Political Science - General

Mindfulness in Westminster: Reflections from UK Politicians is the first global attempt to comprehensively set out accounts from UK politicians on the personal and interpersonal benefits of their mindfulness training. The report explores the ways in which politicians report that their mindfulness practice has...

John Stuart Mill's 1861 Utilitarianism remains one of the most widely known and influential works of moral philosophy ever written. It is also a model of critical thinking - one in which Mill's reasoning and interpretation skills are used to create a well-structured, watertight,...

Engineering World Consciousness Through An Empire Of Illusion Mind Control For A New World Order Ancient political philosophers controlled society through illusion and deception, casting magic spells over the masses to keep the profane in the dark. Down through the ages nothing has changed;...

Stump Connolly, chief political correspondent of The Week Behind, is at it again following along the 2008 presidential campaign trail with an irreverent eye toward what makes the politicians tick. Here are first hand accounts along the primary trail, plus the story behind the...

From Eve to Jezebel and from Holly Golightly to George Clooney, Langley Lavigne offers an idiosyncratic tour through the Old Testament, looking at issues of authorship and revision, discussing the contradictions and flaws in the Holey Books and revealing everything that we need to...

A selection of over 100 posts from one of Britain's top political blogs. S. J. Howard has been writing political commentary on the internet for the last four years. Despite having never been involved in politics, and having no political qualifications, his writing has...

The discipline of demography, much like the population processes which comprise its focus, changes theoretically, methodologically, and substantively as the world's populations respond to internal and external forces. These disciplinary shifts are often identified and examined by demographers in academic journals and at annual...

Through the concept of "social navigation," this book sheds light on the mobilization of urban youth in West Africa. Social navigation offers a perspective on praxis in situations of conflict and turmoil. It provides insights into the interplay between objective structures and subjective agency,...

Growing up in inner-city Manchester in the 1970s and 80s was no easy feat-especially for a strong-willed Black kid navigating peer pressure, overt racism, and a system that often looked the other way. Paul Bailey had two choices: fight or flee. He chose to...

Why is our world the way it is, right now? SocietyNow presents the best academic expertise examining key events, trends and phenomenon of current times. Readable, accessible and digestible commentary on the most complex and defining topics of the 21st Century. Written by leading...

Resistance movements to economic measures and militaristic policies have been increasing in Latin America and the Caribbean since the 1960s. Indigenous and peasant movements are advancing against the exploitation of their territories by mining, oil, and other companies, as well as movements of migrants,...

This book asks what you would do if you were faced with the same situation as its author. It is a true story and only came about because of a ridiculous decision from a former Prime Minister of Australia. The end result can only...

Medical Humanity and Inhumanity in the German-Speaking World explores the interface of medicine, the human and the humane in the German-speaking lands. Author: Mererid Puw DaviesISBN-10: 1787357732ISBN-13: 9781787357730Publisher: UCL PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2020Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Medical Humanity and Inhumanity in the German-Speaking World explores the interface of medicine, the human and the humane in the German-speaking lands. Author: Mererid Puw DaviesISBN-10: 1787357724ISBN-13: 9781787357723Publisher: UCL PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2020Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Positions the history and inner workings of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) against the canvas of the major political developments in South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s up to the first democratic elections in 1994 Following a hiatus in the 1960s, the Natal...

US is a short book plainly stated. We have lost awareness of our ability to make the nation be for US. We do all the work. It should be for US. We need to break our almost hypnotic thinking about the rich. We think...

They had it all, but it was taken from them. During the early 1900s, Cecil L. Snyder, a businessman, a husband, and a father, who was dedicated to his country, endured endless political injustices from governmental bodies, whose intentions were to bring him down....

"Astronomical Weather" A decade ago there arose a realization that burning fossil fuels, thus discharging CO2 into the atmosphere, raises earth's temperature. In due course, it is feared, increasing temperatures will expand oceans and melt polar ice caps. Oceans will rise, submerging coastal cities...

This book depicts the challenging experiences of two twins - Dreams, Hope, and Passion in obtaining the American Dream." Establishing the argument for " Refocusing the African American Dream" is precipitated by the need to clarify what is freedom, and what makes freedom so...

Since 2016, millions of Americans have demonstrated, organized and contributed in the cause of political change. Some have been effective; most are wasting their time. While there are few clear rules of political efficacy, there are techniques of campaigning, agitating and lobbying that manifestly...

The motivation behind the writing of "Where Did the United States of America Go" is to offer a series of reflections on the current state of our union and the causes of the divisive issues plaguing our nation. The writing offers a nonpartisan insight...

This book is about America's greatest nemesis (the hatred and racism of racist whites), which are currently personifying themselves through President Trump and Congressional Republicans without shame nor remorsefulness in a most profound ugly, sinful, and ungodly way. Hatred and racism will always divide...

Dennis Andrew Ball continues exposing the abuse & solutions for the breakdowns in our cultures that must be fixed to survive and thrive in a global economy. The attacks by those adverse to the interests of the whole show all of us what must...

In the summer of 2015, following a catastrophic general election defeat, the Labour Party - wholly unpredictability - elected the veteran Left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn as its leader. After a year in which his Parliamentary Party passed a no-confidence vote and most of his...

On 23 June 2016 over 17 million people voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. What you don't realise is that over 16 million people voted remain and 20 million people didn't even vote, so if you think about it, 36...

The Author Emil Tzolov graduated with Silver Medal from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Speaks fluently English, German, Dutch, Russian and Bulgarian. His parents are moderators at the National Television. His grand parents had kept allied prisoners of war with risk for their lives....

Tales from the Big Eye incorporates a young man's struggles as a professional detective within the ambit of the CBI in post-Independent India, when the profession was at its infancy. It provides glimpses into how a detective is born and how the nose for...

The phrase "solidarity of the shaken" was introduced into the today's political vocabulary by Jan Patočka, one of the last students of the philosopher Edmund Husserl and undoubtedly the most important Czech philosopher of the twentieth century. In January 1977, Patočka became - together...

In this pathbreaking collections of essays, Canada-based Chinese scholar Simin Li explores the latest insights into information, knowledge, political communication, and identity in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and their neighbors, friends, and adversaries. Discourses of Asian Societies follows the social dynamics of these East...

A nation dying of self-inflicted mental and moral wounds turns rabid-extremist. Leadership crippled by corruption, moral impairment, physical and mental decay, capable of nothing other than the same old thing, flails and destroys and in cowardice (likened to an infant but powered by lethal...

Author: Information Reso Management AssociationISBN-10: 1668427702ISBN-13: 9781668427705Publisher: Information Science ReferenceLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2015Pages: 616Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.74lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.31d

It should be remembered that government organizations, like their business counterparts, have distinct life cycles. During their lives, public organizations generally go through four phases: growth, stability, retrenchment, and revitalization. Different political and management strategies are needed to set the course and properly guide...

Civics 107: Insights About America's Cities was written by a career City Manager that worked in and managed some of the largest Council-Manager Form of Government cities on both coasts of America. He also dealt with public officials, department managers, employees, and citizens that...

This volume contains all of the official documents that have formed America's original government over the years, including how it has expanded the laws-of-the nation. This volume has been broken down into three sections for reference purposes. These include those documents approved before the...

This study was set to assess how the impact of democratic processes on development of urban areas in Rwanda. It was very critical view of two concepts (Democracy and Development), and the argument was that while the two elements are organically inter-linked, they may...

Admitting to being a confirmed cynic, the author presents contemporary issues from the perspectives of an old man who has seen it all: from "a world war, regional war, coup d'états, war on organized crime, war on drugs, an endless war on terror, eliminating...

This book introduces Liturgico-Political Theology, whose bedrock is the reality of the Paschal Mystery of Christ and the fruit it has borne for humanity: salvation. It presents this embrace of theology, liturgy and politics as part of the effects of the Christ Jesus won...

Developing solutions for our political dysfunctionones that would gain broad bipartisan supportcould significantly strengthen our American democracy so that it can be even more of a shining example for the rest of the world as to how a truly successful liberal democracy can work....

You will travel the length and breadth of Uganda to find such a clearly written and practical introduction and illustration of morality, decency, integrity and public service. At last, a practical management book that highlights public and private decency, anti-corruption and family values. Akaki's...

This is a political humor book. Are you a liberal, an independent or a conservative? In this book, you may laugh, or you may get angry. Either way, you will think about the comments and ask yourself, "Is this me?" or "I know someone...

The book is a study about the role of the Security Council in keeping peace and security in Africa, shedding the light on the Libyan crisis as a case study considering it one of the highest intensity spots in Africa. A number of researches...

This book seeks to reclassify famine by offering an in-depth look at the phenomenon that continues to affect millions of people across the world every year. Defined as a widespread scarcity of food, Dr. Bas Dianda argues that the causes of famine cannot be...

Rochelle Conner writes from the foundations of the Bible. A clear, concise, and impactful guide to government in the natural and spiritual realms. A powerful illustration of God's intricate involvement in politics.Author: Rochelle ConnerISBN-10: 1619848643ISBN-13: 9781619848641Publisher: Gatekeeper PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/25/2018Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h...

What vision for our political life does Christian faith affirm and how might its principles be applied to specific political issues? In speaking to these questions, this book defends a third alternative to the liberal and conservative ideals so influential in American public life,...

THE ELEMENTS OF POLITICS is part of an impressive catalog of books by the English philosopher and educator Henry Sidgwick. First published in 1898, this two-part work is a collection of twenty essays, all of which represent his ideas related to the scope and...

Many Catholic priests, nuns, and brothers in the United States take a strong interest in US policies that affect their "brothers and sisters" abroad. In fact, when the policies of their native government pose significant dangers to their people internationally, these US citizens engage...

A far-ranging study of the Christian relationship to the state and all wordly powers, this book is as provocative as its unusual title. Christian Anarchy says Vernard Eller, is the faith in God's primacy as sovereign Lord and orderer of history which is given...

Genocide and community violence, the loss of ethical landmarks and social "order," lack of confidence in the viability of the prevailing system and economic forces: the 20th century has painfully challenged all our certainties concerning society, history, and humankind. This volume offers reflections on...

This 18th volume in the series discusses a variety of topics in the field of symbolic interaction.Author: Norman K. DenzinISBN-10: 155938977XISBN-13: 9781559389778Publisher: Jai Press Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 12/08/1995Pages: 300Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

A blunt and direct guide to Democrats for how to win the support and trust of millenials and progressives.Author: Robert JohnsonISBN-10: 154672558XISBN-13: 9781546725589Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2017Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d