A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In Europe immigration is a politically burning issue, especially when it comes to the arrival of asylum seekers and illegal labour migrants. Governments want to keep them under control in order to limit their numbers. Yet, traditionally there were strong differences between European states in the extent to which they sought to do so and the instruments employed to that end. Currently, the contours become visible of a common approach towards - notably ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Oxford Handbook of International Relations offers the most authoritativ e and comprehensive overview to date of the field of international relation s. Arguably the most impressive collection of international relations schol ars ever brought together within one volume, the Handbook debates the nature of the field itself, critically engages with the major theories, sur veys a wide spectrum of methods, addresses the relationship between scholar ship ... View More...
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science through the collection of a set of ch apters written by 48 top scholars in the discipline of comparative politics . Part I includes chapters surveying the key research methodologies employed in comparative politics (the comparative method; the use of histor y; the practice and status of case-study research; the contributions of fie ld research) and assessing the possibility of constructing a science of com parative politics. Parts II to IV examine the foundations of political order:... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This monumental book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 com munist coup to the fall of Najibullah, the last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient. Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2014 offers complete a nd up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. For each country, The CIA World Factbook 2014 includes: Detailed maps with new geopolitical data Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rate s, HIV prevalence, ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Our country has borne a special burden in global affairs. We have spilled American blood in many countries on multiple continents ... Our cause is ju st, our resolve unwavering. We will go forward with the confidence that rig ht makes might." -Barack Obama, West Point, December 1, 2009 What has really changed since Bush left the White House? Very little, argues Tariq Ali, apart from the mood music. The hopes aroused during Obama's election campaign h... View More...
An analysis of the four-term president's famous "fear itself" speech evalua tes how FDR transformed his office and revitalized American morale througho ut the first 100 days of his presidency, in an account that cites the contr ibutions of his family members, advisors, and fellow polio survivors. 75,00 first printing. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The question of whose interests the media protects-and how-has achieved holy-grail-like significance. Is media bias keeping us from getting the whole story? If so, who is at fault? Is it the liberals who are purported to be running the newsrooms, television and radio stations of this country, duping an unsuspecting public into mistaking their party line for news? Or is it the conservatives who have identified media bias as a reliably inflammatory rall... View More...
From data-rich infographics to 140 character tweets and activist cell phone photos taken at political protests, 21st century journalism is awash in ne w ways to report, display, and distribute the news. Computational journalis m, in particular, has been the object of recent scholarly and industry atte ntion as large datasets, powerful algorithms, and growing technological cap acity at news organizations seemingly empower journalists and editors to re port the news in creative ways. Can journalists use data--along with other forms of quantified information such as paper documents of figures, da... View More...
Moves towards democracy in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the former So viet Union have launched the EC into a new stage in its evolution, and are testing the strength of the Community on the eve of the Single European Mar ket. Arguments within the EC, on issues of national sovereignty, monetary u nion, and Germany's role are likely to continue, but contradict the EC's de sire to show itself as an effective force in world politics. In the midst o f the polemic and rhetoric, it is easy to lose sight of the EC's original a ims and the extent to which they may be seen to have succeeded or fai... View More...
In excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlig hting. The spine remains undamaged. We all know something has gone wrong: people hate politics, loathe the medi a and are now scared of each other too. Journalist and one-time senior poli tical advisor Tom Baldwin tells the riveting--often terrifying--story of ho w a tidal wave of information overwhelmed democracy's sandcastle defenses a gainst extremism and falsehood. Ctrl Alt Delete exposes the struggle for control between a rapacious 24-hou r media and terrified politicians that has loosened those leaders' grip on t... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The election of 2016 prompted journalists and political scientists to write obituaries for the Republican Partyâ??or prophecies of a new dominance. Bu t it was all rather familiar. Whenever one of our two great parties has a s etback, we've heard: "This is the end of the Democratic Party," or, "The Re publican Party is going out of existence." Yet both survive, and thrive. We have the oldest and third oldest political parties in the worldâ??the De moc... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In Pols, Jack Beatty presents a writer's portrait gallery of America's most famous and infamous politicians. Whether it's John Dos Passos' brilliant s ix-page treatment of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, H.L.Mencken on Warren Harding's vapid orotundity, Richard Hofstadter on Herbert Hoover's cult of the individual, Hodding Carter on the terrifying rise of Huey Long, Robert A.Caro on the lonely integrity of Sam Rayburn, Fred Greenstein on the subtl e w... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Glenn Beck, #1 bestselling author and radio host, reveals the cold truth be hind the ideology of progressivism and how the tenets of this dangerous bel ief system are eroding the foundation of this country. WHY DO WE ACCEPT THE LIES? Politics is no longer about pointing to a shining city on the hill; it's ab out promising you a shiny new car for your driveway. The candidate who tell s the people what they want to hear is usually the one who wins-facts... View More...
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Although Samuel Johnson once remarked that "patriotism is the last refuge o f scoundrels," over the course of the history of the United States we have seen our share of heroes: patriots who have willingly put their lives at ri sk for this country and, especially, its principles. And this is even more remarkable given that the United States is a country founded on the princip les of equality and democracy that encourage individuality and autonomy far m... View More...
