Political Science - General

"The Industry Dreamweavers: How Billionaires Turn Ideas into Empires That Span the Globe"In "The Industry Dreamweavers," embark on an inspiring journey through the minds and lives of billionaires who have transformed simple ideas into global empires. This captivating book delves into the secrets behind...

In the spirit of June Jordan, Thera Books is proud to give you David Piper's I Speak For Those Who Have Already Spoken. We too, at Thera Books, believe that Poetry resides in all of us. I Speak For Those Who Have Already Spoken...

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...

It shows the profound impact of the prohibition movement on political history before 1916 and analyzes its ambiguous triumph in the 1920s. In doing so, it reveals the relationship between liquor control and the unique moral history of the American family. Here is social...

This book treats two basic subjects: (1) royalist explanations of the causes of the French Revolution, and (2) royalist defenses of royalist political positions. The royalists began with a simplistic conspiracy theory of history--the Old Regime was right. But then they came up with...

This volume examines civil-military relations in general and nonmilitary functions in the service of society and democracy in particular in six different nations, against the backdrop of the Israeli experience with a dual-role military. Since its inception, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has functioned...

Using documents drawn from newspapers, magazines, and books, this volume provides a documentary history of the relationships between labor and abolitionists from the early 1830s to the Civil War. It includes newspaper articles from mainstream dailies as well as from abolitionist journals and the...

Changes in breastfeeding practices are affecting the health and survival of millions of Third World Children and the fertlity of their mothers. Yet, there is little detailed information on current breastfeeding practices or the determinants of feeding choices. This study attempts to create a...

This work discusses rural poverty and the resulting migration to large cities that it frequently fosters as this pattern affects areas all across America. The special needs of such groups as Indians and Mexican Americans are considered in detail. Proposed solutions to the problems...

The thirty-sixth volume of the collected writings and correspondences of the American statesman, ambassador, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin As this volume opens, Franklin despairs of living long enough to see the war come to an end. He had been plagued by continued financial...

Gorbachev's reforms in domestic and foreign policy were motivated by the overriding objective of making Soviet socialism a legitimate and viable alternative among the world community of nations. Drawing on recently opened archives, this study examines the radicalization of Gorbachev's reforms and the resistance...

This volume presents a field-tested enrichment program, MAP, to help married couples maximize their relationship potential. MAP is a metaphor for a planned and systematic change effort for helping spouses chart and navigate toward desired individual and collective goals. A key component of the...

Everything Is Broken examines why climate, housing, food, healthcare, education, work, and social cohesion are all failing simultaneously, and argues that these failures share a common root: scarcity-based systems that no longer reflect a technological or human reality that enables abundance. Drawing on economics,...

Author: Nicolas JabkoISBN-10: 1009727451ISBN-13: 9781009727457Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2026Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

The author here examines the role of African armies as self- appointed redemptive and democratising forces. He analyses the armies' disregard for democratic principles, the lessons for Nigeria from the 1970s, and at the possibility of a truly democratic Nigeria. The eight chapters are:...

The second in this series of studies on the state and status of ICTs in a development context in Africa examines the setting, operations and impacts of community telecentres. It describes the telecentres of a variety of local, and often rural communities, exploring the...

Christopher Adamo's Andrew Jackson: The Politics of Resentment, Part 1 is a gripping, informative, and deeply immersive historical account that brings to life the rugged spirit of one of America's most polarizing and impactful presidents. From the opening paragraphs, Adamo skillfully captures the raw...

A unique guide to help diaspora Jews respond to global assault against the Jewish world.Since the Hamas-led atrocities in Israel on October 7, 2023, the Jewish world has been subjected to an unprecedented international onslaught. Israel has been portrayed as the most evil nation...

Karabakh: The Road to Peace presents a comprehensive history of the Karabakh conflict, tracing its development from antiquity through imperial rule, Soviet administration, post-Soviet war, and the conflicts of 2020 and 2023 that reshaped the political landscape of the South Caucasus. Drawing on archival...

THUS SAY THE PRESIDENT: 45th and 47thWords That Shaped an Era. A Presidency That Defied Expectation.Thus Say the President: 45th and 47th is a comprehensive and reflective work that gathers, interprets, and contextualizes the words, actions, and legacy of Donald J. Trump, the only...

In 2026, we celebrate our country's 250th birthday during a time of unthinkable threats to our Constitution and our Democracy. It's a time to remember, reflect, and recommit. A time to hope, dream and build, a time to show up, stand solid, and lead...

This autobiography is told through the eyes of a child growing into a teen from the last gasping thousand-year empire of Hitler into the equally evil government of East Germany, a life that had no normal childhood and a life of tears and fear...

Short Essays for Inquiring Minds invites readers into a lively conversation about the forces shaping modern life.Composed of over fifty compelling essays, Ronald Gruner's latest book ranges effortlessly across science, history, politics, economics, and popular culture, linking today's headlines to the deeper currents of...

The book I am presenting to readers, titled "Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea," serves as a continuation of my first book, "Eritrea's Hard-won Independence and Unmet Expectations." It delves into the overarching theme of reconciling the unfulfilled aspirations of social justice...

Author: Nicolas JabkoISBN-10: 1009727443ISBN-13: 9781009727440Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2026Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Whose reality are you living in-and why?In Six Clicks: Whose Reality Is It, Anyway?, Mark A. Cornelius challenges readers to step beyond the surface of accepted truths and question the narratives shaping their beliefs, decisions, and identities. Through thoughtful reflection, cultural critique, and philosophical...

This book is a unique contribution to the history of British Trotskyism, written by Ted Grant (1913-2006), who shaped the course of Trotskyism in Britain for over half a century.Grant offers a detailed account of this beginning from the 1924 debate on Trotskyism in...

Have you ever wondered why politicians reach for democratic innovations? How do they evaluate deliberative practices involving ordinary citizens and what political value do they ascribe to them? Do they want to put citizens' perspectives at the centre of decision-making processes in the face...

This book examines to what extent geopolitics explains the current wave of force modernisation in the Indo-Pacific region. Examining the leading Indo-Pacific nations in terms of defence spending, geopolitical principles are used to create hypotheses that can be tested against the military modernisation programs.Author:...

"I freed a thousand slaves; I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." Whether Harriet Tubman or someone else made this comment, on our planet today, the opposite is true. I enslaved thousands and I will enslave thousands...

In "The Law Merchant Vs. The Law Of Politicians," Henry Dodge Estabrook presents a compelling analysis of the historical and philosophical underpinnings of commercial law and its relationship with political governance. Estabrook contrasts the organic development of the Law Merchant, a system of customs...

Dive into the past with the "California Blue Book, Volume 1880," a comprehensive snapshot of California's government, resources, and institutions during a pivotal era. Compiled by the California Secretary of State, this volume offers invaluable insights into the state's political landscape, economic activities, and...

This book examines choices that Europe and the USA face. These are: 1. With below replacement birth rates how much immigration to allow, how to make it legal and the need to limit conservative Muslims who will not assimilate.2. A free market capitalism/meritocracy culture...

Minority Governance in Europe is the first volume in the new ECMI/LGI Series on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues. The Series is a joint venture with the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI http: //www.ecmi.de). These multi-author works are the result of the Centrels cooperative...

Author: World Health OrganizationISBN-10: 9241545194ISBN-13: 9789241545198Publisher: World Health OrganizationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1999Pages: 141Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.40d

This book highlights the interaction between science and politics and between research in economics and European Union policy-making. It focuses on the use of Quantitative tools, Top-down and Bottom-up models in up-stream European decision-making process through five EU policy case studies: energy taxation, climate...

In the past, ideologies and religions had a real impact on the media. In the current era of mass media and communication strategies, perception takes priority over identity and new questions arise: how to introduce faith and religion in a pluralising and detraditionalising world?...

"The monograph shows the level of ambition of climate goals set by the United Nations or the European Union. The authors also present the organizational and economic possibilities in terms of changes in the energy sector in Poland and Ukraine. Activities in the renewable...

More than a decade after the signing of the Dayton Accord, which was intended to end the violence and rebuild civil society, Bosnia-Herzegovina languishes under a cloud of many unresolved post-war issues. Fractured Land, Healing Nations makes a compelling case that although religion has...

The humanitarian crises which occurred in the recent past demostrate the importance of adequate and informed emergency relief interventions. The study shows that the analysis of causes, costs and trends of disasters and violent conflicts in developing countries is essential for effective emergency relief...

Control Theory is applied to the economy of a developing country to determine the best ways to achieve a set of economic policy objectives as indexed by a criterion function when the performance is judged over many years and when the dynamic behaviour of...

Building on the bestselling The Unconscious in Social and Political Life, the first book in the Political Minds series, A Deeper Cut investigates such vital issues as left and right populisms, colonialism and racism, social care for the mentally ill, manipulation of the masses...

Despite high and low brow pop culture references in their lyrics, sleeve art, and in interviews, no concise in-depth study exists of the Manic Street Preachers. This book is in some ways a response to that fact, a study of the band through one...

For someone whose influence has been so profound on Western thinking remarkably little is known of the Greek philosopher and thinker Plato. Due to the means and social status of his family Plato was most probably educated by some of Athens' finest teachers. The...

A prophetic call to end our spiritual and social chaos, and the slide into totalitarianism by: Recovering the 7 lost spiritual truths all thriving democracies depend on, and the objective truth of climate emergency, gender identity and D.E.I. by replacing the leaders in our...

This is a predictive analysis of the 2020 election, which may be decisive in defining our political destiny for the next generation, or perhaps even for the rest of the 21st Century. Originally published in April 2019, it has been updated with the election...

William Morrisey unravels Melville's "loomings" of the great whale, showing them to be important threads of politics and theories of governance. The Young America of Melville's day valorized popular sovereignty such that moral law suppressed by the majority rule was bringing America to state...

A study of local government and politics in China, exploring when and why local government officials comply with policy directives from aboveAuthor: Beat BurgenmeierISBN-10: 1563244136ISBN-13: 9781563244131Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1994Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.24w x 0.88d

Film-critic Mike: "I'm looking to be entertained, not to be taught anything." His Minister of Transportation is an ex-used car salesman and his first Minsiter of Education never completed high school, so Ontarians should feel safe in the hands of Chainsaw Mike Harris. After...

This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.Author: Marie Louise Wallersee-WittelsbachISBN-10: 1494088231ISBN-13: 9781494088231Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d