Political Science - General

This is a key question for all Western military strategists. If the Soviets are indeed willing to tolerate high human sacrifice in warfare this obviously puts them at a military advantage. The perceived wisdom, hitherto, is that the Soviets are indeed willing to tolerate...

Turkey's geographical position, between the Middle East and Europe and at the centre of the current upheavals in the USSR and the Balkans, has led to a reawakening of interest in its international standing. Meanwhile its domestic politics are of increasing interest and Turkey...

Despite the commonly held Western view that secularisation has taken religion out of the political sphere, the relationship between religion and politics is at the heart of many of the critical issues of our time. The role of the church in nationalist movements in...

Caught between their female gender and their aspirations in a public sphere founded on the gender role of men, women face a problem that is more intractable than conventional feminist political analysis has fully recognized. In this book, Jennifer Chapman addresses both the substance...

In this companion volume to Deity and Domination, David Nicholls broadens his examination of the relationship between religion and politics. Focusing on the images and concepts of God and the state predominant in eighteenth-century discourse, he shows how these were interrelated and reflect the...

The first comprehensive analysis of Soviet agriculture from its historic origins to the present, explaining why collectivization failed and why contemporary methods are inefficient. Medvedev, a noted biochemist, shows why agriculture holds the Soviet future.Author: Zhores a. MedvedevISBN-10: 0393335232ISBN-13: 9780393335231Publisher: W. W. Norton &...

This comprehensive handbook introduces the reader to the education system in India in terms of its structural features, its relations with society and culture, and the debates that have shaped the present-day policy ethos.The book provides an overview of major debates that have shaped...

Migration has emerged as an important issue in contemporary global politics and in the discourse around human development. This book highlights the role of migration in socioeconomic development and its interdependence with urbanization, employment, labour and industry. This volume identifies the challenges which migration...

In 1946, at the age of 29, the author was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to act as unofficial emissary between the British Labour Government and India in the delicate negotiations which resulted in the country's independence. His unique position enabled him to give the...

This volume breaks tradition with previous studies of the unemployed in Britain. It offers a history highlighting the active political nature of the unemployed, rather than a depiction of them as passive victims of the system whose existence signals economic decline and social injustice....

The papers were, by and large, of good quality, but two are worthy of particular attention. Michael Riccards's Failure of Nerve: How the Liberals Killed Liberalism and Robert D. Loevy's To Write It in the Books of 1964 are outstanding and fresh contributions to...

This collection of twelve essays examines the use of mediation in intranational as well as international disputes so that parallels and similarities between various approaches could be emphasized and the whole approach viewed as a universal means of managing human conflict. Initial chapters treat...

The management of interpersonal social conflict within the American judicial system is changing. Of particular interest is the trend toward informal, decentralized alternatives to the courts for the resolution of many civil disputes. A manifestation of this trend, Neighborhood Dispute Resolution or NDR offers...

Twelve experts analyze existing threats to American security, problems of defense, the prospects of limited and total wars, and possible strategies to meet the crisis in light of the stresses and strengths of NATO.Author: UnknownISBN-10: 031324376XISBN-13: 9780313243769Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/1984Pages: 352Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.00h...

Charles J. Rooney offers an analysis and descriptive bibliography of American utopian fiction between 1865 and 1917, the most productive period in the history of this genre. Rooney explores the history and sources of utopian writing in America, as reflected in the attitudes and...

Product information not available.Author: Grace M. BarnesISBN-10: 0313231362ISBN-13: 9780313231360Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/1982Pages: 432Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.84lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d

Product information not available.Author: SurveyISBN-10: 0313231168ISBN-13: 9780313231162Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/1982Pages: 584Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.72lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.31d

Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in population surveys of the elderly population. The book questions whether or not the measures of activities...

In recent years the number of complex humanitarian emergencies around the world has been steadily increasing. War and political, ethnic, racial, and religious strife continually force people to migrate against their will. These forced migrants create a stream of new challenges for relief workers...

With about 70,000 domestic and international adoptions each year in the United States and Canada, adoption remains a major means of building families in both countries. Its continued success can be inferred not only from the yearly statistics, but from a report issued in...

Although governmental commissions are not the only available source of nonpartisan investigation and policy advice, their prestige, scale of operation, and national importance establish the commission as a unique political body. This volume provides both general discussions of commission communication and specific analyses of...

This volume brings together business, government and academic representatives from the United States, Pacific and Asian nations to address issues of regional economic cooperation in the Pacific Basin. The contributors focus particularly on cooperation in five areas: development, commodities, technology, human resources, and issues...

Reverse Licensing evaluates the transfer of technology to the U.S. as an alternative growth strategy for both small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturing firms which need new and competitive technology and for foreign firms which are anxious to enter the U.S. market but lack the...

Author: Frank A. PedersenISBN-10: 0275905357ISBN-13: 9780275905354Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/15/1980Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

Religion and Politics in Enlightenment Europe, a collection of original essays from leading scholars, demonstrates that the collapse of the post-Reformation confessional state was more the result of religious dissent from within, much of it orthodox, than attacks of an anti-religious Enlightenment. In sharp...

In these original readings of Albert Camus' novels, short stories, and political essays, David Carroll concentrates on Camus' conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into questions of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the deadly cycle of terrorism...

According to most social scientists, the advent of a global media village and the rise of liberal democratic government would diminish ethnic and national identity as a source of political action. Yet the contemporary world is in the midst of an explosion of identity...

Female combatants are often central to rebel groups' outreach strategies, yet their impact on foreign support remains unclear. This Element examines how the presence of female fighters shapes international perceptions and support, drawing on original survey experiments in the United States and Tunisia as...

Female combatants are often central to rebel groups' outreach strategies, yet their impact on foreign support remains unclear. This Element examines how the presence of female fighters shapes international perceptions and support, drawing on original survey experiments in the United States and Tunisia as...

What did our nation's founders really say about God, religion and virtue? God of Our Fathers: Advice and Prayers of Our Nation's Founders presents their own statements on these subjects in historical context. More than 250 important observations on religion, morality, duty and liberty...

Oleksa Drachewych argues that Russia's instrumentalization of its memory of WWII has played a significant role in leading Russian forces to commit similar atrocities in its war against Ukraine. This connection between Soviet actions during and after the Second World War and Russian actions...

A behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor by a political legend who worked with ten presidents, made deals with both Obama and Trump, and believes that serving in public office is the best way to...

"Government Of The State Of Michigan" offers an in-depth look at the structure and function of Michigan's government. Authored by CHARLES R. BROWN, this book provides valuable insights into the state's political system, laws, and historical development. It explores the various branches of government,...

This book discusses the situation of the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic and the way the Govt handled the situation.Author: Musa Khan JalalzaiISBN-10: 9390439698ISBN-13: 9789390439690Publisher: Vij BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2021Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

This book investigates recent policies introduced into Turkey which are designed to reduce state activities and open up the country to international investment and trade. This is done in the context of the UNs Millennium Development Goals continuing to stretch into the distant future...

Since 2011, democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic heritage of previous authoritarian governments. Yet newly established democratic governments must deliver on the expectations of their people, especially the...

The Invisible Mapmakers: How Billionaires Quietly Redraw Industries and Redefine the WorldIn "The Invisible Mapmakers: How Billionaires Quietly Redraw Industries and Redefine the World," delve into the clandestine world of the most powerful billionaires who shape our reality. Far from the public eye, these...

This book delves into the fictional representations of female homosociality within a selection of middlebrow novels authored by women and published in France between 1880 and 1914. Its primary objective is to incorporate women's literary contributions from the Belle Epoque era into the broader...

Europeanization has by now become the most used and fashionable term found in social sciences. The application of the concept and the model(s) of Europeanization are thus no longer restricted only to domestic changes in EU member-state countries they are also used to study...

Case Study from the year 2022 in the subject Politics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, University of the Federal Armed Forces München, language: English, abstract: The debate about the capabilities and means of intelligence services prevails socially. In the wake of the NSA scandal, the...

Discussion of fiction, poetry and cultural history is given central place in Wald's analysis. From this perspective he argues that the contemporary concerns of race, gender and culture have created a powerful new leftist critique. The book argues that that the left can draw...

As a nation, we're not always big on introspection. To move forward, however, we must look inward. We must hold this nation up to a mirror and acknowledge what it's become. We must make a sober assessment. How did a country that so aligns...

President Vladimir Putin has become a legendary person in Russia once and for all. After the Crimean events in 2014, his authority among the society is indisputable. Attempts to exert pressure on him from outside only caused his popularity to grow. This is due...

One of the most debated topics in law and politics is the role that science should play in setting policy. What does it mean to demand that politicians and the People themselves "follow the science" if science deals with questions of fact, not matters...

Parents, Teachers, and Governors, I Am Afraid to Tell You...By: Vivica HoustonCreating a fantasy world of irresponsibility and favor for cooperation is not good for the lives of our children. In today's world, our culture finds no value in social education, and this is...

This contribution argues that a long-established social order has been in place since the first stratified societies in the Near Middle East which unavoidably comes with substantial economic, political and environmental repercussions. Part I of the book dissects the various facets of this order,...

In November 2010, Republican Scott Walker was elected Governor of Wisconsin. In something of a Tea Party sweep, the iconic Russ Feingold lost his seat in the U.S. Senate and the Wisconsin legislature became Republican in both chambers. In early 2011, Governor Walker announced...

Traditional textbooks on American government focus on the foundations and structures of our political system. Seldom do such texts explore American government, its processes, procedures, challenges, and opportunities, from the unique perspectives of individuals with a developing awareness of their responsibilities as citizens. American...

Eleven lectures on the role of the letter and the Spirit and the centrality of Christ set against the historical background of the Reformation of the Anabaptists and the Calvinists.Author: Peter T. ForsythISBN-10: 157910018XISBN-13: 9781579100186Publisher: Wipf & Stock PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/23/1996Pages: 362Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize:...

America's political party system is dying, Mack says, and it is being replaced by major interest groups that are using their vast grassroots networks and financial resources to take over the parties' traditional functions. These interests include advocacy organizations for labor, the environment, minorities,...