CK - History & Theory 11

With a focus on I Am Legend and Day of the Deadーtwo series of film remakes of popular science fiction storiesーthis book addresses the social origins of the recent surge in authoritarian and populi……続きを見る

From submarines to the suburbsーthe remaking of Pittsburgh during the Cold War During the early Cold War, research facilities became ubiquitous features of suburbs across the United States. Pittsbur……続きを見る

This book is a study of British official attitudes towards the Danubian countries (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia) from Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 to the year 1941, a period tha……続きを見る

This contribution argues that a long-established social order has been in place since the first stratified societies in the Near Middle East which unavoidably comes with substantial economic, politi……続きを見る

We are the recipients of a great American republic that guarantees our individual rights and liberty. Unfortunately, too few know how our republic came about, and too few recognize the dangers facin……続きを見る

As recorded in the National Archives If you were a supporter of President Trump and felt alienated, ridiculed or challenged about your support … this is your validation that you supported a man who ……続きを見る

Bien installé dans une salle obscure ou dans son canapé, tout le monde a déjà été exposé à une production hollywoodienne. Mais derrière l’écran se cache parfois l’influence du lobby militaire : Pent……続きを見る

Scholars have often claimed that democracies, whatever their virtues, are functionally short-sighted. The evidence is clear: we have been unable to manage many long-term issues including climate cha……続きを見る

The governance of emerging technologies does not follow a single governance paradigm because of complex interactions between government, industry, and civil actors. In this Element, we will argue th……続きを見る

Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilization……続きを見る

A historian's personal journey into the complex questions of immigration, home and nation From Ireland to London in the 1950s, Derry in the Troubles to contemporary, de-industrialised Manchester, Jo……続きを見る

This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single……続きを見る

Political theory offers a great variety of interpretive traditions and models. Today, pluralism is the paradigm. But are all approaches equally useful? What are their limits and possibilities? Can w……続きを見る

This book explores the role of place names in the formation and maintenance of individual and group identities in multilingual and multi-ethnic situations. Using examples from Austria and Czechia as……続きを見る

Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movements to the female politicians in power today. The revised fourth editio……続きを見る

The concept of revolution marks the ultimate horizon of modern politics. It is instantiated by sites of both hope and horror. Within progressive thought, “revolution” often perpetuates entrenched ph……続きを見る

Why is cabinet government so resilient? Despite many obituaries, why does it continue to be the vehicle for governing across most parliamentary systems? Comparing Cabinets answers these questions by……続きを見る

All of us feel the presence of freedom in how we conceptualize, interact with, and accept or reject our political and economic institutions. But what is it? Where did this value come from? How shoul……続きを見る

Lyndon Johnson was often blamed for abandoning Kennedy's vision of development and progress in Latin America in favor of his own domestic concerns: anti-communism and economic stability. Johnson, al……続きを見る

This textbook serves as an introduction to the major economic topics and events in Latin America’s history, from the settling of the region by indigenous Americans and then Europeans, Africans and A……続きを見る

This book sheds new light on the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, drawing on a remarkable set of oral histories gathered in the 1950s from those who knew him. Remembering Theodore Roosevelt pre……続きを見る

The story of Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of consistent support and involvement but of varying levels of military and diplomatic engagement. Canada in NATO, 1949–20……続きを見る

This is the must-have, leading introduction to the European Union. Offering an ideal primer on the EU's history, institutions, and politics, this concise textbook also covers the various challenges ……続きを見る

For many Americans, their last look at U.S. History was their junior year in high school. A Mighty Case Against War challenges America, and all people, to revisit the stories of how nations have dea……続きを見る

Guiding students step-by-step through the research process while simultaneously introducing a range of debates, challenges and tools that feminist scholars use, the second edition of this popular te……続きを見る

Et si notre civilisation était au bord de l’effondrement ? Loin d’être réservée aux scénaristes de science-fiction, cette interrogation est de plus en plus pertinente pour de nombreux chercheurs/eus……続きを見る

New approaches to the political culture of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, considering its complex relation to monarchy and state. The essays collected here celebrate mark the distinguished ……続きを見る

Rules in the Making represents an attempt to revolutionize ways of thinking about regulatory decision-making. The book tries to show that statistical methodologies can be used to determine what fact……続きを見る

The re-emergence of debates on the decolonisation of knowledge has revived interest in the National Question, which began over a century ago and remains unresolved. Tensions that were suppressed and……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Politik - Methoden, Forschung, Note: 1,7, Universität Potsdam (Institut für Vergleichende Politikforschung), Veranstaltung: Defekte Demokratien, keine Quellen ……続きを見る