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In the Shadow of International Law: Secrecy and Regime Change in the Postwar WorldSecrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life. Leaders keep secrets as they conduct sensitive diplomatic missions, convince reluctant publics to throw their support behind costly wars, and collect sensitive intelligence about sworn enemies. In the Shadow of...
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China's Economic DialecticFor Western Marxists, what is likely to be most astonishing is the many-sided approach to Marxism displayed throughout this work. This reflects a strong emphasis on cultivating an open Marxism, drawing on different views and debates, and various movement ver-naculars, in the continuing world...
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Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion ClausesAn insightful rethinking of the meaning of the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom. The Founders understood religious liberty to be an inalienable natural right. Vincent Phillip Muñoz explains what this means for church-state constitutional law, uncovering what we can and cannot determine about...
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Insurrectionary Uprisings: A Reader in Revolutionary Nonviolence and DecolonizationInsurrectionary Uprisings is a compendium of essays that explore what it will take to win a world based on love and justice. From historical writing, including Thoreau, Gandhi and Arendt, to essays that address the multiple crises we face in the 21st century, the...
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La Maldición de Canaán: Una demonología de la historiaDe hecho, el gran movimiento de la historia moderna ha sido ocultar la presencia del mal en la tierra, mitigarlo, convencer a la humanidad de que hay que "tolerar" el mal, "tratarlo con más comprensión", pero que no hay que combatirlo por la fuerza....
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Amnesia: A History of Democratic Idealism in Modern ThailandThailand's monarchy and military have dominated the narrative of the country's modern history, and their leadership is often accepted as evidence of a cultural preference for authoritarianism. Despite a long history of military coups that have upended the course of the country's democracy, however,...
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The Secret Life of Pigs: Stories of Compassion and the Animal Save MovementAn engaging and enlightening book about pigs and the special humans that rescue, care and advocate for them. From factory farms to sanctuaries, pigs live rich and complex lives often hidden from us. In this two-part book, Marine veteran Richard Hoyle and renowned activist...
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Restraining Air Power: Escalation Management Between Peer Air ForcesAuthor: Robert C. Owen, Lazar Berman, Benjamin S. LambethPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 11/29/2022Pages: 240Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.13h x 6.06w x 0.87dISBN: 9780813196015
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Last Words, For War: Statements Of The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)Complete collections of statements and communiques from the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a California leftist revolutionary group active for 22 months, from 1973 through 1975, formed by ex-convicts and middle-class radicals. The original members included Willie Wolfe, Emily Harris,...
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The Global Politics of Jesus: A Christian Case for Church-State SeparationA unique, timely, and wide-ranging book that formulates and applies an ethic of Jesus to the realm of global politics. Since the fourth century, Christians have wrestled with how they should interact with political authority. The most common view holds that while their ultimate...
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Growing Gardens, Building Power: Food Justice and Urban Agriculture in BrooklynAcross the United States marginalized communities are organizing to address social, economic, and environmental inequities through building community food systems rooted in the principles of social justice. But how exactly are communities doing this work, why are residents tackling these issues through food, what...
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Seven Decades of Independent IndiaHas democracy in India fulfilled the aspirations of its people? Have institutions delivered? Have public policies succeeded in making substantial differences to living standards? Is the country secure on its external borders? Would the country become an economic powerhouse? And can India be a...
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Unpacked: A History of Caribbean TourismUnpacked offers a critical, novel perspective on the Caribbean's now taken-for-granted desirability as a tourist's paradise. Dreams of a tropical vacation have become a quintessential aspect of the modern Caribbean, as millions of tourists travel to the region and spend extravagantly to pursue vacation...
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American Political Parties: Why They Formed, How They Function, and Where They're HeadedAmerican Political Parties is a core textbook on political parties in the United States that places the US party system into a framework designed around the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. White and Kerbel argue that the two-party system in the United...
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India as Kingmaker: Status Quo or Revisionist PowerAs India finds itself in the envious position of kingmaker, both the status quo and revisionist major powers are jockeying for India's support for either upholding or revising the current world order. Using India's bilateral treaties as a proxy measure of the strength of...
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The Chicano Experience: An Alternative PerspectiveThis revised, second edition of The Chicano Experience offers a new interpretation of the social, cultural, and economic forces that shape the situation of Chicanos today.For more than thirty years, and now in its ninth printing, Alfredo Mirandé's The Chicano Experience has captivated readers...
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Images of Class: Operaismo, Autonomia and the Visual Arts (1962-1988)The first overview of the unique encounter between artists and the prominent Marxist current Workerism, also known as Operaismo During the 1960s and 1970s, Workerism and Autonomia were prominent Marxist currents. However, it is rarely acknowledged that these movements inspired many visual artists such...
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50 Politics Classics: Revised EditionWhat if you didn't have to read the 50 most important books on Politics to know the most important ideas? This is the thinking person's guide to the big political texts from across the centuries, from the original pioneers to the contemporary. With insightful...
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Stories That Bind: Political Economy and Culture in New IndiaStories that Bind: Political Economy and Culture in New India examines the assertion of authoritarian nationalism and neoliberalism; both backed by the authority of the state and argues that contemporary India should be understood as the intersection of the two. More importantly, the book...
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Contextualizing Security: A ReaderSecurity studies, also known as international security studies, is an academic subfield within the wider discipline of international relations that examines organized violence, military conflict, and national security. Meant to serve as an introduction to the field of security studies, Contextualizing Security is a...
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