Political Science
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A Normal Life: The Autobiography of Vassilis PalaiokostasI never legislated, I never enforced, and I never obeyed any laws! Laws dictated by the interests of a handful of rulers. I came across their laws everywhere, but I never found justice. I'll remain with the unique ones; the uncatchables. Those that consciously...
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Ethics in Action for Sustainable DevelopmentThe Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, comprise an ambitious and sweeping agenda that unites economic, social, and environmental aims. What resources do the world's religious and secular traditions offer in support of these objectives? Which principles do these traditions...
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A Nation of Veterans: War, Citizenship, and the Welfare State in Modern AmericaA Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world's most generous system of veterans' benefits. Though we often see former service members as an especially deserving group, the book shows that veterans had to wage a fierce political battle to obtain...
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Animals Under the SwastikaNever before or since have animals played as significant a role in German history as they did during the Third Reich. Ultimately, the ways in which Nazis conceptualized and used animals reveals much about their racist and bigoted attitudes toward other humans. Drawing from...
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Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian TimesWork is a joke. Laughing at it is political.Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is "reason gone mad." For Walter Benjamin, laughter was "the most revolutionary emotion." In a moment when great numbers of people are reevaluating their commitment to the hellscape we call "work," what...
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Crimes Against Humanity CB: Birth of a ConceptThis book tells the story of the emergence of the concept of crimes against humanity. It examines its origins, the ethical assumptions underpinning it, its legal and philosophical boundaries, and some of the controversies connected with it. A brief historical introduction is followed by...
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Leveraging Sovereignty: Kauikeaouli's Global Strategy for the Hawaiian Nation, 1825-1854Leveraging Sovereignty: Kauikeaouli's Global Strategy for the Hawaiian Nation, 1825-1854 examines the leadership of Hawai'i's longest reigning monarch, King Kamehameha III. It highlights the early 1840s, when Kauikeaouli secured recognition from the United States, Britain, and France that he ruled over an independent and...
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The Decline of Nations: Lessons for Strengthening America at Home and in the WorldThe Decline of Nations takes an in-depth look at the condition of the contemporary United States and shows why Americans should be deeply concerned. It tackles controversial subjects such as immigration, political correctness, morality, religion and the rise of a new elite class. Author...
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A Spectacular Leap: Black Women Athletes in Twentieth-Century AmericaThrough the stories of six athletes--Alice Coachman, Ora Washington, Althea Gibson, Wilma Rudloph, Wyomia Tyus, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee--Jennifer H. Lansbury deftly follows the emergence of black women athletes from the African American community; their confrontations with contemporary attitudes of race, class, and gender; and...
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Peace, Preference, and Property: Return Migration After Violent ConflictGrowing numbers of people are displaced by war and violent conflict. In Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Syria, and elsewhere violence pushes civilian populations from their homes and sometimes from their countries, making them refugees. In previous decades, millions of refugees and displaced people returned...
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Surrealpolitik: Surreality and the National Security StateOur times are not just weird, but literally surreal: we live in a paranoid, increasingly authoritarian culture in which the real, the presumed and the purported are indistinguishable strands of a dense hallucinatory web of mediated spectacles. Surrealpolitik takes up cultural theorist Mark Fisher's...
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Canadian Spy Story: Irish Revolutionaries and the Secret PoliceIn the mid-nineteenth century a group of Irish revolutionaries, known as the Fenians, set out to destroy Britain's North American empire. Between 1866 and 1871 they launched a series of armed raids into Canadian territory. In Canadian Spy Story David Wilson takes readers into...
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Haywire: Discord in Maine's Logging Woods and the Unraveling of an IndustryLogging in the northern forest has been romanticized, with images of log drives, plaid shirts, and bunkhouses in wide circulation. Increasingly dismissed as a quaint, rural pastime, logging remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, with loggers occupying a precarious...
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If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress: Black Politics in Twentieth-Century PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia has long been a crucial site for the development of Black politics across the nation. If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress provides an in-depth historical analysis--from the days of the Great Migration to the present--of the people and movements that...
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Picklin' Parson Cookbook, When Life is JarringThe cookbook that this parson has penned teaches the creative art of pickling and water-bath canning. He shares the techniques and recipes that have been passed down through his family for generations. The recipes will make your mouth water for the pickled and spiced...
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Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters'Burgis offers a fascinating and nuanced dive into the life, work, and political views of Christopher Hitchens. It's rare to come across a book that manages to combine an enjoyable and informative mix of history, philosophy, religion, and biography. Burgis accomplishes this difficult task...
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22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-Up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors. As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details...
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Capitalism in the 21st Century: Through the Prism of ValueA sweeping, authoritative and accessible overview of major issues in the global economy from a Marxist perspective Contemporary capitalism is always evolving. From digital technologies to cryptocurrencies, current trends in political economy are much discussed, but often little understood. So where can we turn...
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Agenda 2030-2050: Il Grande Reset - NWO - Crollo Economico, Iperinflazione e Carenza di Cibo - Dominio del Mondo - Futuro Globalista - DQuesto libro espone l'agenda delle elite globali e il prossimo reset della civiltà umana.Rebel Press Media scava in profondità nella verità non detta su come i media mainstream si sono venduti e continuano a mentire su ciò che sta realmente accadendo...Collegando i punti tra...
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Shattered Justice: Crime Victims' Experiences with Wrongful Convictions and ExonerationsShattered Justice presents original crime victims' experiences with violent crime, investigations and trials, and later exonerations in their cases. Using in-depth interviews with 21 crime victims across the United States, Cook reveals how homicide victims' family members and rape survivors describe the painful impact...
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