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Rise of Illiberalism"How a more positive form of identity politics can restore public trust in governmentIlliberalism, Thomas Main writes, is the basic repudiation of liberal democracy, the very foundation on which the United States rests. It says no to electoral democracy, human rights, the rule of...
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Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Created the Middle ClassWinner of the 2021 Midland Authors Book Award in History In a time of great inequality and a gutted middle class, the dramatic story of "the strike heard around the world" is a testament to what workers can gain when they stand up for...
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Interest Groups and Lobbying: Pursuing Political Interests in AmericaInterest Groups and Lobbying shows how political organizations and their lobbyists play a crucial role in how policy is made in the United States. It cuts through the myths and misconceptions about interest groups and lobbyists with an accessible and comprehensive text supported by...
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The Chinese EconomyChina's transformation over the past four decades has been unprecedented. The vision of its leaders for the next three decades is unprecedented too. Stephen Morgan's analysis of China's recent economic history examines the Chinese state's quest to become the first economy to avoid the...
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Saving Jahan: A Peace Corps Adventure Based on True EventsA PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER in Central Asia finds purpose in helping a friend escape a life of servitude.Johann Felmanstien is going nowhere in life. He has no money, no job, no girl, and a degree that would look better as a doormat than on...
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Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the PlanetOur massive, global system of consumption is broken. Our individual relationship with our stuff is broken. In each of our homes, some stuff is broken. And the strain of rampant consumerism and manufacturing is breaking our planet. We need big, systemic changes, from public...
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The Human Services Internship Experience: Helping Students Find Their WayThe Human Services Internship Experience: Helping Students Find Their Way assists students in bridging the theories and knowledge of human service delivery with real-world practice. The text features myriad opportunities for critical reflection, new ideas, skill building, professional identity development, and learning from others....
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Principles in Power: Latin America and the Politics of U.S. Human Rights DiplomacyVanessa Walker's Principles in Power explores the relationship between policy makers and nongovernment advocates in Latin America and the United States government in order to explain the rise of anti-interventionist human rights policies uniquely critical of U.S. power during the Cold War. Walker shows...
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Military Service and American Democracy: From World War II to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars"When I became secretary of defense," Ashton B. Carter said when announcing that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women, "I made a commitment to building America's force of the future. In the twenty-first century, that requires drawing strength from the broadest...
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Homeschooling the Right: How Conservative Education Activism Erodes the StateFor four decades, the number of conservative parents who homeschool their children has risen. But unlike others who teach at home, conservative homeschool families and organizations have amassed an army of living-room educators ready to defend their right to instruct their children as they...
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Understanding Public LeadershipA new edition of a popular textbook that provides a systematic and up-to-date introduction to the different approaches to understanding leadership in the public sector. This text draws together a wide range of enduring and cutting-edge scholarship to provide a clear and concise overview...
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Indian and Nation in Revolutionary MexicoDuring the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico, both intellectuals and government officials promoted ethnic diversity while attempting to overcome the stigma of race in Mexican society. Programs such as the Indigenista movement represented their efforts to redeem the Revolution's promise of a more democratic...
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Binational Commons: Institutional Development and Governance on the U.S.-Mexico BorderStudying institutional development is not only about empowering communities to withstand political buccaneering; it is also about generating effective and democratic governance so that all members of a community can enjoy the benefits of social life. In the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, cross-border governance draws only...
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Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish EmpireIn Writing the New World, Mauro Caraccioli examines the natural history writings of early Spanish missionaries, using these texts to argue that colonial Latin America was fundamental in the development of modern political thought. Revealing their narrative context, religious ideals, and political implications, Caraccioli...
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Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and PoliticsA compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her life and work Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy. However, as Sylvana Tomaselli shows,...
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Beyond the Valley: How Innovators Around the World Are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of TomorrowHow to repair the disconnect between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us: toward a more democratic internet.In this provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle...
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How to Be a Fascist: A ManualThe first and only guide to turning your 21st century democracy into a fascist paradise. Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely distinguishable political parties taking part in lengthy, overcomplicated and expensive decision-making processes. Trying to engage so many people with political...
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Creation Walk: The Amazing Story of a Small Blue PlanetThis booklet offers an unique presentation of the unfolding of our universe. It interweaves the insights of contemporary science with Christian faith, and reveals the divine orchestration of the Creation Story in a dramatic, fresh and appealing way.Part One offers a brief background to...
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Winning Space: How America Remains a SuperpowerWhen President Donald J. Trump announced the creation of America's sixth branch of the military, the United States Space Force, many in Washington scoffed. But, U.S. rivals in China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea took notice. Since the end of the Cold War, these...
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Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!Brash, funny, fiery, and irreverent. -- Rush Limbaugh Known for his network of conservative websites that draws millions of readers everyday, Andrew Breitbart has one main goal: to make sure the liberally biased major news outlets in this country cover all aspects of a...
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