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United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) 2020Every four years, just after the presidential election, United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions is published. It is commonly known as the "Plum Book" and is alternately published between the House and Senate. The Plum Book is a listing of over 9,000 civil...
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Justice-Centered Humanism: How (and Why) to Engage in Public Policy for GoodHumanists are quick to defend threats to the separation of church and state, but they have not always been consistently unified in engaging with pressing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality--namely, those linked to economic, environmental, and social justice. Drawing on his tenure...
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Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First CenturyWarfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battles of the twenty-first century have taken place in densely populated urban areas. Why has this happened? What are the defining characteristics of urban warfare today? What are its...
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High Treason 1: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy - What Really HappenedThe facts can no longer be ignored. High Treason challenges everything we have been told about the motives behind President Kennedy's murder. There is now convincing evidence that, from the fateful day in Dallas through four decades of speculation, a massive conspiracy ordered JFK's...
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Gender and DevelopmentThis revised and updated third edition of Gender and Development provides a concise, accessible introduction to gender and development issues in the developing world and in the transition countries of Eastern and Central Europe. The nine chapters include discussions on: changes in theoretical approaches,...
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John Selden and the Western Political TraditionLegal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political Tradition highlights his important role...
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Text Analysis in Python for Social Scientists: Discovery and ExplorationText is everywhere, and it is a fantastic resource for social scientists. However, because it is so abundant, and because language is so variable, it is often difficult to extract the information we want. There is a whole subfield of AI concerned with text...
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Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence StrategyIn the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the prime minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, launched a new defense and security strategy for Australia. This strategy reset puts Australia on the path of enhanced defense capabilities. The change represents a serious shift in its policies...
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What Is Theology?: Christian Thought and Contemporary LifeThe secular world may have thought it was done with theology, but theology was not done with it. Recent decades have seen a resurgence of religion on the social and political scene, which have driven thinkers across many disciplines to grapple with the Christian...
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The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European ConventionThe European Court of Human Rights has long held unparalleled sway over questions of human rights violations across continental Europe, Britain, and beyond. Both its supporters and detractors accept the common view that the European human rights system was originally devised as a means...
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Political, Social and Religious Studies of the Balkans - Volume I - The Suffering of the Serbs in Sarajevo during the Bosnia War (1992-5)Since the end of the Bosnia War in 1995, a tradition was embraced by the West of vilifying the Serbs as the villains, and the Muslims as their victims.This necessitated the military intervention of the U.S. and NATO on the Muslim side, which caused...
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The Black Consciousness ReaderThere is a current revival of Black Consciousness, as political and student movements around the world - as well as academics and campaigners working in decolonization - reconfigure the continued struggle for socio-economic revolution. Yet the roots of Black Consciousness and its relation to...
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Everything Must Change!Everything Must Change! brings together prominent commentators from around the world to present a rich and nuanced weighing of progressive possibilities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these pages you'll encounter influential voices across the left, ranging from Roger Waters to Noam...
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Ivan the Terrible in Russian Historical Memory Since 1991Tsar Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV, 1533-1584) is one of the most controversial rulers in Russian history, infamous for his cruelty. He was the first Russian ruler to use mass terror as a political instrument, and the only Russian ruler to do so before...
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Burn After ReadingBehind the headlines and official dispatches there was another World War II. This was the violent, deadly struggle waged between the great intelligence services of the warring powers. It was a war fought in secrecy, under cover of elaborate deceptions and ruthless lies. But...
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Role of Media in International RelationsThe Role of Media in International Relations provides readers with a collection of timely and thought-provoking articles that demonstrate how mass media has evolved and progressed in the context of our technologically advanced society. The text encourages readers to think critically regarding the dissemination...
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The Pandemic Within: Policy Making for a Better WorldCOVID-19 has exposed defects in our current political-economic order: extreme wealth inequality, an ideology-driven government, a greedy corporate sector, a precarious labour force and a looming climate catastrophe. This accessible book offers a unique blend of moral imagination and social-political analysis to overcome these...
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The Specter of Babel: A Reconstruction of Political JudgmentIn an age of rising groupthink, reactionary populism, social conformity, and democratic deficit, political judgment in modern society has reached a state of crisis. In The Specter of Babel, Michael J. Thompson offers a critical reconstruction of the concept of political judgment that can...
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Recovering the Liberal Spirit: Nietzsche, Individuality, and Spiritual FreedomLiberalism is often castigated for being spiritually empty and unable to provide meaning for individuals. Is it true that there simply is no spiritual side to liberalism? In Recovering the Liberal Spirit, Steven F. Pittz develops a novel conception of spiritual freedom. Drawing from...
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Urban Planning and Real Estate DevelopmentThis fourth edition of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development guides readers through the procedural and practical aspects of developing land from the point of view of both planner and developer. The twin processes of planning and property development are inextricably linked - it...
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