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Critical Approaches to International Relations: Philosophical Foundations and Current DebatesCritical Approaches to International Relations: Philosophical Foundations and Current Debates explores the achievements of a wide variety of critical approaches in International Relations theory, discusses the barrage of criticism and theoretical openings they levied against the IR orthodoxy, and suggests future potential critical IR...
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Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of TradeBest known for his thesis that it was not the invasion of Germanic tribes that brought about the so-called Dark Ages, but the Muslim invasions of the 7th century and the closing off of Mediterranean trade, Henri Pirenne extends his examination of the decline...
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A General View of the Origin and Nature of the Constitution and Government of the United States [1837]Baldwin [1780-1844] was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1830 to 1844. A General View interrogates the two schools of Constitutional interpretation that prevailed in his day, strict constructionist and the Marshall school of liberal interpretation. He then presents a synthesis...
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The Decolonization of Knowledge: Radical Ideas and the Shaping of Institutions in South Africa and BeyondIn 2015, students at the University of Cape Town used the slogan #RhodesMustFall to demand that a monument of Cecil John Rhodes, the empire builder of British South Africa, be removed from the university campus. Soon students at Oxford University called for the removal...
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The Public Economics of Changing LongevityAuthor: Pierre PestieauPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/10/2022Pages: 82Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17dISBN: 9781009170857This title is not returnable
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Making Citizenship Work: Culture and CommunityMaking Citizenship Work seeks to address questions of how a community reaches a place where it can actually make citizenship work. A second question addressed is What does citizenship represent to different communities?Across thirteen chapters a collection of experts traverse multiple disciplines in analyzing...
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Japan Challenges America: Managing an Alliance in CrisisWith the US-Japan alliance in jeopardy, former diplomat Harrison Holland argues that both sides must take bold steps to avert a catastrophe that could destabilize economic, political and security conditions in Asia. Taking advantage of his insider's perceptions, the author illuminates those aspects of...
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The Indian Ocean as a New Political and Security RegionThis book analyses the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security complex and a strategic space of central importance and also looks at its prospective future. As well as US-China rivalry, the India-China rivalry is now the defining factor in the Indian Ocean -...
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Social Exchange: Barter as Economic and Cultural Activism in Medellín, ColombiaMoney occupies a powerful place in our lives - it is a problem, a goal, and motivator, a measure of self-worth and national progress, and even an influence on how we relate to each other and to nature - but what happens when communities...
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Russian Military Forecasting Translation, 2018, Volume 1999This translation volume compiles texts by Russian military experts and planners and covers key factors in Russian military forecasting that inform military planning decisions on force structure and training.Author: Clint ReachPublisher: RAND CorporationPublished: 02/15/2022Pages: 118Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25dISBN: 9781977406835
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Artificial Islands: Adventures in the DominionsShould Britain form a new union with its old 'Dominions' in Canada, Australia and New Zealand? Are they really our closest allies and relations? And is there any reason why they should want to unite again with us? Great Britain has just left one...
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Why Do the Nations Rage?What if we understood nationalism as a religion instead of an ideology? What if nationalism is more spiritual than it is political? Several Christian thinkers have rightly recognized nationalism as a form of idolatry. However, in Why Do the Nations Rage?, David A. Ritchie...
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It Is Possible: An African Woman's Reflections on a Life-Long Political JourneyFor Phoebe Muga Asiyo, witnessing and participating in the birth of Kenya as a newly independent country in 1963 highlighted the importance and value of women participating in decision making. She dreams of a world where elected officials act with integrity to create a...
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That Other Jesus: we don't talk aboutWhat would Jesus' response be to the socialists' political power grab with election fraud or to their culture manipulation with critical race theory? Early American ministers not only recognized Christ in the prophets and apostles, but their sermons proclaimed That Other Jesus for the...
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Saving DemocracyDemocracy is in crisis. Is there still time to save it? Democracies face external threat from aggressive authoritarian states. Internally, citizens have grown increasingly distrustful of politicians and more cynical about national and global governance institutions. The time is ripe for democracy to renew...
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Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and the Populist PandemicIs populism fueled by a feeling of manhood under attack? If gender is its driving force, are there better ways to respond? COVID-19 delivers a stark warning: the global surge of populism endangers public health. Wronged and Dangerous introduces "viral masculinity" as a novel...
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Masculinities, Gender and International RelationsGender is widely recognized as an important and useful lens for the study of International Relations. However, there are few books that specifically investigate masculinity/ies in relation to world politics. Taking a feminist-inspired understanding of gender as its starting point, the book: - explains...
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Derailed: How to Fix Britain's Broken RailwaysWhy don't trains run on time? Why are fares so expensive? Why are there so many strikes? Few would disagree that Britain's railways are broken, and have been for a long time. This insightful new book calls for a radical rethink of how we...
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Mobilising Voluntary Action in the UK: Learning from the PandemicEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence.The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for...
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When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don't Just Implement It: A Framework for Understanding Policy EngagementRather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and insights to contribute to policy formulation and social justice. This book offers a path-breaking, evidence-based theoretical framework for...
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