Joana and Andy Smith 3. The Secretary General of the European Commision, 1958-2003: The history of a singular institution Hussein Kassim 4. The Political Dynamics of the 'Parallel Administration' of the European Commision Jarle Trondal 5. The Invention of a Directorate General for Development (1958-75) Véronique Dimier 6. Institutionalizing Public Health in the European Commision: The thrills and spills of politicization Sébastien Guigner Part 2: The Media, the Commision and its Legitimacy 7. Was it Really just 'Poor Communication'?: Lessons from Santa Commision's resignation Didier Georgakakis 8. The Politics of the Commision as an Information Source Olivier Baisnée 9. Advertising Europe: The production of public information by the Commision François Forêt 10. Publicising the Euro: A case of interest maximisation and internal fragmentation of the Commision Jeannette Mak 11. Where is he now? The Delors Legacy Helen Drake Conclusion Andy Smith
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Russias Protectorates in Central Asia Bukhara and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the Russian conquest of the ancient Central Asian khanates of Bukhara and Khiva in the 1860s and 1870s, and the relationship between Russia and the territories until their extinction as political entities in 1924. It shows how Russia's approach developed from one of non-intervention, with the primary aim of preventing British expansion from India into the region, to one of increasing intervention as trade and Russian settlement grew. It goes on to discuss the role of Bukhara and Khiva in the First World War and the Russian Revolution, and how the region was fundamentally changed following the Bolshevik conquest in 1919-20.The book is a re-issue of a highly regarded classic originally published in 1968 and out of print for some years. The new version includes a new introduction, some corrections of errors, and a survey of new work undertaken since first publication.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: The Russian Conquest 1. The Setting 2. The Reduction of Bukhara 3. The Consolidation of Russia's Position in Bukhara 4. The Conquest of Khiva and the Treaties of 1873 Part Two. The Period of Neglect 5. The Stabilisation of Khiva and the Expansion of Bukhara 6. Anglo-Russian Relations and the Pacification of the Turkomans 7. The End of an Era Part Three. The Russian Presence 8. Russo-Bukharan Relations Transformed 9. The Protectorate Completed: Russia and the Bukhara 10. Economic Development 11. Bukhara Between Two Worlds 12. Nonintervention under Attack: Russia and Bukhara 13. Nonintervention Abandoned: Russia and Khiva Part Four. Revolution 14. The Provisional Government and the Protectorates 15. The Bolshevic Revolution and the Independence of the Kanates 16. The Civil War and Second Russian Conquest 17. Bukhara and Khiva as Soviet Satellites Appendices Bibliography Notes Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Between Stalin and Hitler
Book SynopsisCovering the horrors that took place in Latvia from the beginning of the Second World War until 1947, this book focuses on the heart of the 20th century: Stalinist industrialization, collectivization and political annihilation; Nazi expansionism and genocide; with local nationalism, local nationalist rivalries, and local anti-Semitism. The author traces the developments in one particular region of Latvia, Daugavpils. There, the dilemma of Hitler or Stalin, the ideological struggle of fascism or communism was more acute than anywhere else in Europe since the population was actively involved in establishing both.Trade Review'This book asks the difficult question about the link of political polarization and ethnic conflict and therefore makes an important contribution to the research about the second World War.' - OsteuropaTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introducing Bourgeois Daugavpils 2. Daugavpils during the Terrible Year 3. Genocide 4. Dünaburg under Schwung 5. Dünaburg under Riecken 6. Re-establishing Soviet Daugavpils 7. The Nationalist Partisan War 8. Stalinist Daugavpils Conclusion Bibliographical Note
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Whither Globalization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intellectuals in Revolutionary China 19211949
Book SynopsisThis book originally examines how prominent communist intellectuals in China during the revolutionary period (1921 to 1940) constructed and presented identities for themselves and how they narrated their place in the revolution.Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction 1. Perspectives Part 2: Leaders: Self-Construction from the Functional Perspective 2. Radical Intellectuals as the Guiding Force of Change: The Beginning of the Political Odyssey 3. Manufacturing Political Leadership I: The Yaqian Intellectuals and Peng Pai 4. Manufacturing Political Leadership II: Mao Zedong Part 3: Heroes: Self-Construction from the Emotional Perspective 5. Narrating Politicized Subjectivity 6. The Nobility of Ambivalence and Devotion Part 4: Sophisticates: Self-Construction from the Aesthetic Perspective 7. Clinging to Refinement in the Revolution Part 5: Epilogue 8. Self-Construction, Politics and Culture: Some General Reflections 9. Conclusion. Index of Chinese Names and Phrases
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Taylor & Francis Ltd East Asia and the Trials of NeoLiberalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Making The European Polity
Book SynopsisTodayâs Europe is marked by an amazing pace of integration. The European Union now consists of twenty five member states, however there is confusion and disagreement about its future design. Making The European Polity investigates how the European Union should develop and organize itself and offers a reflexive approach to integration based on the theory of communicative action. It conceives of the EU as a law based supranational polity lacking the identity of a people as well as the coercive means of a state and argues that it is a polity with an organized capacity to act, but no sole apex of authority. Making an important contribution to the theoretical discussions on the EU, these contributors explore a range of issues including legitimacy, post-national democracy and integration and provide in-depth analyses of social and tax policy, foreign policy, identity formation, the reform process and the constitutional effects of enlargement.This book will appeal to all political scientists and particularly to students and researchers of European Politics.Trade Review'The appeal of the book thus goes beyond the disciplinary gates of European Union studies and will prove indispensable to scholars of constitutionalism, democratisation, discourse analysis and international norms.' -Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Reflexive integration in Europe Erik O. Eriksen Chapter 2. Reflexive constitution-making and transnational governance Chapter 3. On the political theory of the Euro-polity Chapter 4. Public discourse, identity, and the problem of democratic legitimacy Bernhard Peters Chapter 5. The quest for European identity Chapter 6. Contemporary European constitution-making: constrained or reflexive? Chapter 7. Towards a post-national foreign policy? Chapter 8. The purse of the polity Chapter 9. Soft governance, employment policy and committee deliberation Chapter 10. Widening or reconstituting the EU? Chapter 11. Conclusion: From reflexive integration to deliberative supranationalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Power and Politics in Poststructuralist Thought
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Rights and US Foreign Policy Routledge
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the role of human rights in the foreign policy of the George W. Bush Administrations. References to human rights, freedom and democracy became prominent explanations for post-9/11 foreign policy, yet human rights have been neither impartially nor universally integrated into decision-making. Jan Hancock addresses this apparent paradox by considering three distinct explanations. The first position holds that human rights form a constitutive foreign policy goal, the second that evident double standards refute the first perspective. This book seeks to progress beyond this familiar discussion by employing a Foucaultian method of discourse analysis to suggest a third explanation. Through this analysis, the author examines how a discourse of human rights has been artificially produced and implemented in the presentation of US foreign policy. This illuminating study builds on a wealth of primary source evidence from human rights organizations to document the contradictions between the claims and practice of human rights made by the Bush Administrations, as well as the political significance of denying this disjuncture.Human Rights and US Foreign Policy will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of US foreign policy, human rights, international relations and security studies.Table of ContentsPart 1: Human Rights Discourse in Foreign Policy Theory and Practice Introduction 1. The Hegemonic Discourse 2. The Hegemonic Discourse of Wilson and Carter 3. Inconsistent Application of Human Rights 4. Consistent Application of Human Rights Part 2: Case Studies 5. War on Terror 6. War on Afghanistan 7. War on Iraq. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Peacekeeping Intelligence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Globalization Governmentality and Global Politics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Nonracialism in South Africa
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Taylor & Francis Third Party Blues
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Poverty or Development Global Restructuring and
Book SynopsisOffers a look at world inequality by comparing the development problems and prospects of southern Mexico and the US South in the context of global restructuring and NAFTA. Both regions have a history and legacy as labour-repressive producers of primary commodities. However, the US South today encompasses poles of considerable wealth and poverty, while the Mexican South remains mired in the world periphery. Ranging from the Mexico-US apparel connection and the restructuring of Mexico's coffee farming to agribusiness and immigration in Florida, the contributors trace the past and future of these two Souths.Trade Review"Poverty or Development is a trail-blazing contribution that shall be emulated by all those interested in reconciling theory and research with the shape the world is taking. Methodologically sound and rich in data, it is an invaluable resource for social scientists. Its various chapters are so expertly integrated that it is hard to tell it is an edited collection." -- Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Department of Sociology, Princeton University"This is an important, much needed contribution to analyses that deconstruct unitary categories such as rich country, poor country. Examining the US South and the Mexican South produces novel insights into the politico-economic and territorial dynamics under NAFTA and globalization generally." -- Saskia Sassen, author of Globalization and Its Discontents"This is an important volume. By comparing parts of Mexico and the southern United States, it recasts our understanding of regional transformations and global integration. Between its suggestive introduction and conclusion are rich empirical studies of the many changes underway in the "souths" of North American societies." -- Jeremy Adelman, Director, Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton University"Richard Tardanico and Mark B. Rosenberg set a new trajectory for globalization studies with this integrated anthology of research papers comparing the Mexican South and the US South undergoing neoliberal restructuring. The anthology is an indespensable tool for readers who are interested not only in charting the course of globalization but alos in development policies that will transform it." -- June C. Nash, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, City College of New York and Graduate Center"Unlike many studies which read off local and regional changes as straightforward byproducts of the global restructuring of capitalism, Tardanico and Rosenberg's collection offers a series of carefully histroicized case studies of local and regional development in the bi-national Gulf Coast region. The book underscores the critical importance of government action in suporting the interests of specific groups, economic sectors, and localities in a globalizing economy, supporting the conclusion that "globalization" is very much an unfinished project." -- Michael Peter Smith, Professor of Community Studies and Development, University of California, Davis"The benefits of globalization, the authors find, seem to be thin for far too many...A welcome, if discouraging, reminder that there are costs as well as benefits. CHOICE A welcome, if discouraging, reminder that there are costs as well as benefits to any change. JL Dietz, CSU, Fullerton."Table of ContentsAcknowledgments INTRODUCTION 1. Two Souths in the New Global Order-Richard Tardanico and Mark B. Rosenberg 2. From Free Market Rhetoric to Free Market Reality: The Future of the U.S. South in an Era of Globalization-Amy K. Glasmeier and Robin Leichenko 3. The Impact of NAFTA and the WTO on Southern Mexico: Hypotheses and Preliminary Evidence-Michael E. Conroy and Sarah Elizabeth West SECTORAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CASE STUDIES 4. The Mexico-U.S. Apparel Connection: Economic Dualism and Transnational Networks-Gary Gereffi 5. Local Economic Development and Transnational Restructuring: The Case of Export-Assembly Manufacturing in Yucatán-Patricia A. Wilson and Thea Kayne 6. Politico-Economic Restructuring and Mexico's Small Coffee Farmers-Robert Porter 7. Work and Immigration: Winter Vegetable Production in South Florida-David Griffith 8. Politics of Decentralization and Rural Poverty: Municipal Solidarity Funds and Community Participation in Oaxaca-Jonathan Fox and Josefina Aranda 9. The Local Matters: The Port of New Orleans Responds to Global Restructuring-Alma H. Young 10. Employment Transformations in Mexican and U.S. Gulf Cities-Bryan Roberts and Richard Tardanico CONCLUSION 11. Poverty or Development?-Richard Tardanico
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Forgotten Voices Power and Agency in Colonial and
Book SynopsisAims to rethink the history of colonial and nationalist analyses of modern Libya, which have ignored Libyan society and culture. This work argues that both colonial and postcolonial Libyan society has confronted contradictions modernity, genocide, and nation-state and alienation. It is aimed at Middle East scholars influenced by the perspectives.Trade Review"Ali Ahmida is in the forefront of the new social history in this field, integrating the early modern history with the modern history and the state-centered narratives with the subaltern ones. Given the importance of the subject of Libyan history and, at the same time, its quite unexplained neglect, the present work will fill a major gap.." -- Peter Gran, Professor of History, Temple University"Ahmida has delivered to us a timely and insightful intellectual gift. His monograph not only delineates the main pitfalls of both the colonial and nationalist projects in Libya's encounter with the difficult task of transformation but also turns our attention to the complex intersection of context and volition in the movement of social time. This is a notable contribution to Libyan as well as development studies.." -- Ahmed Samatar, James Wallace Professor and Dean, International Studies and Programming, Macalester CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Listening to and Theorizing Libyan Society Chapter 1 Regionalism and State Formation Chapter 2 The Discovery of Awalad Muhammad in Fezn (1551 -1813) Sources and Significance Chapter 3 From Tribe to Class: The Origins and Politics of Class Formation in Colonial Libya Chapter 4 The Myth of Benign Italian Fascism: The views of the Libyans in the Colonial Concentration Camps Chapter 5 Engaging Modernity: Two views on Pedagogy and Urbanization from 20th Century Libya Chapter 6 Identity and Alienation in Post-colonial Libyan Literature Conclusion Qadhafi and Beyond: Social and Cultural Origins of the Jamihiriya State
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Global Union for Global Workers Collective Bargaining and Regulatory Politics in Maritime Shipping Studies in International Relations
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Penguin Random House LLC My Father at 100
Book Synopsis“Everyone thinks he knows Ronald Reagan, but those who truly knew him best still grapple with the enduring mystery of his inner character.”Even after his death in 2004, Ronald Reagan remains one of America’s most popular and beloved presidents, but he is also a man whom history and his own privacy have conspired to turn into a remote icon.Ron Reagan celebrates the centenary of his father’s birth by visiting the towns that shaped him to share both his own memories and a uniquely privileged portrait of a young “Dutch” Reagan. My Father at 100 illuminates a father, a husband, a friend, and finally a human being with his own fears and foibles, yet armed with a set of unshakeable principles that he sought to instill not only in his son, but also in the country he so fiercely loved.
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Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd The Paradise Conspiracy
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Stonewall Books First Use
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