Political Science - General

Arguing that health care should be a human right rather than a commodity, the distinguished contributors to this volume call for a new social covenant establishing a right to a standard of health care consistent with society's level of resources. By linking rights with...

Analyzes the development and effectiveness of United States shipping policy and regulation, with the purpose of providing a framework for future policy development.Author: Ernst G. FrankelISBN-10: 0865690995ISBN-13: 9780865690998Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/1982Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Bringing together original, contemporary ethnographic research on the Northeast African state of Eritrea, this book shows how biopolitics - the state-led deployment of disciplinary technologies on individuals and population groups - is assuming particular forms in the twenty-first century. Once hailed as the "African...

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of East and West Germany in 1989/90 were events of world-historical significance. The twentieth anniversary of this juncture represents an excellent opportunity to reflect upon the evolution of the new Berlin Republic. Given the on-going...

This volume shows that the public policy concerns are not accidental, because such industries often embody two major and widely recognized forms of potential market failureAuthor: Lawrence WhiteISBN-10: 0844771406ISBN-13: 9780844771403Publisher: AEI PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1999Pages: 55Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.14d

Drug coverage for seniors is better addressed by private-sector plans than by forcing manufacturers to offer Federal Supply Schedule discounts to the retail sector.Author: Patricia M. DanzonISBN-10: 0844771333ISBN-13: 9780844771335Publisher: AEI PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1999Pages: 66Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d

Chiapas, a state in southern Mexico, burst into international news in January 1994. Several thousand insurgents, given a voice in the communiques of Subcomandante Marcos, took control of the capital and other key towns and held the Mexican army and government at bay for...

How are identities being forged during the age of globalization? This collection of essays, by scholars from various disciplines and regions of the world, discusses both the construction and deconstruction of identity in its engagement with culture, ethnicity, and nationhood. The authors explore the...

The authors examine popular religion as a vital source of new values and experiences as well as a source of pressure for change in the church, political life, and the social order as a whole and deal with the issues of poverty and the...

Today the private security industry employs approximately 1.5 million people and spends over $52 billion annually. In contrast, public police forces employ approximately 600,000 people and spend $30 billion annually. Private policing promises to be a big part of the response to today's increased...

Opinion surveys are increasingly used to measure citizen response to governmental initiatives. Survey Research for Public Administration helps clarify the basics of survey research as they apply to public administration. Author David H. Folz organizes the book around the fundamental stages of the research...

Does a hard-headed realist approach to international politics necessarily involve scepticism towards progressive foreign policy initiatives and global reform? Should proponents of realism always be seen as morally complacent and politically combative? In this major reconsideration of the main figures of international political theory,...

Author: Kelvin KnightISBN-10: 0745619762ISBN-13: 9780745619767Publisher: Polity PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2007Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.51w x 0.94dReview Citation(s): Choice 02/01/2008 pg. 1237

This study looks at the influence of ideas and think tanks in Britain, contemplating how ideas have shaped politics and society. The purveyors of ideas for change - the think tanks - are examined, and academics and participants vieww are recorded in a number...

Between Friends offers the first extended close reading of the most famous epistolary dialogue of the Renaissance, the letters exchanged from 1513 to 1515 by Niccolo Machiavelli and Francesco Vettori. John Najemy reveals the literary richness and theoretical tensions of the correspondence, the crucial...

While Brian Fitzpatrick has today fallen into relative obscurity, efforts persist in discrediting Manning Clark's name. Against the Grain examines the dual careers of Fitzpatrick and Clark as activists and historians during the Cold War, and shows the political and personal difficulties that beset...

Although Kenya is often considered an African success story, its political climate became increasingly repressive under its second president, Daniel arap Moi. Widner charts the transformation of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) from a weak, loosely organized political party under Jomo Kenyatta into...

An examination of the long-ignored vicious side to the legend of Brazilian President Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, this is the tale uncovered by the first civilian to spend months in the secret police archives of Rio de Janeiro. Rose has utilized new eyewitness testimony and...

"Splendid. . . . Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary."--A. F. Robertson, Times Higher Education Supplement "Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with...

After the French Revolution, the idea of a left-right (LR) divide gained importance in mass politics, especially in the West. At the systemic level, LR formed a code of communication between politicians, mass media and voters; at the individual level, it has been an...

This book is a reference book for students learning Mao Zedong Thought in universities and colleges in China and for theoreticians and researchers studying it in Party schools, theoretical publicity bodies and academic research institutes from Mainland China. It offers an objective, equitable, and...

Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy argues that in a global context dominated by economic uncertainty and interdependencies, the mechanisms that have fueled the diffusion of trade liberalisation under the World Trade Organization can also become channels for protectionism.Author: Nicol?s AlbertoniISBN-10:...

Order Of The Brown Shadows, is a book about the struggles of a secret society of Hispanic militants who are trying to hold on to their culture and become a part of mainstream society, while simultaneously fighting off ethnic and cultural discrimination in a...

How do Koreans feel about the widespread populist xenophobia in their neighbor? Dr. Kim shares with us a Korean perspective in this first-hand observation. Her account also highlights the evolutionary progress of Chinese patriotism under party-state manipulation in the post-Mao era, which has appropriated...

Unlock the timeless secrets of the universe with The Kybalion, the groundbreaking exploration of Hermetic philosophy that has inspired seekers of wisdom for over a century. Written by the enigmatic "Three Initiates," this guide reveals the core principles of Hermetic teachings, offering profound insights...

The lessons that former history teacher Patricia J. Marino learned from her Sicilian-American father, Detective Alexander Francis Marino, are universal and applicable to our current American landscape: "Laws don't always equal right," "Call out hypocrisy," and "Keep your commitments," among others. In this unique...

Author: Hazar Ege G?rsoy ErdenayISBN-10: 3031822544ISBN-13: 9783031822544Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2025Pages: 253Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d

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...

CONVERSATION WITH A DICTATORA Challenge to the Authoritarian AssaultA Fictional Dialogue with Myanmar's Senior GeneralAn Illustrated Novel Art as Activism A Call to Free Aung San Suu KyiIn the wake of Myanmar's 2021 military coup, democracy was decimated. Thousands of citizens-including poets, monks, students,...

The urgency of a deeper understanding of the nature and development of leaders who can be effective across multiple contexts and national boundaries has never been more apparent. "The Advances in Global Leadership Series" seeks to contribute to this understanding by presenting original papers...

In this hard-hitting memoir, Brian Czech recounts a hamstrung career in the U.S. government. Czech was hired as the first "Conservation Biologist" in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A certified wildlife biologist with copious field experience, Czech had branched out...

Author: Emanuel L. PaparellaISBN-10: 1477143009ISBN-13: 9781477143001Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2012Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, which makes it the most multicultural of sports. From this it should follow that the multicultural movement here in America would strongly support soccer. But instead of embracing the sport of the "Other," the movement has ignored...

An agenda setting book from a major academic figure in the social sciences.Author: Nira Yuval-DavisISBN-10: 1412921309ISBN-13: 9781412921305Publisher: Sage Publications LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2011Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

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...

By offering a picture of what a high quality Head Start program looks like in action and in detail, this guide will help Head Start agencies improve the effectiveness of their services. The guide is intended to assist education managers and program directors lead...

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 NASA Technical Reports Servcr (NTRS) houses half a million publications that are a valuable means of information to researchers, teachers, students, and the general public. These documents are all aerospace related with much scientific and technical information created or funded by NASA. Some...

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 author identifies a need to take a hard look at the analytical methods now used in the Army relating to force structuring, doctrine development, materiel development and tactical analysis. He shows that decisions in the above area depend upon an understanding of the...

GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) planned development of an alternate high pressure fuel turbopump for the Space Shuttle's main engines, focusing on whether NASA has adequately analyzed cost, performance, and expected program benefits in comparison to other alternatives before resuming...

Through a grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) convened the National Internal Affairs Community of Practice group comprising the LAPD and 11 major city and county law enforcement agencies. The purpose was to share and...

The objective of this project is to increase the throttling range of turbopumps from 30 to 120% of the design value, while maintaining high performance levels. Details are given on wide flow range issues, H-Q characteristics, stall characteristics, energy levels, pressure fluctuations at impeller...

A viewgraph presentation shows computer generated images of the Simplex Turbopump. Machine schematics are shown with scaled details of the nozzle ring assay and the turbine gas flow path. Grid generation is used to show nozzle grids, blade contours, blade grids and simplex full...

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...

Environmental problems are firmly on the political agenda. The stark threat to the planet from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can no longer be ignored by governments, political parties, businesses or individuals. Responding to the considerable developments of the last decade, Neil Carter...

Examining the conditions that not only blocked attempts to make America great again but also actively made the country worse, Why America Didn't Become Great Again identifies those organizations, institutions, politicians, and prominent characters in the forefront of the economic and social policies -...

The Routledge Handbook of Rhetoric and Power represents the first comprehensive disciplinary investigation into the relationship between rhetoric and power as it is expressed in different aspects of society.Author: Nathan CrickISBN-10: 103255469XISBN-13: 9781032554693Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2024Pages: 470Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.32lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.06d