Political Science - General

This volume derives from an unprecedented seminar held at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in November 1990. At the seminar, leading Western diplomatic and military historians and Vietnam scholars met with prominent Vietnamese Communists to reflect on the Vietnam War. The...

The Saudi Kingdom: Between the Jihadi Hammer and the Iranian Anvil presents a candid and insightful analysis of Saudi Arabia's political instability in light of the mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country today. Directly addressing Saudi Arabia's inert monarchical ruling system, its...

This multidisciplinary approach explores the historical antecedents and the dynamic process of Yugoslavia's violent dissolution. The volume, a compilation by distinguished scholars, examines issues broadening the understanding of the Yugoslav case, and also sheds light on how to deal with future episodes of state...

Is military-support more than little, yellow magnetic ribbons, slapped-on the backs of our vehicles? More than prayers, care-packages, tissues, and casseroles? Does the Church play a vital role? As a matter of fact, yes--on all counts If you love God, freedom, our country, and...

Recent years have seen the rapid spread of far-right movements across the globe. Far beyond Donald Trump, these movements are reshaping the physical world in ways that pose danger to everyone, regardless of their politics. But how is this happening, and why with such...

Recent years have seen the rapid spread of far-right movements across the globe. Far beyond Donald Trump, these movements are reshaping the physical world in ways that pose danger to everyone, regardless of their politics. But how is this happening, and why with such...

Counter-terrorism is now a permanent and sprawling part of the legislative and operational apparatus of the state, yet little is known about the law and practice of how it is reviewed, how effective the review mechanisms are, what impact they have or how they...

"My Experiences as an Executioner" is a 1892 memoir by English executioner James Berry (1852-1913). Berry was most notable for his contribution to the science of hanging, refining the long drop method developed by William Marwood so as to reduce the mental and physical...

This book examines how election news reporting has changed over the last half century in Ireland by means of a unique dataset involving 25m words from newspapers as well as radio and television coverage. The authors examine reporting in terms of framing, tone and...

Author: Paul SchwartzISBN-10: 1524587370ISBN-13: 9781524587376Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2017Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 02/18/2019

Boston, November 5, 1995 The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an unheard-of tragedy. Before the eyes of the entire world, a state is being destroyed, and the people (population) of a nation are suffering the genocide and ethnic cleansing. All the principles of...

The Discourses on Livy (Italian: Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio, literally "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy") is a work of political history and philosophy written in the early 16th century (ca. 1517) by the Italian writer and political...

This is political satire. Apparently that may be misconstrued. The arguments in this book though are as logical as the title states. Again because I have to explicitly state this; it is gibberish. But this makes a great gift for someone that may not...

Book Description Like a majority of Americans, the author has become very concerned about his country and its future as a land of liberty. While collecting the information for the book, it opened up an unexpected door to the actual dangers we are facing...

Designed as a hands-on simulation, Mock Congress Workbook: Simulating the House of Representatives brings to life the roles and responsibilities of congress members and those with whom they work. Its in-class exercises model the legislative branch of the government and address leadership positions and...

Collected Here are four of Niccol Machiavelli most important works. The Prince It was Niccol Machiavelli who essentially removed ethics from government. He did it with this book, when he asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be...

From the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever more remote,...

When Will Civilization Arrive?By: Robert E. BarrDo we really have civilization, and if not, when will it arrive?When Will Civilization Arrive? explores a political history from which we have not learned. Through his writings, Robert E. Barr poignantly points out mistakes that civilization has...

This book explains the nine fundamental discoveries of the 20th century, to wit (i) the "Big Bang" (cosmology); (ii) the origin of life (biology); (iii) the origin of human intelligence (genetics); (iv) the universal claim of fundamental rights (human behavior); (v) the origin of...

This booklet contains four chapters, which treat ingenuousness on an individual, professional, institutional, and collective level. The latter is also known as misguided patriotism. All these levels have in common that the people involved do not at all understand why the outsiders consider their...

Wake up America takes a journey across the world to discover what we need to do move our and world society to a new level of positive growth, peacefully, and a way that maximizes our diverse world societies. We are moving towards a nine...

PROFOUND, RICH, HONEST AND BIBLICALLY INFORMED Does God really Care About Politics is clear, concise and easy to read. A must have for anyone wanting to empower themselves with a greater understanding of politics and how it relates to the Kingdom of God.Author: Rochelle...

After crashing his way to the presidency with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, Donald J. Trump was now faced with tackling the most important job stretched out before him during the next four years: proving he was indeed magnificent. There had to be a...

As epitomized in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, women in politics may hit a "glass ceiling" or in the case of former U.K. Prime Minister, Theresa May in 2019, go over a "glass cliff". Even though women are starting to experience more success gaining...

This essay is about Islamism (or political Islam) as a challenge for contemporary liberal democracies. Paul Cliteur portrays Islamism as an ideology that favors one specific religion as supreme, which aspires to achieve hegemony over all other ways of life. At the present moment,...

Author Ashraf Nubani challenges you to consider while Islam has often been misunderstood in public discourse, it has a powerful message to offer in the marketplace of ideas. Bridging the Gap: Islam's Challenge for America is meant to do just what the title suggests:...

Political science is concerned with the policies and frameworks implemented for political governance. It helps in developing public policies, international relations and legislations through varied approaches such as rational choice theory, institutionalism, behavioralism, interpretivism, statistical analysis among many others. Some of the significant areas...

"Get rich quick Read this book and learn how to invest in politicians for fun and profit Just don't leave this book where any regular voters can read it "-Arianna Huffington, author of Pigs at the TroughEvery day corporations and other wealthy special interests...

The Constitution of the United States of America, with Biographies of the Founding fathers and the American Presidency is designed as a useful reference tool for all audiences. This book comprises of four sections: 1. A copy of the U.S. Constitution 2. Biographies of...

Howard Thurman (1988-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th century America, a mentor to the leaders of the civil rights movement, and a mystic who pioneered influential innovations in liturgy, worship, and spirituality in the quest for common ground. Walking with...

The essays in this volume deal with the economic and political thought of Michael Polanyi.Requiring little prior knowledge of Polanyi, the essays in this volume further develop a somewhat neglected side of Polanyi's work. In particular it examines the 'tacit integration', of subsidiary details...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, in full Charlotte Anna Perkins Stetson Gilman, n e Charlotte Anna Perkins, also called Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman, (born July 3, 1860, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.--died August 17, 1935, Pasadena, California), American feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher who was a leading theorist...

David Hume (born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) - 25 August 1776) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, scepticism, and naturalism. Hume's empiricist...

Lloyd Griscom was born on November 4, 1872 at Riverton, New Jersey. He graduated in 1891 from the law department of University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Sigma Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. Griscom continued his legal studies at the New...

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine sparked the fire that turned into the American Revolution by starting with "These are the times that try men's souls." His words solidified a nation to believe that freedom was worth fighting for and that diplomacy had been exhausted,...

About Second Treatise of GovernmentEdited by A. John Simmons, "one of our most distinguished theorists of political obligation" (Jeremy Waldron), the Norton Library edition of Locke's Second Treatise of Government features the complete text of the sixth (1764) edition, which incorporated all of Locke's...

Author: Bertrand RussellISBN-10: 1613821875ISBN-13: 9781613821879Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2011Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

America's Two Constitutions explores the history of the treatment of dissenters in time of war, beginning with the treatment of Tories during the Revolution, followed by description and analysis of the Lincoln administration's treatment of disloyal persons during the Civil War, President Wilson's organized...

A Survey of Catholic History in Modern Japan discusses Japanese Catholic history from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the present. The aim of this highly original study is to consider the relevance of Japanese Catholics to political and cultural circumstances in modern and contemporary...

Jo Bac's groundbreaking legal study asks why and how the United States legal system should grant legal personhood to artificial intelligence (AI). This new legal status of AI is visualized as a dependent person. The AI dependent legal person would be determined by an...

Margaret Atwood is arguably the most renowned and internationally acclaimed Canadian writer, poet, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, and environmental activist. In this incisive interpretation of Atwood's prose, Candy D'Cunha argues that the novelist's ecosophical vision provides valuable lessons that could help in...

The information about the author is not available as of this time.Author: Gilbert E. MulleyISBN-10: 1669821102ISBN-13: 9781669821106Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/2022Pages: 292Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Civics 103: Charters That Form America's Governments was written by a career City Manager that worked in and managed some of the largest Council-Manager Form of Government cities on both coasts of America. He also dealt with public officials that worked in other levels...

Democracy is in peril and on the brink of extinction in the United States of America. There are many reasons why it has gotten to this point, but this book looks exclusively at the role Evangelical Christianity has played in the process. By infusing...

The Terrorism Futures: Evolving Technology and TTPs Use pocketbook is derived from a series of nine essays written by the author between December 2014 and June 2017 for TRENDS Research & Advisory, Abu Dhabi, UAE. With subsequent organizational and website changes at TRENDS a...

The Coronavirus pandemic is fueling conflict and fostering extremism while concurrently empowering gangs, cartels, and mafias in their quest for power and profit. In COVID-19, Gangs, and Conflict, Editors John P. Sullivan and Robert J. Bunker bring together a curated collection of both new...

Yesterday's Voices, Today's Straight TalkBy: J. O. Rogers In 1965, J. O. Rogers published Blues and Ballads of a Black Yankee-a Journey with Sad Sam in Verse, for which Whitney M. Young Jr., then Executive Director of the National Urban League, wrote the Foreword....

A Working Family's Guide to Truth in an Age of Unbelievable Lies, Cons, and DisinformationBy: George Lucaci The Working Family's Guide to Truth... is a short treatise on how the American working family has struggled to survive the increasing inequalities inherent in our free...

Within the political sphere, a political actor is often judged by what he or she says, with their verbal performance often perceived as representative of the individual. Hearers accept that, as individuals, they possess a lifetime of experiences and actions which inform, but may...

Author: Joe BielISBN-10: 1648411819ISBN-13: 9781648411816Publisher: Microcosm PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/2023Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 6.93h x 4.96w x 0.63d