Political Science - General

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the background to the revolution in Grenada and details the course of its progress, examining the reasons why it faltered and failed. International factors played no small part in these events, setting the agenda for the internal...

Looking for an inspiring and insightful collection of quotes from one of America's greatest leaders? Look no further than The Big Book of Thomas Jefferson Quotes! This massive volume contains an incredible 500 pages of carefully curated quotes and sayings from the man who...

Stars are only visible in the dark. During the coronavirus crisis, it became suddenly dark. Very dark. And everyone could see the stars shining: the heroes of the coronavirus, the working class. The ones who really make society run. 'They forgot about us, Peter,...

In every corner of the world, children are learning languages at home that differ from the dominant language used in their broader social world. These children arrive at school with a precious resource: their mother tongue. In the face of this resource and the...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A, University of Malta, language: English, abstract: Angolan nationalist movements' struggle for independence (gained in 1975) against the Portuguese colonial power was...

An institute dedicated to research on what it calls "the new paradigm" should make clear what it means by this term, and how it can be researched. This handbook responds to this challenge.The Handbook of New Paradigm Research outlines in its first part the...

Defending Conservatism is the greatest defense of conservatism ever presented in literary form, and clearly establishes civil rights and economic progress as indelibly linked to conservative principles. By using undeniable arguments from history, science, and law, pro-life and pro-marriage positions are established, even as...

In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense; the book inflamed its readers and ignited the American Revolution. In truth the fires of dissent were already smoldering, but Paine's impassioned writing gave focus to the many disparate voices and united a country. One...

Saudi Arabia faces a time of uncertainty. The life its rulers once enjoyed from the sale of oil is now threatened by newly emerging reserves from Iran and the United States. Saudi Arabia's aged, ailing monarch has defied decades of custom by naming his...

This book is about the billionaire Koch brothers, who are declaring war on the lower class America. The Kochs spend millions funding politicians to write and change laws for the American citizens. Once you read this book, I guarantee, you will view politics in...

Russell was a prominent anti-war activist; he championed anti-imperialism 62] 63] and went to prison for his pacifism during World War I. 64] Later, he campaigned against Adolf Hitler, then criticised Stalinist totalitarianism, attacked the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War,...

Too often, revolutionary movements become as oppressive as regimes they struggle to replace. The Limits of Violence is a rare and unusual book which warns revolutionaries about the ways they can betray their own revolution and offers ideas to guide them through the pitfalls...

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...

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric....

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 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...

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...

Self Contained Oxygen Generators (SCOGs) have widespread use in providing emergency breathing oxygen in a variety of environments including mines, submarines, spacecraft, and aircraft. These devices have definite advantages over storing of gaseous or liquid oxygen. The oxygen is not generated until a chemical...

Five of the nation's top agricultural production states, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin have traditionally relied on the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) navigation system as their principal conduit for export-bound agricultural products mostly bulk corn and soybeans. The low-cost, high-volume capability of...

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a government law agency ran by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE is responsible for protecting our nations borders and an abundance of national security such as: drug smuggling, human trafficking, terrorism, fraud, gangs,...

The Federal budget process plays a major role in Government decisionmaking. Zero-based budgeting was assessed as a tool for analysis and decisionmaking. Managers using this concept: examine current objectives, operations and costs; consider other ways of carrying out their program or activities; and rank...

This volume summarizes the major findings of the conference participants over the last year. Beyond the thematic resemblance between this volume and the previous study of U.S.-UK relations, another similarity is the importance of two events in determining London and Canberra's relations with Washington....

The Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal cabinet department of the United States government. The office's main concerns are those associated with transportation and transportation needs across the country. Established in 1967, the DOT is administered by the United States Secretary...

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...

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...

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...

The seventh edition of this highly successful textbook analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies. It examines national security from two fundamental fault lines - the end of the Cold War and the evolution of contemporary terrorism dating from the 9/11...

Exploring the formation, evolution and effectiveness of the regional security arrangements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Community of Insecurity examines the vital issues of why the SADC has struggled to establish a viable security regime; why it has been unable to engage...

The First Great Political Realist is a succinct and penetrating analysis of one of the ancient world's foremost political realists, Kautilya. Kautilya's treatise Arthashastra stands as one of the great political books of the ancient world, its ideas on the science of politics strikingly...

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) is unique among women writers of the seventeenth century in the scale of her output and in her aspiration to create a philosophical system. This edition presents Cavendish as a political author, and Susan James includes two major...

The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America explores why indigenous movements have recently won elections for the first time in the history of the region. Ra l L. Madrid argues that some indigenous parties have won by using inclusive populist appeals to reach...

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...

This is a selection of the best plays of Chikamatsu, one of the greatest Japanese dramatists. Master of the marionette and popular dramas, he had, until the publication of this book, remained unknown to western readers owing to the difficulty of translating the work...

First published in 1958. This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.Author: The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur WaleyISBN-10: 041536177XISBN-13:...

In Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh, the democratization process that began in Indonesia in 1998 encouraged the overt expression of regionalist sentiment and resentment of the military. The surprising extent of both feelings made Aceh, home to a long-standing independence movement, the next potential...

Author: Zarina PatelISBN-10: 9966251111ISBN-13: 9789966251114Publisher: East African Educational PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1997Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.76w x 0.18d

"Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jessop...

Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and UnknownsBy: Dr. Ray C. Minor Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and Unknowns shares the challenges, hopes, and dreams that people grapple with everyday. It is a book of...

Fueled by grassroots activism and a growing collection of formal political organizations, the Christian Right became an enormously influential force in American law and politics in the 1980s and 90s. While this vocal and visible political movement has long voiced grave concerns about the...

Author: Gerard M. D. GermainISBN-13: 9798894192277Publisher: Ewings Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2024Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

The Law of Interrogations and Confessions traces the evolution of the primary approaches that U.S. courts have taken to regulating the interrogation of suspects by law enforcement officers. It examines the due process approach to the voluntariness of statements; the short-lived "focus of the...

Author: Martin JohnsonISBN-13: 9798218484316Publisher: Atheist Survival GuideLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2024Pages: 434Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d

Author: Gerard M. D. GermainISBN-13: 9798894192284Publisher: Ewings Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2024Pages: 130Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Albertans know that their province is mistreated within Canada. They want this to change. Indeed, many have worked hard for decades to solve this problem through political changes that would benefit their province. For example, considerable effort was expended to achieve a Triple-E Senate....

The Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal cabinet department of the United States government. The office's main concerns are those associated with transportation and transportation needs across the country. Established in 1967, the DOT is administered by the United States Secretary...

Author: Shahr-Yar M. ShareiISBN-13: 9798991184502Publisher: Center for United Nations Constitutional ReseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2024Pages: 456Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d

Author: Larry Odell JohnsonISBN-13: 9798886152173Publisher: Inks and Bindings, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/02/2024Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d