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Killing the Deep State
The Fight to Save President Trump
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The truth behind how well-funded hard-left extremists, the mainstream media, and Obama/Clinton holdovers in the government bureaucracy have combined with clandestine forces within the US intelligence apparatus – the “Deep State” -- to block and undermine Trump’s every move. At 2:45 a.m. ET...
Breaking the Ice
From Land Claims to Tribal Sovereignty in the Arctic
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Breaking the Ice is a comparative study of the movement for native land claims and indigenous rights in Alaska and the Western Arctic, and the resulting transformation in domestic politics as the indigenous peoples of the North gained an increasingly prominent role in the governance of their homeland....
by Julio Camino
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, socialism should have passed into history, along with Marxism. Marxism is not a "science" as declared by the academics of the Communist Party in Moscow, but an enormous senseless absurdity, full of contradictions.
And...
The Europeanization of the World
On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
The Europeanization of the World puts forward a defense of Western civilization and the unique gifts it has bequeathed to the world-in particular, human rights and constitutional democracy-at a time when many around the globe equate the West with hubris and thinly veiled imperialism. John Headley...
by Alex Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
The fourth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. It gets to the heart of the politics of this part of the world. How is modern Africa still influenced by its colonial past? How do strong ethnic and religious identities...
Russia's Federal Relations
Putin's Reforms and Management of the Regions
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The development of centre-regional relations has been at the forefront of Russian politics since the formation of the Russian state and numerous efforts have been made by the country’s subsequent rulers to create a political model that would be suitable for the effective management of its vast territory...
The Power of the Texas Governor
Connally to Bush
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
George W. Bush called it "the best job in the world," yet many would argue that the Texas governorship is a weak office. Given few enumerated powers by the Texas Constitution, the governor must build a successful relationship with the state legislature—sometimes led by a powerful lieutenant governor...
LBJ and Grassroots Federalism
Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
LBJ and Grassroots Federalism: Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas reveals the local ramifications of federal policy. Three case studies in the rising career of Lyndon B. Johnson show this in action: LBJ's formative experience as a New Dealer directing the National Youth Administration...
Crime & Politics
Big Government's Erratic Campaign for Law and Order
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2003
Why has America experienced an explosion in crime rates since 1960? Why has the crime rate dropped in recent years? Though politicians are always ready both to take the credit for crime reduction and to exploit grisly headlines for short-term political gain, these questions remain among the most important-and...
Regulating Prostitution in China
Gender and Local Statebuilding, 1900-1937
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
In the early decades of the twentieth century, prostitution was one of only a few fates available to women and girls besides wife, servant, or factory worker. At the turn of the century, cities across China began to register, tax, and monitor prostitutes, taking different forms in different cities....
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
For the past five decades the Texas Observer has been an essential voice in Texas culture and politics, championing honest government, civil rights, labor, and the environment, while providing a platform for many of the state’s most passionate and progressive voices. Included are ninety-one selections...
by John Sackelmore
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
ISIS is a jihadist group that has made some of its enemies in Iraq and Syria to merge to fight against them. The establishment of this group made rebels and militia groups like the Shia group of Iraq, the Sunnis, Kurds, Quds Force, Iraqi community groups, Turkmen, Yazidis, and Christians to become...
Women in Governing Institutions in South Asia
Parliament, Civil Service and Local Government
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
This edited volume examines policies aimed at increasing the representation of women in governing institutions in six South Asian countries. Divided into three parts, it addresses the implications of uniformity and diversity for the substantive representation of women in parliament, civil service...
by Thomas Medvetz
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Over the past half-century, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of “research”...