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In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa’s most devastating recent history–from the fall……続きを見る

This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions and all the necessary safeguards, checks an……続きを見る

Against a background of past, limited examples of international cooperation, and ambitious hopes for extensive future efforts, this volume puts two related questions to the empirical test: under whi……続きを見る

Security is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natura……続きを見る

This eye-opening, insightful exploration of Sufism, the spiritual tradition that has supported Islam for more than a thousand years, shows why it offers a promising foundation for reconciliation bet……続きを見る

Many papers included in this volume express skepticism regarding both the diagnosis of the American health system as fundamentally ailing and the prescription of greater public intervention in the f……続きを見る

Reclaiming Chinese Society analyses the mechanisms, processes and actors producing a wide spectrum of social and cultural changes in reform China. Contrary to most literature that emphasizes economi……続きを見る

This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom’s Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by ……続きを見る

L’Instruction intégrale Michel Bakounine, révolutionnaire russe, théoricien et philosophe de l’anarchisme (1814-1876) Ce livre numérique présente «L’Instruc……続きを見る

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of AmericaÆs first spies, said, ôAny kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.ö A statue of Hale stands outside CI……続きを見る

The digital world profoundly shapes how we work and consume and also how we play, socialize, create identities, and engage in politics and civic life. Indeed, we are so enmeshed in digital networks……続きを見る

Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefit……続きを見る

Athletic contests help define what we mean in America by "success." By keeping women from "playing with the boys" on the false assumption that they are inherently inferior, society relegates them to……続きを見る

Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes, yet their behavior is not well understood, even among themselves. Using statistical methods, a political scientist, an economist, and a ju……続きを見る

The existence of noticeable 'unified' parties is central to the theory and practice of democracy in general, and to parliamentary democracy in particular. However, legislative studies scholars have ……続きを見る

This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing ……続きを見る

A compilation of seven essays on the challenges of providing healthcare in regions of war and conflict: This book by a medical doctor and humanitarian worker discusses some of the challenges of prac……続きを見る

An account of the mass genocide of French Jews under the authority of Alois Bruenner, centering on the plight of two French Jewish families. The narrative relates the parallel stories of a rich Pari……続きを見る

Addressing the sensitive issue of difficulties in literacy development this practical book outlines what is meant by 'literacy' and the barriers to literacy development such as social class, ethnici……続きを見る

Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of c……続きを見る

Shortly after it was founded in 1947, the CIA launched a secret effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the British left. Hugh Wilford traces the story of this campaign from its origins in Washingt……続きを見る

Madison uses the concept of civil society and his distinctive version of 'communicative rationality' to provide a closely-argued and robust defence of the neo-liberal political and economic traditio……続きを見る

This book brings together internationally-distinguished scholars from History, Philosophy, Development Studies, Geography, and International Relations (IR) to examine recent developments in Marxist ……続きを見る

This is the first book-length study to explain the complex nature of Pakistan-Japan relations. It analyses the evolution and development of relations between the two countries by defining two key fa……続きを見る

TRUE ACCOUNTS OF ESPIONAGE Accounts of the daily life of an Official Cover case offer and a Non-Official Cover case officer. Also contains thirteen first-person anecdotes from an overseas non-offici……続きを見る

Heavily armed guards at the entrances to malls and restaurants. Citizens deemed “suspicious” taken away without formal charges or legal counsel. Would a “safe” America even look like America anymore……続きを見る

Worldwide, over 75 million people are involuntarily childless, a devastating experience for many with significant consequences for the social and psychological well-being of women in particular. Des……続きを見る

Barack Hussein Obama re-elected for a second term. All while there has never been a President who had so many unanswered questions surrounding him. Never before has any President been so secretive a……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller • From a former White House speechwriter comes a deliciously candid memoir about official Washingtonーa laugh-out-loud cri de coeur that shows what can happen to idealism i……続きを見る

Let me begin by pointing out that virtually all attitudes that we think of as being “ours” are derived from sources outside of one’s self. While this may or may not be obvious, it sets the stage for……続きを見る