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Deliberative Policy Analysis: Understanding Governance in the Network Society Deliberative Policy Analysis: Understanding Governance in the Network Society Price: $32.17 (more details) Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionized policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centered, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. However, policy-making is often carried out today in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors... |
Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Reports Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Reports Price: $241.80 (more details) The Tribunal, concerned principally with US nationals' claims against Iran, is the most important international claims tribunal to have sat in over half a century. Its jurisprudence will contribute significantly to international law. This series is the only complete and fully indexed report of this unique Tribunal's decisions. It is essential for practitioners in the field of international claims, academics in private and publi... |
Public Choice Theory and Local Government : A Comparative Analysis of the Uk ... Public Choice Theory and Local Government : A Comparative Analysis of the Uk and the USA Price: $73.13 (more details) The attempt to introduce competition into the public sector has been prominent on the agenda of most Western governments for the past 15 years. In the UK and US in particular, government policies have laid heavy emphasis on the benefits of competition. The rise of public choice theory on academic agendas has paralleled, and in some cases informed, the concern of policy-maker... |
The Anti-Abortion Movement : References and Resources The Anti-Abortion Movement : References and Resources Price: $43.88 (more details) Virtually no American social movement in modern history has generated more heated debate and violence than the anti-abortion movement. Ever since the 1973 Supreme Court decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, numerous anti-abortion organizations have arisen, engaging in activities ranging from government lobbying for more restrictive laws to violent protests threatening the safety of physicians and patien... |
See You at the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition See You at the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition Price: $19.50 (more details) For more than three decades, Zig Ziglar, one of the great motivators of our age, has traveled the world, encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring audiences. His ground-breaking best-seller, See You at the Top, remains an authentic American classic. Its basic premise -- you can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want -- has guided generations of readers to personal success. This ... |
Maldives Foreign Policy And Government Guide Maldives Foreign Policy And Government Guide Price: $97.45 (more details) Maldives Foreign Policy And Government Guide |
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Price: $36.37 (more details) When Mikhail Gorbachev took office as Soviet general secretary in 1985, he began a six-year reform that would open up the Soviet government to criticism, resolve the Cold War, and eventually allow the liberation of the Soviet republics and the dissolution of the USSR. Authors in this volume discuss Gorbachev's life (including his upbringing and early political career), his work as leader of the Soviet Union, and his legacy. |
Energy, Transportation & the Environment 2008: A Statistical Sourcebook and G... Energy, Transportation & the Environment 2008: A Statistical Sourcebook and Guide to Government Data Price: $75.08 (more details) Energy, Transportation & the Environment 2008: A Statistical Sourcebook and Guide to Government Data |
Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in India Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in India Price: $26.28 (more details) Individual essays present case studies of development across India, considering the role of class, caste, gender, and ethnic and political identities in their interactions with government forces. They investigate the binding of diverse groups through large projects such as dam building and offer rich ethnographic accounts of tree farmers, entrepreneurs, government officials, women in Gandhian as... |
White Supremacy in Children's Literature White Supremacy in Children's Literature Price: $30.38 (more details) White Supremacy in Children's Literature is a compelling and penetrating study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young. Donnarae MacCann explores the intersection of child and adult culture and reveals how the political, literary and social contexts of many children's stories have paralleled the way adult books, schools, churches and government maligned black identity, culture and intelligence. The volume exami... |
| The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored 1149-1159 The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored 1149-1159 Price: $87.75 (more details) The Accession of Henry II in England: Royal Government Restored 1149-1159 |
Tsuda Umeko and Women's Education in Japan Tsuda Umeko and Women's Education in Japan Price: $54.60 (more details) Tsuda Umeko was one of five young Japanese girls sent to the United States in 1871 by their government to be trained in the lore of domesticity. The new Meiji rulers defined a 'true woman' as one who had learned to rear children who would be loyal and obedient to the state, and they looked to the 'superior culture' of the West as the place to obtain such training. Eleven years later, Tsuda returned to Japan and presente... |
Metropolitan Government and Governance; Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical A... Metropolitan Government and Governance; Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Analysis, and the Future Price: $38.95 (more details) Written by two of the most prominent political scientists working in the field of local government theory and practice, this study offers readers a comprehensive understanding of the nature of local government in the metropolis and its relationship to the larger intergovernmental system. |
Civil Government of the United States Civil Government of the United States Price: $21.44 (more details) Civil Government of the United States |
Fallout: Hedley Martson and the Atomic Bomb Tests in Australia Fallout: Hedley Martson and the Atomic Bomb Tests in Australia Price: $13.22 (more details) In the 1950s the Australian government agreed to let the British government test atomic bombs in South Australia's deserts. Prime Minister Menzies was flattered to be needed by 'the mother country' and the rise of the science of physics and the power of atomic weapons was irresistible. The Australian public was assured that there was no risk from radioactive fallout, but one man wasn't satisfied. Bio... |
Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence Price: $38.95 (more details) Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive survey of the interaction between domestic and international politics shows how public opinion, interest groups, the media, the intelligence establishment, and the different branches of American government influence U.S. foreign policy formulation, with a special emphasis on national security issues in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. |
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