Political Science - General

Large-scale social changes are taking place in American society, often even without technological change. America's Future examines these transformations. An introduction lays the groundwork for five of the most significant areas where social changes are occurring: population, politics, education, economics, and media. An underlying...

Interpreting The Americans through a socially charged lens, this special issue offers a compelling insight into the legal and cultural undertones of family dynamics, as well as those at the heart of conservative American politics.Author: Austin SaratISBN-10: 1837539952ISBN-13: 9781837539956Publisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2023Pages:...

This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world's fastest demographic growth. Weaving together four major themes--population,...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

Author: Ted GoetzelISBN-10: 0879757558ISBN-13: 9780879757557Publisher: Prometheus BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1992Pages: 428Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 9.34h x 6.40w x 1.45dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 04/01/1993 pg. 152Publishers Weekly 05/04/1992

This book offers an accessible and timely analysis of the 'War on Terror', based on an innovative approach to a broad range of theoretical and empirical research. It uses 'gendered orientalism' as a lens through which to read the relationship between the George W....

This book combines history and politics to explain the phenomenon of Brexit. In this book the author seeks to dive deep into British politics to get a new and fresh understanding of Brexit. It also provides the story of the life of Boris Johnson...

This book outlines Boris Johnson's brilliant plan for economic prosperity through Brexit. (Hint: The book is blank, and should be considered a comedy book.)Author: EnglishISBN-10: 1086601580ISBN-13: 9781086601589Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2019Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d

The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce losses, and facilitate recovery, but these actions do not always yield anticipated consequences. This book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of California's efforts to ensure...

The historical modification and regulation of the hydro- logic patterns in the Florida Everglades have resulted in changes in the ecosystem of South Florida and the Florida Everglades. Since the 1970s, substantial focus has been given to the restoration of the Everglades ecosystem. The...

Author: Charles III RiddleISBN-10: 1479762261ISBN-13: 9781479762262Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2012Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

This monograph is a testament to the efforts of many people overcoming multiple technical challenges encountered while developing the XV-15 tilt rotor research aircraft.Author: Demo J. Giulianetti, Daniel C. Dugan, Martin D. MaiselISBN-10: 1478239573ISBN-13: 9781478239574Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/13/2012Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize:...

Eminent domain is integral to a government's legal ability to take private property for a public purpose. If used correctly, the owners are paid the fair market value for their property, few citizens are inconvenienced and everyone benefits. Bad-faith abuses of eminent domain typically...

Author: Jock PanISBN-10: 1450086691ISBN-13: 9781450086691Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2010Pages: 766Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.69d

The UAE's relatively open borders and economy have won praise from advocates of expanded freedoms in the Middle East while producing financial excesses, social ills such as human trafficking, and relatively lax controls on sensitive technologies acquired from the West. Moreover, the social and...

At HIGH NOON on January 20, 2009, the Presidential Oath of Office will be officially administered to His Excellency Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. The journey to that momentous and most anticipated occasion of the 21st Century...

This volume brings together a range of papers that fruitfully engage with the theme of the 2017 Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, held in San Diego, California: Interventions.Author: Adrienne ShawISBN-10: 1433148153ISBN-13: 9781433148156Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2018Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The American Political Narrative is a succinct yet poignant narrative about the development of the American political system and what is needed to maintain it. The material helps students to identify their own place in that narrative and to recognize that they each play...

The Politics of Exile in Latin America addresses exile as a major mechanism of institutional exclusion used by all types of governments in the region against their own citizens, while they often provided asylum to aliens fleeing persecution. The work is the first systematic...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This study provides an updated analysis of the magnitude and frequency of peak stream discharges in Hawaii. Annual peak-discharge data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during and before water year 2008 (ending September 30, 2008) at stream-gaging stations were analyzed. The existing generalized-skew...

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 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 story of an artillery battalion in the European War of 1944 - 1945 is told not by one man, but by the many who lived the story and told it by note or word of mouth, that it might be included in the...

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 story of an artillery battalion in the European War of 1944 - 1945 is told not by one man, but by the many who lived the story and told it by note or word of mouth, that it might be included in the...

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...

Many American workers are exposed to electrical energy daily during the performance of their tasks. This monograph highlights the magnitude of the problem of occupational electrocutions in the U.S., identifies potential risk factors for fatal injury, and provides recommendations for developing effective safety programs...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

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...

Electrochromic windows provide variable tinting that can help control glare and solar heat gain. We used BEopt software to evaluate their performance in prototypical energy models of a single-family home.Author: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NrISBN-10: 1249164818ISBN-13: 9781249164814Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2012Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.69h...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an office that is part of the Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with...

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...

First published in 1982, Religion in West European Politics explores the possibilities for new politics following the gradual unravelling of the old ties between religion and conservatism that had largely characterised the politics of religion in Western Europe in the two centuries following the...

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 work examines a biopolitical approach to issues of food, specifically hunger and overconsumption. It is studied throughout traumatic periods of history, intertwined with a contemporary ideological understanding of lifestyle, fashion, and wellbeing. The notion of food is understood not only in its material...

In this book eminent philosopher Burton Porter examines the concept of "forbidden knowledge" in religion, science, government, and psychology. From the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden (forbidden fruit), to world altering scientific research (nuclear power, stem-cells, cloning) to damning government secrets...

You're thinking about running for public office, but you aren't sure how to begin. But you want to get involved.Maybe the thing that finally pushed you into politics was small, such as another $65 parking ticket or a city ordinance that bans selling ice...

Author: Charles N. HillISBN-10: 1848167954ISBN-13: 9781848167957Publisher: Imperial College PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2011Pages: 388Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.80h x 6.60w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Choice 10/01/2012

As corporate practices are becoming more fused with state processes, the state itself is increasingly taking on a corporate structure, as well as a more overt oligarchic character. Evidence of this can be seen in the growing domination of political organizations and institutions by...

The rise of mass media has changed the way societies think, and that they can think as a whole. French psychologist and sociologist GUSTAVE LE BON (1841-1931) recognized that late in the 19th century when he wrote what would become a foundational work of...

"... authoritative account of a significant new terrorist tactic that is likely to become more pervasive in our increasingly sophisticated technological and medical age in which it is becoming easier for the terrorist adversary to use the types of body cavity bombs that will...

Reconstruction policy after the Civil War, observes Mark Wahlgren Summers, was shaped not simply by politics, principles, and prejudices. Also at work were fears--often unreasonable fears of renewed civil war and a widespread sense that four years of war had thrown the normal constitutional...

...other youths of this generation really need to know the history of our country including major events like the Biafra war. We may pretend to have moved on, but we cannot afford not to remind ourselves where we are coming from and why we...

Author: Charles III RiddleISBN-10: 147976227XISBN-13: 9781479762279Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2012Pages: 168Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

What has happened in Poland? Poland has erupted four times in the last twenty five years, but only the events of 1980 have had comprehensive media coverage. As a result, many questions have been raised in the minds of Western observers. How were such...

Author: Erik BlareISBN-10: 1425701221ISBN-13: 9781425701222Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2008Pages: 412Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d