Political Science - General

In the Matter of Black Lives: Womanist Prose by Arica L. Coleman is a brilliant, energetic, and energizing meditation on Black history, American History, and the past decade of tumultuous, inspiring, radical and marginal change in this country we call America. Coleman is a...

It is more blessed to give than to receive.Though an old saying, for many people it sounds counterintuitive. So one man decided to put it to the test by being more generous. He soon discovered that generosity has little to do with oneself but...

Winner of the SSSP Crime and Delinquency Outstanding Scholarship Award (1995)Through extensive and candid interviews, the authors of this ground-breaking work have studied burglars' decision-making processes within the context of their streetlife culture. In this volume they present their findings in the areas of...

Organized Hypocrisy is the disconnect between talk, decision-making, and action by multiple actors and is evident in our daily lives and part of our DNA. We cannot ignore or avoid it. It occurs globally in international politics, within a nation-state by its government, and...

NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER IN THE IRISH NON-FICTION CHARTS"Rough Beast is shocking, important and unputdownable." Roddy Doyle Rough Beast is Máiría Cahill's harrowing story of her life and of what she went through at the hands of what is now Ireland's largest and richest party....

India is expected to become a $30 trillion+ economy by2050. With a size like that it will be the world's second- orthird-largest economic power, enjoying unprecedentedinfluence over global affairs. This will also make India thethird pillar of a tri-polar world-the US and China being...

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The challenges of the presidency to survive and the unexpected change of the vice presidency.Author: Dave WestISBN-13: 9798823020510Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/24/2024Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

These volumes are a testament to the challenges faced by the extraordinary men who initiated the search for oil in the United Arab Emirates in the years between the two World Wars. This set of a total of five books in six volumes features...

Providing a 'short take' on the long history of political economy, this book examines both the stories about and those within economics. Author: Sarah ComynISBN-10: 1032251158ISBN-13: 9781032251158Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2024Pages: 70Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d

This collaborative work brings together international lawyers and political scientists to explore whether and how the retreat of the US, and the simultaneous rise of China, affect the dynamics of multilateralism to which the EU claims to adhere.Author: Chien-Huei WuISBN-10: 0367765233ISBN-13: 9780367765231Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book traces the convergence between anarchism, as an anti-authoritarian, anti-statist political doctrine, and eugenics, the science of 'race improvement' in five countries between 1890 and 1940.Author: Richard CleminsonISBN-10: 1526124483ISBN-13: 9781526124487Publisher: Manchester University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2024Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d

During the crucible of World War II, trapped while in the south of France in 1940 during the German advance, Eileen J. Garrett, as medium, channeled various spirits in addition to her usual controls Uvani and Dr. Abdul Latif. These entities claimed to have...

Through nine chapters of cutting-edge research, this book examines specific case studies in geographical settings such as Iraq, Sudan, Nigeria and Brazil, to highlight and analyse the crucial connections and vectors of the genocide-ecocide nexus.Author: Damien ShortISBN-10: 103218308XISBN-13: 9781032183084Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2024Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The Club was the Board's international affiliate and provided professional accountants from Asia with a networking forum in their adopted country, the United States. However, despite its fancy claims, the non-profit was not run transparently, forcing a young, energetic lady, Olive, to run her...

Thomas Jefferson proclaimed that if he had to choose between government and a free press, he would pick the latter. That is a compelling statement from the main architect of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. This book blazes...

In my 2004 book, Turbulent Skies, I wrote, "Maybe someday someone will write about the incredible actions of the flight crews on the morning of September 11, 2001." This wish began to manifest in the 10th year after 9/11 when I had an overwhelming...

This dialogue between scientists and lawyers builds on the issues identified at the 1976 Conference on the Legal and Scientific Uncertainties of Weather Modification held at Duke University. It provides an in-depth consideration of the prospects for a usable weather modification technology in the...

Henry Drummond (1851 - 1897) was a Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer, born in Stirling. He was educated at Edinburgh University, where he displayed a strong inclination for physical and mathematical science. The religious element was an even more powerful factor in his nature,...

"In our nations current state of affairs, Seth Morgan's fortitude to speak about Liberty resonates to our country's core. The values, principles and convictions of George Washington are encompassed by Morgan, reminding us that we cannot regulate liberty. Americans need to answer the call-which...

Prior to the atrocities of September 11, 2001, the inhumane treatment of women by the Taliban received sporadic media and academic coverage. After the disintegration of the Taliban and al-Qaeda alliance, Afghanistan has been on the forefront of international headlines. The Taliban removal has...

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By providing a stable source of liquidity for mortgage credit markets and offering borrowers access to capital markets, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have played a prominent role in the development of a highly efficient secondary market for home mortgages. The government-sponsored enterprises' (GSEs')...

The authors illustrate the degree to which great power rivalry in Eurasia has become a major security issue and source of growing Russo-American tensions. Dr. R. Craig Nation lays out some of the fundamental macro-strategic issues of this rivalry and U.S. goals in Eurasia,...

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 Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) was established by the General Assembly in 1980 as a part of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education. The mission of the library is to provide Colorado residents with permanent public access to information...

The Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) was established by the General Assembly in 1980 as a part of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education. The mission of the library is to provide Colorado residents with permanent public access to information...

An FBI investigation was conducted to identify the leaders and to determine policy of this group of youth gangs who operated in the Harlem area of New York City during the years 1965 - 1967. The name Five Percenters meant, five percent of muslims...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases many records with topics ranging from Anti-War, Gangs Extremist Groups, Organized Crime, Supreme Court, World War II and many more. Included are several older files but also many new updated unreleased files; this is one of those...

This paper applies a macroeconomic-based model for estimating probabilities of default. The first part of the paper focuses on the relation between macroeconomic variables and the default behavior of Dutch firms. A convincing relationship with GDP growth and oil price and, to a lesser...

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 Marquis de Custine's record of his trip to Russia in 1839 is a brilliantly perceptive, even prophetic, account of one of the world's most fascinating and troubled countries. It is also a wonderful piece of travel writing. Custine, who met with people in...

In this new book, Dimitris Vardoulakis asks how it is possible to think of a politics that is not commensurate with sovereignty. For such a politics, he argues, sovereignty is defined not in terms of the exception but as the different ways in which...

In this gripping account of the human cost of the war in Iraq, Dr. Ronald Glasser offers an unparalleled description of the horror endured daily by the troops on the ground. Written by the author of bestselling 365 Days, this critical analysis focuses on...

Author: Dorothy ThompsonISBN-10: 0860916502ISBN-13: 9780860916505Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/1993Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.00w x 0.45d

Factual misinformation is spread in conflict zones around the world, often with dire consequences. But when is this misinformation actually believed, and when is it not? Seeing is Disbelieving examines the appeal and limits of dangerous misinformation in war, and is the go-to text...

Author: Justin BondISBN-10: 1963102401ISBN-13: 9781963102406Publisher: Defiance Press & PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2024Pages: 430Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d

In self, society, religion and politics we are used to the language and discourse of Kingdom of God. But in this God is presented as an omnipotent king who is also angry at slight deviation. We get glimpses of such powerful and angry God...

GAO reviewed the underwriting activities used by the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to grant and insure mortgage loans. A large portion of the processing costs incurred by VA and HUD in insuring loans involves underwriting. VA...

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 book is about the problematic and complex relations between the Arab World and the West historically but especially since WW1. A discussion of Islam, Arab Islamic history, and political culture is presented as a prerequisite to an understanding of the contemporary Arab World....

Asynchronicity is a study of the information stress and its genesis in the accelerative dynamics of computation and automation. In simple terms, this volume illustrates how anti-democratic communication has become characteristic of our present social and political reality. This book is significant in two...

How neoliberals turned to nature to defend inequality after the end of the Cold War Neoliberals should have seen the end of the Cold War as a total victory--but they didn't. Instead, they saw the chameleon of communism changing colors from red to green....

This archive documents the long-standing efforts of John Wilson to hold the DOJ and FBI to account. It's a chilling account of political retribution as stark and dystopian as any in Kafka.It follows FBI retribution after a work report Wilson authored in March 1996...

This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run.Author: James C. ScottISBN-13: 9798228017580Publisher:...

- Self-Study including control questions and answers. Alternative therapy methods Volume 2 - Units 18 on 237 pages. - You can find a detailed reading sample with table of contents here: https: //drive.google.com/file/d/1aIJAbThgwMucsIl3XdQBBNLe8-QU-4el/view?usp=drive_link Self-Study Volumes 1 and 2. After successfully completing the learning units...

TrumpLaw is the sequel to TrumpTruth -- another hard-hitting collection of political cartoons -- this time focusing on the myriad legal entanglements of the former president and embattled candidate. It's a funny and insightful series of nearly 90 graphic judgments on the cavalcade of...

This book considers different stages of Kurdish history, oppression, and genocide through a critical lens, offering an historiography of Iraq and colonialism. Divided into two parts, the first part conceptualizes the coined term "genocide culture" and examines dominant Iraqi cultural practices that fostered genocide....

Gathering Evidence (The Evidence of Things Not Said) is a collection of two diary cycles and two essays. The diaries are from the period, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. The diaries gives an insight into life in Zimbabwe during these periods, 10 years ago. You find...