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Referendums and Ethnic ConflictAlthough referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there has yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness. Referendums and Ethnic Conflict fills the gap with a comparative and empirical analysis of all the referendums held on ethnic...
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Routledge Handbook of Islam in the WestWith new topics and contributions, this updated second edition discusses the history and contemporary presence of Islam in Europe and America. The book debates the relevance and multi-faceted participation of Muslims in the dynamics of Western societies, challenging the changing perception on both sides....
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The Fascist Revolution: Toward a General Theory of FascismThe Fascist Revolution is the culmination of George L. Mosse's groundbreaking work on fascism. Originally published posthumously in 1999, the volume covers a broad spectrum of topics related to cultural interpretations of fascism from its origins through the twentieth century. In a series of...
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Silenced Resistance: Women, Dictatorships, and Genderwashing in Western Sahara and Equatorial GuineaSpain's former African colonies--Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara--share similar histories. Both are under the thumbs of heavy-handed, postcolonial regimes, and are known by human rights organizations as being among the worst places in the world with regard to oppression and lack of civil liberties....
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Southeast Asian Affairs 2021"Southeast Asian Affairs, first published in 1974, continues today to be required reading for not only scholars but the general public interested in in-depth analysis of critical cultural, economic and political issues in Southeast Asia. In this annual review of the region, renowned academics...
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Israelpolitik: German-Israeli Relations, 1949-69The rapprochement between Germany and Israel in the aftermath of the Holocaust is one of the most striking political developments of the twentieth century. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently referred to it as a 'miracle'. But how did this 'miracle' come about? In this...
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The Time of RevoltAs capitalism triumphs on the ruins of utopias and faith in progress fades, revolts are breaking out everywhere. From London to Hong Kong and from Buenos Aires to Beirut, protests flare up, in some cases spreading like wildfire, in other cases petering out and...
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The Making of an Alliance: The Origins and Development of the Us-Israel RelationshipLaying the foundation for an understanding of US-Israeli relations, this lively and accessible book provides critical background on the origins and development of the 'special' relations between Israel and the United States. Questioning the usual neo-realist approach to understanding this relationship, David Tal instead...
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Retrofitting Leninism: Participation Without Democracy in ChinaRetrofitting Leninism explains, through the lens of China, how open governance and modern information technology come together to sustain a tightly controlled but socially responsive system of authoritarianism. When closed authoritarian regimes reform and open up, they often fail, most eventually breakdown. The People's...
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Political Correctness Does More Harm Than GoodPolitical Correctness Does More Harm Than Good!It's a surprising assertion. Isn't PC culture all about kindness? About protecting victimized groups? If you trace the history of political correctness, the answer is emphatically no. It has other goals in mind and has since its inception...
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The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa: Interests, Influences and InstabilityThis volume offers a timely analysis of interaction between states from the Persian Gulf and their counterparts in the Horn of Africa to reflect on the regional and international politics of the Horn of Africa and Red Sea areas. It critically reflects on the...
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African Interventions: State Militaries, Foreign Powers, and Rebel ForcesForeign military intervention has had a profound impact on post-colonial African history and politics. Interventions have destabilized borderlands, overthrown governments, and taken a devastating toll on populations. Emizet F. Kisangani and Jeffrey Pickering advance a new theoretical framework and combine quantitative, qualitative, and historical...
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Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven WorldAt what point does the sacrifice to our personal information outweigh the public good?If public policymakers had access to our personal and confidential data, they could make more evidence-based, data-informed decisions that could accelerate economic recovery and improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution. However, access to...
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La Verdad no Divulgada: Tecnocracia: Tecnocracia: Fraudes con Vacunas, Ciberataques, Guerras Mundiales y Control de la Población; Expuesto!La futura tecnocracia está siendo impulsada por la élite mundial y nos afectará a todos.Este libro está catalogado como de "lectura obligada" en este mundo de noticias falsas. Expone los grandiosos planes de mapeo del ADN humano para permitir un nuevo orden económico global...
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Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice SystemRacial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system is much debated and discussed, but until now, no single volume has covered the full expanse of the issue. In Bias in the Law, sixteen outstanding experts address the impact of racial bias in the full...
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Democratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political ConflictsDemocratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political Conflicts studies the seemingly endless cycle of coups that have occurred in Africa since the "Free Officers Coup" of 1952 in Egypt. Unfortunately, after more than three decades of the "third wave of democratization" that began...
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Without a Shot Indeed: Inducing Compliance to Tyranny Through Conditioning and PersuasionNikita Khrushchev proudly proclaimed the United States would one day awaken as a full-blown communist country. Americans are gullible, he said, the United States will be defeated without firing a shot. What did he mean by this? This book will attempt to answer this...
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The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe Communist Manifesto and Other Writings&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully...
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The Unlikely World of the Montgomery Bus Boycott: Solidarity Across Alabama, the United Kingdom, and South AfricaIn ?The Unlikely World of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, ?Cole Manley analyzes the global influences and impact of the boycott of 1955-1956. Manley moves beyond the borders of Alabama, and even beyond the United States, to interrogate how Black Montgomery boycotters thought about their...
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Undoing Human Supremacy: Anarchist Political Ecology in the Face of AnthroparchyThe Earth is in crisis. We know this. We have known this for a long time. In the throes of the unfolding nightmare we call "capitalism" it is not hard to see and hear the violence that is being enacted against the planet. If...
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