Political Science - General

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...

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...

Thermophobia means "fear of warmth" Did you know that Global Warming made civilization possible 12,000 years ago? Did you know that strong tornadoes (EF3-EF5) are on a 60-year downtrend? (NOAA) Did you know that hurricanes and typhoons are on a similar downtrend? (Dr. Ryan...

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 original work combines technical analysis of the North-South, Third World debt crisis with a description of the political frameworks used to analyze this issue. . . . Business professionals who want a deeper understanding of the debt question, as well as scholars of...

Teacher professional development requires a dynamic vision of education. The authors argue that teaching and teacher education are moral rather than technical or instrumental endeavors, and describe a highly innovative master's program for practicing teachers founded in 1992. By describing important aspects of the...

Author: Francis Graham Wilson,UnknownISBN-10: 0837179807ISBN-13: 9780837179803Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/22/1975Pages: 322Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

How does religious identity inform a person's sexual identity and vice versa? Sexual Identity Synthesis: Attributions, Meaning-Making, and the Search for Congruence answers these questions in this groundbreaking study on the development and synthesis of sexual identity among Christians who experience same-sex attraction.Author: Mark...

What is the role of the public bureaucracy in social, economic, and political development? What are the alternatives of development for newly emerging nation-states? How does a bureaucracy satisfy or inhibit the requisites of democratic development? Twelve outstanding scholars--Joseph LaPalombara, Fritz Morstein Marx, S....

Representing the first comprehensive study of its kind, this book evaluates the comparative performance of national environmental policies since the beginning of the modern environmental era. Unlike other comparative studies, it looks directly at the purpose of environmental policy: pollution reduction. Lyle Scruggs presents...

The 1995-1996 edition of the Index to International Public Opinion has even greater coverage than earlier volumes in the series. Coverage has been increased to 71 countries where surveys were conducted, and 105 countries and regions are referenced in these studies. Data compiled by...

The Armenian terrorist movement is the subject of Michael Gunter's analysis. Beginning with an introductory overview of recent Armenian terrorist attacks against Turkish diplomats and property and perceived allies of the Turks, he then examines historical motivations and goals of the Armenian terrorist movement....

In this essay collection, a variety of authorities explore the significance of parent-child interaction and its implications for all stages of family life. Numerous aspects of this socialization process in changing societies throughout the world are represented, for relatively uniform societies, such as in...

This book examines the role of the military in the wave of democratization that has swept through Latin America in the past decade. Although much of the leading literature on the transition to democracy recognizes the importance of hardline and softline factions within the...

The overall economic performance of Caribbean countries has declined markedly in recent times. The weak export performance of these trade-oriented economies is highlighted as the principal factor responsible for the economic deterioration. The author attempts to identify the major determinants of their export performance....

Seth Carus's book is a unique combination of scholarly discipline and astute political judgment. This is a succinct and insightful analysis of one of the most vital security challenges of this century. Janne E. Nolan Senior Fellow The Brookings Institution Since the vivid images...

Here is the first book to look at African politics and the new problems facing the military leadership. The contributors to The Military in African Politics have divided the regimes into three categories or case studies. These studies focus on the characteristics of the...

Author: James OntraISBN-13: 9798218861933Publisher: Pragmatic PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/11/2025Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d

The Abraham Alliance: The False Promise of Peace is a timely and prophetic examination of the Middle East's rapidly shifting alliances and the global push toward a new era of political unity. As world leaders promote diplomacy, treaties, and regional cooperation, the Bible offers...

Practical Anarchy - A Guide To Self Determination is both a history lesson and a survival guide. It takes the word "anarchy" out of the gutter of tabloid headlines and puts it back where it belongs - in the everyday acts of solidarity, resistance...

ANDREW J. POPPLETON: FIGHTER for Omaha City, the Union Pacific Railroad, and Chief Standing BearDiscover the incredible life of Andrew J. Poppleton and how he shaped Omaha's first fifty years. This biography will inspire and amaze you with its tales of perseverance, courage, and...

This monograph reconstructs the dynamics of treaty changes in 1950-2014 and presents the prospects for EU treaty reform after Russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2022. It also assesses treaty reforms in the European Communities and the EU in 1950-2024 and identifies which member states...

This book explores the effect of the pandemic on human rights; civil and political rights (CPR); economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR); and freedoms around the world.The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed many aspects of the lives of individuals and entire societies. This crisis and...

1975 The Ballads of the Whitlam Dismissal uses bush ballads and investigative journalism to commemorate the Whitlam Dismissal in 1975 with forensic detail, smoking guns, the guilty called to account and Australian democracy given a gentle push to maintain our independence.Gough was confronted by...

This book focuses on one of the all-time primary interests of all researchers--finding new perspectives and research topics--and expands it. What new routes could aesthetics, philosophy of art and the aesthetic take today and in the future? Thirteen authors open new doors for the...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, is of unparalleled geopolitical importance. Its vast oil reserves, strategic location at the crossroads of three continents, and increasingly assertive foreign policy make it a key player in global...

This Data Guide provides the documentation of a national survey on religious and secular attitudes and behaviour in Dutch society 2011-2012.Author: R. EisingaISBN-10: 9085550777ISBN-13: 9789085550778Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2012Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.40d

Submitted Assignment from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 71, University of East London, course: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW, language: English, abstract: This essay seeks to examine the impact and application of the Rome Statute...

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a set of chapters that investigate the communication practices through which Chinese societies are creating their civil foundations for the next millennium. Civic Discourse, Civil Society, and Chinese Communities, reflects both the emphasis on analyzing...

From clones, family, abortion, terrorism, and the concept of the collective to economics, nuclear power, cap and trade, renewable energy, and the politics of climate change, Everest and Bedogne do something much needed and remarkably absent in today's media. They strip away the layers...

CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY & EMERGING CHRISTIANITY As the world seems to be self-destructing with war, social upheaval, terrorism, rapid ecological damage, global warming, financial meltdowns, dire poverty, and increasing disparities of wealth, humankind is being forced to mend its ways or become an extinct species....

Jonathan Kozol has been a leading educational critic and social activist since 1967 when Death at an Early Age, his book about racism in Boston's schools, was published and won a National Book Award. Since then, Kozol has written eleven more books which focus...

In this gripping narrative, Bob Polk explores what national security is at its essence and how it can be improved to solve the problems that haunt the world today. Looking through the eyes of a fictional president, White House staff and other key participants,...

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This account is based on records of the U.S. Marine Corps, selected records of other services, and appropriate published works. The study provides insight into the mechanics of the battle from the highest echelon of command to the smallest unit. This is a story...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...

The Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) was established by the General Assembly in 1980 as a part of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education. The mission of the library is to provide Colorado residents with permanent public access to information...

There are several topics discussed in this document regarding the operations surrounding the port that was Cherbourg during the Second World War. Military planning included how plans were made and then changed. Contents revealed administering the port, clearing the waters, construction and reconstruction, the...

Census data show that U.S. and foreign produced titanium prices varied from 2003 through 2012 depending on the product. For example, in 2012, the export price (the proxy for the U.S. price) for titanium bar--used to make engine blades--was higher than the import price...

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...

From Fjord To Prairie: Or In The New Kingdom is a historical novel written by Simon Johnson and published in 1916. The book tells the story of a young Norwegian immigrant named Lars, who leaves his homeland and travels to America in search of...

Krishnan describes military applications of neuroscience research and emerging neurotechnology with relevance to the conduct of armed conflict and law enforcement. This work builds upon literature by scholars such as Moreno and Giordano and fills an existing gap, not only in terms of reviewing...

From Revolution to Revolution (1973) examines England, Scotland and Wales from the revolution of 1688 when William became King, to the American Revolution of 1776. In this period lies the roots of modern Britain, as it went from being on the fringe of European...

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 pathbreaking work integrates African countries into broader comparative theories of how spatial inequality shapes political competition over the construction of markets, states, and nations. Existing literature on African countries has found economic cleavages, institutions, and policy choices to be of low salience in...

This book is about one extraordinary, 21st century idea that's designed to create a true ownership society, resolve the threefild dilemma of social security, medicare, medicaid, defuse the economic roots of terrorism, eliminate poverty in one generation, and legitimately reduce taxes by reducing the...

'A clear, readable and fair account of the development of judicial review.'-Ashley MontaguAuthor: Christopher WolfeISBN-10: 0822630265ISBN-13: 9780822630265Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1994Pages: 420Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d

Power to the People examines the teaching of political philosophy in what is taken to be skeptical times. Author Avner de-Shalit encourages political philosophers to remain committed to the analytical achievements of political philosophy while also revising and improving the teachings of the discipline...

Scheming for the Poor is the first comparative analysis of redistributive policymaking in Latin America. William Ascher examines the success or failure of progressive policies launched by nine governments grouped into three regime types--populist, reformist, and radical--over the course of the postwar history of...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...