Political Science - General

The authors consider the opportunities for foreign participants in the rapidly evolving People's Republic of China across all sectors of economic activity: banking, securities markets, infrastructure, and business investment. In each case, government regulation, legal structure, market organization, and recent trends are analyzed. Consideration...

My book is a collection of poems and lyrics that I started writing about 30 years ago and finally decided to put on something more permanent. I like to write about the inequalities that seems to permeate throughout our country, from the racial ignorance...

The history of mankind can partly be understood as the history of our blindness of our mental limitations!The three fundamental truths that we must face in order to survive/prevail on a long-term basis are as follows: 1. Everything is temporary, including Homo sapiens, his...

Author: Darwin FishmanISBN-10: 1516556194ISBN-13: 9781516556199Publisher: Cognella Academic PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2018Pages: 228Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Revelation tells Christians what will happen to our future. It tells us we must hold fast, or we will suffer the same fate as those who follow the Beast and those prophesies of that Jezebel in the church at Thyatira. She is more active...

From the moment Captain America punched Hitler in the jaw, comic books have always been political, and whether it is Marvel's chairman Ike Perlmutter making a campaign contribution to Donald Trump in 2016 or Marvel's character Howard the Duck running for president during America's...

Slavery and Four Years of War: A Political History of Slavery in the United States, Together with a Narrative of the Campaigns And Battles of the Civil War in Which The Author Took Part: 1861-1865Author: Joseph Warren KeiferISBN-10: 1475114605ISBN-13: 9781475114607Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

This book resulted from a cooperative study by the Institute for Research in Social Science of the University of North Carolina and the University of South Carolina. It represents some fourteen months of investigation and study, six of which were spent in making case-method...

In clear and forceful style, the author pleads that society make use of the knowledge of its experts; that the means of disseminating knowledge be operated in accordance with a professional ethics as high as that of certain other groups; that men learn to...

The existence of a wide variety of legislation in the forty-eight states--on insurance, banking, corporation charters--inevitably results in confusion and injury to legitimate business and personal interests. In this volume a mode of procedure is suggested that will avoid centralization under federal laws and...

Author: Matsime Simon MohapiISBN-10: 1465302824ISBN-13: 9781465302823Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2011Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

This book comments on serious social, economic, political, historical, environmental and other issues which have tested our elected governments from both parties. It points out areas of Constitutional conflict, political inertia, selective law enforcement and others that pose a real peril to our republic....

Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies, examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Thoroughly questioning the inability of Western academia to shake free of universalism and...

We are living in "strange" times America. If our founders and forefathers could come back to life for just one minute they would not recognize the country they gave their lives to build. Yes, we have truly changed. Well, isn't that what all of...

Despite the regional currency crisis of 1997-1998, Asia-Pacific economies continue to be among the most attractive markets in the world. Japanese, American, and European firms have invested heavily in the past decades, and now are positioning themselves to take advantage of the post-Asian recovery,...

Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. It is most often the stage of the criminal appellate process that follows direct appeal and any available state collateral review. The law in the...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific organization created in 1879, and is part of the U.S. government. Their scientists explore our environment and ecosystems, to determine the natural dangers we are facing. The agency has over 10,000 employees that collect, monitor,...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office...

Recent books and journal articles published in China provide new insights into nuclear doctrine, operations, training, and the employment of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) strategic rocket forces. The major insights come from exploiting sections of a doctrinal text published for PLA institutions of...

The United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was established in 1983 and comprises all marine areas within 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) of the nearest U.S. land. This vast area of 3.38 million square nautical miles (11.6 million square kilometers) is about 20 percent...

Document provides information on kinds and profiles of trenches, clearing the foreground, obstacles, demolitions, location of trenches on the ground, and shape of the terrain.Author: Leroy EltingeISBN-10: 1249917182ISBN-13: 9781249917182Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2012Pages: 46Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.10d

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the US Department of Justice. The NIJ is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

This book discusses the phenomenon of femicide--the killing of women globally because of their gender--in peacetime and in war.Femicide in war is different from femicide in peace, and yet the dividing line between the two is thin. Violence against women happens in many forms--from...

This indispensable guide to the conflict in Northern Ireland during 30 years of "the Troubles", 1968 to 1999, covers the various elements at home and abroad that have had an influence on the hostilities. The A-to-Z entries discuss people, parties, organizations, and key places....

The presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler was described in 1840 as the most memorable ever known to party annals in this country. This book describes its events from the opening roar of cannon for the Whig standard bearers in the...

An examination of the proceedings of war crime trials and the justification behind the international law of war.Author: John Alan Appleman,UnknownISBN-10: 0837160227ISBN-13: 9780837160221Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/1972Pages: 438Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Cavernous, often cold, always dark, with the lingering smell of popcorn in the air: the experience of movie-going is universal. The cinematic experience in Mexico is no less profound, and has evolved in complex ways in recent years. Films like Y Tu Mama Tambien,...

In this interdisciplinary and controversial work, Igal Halfin takes an original and provocative stance on Marxist theory, and attempts to break down the divisions between history, philosophy, and literary theory.Author: Igal HalfinISBN-10: 0822957043ISBN-13: 9780822957041Publisher: University of Pittsburgh PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2000Pages: 488Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.30h...

As anyone who lived through that decade knows, the 1980s in South Africa were marked by protest, violent confrontation, and international sanctions. Internally, the country saw a bewildering growth of grassroots organizations--including trade unions, civic associations in the black townships, student and other youth...

This local study of the impact of political violence on a Maya Indian village is based on intensive fieldwork in the department of El Quich Guatemala, during 1988?1990. It examines the processes of fragmentation and realignment in a community undergoing rapid and violent change...

Based on in-depth interviews with seventy-four intellectuals of the lefts in Cuba and Mexico, Reinventing Revolution explores the rapidly changing thinking of progressives on the big-and enduring-questions of democracy, economic alternatives, and national sovereignty.Author: Edward J. McCaughanISBN-10: 0813335477ISBN-13: 9780813335476Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/14/1998Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The initial push for a federation among British Caribbean colonies might have originated among colonial officials and white elites, but the banner for federation was quickly picked up by Afro-Caribbean activists who saw in the possibility of a united West Indian nation a means...

"Spanning virtually the entire twentieth century and as timely as the outbreak of the 2011 'January Revolution, ' this work has much to say about where Egypt has been, who Egyptians are and, ultimately, where they may take their country." --Joel Gordon, author of...

Tracing the origins of recent Latin American debt problems to the financial politics of the immediate post-independence period, Thomas Millington argues that the failure of Latin American states to fund their internal debts made them dependent on foreign credit. Negative political and social consequences...

Drawing from his experiences as a long-term congressman, John Brademas focuses on policy formation to examine the politics of federal support for education. Brademas provides both analytic histories of representative education legislation and philosophical meditations on the relationship between education and democracy.Author: John BrademasISBN-10:...

Implementing and Managing eGovernment fills an important gap. It provides comprehensive coverage of the e-government issues faced by managers, consultants and other practitioners. Richard Heeks draws on international examples to guide readers through crucial e-government management issues such as the management of strategy and...

Islam is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the West. Myths and stereotypes surround it. This clear and penetrating volume helps readers to make sense of Islam. It offers a penetrating guide to the diversity and richness of contemporary knowledge about Islam and...

In The Lost Opportunity, Lazarski explores these facets of the anti-Bolshevik struggle, which have been almost entirely ignored by historical scholarship. Christopher Lazarski is Professor of History and Politics at Lazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw, Poland.Author: Christopher LazarskiISBN-10: 0761841199ISBN-13: 9780761841197Publisher: University...

With a demonstrable lack of practical knowledge and understanding, the Trump cancer has shown its lack of respect for the importance of executive branch oversight and rejects the intent of the framers of the Constitution through checks and balances to guard against oppressive power...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Third Worlds focuses attention on the relationship between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, examining the alternative Islamic development agenda for Africa which, in part, mirrors that of the the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The grouping of the Middle East and...

This unique collection by leading authors explores the links between therapy and the political world, and their contribution to each other. Topics covered include: psychotherapy in the political sphere, including the roots of conflict, social trauma, and ecopsychology; political dimensions of psychotherapy practice, such...

This unique one-volume reference guide provides positive and empowering biographical sketches of 100 famous and well-known adoptees throughout time, serving to counter the many negative stereotypes that exist that exist about people who were adopted, fostered, or lived in orphanages. This work looks at...

Systematic research on the changing experience and social and political characteristics of German youth has been carried out in the Federal Republic of Germany on an ongoing basis since the early 1950s. Until now, however, the results of these long-term studies have not been...

The multidisciplinary nature of the field of aging and the sheer volume of published material make researching and keeping current with new developments in the field quite difficult. This reference book offers comprehensive strategies for accessing information on the psychological, social, biological, and medical...

The book is timely, and the arguments easy to follow . . . extensive references accompany each title. Choice A most valuable overview of the responses of the housing sector in different countries to changing local priorities. This volume clearly demonstrates the substantial and...

Written by Trevor Beeson, this text provides a complete survey of some of the most interesting bishops of the Church of England from the 19th century to the present. It aims to bring the bishops alive for the reader and considers their significance in...