Political Science
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Until We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa After ApartheidA compelling account of South Africa's post-Apartheid democracy At a time when many democracies are under strain around the world, Until We Have Won Our Liberty shines new light on the signal achievements of one of the contemporary era's most closely watched transitions away...
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Unspun: Finding Facts in a World of DisinformationThe founders of FactCheck.org teach you how to identify and debunk spin, hype, and fake news in this essential guide to informed citizenship in an age of misinformation.Americans are bombarded daily with mixed messages, half-truths, misleading statements, and out-and-out fabrications masquerading as facts. The...
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United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It.Author: Dinesh D'SouzaPublisher: St. Martin's GriffinPublished: 06/02/2020Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.64dISBN: 9781250389909This title is not returnable
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Understanding Palestine & IsraelAn informative and easy-to-digest companion that everyone should read to understand the events in the regions of Palestine and Israel in the last 100 years. If you have ever wondered "Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?", "Who are the Palestinians?",...
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The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934"A good history of a sordid intervention that submitted a people to autocratic rule and did little for economic development." --The New York Times "From Schmidt we get the full details . . . of the brutal racist practices inflicted on the Haitians for...
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The Unfinished American ProjectAuthor: Steven J. L. TaylorPublisher: de GruyterPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 181Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.39dISBN: 9783111557571
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in AmericaThrough the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend--the dramatic rise of the "working homeless" in cities across America The working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead...
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The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United StatesA sobering exploration of the near unchecked power of sheriffs in the United States. Across the United States, more than 3,000 sheriffs occupy a unique position in the US political and legal systems. Elected by voters--usually in low-visibility, noncompetitive elections--sheriffs oversee more than a...
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The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service"Successful businesses have spent the past two decades retooling and rethinking how to manage their people better. Most big companies that have survived and prospered in the 21st century view employees as a vital strategic asset. In comparison, the U.S. federal government is a...
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The New American ExceptionalismFor a half century following the end of World War II, the seemingly permanent cold war provided the United States with an organizing logic that governed nearly every aspect of American society and culture, giving rise to an unwavering belief in the nation's exceptionalism...
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The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass IncarcerationA century-long history of immigrant incarceration in the United States Today, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains an average of 37,000 migrants each night. To do so, they rely on, and pay for, the use of hundreds of local jails. But this is...
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The Middle East Since 1945: Teach YourselfThis much needed new edition provides a complete and essential guide to this fast developing, ever changing and often tense region. This book, fully updated for 2024, examines the origins and development of the events which have dominated the headlines for the last seven...
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The International Politics of an Embodied God: Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and IslamIn a world of violence in which religion seems to play an increasing role, the understanding of the Religions of the Book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is highly important. This book concentrates on these religions, all with common ancestry, that claim their mandates come...
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The Genius of AmericaIn this book, J?nos Cs?k explores the enduring intellectual and spiritual legacy behind America's achievement, the very essence and history of the American genius. Americans see freedom as the ultimate human good, but it is precisely around the principle of freedom and its misuse...
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The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch DynastyAuthor: Michael WolffPublisher: Holt PaperbacksPublished: 09/24/2024Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.60w x 0.90dISBN: 9781250879264
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The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth AmericaFrom the host of The David Pakman Show comes a vital look at how right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics--and what we can do about it to save our democracy Known for providing incisive progressive...
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The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the WorldOn September 11, 2001, Mark Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in fifteen countries. Whether sophisticated business leaders, starry-eyed teenagers, or Islamic fundamentalists, his subjects were both admiring and uneasy about the United States, enchanted yet...
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The Conquest of BreadA brilliant blueprint for a free society by one of anarchism's most famous theorists.The Conquest of Bread is Peter Kropotkin's most extensive study of human needs and his outline of the most rational and equitable means of satisfying them. The most important and widely...
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The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and ExpressionA collection of texts that provide the foundation for the University of Chicago's longstanding tradition of free expression, principles that are at the center of current debates within higher education and society more broadly. Free inquiry and expression are hotly contested, both on campus...
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The Campaign for Nuclear DisarmamentThe launch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958 signalled the first modern protest movement in Britain. Martin Shaw details CND's rise, the activists involved, the tensions with the Committee of 100 around direct action, and the culture, radicalism and social groups that...
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