Political Science
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On the Threshold of Tyranny: A Time for Tears and PrayerA seventeen-year collection of letters to editors, Facebook posts, and e-mail messages depicting how the government is moving toward socialism and communism.Author: Wayne E. BeyeaPublisher: Covenant BooksPublished: 05/25/2022Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55dISBN: 9781685265779
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Something Rotten: Land Command in the 21st CenturyThere seems to be something badly wrong with the command of western armed forces. Headquarters are too big. They produce orders which are too long. They take too long to do so. 'Something Rotten' looks at those problems by examining the command system as...
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Religious Freedom in Secular States: A 21st Century PerspectiveWhat constitutes the core values, tenets, cultural, historic, and ideological parameters of secularism in international contexts? In twelve chapters, this edited work examines current tensions in liberal secular states where myriad rights and freedoms compete regarding education, healthcare, end-of-life choices, clothing, sexual orientation, reproduction,...
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Improbable DiplomatsIn 1971, Americans made two historic visits to China that would transform relations between the two countries. One was by US official Henry Kissinger; the other, earlier, visit was by the US table tennis team. Historians have mulled over the transcripts of Kissinger's negotiations...
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Religious Diversity, State, and Law: National, Transnational and International ChallengesThis volume provides a comprehensive overview of the various features and challenges of the relationships between peace, state, law, and education in their transnational and international context.Author: Joseph MarkoPublisher: Brill NijhoffPublished: 10/27/2022Pages: 468Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004515857This title is not returnableThis title is only available...
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The Global Politics of Artistic Engagement: Beyond the Arab UprisingsAre artistic engagements evolving, or attracting more attention? The range of artistic protest actions shows how the globalisation of art is also the globalisation of art politics, while artivists seek alternative modes of social transformationAuthor: Pénélope LarzillièrePublisher: BrillPublished: 10/21/2022Pages: 376Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004518445This title...
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The UN and Counter-Terrorism: Global Hegemonies, Power and IdentitiesThis book traces the evolution of the UN Security Council's actions against terrorism and extremism. The work examines the progression of the UN Security Council's fight against international terrorism and its development of practices to prevent radicalisation and extremism. It also looks at the...
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Post-Apartheid Same-Sex Sexualities: Restless Identities in Literary and Visual CultureThis book examines how same-sex sexualities are represented in several post-apartheid South African cultural texts, drawing on a rich local archive of same-sex sexualities that includes recent fiction, drama, film, photography, and popular print culture. While the book situates these texts within the specific...
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The Economics of Empire: Genealogies of Capital and the Colonial EncounterThe Economics of Empire: Genealogies of Capital and the Colonial Encounter is a multidisciplinary intervention into postcolonial theory that constructs and theorizes a political economy of empire. This comprehensive collection traces the financial genealogies associated with the colonial enterprise, the strategies of economic precarity,...
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China in the Eyes of the JapaneseThe relation between China and Japan is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world but how did the Japanese view China in ancient times? How did views change throughout the course of history? How could China's image be improved in Japanese...
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The New Political Economy of Disability: Transnational Networks and Individualised Funding in the Age of NeoliberalismThis book addresses the ways in which individualised, market-based models of disability support provision have been mobilised in and across different countries through cross-national investigation of individualised funding (IF) as an object of neoliberal policy mobility.Combining rich theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives with extensive empirical...
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Indigenous Reconciliation and Decolonization: Narratives of Social Justice and Community EngagementThis book addresses the ethical and practical issues at stake in the reconciliation of Indigenous and non-indigenous communities. An increasing number of researchers, educators, and social and environmental activists are eager to find ways to effectively support ongoing attempts to recognize, integrate and...
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Transforming Agriculture in South Asia: The Role of Value Chains and Contract FarmingDebates about public expenditure in the agricultural sector have reopened in many developing and emerging economies because of high budget deficits and changes in public opinion. As a result, agricultural policy in many of these countries is beginning to take a more market-oriented approach...
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The Randstad: A Polycentric MetropolisThe Randstad metropolitan region encompassing Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a model of a 'successful' polycentric metropolis. It is widely cited as an example of how a region of interconnected small cities can effectively compete...
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Civic Engagement, Community-Based Initiatives and Governance Capacity: An International PerspectiveThis book intends to theoretically conceptualize and empirically investigate upcoming and established practices of community-based initiatives in various countries in which both citizens and governments join efforts and capacities to solve wicked issues. It aims to include and compare cases from various countries, departing...
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Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the HolocaustA major new history of the genocide of Roma and Jews during World War II and their entangled quest for historical justice Jews and Roma died side by side in the Holocaust, yet the world did not recognize their destruction equally. In the years...
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The Spectre of Capital: Idea and RealityThis book argues that the modern world is haunted by a spectre, the spectre of capital. This original insight is rooted in a novel combination of the ideas of Marx and Hegel, while going beyond both.Author: Christopher J. ArthurPublisher: BrillPublished: 07/14/2022Pages: 464Binding Type: HardcoverISBN:...
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The Road to Better Long-Term Care in Asia and the Pacific: Building Systems of Care and Support for Older PersonsThis report shares insights on capacity building for long-term care in six countries at different stages of population aging: Indonesia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, and Viet Nam. It explores these countries' long-term care systems and their particular circumstances and challenges. It also examines...
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Wake Up Black People: The Status Of African American Communities, Past, and Present!Why are so many of us Black Americans afraid to accept the blame for our own peril? Yes, we have been victims of systemic racism, poverty, wealth inequality, and police violence, but we have also caught ourselves in patterns which contribute to our demise....
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Calling on the Community: Understanding Participation in the Heritage Sector, an Interactive Governance PerspectiveThere is a call in Heritage Studies to democratize heritage practices and place local communities at the forefront; heritage plays an important role in identity formation, and therefore in social inclusion and exclusion. Public participation is often presented as the primary means to prioritize...
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