Political Science - General

Carl Jung was a great explorer and mapper of the unconscious realm that Sigmund Freud had discovered. Jung created a copious vocabulary of psychological terms and concepts that help us understand features of the psyche that were previously overlooked or difficult to define. Taken...

This volume is an important contribution to our understanding of global pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular. It brings together the reflections of leading social and political scientists who are interested in the implications and significance of the current crisis for politics and...

This book explores the role of gender in the recognition of an individual's legal capacity. It discusses the meaning of the right to legal capacity and its two core elements - legal personhood and legal agency. It then analyses historical and modern denials of...

Increasing levels of global conflict and political violence provide a critical challenge for development theorists and practitioners. Many countries have endured decades of armed conflict, and others live under the permanent menace of political violence. Throughout, the gendered impacts of armed conflict and political...

Philippe Guillaume brings the reader on a journey across 20th-century international relations, showing what goes on behind closed doors. He combines snippets of humor and personal anecdotes with analyses of governmental decisions and a lively description of the inner workings of our world. Following...

Managing the Human Dimension of Disasters provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis on how individuals cope with tragedy and loss. Kjell Brataas gives a voice to those who have suffered and have been affected by unimaginable trauma. Noted experts recount stories and share...

Yemen is a country in Western Asia located on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It's bordered on two sides by water - the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden - and by Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the...

Breaking News is the third book of the trilogy honoring the protesters who attempted to alert the people across the United States about racism, the environmental destruction, the thievery, the lies, the misogyny that is trump. Like the first two books, Love Letters to...

Trump: Tribalism and the God ModuleBy: Jim A. Lahde What makes Trump Tribalism and the God Module unique and interesting is the God Module, a cluster of nerves in the human brain that addicts humans to tribal ideologies while blinding them to contrary ideologies--Classic...

This book is NOT about Trump. This book is about everything that precipitated Trump. Was USA really ever "the #1 Democracy"? Is it the "land of opportunity"?This book provides graphic data for you to unequivocally answer those and many other questions for yourself. Every...

Why is there a growing divide between experts working on humanitarian aid delivery and human rights advocacy in North Korea when the two areas are defined as complementary to each other? How does this divide affect the objectives of both expert communities? What should...

Saudi Arabia is generally and justifiably viewed as a country with some of the fewest democratic institutions and the weakest traditions of pluralism. It is therefore surprising to learn that at least in one corner of the Saudi world, there can be found a...

Originally published in 1973, Origins of English Feudalism suggests that English feudalism has, for a long time, been the most controversial and thereby the most highly technical aspect of English medieval history. The book contains relevant sources that will be of use to readers...

The prison population is a social group with a high level of digital divide. These individuals need to acquire digital skills for their future integration into society. As such, there is need for studies that can contribute with knowledge and intervention models to promote...

This book aims to provide an analysis of Cambodia-Thailand diplomatic relations over the past seven decades, specifically from 1950 to 2020. While other academic publications have focused on particular aspects of Cambodian-Thai relations (e.g. border conflicts or cultural ties), this book is the first...

This book takes the reader beyond the current events of skirmishes between the Common Law Lawyers, The Cameroon Teachers Union Associations, Civil Law Practice, Civil Society and the State. I wish the reader pleasant moments with these random thoughts of mine, hoping they form...

Even though the ideal of a free market world economy sounds appealing, and an overbearing government structure can hinder the profitability of the most successful businessmen and women, this somewhat minor disadvantage for a few at the top, is outweighed by the needed protection...

In the eighth century, Wu Jing selected exchanges between Emperor Taizong and his ministers that he deemed key to good governance. This collection of dialogues has been used for the education of emperors, political elites and general readers ever since, and is a standard...

This ground breaking book is an innovative, passionate and provocative exploration of intersectionality. The sustained emphasis on activism and practice reasserts the potency of intersectionality borne out of Black feminism. The rare and pioneering international reach of this book crosses four continents. In this...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

This book was triggered by the recent geopolitical shifts and the turn towards an allegedly post-factual era. "An Orderly Mess" gives a timely diagnosis of the current dissolution of the modern order, while highlighting the opportunities of messiness. The essay focuses on the temporal...

A prolific philosopher who also held Rome's highest political office, Cicero was uniquely qualified to write on political philosophy. In this book Professor Atkins provides a fresh interpretation of Cicero's central political dialogues - the Republic and Laws. Devoting careful attention to form as...

Businesspeople run for and win elected office around the world, with roughly one-third of members of parliament and numerous heads of states coming directly from the private sector. Yet we know little about why these politicians choose to leave the private sector and what...

This book is the first to explore the relationship between tourism and Brexit from a social science perspective. Contributors from around the world use international examples to examine three entwined themes integral to tourism: travel, borders and identity. It will be useful for students...

This book discusses the continued emphasis on development gains in India's national policies and its quest to meet sustainable development goals. It offers an analysis of the laws and infrastructure for environment protection in the country and their ineffectiveness in dealing with the water...

Author: B. R. DeepakISBN-10: 9385563114ISBN-13: 9789385563119Publisher: Vij BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2016Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Eastern Europe, grade: 110/110 cum laude, Universit degli Studi Roma Tre, course: MA in International Relations, language: English, abstract: This work focuses on the concept of revisionism and on...

This book focuses on the values, beliefs, fears and actions of Brazilian groups that throughout the twentieth century fought the red menace. It is based on broad and diversified documentary sources, including police files, archives of political leaders, traditional press periodicals, newspapers and brochures...

This work is a synopsis of how I, from my research, feel that this current administration and its behavior, policies, and attack on the democratic foundation of the country could be the undoing of the US as we know it today.Author: Ted BagleyISBN-10: 1648580602ISBN-13:...

The age of detachment is over. Interactive, interconnected and participatory, journalism today is a constant live-stream of outrage, terror, polarised politics and fake news. With our news landscape dominated by emotionally charged material, Stephen Jukes investigates emotionality's impact on the practice of journalism and...

Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, Trinity College Dublin - The University of Dublin (Irish School of Ecumenics), course: Gender War and Peace (EM 7436), language: English, abstract: The author...

The Russian Federations drive to reestablish itself as a global power has severe security implications for the United States, its Arctic neighbors, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a whole. The former Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe Admiral Mark Ferguson noted...

Drawing on first-hand materials collected from the Chinese and Japanese literature as well as interviews with more than twenty filmmakers and scholars Kinnia Shuk-ting Yau provides a solid historical account of the complex interactions between Japanese and Hong Kong film industries from the 1930s...

Originally published in 2005. Throughout the fractious years of the mid-nineteenth century, Abraham Lincoln's speeches imparted reason and guidance to a troubled nation. Lincoln's words were never universally praised. But they resonated with fellow legislators and the public, especially when he spoke on such...

Originally published in 1943. Sidney Painter explores the Angevin and Plantagenet baronage by surveying the methods that barons used to increase their prestige. His book challenges the traditional view of the Hundred Years' War as pivotal to the transition from twelfth-century lords and vassals...

This book is a comprehensive introduction to Dalits in India from their origin to the present day. Despite a plethora of provisions for affirmative action in the Indian Constitution, Dalits still suffer exclusion on various counts. The book traces the multifarious changes that befell...

The timing of Dr. Robert J. Bunker's new SWJ pocket book is apropos given the increasing intransigence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in both its domestic 'police state' security policies and foreign 'expansionistic' economic and military activities. This authoritarian regime-bereft of its former...

This provocative book is anchored on the insurgent and resurgent spirit of decolonization of the twenty-first century. The author calls upon Africa to turn over a new leaf in the domains of politics, economy, and knowledge as it frees itself from imperial global designs...

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: A, University of Cape Coast, course: EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION, language: English, abstract: This essay seeks to discuss the impact Brexit is likely to have on...

The slow collapse of the European colonial empires after 1945 provides one of the great turning points of twentieth century history. With the loss of India however, the British under Harold Macmillan attempted to enforce a 'second' colonial occupation - supporting the efforts of...

Pakistan is the world's second-largest Muslim nation; it is strategically located and armed with nuclear weapons. It is also in a precarious position: its economy is collapsing to the point of bankruptcy, and many factors other threaten its stability as well: terrorism, ethnic uprisings,...

In this book you are going to discover how God used His David like chosen to rule the world wide as one holy nation whre New York will be a holy city.The author who is a medical doctor explain what made the great woman...

Our current political system puts too much power in the hands of the few, often producing ineffective results. The Solution proposes a plan that restricts the size and scope of the federal government while increasing the direct influence of the people. The goal is...

2019 Reprint of 1892 Edition. Illustrated with maps and charts. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. In 1890, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, a lecturer in naval history and the president of the United States Naval War College, published...

First published in 1997, this volume explores the twenty years it has taken the United States to decide where Vietnam belongs on its mental landscape, as indicated by the establishment of official diplomatic relations between the two countries on August 5, 1995. Having won...

In the wake of communism's decline, women's concerns had become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Yet most discussions of post-communism changes had neglected women's experiences.Originally published in 1993, this title was the first collection of its kind, presenting original...

It is commonly believed that women's entry into the political realm is a recent phenomenon. Originally published in 1992, Belle Moskowitz shatters that myth, restoring to history the career of a remarkable woman who achieved unprecedented influence and power in American politics many decades...

First published in 1894, this book consists of essays by professors Jowett and Campbell about the classic Greek philosopher Plato, and his famous and widely read dialogue The Republic, which is considered one the world's most influential works. Plato is believed to be the...

This book is about Jesse Jackson's PUSH/Excel program--a national campaign in urban schools to save the American black youths, to get them off drugs and motivate them to become successful. It discusses the drama of misunderstandings, suspicions, soaring aspirations, and steep disillusionment.Author: Ernest R....

Every American one-dollar banknote bears the great seals of the Pyramid, the Eagle, and other symbols, as well as Latin phrases such as "ANNUIT COEPTIS," which means "The God has Favored Our Undertaking," "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM," which means "New World Order," "the Eye," which...