Political Science - General

Sky Burial is the remarkable story of a young American physician who witnesses the largest independence demonstrations in Lhasa since China entered Tibet in 1949. After graduating from medical school, Blake Kerr hitch-hiked across the Tibetan Plateau with a college friend, John Ackerly, and...

Boldly going into an uncharted universe, the trailblazing governors demonstrated that women could succeed in politics, effectively lead state government, and have fun in the process They believed politics was an instrument of service, and courage, intelligence, and integrity were their defining characteristics. Who...

Eight years before the Boston Tea Party and ten years before Lexington and Concord, the first shots in the American Revolution were fired in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1765. Known as the Smith Rebellion, this crucial turning point in American history set the stage for...

The Archaeology of Capitalism in Colonial Contexts: Postcolonial Historical Archaeologies explores the complex interplay of colonial and capital formations throughout the modern world. The authors present a critical approach to this topic, trying to shift discourses in the theoretical framework of historical archaeology of...

Author: Sovathana SokhomISBN-10: 1456872362ISBN-13: 9781456872366Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Author: Cleophas Johannes TsokodayiISBN-10: 1456852914ISBN-13: 9781456852917Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/2011Pages: 302Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

This account covers so many sites-a railway station in Berlin, Germany in 1933, a penthouse overlooking the mountains that surround Genoa, Italy, the World War II experience of picking cotton while an Athens, GA, high school student, to Atlanta, to St. Louis, to Chicago...

Author: Eric E. Dawson EsqISBN-10: 145673055XISBN-13: 9781456730550Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2011Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d

Random Contents: Common Sense, Manifest Destiny, Pig War, Newberg Conspiracy, Nullification Theory, Patrick Henry, Palin's Future, Global Economy, Isolationism, Alexis de Tocqueville, Line Item Veto, Laissez Faire, Manifest Destiny, Baseball, Petticoat Affair, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Electoral College, Haymarket Riot, Term Limits, Uncle Sam Alexander...

Author: William H. YoungISBN-10: 1453516646ISBN-13: 9781453516645Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2010Pages: 636Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d

This book analyses how and why we are living at a critical moment in the history of human life on earth and explores how we find grounds for the hopes that will enable us to address the challenges and crises of our time. The...

Political correctness appears innocuous enough until one truly looks at the ripple effect created by today's manipulative players looking for an advantage. Political correctness is a lie because saying it isn't so, doesn't change the facts...the facts are that pigs don't fly and life...

Chapter 1 The Religion of Greed and its Impact on African Americans As christian counselors, we are confronted with a constant barrage of institutional conflicts which negatively affect the culture of black Americans and causes disunity. Decisions that are specific in uniting the culture...

Tom Pearson, Del Mar's only 5-time mayor, has compiled interesting and exciting stories he has written through the years that were published in newspapers. Included in the book are stories contributed by friends of Tom that add to the interesting eye witness accounts of...

The Indian as an Enemy raises provocative questions which acknowledge the historic role of the 'middleman minority' on the African continent. For example, what do we know about the Arabs in Libya, Mali and Sudan? What about the Lebanese in Ghana and the rest...

Half Truth is an endeavor to portray the real picture of today's burning and bleeding Afghanistan. It unveils the hidden faces and ruthless powerful forces behind this exclusive global tragedy. It reveals, how Afghanistan was turned into a battlefield in mid seventies, using highly...

Author: Lee BirkheadISBN-10: 145001738XISBN-13: 9781450017381Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2010Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

In the past year the elected leaders of the government of the United States have taken that nation down a road that can only lead to disaster. The federal government of the United States has borrowed more money in the past year alone than...

Little People Little Patriots: Saving America One Child at a Time is a short, easy to read refresher on the founding principles of the United States of America; it is a review of the very underpinnings that made this nation great. And, as the...

In this book, "All Medicines are Poison ," Melvin H. Kirschner, MPH, MD, sets out to remove the fog of confusion that clouds the landscape patients are required to navigate in their search for health care today. This book describes the risks and benefits...

The controversial role of the petrodollar in modern socio-political relations within the local, national and international settings evokes serious concerns. Oil has become a paramount source of political power in our energy-driven world. Nigeria is increasingly assuming the center stage within the global community...

Benjamin Tucker was an American anarchist and socialist.A 19th-century proponent of individualist anarchism which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism", Tucker was the editor and publisher of the American individualist anarchist periodical Liberty as well as a member of the socialist First International.Tucker harshly opposed state...

This new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy has been extended significantly to include 55 chapters across two volumes written by some of today's most distinguished scholars. New contributors include some of today's most distinguished scholars, among them Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz,...

The Morality of Spin explores the ethics of political rhetoric crafted to persuade and possibly manipulate potential voters. Based on extensive insider interviews with leaders of Focus on the Family, one of the most powerful Christian right organizations in America, Nathaniel Klemp asks whether...

Beginning with the assumption that a justice motive exists, the author posits that belief in a just world influences the behavior of most people most of the time. This is true for all people of all ages and in all areas of life, for...

Author: Paul BoeclerISBN-10: 1441589414ISBN-13: 9781441589415Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2009Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Utopia and its Discontents traces literary representations of ideal communities from Plato to the 21st century. Each chapter offers close readings of key utopian and anti-utopian texts to demonstrate how they construct, challenge and explore the ideas and forms of earlier utopian writings and...

GLASS WALLS is a flowing, descriptive study of how public policy decisions by government can be misguided by social, cultural and religious influences within a textbook case setting-Williamson County, Texas. As the problem is described, a suggested cure surfaces, done with the intention of...

People with only a slight interest in history will enjoy these fascinating, short and easy to understand stories. Serious history buffs will like these lesser-known episodes, not the stories we've heard a million times. For example: try to find anyone who knows about the...

KOREA AND THE IMPERIALISTS Until the Korean War in 1950, except for evangelist Christian missionaries, Americans were not interested in Korea or considered it important in the scheme of things. Many did not know Korea had existed as an independent kingdom for centuries and...

Strong Pre-Plebiscite Position of British Southern Cameroons Leaders The two leaders (Endeley and Foncha, Former and current Prime Ministers) accepted completely dropping the idea of joining Nigeria or Cameroon, simply requesting of the British administering authority the granting of independence to the Southern Cameroons...

Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from our perceptions of the world around us. But in rhe Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell asks a fundamental question: "Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?"...

Sweetwater: Black Women and Narratives of Resilience, Revised Edition is a multi-generational story of growing up black and female in the rural southAuthor: Rochelle Brock, Robin BoylornISBN-10: 1433134934ISBN-13: 9781433134937Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2017Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x...

A Decolonizing Encounter examines the effects of western colonialism on historically marginalized and colonized populations living both in the West and the third world. Specifically, it explores crucial issues such as the decolonizing of schools and communities of color; the decentralization of power of...

When Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Moscow officials expected the British Navy to appear on the shore of Leningrad, fulfilling the Bolshevik nightmare of a concerted Capitalist plot. Instead, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reached out to promise support to the Kremlin and collaborate...

Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives examines the spontaneous actions of ordinary people, caught up in extraordinary events, who felt compelled to adopt the role of a news reporter. This collection of twenty-one original, thought-provoking chapters investigates citizen journalism in the West, including the United States,...

A nonethnical interpretation of the infamous text "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion."Author: AnonymousISBN-10: 1432793551ISBN-13: 9781432793555Publisher: Outskirts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2012Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d

This book caters to all people whether citizens or permanent residents, but especially to those persons with little or no knowledge of the Judicial System. It also contains certain aspects for and regarding law enforcement personnel. When certain incidents occur, it makes the Justice...

As nuclear weapons become ever more sophisticated, so the deterrence debate becomes increasingly complex. The 'Ban the Bomb' slogans of the 1950s had been replaced by cries for 'nuclear-free zones', and talk of 'megatonnage' and 'fallout' had given way to talk of 'tactical' nuclear...

On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, President G.W. Bush argued that if setting up democracy in Japan and Germany after WW II was successful, then it should also be successful in Iraq. This book provides a detailed comparison of the reconstruction of...

Backpacking Beyond Boundaries is the story of a young man who puts his career on hold in search of adventure and the discovery of his inner being. He leaves South Africa in 1990 while Nelson Mandela is still in prison and South Africa ruled...

The book is about the birth of a new country whose roots go back deep in history. Pakistan is strategically important because of her location and proximity to a vast energy and resource rich region. It is also the sixth most populous nation and...

The issues of faith and politics are big topics of conversation today. This small paperback, Politics and Faith: Lessons in my Life invites you into my world with stories which taught me the lessons of how the political is personal, and how my faith...

A relationship has been established between the mail processing equipment manufacturers, the mass mailers(including the non-profits) and the government which creates a loop. The more mail that is processed, the more the Postal Service can charge (based on mail volume). These rate increases allow...

First published in 1915, John Dewey's "Democracy and Education" is considered by many to be a landmark examination into the philosophy of education and its importance in a democratic society. In this influential treatise, Dewey argues for a progressive model of education because an...

Greek philosopher and scientist, Aristotle, lived in the 4th century B.C. and is thought of as one of the most important figures from classical antiquity. Aristotle was probably the most famous member of Plato's Academy in Athens, whose writings would ultimately form the first...

Plato's most famous work and one of the most important books ever written on the subject of philosophy and political theory, "The Republic" is a fictional dialogue between Socrates and other various Athenians and foreigners which examines the meaning of justice. Written in approximately...

Author: Richard BistanyISBN-10: 1420820397ISBN-13: 9781420820393Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2005Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

We Americans love to look at ourselves. How we vote, where we work, what we think about church and school -- studying ourselves is a national pastime. What has been missing in all this self-examination, until now, is a book about the greatest national...

CONTENTS Foreword Introduction What is Asymmetric Warfare? Defining Asymmetry -- Characteristics: Disparity of Interest -- Targeting the Will of the Opponent -- Attaining Strategic Effect on All Levels of War -- The Importance of Effectiveness -- The Threat-Response Dynamic -- A Final Example: The...