Political Science
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Britain and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911: Foreign Policy, Imperialism, and DissentIn this thoroughly researched account, Mansour Bonakdarian provides an in-depth exploration of the substantial British support for the Iranian constitutional and national struggle of 1906-1911, illuminating the opposition in Britain to Anglo-Russian imperialist intervention in Iran. In painstaking and compelling detail Bonakdarian analyzes, in...
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Intersections: Gender, Nation, and Community in Arab Womens NovelsThis rigorously documented collection brings together for the first time original essays by leading authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine. The essays focus on texts available in English translation and explore with great theoretical...
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Paths in UtopiaIn this work, Buber expounds upon and defends the Zionist experiment - a federal system of communities on a co-operative basis. He looks to the anarchists Proudhon, Kropotkin and Gustav Landauer, but selects only that part of their doctrines appropriate to his case.Author: Martin...
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Women's Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942The Women's Peace Union grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the early-20th century. This text investigates the personalities and the philosophical disagreements of the union's leading members, their political tactics, commitment to pacifism and feminism, and eventual burnout.Author: Harriet AlonsoPublisher: Syracuse University...
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The Rushdie FileAuthor: Lisa AppignanesiPublisher: Syracuse University PressPublished: 02/01/1990Pages: 266Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.51w x 0.80dISBN: 9780815602484Review Citation(s): Library Journal 03/01/1990School Library Journal 08/01/1990
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The Hitler Youth: Origins and Development 1922-1945H. W. Koch, himself a former Hitler Youth brings a unique sensitivity and perspective to the history of one of the most fascinating vehicles for Nazi thought and propaganda. He traces the Hitler Youth movement from its antecedents in nineteenth-century German romanticism and pre-1914...
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Writing in Political Science: A Practical GuideA complete, professional resource for writing an effective paper in all subfields of political science, Diane Schmidt's 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical, easy-to-follow guide for writing about political ideas, events, policies, passions, agendas, and processes. It offers additional formats and guidelines...
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Global TerrorismGlobal Terrorism, 4th edition continues to provide students with the most comprehensive introduction to terrorism as a global phenomenon. It introduces students to history, politics, ideologies, and strategies of both contemporary and earlier terrorist groups. Written in a clear and accessible style, each chapter...
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Policing Hatred: Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, and Hate CrimePolicing Hatred explores the intersection of race and law enforcement in the controversial area of hate crime. The nation's attention has recently been focused on high-profile hate crimes such as the dragging death of James Byrd and the torture-murder of Matthew Shepard. This book...
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The Islamist Challenge in Algeria: A Political HistoryIn recent years, Algeria has been rocked by social upheaval, protest, and spasmodic violence. Like many countries caught between the tides of fundamentalist religion and secular culture, the very fiber of the nation seems to be fraying. Michael Willis here charts the meteoric rise...
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Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century AmericaArgues the cause of unemployment may be the government itself Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, Out of Work offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself.Author: Richard K. Vedder,...
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Business in Black and White: American Presidents & Black Entrepreneurs in the Twentieth CenturyBusiness in Black and White provides a panoramic discussion of various initiatives that American presidents have supported to promote black business development in the United States. Many assume that U.S. government interest in promoting black entrepreneurship began with Richard Nixon's establishment of the Office...
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Liberalism and Its CriticsA classic collection of writings on political philosophy from leading thinkers of the late 20th century Much contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethics on the other. However, in recent decades liberalism has...
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International Relations: A Concise IntroductionA clear and succinct overview of the contemporary realities of the international system Fully updated and revised, the second edition of International Relations: A Concise Introduction offers a clear and succinct overview of the forces that govern our world. Outlining key theories, traditional approaches,...
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The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military PostsA quarter of a million U.S. troops are massed in over seven hundred major official overseas airbases around the world. In the past decade, the Pentagon has formulated and enacted a plan to realign, or reconfigure, its bases in keeping with new doctrines of...
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Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black BeltWinner of the 2010 Clinton Jackson Coley Award for the best book on local history from the Alabama Historical AssociationA remarkable story of the people of rural Lowndes County, a small Southern town, who in 1966 organized a radical experiment in democratic politics Early...
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Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication and Proposals for ReformThrough the Refugee Act of 1980, the United States offers the prospect of safety to people who flee to America to escape rape, torture, and even death in their native countries. In order to be granted asylum, however, an applicant must prove to an...
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PropagandaTraces the origins of modern propaganda and its influence in modern history This volume traces the origins, ethos, and workings of modern propaganda, which now permeates all institutions in our society. Scholars such as C. Wright Mills, Walter Lippmann, and Hans Speier here explore...
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Long Overdue: The Politics of Racial ReparationsAn investigation of America's failure to atone for the wrongs of slavery Ever since the unfulfilled promise of "forty acres and a mule" after the Civil War, America has consistently failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery. Exploring why America has...
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The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United StatesWhat does it mean that Lawrence Dennis--arguably the "brains" behind U.S. fascism--was born black but spent his entire adult life passing for white? Born in Atlanta in 1893, Dennis began life as a highly touted African American child preacher, touring nationally and arousing audiences...
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