Political Science - General

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). His party affiliations were Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig. Adams was the son of United States President John Adams, and Abigail Adams. He...

"Like musicians trading solos, McGee and Lofton's voices vibrate with energy, building, jamming, pulsing across urban landscapes, imploring the spirit to stand up, wake up, and feel the trembling complexities of self and culture. This moving collection echoes Whitman and Hughes infused with the...

*Includes pictures *Includes Heart's own accounts of her kidnapping and case *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "For me, my awakening came when I was kidnapped." - Patty Hearst "I finally figured out what my crime...

This report provides an assessment of Viet Nam's secondary education sector, including technical and vocational education training programs.The report reviews sector achievements and challenges as well as the Government of Viet Nam's strategy and policies. It also outlines how the Asian Development Bank and...

America's Perigon explores the bond that starts with our country's founders and the constitution, ties together Presidents Lincoln, Kennedy and Reagan, while ending full-circle with Donald Trump and the current administration. It should serve not only as a warning in these uncertain times, but...

In order to make "good patriots", as they obviously think themselves, reconsider their deeply rooted world view, the booklet starts out as showing the insanity of adoring certain patriotic heroes. To begin with my own country, all Dutch heroes we have are pirates with...

Supercausality implies a change of paradigm, according to which life is finalized and guided by attractors, and wellbeing is reached converging towards these attractors.Supercausality merges qualitative with quantitative, objective with subjective, visible with invisible, opening the way to a new era in which science...

Fake news?Biased media sources?This hard-hitting critique of our media culture examines not only the ways in which the public is often deceived, but the media's role in propagating those deceptions. But Media Mythmakers goes beyond criticism to give concrete examples of the damage that...

Legacy. For the Bush family, legacy is a powerful word, hinting of destiny made manifest and the promises of generations kept. Prescott Bush, a Senator from Connecticut, felt its power, as did his son, George Herbert Walker Bush, who went on to be the...

Since the catastrophic social revolution of the 1960s, the American Empire has witnessed a dramatic decline in prosperity. This decline has been exacerbated by poor executive leadership, intermittent periods of economic turmoil, and involvement in a series of questionable military conflicts. These factors have...

Today Palestinians face complete forfeiture of their homeland. At no point in this sixty year saga of land theft and human rights violations has any international organization or any country succeeded in halting Israel's takeover or Israeli confinement, abuse and expulsion of the Palestinian...

People are generally aware that legislation is introduced through Bills that are sent to the legislature, usually by the executive, and then passed into law. Few, however, are familiar with the processes that precede the submission of a Bill to the legislature. In fact,...

Situations happen to all of us in life that may be hard to deal with. Trying to express our reactions to these events can be very difficult indeed. This is a powerful but touching book, written in a style that is easy to read...

9/11 Culture serves as a timely and accessible introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Gives balanced examinations of a broad catalogue of artifacts from film, music, photography, literary fiction, and other popular arts Investigates the ways...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

GAO discussed low-income housing tax credit utilization and syndication. GAO found that: (1) tax credits are intended to induce investors to supply equity for low-income housing; (2) tax credit use increased from 20 percent in 1987 to 98 percent in 1989; (3) by the...

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...

Most USGS topographic maps use brown contours to show the shape and elevation of the terrain. Elevations are usually shown in feet, but on some maps they are in meters. Contour intervals vary, depending mainly on the scale of the map and the type...

The China Dragons of the 28th Combat Support Hospital deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from September 2006 until November 2007. This combat tour was historic in many regards, with the team challenged by unprecedented casualty numbers and indirect fire attacks. Not only...

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,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...

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...

Through the years, cemeteries have borne testimony to the vagaries of life and to man's continuing struggle to manipulate the unknown frontier of death. They exist in endless variety, their stones commemorating the dead and reflecting the values of those who mourned them. They...

The National Park Service (NPS) was formed on August 25, 1916, and is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. The National Park Service publishes various reports and documents...

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...

Global Environmental Politics is the perfect introduction to this increasingly significant area. This fully revised and updated new edition combines an accessible introduction to the most important environmental theories and concepts with a series of detailed case studies of the most pressing environmental problems.Author:...

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...

While Louis D. Brandeis's series of articles on the money trust was running in Harper's Weekly many inquiries came about publication in more accessible permanent form. Even without such urgence through the mail, however, it would have been clear that these articles inevitably constituted...

A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected during the mid-twentieth century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils,...

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2.0, Catholic University Eichst舩t-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to examine the role of neutrality in Swiss foreign policy as some cases of foreign policy behaviour raises questions...

This book contains so many stories about the repression of Iran's Islamic Revolution and Government to so many people all over the globe. The book is a survey of the academic literature written on Iran's terrorism. This online volume offers readers the dreams, the...

The book offers an exhaustive historio-legal analysis of changing international legal concepts and geopolitical upheaval, providing a blueprint for Kurdish self-determination in international law. Author: Loqman RadpeyISBN-10: 1032543221ISBN-13: 9781032543222Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2023Pages: 302Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Scientific Healing Affirmations is a beloved 1924 classic by the great yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. This pioneering work of self-healing and self-transformation empowers you to create a new reality by shifting the dynamic thought patterns of your mind....

This is the most complete compilation of information on the Coronavirus Scandal. It is not misinformation nor disinformation! IF you do not know that it was the biggest scandal ever to rock planet earth, then you most definitely need to read it. Many are...

This guidebook provides valuable insight into the art galleries of Holland and Belgium, both public and private. It offers detailed descriptions of the most prominent and influential pieces in each gallery, making it an invaluable resource for art lovers and enthusiasts alike.This work has...

In this book, Ben Voth argues that the centennial of the modern presidency embodied in the rhetoric of presidents Wilson, Harding and Coolidge provides an opportunity to re-examine our conventional understanding of U.S. presidents and presidential rankings. In particular, this book focuses on Wilson,...

The author Liu Yazhou said, I've written quite a few books. I'd rather have one person read my book a thousand times than have a thousand people read it only once. Some people understand me. Many people hide their edges, but I don't. Who...

Leaders Lost is a fresh and sobering first-hand non-fiction account of one man's challenges when facedwith reprisal being forced upon him by his aviation squadron CO and further exacerbated by a negligentNavy, government IG, congressional office, and several other Shipmates who stood by while...

Indian Caste System: A Study by C. Hayavadana Rao In issuing this little book on a subject of great complexity but of considerable practical value, I have been guided mainly by two considerations: first, that what has been said on it by observers and...

THE NEW WORLD ORDER IS NOT SO NEW It's been done before - several times! It's failed before - several times! The logo on the front of this book is the symbol of the Old World Order, the brutal oligarch-controlled totalitarian Roman Republic and...

Fear Factories: Arguments about Innocent Creatures and Merciless People searches for answers to questions that people of good will have always asked about the treatment of animals. The book shines a light on practices and industries that leave us uneasy when we hear about...

A lifelong crusader for society's powerless, Senator Paul Douglas championed reform and helped to bring civil rights issues to the forefront of mid-twentieth-century American politics. During his eighteen years in the U.S. Senate, his advocacy of liberal causes brought him national recognition. In the...

This book challenges the common perception of authoritarian regimes as incompatible with federalism and decentralization. It examines how the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have managed to exploit federalism and decentralization as useful instruments to help them preserve control, avoid political instability, and...

Early devotee to the Mormon church David Whitmer issues here his famous missive addressed to all the Christians on Earth. Testifying to the existence of the golden plates discovered by Joseph Smith in New York state, David Whitmer expounds upon the principles of Mormonism...