Political Science
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Democracy and CapitalismOriginally published in 1986, Bowles and Gintis present a critique of contemporary Marxian and liberal political theory. They show that 'capitalism' and 'democracy' - although widely held jointly to characterize Western society - are sharply contrasting systems regulating both the process of human development...
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When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against PollutionThe National Book Award Finalist from a leading public-health expert, this is the unknown story of how environmental pollution has affected our health-past, present, and futureAuthor: Devra Lee DavisPublisher: Basic BooksPublished: 12/25/2003Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80dISBN: 9780465015221Review Citation(s): Kliatt...
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The Widening GapThis hard-hitting book draws on the first systematic national research on how the need to meet family obligations is affecting working Americans of all social classes and ethnic groups. What happens when kids get sick? When an elderly parent is hospitalized? How do poor...
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God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in PoliticsStephen Carter argues that American politics is unimaginable without America's religious voice. Using contemporary and historical examples, from abolitionist sermons to presidential candidates' confessions, he illustrates ways in which religion and politics do and do not mesh well and ways in which spiritual perspectives...
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The Bell Curve Wars: Race, Intelligence, and the Future of AmericaThe Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray has generated a firestorm of debate, confirming for some their secret belief in the innate inferiority of certain races or ethnic groups, angering many who view the book as an ill-concealed racist manifesto, and...
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What Would the Founders Do?: Our Questions, Their AnswersWhat would George Washington do about weapons of mass destruction? How would Benjamin Franklin feel about unwed mothers? What would Alexander Hamilton think about minorities in the military? Examining a host of issues from terrorism to women's rights, acclaimed historian Richard Brookhiser reveals why...
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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: 23 Questions from Great PhilosophersDo we have free will? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth?Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? These are some of...
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The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of AmericaSince 1983 journalist Bill Berkeley has traveled through Africa's most troubled lands-Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Zaire-seeking out the tyrants and military leaders who orchestrate seemingly intractable wars. Shattering the myth that ancient tribal hatred lies at the heart of the continent's...
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Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts Faith and Threatens America; An Evangelical's LamentFor much of American history, evangelicalism was aligned with progressive political causes-the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, and public education. But contemporary conservative activists have defaulted on this majestic legacy, embracing instead an agenda virtually indistinguishable from the Republican Party platform. How has evangelical...
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsPlunkitt of Tammany HallA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsWilliam L. Riordan "Nobody thinks of drawin' the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft." This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures...
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Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret WorldWelcome to a top-level clearance world that doesn't exist...Now with updated material for the paperback edition. This is the adventurous, insightful, and often chilling story of a road trip through a shadow nation of state secrets, clandestine military bases, black sites, hidden laboratories, and...
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America on Trial: Inside the Legal Battles That Transformed Our NationThe renowned attorney and bestselling author reveals how notable trials throughout our history have helped to shape our nation. Offering insights into the human condition, these trials serve as a historical document, chronicling the struggles and passions of their time.Author: Alan M. DershowitzPublisher: Warner...
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America Behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African AmericansThe readable companion, in the oral-history tradition of Studs Terkel, to the PBS documentary series, peeking behind the veil that still, far too often, separates black America from white. Renowned scholar and New York Times bestselling author Gates delivers a stirring and authoritative companion...
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The Waxman Report: How Congress Really WorksAt a time when some of the most sweeping national initiatives in decades are being debated, Congressman Henry Waxman offers a fascinating inside account of how Congress really works by describing the subtleties and complexities of the legislative process. For four decades, Waxman has...
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Fighting for Peace: 7 Critical Years in the PentagonSure to make major headlines, this is a hard-hitting inside look at the internal power plays surrounding military policy-making in the '80s, by President Reagan's Secretary of Defense. 16-page photo insert.Author: Caspar WeinbergerPublisher: Grand Central PublishingPublished: 04/01/1991Pages: 512Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...
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Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court Versus the American PeopleThe Supreme Court has recently issued decisions announcing that citizens have neither a constitutional right to vote, nor the right to an education. Conservative judges have continually disavowed claims to any rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. In Overruling Democracy, celebrated law professor...
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The Magic of the StateSet in the enchanted mountain of a spirit-queen presiding over an unnamed, postcolonial country, this ethnographic work of ficto-criticism recreates in written form the shrines by which the dead--notably the fetishized forms of Europe's Others, Indians and Blacks--generate the magical powers of the modern...
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Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of CareFirst Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Joan TrontoPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 09/09/1993Pages: 242Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.04h x 6.08w x 0.58dISBN: 9780415906425Audience: Young AdultThis title is not returnable
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Elucidating Social Science Concepts: An Interpretivist GuideConcepts have always been foundational to the social science enterprise. This book is a guide to working with them. Against the positivist project of concept reconstruction--the formulation of a technical, purportedly neutral vocabulary for measuring, comparing, and generalizing--Schaffer adopts an interpretivist approach that he...
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Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and ProcessesResearch design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training they receive. This book...
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