Political Science - General

Presentation discusses: (1) Why Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors(MLCCs) crack during manual soldering? Workmanship and parts issues. (2) Do existing qualification requirements assure crack-free soldering? MIL-spec Thermal Shock (TS) testing. MIL-spec Resistance to Soldering Heat (RSH) test. (3) What test can assure reliable soldering? Mechanical characteristics...

In many countries around the world, electronic card-based payments have been replacing older types of payments at a rapid rate. In the United States, use of both debit cards and credit cards has been rising rapidly, while check volumes have been declining. The increased...

Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) through the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-282). The act states that "The primary function of the OSTP Director is to provide, within the Executive Office of...

In this January 2009 interview MAJ Ed Twaddell, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander of Alpha Company 2-7 CAV in March 2004. MAJ Twaddell describes his movement into theater, the difficultly his company had upon their arrival, and his movements...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive...

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...

Developing countries, particularly those that depend heavily on a small number of agricultural exports, are vulnerable to domestic and international shocks. These countries often have difficulty achieving sustained economic growth. This analysis uses Malawi, a country that earns most of its foreign exchange from...

NREL subcontractor report describes Cummins Westport, Inc.'s development of an 8.9 L natural gas engine (320 hp, 1,000 ft-lb peak torque) with CARB emissions certification of 1.4 g/bhp-hr NOx + NMHC.Author: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NrISBN-10: 1249133289ISBN-13: 9781249133285Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2012Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize:...

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...

In this book, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco provides a new perspective on the political development of an ethnic community that has been neglected in the studies of Latinx political development and debunks theories about immigrant communities' representation in U.S. electoral politics.Author: Jacqueline Jiménez PolancoISBN-10: 1032814756ISBN-13:...

The Way of Bitterness (1931) is a valuable record of life in Soviet Russia in the early days of Bolshevik rule. It details the story of the rescue of Prince Peter Wolkonsky from Soviet Russia by his wife and it recounts her travels and...

The End of Roe assesses abortion and the American legal and political system in the aftermath of the United States Supreme Court's June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.Author: Jeanine E. KraybillISBN-10: 1032624698ISBN-13: 9781032624693Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/2025Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.81h...

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 memories of heroes are preserved the world over in place names, patriotic holidays, printed images on money and stamps, folk songs, roadside shrines, and on web sites. Understanding the origin and meaning of these forms of symbolic political speech is a way to...

The Politics of Air Power examines the turbulent development of relations between U.S. Army aviation leaders and civilian officials during the 1920s and 1930s. In the early 1920s Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell and a group of Army Air Service officers tried to force...

Political elites have been called "the core of modern government." During the course of the past century, politicians and bureaucrats have assumed a commanding role in the functioning of modern societies, especially in Europe and North America. Two groups of elites have emerged as...

A New York nature study society operates a camp in upstate New York. A truckload of campers goes on a nature study trip to Massachusetts. There, the truck driver's negligence seriously injures a camper. Under New York law, the camper may recover damages from...

Strategic minerals are a major element of resource geopolitics. The US has always provided the umbrella for the West and is now the global policeman on strategic mineral supply. As the global economic system has developed it has become increasingly clear that the geopolitical...

A better way to think about foreign influence and the nation's future When he visited Australia in 2014, Chinese president Xi Jinping said there was an 'ocean of goodwill' between our country and his. Since then that ocean has shown dramatic signs of freezing...

This is the first book focused on how to do and use scenario planning - which is one of the most widely used tools in the world for strategic planning, change management, innovation, problem solving, and similar purposes - for social change at the...

This book presents a contemporary history of Guatemala's thirty-year civil war, evaluating the central protagonists in the turbulent battle for Guatemala--rebels, death squads, and the United States power.Author: Susanne JonasISBN-10: 0367320258ISBN-13: 9780367320256Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/2019Pages: 316Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Author: Alexis De TocquevilleISBN-10: 0226805271ISBN-13: 9780226805276Publisher: University of Chicago PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/1982Pages: 402Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.41h x 5.47w x 0.88d

A scholarly edition of the writings and speeches of Edmund Burke. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Author: Edmund BurkeISBN-10: 0198224176ISBN-13: 9780198224174Publisher: OUP OxfordLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/1981Pages: 684Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.48lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.44d

The Eastern Caribbean Political Power Playbook: 10 Strategies Behind PM Skerrit's Success offers an unprecedented deep dive into the political mastery of Dominica's longest-serving leader, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Drawing from historical context, regional politics, and real-life case studies, the book unveils the ten...

Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes War Porn, on Abu Ghraib as a new genre of reality TV.Author: Jean BaudrillardISBN-10: 1584350288ISBN-13: 9781584350286Publisher: Semiotext(e)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2005Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.87h x 6.10w x 0.74d

In Radical Hope, one of Australia's most original and provocative thinkers turns his attention to the question of education. Noel Pearson begins with two fundamental questions: How to ensure the survival of a people, their culture and way of life? And can education transform...

African Books Collective and the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation organised the African-Writers Publishers Seminar in Tanzania in 1998. Major African writers and publishers hammered out a 'New Deal' for relations between the two. This practical manual includes the 'New Deal' statement, and carries forward the...

In "Biden's Corruption and War: The True Story of the 1 Billion Dollar Prosecutor," Viktor Shokin gives an autobiographical account for his brief time as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2015-2016), which was abruptly ended through pressure by then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden,...

Parallels Between Jim Crow and Project 2025Jim Crow Era Tactics vs. Project 2025 Proposals Legal Segregation → Rollback of Civil Rights Oversight (DOE, DOJ weakened) Voter Suppression → Centralized Power and Loyalist Appointments Housing Redlining → Privatization, DEI Elimination, Reduced Oversight Employment Exclusion →...

Few figures in modern American history have generated as much discussion, passion, and controversy as Donald J. Trump. His journey from a Manhattan real estate mogul and reality TV star to the 45th President of the United States, followed by an epic comeback as...

Author: Michael DriessenISBN-10: 0197834507ISBN-13: 9780197834503Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2025Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.00d

A Unified Theory of Adversarial Dynamics: 30 Shared Principles of Struggle Drawn from Dozens of Distinct Fields to Help You Win in Any ArenaThere is a pattern to conflict.You can see it when armies clash on open ground. When doctors race to outmaneuver disease....

What if psychology isn't as liberal as we think? Psychology is often seen as a progressive discipline -- a champion of social justice, diversity, and liberal values. But this provocative book challenges that assumption. It argues that psychology, from its historical entanglements with eugenics...

This book offers a framework for adult civic learning, positioning democracy not merely as a form of government, but as an overarching way of living together, where citizens understand and support essential principles of democracy. These principles are often in conflict with one another,...

Dangerous Times: The Americas Under the Shadows of Terror is a powerful and unsettling geopolitical testimony from Johan Obdola-counter-narcotics officer, intelligence expert, and global security strategist. This groundbreaking book exposes the rise of narco-terrorism, the collapse of democratic institutions, and the betrayal of entire...

This is Volume 3 of the "Laws Of The State Of New York," a comprehensive collection of legal statutes and regulations enacted by the New York State government. This essential resource provides a detailed record of the state's legislative actions, offering valuable insights into...

"There is no current narrative, in or out of power, that tells our complete story. Should this disturb you? It should." Curtis Yarvin and Passage Press proudly present Yarvin's first original work exclusive to print with Gray Mirror: Fascicle I, Disturbance. Disturbance is the...

In an increasingly fragmented society, a sense of community is spreading, driven by visionaries and dreamers. Over the last decades in Rome, citizens have reappropriated public spaces in which they can congregate, they are reanimating their neighborhoods, fighting the housing crisis, empowering women and...

The Principles of Natural and Politic Law by Jean Jacques Burlamaqui offers a comprehensive exploration of the foundations of law and governance. In these volumes, Burlamaqui elucidates the fundamental principles that underpin just and effective legal and political systems. Delving into natural law, he...

This book provides a broad and detailed theoretical exploration of resistance and the complexities of power and social change. Engaging with past and contemporary theoretical debates and drawing from the author's empirical research in Europe, the USA and South East Asia, the book both...

"UFOs, the Alien Invasion and the CIA" was updated in May 2021 with photographs, artists' conceptions of UFOs, and factual content.This book follows: UFOs In US AirSpace and Project Blue Book, in which the CIA created under the Truman Administration had a direct impact...

Although infant and child mortality rates have declined in Ghana, child health in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa generally continue to lag behind other world regions. This book explores some of the sociological determinants of child health in Ghana. Specifically, it is concerned with the...

The idea of the integration we live in today was born after World War II. At the outset of the European integration there were only six countries establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and their aim was to maintain peace and prosperity. In...

This book explores the theoretical origins, historical foundation, political meaning, and legal development of western constitutionalism, as well as the structure and transformation of constitutional law in the Western World. Introducing the historical background of western constitutional traditions, it links this rich, conceptual framework...

At the age of 20, after being expelled from his California university for anti-war activism, Marc Cooper moved to Santiago and worked as translator for Chilean President Salvador Allende. The heat of Allende's socialist revolution forged Cooper's political and reporting skills, indelibly imprinting them...

Public and political interest in issues of crime and punishment in Ireland has grown substantially in recent years. However, the debate tends to be poorly informed and rarely rises above the level of hollow rhetoric. This is an area where important decisions are made...

World Poverty provides an authoritative and balanced examination of the many facets of world poverty and the policy issues surrounding it.Author: Geoffrey GilbertISBN-10: 1851095527ISBN-13: 9781851095520Publisher: ABC-CLIOLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2004Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.36h x 6.18w x 1.13dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 88Choice 02/01/2005...

A MUST-READ IF YOU VALUE YOUR FREEDOMSThis is a children's story -- for freedom-loving adults -- about how Americans could lose their democracy in 2024, and what they can do to save it.It's the tale of Dark Brandon and Imah Con, two powerful presidents...

The branch of social science, which is concerned with the systems of governance as well as the analysis of political thoughts, political activities and political behavior is referred to as political science. It is a vast discipline that can be divided into various sub-fields...