Political Science - General

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 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 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...

During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to...

This slide presentation reviews some of the effects that space flight has on humans nutritional biochemistry. Particular attention is devoted to the study of protein breakdown, inflammation, hypercatabolism, omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, urine, folate and nutrient stability of certain vitamins, the...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...

The NASA History Program was first established in 1959 (a year after NASA itself was formed) and has continued to document and preserve the agency's remarkable history through a variety of products. The NASA History Division serves two key functions: fulfilling the mandate of...

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 civil rights movement of the United States was a struggle to bring equality under the law to all Americans. To achieve these goals, groups would partake in acts of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolence. The movement has had a lasting...

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 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...

In Masses, Classes, Ideas, well-known French philosopher Etienne Balibar explores the relationship between abstract philosophy and concrete politics. The book gathers together for the first time in English nine of Balibar's most influential essays written over the last decade, which have been carefully revised...

The assault on traditional marriage that began in the late 1990s seemingly ended with the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing same-sex marriages in all 50 states. Christians continue to mourn the "loss" of this sacred and covenantal institution to secularists, but in doing...

We live in an era when no one can succeed in business or government service without having Human Resource skills. Don't Walk By Something Wrong is a "how to" manual for learning these skills and applying them--in your family, at work, and in the...

At a time when quotas and preferences are under attack nationwide, Barbara Bergmann courageously show that without the help of affirmative action America will never be able to attain a truly race-blind and sex-blind society, for it is naive to imagine that the abolition...

This book discusses two related themes concerning the role and processes of mass communication in society. The first deals with questions regarding the power of the media: how should it be defined? how is it wielded and by whom? are previous approaches and answers...

Author: Peter FriedlandISBN-10: 1776193520ISBN-13: 9781776193523Publisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2024Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.49d

Author: Iris MoralesISBN-13: 9798987651155Publisher: Red Sugarcane Press Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/09/2024Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

As mysterious as its beautiful, as forbidding as it is populated with warm-hearted people, Syberia is a land few Westerners know, and even fewer will ever visit. Traveling alone, by train, boat, car, and on foot, Colin Thubron traversed this vast territory, talking to...

Eine wichtige und gewichtige politische Intervention des f?hrenden Sozialphilosophen J?rgen Habermas zu Europa, der Eurokrise und ganz allgemein zur Verfassung Europas im doppelten Sinne.Author: Jürgen HabermasISBN-10: 0745662420ISBN-13: 9780745662428Publisher: Polity PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2012Pages: 120Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Choice 01/01/2013

Netanyahu became prime minister in the aftermath of one of Israel's biggest tragedies, the assassination of Yizhak Rabin, and will likely end his career as prime minister responsible for the biggest scandal in the nation's history; October 7th 2023. This book takes the reader...

Reflecting on the 1960s at 50: A Concise Account of How the 1960s Changed America, for Better and for Worse is a punchy, conversational look at some of the most interesting pieces of cultural and social conflict from the '60s, reflected through the lens...

A new approach for distribution of grid points on the surface and in the volume has been developed. In addition to the point and line sources of prior work, the new approach utilizes surface and volume sources for automatic curvature-based grid sizing and convenient...

Author: Riase JakporISBN-13: 9798823364591Publisher: Cognella Academic PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/25/2024Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.58d

Author: Beryl PongISBN-10: 1785421034ISBN-13: 9781785421037Publisher: Open Humanities PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2024Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d

As the Year 2024 has already passed half, I sincerely hope and pray for world peace and for people to live and work in peace. But looking ahead, I believe the future will still not be peaceful. The Russian-Ukrainian war is still raging, and...

Author: Emily ThorsonISBN-10: 1009488805ISBN-13: 9781009488808Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2024Pages: 75Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d

The book presents a comprehensive investigation of Political Contributors in the United States. It describes the crusade fund controls and how they decrease the impact of specifically granted parties while simultaneously expanding subject commitments. The experts have introduced us to the results of the...

Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation....

From Discrimination to Death studies the process of genocide through the human rights violations that occur during genocide.Author: Melanie O'BrienISBN-10: 036764598XISBN-13: 9780367645984Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2024Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.71d

This comprehensive dictionary offers definitions and explanations of key concepts, events, and figures in American politics. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the American political system.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

THIS LANDMARK WORK of cultural synthesis clearly debates fundamental historical issues of morality, government, autonomy, power and self-responsibility, labor, exchange, household economy and consumption. It offers a wide-ranging social-historical assessment of the moralization of economic conduct among ordinary people in pre-modern Europe. / Its...

The four books in my Wanderings series contain many essays on politicized topics. I decided to collect them in one place, arranged by related subjects, covering most of the big issues of today: racism, climate change, abortion, inequality, heredity, nationalism, patriotism. I call it...

This book is an accessible guide into how and why an artist makes Political Art. Over 120 images are presented to demystify this genre. Jennifer teaches and inspires her readers to delve into this field and its relation to their American values. Author: Jennifer...

Every country, every subnational government, and every district has a designated population, and this has a bearing on politics in ways most citizens and policymakers are barely aware of. Population and Politics provides a comprehensive evaluation of the political implications stemming from the size...

For the last three decades, Uganda has been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Globally praised as an African success story and heavily backed by international financial institutions, development agencies and bilateral donors, the country has become an exemplar of economic and...

The Drinking Water Book takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America's drinking water supply. In the completely revised comprehensive guide to making tap and bottled water safer, you'll find unbiased reporting on what's in your water and how to drink safely....

Undoing the Damage: Repairing a Broken School District is a book that portrays the struggles of public education in the US by telling the story of a small urban public school district facing closure by the state's Department of Education based on its academic...

Since its establishment in the early 1980s, Hizbollah has viewed Israel as a bitter foe to be destroyed. With this mindset, it waged a stubborn military struggle against the presence of the Israeli military in Lebanon until Israel's withdrawal from the security zone in...

On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which ended the practice of segregating the military services by race. That same year, the Army allowed women to join the services on an equal basis with men. Both of these steps preceded...

A young man is excited as he joins the Ugandan army to serve his nation and better his life. Little did he know that the regime he is serving in is one of the greatest dictators to be known to the world. Mica takes...

To open minds, to make you aware, and make you think. To uncover the root causes of who is behind and why. When we see friends and relatives get sick and die too early in life.Author: Normand DesmaraisISBN-10: 1452091617ISBN-13: 9781452091617Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2010Pages: 152Format:...

"My thesis," Leonard Read informs us in this remarkable book, "in simplest terms, is: Let anyone do anything he pleases, so long as it is peaceful; the role of government, then, is to keep the peace." Just so. This book is a classic, compelling...

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...

The United States Army Publishing Directorate is the Army's leader in publishing and delivering informational products worldwide. Their main mission is to supply official authenticated information to enhance the readiness of the total force. Some product topics include: Army Regulations, Engineering Technical Manuals, Administrative...

Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria. They also apply to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with USD (AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002. The United States Army Corps...

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...

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...

Americans spend billions of hours each year providing information to federal agencies by filling out information collections (forms, surveys, or questionnaires). A major aim of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is to balance the burden of these collections with their public benefit. Under the...