Political Science - General

Author: Tom L. TuckerISBN-10: 0759649316ISBN-13: 9780759649316Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.98h x 4.88w x 0.33d

Author: Mike McConnellISBN-10: 0759644071ISBN-13: 9780759644076Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2001Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.40w x 0.51d

The world is a Global Jungle and not the integrated and harmonious community implied by the designation, ?global village.? The truth is that we are a fragmented species whose history is dominated by violence and conflict among the components.Author: Daniel WitISBN-10: 0759637628ISBN-13: 9780759637627Publisher: 1st...

FROM BREXIT TO BRAZIL VIA HONG KONG, CHINA, RUSSIA AND THE USAAn insightful foray into the colourful volatility of today's world this collection of prosaic essays remarks on the political, social, lifestyle and environmental maelstrom in which we find ourselves. John Spencer comments on...

No constitution in this world, no matter how well-thought-out, has been able to provide the kind of selfless leaders that those who drafted it had in mind. As a result, much of what newspapers the world over contain is the same: a litany of...

Islam's 1,400-year history has made an important contribution to world civilization. In its nascent state, it miraculously brought the mighty Christian Byzantine and Zoroastrian Persian empires to their knees. In the span of a generation, the Islamic world became one of the largest empires...

Somewhere in the preceding generations, the direction of the United States of America has careened towards an unsustainable progressive interpretation of the Constitution that will lead to further bankruptcy of the Nation and threatens individual Freedom. The Government has set itself above the Governed....

This book analyzes the origins and consequences of civil war in Central America. Fabrice Lehoucq argues that the inability of autocracies to reform themselves led to protest and rebellion throughout the twentieth century and that civil war triggered unexpected transitions to non-military rule by...

Political exiles were a prominent feature of political life during the Renaissance, often a source of intense concern to the states from which they were banished, and a ready instrument for governments wishing to intervene in the affairs of their rivals and enemies. This...

Virtually every manufacturing company has plans for an automated "factory of the future." But Robert J. Thomas argues that smart machines may not hold the key to an industrial renaissance. In this provocative and enlightening book, he takes us inside four successful manufacturing enterprises...

The Caucasus is one of the most complicated regions in the world: with many different peoples and political units, differing religious allegiances, and frequent conflicts, and where historically major world powers have clashed with each other. Until now there has been no single book...

A scholarly edition of the English version of works by Thomas Hobbes. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Author: Thomas HobbesISBN-10: 0198246234ISBN-13: 9780198246237Publisher: OUP OxfordLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/1984Pages: 354Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

About the book: Although it is common in the publishing world for the author to produce an abstract that introduces their work, the blurb is generally written in passive voice, giving the impression that someone else, perhaps an editor or reviewer, wrote the "about"...

Author: Rich MichalskiISBN-13: 9798218698263Publisher: Continiu M CorpLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: Daria ShermanISBN-10: 1257679589ISBN-13: 9781257679584Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2025Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Author: Lars-Erik Cederman,Luc Girardin,Carl Müller-CreponISBN-10: 1009527800ISBN-13: 9781009527804Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2025Pages: 394Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: Lars-Erik Cederman,Luc Girardin,Carl Müller-CreponISBN-10: 1009527797ISBN-13: 9781009527798Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2025Pages: 394Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

What if you could simplify your life, reconnect with nature, and discover true self-reliance?Walden: The Call to Simplicity, Nature, and Self-Reliance brings you Henry David Thoreau's timeless reflections on living deliberately and finding freedom in simplicity, thoughtfully modernized and adapted for today's readers.Written during...

Estonia is still one of the most innovative and audacious countries in the world when it comes to finding new democratic mechanisms for citizen participation through the use of ICTs. In this work, we understand that the adoption of digital voting via the Internet...

Abyei Area, on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, is inhabited by Dinka Ngok tribe, who have traditionally allowed the Misseriya Arabs from the north to graze their cattle there during the dry season. Unresolved territorial disputes dating back to colonial times have...

This book views the whistleblower as a key character in democratic societies. It argues that whistleblowing is likely to become an increasingly important form of action in the coming years. Whistleblowers are unique actors in our democracies because they disclose wrongdoing from the inside,...

Thomas Paine was a devout deist. That is he believed in God not because of faith but rather because of the rational empirical evidence that the natural world provides. The Age of Reason was Paine's treatise on religion. At the time of its publication...

"I freed a thousand slaves; I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." Whether Harriet Tubman or someone else made this comment, on our planet today, the opposite is true. I enslaved thousands and I will enslave thousands...

Jason Bredle's poems approach the world like a haunted cat approaches a glacier, curious and itchy with strangeness. In Carnival, he skates paratactically between states of being: levity, heart-holes, licks of darkness, lovesickness and werewolfishness. Bredle's gift as a poet is to traverse and...

In 1975, Mennonite Central Committee Canada established the Ottawa Office to monitor and interpret government policy for its Mennonite and Brethren in Christ constituency, and to undertake advocacy to government on behalf of its national and international programs. William Janzen was the first director...

Everything the government does aims to help corporations-not the people. To drive that point home, the U.S. Supreme Court gave corporations the same status as human beings when it ruled they are "people" in the Citizens United decision. Shirley Conley takes corporations, politicians, and...

Scholars and other specialists on Iran have argued about that country's political intentions and strategic ambitions since the overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979. In the 1980's Iran's efforts to export its revolution...

This report by Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), an independent nongovernmental organization, documents the abduction and confinement of Japanese citizens for the purpose of religious de-conversion, and the failure of Japanese police and judicial authorities to investigate and prosecute those responsible for such cases...

Food For The Million: A Plan For Starting Public Kitchens (1884) is a book written by M. P. Wolff. The book provides a comprehensive plan for starting public kitchens to provide affordable and nutritious food to the poor and working-class people. The author argues...

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric....

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...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is a agency within the U.S. Department of Interior. BOEM has four sections that cover the United States' waters: Alaska OCS Region, Pacific OCS Region, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region and the Atlantic OCS Region. The Gulf...

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 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 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...

Gas, oil, and water production data were compiled from 38 wells with production commencing during the 1980s from the Wasatch Formation in the Greater Natural Buttes field, Uinta Basin, Utah. This study is one of a series of reports examining fluid production from tight...

The concentration of production of rare earth elements (REEs) outside the United States raises the important issue of supply vulnerability. REEs are used for new energy technologies and national security applications. Is the United States vulnerable to supply disruptions of REEs? Are these elements...

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 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 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an office that is part of the Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with...

Illustrated Armenia and the Armenians is a historical book published in 1898 by Ohan Gaidzakian. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Armenia and its people, their history, culture, and traditions, as well as their struggles and achievements. The author uses a combination of...

The Essential of Eastern Philosophy by Prabhu Dutt Shastri is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental beliefs and teachings of Eastern philosophy. The book explores the rich and diverse traditions of Eastern philosophy, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen. The author provides a...

The Soviet Union and Terrorism (1984) examines the extent of Soviet involvement in international terrorism, and the aims and objectives of Soviet foreign policy. It looks at the evidence of changing Soviet attitudes to terrorism from 1917 to the 1980s, and from the field...

This book, first published in 1983, examines social protests and political changes to note the causes of the political turmoil and revolution in 1830, and then the results of the revolutions' developments are analysed, as general European social, political and diplomatic crises as well...

"Suffrage Snapshots," by Ida Husted Harper, offers a vital historical perspective on the fight for women's voting rights in the United States. This meticulously prepared print republication delves into the heart of the women's suffrage movement, documenting key events and pivotal moments in the...

First published in 1870, 'The American Decisions' is a comprehensive collection of judicial decisions from American courts. This multi-volume set includes cases from state and federal courts and covers a wide range of legal issues, including property law, contract law, and criminal law. These...

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,...

"It would be evidence of gross ignorance, or something worse, to pretend that the United States, under like conditions, would have treated the Newfoundlanders better than England has done. It would be especially so after the humiliating spectacle presented to the world by our...

As extensively documented, our universities have been swept up into a new cultural movement, the so-called "social justice" movement, a key component of wokeness. "Social justice" ideology is based on the Marxist vision that the world is divided into oppressor classes and oppressed classes...

Business, Money, and the Rise of Corporate PACs actually lives up to its dustjacket billing as a solid, research-based analysis of the development, workings, and influence' of business political action committees. Because it does, it deserves placement among the very thin ranks of non-polemical...