Political Science - General

Women and the Ideology of Political Exclusion explores the origin and evolution of the political ideology that has kept women away from centers of political power - from the birth of democracy in ancient Athens to the modern era. In this period of 2500...

News headlines warn of rivalries and competing nations across Asia and the Pacific, even as powerful new cross-border relations form as never before. This book looks behind the Asia-Pacific curtain: at the new forms of social, economic, and political integration taking place through a...

Inquiring 'whether any war can be just', Thomas Aquinas famously responded that this may hold true, provided the war is conducted by a legitimate authority, for a just cause, and with an upright intention. Virtually all accounts of just war, from the Middle Ages...

Author: James CimentISBN-10: 1041015518ISBN-13: 9781041015512Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 1488Format: Hardcover

"Cartoons from Puck" presents a curated selection of iconic political cartoons from the pages of the influential 19th-century American humor magazine, "Puck." Featuring the work of Joseph Keppler, a master of satire and visual wit, this collection showcases the power of pictorial commentary on...

Explore the evolving concept of "Liberty" in "Liberty In The Nineteenth Century," a seminal work by Frederic May Holland. This meticulously prepared print edition delves into the heart of 19th-century political philosophy and social history, examining the multifaceted dimensions of freedom during a transformative...

Explore the foundations of modern political thought with William Edward Hartpole Lecky's "Historical and Political Essays." This collection delves into the history and theory underpinning government and democracy, offering insightful analysis relevant to understanding political science. Lecky, a renowned historian and political thinker, examines...

'New Canada and the New Canadians' is a fascinating and informative account of Canada's immigrant communities. Written in the mid-20th century, the book provides an insight into the ethnic, cultural, and social diversity of Canadian society. It remains a valuable resource for historians, sociologists,...

This fascinating study explores the political activity of the German immigrant community in Wisconsin during the years leading up to the Civil War. It sheds light on the complex and often conflicting loyalties of this group, as well as their efforts to assert their...

This book provides a thorough examination of the principles and policy of the British Government in India. Robertson provides a detailed analysis of the British administration in India, including its political, economic, and social effects. He also explores the impact of British rule on...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Americans disagree on a lot of things, but they agree on one thing: Our political system is broken. So broken that it threatens the future stability of our nation.The majority of Americans are unhappy with all three branches of our government. They are unhappy...

People still believe that any behavior is permitted so long as they can get away with it. This attitude makes our current moral situation both confusing and discouraging. In addition, society has lost confidence in traditional methods of strengthening morality, be it the family,...

By collectively concentrating on the theme of political symbolism in modern Europe, the con-tributors to this volume have cho-sen to honor a revered teacher and colleague by developing a set of variations on one of his primary scholarly concerns. The essays deal with familiar...

Since the 1980s, Ecuador has seen five indigenous uprisings, the emergence of the powerful Pachakutik political movement and the strengthening of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador and the Associations of Black Ecuadorians, all of which have contributed substantially to a new constitution...

This invaluable encyclopedia covers all aspects of the conflict in Korea, principally from 1945 to the present. Conflict in Korea features A-Z entries, many of them illustrated, and covers people, events, places, political parties, treaties and agreements, the origins of the conflict, and the...

Bringing an empirical, objective approach to a topic that has often been the source of emotional and uninformed controversy, Gentrification, Displacement and Neighborhood Revitalization provides an introduction to major issues in urban revitalization, new research findings, and a discussion of theoretical perspectives.This is the...

This is the first complete study of Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, one of the most distinguished diplomats and statesmen of eighteenth-century France. Vergennes represented France as a diplomat in Germany, Constantinople, and Stockholm, and was Louis XVI's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs....

The limitations and advances of various forms of democracy in class society, from its roots in ancient Greece through its rise and decline under capitalism. Discusses the emergence of Bonapartism, military dictatorship, and fascism, and how democracy will be advanced under a workers and...

The author studies affirmative action efforts in four countries: two superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - and two non-superpowers - Canada and Hungary. Drawing on his knowledge of diverse societies, the author weighs the evidence to evaluate whether popular pressure...

'Is politics gendered? Wendy Brown things so, and argues for this point with elegance, imagination and pungent phrases. Brown's book is challenging, provocative and...original; it does force us to question the degree to which gender controls our politics.'-THE REVIEW OF POLITICSAuthor: Wendy L. BrownISBN-10:...

From case studies of eleven highway systems in underdeveloped countries, the authors suggest a theory of transport investment and development.Author: George Wilton Wilson,UnknownISBN-10: 0837194539ISBN-13: 9780837194530Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/1977Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

This book is concerned with the techniques used in measuring opinions and attitudes, with special attention to scaling methods and the statistics involved.Author: Hermann Henry Remmers,UnknownISBN-10: 0837141664ISBN-13: 9780837141664Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/1972Pages: 446Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d

The first comprehensive account of Azerbaijan's rich and tumultuous history up to the present time.Author: Audrey L. AltstadtISBN-10: 0817991824ISBN-13: 9780817991821Publisher: Hoover Institution PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1992Pages: 334Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.06w x 1.15d

Spotlights the remarkable writers who will not be silenced by persecution Following the August 12 attack on author Salman Rushdie, readers everywhere realized the vulnerability -- and the courage -- of writers who speak truth to power. The freedom to write is under threat...

Women and men migrate across international boundaries at roughly the same rate. Yet most scholarship assumes that international migration results primarily from the labor migration of male workers. When international female migration is acknowledged, the focus is almost exclusively on women in the low-wage...

This expansive volume traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. At a time when social movements led by religious leaders, from Louis Farrakhan to Pat Buchanan, are playing...

Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War. Today, political strategists view the South as an essential region to cultivate if political hopefuls are to have a chance...

Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January 1, 1863, and the proposed Thirteenth Amendment had become a campaign issue. Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the...

"Check out that baby bump!" Online and print magazines, television shows, and personal blogs are awash with gossip and speculation about pregnant celebrities. What drives our cultural obsession with celebrity baby bumps? Pregnant with the Stars examines the American fascination with, and judgment of,...

China's Futures cuts through the sometimes confounding and unfounded speculation of international pundits and commentators to provide readers with an important yet overlooked set of complex views concerning China's future: views originating within China itself. Daniel Lynch seeks to answer the simple but rarely...

John Locke's theory of toleration is generally seen as advocating the privatization of religion. This interpretation has become conventional wisdom: secularization is widely understood as entailing the privatization of religion, and the separation of religion from power. This book turns that conventional wisdom on...

Despite extensive theoretical debates over the utility of "political opportunities" as an explanation for the rise and success of social movements, there have been surprisingly few serious empirical tests. Contention in Context provides the most extensive effort to date to test the model, analyzing...

This study analyzes Brazil's monarchy, which adapted European ideas and practices to a creole plantation society that was traditionally based on African slavery. It focuses upon the Conservatives, who represented the sugar and coffee elites in reconstructing the new nation's state as a strong,...

Two revolutions occurred in Israel in the last decade of the twentieth century. The first was in the field of communications and the second was in politics. Telepopulism describes the political and cultural processes that took place in Israel during the 1990s, depicting the...

Chen Hongmou (1696-1771) was arguably the most influential Chinese official of the eighteenth century and unquestionably its most celebrated field administrator. He served as governor-general, governor, or in lesser provincial-level posts in more than a dozen provinces, achieving after his death cult status as...

The middle-class condition, seen during the twentieth century as both the symbol of progress and order and the means to achieve it, has largely evaded historical analysis. Blending historical methods and anthropological sensibilities, Intimate Ironies relates the everyday lives of an emergent white-collar middle...

This account of the St. Petersburg labor movement during the First Russian Revolution focuses on the sources and meaning of the extraordinary explosion of labor militancy in 1905 - a year that saw more striking workers than ever before in Russian history, almost a...

A Stanford University Press classic.Author: James W. WhiteISBN-10: 0804707286ISBN-13: 9780804707282Publisher: Stanford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1970Pages: 396Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d

Written in a clear and engaging style, this text demonstrates Nietzsche′s significance as a philosopher and as a political theorist by highlighting his critique of liberalism (in both its philosophical and political forms) and by elaborating the form of ethical and political understanding which...

Three Faces of Power offers the best of Kenneth Boulding: bold, innovative perspectives on past and present concepts. His creative analysis lays the groundwork for important future debates about power. Boulding explains that power can be divided into three major categories: threat power; economic...