Political Science - General

This book considers the past and present legacies, continuities and change of the United Nations Trusteeship System by assessing consequences and legacies of decolonization in contemporary society, international organizations and international politics. International contributors address the UN Trusteeship System as a venue for multiple...

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,...

German migration policy now stands at a major crossroad, caught between a fifty-year history of missed opportunities and serious new challenges. Focusing on these new challenges that German policy makers face, the authors, both internationally recognized in this field, use historical argument, theoretical analysis,...

The authors consider capital inflows into the United States and the likely consequences of a simplification of the taxation of international transactions.Author: Harry GrubertISBN-10: 0844770698ISBN-13: 9780844770697Publisher: AEI PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1997Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 6.38w x 0.20d

In The Great Powers and Global Struggle, Karen A. Rasler and William R. Thompson focus on two themes: the rise and fall as well as the relative decline of major world powers over the past five hundred years, and the way in which these...

The social life of older rural Americans is made up of relationships formed through kinship, their neighborhoods, and the organizations to which they belong. These social institutions are shaped by the ways people use them, and therefore change through time. In this precedent-setting study,...

Vasu analyzes the attitudes of a national sample of both public and private planners, using a questionnaire he devised and administered, and contrasts the results with a nationwide sample of the American public. He finds that planners are a distinct interest group with ideological...

Bonwick brings together related elements that have been treated separately on previous occasions--English radicals as personalities, their relations with one another, their connections with Americans; the imperial controversy between England and the colonies; the movement for parliamentary reform in England; and the campaign for...

This is the story of the evolution controversy set off by the Scopes trial. It deals with the problems in North Carolina educational institutions and such outstanding men as Poteat, Chase, Odum, and Morrison who sought reform.Originally published in 1966.A UNC Press Enduring Edition...

Robert Moeller investigates the German peasantry's rejection of the Weimar Republic in the 1920s and provides a new interpretation of Catholic peasant conservatism in western Germany. According to Moeller, rural support for conservative political solutions to the troubled Weimar Republic was the result of...

A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable...

The 1979 rebellion in Nicaragua was the first in modern Latin America to be carried out with the active participation and support of Christians. Like all revolutions, the Nicaraguan Revolution has provoked controversy and hostility, and the Christian presence has been a focal point...

Havana, 1939-The glamorous capital city of an alluring Caribbean island, the year that Rolando Fernández and Ninina Perea meet and fall in love. Strassburger begins her story with her parents' courtship in the golden years of pre-Castro Cuba. Her memoir recounts how her father's...

With its huge jackpots and heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, the lottery has become the hope and dream of millions of Americans--and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. Despite its popularity, however, there remains much controversy over whether this is an appropriate business for state government...

This volume traces Paul Hirst's approach to contemporary politics, an approach that reasons from real political problems rather than abstract concepts, arguing for a "third way" between state socialism and "laissez- faire" capitalism.Author: Paul Hirst, B. Paul Hirst of Social TheoryISBN-10: 0415516137ISBN-13: 9780415516136Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

Author: Vannevar Bush, Richard Bush, John BushISBN-10: 0313249857ISBN-13: 9780313249853Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/1985Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

Author: Richard A. Gabriel, UnknownISBN-10: 0313214972ISBN-13: 9780313214974Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/1980Pages: 266Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Author: John L. SullivanISBN-10: 0226779920ISBN-13: 9780226779928Publisher: University of Chicago PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/1993Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.75d

Historians have long been aware of the richness and complexity of the intellectual history of modern Japanese politics. Najita's study, however, is the first in a Western language to present a consistent and broad synthesis of this subject. Najita elucidates the political dynamics of...

Examining the problem of hunger in the modern world and the role public opinion might play in combating it, Drèze and Sen here provide a coherent perspective on the complex nutritional, economic, social, and political issues involved in the analysis of hunger. They explore...

After two decades of spearheading mass movements across the globe, Heather Marsh breaks down the steps to creating lasting and effective change. An essential guide for future activists, this book contains powerful insights and lessons learned from revolutions and movements designed to fight tyranny...

This Adelphi book evaluates Japan's new grand strategy, considering whether it and associated reforms are sufficiently robust to fulfil Japan's goal of ensuring its security even in the scenario of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.Author: Robert WardISBN-10: 1041101325ISBN-13: 9781041101321Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2025Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight:...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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,...

Through the lives of tremendous achievement that its alumni have lived since its establishment in 1925 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by Regent Ras Tafari Makonnen (the future Emperor Haile Selassie I), Tafari Makonnen School has made a powerful contribution to the economic and social...

After two decades of spearheading mass movements across the globe, Heather Marsh breaks down the steps to creating lasting and effective change. An essential guide for future activists, this book contains powerful insights and lessons learned from revolutions and movements designed to fight tyranny...

Political Science Career Pathways and Student Professional Development provides readers with a comprehensive guide to navigating the array of career opportunities open to individuals majoring in political science and related fields. Emphasizing a combination of strategic planning and adaptability for professional success, the book...

"If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" But this year's winter will probably be long-lasting cold, and it is unknown when spring will come. 2024 can be said to have experienced another extraordinary year, or it can be said to have experienced a...

A major issue in nineteenth-century world politics, the question of Christianity's holiest shrines in Jerusalem is covered by a large body of literature. Most of this scholarship, however, concentrates on the period when the question of the Holy Sites has already evolved from a...

The book explores how football fandom as a leisure and lifeworld activity can contribute to strengthening identification with and social cohesion in Europe. Based on the three-year research project "FANZinE" (Football as the basis for social cohesion in Europe), financed by the German Federal...

Conviviality has lately become a catchword not only in academia but also among political activists. This open access book discusses conviviality in relation to the adjoining concepts cosmopolitanism and creolisation. The urgency of today's global predicament is not only an argument for the revival...

In this book, Edouard Prisse describes the enrichment of China with our funds and predicts Chinese hegemony over the West unless an end is called to the free trade that enriches Beijing. It is almost too late already. The original errors, the illusions we...

This book is a dramatic and philosophical dialogue that explores the rise of Donald Trump, the state of American democracy, and global political shifts. The speaker, Adamantios, defends his views in a mock trial format inspired by Socrates' Apology, positioning himself as a "gadfly"...

One of the most important developments of the twentieth century has been the movement of humanity into space with machines and people. The underpinnings of that movement-why it took the shape it did; which individuals and organizations were involved; what factors drove a particular...

In the 1980s, most Americans scoffed at the idea that the Communist empire could collapse; Georgie Anne Geyer was already outlining that probabilityAuthor: Georgie Anne GeyerISBN-10: 1412852781ISBN-13: 9781412852784Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2013Pages: 370Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d

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....

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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...

Family reunification, the process of returning children in temporary out-of-home care to their families of origin, is the most common goal and outcome for children in out-of-home care. This issue brief examines States' successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the...

An important factor in making the best use of our nation's housing stock is accurately assessing the condition, safety, usefulness, and rehabilitation potential of older residential buildings. The Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide provides step-by-step technical information for evaluating a residential building's site, exterior, interior,...