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Number of Pages: 264Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: International RelationsSeries Title: Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American RelationsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Edinburgh University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Philip A BerryLanguage: English About the Book Through interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan. It highlights the key points of cooperation and contention, and details the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan. Book Synopsis Through interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan. It highlights the key points of cooperation and contention, and details the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan. Western counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan failed dismally after opium poppy cultivation surged to unprecedented levels. The Anglo-American partnership at the centre of this battleground was divided by competing and opposing views of how to address the opium problem, which troubled the well-established Anglo-American relationship. From the Back Cover A critical evaluation of Anglo-American counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan, 2001-2011 This book reveals the inside story of the formulation and implementation the United States' and United Kingdom's counter narcotics policies in Afghanistan. Western counter narcotics policies in Afghanistan failed dismally after opium poppy cultivation surged to unprecedented levels. The Anglo-American partnership at the centre of this battleground was divided by competing and opposing views of how to address the opium problem, which troubled the well-established Anglo-American relationship. Through interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy; highlighting key points of cooperation and contention and detailing the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan. Philip A. Berry is a Lecturer in War Studies Education in the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London About the Author Philip A. Berry is Lecturer in War Studies in the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London. He gained a PhD in Politics from the University of Dundee, where his research examined Anglo-American counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan in the post-2001 era. His work on the subject has been published in The International History Review and Diplomacy & Statecraft.

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Number of Pages: 224Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Monthly Review PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismAuthor: Michael D YatesLanguage: English Book Synopsis An analysis of how the working class can mobilize as a force for change in the present day One of the horrors of the capitalist system is that slave labor, which was central to the formation and growth of capitalism itself, is still fully able to coexist alongside wage labor. But, as Karl Marx points out, it is the fact of being paid for one's work that validates capitalism as a viable socio-economic structure. Beneath this veil of "free commerce" - where workers are paid only for a portion of their workday, and buyers and sellers in the marketplace face each other as "equals" - lies a foundation of immense inequality. Yet workers have always rebelled. They've organized unions, struck, picketed, boycotted, formed political organizations and parties - sometimes they have actually won and improved their lives. But, Marx argued, because capitalism is the apotheosis of class society, it must be the last class society: it must, therefore, be destroyed. And only the working class, said Marx, is capable of creating that change. In his timely and innovative book, Michael D. Yates asks if the working class can, indeed, change the world. Deftly factoring in such contemporary elements as sharp changes in the rise of identity politics and the nature of work, itself, Yates asks if there can, in fact, be a thing called the working class? If so, how might it overcome inherent divisions of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, location - to become a cohesive and radical force for change? Forcefully and without illusions, Yates supports his arguments with relevant, clearly explained data, historical examples, and his own personal experiences. This book is a sophisticated and prescient understanding of the working class, and what all of us might do to change the world.

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Number of Pages: 360Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Civil RightsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Edinburgh University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Stephen C Finley & Biko Mandela Gray & Lori Latrice MartinLanguage: English About the Book This book sheds light on the phenomenon of white rage, and maps out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervour, American identity and perceived black racial progress. Book Synopsis Critically analyses the historical, cultural and political dimensions of white religious rage in America, past and present This book sheds light on the phenomenon of white rage, and maps out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervour, American identity and perceived black racial progress. Contributors to the volume examine the sociological construct of the white labourer, whose concerns and beliefs can be understood as religious in foundation, and uncover that white religious fervor correlates to notions of perceived white loss and perceived black progress. In discussions ranging from the Constitution to the Charlottesville riots to the evangelical community's uncritical support for Trump, the authors of this collection argue that it is not economics but religion and race that stand as the primary motivating factors for the rise of white rage and white supremacist sentiment in the United States. From the Back Cover Critically analyses the historical, cultural and political dimensions of white religious rage in America, past and present This book sheds light on the phenomenon of white rage, and maps out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervour, American identity and perceived black racial progress. Contributors to the volume examine the sociological construct of the white labourer, whose concerns and beliefs can be understood as religious in foundation, and uncover that white religious fervor correlates to notions of perceived white loss and perceived black progress. In discussions ranging from the Constitution to the Charlottesville riots to the evangelical community's uncritical support for Trump, the authors of this collection argue that it is not economics but religion and race that stand as the primary motivating factors for the rise of white rage and white supremacist sentiment in the United States. Stephen C. Finley is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Louisiana State University. Biko Mandela Gray is Assistant Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. Lori Latrice Martin is Professor of Sociology and Professor of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. Cover image: (c) Shutterstock.com Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-7370-5 Barcode About the Author Stephen C. Finley is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and African & African American Studies and Director of the African & African American Studies Program at Louisiana State University. He is co-editor of authored Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: "There Is a Mystery"... (with Margarita Guillory and Hugh Page Jr, Brill, 2014) and author of the monograph, In and Out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam. Biko Mandela Gray is Assistant Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. He is working on his first monograph, tentatively called Black Life Matter, wherein he turns to those lost to state-sanctioned violence in order to theorise blackness and religion as critical sites for subject-formation. He has published articles in Religion Compass and Journal of Africana Religions, and he has an upcoming article that will be published in Correspondences on the relationship between blackness and mysticism in the study of Western Esotericism. Lori Latrice Martin is Professor in the Department of Sociology and African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. Dr. Martin is the author of numerous scholarly works. Martin's most recent publications include South Baton Rouge, Black Asset Poverty and the Enduring Racial Divide, Color Struck and Big Box Schools: Race, Education, and the Danger of the Wal-Martization of American Public Schools.

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Number of Pages: 400Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: International RelationsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: St. Martins Press-3PLAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Amira HassLanguage: English Book Synopsis In 1993, Amira Hass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story-and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian enclave so feared and despised by most Israelis that, in the local idiom, Go to Gaza is another way to say Go to hell. Now, in a work of calm power and painful clarity, Hass reflects on what she has seen in the Gaza Strips's gutted streets and destitute refugee camps. Drinking the Sea at Gaza maps the zones of ordinary Palestinian life. From her friends, Hass learns the secrets of slipping across sealed borders and stealing through night streets emptied by curfews. She shares Gaza's early euphoria over the peace process and its subsequent despair as hope gives way to unrelenting hardship. But even as Hass charts the griefs and humiliations of the Palestinians, she offers a remarkable portrait of a people not brutalized but eloquent, spiritually resilient, bleakly funny, and morally courageous. Full of testimonies and stories, facts and impressions, Drinking the Sea at Gaza makes an urgent claim on our humanity. Beautiful, haunting, and profound, it will stand with the great works of wartime reportage. Review Quotes "Not only has Amira Hass done the reporting that makes this book a moving and eloquent advocate of Palestinian humanity, but she is also a blunt and beautiful writer" --Amy Wilentz, Newsday "Shatters stereotypes ... Hass reveals the surprising contradictions of Palestinian society." --Susie Linfield, Los Angeles Times "Hass observes with something like despair, and writes with skill and passion." --Graham Usher, The Economist About the Author Amira Hass was born in Jerusalem in 1957, the daughter of Yugoslavian-Jewish refugees. A journalist for the Hebrew daily Ha'aretz, she covers Gaza and the West Bank. She received the UPI's International Award and the Sokolow Prize, Israel's highest honor for journalists. For her work in Gaza, Hass was been nominated for the Robert F. Kennedy Award

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Number of Pages: 576Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: UtopiasFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Gregory Claeys & Lyman Tower SargentLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias. Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across history have long explored how or why to envision different ways of life. The volume includes texts from classical Greek literature, the Old Testament, and Plato's Republic, to Sir Thomas More's Utopia, to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and beyond. By balancing well-known and obscure examples, the text provides a comprehensive and definitive collection of the various ways Utopias have been conceived throughout history and how Utopian ideals have served as criticisms of existing sociocultural conditions. This new edition includes many historically well-known works, little known but influential texts, and contemporary writings, providing an even more expansive coverage of the varieties of approaches and responses to the concept of utopia in the past, present, and even the future. In particular, the volume now includes feminist writings and work by authors of color, and contends with current concerns, such as the exploration of the ecological ideals of Utopia. Furthermore, Claeys and Sargent highlight twenty-first century trends and popular narrative explorations of Utopias through the genres of young adult dystopias, survivalist dystopias, and non-print utopias. Covering a range of original theories of utopianism and revealing the nuances and concerns of writers across history as they attempt to envision different, ideal societies, The Utopia Reader is an essential resource for anyone who envisions a better future. Review Quotes How utopianto see something that was very good get better. This second edition includes an expanded introduction that addresses the complexities of defining utopia, significant additions to several sections, and an entirely new section on the 21st century that includes young adult dystopias and non-print utopias.--Kenneth Roemer, author of Utopian AudiencesThe Utopia Reader is the place to start a literary voyage into new futures, possible futures, and dangerous alternative futures. These well-selected readings let the reader know that there is neither a shared perfect future nor a shared perfect interpretation. Accessible and provocative.--Jean Pfaelzer, author of The Utopian Novel in America: the Politics of a Literary Form

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Number of Pages: 120Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Brookings Institution PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Legislative BranchAuthor: Trevor Corning & Reema Dodin & Kyle W NevinsLanguage: English About the Book "Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how to work within Congress. The House and Senate have unique rules and procedures to determine how legislation moves from a policy idea to law. Evolved over the last 200 years, the rules of both chambers are designed to act as the engine for that process. Each legislative body has its own leadership positions to oversee this legislative process. To the novice, whether a newly elected representative, a lawmaker's staff on her first day at work, or a constituent visiting Washington, the entire process can seem incomprehensible. What is an open rule for a House Appropriations bill and how does it affect consideration? Why are unanimous consent agreements needed in the Senate? The authors of Inside Congress, all congressional veterans, have written the definitive guide to how Congress really works. It is the accessible and necessary resource to understanding and interpreting procedural tools, arcane precedents, and the role of party politics in the making of legislation in Congress"-- Book Synopsis Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how to work within Congress.The House and Senate have unique rules and procedures to determine how legislation moves from a policy idea to law. Evolved over the last 200 years, the rules of both chambers are designed to act as the engine for that process. Each legislative body has its own leadership positions to oversee this legislative process.To the novice, whether a newly elected representative, a lawmaker's staff on her first day at work, or a constituent visiting Washington, the entire process can seem incomprehensible. What is an open rule for a House Appropriations bill and how does it affect consideration? Why are unanimous consent agreements needed in the Senate?The authors of Inside Congress, all congressional veterans, have written the definitive guide to how Congress really works. It is the accessible and necessary resource to understanding and interpreting procedural tools, arcane precedents, and the role of party politics in the making of legislation in Congress. Review Quotes "Corning, Dodin, and Nevins provide a "pocket guide" for anyone interested in learning about the legislative process. It is particularly useful for undergraduate students and "political junkies" who care to understand how rules and maneuvers are used to fashion legislation. Highly recommended."--CHOICE About the Author Trevor Corning is a client services and communications professional who worked in various roles at several organizations, including Brookings. His experience is with clients of all sizes and industries to craft brands, create communications strategies, develop advertising campaigns, understand government process, engage with Capitol Hill, build websites, and manage integrated marketing efforts.Reema Dodin serves as floor director to the Senate Democratic Whip, where she advises on floor strategy and serves as the lead staffer on whip operations for the Senate Democractic causcus.Kyle Nevins is cofounder and partner of Harbinger Strategies, a government relations firm based in Washington, D.C., and has more than a decade of experience in the House Republican leadership.

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Number of Pages: 290Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Liberty Hill PublishingAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Jim Pops StackLanguage: English Book Synopsis In a nation controlled by a radical leftist agenda, it is clear that we live in a society mostly made up of underdogs-hardworking yet little known individuals hoping to strike a miraculous, unlikely victory from some overhyped media favorite. If you consider yourself a free-thinking patriot, you probably identify as an underdog in a country that faces the profound challenge of preserving freedom in the face of progressive opposition.Jim "Pops" Stack addresses this struggle in Underdogs, an emboldening look at how American underdogs can work together to protect the rights that make this nation great.Underdogs not only defines problems existing within today's society; it also offers potential solutions to these problems, providing practical ways in which you can take part in preserving the democracy of America. Organized into three parts, this powerful book shares a truth-filled perspective of the events that transpired over the course of President Trump's term in office, revealing how a successful four-year reign of a business-savvy commander in chief was brought down by a dysfunctional election system. This in-depth look at Trump's presidency is paralleled by recollections from a personal struggle for justice, one that many patriotic Americans will identify with. Stack presents a solution that may dispel the effects of any proposed House of Representatives bill that might forever preclude a minority political party from again attaining power.After having lived an enjoyable eighty-three years in the United States, a nation with freedoms unlike any other society, Stack understands that these freedoms are truly under siege. As "The Mongrels of a Malignant Media" have abandoned their historic duty of reporting unbiased news, liberal leaders seek to dictate citizens under a cancel-culture philosophy.It is now up to the underdogs to rise to the call of defending liberty and justice for all."Pops" Stack is a child of "The Greatest Generation", of a World War II combatant who gave his life in defense of the freedoms subscribed to by this marvelous country of ours. - A decades seasoned octogenarian who has truly been enriched by the poignant memories of having been raised during a time of great anxiety and stress by a loving Mother and Grandparents who inspired me with a strong trust in God and in family. I choose now to pass on the valuable lessons of fair play and equal opportunity taught me by them, as I've done for my own small family and now for the less elite of our society, the "Underdogs." - "Underdogs" in name only with an indomitable spirit aspiring to achieve a sense of recognition for their hard work and strong belief in themselves.I love this life with all of its parallels and twist and turns. - More so, I love its people and long for the opportunities that wait to be bestowed upon them that particular segments of our society are capable of giving. - American sports, for instance College Football, that operate as catalysts for the beginning of success in fulfilling "underdog aspirations." - To this end I've, for the past sixteen years, worked in bringing a fair and logical solution to the current dysfunctional administration of choosing a "National Champion" in this cherished American sport. - I invite you to visit my website, www.thecfcsproject.com in "kicking off" PART ONE of UNDERDOGS.

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Number of Pages: 448Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political EconomyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New Society PublishersAge Range: AdultAuthor: David Bollier & Silke HelfrichLanguage: English About the Book A penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook for "commoning," this volume presents a bold and compelling alternative to the dead-end, predatory market-state system. Book Synopsis The power of the commons as a free, fair system of provisioning and governance beyond capitalism, socialism, and other -isms.From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to 'commoning' to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system.Free, Fair, and Alive presents a foundational re-thinking of the commons -- the self-organized social system that humans have used for millennia to meet their needs. It offers a compelling vision of a future beyond the dead-end binary of capitalism versus socialism that has almost brought the world to its knees. Written by two leading commons activists of our time, this guide is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook. Highly readable and full of colorful stories, coverage includes: Internal dynamics of commoning How the commons worldview opens up new possibilities for change Role of language in reorienting our perceptions and political strategies Seeing the potential of commoning everywhere. Free, Fair, and Alive provides a fresh, non-academic synthesis of contemporary commons written for a popular, activist-minded audience. It presents a compelling narrative: that we can be free and creative people, govern ourselves through fair and accountable institutions, and experience the aliveness of authentic human presence. From the Back Cover The power of the commons as a free, fair system of provisioning and governance beyond capitalism, socialism, and other -isms. An expansive, thorough, and deeply thoughtful guide to a possible future politics.-- Raj Patel, author, The Value of Nothing and Stuffed and Starved A truly exciting glimpse into what the world after this one might look like.-- Bill McKibben, author, Falter and founder, 350.org FROM COHOUSING and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to commoning to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system. Free, Fair, and Alive presents a foundational rethinking of the commons -- the self-organized social system that humans have used for millennia to meet their needs. It offers a compelling vision of a future beyond the dead-end binary of capitalism versus socialism that has almost brought the world to its knees. Authored by two leading commons activists, this guide is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook. Highly readable and full of colorful stories, coverage includes: Internal dynamics of commoning How the commons worldview opens up new possibilities for change The role of language in reorienting our perceptions and political strategies Seeing the potential of commoning everywhere. Written for a popular, activist-minded audience, Free, Fair, and Alive presents a compelling narrative: that we can be free and creative people, govern ourselves through fair and accountable institutions, and experience the aliveness of authentic human presence.An inspiring treatise for our troubled times.-- J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy, authors, Take Back the Economy A handbook for tackling seemingly intractable problems.-- Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki DAVID BOLLIER is Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, and author of Think Like a Commoner. He blogs at Bollier.org and lives in Amherst, MA. SILKE HELFRICH is an independent activist and author who cofounded the Commons Strategies Group and Commons-Institut. She blogs at commons.blog, and lives in Neudenau, Germany. About the Author David Bollier is an activist, scholar, and blogger who is focused on the commons as a new/old paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He pursues his commons scholarship and activism as Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and as cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, an international advocacy project. Author of Think Like a Commoner and other books, he blogs at www.Bollier.org, and lives in Amherst, MA. Silke Helfrich is an independent activist, author, scholar, and speaker. She cofounded the Commons Strategies Group and Commons-Institute, was former head of the regional office of Heinrich Böll Foundation for Central America, Cuba, and Mexico, and holds degrees in Romance languages/pedagogy and in social sciences. Helfrich is the editor and co-author of several books on the Commons, and she blogs at www.commons.blog. She lives in Neudenau, Germany.

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Number of Pages: 362Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesSeries Title: Radical ReprintFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Pattern BooksAge Range: AdultBook theme: Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismAuthor: Paul Mattick & Anton Pannekoek & Otto RühleLanguage: English Book Synopsis " 'Workers' councils' does not designate a fixed form of organization, elaborated once and for all and for which all that remains is to perfect its details; it concerns a principle, that of workers' self management of the enterprise and of production. The realization of this principle can never occur through a theoretical discussion concerning the best means of execution. It is a question of the practical struggle against the apparatus of capitalist domination." - Anton PannekoekThe Council Communist Reader is a collection of selected writings from a few council communists. Council Communism emerged in Holland and Germany in the 1920's as an alternative to Bolshevik and Marxist-Leninist thought up to the Third International. Council Communist theory was derived from workers' experiences in the German Revolution of 1918, the early years of the Weimar Republic, and the study of the early council movements in Russia in 1905 and 1917. They sought not to impose a kind of organization upon the workers' movement, but instead to uplift the form of "councils" as spontaneous and self-emancipatory for the working class. This was a throughline for the council communists to connect back to Marx's understanding of proletarian revolution in maintaining "the emancipation of the working class is the task of the workers themselves." Council communism was not to be a new ideology for the working class, but to take a critique of state socialism back to the roots of self-emancipation towards theoretical coherence which can combat all forms that hinder emancipation and move this theoretical coherence into practice. From this, and their understanding revolutionary consciousness develops as a result of crisis, revolution is not a choice but a necessity.The works included in this book have been chosen to reflect the developments of Council Communism over decades; this is not an exhaustive, encyclopedic collection of all councilist texts, but a collection of key texts. This book in the Radical Reprint series from Pattern Books is made to be accessible and as close to manufacturing cost as possible.

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Number of Pages: 240Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New Society PublishersAge Range: AdultBook theme: Conservatism & LiberalismAuthor: Erica EtelsonLanguage: English About the Book Liberal contempt for Trump supporters is exacerbating the political and cultural rift tearing America apart. Beyond Contempt shows progressives how to communicate respectfully and effectively across the great political divide, defusing hostility, building trust, and, just maybe, discovering common ground. Book Synopsis Practical tools for finding common ground and healing a politically divided America Liberal and progressive frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump's destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. This reaction is contributing to political polarization and unwittingly serving to strengthen Trump's hand as he sows divisiveness and hatred. In Beyond Contempt, Erica Etelson shows us how to communicate respectfully, passionately, and effectively across the political divide without soft-pedaling our beliefs. Using Powerful Non-Defensive Communication skill sets, we can express ourselves in ways that inspire open-minded consideration instead of triggering defensive reaction. Providing detailed instruction and dozens of examples of how to discuss hot button topics, Beyond Contempt is a must-have guide to productive dialogue that can defuse hostility, build trust, and open hearts and minds in unexpected ways. About the Author Erica Etelson is a writer, community activist, and certified Powerful Non-Defensive Communication facilitator. A former human rights attorney, she has advocated in support of welfare recipients, prisoners, indigenous peoples, immigrants, and environmental activists. She has also organized for clean, community-owned energy as part of a just transition to a local, low-carbon economy. Following the 2016 election, Etelson became active in the resistance movement and in left-right dialogue initiatives. Her articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Progressive Populist, Truthout and Alternet. She lives with her husband and son in Berkeley, California. From the Back Cover How liberals can talk with, and listen to, Trump supporters without blowing a fuse Whether you're debating a talk show host, co-worker, or Fox addicted Uncle Ralph at Thanksgiving, this book will teach you how to reach people's minds and hearts.... Brilliant!!-- Thom Hartmann, NY Times bestselling author and America's #1 progressive talk show host [An] insightful exploration of how to connect with people, bridge divides, and communicate effectively across differences.-- Matt Morrison, executive director, Working America, AFL-CIO LIBERAL AND PROGRESSIVE frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump's destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. This reaction is contributing to political polarization and unwittingly serving to strengthen Trump's hand as he sows divisiveness and hatred. In Beyond Contempt, Erica Etelson shows us how to communicate respectfully, passionately, and effectively across the political divide without soft-pedaling our beliefs. Providing detailed instruction and dozens of examples of how to discuss hot button topics, Beyond Contempt is a must-have guide to productive dialogue that can defuse hostility, build trust, and open hearts and minds in unexpected ways. Read this book!-- Joan Blades, co-founder, Living Room Conversations, MomsRising, and MoveOn An excellent resource for any liberal who wants to heal our divided nation.-- David Campt, principal, The White Ally Toolkit, an initiative of The Dialogue CompanyERICA ETELSON is a writer, community activist, and certified Powerful Non-Defensive Communication(TM) facilitator. A former human rights attorney, her articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Progressive Populist, San Jose Mercury News, Truthout, and Alternet. She lives with her husband and son in Berkeley, California. About the Author Erica Etelson is a writer, community activist, and certified Powerful Non-Defensive Communication(TM) facilitator. A former human rights attorney, she has advocated in support of welfare recipients, prisoners, indigenous peoples, immigrants, and environmental activists. She has also organized for clean, community-owned energy as a solution to the climate crisis. Following the 2016 election, Etelson became active in the resistance movement and in red-blue dialogue initiatives. Her articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, San Jose Mercury News, Truthout and Alternet. She lives with her husband and son in Berkeley, California.

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Number of Pages: 364Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: International RelationsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Ben MaureAge Range: AdultBook theme: DiplomacyAuthor: Ben J S MaureLanguage: English Book Synopsis Leading at the Edge: True Tales from Canadian Police in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Missions around the World is a collection of ten short biographical stories about the work of Canadian police peacebuilders and peacekeepers overseas, now available in an economic black and white edition.Through the stories, the reader is transported to new and fledgling democracies such as Namibia, Croatia, Guatemala, Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Jerusalem, Afghanistan and Haiti. The book presents a digest of the experiences of the police officers and illustrates how they have positively influenced their host country in an attempt to make this world a safer and better place to live.Leading at the Edge is a reference for anyone who loves history, travel, adventure and who has an interest in social science and criminology. It is also a reference for police officers, people interested in foreign diplomacy, international affairs, military affairs, criminal justice reforms, humanitarian work or for anyone who has an interest in peacekeeping. In this book, you will learn about the work of Canadian police peacekeepers in internationaloperations and vicariously experience their efforts through photographs provided by the peacekeepers themselves.This book will demonstrate that peacebuilding and peacekeeping continue to be pillars for human security especially in light of recent worldwide attacks on democracy by terrorist groups. Canada and the rest of the world have a crucial role to play in helping those nations respect human rights, build up their economies and ensure they have the tools to fight back terrorism for the prosperity of their citizens. Review Quotes Peacekeeping forces really do (on average) keep the peace, and their valour and courage should earn them the medals, parades, and statues bestowed on other military heroes. In this engaging book, Ben Maure shows the human side of two of Canada's great contributions to the world: the Mounties and peacekeeping forces. - Professor Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment NowInstead of lecturing about the reality of international police operations, [Ben Maure] shares his personal experience and introduces the reader to the everyday reality of the globalization of security. For students of this crucial transition in world history where security moves from nations to the entire globe, this book offers not just analysis, but also unique personal experience. - Timo Kivimäki, Professor of International Relations, University of BathLeading at the Edge is a rich and original account of Canadian police officers' experiences of international conflict during the last three decades. Canada's police pride themselves in being highly expeditionary, able to deploy and help restore the rule of law in the most challenging of operational environments. Maure's work provides valuable insights that should inform future international peace support missions. - Dr. Edward Burke, Assistant Professor in International Relations, University of NottinghamLeading at the Edge comes just when it is needed, providing a marvellous antidote to cynicism about the effectiveness-and even the need-for international peacekeeping ... Especially notable is that rather than viewing such activities from a distant, geopolitical perspective, Leading at the Edge invites us to experience and understand the human costs and courage that is involved. Bravo! - David P. Barash, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, and author of Strength Through Peace A useful and informative account of international police support for post-conflict democratic transitions, filled with anecdotes and insights on thechallenge of establishing locally-based and accountable police protection for communities threatened by armed conflict and criminal violence. - David Cortright, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame This is a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand peacekeeping and the complexity of the situations to which it is applied. - Professor Dennis Jett, Penn State University, Former US Ambassador to MozambiqueExtremely well written. Maure makes you feel as though you are along on one journey after another with some pretty incredible police officers doing peacekeeping work in the most difficult of circumstances ... You can't read it without feeling proud. - Darryl Plecas, Professor Emeritus and former RCMP Senior University Research Chair, University of the Fraser ValleyOut of the spectre of human revitalization in the troubled places of the world, Insp. Maure has created an insightful chronicle of what it means to be a police peacekeeper ... The historical vignettes he has assembled and his accounting of some of the most important missions in the modern era is a seminal piece of the peacekeeping literature of our time. - Len Babin, Former RCMP Superintendent, Canadian Police Contingent Commander, MINUGUA 1998

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Number of Pages: 320Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Monthly Review PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: CapitalismAuthor: Leo Panitch & Greg AlboLanguage: English Book Synopsis Essays that explore new ways of living with technological change Every year since 1964, the Socialist Register has offered a fascinating survey of movements and ideasfrom the independent new left. This year's edition asks readers to explore just how we need to live withnew technologies. Essays in this 57th Socialist Register reveal the contradictions and dislocations oftechnological change in the twenty-first century. And they explore alternative ways of living: fromartificial intelligence (AI) to the arts, from transportation to fashion, from environmental science toeconomic planning.Greg Albo - Post-capitalism: Alternatives or detours?Nicole Aschoff and Pankaj Mahta - AI-deology: Science, capitalism and the dream of a 'people's AI'Hugo Radice - There is nothing artificial about AI: Labour, class, utopia, socialismLarry Lohman - Interpretation machines: Contradictions of digital mechanization in twenty-first centurycapitalismRobin Hahnel - Democratic socialist planning: Against, with and beyond the new technologiesTanner Mirrlees - Platform socialists in the age of digital capitalismDerek Hrynyshyn - Imagining information socialismBryan Palmer - Capitalism and the clock: Time's meaning in the struggle for socialismSean Sweeney and John Treat - Shifting gears: Labour strategies for low-carbon public transit mobilityAdam Greenfield - Smart cities, technological traps, democratic possibilitiesChristoph Hermann - The consequences of commodification: Contours of a post-capitalist societyJoan Sangster - The surveillance of service labour: Conditions and possibilities of resistanceJeronimo Montero Bressan - Beyond neoliberal fashion: Imagining clothing production as a human needMassimiliano Mollona - Art/Commons: Art collectives and the post-capitalist imaginationIngar Solty - The world of tomorrow: Scenarios for our future between demise and hope Review Quotes "I know the Register very well and have found it extremely stimulating, often invaluable."--Noam Chomsky"The Socialist Register has been the intellectual lodestar for the international left since 1964."--Mike Davis About the Author Leo Panitch (Editor) Leo Panitch is Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto and a Fulbright Fellow. Greg Albo (Editor) Greg Albo is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto.

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Number of Pages: 253Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: History & TheoryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: William MaleyLanguage: English About the Book "A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Book Synopsis In 1996, the world watched with varying degrees of interest, surprise, and unease as armed, ultra- fundamentalist insurgents overthrew the Afghan government. Within days of their victory, the Taliban, a militant Islamic sect, were issuing draconian religious decrees, restricting women's employment and movement, rounding up Afghans at gunpoint to pray five times a day, and publicly executing political opponents and criminals. Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Crucial to the Taliban's staying power as a governing force will be its relations with neighboring countries and with the West. Interestingly, given their intense hatred of Iran, the Taliban were enthusiastically supported by the U.S. government up to the very moment of their triumphant arrival in Kabul. Examining yet another country on the brink of ethnic disintegration, Fundamentalism Reborn? is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the history, rise to power, and future of the most dramatic manifestation of Islamic fundamentalism since the Iranian revolution. Review Quotes [It] is an important collection of essays by leading experts on Afghanistan and the Taliban...an invaluable academic resource for anyone seeking to understand how the Taliban came to rule and ruin Afghanistan.-- "Washington Times"A fascinating and thorough analysis of the very complex political/military situation that evolved in Afghanistan follwing the demise of the Soviet puppet regime in 1992. This volume also provides an insightful study of the rise of a new form of puritanical Islamic fundamentalism that overran Kabul in September 1996namely, the Taliban, and its impact on Afghan society. . . . Highly recommended.-- "Choice"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today. The four chapters on the intensive foreign involvementby Pakistan, the United States, Russian, the Central Asian republics, Saudi Arabia, and Iranshow that the venerable great game once played between Britain and czarist Russia now has multiple players.-- "Foreign Affairs"

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Number of Pages: 224Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Public PolicyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New Society PublishersAge Range: AdultBook theme: Social PolicyAuthor: Laura Musikanski & Rhonda Phillips & Jean CrowderLanguage: English About the Book The authors provide a concise background on happiness studies and science, coupled with practical tools for formulating and integrating happiness policy at all levels of government. Book Synopsis Build a better society through happiness policyThomas Jefferson said that "the purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness." Yet only now, 270 years later, is the happiness of citizens starting to be taken seriously as the purpose of government. While happiness science is advancing rapidly, and governments and organizations are creating indices for measuring happiness, there is little practical information on how to create policy to advance happiness. Drawing from a deep well of expertise and experience, The Happiness Policy Handbook is the first step-by-step guide for integrating happiness into government policy at all levels. Coverage includes: A concise background on happiness science, indices and indicators, and happiness in public policy Tools for formulating happiness policy and integrating happiness into administrative functions A concept menu of happiness policies Communicating happiness policy objectives to media and engaging with the community A happiness policy screening tool for evaluating the happiness contribution of any policy Policy perspectives from seasoned experts across sectors. The Happiness Policy Handbook is the essential resource for policymakers and professionals working to integrate happiness and well-being into governmental processes and institutions. From the Back Cover Build a better society through happiness policy Offers powerful reasons for getting involved with happiness science and making happiness--instead of GDP growth--the goal of government-- JOHN DE GRAAF, co-author, Affluenza and co-founder, The Happiness Alliance If we want the world to embrace sustainability, happiness and sustainability have to become two sides of the same coin. I recommend this book as a guide to how this might be done.-- JOHN ELKINGTON, author, The Breakthrough Challenge THOMAS JEFFERSON SAID that the purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Yet only now, 240 years later, is the happiness of people starting to be taken seriously as the purpose of government. While happiness science is developing rapidly, and governments and organizations are creating indices for measuring happiness, there is little practical information on how to create policy to advance happiness. Drawing from a deep well of expertise and experience, The Happiness Policy Handbook is the first step-by-step guide for integrating happiness into government policy at all levels. Coverage includes: A background on happiness science, indices and indicators, and happiness in public policyFormulating happiness policy and integrating happiness into administrative functionsA concept menu of happiness policiesCommunicating happiness policy objectives to media and engaging with the communityA happiness policy screening tool for evaluating the happiness contribution of any policyPolicy perspectives from seasoned experts across sectors.The Happiness Policy Handbook is the essential resource for policymakers and professionals working to integrate happiness and well-being into governmental processes and institutions. Shows governments how and why to apply happiness criteria to its processes. Hoorah to Musikanski, Phillips, and Crowder for showing us the way!-- BOB WILLARD, author, The New Sustainability Advantage Handy for development experts, project managers, legislators, policy makers, and community and corporate leaders.-- DASHO KARMA URA, President, The Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH ResearchLAURA MUSIKANSKI is Executive Director of the Happiness Alliance and lives in Seattle, WA. RHONDA PHILLIPS is the Dean of Purdue University Honors College and a community development specialist. She lives in West Lafayette, IN. JEAN CROWDER was a member of parliament in the Canadian government, has extensive policymaking experience, and lives in Duncan, BC. About the Author Laura Musikanski is Executive Director of the Happiness Alliance, the first nonprofit in the world providing resources, knowledge, and tools -- including the Happiness Index -- for integrating happiness into governments and institutions. She is author of Sustainability Decoded and How to Account for Sustainability. She lives in Seattle, WA. Rhonda Phillips has conducted hands-on research with policy makers, community organizers, and in academia for over 30 years, and is the author or editor of 25 books. She is the Dean of Purdue Honors College and past president of the International Quality-of-Life Studies. She lives in West Lafayette, IN. Jean Crowder served as a member of parliament (MP) in the Canadian government between 2004-2015, and has extensive experience as a policymaker. She worked for Human Resources Development Canada, the British Columbia Ministry of Skills Training and Labour, and was a human resources consultant and manager at Malaspina University College. Crowder is a Happiness Alliance board member and lives in Duncan, BC.

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Number of Pages: 192Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political ProcessFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: H Bäck & M DebusLanguage: English About the Book "Why do some Members of Parliament (MPs) take the parliamentary floor and speak more than others? Why do some MPs deviate more than others from the ideological position of their party? This book develops hypotheses on legislative speechmaking and evaluates them by analysing parliamentary debates in seven European democracies: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. Assuming that MPs are concerned with policy-making, career advancement, and re-election, the authors discuss various incentives to taking the floor, and elaborate on the role of gender and psychological incentives in speechmaking. They test their expectations on a novel dataset that covers information on the number of speeches held by MPs and on the ideological positions MPs adopted when delivering a speech. "-- From the Back Cover In analysing speeches made by legislators, this book provides theoretical and empirical answers to questions such as: Why do some Members of Parliament (MPs) take the parliamentary floor and speak more than others, and why do some MPs deviate more than others from the ideological position of their party? The authors evaluate their hypotheses on legislative speechmaking by considering parliamentary debates in seven European democracies: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. Assuming that MPs are concerned with policy-making, career advancement, and re-election, the book discusses various incentives to taking the floor, and elaborates on the role of gender and psychological incentives in speechmaking. The authors test our expectations on a novel dataset that covers information on the number of speeches held by MPs and on the ideological positions MPs adopted when delivering a speech. Review Quotes To date, too little attention has focused on the words of legislators on the floor of the chamber. This book provides a welcome and study of speeches in parliament, showing that gender, an MP's role and constituency characteristics shapes who talks and how loyal MPs are to their party when talking. Bäck and Debus have produced an exemplary piece of comparative research and a must-read for anyone interested in political parties or parliaments.' - Shane Martin, University of Leicester, UK About the Author Hanna Bäck is Professor of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden, and has previously held positions at the European University Institute and the University of Mannheim, Germany. Her research focuses mainly on political parties and coalition politics. Marc Debus is Professor of Comparative Government at the University of Mannheim, Germany. His research interests include political institutions, party competition, coalition politics, and political decision-making in multi-level systems.

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Number of Pages: 224Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Intelligence & EspionageSeries Title: Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret WarfareFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Edinburgh University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: James LockhartLanguage: English About the Book James Lockhart reinterprets Chile and southern South America's Cold War experience from a transatlantic perspective. He argues that Chileans made their own history as highly engaged internationalists while reassessing American and other foreign-directed intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare operations in the region. Book Synopsis James Lockhart blends Chilean, inter-American and transatlantic national, regional and world-historical trends into a century-long Cold War narrative. He argues that Chileans made their own history as highly engaged internationalists while reassessing American and other foreign-directed intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare operations in Chile and southern South America. The book transcends a well-known, US-centred historiography while offering a more equitable and global interpretation of Chile's Cold War experience than previously possible. This advances research that has progressively expanded the framework of Chile's Cold War experience since the arrest of General Augusto Pinochet in the UK for human rights violations more than 20 years ago. From the Back Cover 'This well researched and clearly written book argues coherently for Chilean agency in its own destiny, and places the activities of the CIA in an informed context.' Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, University of Edinburgh Reinterpreting Chile and southern South America's Cold War experience from a transatlantic perspective This book reinterprets the history of Chile, the CIA and the Cold War. It blends national, regional and world-historical trends from Chile, and both the inter-American and transatlantic communities, into a century-long Cold War narrative. This advances research that has progressively expanded the framework of Chile's Cold War experience since the arrest of General Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom for human rights violations more than twenty years ago. It draws upon archival sources from several countries, including recently declassified documents in the United States. The author argues that Chileans made their own history as highly engaged internationalists while reassessing American and other foreign-directed intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare operations in Chile and southern South America. The book transcends a well-known, US-centered historiography while offering a more equitable and global interpretation of Chile's Cold War experience than previously possible. James Lockhart is Assistant Professor of History in the Department of International and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University in Dubai. Cover image: Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-3561-1 Barcode About the Author James Lockhart is Assistant Professor of History at Zayed University (ZU), in the United Arab Emirates. He specialises in the history of American foreign relations, security and intelligence, and Latin American (particularly southern South American) politics during the Cold War. He has published on the CIA, Cuban intelligence, and the effectiveness of covert operations. He is a member of the Cambridge, MA-based Scholars Strategy Network, has written for War on the Rocks, and has been interviewed by American, British, Brazilian and Australian journalists. He earned his PhD at the University of Arizona and has lectured at the Embry-Riddle College of Security and Intelligence and the American University in Dubai. He is currently researching Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.

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Number of Pages: 328Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political ProcessFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Princeton University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Media & InternetAuthor: Cass R SunsteinLanguage: English About the Book "As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like-minded, creating echo chambers that amplify our views. It's no accident that on some occasions, people of different political views cannot even understand each other. It's also no surprise that terrorist groups have been able to exploit social media to deadly effect. Welcome to the age of #Republic. In this revealing book, Cass Sunstein, the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, shows how today's Internet is driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism--and what can be done about it. Thoroughly rethinking the critical relationship between democracy and the Internet, Sunstein describes how the online world creates "cybercascades," exploits "confirmation bias," and assists "polarization entrepreneurs." And he explains why online fragmentation endangers the shared conversations, experiences, and understandings that are the lifeblood of democracy. In response, Sunstein proposes practical and legal changes to make the Internet friendlier to democratic deliberation. These changes would get us out of our information cocoons by increasing the frequency of unchosen, unplanned encounters and exposing us to people, places, things, and ideas that we would never have picked for our Twitter feed. #Republic need not be an ironic term. As Sunstein shows, it can be a rallying cry for the kind of democracy that citizens of diverse societies most need. "-- Book Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracy--and what can be done about it As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like-minded, creating echo chambers that amplify our views. It's no accident that on some occasions, people of different political views cannot even understand each other. It's also no surprise that terrorist groups have been able to exploit social media to deadly effect. Welcome to the age of #Republic. In this revealing book, Cass Sunstein, the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, shows how today's Internet is driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism--and what can be done about it. Thoroughly rethinking the critical relationship between democracy and the Internet, Sunstein describes how the online world creates cybercascades, exploits confirmation bias, and assists polarization entrepreneurs. And he explains why online fragmentation endangers the shared conversations, experiences, and understandings that are the lifeblood of democracy. In response, Sunstein proposes practical and legal changes to make the Internet friendlier to democratic deliberation. These changes would get us out of our information cocoons by increasing the frequency of unchosen, unplanned encounters and exposing us to people, places, things, and ideas that we would never have picked for our Twitter feed. #Republic need not be an ironic term. As Sunstein shows, it can be a rallying cry for the kind of democracy that citizens of diverse societies most need. From the Back Cover "What went wrong with social media and also with democracy? Here's the guy who saw it coming, and yes he does have all the answers."--Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School"With political polarisation on the rise, particularly in the United States, [this book] couldn't come at a more important time."--Stephanie Cutter, former Senior Aide to President Barack Obama and Partner, Precision Strategies"The Internet has surely enhanced our democracy, with greater access to information and fewer barriers to connecting with each other. However, we're seeing the opposite today with more narrow-minded online platforms and communities, as evidenced by the impact of fake news on this past election.#Republicpointedly captures the risks of the ongoing evolution of social media to our democratic ideals."--Tyler Cowen, author ofThe Great Stagnation Review Quotes America's leading legal academic gives us a way to address democracy's leading challenge--preserving a public informed enough to govern itself. Drawing on an incredible range of scholarship and experience, this book could not be more timely. Or urgently needed.---Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School, An excellent assessment of how social psychology, technology, and politics are colliding to produce the extreme and polarized discourse that has come to dominate our contemporary political environment. Its accessible prose and clear organization make it a solid pick for political science courses as well as citizens who want to better understand how technology is changing the way we think and talk about politics in today's world.---Alex Dean, ProspectI ... found myself shocked at how relevant Sunstein's account was to my own life and the ways I seek out and encounter information, which is in a way the value of the book--it gets you to reflect on the role of your information habits on your view of the world around you. And if you want to know how important that is, well, you should read Sunstein's book.---Annie Coreno, Publishers WeeklySunstein argues convincingly that for deliberative democracy to work, citizens must be in a position to consider a range of options.---Angelia R. Wilson, Times Higher Education#Republic . . . describes how social media shapes politics and journalism. So far, it has not received as much attention as Nudge. This is a pity: the ideas in #Republic are arguably more important--and more pressing.---Gilliant Tett, Financial Times Magazine#Republic is a timely reminder that unfettered control over the news we choose to consume is appealing, but when it results in partisan silos and rampant fake news, it can also make a deliberative democracy difficult to achieve.---Chayenne Polimedio, Washington MonthlyA timely and persuasive argument about the risk that online media polarization poses to deliberative democracy in the United States.---Andrew W. Lang, Law Library JournalListed on the 2017 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading ListMore praise for#Republic---Benjamin Knoll, New York Journal of BooksRecent events such as the unexpected rise of Donald Trump and the growth of partisan hatred have led many people to start taking the problem of political ignorance and bias more seriously than before. [This] important new book offer[s] insightful diagnoses and potential solutions for these dangers. . . . [It makes] important points and offer[s] valuable insights, particularly when it comes to the role of the internet and social media in our political environment. . . . [It is] essential reading for anyone interested in this pressing subject.---Ilya Somin, Washington Post's Volokh ConspiracyRequired reading for anyone who is concerned with the future of democracy.-- "The Economist"Ripped straight from the headlines, but informed by hard data, #Republicshould command the attention of American citizens across the political spectrum.---Glenn C. Altschuler, Philadelphia Inquirer About the Author Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. His many books include the New York Times bestsellers Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler) and The World According to Star Wars.

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Number of Pages: 380Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Tanja A Börzel & Thomas RisseLanguage: English About the Book Democratic and consolidated states are taken as the model for effective rule-making and service provision. In contrast, this book argues that good governance is possible even without a functioning state. Book Synopsis Policy makers and academics alike have mistakenly promoted an agenda which takes well-governed democratic and consolidated 'Weberian' states as the model for the world and the goal of development programs. Whilst Western industrial democracies are the exception, areas of limited statehood where state institutions are weak and ineffective, are everywhere, and, this books argues, can still be well-governed. Three factors explain effective governance in areas of limited statehood: Fair and transparent institutions 'fit for purpose, ' legitimate governors accepted by the people, and social trust among the citizens. Effective and legitimate governance in the absence of a functioning state is not only provided by international organizations, foreign aid agencies, and non-governmental organizations but also by multi-national companies, rebel groups and other violent non-state actors, 'traditional' as well as religious leaders, and community-based organizations. Börzel and Risse base their argument on empirical findings from over a decade of research covering Latin America, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. Review Quotes 'Since the 1990s, the international community has pursued statebuilding as the solution to the problem of fragile states. Borzel and Risse challenge this focus and demonstrate that non-state governance is not only possible but can be effective when would-be governors are competent, legitimate, and trusted. Governance Under Anarchy? is a pathbreaking book that brings insights from the literature on heterogeneous global governance to the question of 'domestic' governance.' David A. Lake, Gerri-Ann and Gary E. Jacobs Professor of Social Science, University of California, San Diego'This superb book explores the dimensions of public-private collaborations in politics, and in how this and other relationships lead to the emergence of local and global governance at new levels and in new forms. Locating this exploration firmly in the empirical as well as theoretical, this book offers a compelling critique and alternative to mainstream social science approaches. By focusing on the dynamics of cooperation that spans state and societal, and national and international boundaries, the two authors provide a novel approach to understanding the evolution of the international system. This will be a book that others will have to address, a soon-to-be classic in the field of international relations, as well as in comparative politics for its emphasis on the diverse forms of governance in areas of limited state authority.' William Reno, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University

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Number of Pages: 250Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: History & TheoryFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Miguel Poiares Maduro & Paul W KahnLanguage: English About the Book Examines the most important democratic challenges of today, using the Covid-19 pandemic as a case study. Book Synopsis The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an important case study, on a global scale, of how democracy works - and fails to work - today. From leadership to citizenship, from due process to checks and balances, from globalization to misinformation, from solidarity within and across borders to the role of expertise, key democratic concepts both old and new are now being put to the test. The future of democracy around the world is at issue as today's governments manage their responses to the pandemic. Bringing together some of today's most creative thinkers, these essays offer a variety of inquiries into democracy during the global pandemic with a view to imagining post-crisis political conditions. Representing different regions and disciplines, including law, politics, philosophy, religion, and sociology, eighteen voices offer different outlooks - optimistic and pessimistic - on the future. Review Quotes 'COVID-19 has exposed millions, but its worst exposé has been the worldwide unmasking of the fragility of democracy. As emergencies multiply, leaders lie, plans collapse, risks are ignored, disinformation abounds, and scientific truth becomes a casualty, democratic governance fails, accountability collapses, communities polarize, and fearmongering, not reason, rules the day. During this annus horribilis, many have wondered: 'Are different futures possible?' In this welcome volume, two brilliant and shrewd lawyer-theorists collect eighteen thinkers from different regions and disciplines to wrestle that question and suggest how the assets of power, knowledge, citizenship, care, and sacrifice can be better marshalled in our common search for better answers.' Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School, and former Legal Adviser and Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, US Department of State'In this timely essay collection some of the world's leading constitutional scholars reflect upon the impact of the pandemic on democratic rule and offer imaginations for future democratic practice. The book is particularly timely given its openness towards different standpoints, approaches, and views. The result is the curation of serious engagements with crises and how they are and ought to be addressed, thereby focusing on the leading concepts of power, knowledge, and citizenship. The approaches range from Walker's theory of interconnection, Nicolaides' reimagining of democracy based on decentralized politics and social protest, Desai, Randeria and Lutringer's focus on solidarity and mutual responsibility, Kahn's call for applying care beyond justice in times of emergency, to Weiler's provocative yet spot-on call for scrutinizing voter responsibility. A must read for all those who wish to actively contribute to a timely, necessary - and urgent - discussion between scholars and societal actors of all stripes!' Antje Wiener, Chair of Political Science especially Global Governance, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg'The Covid-19 pandemic will produce systemic changes in our societies and governments. This book is a thoughtful and reasoned exploration of the different possible futures for State-citizen relations, written by lawyers, sociologists, philosophers, anthropologists and political scientists.' Sabino Cassese, Justice Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court, Emeritus Professor, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa'This book offers a deep and comprehensive reflection on the impact of the pandemic on democratic societies, under many different angles and perspectives. It is a thought-provoking reading, to be put on the top of the list of the books that help understanding the social and institutional transformation that is taking place under the pressure of the emergency.' Marta Cartabia, Former President of the Italian Constitutional Court, Professor of Constitutional Law, Bocconi University, Milan'This is a terrific edited collection on the challenges for democracy that have resulted from the pandemic. The editors have brought together an excellent group of contributors from a range of disciplines, and the organization of the material in the book serves to bring out the different dimensions of the subject.' Paul Craig, Emeritus Professor of English Law, St John's College, University of Oxford'A wide-ranging and provocative debate on the current crisis - generating many insights that will endure long after the Pandemic fades away.' Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University'Democracy in Times of Pandemic collects the thoughts of outstanding thinkers, brilliantly provoked and compiled by two outstanding editors. Covid has shattered the imaginative structures that underlie democracy and governmentality. Anyone interested in how we might put the pieces back together should read this book.' Robert Post, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School'Never underestimate the capacity of any form of government to use or misuse a good crisis. This book proves that pandemics are not an exception to this rule. Liberal democracy is a process, constantly transforming, constantly under attack. This book is the best contemporary overview on how democracy can and should be defended and persevered during a crisis.' Alexander Stubb, Professor and Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, and former Prime Minister of Finland

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Number of Pages: 232Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: International RelationsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Stanford University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Edward SchatzLanguage: English About the Book "As the United States' global image shifted during the 1990s and 2000s, so too did anti-American dynamics. This shift in image - a deterioration, as Ed Schatz puts it - was not only watched by social mobilizers, radical Islamist leaders, and labor organizers, but integrated into a new schema used to frame the grievances of American imperialism's victims. Schatz traces the progressive deepening of anti-American sentiment in post-Soviet central Asia using the lens of symbolic politics. Drawing on extensive qualitative and quantitative data, he demonstrates how changing public attitudes can have significant sociopolitical consequences. He bypasses the direct link between public opinion and policymaking and instead focuses on the link between public opinion and popular mobilization; the development of this relationship empowers some social actors and disempowers others. This book illustrates how anti-Americanism in central Asia is best described not as a rising tide that swamps, nor as a rapidly spreading fire that engulfs, but as a gradual progression mounting slowly, but powerfully, toward a politically combustible movement"-- Book Synopsis Negative views of the United States abound, but we know too little about how such views affect politics. Drawing on careful research on post-Soviet Central Asia, Edward Schatz argues that anti-Americanism is best seen not as a rising tide that swamps or as a conflagration that overwhelms. Rather, America is a symbolic resource that resides quietly in the mundane but always has potential value for social and political mobilizers. Using a wide range of evidence and a novel analytic framework, Schatz considers how Islamist movements, human rights activists, and labor mobilizers across Central Asia avail themselves of this fact, thus changing their ability to pursue their respective agendas. By refocusing our analytic gaze away from high politics, he affords us a clearer view of the slower-moving, partially occluded, and socially embedded processes that ground how America becomes political. In turn, we gain a nuanced appreciation of the downstream effects of US foreign policy choices and a sober sense of the challenges posed by the politics of traveling images. Most treatments of anti-Americanism focus on politics in the realm of presidential elections and foreign policies. By focusing instead on symbols, Schatz lays bare how changing public attitudes shift social relations in politically significant ways, and considers how changing symbolic depictions of the United States recombine the raw material available for social mobilizers. Just like sediment traveling along waterways before reaching its final destination, the raw material that constitutes symbolic America can travel among various social groups, and can settle into place to form the basis of new social meanings. Symbolic America, Schatz shows us, matters for politics in Central Asia and beyond. Review Quotes Edward Schatz looks at how negative perceptions of America conditioned the long-term success or failure of domestic political movements abroad. Turning the topic inside out on the strategic terrain of central Asia, this brilliant book heralds a paradigm shift in the study of public diplomacy. It deserves a large audience.--Alex Langstaff "International Affairs"Those interested in reflecting on the recent history of America's reputation abroad and what should be done differently in the future will want to readSlow Anti-Americanism... It takes readers far from the headspace of the foreign policy community and into the lives of activists and ordinary people in a part of the world where the reputation of the United States has changed greatly over the last 30 years. -Laura Adams, the Oxus Society for Central Asian AffairsFresh, strikingly original, and with the wisdom of the long view, Slow Anti-Americanism compellingly shows the slow-burning complexities of anti-Americanism. Edward Schatz's careful observations offer critical guidance to scholars and policymakers about what America stands for in Central Asia and beyond.--Alexander Cooley "Columbia University"Relying on geological metaphors and the analysis of symbolic politics, Edward Schatz offers a theoretically nuanced and empirically innovative study of anti-Americanism in Central Asia. Slow Anti-Americanism is a valuable addition to a literature that is, once again, of growing importance in the analysis of U.S. foreign policy and world politics.--Peter J. Katzenstein "Cornell University" About the Author Edward Schatz is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His previous books include Paradox of Power: The Logics of State Weakness in Eurasia (2017) and Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power (2009).

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Number of Pages: 354Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: PeaceFormat: PaperbackPublisher: New Society PublishersAge Range: AdultAuthor: Matthew LeggeLanguage: English About the Book Are We Done Fighting? provides research, practical activities, and inspirational stories of success for cultivating inner change and spreading peace at the community level and beyond. Essential for everyone working to build understanding as an antidote to the politics of hate and division. Book Synopsis Powerful tools for spreading peace in your communityUnfounded beliefs and hateful political and social divisions that can cascade into violence are threatening to pull the world apart. Responding to fear and aggression strategically and with compassion is vital if we are to push back against the politics of hate and live in greater safety and harmony. But how to do it? Are We Done Fighting? is brimming with the latest research, practical activities, and inspirational stories of success for cultivating inner change and spreading peace at the community level and beyond. Coverage includes: An explanation of the different styles of conflictCognitive biases that help explain polarized and lose-lose positions Practical methods and activities for changing our own and others' minds When punishment works and doesn't, and how to encourage discipline in children without using violence The skill of self-compassion and ways to reduce prejudice in ourselves and others Incredible programs that are rebuilding trust between people after genocide. Packed with inspiration and cutting-edge findings from fields including neuroscience, social psychology, and behavioural economics, Are We Done Fighting? is an essential toolkit for activists, community and peace groups, and students and instructors working to build dialogue, understanding, and peace as the antidote to the politics of hate and division. From the Back Cover Powerful tools for spreading peace in your community ... Exceptionally valuable and timely. -- Alex Neve, O.C., Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada ... A much-needed antidote to the risk of depression and despair. -- Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor, Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK A fresh, studious, and very readable book on how to live peace in today's chaotic world. -- Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., former Senator and former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament UNFOUNDED BELIEFS and hateful political and social divisions that can cascade into violence are threatening to pull the world apart. Responding to fear and aggression strategically and with compassion is vital if we are to push back against the politics of hate and live in greater safety and harmony. But how to do it? Are We Done Fighting? is brimming with the latest research, practical activities, and inspirational stories of success for cultivating inner change and spreading peace at the community level and beyond. Coverage includes: Cognitive biases that help explain polarized and lose-lose positions Practical methods and activities for changing our own and others' minds The skill of self-compassion and ways to reduce prejudice in ourselves and others Incredible programs that are rebuilding trust between people after genocide. Packed with inspiration and cutting-edge findings from fields including neuroscience, social psychology, and behavioural economics, Are We Done Fighting? is an essential toolkit for activists, community and peace groups, and students and instructors working to build dialogue, understanding, and peace as the antidote to the politics of hate and division. ... A road map to transform our deepest conflicts. -- Paul R. Dekar, Emeritus Professor and co-founder, Peace Studies, McMaster University, Canada We are not done fighting, but we can fight in a better way. This book tells you how. -- Johan Galtung, founder, Transcend InternationalMATTHEW LEGGE is the Peace Program Coordinator of the Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers). He has supported locally led peace building initiatives in 30 countries as a volunteer, consultant, board member, and staff member. He lives in Toronto, Canada. About the Author Matthew Legge has worked in the nonprofit sector for the last 13 years, with a focus on helping people thrive through the full enjoyment of health, dignity, and rights. Since 2012, he has worked with Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), the peace and social justice agency of the Religious Society of Friends in Canada (Quakers). Quakers are widely respected for their efforts to prevent war and transform conflicts, as well as their impartial support for war victims. As CFSC's Peace Program Coordinator, Matthew has had the opportunity to learn from Quakers across Canada and in the US, Europe, and Africa. He holds a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto and served for six years on the board of directors of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation, where he helped develop anti-oppression strategies. Matthew lives in Toronto, Canada.

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Number of Pages: 272Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Security (National & International)Series Title: Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret WarfareFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Edinburgh University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Kjetil Anders HatlebrekkeLanguage: English About the Book What is intelligence - why is it so hard to define, and why is there no systematic theory of intelligence? Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke creates a new, systematic model of intelligence analysis, arguing that good intelligence is based on understanding the threats that appear beyond our experience, and are therefore the most dangerous to society. Book Synopsis What is intelligence - why is it so hard to define, and why is there no systematic theory of intelligence? Classic intelligence analysis is based on an inference between history and the future - and this has led to a restriction in how we can perceive new threats, and new variations of threats. Now, Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke rethinks intelligence analysis, arguing that good intelligence is based on understanding the threats that appear beyond our experience, and are therefore the most dangerous to society. From the Back Cover 'I commend Kjetil Hatlebrekke's book. It challenges readers to rethink our approach to the interpretation and use of intelligence, which is crucial to modern governments.' Lord Robin Butler, Former UK Cabinet Secretary, Former Master of University College, Oxford Moving beyond the flawed model of classic intelligence production Why is intelligence so hard to define? Why is there no systematic or adequate theory of intelligence? This book argues that classic intelligence production has been premised on an ill-founded belief in an automatic inference between history and the future, and that the lack of a working theory has exacerbated this problem. Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke uses classic cases of intelligence failure to demonstrate how this problem creates a restricted language in intelligence communities that undermines threat perception. From these cases Hatlebrekke concludes that intelligence needs to be re-thought and argues that good intelligence is the art of threat perception beyond the limits of our habitual thinking and shared experience. Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. He has served in the Norwegian Armed Forces since 1990, and served as an intelligence officer in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Anaconda. Cover image and cover design: www.richardbudddesign.co.uk [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-0-7486-9183-8 Barcode Review Quotes From my point of view; The Problem of Secret Intelligence is a must-read for a wide range of personnel, and not only in the military. The book introduces three new themes, which I assess will represent a paradigm shift when operationalized by intelligence organizations; Digideceptionalisation; The Courage-to-Share Strategy; and The Twelve Images of Intelligence.--Marius Kristiansen "Stratagem "This is an important and courageous book that needs to be read by practitioners and deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in secret intelligence in international affairs and the prevention of strategic surprises in particular. My heavily dog-eared copy attests to the number of insights throughout its pages. It is my hunch that, in its call for a more open, encompassing and creative view of intelligence as an activity, process and output, this book will become a classic in intelligence studies.--Dr Patrick Bury, University of Bath "International Affairs " About the Author Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. He earned his PhD from King´s College, London. Hatlebrekke has served in the Norwegian Armed Forces since 1990, and has operational experience from Bosnia, Kosovo, the Middle East and Afghanistan. In Afghanistan he served as an intelligence officer in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Anaconda. The unit he was in was awarded the US Navy Presidential Unit Citation.

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Number of Pages: 192Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Monthly Review PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: CapitalismAuthor: Michael A LebowitzLanguage: English About the Book "Michael A. Lebowitz deepens the arguments he made in his "Beyond Capital." Whereas Karl Marx, in "Capital," treated capitalism as an organic system that reproduces its premises of capital and wage-labor, Lebowitz argues that the solidarity of workers in struggle points toward an organic system of community, an alternative system that produces its own premises, communality, and recognition of the needs of others. "Between Capitalism and Community" demonstrates the analysis that capitalism contains within itself elements of a different society, one of community"-- Book Synopsis Connects the Marxist construct of capitalism to systems of community In this book, Michael Lebowitz deepens the arguments he made in his award-winning, Beyond Capital. Karl Marx, in Capital, focused on capital and the capitalist class that is its embodiment. It is the endless accumulation of capital, its causes and consequences that are central to Marx's analysis. In taking this approach, Marx tended to obscure not only the centrality of capital's "immanent drive" and "constant tendency" to divide the working class but also the political economy of the working class ("social production controlled by social foresight"). In Between Capitalism and Community, Lebowitz demonstrates that capitalism contains within itself elements of a different society, one of community. Whereas Marx's intellectual construct of capitalism treats it as an organic system that reproduces its premises of capital and wage-labor (including a working class that looks upon the requirements of capital "as self-evident natural laws"), Lebowitz argues that the struggle of workers in common and activities based upon solidarity point in the direction of the organic system of community, an alternative system that produces its own premises, communality, and recognition of the needs of others. If we are to escape the ultimate barbarism portended by the existing crisis of the earth system, the subordination of the system of capitalism by that of community is essential. Since the interregnum in which capitalism and community coexist is marked by the interpenetration and mutual deformation of both sides within this whole, however, the path to community cannot emerge spontaneously but requires a revolutionary party that stresses the development of the capacities of people through their protagonism. Review Quotes Extending the arguments he made in his award-winning Beyond Capital, Lebowitz argues that the struggle of workers in common and activities based upon solidarity point towards an organic system of community. If we are to escape the barbarism portended by the existing crisis of the earth system, the subordination of the system of capitalism by that of community is essential. The path to community cannot emerge spontaneously but requires a revolutionary party that stresses the development of the capacities of people.-- "Climate & Capitalism"In this admirable and timely book Michael Lebowitz deepens and extends the understanding of capitalism that he developed in his prize-winning Beyond Capital. He argues persuasively that building critically on Marx's conceptualisation of capitalism as an organic system is indispensable to diagnosing the ills of the contemporary world--in particular the growing 'crisis of the Earth System' that threatens to overwhelm us. In conclusion Lebowitz draws on his considerable practical experience of contemporary socialist movements to map out the path to Community--the alternative system that represents our sole means of escape from this crisis.--Alex Callinicos, former Professor of European Studies, King's College LondonIn this insightful contribution Michael Lebowitz continues to rigorously demonstrate the one sidedness of Marx's understanding of capitalism in Capital and shifts Marxism, as a dialectical and systems view of the world, to new ground. A powerful theoretical argument is made for the system of organic community, both as crucial for Marxist thought and as a terrain of struggle to achieve the political economy of the working class. Lebowitz's contribution is indispensable to the renewal of Marxism and socialism in the 21st century. It is essential reading to understand the importance of solidarity in these times of senile and catastrophic capitalism.--Vishwas Satgar, Principal Investigator Emancipatory Futures Studies; Editor of the Democratic Marxism series, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaMichael Lebowitz is certainly no faithful disciple of Marx. But he can claim to incarnate the best type of 'Marxist' that we need to break the circle of the capitalist rush to the destruction of the planet and the post-socialist ideological paralysis: resuming the critique of the economy at the point of Ricardo's default, where Marx himself had backed, and pushing the dialectical idea of 'contested reproduction' to the lively conflict of the two histories that inhabit our world and our lives. A book as clear and straightforward as it is radical.--Etienne Balibar, coauthor, Reading CapitalThis book is a provocation, as much for traditional Marxists as for the various schools of nontraditional Marxism. It puts the question on the table of whether Marx's Capital could be an obstacle for understanding class struggle and revolutionary practice. Michael Lebowitz questions what is taken for granted by the majority of Marxists. He draws conclusions from this critique, which also influences the offered vision of a non-capitalist future. This book, a peak in his series of interconnected books starting in 1992 with his Beyond Capital, is extremely important, scientifically as well as politically. It will provoke exactly the deep theoretical struggle that a non-dogmatic, non-authoritarian left needs.--Michael Heinrich, author, Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern SocietyThis book is in the Monthly Review tradition of not only showing with great perspicacity the breadth and depth of Marx's remarkable examination of capitalist society, but also understanding that radical scholars have an obligation to further deepen and extend Marx's work. In twelve concisely and clearly written chapters, Lebowitz, among the best radical economists in the world, shows that in Capital, Marx failed to fully appreciate that the accumulation of capital results in two products--commodities of all kinds and the workers themselves. The latter, the 'second product' of capitalist production, is shaped by capital so that the working class is both badly divided and not fully cognizant of an all-encompassing alienation. Equally missing from Capital is a full grasp of how the collective actions of workers not only improve their life circumstances but also radically change them, preparing them to become society's eventual protagonists, those who will abolish capitalism and create the collective commonwealth, which alone can overcome the multiple crises that now confront us, especially ecological disaster.--Michael D. Yates, author, Can the Working Class Change the World?This book should be mandatory for all economics, political science, and social philosophy classes. Comrades--especially younger ones--will find it immensely helpful for years to come. The sweep of the work is truly impressive; comprehensive and clear on everything essential for understanding the horrors of capitalism and the paths toward a better world. In this period of political madness, Lebowitz's message of political hope could not be timelier.--Tony Smith, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Iowa State University; author, Beyond Liberal Egalitarianism: Marx and Normative Social Theory for the Twenty-First Century About the Author Michael Lebowitz is professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and the author of several books including The Socialist Imperative, The Contradictions of "RealSocialism," and The Socialist Alternative. He was Director, Program in Transformative Practice andHuman Development, Centro Internacional Miranda, in Caracas, Venezuela, from 2006-11.

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Number of Pages: 494Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: History & TheoryFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Jonathan BeecherLanguage: English About the Book Explores the experience and impact of the 1848 French Revolution through the writings of nine European intellectuals, including Marx and Flaubert. Book Synopsis The revolution of 1848 has been described as the revolution of the intellectuals. In France, the revolution galvanised the energies of major romantic writers and intellectuals. This book follows nine writers through the revolution of 1848 and its aftermath: Alphonse de Lamartine, George Sand, Marie d'Agoult, Victor Hugo, Alexis de Tocqueville, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Alexander Herzen, Karl Marx, and Gustave Flaubert. Conveying a sense of the experience of 1848 as these writers lived it, this fresh and engaging study captures the sense of possibility at a time when it was not yet clear that the Second French Republic had no future. By looking closely at key texts in which each writer attempted to understand, judge, criticise, or intervene in the revolution, Jonathan Beecher shows how each endeavoured to answer the question posed explicitly by Tocqueville: Why, within the space of two generations, did democratic revolutions twice culminate in the dictatorship of a Napoleon? Review Quotes 'A truly remarkable book which will interest historians of France, of the revolution of 1848, of those who were thrilled by the change it promised, of those who feared it, and of their varying but universal disappointments. An excellent read and an important book.' Patrice Higonnet, University of Harvard'In 1848, France had a revolution, declared a republic, elected a dictator. This engaging book vividly evokes the hopes, expectations, and disappointments of a year when anything seemed possible. As we confront the weakness of liberal democracies today, a reminder of the lost radical ideas that preceded them could not be more timely.' Rebecca Spang, Indiana University'Jonathan Beecher's book is a brilliant summation of many years' thinking about the meaning of a revolution, which has remained enigmatic both for contemporaries and for us. The experience of 1848 is recounted through the reactions of nine of the most powerful writers of that time, from George Sand to Flaubert.' Gareth Stedman Jones, University of Cambridge

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Number of Pages: 296Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Public PolicyFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Princeton University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Economic PolicyAuthor: Alberto Alesina & Carlo Favero & Francesco GiavazziLanguage: English About the Book "Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs. In this masterful book, three of today's leading policy experts cut through the political noise to demonstrate that there is not one type of austerity but many. Looking at thousands of fiscal measures adopted by sixteen advanced economies since the late 1970s, "Austerity" assesses the relative effectiveness of tax increases and spending cuts at reducing debt. It shows that spending cuts have much smaller costs in terms of output losses than tax increases. Spending cuts can sometimes be associated with output gains in the case of expansionary austerity and are much more successful than tax increases at reducing the growth of debt. The authors also show that austerity is not necessarily the kiss of death for political careers as is often believed, and provide new insights into the recent cases of European austerity after the financial crisis. Bringing needed clarity to one of today's most challenging subjects, "Austerity" charts a sensible approach based on data analysis rather than ideology."--Jacket flap. Book Synopsis A timely and incisive look at austerity measures that succeed--and those that don't Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs. In this masterful book, three of today's leading policy experts cut through the political noise to demonstrate that there is not one type of austerity but many. Looking at thousands of fiscal measures adopted by sixteen advanced economies since the late 1970s, Austerity assesses the relative effectiveness of tax increases and spending cuts at reducing debt. It shows that spending cuts have much smaller costs in terms of output losses than tax increases. Spending cuts can sometimes be associated with output gains in the case of expansionary austerity and are much more successful than tax increases at reducing the growth of debt. The authors also show that austerity is not necessarily the kiss of death for political careers as is often believed, and provide new insights into the recent cases of European austerity after the financial crisis. Bringing needed clarity to one of today's most challenging subjects, Austerity charts a sensible approach based on data analysis rather than ideology. Review Quotes An ambitious book. . . . if you're looking for a comprehensive discussion of austerity policies, this is the book for you.---James Smith, Society of Professional EconomistsEvery chapter in this book is thorough, informative, and persuasive. . . . Without doubt, this is an important book.---Geoffrey Wood, Central Banking JournalWinner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan InstituteAusterity is a towering scholarly achievement, embodying decades of research and destined to serve as a touchstone for future studies--both by those who will build on it and by those who will try to tear it down.---Ken Rogoff, Project Syndicate On PointA towering scholarly achievement.---Kenneth Rogoff, Project SyndicateA Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019An important work for economists, policymakers, politicians, and engaged citizens. . . . One of the clearest and best researched treatments of fiscal policy available. And though not quite suitable for the beach, it's remarkably readable. . . . It should be required reading.---Milton Ezrati, City JournalIt's an impressive study of nearly 200 episodes of fiscal consolidation in the rich world to understand what's the best way to go about it. The answer--cutting spending is better than raising taxes--isn't entirely new, but the supporting evidence is compelling and it will take an equally deep study to make the opposite case.---Ferdinando Giugliano, Bloomberg OpinionOne of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: EconomicsThis book is timely in offering an alternative view. . . . Read this book as an antidote to the calls for governments to give up on fiscal discipline.---Chris Giles, Financial TimesThis is an extremely important book.---Martin Wolf, Financial Times, Summer Books of 2019 About the Author Alberto Alesina (1957-2020) was the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is the author, with Francesco Giavazzi, of The Future of Europe: Reform or Decline. Carlo Favero is the Deutsche Bank Chair in Quantitative Finance and Asset Pricing at Bocconi University in Italy. He is the author of Applied Macroeconometrics. Francesco Giavazzi is professor of economics at Bocconi University.

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Number of Pages: 192Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Political IdeologiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Princeton University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: DemocracyAuthor: Bruce RussettLanguage: English Book Synopsis By illuminating the conflict-resolving mechanisms inherent in the relationships between democracies, Bruce Russett explains one of the most promising developments of the modern international system: the striking fact that the democracies that it comprises have almost never fought each other. From the Back Cover "A very important book on a timely subject by a well-known and rigorous scholar. The book addresses a subject that has been of great interest recently both to academics and in policy circles: whether democracies ever fight wars with each other; and if not, why not."--Jack L. Snyder, Columbia University"The best book yet written on the important question of why democracies appear not to fight wars with each other even though they do fight with non-democratic states. . . . This is a highly original and provocative work that is bound to stimulate much discussion and debate."--Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Hoover Insitution and University of Rochester"This is a sophisticated and interesting book on what is undoubtedly the hot topic among students of international relations. Given the book's subject and its high quality, Grasping the Democratic Peace will be essential reading."--Aaron Friedberg, Princeton University Review Quotes Bruce Russett's laudable book summarizes, dissects, and expands our understanding of the disinclination shown by democracies to fight each other, a finding that has spawned a minor cottage industry of analytic studies. . . . the book combines rigor and relevance, maturity and originality.-- "American Political Science Review"In Grasping the Democratic Peace, Bruce Russett has published a powerful book clarifying the theoretical debate and producing additional support for the relative pacifism of democracies from previously untapped sources. The book will quickly claim a secure place in the literature for its insight and empirical originality. No student of international relations can fail to profit from a close read.----David A. Lake, The Journal of PoliticsRussett finds this [the proposition that democracies do not fight each other] to be an extraordinarily robust conclusion.... [The book] presents a challenge to realists while providing a rigorous undergirding to what has become a widespread view.---Francis Fukuyama, Foreign AffairsThe ambition and scope of the study provides the illuminating and unexpected insights into the relationships between war and democracy.---Roland Dannreuther, SurvivalThe descriptive phase of scholarly research on the absence of war between democratic dyads has been largely completed, and attention is now shifting to alternative explanations for this well-confirmed empirical generalization. The best place to begin, both for a summary of the descriptive evidence and for an attempt to explain it, is Bruce Russett's Grasping the Democratic Peace.---Jack S. Levy, International Studies Review About the Author Bruce Russett is Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Yale University and editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution. His many works include Controlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National Security and The Prisoners of Insecurity: Nuclear Deterrence, the Arms Race, and Arms Control. In writing Grasping the Democratic Peace, he was accompanied by anthropologists Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember and political scientists William Antholis and Zeev Maoz

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Number of Pages: 340Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Matthew M TaylorLanguage: English About the Book Complementarities between political and economic institutions have kept Brazil in a low-level economic equilibrium since 1985. Book Synopsis Brazil features regularly in global comparisons of large developing economies. Yet since the 1980s, the country has been caught in a low-level equilibrium, marked by lackluster growth and destructive inequality. One cause is the country's enduring commitment to a set of ideas and institutions labelled developmentalism. This book argues that developmentalism has endured, despite hyperactive reform, because institutional complementarities across economic and political spheres sustain and drive key actors and strategies that are individually advantageous, but collectively suboptimal. Although there has been incremental evolution in some institutions, complementarities across institutions sustain a pattern of 'decadent developmentalism' that swamps systemic change. Breaking new ground, Taylor shows how macroeconomic and microeconomic institutions are tightly interwoven with patterns of executive-legislative relations, bureaucratic autonomy, and oversight. His analysis of institutional complementarities across these five dimensions is relevant not only to Brazil but also to the broader study of comparative political economy. Review Quotes 'Decadent Developmentalism is the successor to Peter B. Evans' 1979 academic blockbuster on Brazil, Dependent Development. The early chapters on the continuing large economic role of the state, despite Brazil's moderate neoliberal turn in the 1990s, are comprehensive and competent, while the later chapters on the pernicious failures of political and legal controls on state actions under 'coalitional presidentialism' are brilliant.' Leslie Elliott Armijo, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver'Despite its frequent economic crises, some argue that Brazil is a stable democracy with existing checks and balances that help avert severe institutional disruption and may eventually support long term economic growth. Matthew Taylor provides a distinct and perhaps more realistic picture of the country as a state subject to a nexus of complementary forces that shape and distort development policies. Although focusing on Brazil, the framework proposed and discussed in the book should be a reference for those interested in how country-level institutions promote or constrain development.' Sérgio Lazzarini, Insper'Few understand the interaction of politics and the economy in Brazil better than Matthew Taylor, whose superb study shows how political and economic complementarities constrain Brazil's growth. Essential reading for all seeking to understand the Brazilian condition, the book will be of special value for those, be they 'developmentalists' or 'neo-liberals', who seek to restore growth with equity in Brazil.' David M. Trubek, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Number of Pages: 300Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Allan Colbern & S Karthick RamakrishnanLanguage: English About the Book States have historically led in rights expansion for marginalized populations and remain leaders today on the rights of undocumented immigrants. Book Synopsis The United States is entering a new era of progressive state citizenship, with California leading the way. A growing number of states are providing expanded rights to undocumented immigrants that challenge conventional understandings of citizenship as binary, unidimensional, and exclusively national. In Citizenship Reimagined, Allan Colbern and S. Karthick Ramakrishnan develop a precise framework for understanding and measuring citizenship as expansive, multi-dimensional, and federated - broader than legal status and firmly grounded in the provision of rights. Placing today's immigration battles in historical context, they show that today's progressive state citizenship is not unprecedented: US states have been leaders in rights expansion since America's founding, including over the fight for black citizenship and women's suffrage. The book invites readers to rethink how American federalism relates to minority rights and how state laws regulating undocumented residents can coexist with federal exclusivity over immigration law. Review Quotes 'Citizenship Reimagined is an extraordinarily important and timely book. Colbern and Ramakrishnan provide us crucial insights about how democratic membership is governed at the state level in this era of partisan and ideological polarization. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the politics of race, ethnicity, and immigration are shaped by American federalism.' Daniel J. Tichenor'Demonstrating that US states restrict or expand rights in cases ranging from civil rights for African Americans to women's suffrage to immigrant rights today, this book convincingly illuminates the multilevel nature of citizenship and the crucial role of state-level advocacy. California's dramatic transformation from regressive to progressive policies coupled with opposite moves elsewhere highlight the enduring tension between state and national citizenship.' Willem Maas, York University'This provocative and important volume challenges us to rethink both theory and practice. Reframing citizenship in terms of five dimensions of rights and access, the authors stress how states can use (and have used) progressive federalism to expand belonging and opportunity. Offering a special focus on California's recent pioneering efforts to promote immigrant integration, the authors chart a path for the development of policies and models that can be scaled to the national stage. Carefully researched, convincingly argued, and remarkably well-written, this is a must-read for immigration scholars and for those concerned with how social movements can leverage local power for broader change.' Manuel Pastor, USC Dornsife'US states have always played a pivotal but poorly-understood role in creating and enforcing the country's immigration policies. Citizenship Reimagined sheds light on this process, revealing how states identify and exploit their power to shape the political status of non-citizens. Amid a crowded field, Colbern and Ramakrishnan have given immigration and federalism scholars a rich array of concepts, history, and up-to-the moment empirical research that will propel both fields forward in important new directions. This book is an essential resource.' Elizabeth F. Cohen, Syracuse University

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Number of Pages: 272Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Public PolicySeries Title: European Observatory on Health Systems and PoliciesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Economic PolicyAuthor: Michael Anderson & Michele Cecchini & Elias MossialosLanguage: English About the Book An accessible overview of the challenges in tackling AMR, and the economic and policy responses of the multidisciplinary 'One Health' approach. Book Synopsis Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a biological mechanism whereby a micro-organism evolves over time to develop the ability to become resistant to antimicrobial therapies such as antibiotics. The drivers of and potential solutions to AMR are complex, often spanning multiple sectors. The internationally recognised response to AMR advocates for a 'One Health' approach, which requires policies to be developed and implemented across human, animal, and environmental health. To date, misaligned economic incentives have slowed the development of novel antimicrobials and limited efforts to reduce antimicrobial usage. However, the research which underpins the variety of policy options to tackle AMR is rapidly evolving across multiple disciplines such as human medicine, veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, epidemiology, economics, sociology and psychology. By bringing together in one place the latest evidence and analysing the different facets of the complex problem of tackling AMR, this book offers an accessible summary for policy-makers, academics and students on the big questions around AMR policy. Review Quotes 'The contributors' essays are exhaustively researched and clearly argued. Policy analysts should turn to this book for guidance as they begin to formulate a resolution of threats posed by AMR [antimicrobial-resistant].' T. P. Gariepy, Choice'Challenges in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Economic and Policy Responses is a timely publication for policy-makers working in the human, animal and environmental health sectors impacted by the emergence of AMR. Alongside climate change, AMR is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It requires a level of co-operation between countries and sectors, and an urgency that we are unaccustomed to. Every year thousands of patients in Belgium contract hospital infections. Our capacity to treat those infections using antibiotics, which help saving lives, is being undermined by the increasing presence of drug-resistant bacteria. We have taken several measures to better manage the use of antibiotics and promote infection control as part of a One Health approach. More action is needed and, crucially, this book synthesises the most recent evidence on essential policies to tackle AMR. I hope this book will help to mobilise resources across sectors and across countries to halt this significant threat to public health. The progress we have achieved over many decades is in jeopardy. This book is a clear call to action.' Maggie De Block, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, and Asylum Policy and Migration, Belgium

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Number of Pages: 294Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Civics & CitizenshipFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Disruption BooksAge Range: AdultAuthor: Jim NussleLanguage: English Book Synopsis Data and evidence don't lie - but for too long, our policy makers haven't paid them nearly enough attention. In 2014, an all-star team of leaders and thinkers from across the political spectrum came together to propose an exciting new vision for the country - one where policy makers base decisions not on politics or expedience, but on the hard evidence of what really works. The first edition of Moneyball for Government did more than just spark conversations; it spurred meaningful action. Now, Michael Gerson and Rajiv Shah join the second edition of the book, as they explain a variety of ways to apply this revolution of rigor to foreign assistance. For anyone who believes that government must do better for America's children and their families, Moneyball for Government is a home run. Contributing authors: Senator Kelly Ayotte, Senator Mark Warner, Glenn Hubbard, Gene Sperling, Melody Barnes, John Bridgeland, Kevin Madden, Howard Wolfson, Michael Gerson, Raj Shah Review Quotes "The age old question is how do you not just treat the symptoms but tackle the underlying causes and actually solve problems. Too often we have taken the easy path of just providing money and then measure success by the amount spent. Dr. Raj Shah and Michael Gerson use their experience to plot a path forward for continued, successful foreign assistance that should serve as a guide for lawmakers, future administrations and public and private organizations as we seek to leverage funds for the best outcomes and assess the impact. We need to build on the incredible results achieved, and continue the success story that members on both sides of the aisle can support." -- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) "There is no one better than Michael Gerson and Raj Shah to examine and explain the revolution of rigor in foreign aid. Gerson and Shah are two of America's best grounded and most creative leaders in the ongoing efforts to reinvent foreign development assistance into a data-driven, results-oriented success worthy of bipartisan support. From AIDS to Ebola, from the innovations of PEPFAR and the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Feed the Future and DIV, both authors have a wealth of personal experience and considerable insights. Gerson and Shah have practiced the art of partnership - with a new generation of impact investors, innovative faith and NGO leaders, and social entrepreneurs - and from their experiences they point our hopes towards a new era where focused strategies designed to achieve measurable outcomes promise to make U.S. foreign assistance less political, more effective, and as fiscally sound as it is morally compelling." --U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) About the Author Jim Nussle is founder and president of the Nussle Group. From 2007 to 2009, he served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. For the sixteen years prior, he represented southeastern Iowa in the United States Congress, where he served as chairman of the Budget Committee. Peter Orszag is a vice chairman of corporate investment banking and chairman of the Financial Strategy and Solutions Group at Citigroup. From 2009 to 2010, he served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, and from 2007 to 2008 he was the director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

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Number of Pages: 284Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Jonathan ObertLanguage: English About the Book Public and private forms of violence have co-evolved rather than competed in America's political development since the nineteenth century. Book Synopsis American violence is schizophrenic. On the one hand, many Americans support the creation of a powerful bureaucracy of coercion made up of police and military forces in order to provide public security. At the same time, many of those citizens also demand the private right to protect their own families, home, and property. This book diagnoses this schizophrenia as a product of a distinctive institutional history, in which private forms of violence - vigilantes, private detectives, mercenary gunfighters - emerged in concert with the creation of new public and state forms of violence such as police departments or the National Guard. This dual public and private face of American violence resulted from the upending of a tradition of republican governance, in which public security had been indistinguishable from private effort, by the nineteenth-century social transformations of the Civil War and the Market Revolution. Review Quotes 'The research is impressive, and the historical information included in the volume is extensive.' J. P. Dunn, Choice'Enhanced for academia with the inclusion of figures, tables, a list of abbreviations, and a ten page index, 'The Six-Shooter State' is a seminal work of outstanding scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary Social Issues collections.' Library Bookwatch'This fascinating book analyses the relationship between, on the one hand, the officers and institutions who wield violence in the name of the state and, on the other, the people and social groups who hold dominant positions in society. If these two things do not coincide, the result is political and social instability. That sobering conclusion is supported by a wealth of evidence arising from a prodigious amount of innovative research.' Richard Bensel, Gary S. Davis Professor, Cornell University, New York

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Number of Pages: 262Genre: Political ScienceFormat: PaperbackPublisher: University of California PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Allison SchnableLanguage: English About the Book "Amateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid. Instead, NGOs launch projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders shows the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale"-- Book Synopsis Amateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid by launching projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders investigates the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale. From the Back Cover "This is a real breakthrough, eagerly anticipated by scholars in the field. It offers a new conceptualization of an understudied type of NGO: volunteer-based, personally expressive efforts by individual Americans to help distant others."--Ann Swidler, University of California, Berkeley, coauthor of A Fraught Embrace: The Romance and Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa "Around the world, self-authorizing change makers are implementing local development projects aimed at improving the lives of those with the fewest resources, often with interesting and unexpected results. Allison Schnable's research takes us deep into the world of these practical dreamers as they try to solve some of the world's most complex problems and overcome large and inevitable obstacles along the way. This book will become essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the shifting landscape of global social impact."--Peter Frumkin, Heyer Chair in Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania "Working outside formal channels, amateur aid operates globally, pursuing hopes of changing individual lives in developing countries. Allison Schnable deftly analyzes this narrative of redemption, illuminating what grassroots charity can accomplish and why it cannot address root causes. With empathy and acumen, she reveals this messy, imperfect, and very human form of charity in a way no one before has."--Woody Powell, Stanford University "Grassroots nongovernmental organizations are an important vehicle through which many Westerners engage with citizens in the Global South, yet we have little data about their origins and activities. This book provides important new insights into these organizations, highlighting their good intentions and their unintended consequences for the individuals and communities they seek to serve."--Mary Kay Gugerty, Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Washington About the Author Allison Schnable is Assistant Professor in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.

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Number of Pages: 664Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: History & TheorySeries Title: Princeton ClassicsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Princeton University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: John Greville Agard PocockLanguage: English Book Synopsis Originally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and social consciousness arising from the ideal of the classical republic revived by Machiavelli and other thinkers of Renaissance Italy. Pocock shows that Machiavelli's prime emphasis was on the moment in which the republic confronts the problem of its own instability in time, which Pocock calls the "Machiavellian moment." After examining this problem in the works of Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and Giannotti, Pocock turns to the revival of republican ideology in Puritan England and in Revolutionary and Federalist America. He argues that the American Revolution can be considered the last great act of civic humanism of the Renaissance and he relates the origins of modern historicism to the clash between civic, Christian, and commercial values in eighteenth-century thought. This Princeton Classics edition of The Machiavellian Moment features a new introduction by Richard Whatmore. From the Back Cover "The Machiavellian Moment raised a thousand issues, settled two or three, and gave historians and philosophers a generation's work. It is a must-read and a must-have."--Philip Pettit, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University"In analyzing the history of consciousness as explicated through philosophers, political theorists, historians, theologians, lawyers, and prophets, [this book] presents a new interpretation of wide-ranging problems. It should be of great value to scholars in many disciplines concerned with the history of ideas."--Marvin B. Becker Review Quotes The Machiavellian Moment reinterpreted the entire history of political ideology in early modern England and America.---T. H. Breen, New York Times About the Author J.G.A. Pocock is the Harry C. Black Professor of History Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. His many books include Political Thought and History; Politics, Language, and Time; and The Ancient Constitution and the Feudal Law. Richard Whatmore is professor of modern history at the University of St Andrews and director of the St. Andrews Institute of Intellectual History. He is the author of Republicanism and the French Revolution and Against War and Empire.

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Number of Pages: 792Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: History & TheorySeries Title: Princeton ClassicsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Princeton University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Sheldon S WolinLanguage: English Book Synopsis Politics and Vision is a landmark work by one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. This is a significantly expanded edition of one of the greatest works of modern political theory. Sheldon Wolin's Politics and Vision inspired and instructed two generations of political theorists after its appearance in 1960. Substantially expanded for republication in 2004, it is both a sweeping survey of Western political thought and a powerful account of contemporary predicaments of power and democracy. In lucid and compelling prose, Sheldon Wolin offers original, subtle, and often surprising interpretations of political theorists from Plato to Rawls. Situating them historically while sounding their depths, he critically engages their diverse accounts of politics, theory, power, justice, citizenship, and institutions. The new chapters, which show how thinkers have grappled with the immense possibilities and dangers of modern power, are themselves a major theoretical statement. They culminate in Wolin's remarkable argument that the United States has invented a new political form, inverted totalitarianism," in which economic rather than political power is dangerously dominant. In this expanded edition, the book that helped to define political theory in the late twentieth century should energize, enlighten, and provoke generations of scholars to come. Wolin originally wrote Politics and Vision to challenge the idea that political analysis should consist simply of the neutral observation of objective reality. He argues that political thinkers must also rely on creative vision. Wolin shows that great theorists have been driven to shape politics to some vision of the Good that lies outside the existing political order. As he tells it, the history of theory is thus, in part, the story of changing assumptions about the Good. Acclaimed as a tour de force when it was first published, and a major scholarly event when the expanded edition appeared, Politics and Vision will instruct, inspire, and provoke for generations to come. From the Back Cover "Politics and Vision is one of the twentieth century's most important works of political philosophy. Its magisterial sweep of the ideas and philosophical debates that define western civilization illuminates what allows a civic democracy to flourish and what destroys it. Wolin uses the insights of the great philosophical minds of the past, from Plato to Karl Marx, Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, as a lens by which he examines our own failed democracy, a system he describes as "inverted totalitarianism." In the pantheon of contemporary political philosophers Sheldon Wolin stands alone, not only for his brilliance but for his courage."--Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winner and author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning"Sheldon Wolin is our premier contemporary theorist of engaged democracy. This expanded edition of Politics and Vision offers an extraordinarily comprehensive and acute account of the encounter between philosophy and political power, from classical Greece to the postmodern era of Superpower. The new edition demonstrates the power of Wolin's original enterprise by bringing it into constructive relationship with Marx, Nietzsche, and Dewey, and with political philosophy since Rawls. Essential reading for anyone concerned with the possibilities of politics in the twenty-first century."--Josiah Ober, Princeton University, author of The Athenian Revolution and Political Dissent in Democratic Athens"In his classic work, Sheldon Wolin brings to light the most fascinating meanings of politics in its highest sense. He writes with the passion of the citizen who worries about power, and the rigor of the thinker committed to intellectual sharpness and historical awareness. In this new edition, Wolin explores in depth the most difficult challenges that our democratic ocieties are facing after their victory over totalitarianisms. Like the first edition, this new one will open fresh avenues to political thinking, and will teach us new and valuable lessons in the difficult art of being free citizens."--Maurizio Viroli, Princeton University, author of Niccolò's Smile: ABiography of Machiavelli"I am happy to report that the excitement of the great work represented by the first edition still remains, and that this book is, if anything, enhanced by the addition of the chapters on theorists including Marx, Nietzsche, Popper and Dewey, and Rawls. This revised and expanded edition is more somberly reflective than its predecessor, and at the same time more provocative in the overall picture it presents."--Jeremy Waldron, Columbia Law School, author of God, Locke, and Equality"A great, provocative, intense, brilliant book. Several generations of political theorists were provoked and instructed by the original edition. Here, Sheldon Wolin brings up to date our understanding of politics and shows why earlier understandings are inadequate to contemporary developments."--Tracy B. Strong, University of California, San Diego, author of The Idea of Political Theory Review Quotes [T]he original edition . . . provided the most impressive synoptic interpretation of politics by any recent Western thinker. Measured, assured, and resolutely independent, it was also wonderfully lacking in self-importance. . . . [T]hat first book remains just as illuminating and every bit as imposing; but it is now accompanied by a second and very different book. . . . Its message is chilling . . . that politics itself, in its generous Western understanding, is well on the way to being eliminated from the experience of human beings. Each of these books is a remarkable achievement.---John Dunn, Times Higher Education SupplementWinner of the 2006 David and Elaine Spitz Prize, Conference for the Study of Political Thought About the Author Sheldon S. Wolin (1922-2015) was professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University. He taught political theory for forty years and was the founding editor of the journal Democracy. Wendy Brown is Class of 1936 First Chair of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Number of Pages: 272Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: Labor & Industrial RelationsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: University of California PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Juliet SchorLanguage: English About the Book "When the "sharing economy" launched a decade ago, proponents claimed that it would transform the experience of work-giving earners flexibility, autonomy, and a decent income. It was touted as a cure for social isolation and rampant ecological degradation. But this novel form of gig work soon sprouted a dark side: exploited Uber drivers, neighborhoods ruined by Airbnb, racial discrimination, and rising carbon emissions. Several of the most prominent platforms are now faced with existential crises as they prioritize growth over fairness and long-term viability. Nevertheless, the basic model-a peer-to-peer structure augmented by digital tech-holds the potential to meet its original promises. Based on nearly a decade of pioneering research, After the Gig dives into what went wrong along the way to this contemporary reimagining of labor. The book examines multiple types of data from thirteen cases to identify the unique features and potential of sharing platforms that prior research has failed to identify. Juliet B. Schor presents a compelling case that we can engineer a reboot: through regulatory reforms and cooperative platforms owned and controlled by users, an equitable and actual sharing economy is still possible"-- Book Synopsis Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards A Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie Book The dark side of the gig economy (Uber, Airbnb, etc.) and how to make it equitable for the users and workers most exploited. When the "sharing economy" launched a decade ago, proponents claimed that it would transform the experience of work--giving earners flexibility, autonomy, and a decent income. It was touted as a cure for social isolation and rampant ecological degradation. But this novel form of work soon sprouted a dark side: exploited Uber drivers, neighborhoods ruined by Airbnb, racial discrimination, and rising carbon emissions. Several of the most prominent platforms are now faced with existential crises as they prioritize growth over fairness and long-term viability. Nevertheless, the basic model--a peer-to-peer structure augmented by digital tech--holds the potential to meet its original promises. Based on nearly a decade of pioneering research, After the Gig dives into what went wrong with this contemporary reimagining of labor. The book examines multiple types of data from thirteen cases to identify the unique features and potential of sharing platforms that prior research has failed to pinpoint. Juliet B. Schor presents a compelling argument that we can engineer a reboot: through regulatory reforms and cooperative platforms owned and controlled by users, an equitable and truly shared economy is still possible. From the Back Cover "After the Gig is a revelatory analysis of work in the emerging economy. Juliet Schor and her collaborators draw on years of in-depth research to show the extraordinary things that can happen when communities genuinely share valuable tasks, and also what happens when corporations turn potentially emancipatory practices into tools of exploitation. Essential reading for anyone trying to understand the future of labor."--Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life "Juliet Schor and her team have created the most comprehensive and in-depth account of the 'sharing economy' or 'gig economy.' This book critically tells the story of how and why this troubling, insecure model of work rose and attracted so much investment, so many workers, and so many customers."--Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything -- and Why We Should Worry. "Before the pandemic, the gig economy was structurally racist, ecologically destructive, and profoundly exploitative. There's every danger that the reconstruction will be worse. Yet this nuanced and sophisticated study also shows, through the analysis of gig economy workers themselves, that flexibility, a shared sense of purpose, and a commitment to sharing more is well within our grasp. As we turn to imagine what kind of economy and society we want after COVID-19, the work of Juliet Schor and her students will be indispensable."--Raj Patel, Research Professor at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, at the University of Texas at Austin "This is sociology at its best, a consummate exploration of digitized work, a sharing economy that allocated responsibility but not the reward. It is a story of how peer-to-peer platforms designed to restore fairness, autonomy and dignity for workers ended up creating a new underclass. The last chapter of the sharing economy has not been written. After the Gig clearly identifies how to reboot the system back to its original DNA, a world based on community aided by technology that ensures equitability and economic opportunity for all."--Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest "Juliet Schor and her team have done something extraordinary: their intensive research has let them understand what the sharing economy really feels like to its participants, and their storytelling ability lets the rest of us make complete sense of the data. In addition, they provide a workable plan for how to fulfill the promise of gig work as a part of a supportive, useful, fair economy. This book will redefine the field."--Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy "Cutting through the hype of the sharing economy and anxieties about gig work, Schor offers a deeply researched and thoughtful account of what promised (or threatened) to revolutionize work and ownership, but probably won't. A must-read for anyone thinking about the future of work."--Yochai Benkler, Professor, Harvard Law School and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University "This book is incredibly important. The story that Schor tells is further enhanced in that she tells it--not just across sectors--but also across positionalities."--Veena Dubal, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law "While others have batted around the gig economy with melodrama and polemic, Juliet Schor comes to the subject with incisive, challenging questions for both the alarm-raisers and the boosters. As a partisan in these debates myself, I've trusted no scholar as much as she to keep me honest."--Nathan Schneider, author of Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy Review Quotes "Schor's case studies skillfully represent the full spectrum of optimism and disenchantment--those previously bullish on being their own boss, who have since been dragged into despair. . . . The takeaway from this book is that a complete reimagining of city governance is required if the sharing economy is ever going to work for the people."?-- "Financial Times""The author, a nimble writer, concludes that 'social technology' has to match technology itself, the foremost need being 'learning how to share.' The gig economy is a failure, Schor sharply chronicles--but not one that can't be redeemed by 'cooperation and helping.'"-- "Kirkus Reviews""Punctures the hype surrounding the 'sharing economy' in this lucid and deeply researched study. . . . Schor backs her claims with detailed evidence, and identifies specific, actionable reforms. This incisive account makes a perplexing subject easier to grasp."-- "Publishers Weekly""Eye-opening as it deconstructs the promises, and downfalls, of the sharing economy."-- "Foreword Reviews" About the Author Juliet B. Schor is an economist and sociologist and a New York Times best-selling author. She teaches at Boston College and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Better Future Project. William Attwood-Charles, Mehmet Cansoy, Lindsey "Luka" Carfagna, Samantha Eddy, Connor Fitzmaurice, Isak Ladegaard, and Robert Wengronowitz collaborated on this book.

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Number of Pages: 238Genre: Political ScienceSub-Genre: American GovernmentFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Mark D Ramirez & David A M PetersonLanguage: English About the Book Whites' animus toward Latinos is a fundamental force in American politics, uniquely shaping public opinion across a range of domains. Book Synopsis Although Latinos are now the largest non-majority group in the United States, existing research on white attitudes toward Latinos has focused almost exclusively on attitudes toward immigration. This book changes that. It argues that such accounts fundamentally underestimate the political power of whites' animus toward Latinos and thus miss how conflict extends well beyond immigration to issues such as voting rights, criminal punishment, policing, and which candidates to support. Providing historical and cultural context and drawing on rich survey and experimental evidence, the authors show that Latino racism-ethnicism is a coherent belief system about Latinos that is conceptually and empirically distinct from other forms of out-group hostility, and from partisanship and ideology. Moreover, animus toward Latinos has become a powerful force in contemporary American politics, shaping white public opinion in elections and across a number of important issue areas - and resulting in policies that harm Latinos disproportionately. Review Quotes 'There is no question that based on the analyses of survey data presented in Ignored Racism, as well as the results of the several original experimental analyses presented in the book, Ramirez and Peterson have made a strong case for the importance of their measure of LRE, and we believe that this measure needs to be taken seriously.' Richard C. Fording and Sanford Schram, Critical Dialogue'For too long, even as the Latino population has grown significantly in the US, social science research on race and ethnic attitudes has been without a careful, comprehensive, and valid measure of contemporary White attitudes toward Latinos. Ramirez and Peterson's research closes this gap, helping us more fully understand the social, economic, and political consequences of how Whites perceive Latinos.' Ashley Jardina, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Duke University'In this book, Ramirez and Peterson address an exceedingly important subject. The authors provide historical context and show how animus toward Latinos matters for political attitudes and political behavior today. They also introduce new measures that other scholars are sure to use in future work. Theoretically grounded and empirically convincing, Ignored Racism is a must-read.' Brad Jones, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis'Ramirez and Peterson have given me a lot to think about. There was a time we all assumed that anti-Latino sentiment was a shadow of the much more virulent anti-black racism but could be understood and studied on the same terms. These authors suggest that we need to reconceptualize anti-Latino biases and their policy implications as a distinct phenomenon, rooted in and exacerbated by the historical development of the population and the institutions created to disadvantage them. This work - its conclusions, and its implications - is a must-read for anyone seriously trying to grapple with understanding how, in 2020, 10,000 children can be locked in cages with the tacit approval of the majority of the American people.' Gary M. Segura, Professor and Dean, University of California, Los Angeles

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