Political Science - General

The Dearborn Independent Magazine is a collection of articles written by Henry Ford, the famous American industrialist, and published between January and May of 1927. The magazine covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, history, and social issues. The articles are written...

When is it fair to hold young people criminally responsible? If young people lack the capacity to make a meaningful choice and to control their impulses, should they be held criminally culpable for their behaviour? In what ways is the immaturity of young offenders...

This book examines the post-Cold War challenges facing Antarctic governance. It seeks to understand the interests of new players in Antarctic affairs such as China, India, Korea and Malaysia, and how other key players such as Russia and the USA or claimant states such...

This book is the first of its kind. It provides a wide ranging perspective through time and place and will be an invaluable tool for students studying sport.Author: Jim RiordanISBN-10: 1138144835ISBN-13: 9781138144835Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2016Pages: 264Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

This title was first published in 1976. This book provides both an explanation of the inflation which has bedeviled economic policy in the West since the end of World War II and a micro-economic theory to purge Keynesian models of the Walrasian strain derived...

If politics as practiced is talk, then how does a political figure--especially an American President--talk politics? If someone can be all style and no substance, is there any actual political substance to style? Talking Politics looks at the alpha and omega of presidential image,...

Frank Lambert tackles the central claims of the Religious Right historians who insist that America was conceived as a Christian State, that modern-day liberals and secularists have distorted and/or ignored the place of religion in American history, and that the phrase the separation of...

Radical political economy is built upon the formal analysis of neoclassical economics and the tradition of Marxian/radical analysis. The essays presented in this book offer a representative sampling of the issues and methodologies involved in the study of radical political economy.Author: Victor LippitISBN-10: 0873326075ISBN-13:...

"A Brookings Institution Press and American Enterprise Institute publication Recent high-profile lawsuits involving cigarettes, guns, breast implants, and other products have created new frictions between litigation and regulation. Increasingly, litigation is being used as a financial lever to force companies to accept negotiated regulatory...

Sectarian violence is one of the defining characteristics of the modern Ulster experience. Riots between Catholic and Protestant crowds occurred with depressing frequency throughout the nineteenth century, particularly within the constricted spaces of the province's burgeoning industrial capital, Belfast. From the Armagh Troubles in...

A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such as Uncle Tom's Children (1938),...

Acclaimed author and Catholic thinker Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) penned two novels, two collections of short stories, various essays, and numerous book reviews over the course of her life. Her work continues to fascinate, perplex, and inspire new generations of readers and poses important questions...

" As one of only two states in the nation to still allow slavery by the time of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Kentucky's history of slavery runs deep. Based on extensive research, The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky focuses on two main antislavery movements...

This text provides an up to date account of how things currently stand in political philosophy, and will provide an excellent introduction for students from any background. It gives a lucid and careful account of the central controversies and sites of disagreement in political...

Abject poverty and official corruption make parts of Africa a very attractive destination for terrorist organizations. Opportunities have developed during the pre- and post-9/11 periods in Africa for the recruitment of terrorists, attainment of bases of operations and sources of funding for Al Qaeda...

Feminists have long argued that the presence of women in politics provides a means of articulating women's perspectives and issues. As the number of female MPs increases, it is often claimed that the nature of politics itself will be transformed. But are we really...

In this new work, historian Steven L. Piott explores the fascinating and provocative lives of twelve influential American reformers placed in the historical context of the Gilded Age, Populist and Progressive eras. From Ida B. Wells to Louis Brandeis, Jane Addams to Charles Macune,...

During the last quarter century, peasant participation in politics has increased markedly in parts of Latin America and Asia. Why the poor and vulnerable peasant population has chosen to leave the confines of the village for political activity and at times for sustained revolution...

Following an overview of America's "Shameful Prisons," this book dissects the stream of reprisals imposed upon the physician who blew the whistle to uncover a culture of mediocrity that tolerated severe deficiencies in the quality of medical care afforded to inmates in the Nebraska...

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 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...

Despite implicating ethnicity in everything from civil war to economic failure, researchers seldom consult psychological research when addressing the most basic question: What is ethnicity? The result is a radical scholarly divide generating contradictory recommendations for solving ethnic conflict. Research into how the human...

Drawing on a broad range of literature in the social sciences, this book deals with one of the most elusive subjects in the study of politics and society: the role of culture. Wilson first develops a definition of political culture and a theoretical argument...

This book provides a thoroughly socialised and historically based account of financial crises, and of the post-2007/08 crisis in particular. It draws on Marx and offers a theoretically informed but empirically based understanding of recent political and economic transformations.Author: Bill DunnISBN-10: 041584438XISBN-13: 9780415844383Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

In the increasingly multi-racial and multi-ethnic American landscape of the present, understanding and bridging dynamic cross-cultural conversations about social and political concerns becomes a complicated humanistic project. How do everyday embodied experiences transform from being anecdotal to having social and political significance? What can...

John Stuart Mill's On Liberty is widely regarded as one of the most influential and stirring pieces of political philosophy ever written. Ever relevant in our increasingly surveillance dominated culture, the essay argues strongly in favour of the moral rights of individuality, including rights...

The Making of Modern Finance is a path-breaking study of the construction of liberal financial governance and demonstrates how complex forms of control by the state profoundly transformed the nature of modern finance. Challenging dominant theoretical conceptions of liberal financial governance in international political...

Saudi Arabia provides a clear, concise yet analytical account of the development of the Saudi state. It details the country's historical and religious background, its oil rentier economy and its international role, showing how they interact to create the dynamics of the contemporary Saudi...

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Giandomenico MajoneISBN-10: 0415142962ISBN-13: 9780415142960Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/1996Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.16w x 1.02d

Author: William H. OverholtISBN-10: 0393035336ISBN-13: 9780393035339Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1993Pages: 436Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.49h x 4.73w x 1.44dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 11/15/1993Publishers Weekly 11/01/1993

In Bloomington, Indiana, an infant with serious birth defects is allowed to die without surgery. In Long Island, New York, the White House tries to stop Baby Jane Doe from suffering a similar fate. Thousands of handicapped babies are born each year. Should all...

This book explains how Russia is adjusting to its ongoing realignment towards Asia while engaging in a parallel assessment of Russia's interactions with other significant actors in the region - China, the US, the EU, and NATO.Author: Glenn DiesenISBN-10: 0367264919ISBN-13: 9780367264918Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2019Pages:...

Viewing policing from an international perspective, this volume covers the history of law enforcement from early accounts of policing under Caesar Augustus to such present-day events as Rodney King and the LAPD. American policing dominates the book, but it also covers such items as...

This new reading of Jean-Jacques Rousseau challenges traditional views of the eighteenth-century political philosopher's attitudes toward women and his perceived pessimism about human experience. Mira Morgenstern finds in Rousseau an appreciation of the complexities and multidimensionality of life that allowed him to criticize various...

In a series of stimulating essays, William E. Connolly explores the element of ambiguity in politics. He argues that democratic politics in a modern society requires, if it is to flourish, an appreciation of the ambiguous character of the standards and principles we cherish...

The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership...

Author: Steven LawsonISBN-10: 0231046278ISBN-13: 9780231046275Publisher: Columbia University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/1987Pages: 391Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.93d

Armed and Considered Dangerous is a book about "bad guys" and their guns. But Wright and Rossi contend that for every suspected criminal who owns and abuses a firearm, a hundred or more average citizens own guns for sport, for recreation, for self-protection, and...

This is a social and political history of the Argentine landowners, Latin America's most affluent propertied class. Roy Hora explores the making and evolution of this new landowning class in the period c. 1860-1945, and examines the relationships between landowners, political power, and the...

When standards for pollution, discrimination, and salary schedules are lower in an offshore host country than they are in the home country, should multinational corporations insist on home country standards? Would using home standards imply a failure to respect cultural diversity and national integrity?...

Author: Samuel Obeng, Kwame NkrumahISBN-10: 9964702043ISBN-13: 9789964702045Publisher: Afram Publ. (Ghana) LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1997Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d

In what has become known as Africa's "second liberation", there has been a renewed drive from within for peace and good governance. Church leaders have been key actors in this drive as is evident in their peacemaking initiatives and their commitment to peaceful change....

Author: Matt PeacockISBN-10: 0733330630ISBN-13: 9780733330636Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2012Pages: 418Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.93d

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 Inside Story of OMB provides an insider's perspective of the multiple functions performed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staff in advancing the agenda of the President. Located within the Executive Office of the President (EXOP), OMB is a powerful but poorly...

This book exposes how the media racializes and genderizes news coverage to fit its far left "progressive" agenda-with bias baked into every aspect of news organizations these days. This work sets the record straight. Mantell reveals how the New York Times and The Washington...

This new edition contains additional quotes from Catholic bishops and other churchmen who, along with those quoted in the first edition, declare that a Catholic must vote for the most electable antiabortion candidate - or else risk committing mortal sin. There is no other...

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...

While Native American communities remain culturally innovative and continue to struggle for survival, researchers, teachers, and students lack texts that both represent the breadth of contemporary experiences and look toward the future. Editor Duane Champagne has assembled a volume of top scholarship reflecting the...