Political Science
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Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do about ItLike a sequel to the prescient warnings of urbanist Jane Jacobs, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove reveals the disturbing effects of decades of insensitive urban renewal projects on communities of color. For those whose homes and neighborhoods were bulldozed, the urban modernization projects that swept...
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The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do about ItWherever the people are well informed, Thomas Jefferson wrote, they can be trusted with their own government. But what happens when they are not? In every issue of modern society--from climate change to vaccinations, transportation to technology, health care to defense--we are in the...
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Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated StateThis expanded edition continues Diop's campaign for the political and economic unification of the nations of black Africa. It concludes with a lengthy interview with Diop.Author: Cheikh Anta DiopPublisher: Lawrence Hill BooksPublished: 06/01/1987Pages: 146Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.53h x 5.54w x 0.34dISBN: 9781556520617About the...
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Standing with Standing Rock: Voices from the #Nodapl MovementDispatches of radical political engagement from people taking a stand against the Dakota Access PipelineIt is prophecy. A Black Snake will spread itself across the land, bringing destruction while uniting Indigenous nations. The Dakota Access Pipeline is the Black Snake, crossing the Missouri River...
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Problem-Oriented PolicingThe classic book on problem-oriented policing (POP), is now back in print. Written by Professor Herman Goldstein, one of the most highly regarded scholars in the field of policing who originated the POP concept, this monograph presents a new model for developing police services...
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A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American CityA young college grad buys a house in Detroit for $500 and attempts to restore it--and his new neighborhood--to its original glory in this "deeply felt, sharply observed personal quest to create meaning and community out of the fallen...A standout" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)....
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El Hombre Sin Rostro: El Sorprendente Ascenso de Vladímir Putin / The Man Withou T a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir PutinLa fascinante historia de cómo Vladímir Putin, un agente mediocre del KGB, llegó a la presidencia de Rusia, deshizo años de avances y convirtió a su país de nuevo en una amenaza para sus ciudadanos y para el mundo. Desde su llegada al poder...
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Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of LeadershipIn Masters of Command, Barry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar--each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond...
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Theory and Metatheory in International Relations: Concepts and Contending AccountsThe book is an introduction to new debates in international relations. It shows why anyone who wants the best answer to foreign policy problems, like how to deal with North Korea's nuclear arms program, must look at debates in IR theory, and also debates...
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Unequal Cities: Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United StatesCities are central to prosperity: they are hubs of innovation and growth. However, the economic vitality of wealthy cities is marred by persistent and pervasive inequality-and deeply entrenched anti-urban policies and politics limit the options to address it. Structural racism, suburban subsidies, regional government...
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Coalitions of the WeakAuthor: Victor C. ShihPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 06/02/2022Pages: 250Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9781009016513Review Citation(s): Choice 11/01/2022This title is not returnable
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Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in ChinaA unique analysis of the numbers that came to define Chinese politics and how this quantification evolved over time. For decades, a few numbers came to define Chinese politics-until those numbers did not count what mattered and what they counted did not measure up....
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We Are Not Starving: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in GhanaThis critical text is a timely ethnography of how global powers, local resistance, and capital flows are shaping contemporary African foodways. Ghana was one of the first countries targeted by a group of US donors and agribusiness corporations that funded an ambitious plan to...
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Blowing Up Ukraine: The Return of Russian Terror and the Threat of World War IIIRussia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine came from nowhere? Felshtinsky and Stanchev's gripping history chronicles Ukraine's story from its origins to its modern day struggle to ward off Russian interference. A bestseller published after Russia annexed the Crimea in 2014 it predicted that the...
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The Road to Ukraine: How the West Lost Its WayRussia's invasion of Ukraine is the latest chapter in a series of events that have their origins in World War One. The difficult existential questions that emerged before and during this conflict still remain unresolved. Contrary to the claim that wars are not supposed...
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Sentimentales, Ofendidos, Mediocres Y aAuthor: Juan Carlos Girauta VidalPublisher: AlmuzaraPublished: 10/04/2022Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.60dISBN: 9788418414398Language: Spanish
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Espionage: A Concise HistoryA concise introduction to the history and methods of espionage, illustrated by spy stories from antiquity to today's high-tech world. Espionage is one of the most secret of human activities. It is also, as the popularity of spy stories suggests, one of the most...
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Politically Incorrect: The Rantings of the Silent AmericanAre you happy with the US government and the current state of the union? If so, then you probably won't appreciate this book. For the other 99% of Americans, this book may be for you. This book takes sarcastic aim at liberals, politics, taxes,...
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China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior DiplomacyAuthor: Peter MartinPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 01/01/2023Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.96h x 5.81w x 0.82dISBN: 9780197647028
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Antes Todo Era MejorAuthor: Michel SerresPublisher: Edaf AntillasPublished: 12/27/2022Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsISBN: 9788441441828Language: Spanish
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