Political Science - General

Author: Allison MoirISBN-10: 0738814067ISBN-13: 9780738814063Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2000Pages: 212Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

For anyone who loves cities but has forgotten why, this compelling book offers hope for a richer and more civilized America. John Norquist firmly believes that the American city is on the verge of a renaissance--as long as urban leaders and citizens alike take...

Drawing on interviews with over half of new Labour women MPs, Sarah Childs reveals how the women experienced being MPs, and explores whether they acted for and like women - in constituencies, in Parliament and in government.Author: Sarah ChildsISBN-10: 0714685666ISBN-13: 9780714685663Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2004Pages:...

In The Road To Extinction Is Paved In Gold, the author sets out to show why our lives are full of so many hardships and struggles, why this suffering exists and proposes solutions needed to change our world. The predicament we face requires us...

The world is becoming less phony because of Trump. Follow Trump's win to the presidency. A conscise read through the most unprecendented election in history. A riveting read, starting 28 years prior and coming up-to-date quickly and focusing on the 15 months prior to...

This book is a non-fictional political book that covers some of the current day issues. This book is presented from the view of the average everyday Joe in America. This book presents a fresh new look at some of our current political issues such...

Today, the nation of Myanmar is still under military rule. For there to be democracy and change in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD Party must win the upcoming elections. Only when there are no dictatorships in the world, can the world be peaceful....

A Costly American Hatred is an in-depth look at how America's hatred of "criminals" has led the nation down an expensive path that not only ostracizes and demonizes an ever-growing segment of the population, but is also now so pervasive that it is counterproductive...

A major study of India's developing party system. The author, who spent 18 months in India, employs a series of party case studies to assess India's chances at building a stable political framework. Originally published in 1957. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest...

The evolution of China's legal tradition was one of the most striking aspects of the transformation of Chinese civilization under Mongolian domination. Paul Ch'en's exploration of the legal system of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and its first substantial legal code (the Chih-yuan hsin-ko, or...

"... of interest and value to all serious students of international politics, and indeed of human affairs generally."--The American Political Science Review Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the...

This in-depth study of civil trial courts in any American city during the nineteenth century. Examining cases brought before the Boston civil courts between 1880 and 1900, Robert Silverman shows how the business of these tribunals mirrors social and economic changes within the urban...

The nation was powerful and prosperous, the president was vigorous and young, and a confident generation was gathering its forces to test the New Frontier. The cold war was well under way, but if you could just, as the song went, "put a little...

Implication of current political, economic and electoral system on the society. A reflection on issues that are fundamental to freedom and democracy, but at the same time found to be stubborn to eradicate. Millions of citizens are still being trapped under colonial economic bondage....

All over America, people -- old, young, black, white, rich, poor, liberal and conservative -- are waking up and seeing that something has gone wrong. Very wrong. This country is in deep trouble. In "The Government Never Sleeps" J. Paul Henderson tells you what...

A collection of pithy sayings and commentaries on the current political, economic and pop cultural scene. Yes, it's all become one scene now, thanks to today's omnivorous news cycle. With its observations on government, big business, religion, politicians, celebrities, and rock 'n' roll stars,...

Obamageddon, (the Culmination of the Progressive Looting of America) by Bruce Kreitler is a close look at the current shape of our federal government after years of intentional social and financial abuse from politicians of both sides. Years of rampant inattention by voters coupled...

The men who wrote the Constitution designed a government aimed at resolving divergentsectional and commercial interests. In the process, they created institutions that served to balance two competing forces in Americanlife: liberty and equality. To achieve this end, the founding fathers incorporated 15 principles...

Outraged - A passionate response to government insanity.Author: Robert SeayISBN-10: 0615350615ISBN-13: 9780615350615Publisher: Robert SeayLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2010Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d

A non-partisan, comprehensive look at the true problems facing our government and society. Why these issues can no longer wait to be addressed, we must get our own house in order. The changes that will be coming at America in the coming years will...

Whoever becomes our 44th president will have to put health reform right at the top of his-or her-agenda. The question is not whether there will be reform-the question is what direction it will take. Already now, in early 2007, we can see the contours...

So Close, Yet So Far Apart--Stopping the Abuse of Others is a book that shares the cardinal eight powerful, yet simple ways we can apply today to begin handling difficult challenges, such as tyrants' lust of power, religious gurus' destructive views, human idiosyncrasies, illiteracy,...

Saying "No" to the War Party is a historical record. It documents the opposition, in the U.S., towards Iraq War No. 2. It takes the reader on a journey to anti-War rallies, from Washington D.C. to New York City. William Hughes goes for the...

Chronicle of Catastrophe is a real-time reflection of the markets, economy, political issues and global developments as they unfolded during the tenure of George W. Bush. Includes commentary and essays by Paul Volcker, Garry Wills, Stephen Pinker, Paul Craig Roberts and other prominent citizens.Author:...

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...

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...

Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "An Analysis of Undecided Voters in U.S. House of Representative Elections" by Deborah Charnes. Rossi, was obtained from University of Florida and...

Until Italian unification, vast areas of Apulia were an uninhabited sheep walk. In the late nineteenth century this frontier area was settled and agro-business established. In the quasi-colonial context of the South of Italy, the relations between landowners and farm workers were characterized by...

In this path-breaking and multi-layered account of one of the least explored societies in the Middle East, Nelida Fuccaro examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space,...

The orthodox view of Mexican history asserts that the political stability and rapid economic growth of the post-war period were due inter alia to state control over the labour movement. On the evidence of his extensive research in Mexico between 1977 and 1982, Ian...

The 1930s was a critical decade in Indian politics. It saw the Congress Party begin its rise to political dominance, while Indian 'big business' strengthened its position in the economy. This book seeks to analyse the response of India's most important indigenous businessmen to...

This is the first general social and political history of Malaya. Focusing on the years 1945 to 1957, the last years of British rule and the achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic and cultural, as well as political themes. It...

Spanning topics such as male circumcision and the regulation of state access to Viagra, this book uncovers recurring motifs that define masculinity and the male body in the legal imagination. In looking to these understandings the book engages with broader questions regarding the relationship...

HIV/AIDS is an increasingly serious problem in China. This book explores HIV/AIDS, its portrayal in China's media, and the implications for public health policy. It discusses how many Chinese wrongly believe themselves to be immune, with infection only a possibility for other ethnic groups...

Focusing on contemporary social issues-- the environmental crisis, population growth and demographic change, and the question of whether reparations are owed to indigenous peoples--this study presents a theory of intergenerational justice that gives citizens duties to past and future generations, and explains what relationships...

This volume examines emerging trends and patterns of foreign trade and investment in Asia with a view to contributing to the policy debate on how development strategies should be adopted in response to challenges to economic globalization. Author: Prema-Chandra AthukoralaISBN-10: 0415690013ISBN-13: 9780415690010Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book examines reform of the Russian military since the end of the Cold War. It explores the legacy of the Soviet era, explaining why - at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union - radical reform was long overdue in the...

Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In recent years environmental organisations have begun to emerge in China, and in some cases have had remarkable success in affecting policies which would...

This edited volume looks at regional integration processes in Asia. Whilst integration in the region, defined as Southeast and East Asia, is not a new process, it has gained momentum in recent years. Two developments have acted as catalysts for integration, first at the...

This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms in China.Author: Jin ZhangISBN-10: 0415653738ISBN-13: 9780415653732Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2015Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d

This book situates the evolution of the high growth economies along Asia's Pacific Rim after the Second World War within broader global political and economic changes.Author: Ravi PalatISBN-10: 0415653711ISBN-13: 9780415653718Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2012Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.62d

Explaining the origins and key institutions, this book provides an assessment of the European Union's leadership role in international climate change politics, with case studies on Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, businesses and environmental NGOs. Author: Rüdiger WurzelISBN-10: 041564013XISBN-13: 9780415640138Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

There is a growing interest in human security in Southeast Asia. This book firstly explores the theoretical and conceptual basis of human security, before focusing on the region itself. It shows how human security has been taken up as a central part of security...

This volume addresses the emergence of multiple legal and law-like arrangements that alter the interaction between states, their delegated agencies, international organizations and non-state actors in international and transnational politics.Author: Christian BrütschISBN-10: 0415599687ISBN-13: 9780415599689Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2010Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

Maid in China is the first systematic, book-length investigation of internal rural migration in post-Mao China focused on the day-to-day production and consumption of popular media. Taking the rural maid in the urban home as its point of departure, the book weaves together three...

A Life Adrift, the memoir of balladeer-political activist Soeda Azembo (1872-1944), chronicles his life as one of Japan's first modern mass entertainers and imparts an understanding of how ordinary people experienced and accommodated the tumult of life in prewar Japan. Azembo created enka songs...

Three-fourths of the world's poor are rural poor. Most of the rural poor remain dependent on land-based livelihoods for their incomes and reproduction despite significant livelihood diversification in recent years. Land issue remains critical to any development discourse today. Market-led agrarian reform (MLAR) has...

Many people in the West portray Japan as being fixed in its ways, and unable to change, and consequently risking national decline and international loss of prestige. However, in fact, Japan is at present in a significant transition period, comparable to the Meiji Restoration...

This book, based on extensive original research, explores cultural exclusion in China, in particular with regard to ethnic minorities, demonstrating how educational inequality and cultural exclusion lie at the root of the widely recognised problems of poverty and economic inequality. Author: Lin YiISBN-10: 0415541158ISBN-13:...

This book presents and analyses the oldest sub-national war of postcolonial South Asia, between the Indian state and the Nagas of Northeast India. It offers a serious and thorough political history on the Naga region over three periods, pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial. Drawing on...