Political Science - General

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 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 National Park Service (NPS) was formed on August 25, 1916, and is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. The National Park Service publishes various reports and documents...

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...

An unprecedented account of social stratification within the US legal profession. How do race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do professionals then navigate these parameters? The Making of Lawyers' Careers provides an unprecedented account of...

An experiment in reading for water, this book offers students and teachers a toolkit of methods that follow the sensory, political and agentive power of water across literary texts. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Interventions. 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...

Journalists working in authoritarian countries contend with competing institutional logics. This is particularly the case in post-conflict countries, where journalistic practice is simultaneously shaped by historical antagonisms, global development initiatives, and the authoritarian state. While journalism schools and professional organizations speak a Western logic...

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Wake up America takes a journey across the world to discover what we need to do move our and world society to a new level of positive growth, peacefully, and a way that maximizes our diverse world societies. We are moving towards a nine...

A Modern Symposium, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...

Liberty Hyde Bailey's classic work of agricultural economics is as timely today as it was when it was first published over a century ago. Bailey's insight into the relationship between government policy and rural life offers valuable lessons for policymakers and farmers alike.This work...

Is America in the grip of a dark kingdom? Whose tentacles have plunged deeply into the nation's heart? The Sixth King details the Biblical drama of a dark kingdom identified years earlier. It was in 1913 that an American president revealed the existence of...

This book provides an overview of public policy, but rather than describing a country's policies, it deals with explanations for each area. By doing so, basic concepts, issues related to policy effectiveness, and approaches reveal researchers' methods in describing its characteristics. In this way,...

Tsunayoshi (1646-1709), the fifth Tokugawa shogun, is one of the most notorious figures in Japanese history. Viewed by many as a tyrant, his policies were deemed eccentric, extreme, and unorthodox. His Laws of Compassion, which made the maltreatment of dogs an offense punishable by...

Feminism in Action is Jean O'Barr's firsthand account of two decades spent working to promote the cause of higher education for women through the establishment of women's studies programs. The book brings together revised versions of O'Barr's most significant presentations on the subject, from...

Who makes constitutional law? Is constitutional doctrine the monopoly of the courts? In accessible and persuasive prose Louis Fisher explains that constitutional law is not solely or even primarily the Supreme Court's "final word" but rather a richly political convergence of separate interpretations. With...

Everyday life for ordinary citizens has become fraught with danger and the real threat of attack. Suddenly fear of flying, fear of crowded places, anxiety over heights, subways, public transportation, and even opening the mail cannot be dismissed as mere phobias. We are told...

Science Is Not GreatThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians repeatedly appealed to "the science" to justify tyrannical policies, and much of the population passively complied. Such compliance stemmed from a deep, religious reverence for science in which people see science as an infallible god. But...

Subversive political writings by the acclaimed author of Empire.Author: Antonio NegriISBN-10: 1844670341ISBN-13: 9781844670345Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2005Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.18w x 0.94d

Warren Folks ran for office from the mid-1960s through the mid-'90s. He ran for council member, state representative, senator and Florida governor. He headquartered his constant conspiracy theory wars from his Downtown Jacksonville barbershop, from which Life Magazine photographed him in 1965. He associated...

Lynn introduces readers to the case method of instruction popularized by the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School. This is a practical, process-oriented guide to teaching, writing, and learning with the case method. Lynn integrates insight from literature with...

German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche was one the most controversial figures of the 19th century. His evocative writings on religion, morality, culture, philosophy, and science were often polemic attacks against the established views of his time. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in...

The need for culturally sensitive, accurate, and well-crafted reporting on race and ethnicity is as important as ever. Selected from works honored in the " Let's Do It Better Workshop on Journalism, Race, and Ethnicity" held at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the...

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Challenging the focus on great powers in the international debate, this book explores how rising middle power states are engaging with emerging major military innovations and analyses how this will affect the stability and security of the Indo Pacific. Presenting a data-based analysis of...

This book is aimed at the beginner-the person who knows very little about publishing and aspires to a career in the field, or has recently launched that career, or simply wants to know more about the publishing business. It is based on the curriculum...

The Bible is easily the most influential and most quoted book in western society. It is revered so much that it is used to swear in to office the President of the United States, Supreme Court Justices, and other elected government officials. When the...

Although this book is about the newly emerging academic field of environmental communication, it is also about voice and practical activism.Author: Shane J. RalstonISBN-10: 1780883781ISBN-13: 9781780883786Publisher: Troubador PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2013Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

I find this difficult if not impossible. If you so desire we can eliminate the biography part, however I understand that most readers require knowledge of the author - believe me I tried to keep it short and to the point (most reports that...

"My Experiences as an Executioner" from James Berry. English executioner from 1884 until 1891 (1852 - 1913).Author: The Perfect Library, James BerryISBN-10: 1519597959ISBN-13: 9781519597953Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2015Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.23d

Recovering Hegel from the Critique of Leo Srauss offers a defense of modernity against the critique of the influential mid-twentieth century political philosopher, Leo Strauss. Strauss, whose influence on contemporary conservative political theory is well documented, discovered the ground of much of what he...

The GOP is deeply in trouble, without any hope to win another presidential election in the foreseeable future Here are four main reasons: 1)Democratic imperialism: The GOP has been too pro-war. Most Americans hate wars 2)Religion: While the religious right supports the GOP, its...

A vision or dream provides the core philosophy that directs all physical developments, transforming and raising the living standards of people; but first we have to decode the vision. The 'Visions of Ghana' handbook vividly imagines, illustrates and projects a comprehensive and interactive approach...

Author: Matthew KellyISBN-10: 1453597522ISBN-13: 9781453597521Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2010Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

American author, naturalist, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau was a principal figure of the 19th century movement of Transcendentalism. Central to the philosophy is a belief that people, who are inherently good, are corrupted by the organized institutions of society and that consequently the...

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The Two $20 Trillion Opportunities is the third and final part of a series dedicated to offering innovative solutions to ease problems tied to global warming, climate change, rising ocean coastlines, biodiversity loss, desertification, ocean pollution, and the depletion of fresh water. The first...

In this book, you will learn how political correctness has greatly underestimated climate change impacts and overestimated the benefits of new technologies. This is a recipe for disaster. There is still hope if we eliminate political correctness from climate policy, as many options are...

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 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 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...

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Navy's Inspector General (IG) organization's complaint resolution and Navy unit inspection activities. GAO found that: (1) Navy IG investigation and inspection practices need to be strengthened; (2) for many cases, the Navy IG did not assign...

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...

After action report, Ia Drang Valley operation, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry 14-16 November 1965, provides the following information: operations on 14 November (and activities during the night); enemy attacks of 15 November; the relief of the surrounded 2nd Platoon, Company B, and redisposition of...

This paper discusses the 23rd Infantry's operations in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The author gives the lessons learned for October and November. These include the importance of surprise (as evident by the enemy in seeing new troops unexpectedly), cohesion (as a well trained and disciplined...

While the involvement of the United States in counterinsurgency has a long history, it had faded in importance in the years following the end of the Cold War. When American forces first confronted it in Iraq, they were not fully prepared. Since then, the...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure...

Author: Earl RaabISBN-10: 1258118467ISBN-13: 9781258118464Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.52w x 0.12d

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...