Political Science - General

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An international all-star cast of thinkers, artists, and policy makers joins forces for a transparent, united, democratic Europe. A Vision for Europe 2020 features contributions by Kate Aronoff, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Evgeny Morozov, Jerome Roos, Elif Shafak, Slavoj Zizek, Shoshana Zuboff...

How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? This is the question Jen Gobby sets out to answer in More Powerful Together. As an activist, Gobby has been actively involved with climate justice, anti-pipeline, and Indigenous land defense movements in Canada for...

This book brings together experts in international relations and comparative politics in order to examine the sociopolitical and economic issues of individual socialist countries and to investigate specific issues cross-nationally. In addition to summarizing recent events that have affected the politics of the socialist...

Racism has taken over America. Discrimination and misogyny are the law. The clash between our better and darker instincts slams home. It is the year 2037. What is now referred to as the Great Madness of 16 has set loose moral, economic, and cultural...

Executed by a British firing squad on May 12, 1916, for his role in organizing the Easter Rising, James Connolly was one of the most prominent radical organizers and agitators of his day. Born in Scotland in 1868 to Irish immigrant parents, Connolly spent...

In her latest collection of essays and lectures, Homage to Americans, Eva Brann explores the roots and essence of our American ways.In "Mile-high Meditations," her flight's late departure from the Denver airport prompts a consideration of her manner of waiting (i.e.,"being"). As she looks...

Author: Leo StraussISBN-10: 1587319659ISBN-13: 9781587319655Publisher: St. Augustine's PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.96w x 0.60d

Ancient Egypt has always been an endless source of fascination and inspiration. Drawing on the exceptional holdings of Egyptian antiquities from The Brooklyn Museum, The Art of Ancient Egypt covers more than four millennia of Egyptian history while exploring the most intriguing themes surrounding...

In 2009, the New Brunswick provincial government provided a licence to search over a million hectares of land to Texas-based Southwestern Energy for the purposes of natural gas extraction. For years, tens of thousands of New Brunswickers signed petitions, wrote letters, demonstrated and sought...

This is about the truth about the Darfur genocide and the struggle of its freedom fighters and people as told by one of this.Author: Bahar ArabieISBN-10: 1546246673ISBN-13: 9781546246671Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/05/2018Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

The delivery of these lectures was one of the last pieces of work that Neville Figgis was allowed to carry through. He prepared them for the press, leaving them in the form of lectures and preserving here and there the impress which the anxiety...

The university is under threat. For forty years this indispensable democratic institution has been systematically betrayed by governments and the political class, who have redirected it from its proper social and cultural functions through a relentless programme of financialisation. Taking his cue from Julien...

This book examines the working lives of musicians over the past 120 years via the history of the Musicians' Union. The union has been at the centre of all major agreements covering the employment of musicians across the UK's music industries for this period...

Author: Thomas HobbesISBN-10: 1523909420ISBN-13: 9781523909421Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/2016Pages: 748Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.81lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.49d

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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...

NASA's Aviation Safety and Security Program is pursuing research in on-board Structural Health Management (SHM) technologies for purposes of reducing or eliminating aircraft accidents due to system and component failures. Under this program, NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is developing a strain-based structural health-monitoring...

The U.S. Geological Survey analyzed pesticide and trace-element concentration data from the Hood River basin collected by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) from 1999 through 2009 to determine the distribution and concentrations of pesticides in the basin's surface waters. Instream concentrations were...

During Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) in November 2004, the combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Colonel Michael Shupp commanded Marine Regimental Combat Team 1. In this interview, focusing squarely on the battle itself - which he calls "one of the...

Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) are a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (HQ AFCESA), the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (HQ AFCEE) and...

Guides public officials in developing family psychoeducation mental health programs, those that involve a partnership among consumers, families, practitioners, and supporters. Offers guidance grounded in evidence-based practices. Kit includes nine booklets.ISBN-10: 1288238401ISBN-13: 9781288238408Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2012Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.08d

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 United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996. Its purpose is to engage in long-term strategic thinking about technology and its implications for United States national security. The Center (CSAT) focuses on education,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Established by the National Science Foundation Act in 1950, the NSF's mission statement is "to promote the progress...

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The USAF was initially a part of the U.S. Army, but was formed as a separate branch of the military in 1947 under the National Security...

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...

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...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This volume is dedicated to an intriguing Platonic work, the Laws. Probably the last dialogue Plato wrote, the Laws represents the philosopher's most fully developed views on many crucial questions that he had raised in earlier works. Yet it remains a largely unread and...

Two series of letters described as "the wellsprings of nearly all ensuing debate on the limits of governmental power in the United States" address the whole remarkable range of issues provoked by the crisis of British policies in North America out of which a...

This book compares the role of a sense of justice in the ethical and political thought of Confucius and John Rawls. Erin Cline demonstrates that the Analects (the most influential record of Confucius' thought) and Rawls's work intersect in an emphasis on the importance...

As anti-Muslim undercurrents in the United States and other western societies become increasingly entrenched, the phenomenon of Islamophobia--and the need to understand what perpetuates it--has never been greater. Critiquing mainstream, conservative, and notionally left arguments, What Is Islamophobia? offers an original and necessary alternative...

A revealing look inside a controversial movement They live in the suburbs of Tennessee and Indiana. They fought in Vietnam and Desert Storm. They speak about an older, better America, an America that once was, and is no more. And for the past decade,...

A dynamic framework for studying social emergence The social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and new types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the...

The worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation of nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of these financial institutions, examining their governance and investment management, and issues of domestic and international legitimacy. Through a variety...

This is a narrative political history of the northern Balkans in the period 900-1204. It treats the Balkans as the frontier of the Byzantine empire, and considers imperial relations with the peoples living in the Balkans, including the Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians and Hungarians. It...

What happens to youthful idealism as people leave their youth behind? ...Where do young revolutionaries go when the revolution doesn't happen? This book demonstrates that the students of the sixties generation outgrew their political ideals and channeled their energies into building lucrative careers and...

The past twenty years have seen an explosion of state laws focused on bathroom access, including laws that both restrict and expand the ability of people to access basic needs in public. Through an analysis of several distinct state-level policies that regulate bathrooms along...

More philosophic rambles through the brambles of everyday life while searching for and experiencing the meaning of existence in the 21st century arena. Contemplation avenues include life and lifestyle, politics and politicians, some brief short stories and poems, some curt commentary, and involved analysis...

This book explains the following subjects: -How societies are organized and how individual personality is shaped by society.-Why no lasting peace is possible in the Middle East or any area of Islamic tribal society.-Why tribal wars and genocide will continue in Black Africa and...

This volume shows that the cultural production of nostalgia is a major tool for structuring feelings of resentment and anxiety. The current volume is concerned with collective nostalgia as it has been elicited, channeled, and weaponized by media production agents. The book aims to...

This book defends timeless conservative ideas in a modern way. It challenges popular liberal beliefs in education, such as the importance of preschool and small class sizes. It delves into the philosophy of science, showing why scientific conclusions aren't always final, and explains how...

Thesis from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: B, Linnaeus University, course: Peace and Development Work, language: English, abstract: There is a major relationship between these two aspects: climate change and IPDs (Internal Displacement Persons) -...

This book offers a unique assessment of the G20's development agenda and its potential to be an impactful actor in the global architecture of development cooperation. Author: Dries LesageISBN-10: 1032398485ISBN-13: 9781032398488Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d

MAY A GOVERNMENT, OR EMPLOYER, CONSTRUCT A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE RULE OR PRACTICE WHICH VIOLATES A PERSON'S NATURAL LAW RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND LIBERTY?This book discusses the written and unwritten boundaries of governmental, and employer, powers. In America, we employ constitutional rights such as due...

This open access book is the first comprehensive guide to identifying antisemitism online today, in both its explicit and implicit (or coded) forms. Developed through years of on-the-ground analysis of over 100,000 authentic comments posted by social media users in the UK, France, Germany...