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The World in a Selfie: An Inquiry Into the Tourist AgeA spirited critique of the cultural politics of the tourist age. Or, why we are all tourists who hate tourists We've all been tourists at some point in our lives. How is it we look so condescendingly at people taking selfies in front of...
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Case Studies in Suburban SustainabilityThe first volume to focus on suburbs and sustainability in the United States, this collection approaches the topic through regionally diverse case studies, showing that activism and leadership are currently advancing a strong sustainability agenda in regions many would have believed unlikely.Author: Sandra J....
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Exhaust the Limits: The Life and Times of a Global PeacebuilderInspired by the leaders, causes, and music of his youth, Chic Dambach set out to change the world. This is the fascinating life story of a '60s antiwar and free speech leader who remained true to his values and helped build a more peaceful...
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Military Intelligence Operator: Overlords, Alchemists & End-UsersDetermining people's true motives and character is a process that begins in early childhood and never ceases. The process of converting information into intelligence is no different. Myths and assumptions have to be continuously challenged in order to avoid misconceptions, separate fact from fiction,...
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Military Intelligence Operator: Overlords, Alchemists & End-UsersDetermining people's true motives and character is a process that begins in early childhood and never ceases. The process of converting information into intelligence is no different. Myths and assumptions have to be continuously challenged in order to avoid misconceptions, separate fact from fiction,...
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Singapore: A Modern HistorySingapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study...
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The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton: Volume 1, 1769-1789Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting the scope of the...
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Understanding Hezbollah: The Hegemony of ResistanceOver the last three decades, Hezbollah has developed from a small radical organization into a major player in the Lebanese, regional, and even international political arenas. Its influence in military issues is well known, but its role in shaping cultural and political activities has...
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Understanding Hezbollah: The Hegemony of ResistanceOver the last three decades, Hezbollah has developed from a small radical organization into a major player in the Lebanese, regional, and even international political arenas. Its influence in military issues is well known, but its role in shaping cultural and political activities has...
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A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the VoteWhen the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment eventually gave women the right...
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Declaring Disaster: Buffalo's Blizzard of '77 and the Creation of FemaOn Friday, January 28, 1977, it began to snow in Buffalo. The second largest city in New York State, located directly in line with the Great Lakes' snowbelt, was no stranger to this kind of winter weather. With their city averaging ninety-four inches of...
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China's Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond EspionageThis book analyzes China's foreign technology acquisition activity and how this has helped its rapid rise to superpower status.Since 1949, China has operated a vast and unique system of foreign technology spotting and transfer aimed at accelerating civilian and military development, reducing the cost...
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How China Loses: The Pushback Against Chinese Global AmbitionsA critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world. China is advancing its own interests with increasing aggression. From its Belt and Road Initiative linking Asia and Europe, to its "Made in...
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Inventions of Nemesis: Utopia, Indignation, and JusticeA wide-ranging reevaluation of utopian literature and philosophy, from Plato to Chang-Rae Lee Examining literary and philosophical writing about ideal societies from Greek antiquity to the present, Inventions of Nemesis offers a striking new take on utopia's fundamental project. Noting that utopian imagining has...
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Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism Through a Turbulent CenturyA groundbreaking historical analysis of how global capitalism and advanced democracies mutually support each other It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism. Torben Iversen and David Soskice argue that...
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Inventions of Nemesis: Utopia, Indignation, and JusticeA wide-ranging reevaluation of utopian literature and philosophy, from Plato to Chang-Rae Lee Examining literary and philosophical writing about ideal societies from Greek antiquity to the present, Inventions of Nemesis offers a striking new take on utopia's fundamental project. Noting that utopian imagining has...
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China and the Wto: Why Multilateralism Still MattersAn examination of China's participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms could ease them China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was rightly hailed as a huge step forward in international cooperation. However,...
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The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for DemocracyHow middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience Conventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging...
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Elections in Europe: A Data HandbookElections in Europe is the eagerly awaited concluding part of a wider project covering electoral data worldwide. It completes the series of volumes focusing on Africa, on Asia and the Pacific, and on the Americas, all published by Oxford University Press. A comparative introduction...
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Broken Promises: A tale of two narratives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflictThe author takes us on a different journey of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, focusing on each society's responses to the political and military events. It provides a very different perspective that gives the reader a better understanding of the obstacles to overcome in the...
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