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The Permanent Revolution & Results and Prospects"Permanent revolution" calls Leon Trotsky to mind as surely as "relativity" does Albert Einstein. In their originality and scope, these two famous theories have a symmetry. Leon Trotsky was a leading Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was a central leader of the Russian...
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The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China?China's extraordinarily rapid economic growth since 1978, driven by market-oriented reforms, has set world records and continued unabated, despite predictions of an inevitable slowdown. In The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China?, the renowned China scholar Nicholas R. Lardy argues...
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Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996Heir to the academic think-tank called The Inquiry that prepared Woodrow Wilson for the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the Council on Foreign Relations has ever since filled a unique and often controversial place in the history of America's 20th century. Private and nonpartisan,...
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Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871-1971In 2015, Chicago became the first city in the United States to create a reparations fund for victims of police torture, after investigations revealed that former Chicago police commander Jon Burge tortured numerous suspects in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. But claims of police...
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The Power of the Powerless: Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern EuropeBooks of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 77, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling...
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Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland SecurityRECIPIENT OF THE 2018 IZZY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM "Every so often a book comes along that can dramatically change, or elevate, one's thinking about a global problem. Much like Naomi Klein's books, Todd Miller's Storming the Wall is such a book...
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Citizenship and Its Discontents: The Struggle for Rights, Pluralism, and Inclusion in the Middle EastPluralism and rights are under threat from communal violence, authoritarianism, and religious identity politics. How is the Middle East attempting to create more inclusive rights and citizenship? How do religious and nonreligious minorities envision their future in the region? On what basis can communities...
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Competition, Economic Planning, and the Knowledge ProblemNo other economist in recent times has been so closely identified with the Austrian School of economics as Israel M. Kirzner, professor emeritus of economics at New York University. A leader of the generation of Austrian economists after Ludwig von Mises and F. A....
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BureaucracyBureaucracy contrasts the two forms of economic management--that of a free-market economy and that of a bureaucracy. In the market economy entrepreneurs are driven to serve consumers by their desire to earn profits and to avoid losses. In a bureaucracy, the managers must comply...
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The Creation of the Presidency, 1775-1789: A Study in Constitutional HistoryFresh from a battle against monarchy, the American Founders were wary of a strong executive, but they were equally conscious that unchecked legislative power risked all the excesses of democracy. Creating an effective executive who did not dominate the legislative body posed a significant...
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Liberalism: The Classical TraditionThis book presents the theoretical and practical arguments for liberalism in the classical tradition as defined by Mises as "the liberal doctrine of the harmony of the rightly understood interests of all members of a free society founded on the principle of private ownership...
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Selected Writings of Lord ActonLord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of nineteenth-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. Liberty Fund is proud to offer the most complete collection of Acton essays ever published....
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Writing and Developing Social StoriesThis practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories. In addition, there are examples of successful stories to use as guides, as well as information and photocopiable resources for delivering training on the use of social stories. Based...
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The New Ireland: A Vision for the FuturePublished on the centenary of the founding of Sinn Fein, this books marks a significant point in the development in the political life in Ireland. Gerry Adams has been a principal architect of the political growth of republicanism during the last thirty years and...
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Spiritual Activism: Leadership as ServiceOver the past half century the issues facing activists have changed, as has our understanding and awareness of spirituality. For activists, spiritual philosophy is rising up the agenda because it offers distinct, tried and tested approaches to deep questions: Where did it all go...
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Anarchism: From Theory to PracticeAuthor: Daniel GuerinPublisher: Monthly Review PressPublished: 01/01/1970Pages: 166Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.80w x 0.50dISBN: 9780853451754
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American RevolutionJames Boggs, born in Marion Junction, Alabama in 1919, never dreamed of becoming President or a locomotive engineer. He grew up in a world where the white folks are gentlemen by day and Ku Klux Klanners at night. Marion Junction is in Dallas County...
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We Protest: Fighting for What We Believe inA call to action--inspiring citizens to stand up and fight for social justice in our nation. In the last few years we have seen a wave of activism wash across our nation and inspire unprecedented protest and civic engagement. People came together in record-breaking...
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Vindicating the Founders: Race, Sex, Class, and Justice in the Origins of AmericaThis controversial, convincing, and highly original book is important reading for everyone concerned about the origins, present, and future of the American experiment in self-government.Author: Thomas G. WestPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublished: 11/28/2000Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.01w x 0.60dISBN: 9780847685172
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Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the SouthNew York Times Best Seller 2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award 2015 AAUP Books Committee "Outstanding" Title Based on more than eighty interviews, this fast-paced, richly detailed biography of Perry Wallace, the first African American basketball player in the...
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