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In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben…
Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future. Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America's youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliant—are being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year, and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live with their parents. From these disparate phenomena: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse who as president of a Midwestern college observed the trials of this generation up close, sees an existential threat to the American way of life. In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens. He identifies core formative experiences that all young people should pursue: hard work to appreciate the benefits of labor, travel to understand deprivation and want, the power of reading, the importance of nurturing your body—and explains how parents can encourage them. Our democracy depends on responsible, contributing adults to function properly—without them America falls prey to populist demagogues. A call to arms, The Vanishing American Adult will ignite a much-needed debate about the link between the way we're raising our children and the future of our country. A New York Times BestsellerIntegration Through Law: The Internal Effects of ASEAN External Relations
By Venzke, Ingo and Thio, Li-ann, Ingo Venzke, Li-Ann Thio. 2016
Starting with a typology of ASEAN external agreements, the authors go on to provide an original reading of plurilateral agreements…
as 'joint' agreements. The book then offers both a clarification of the effects - direct or indirect - of external agreements within the legal orders of ASEAN Member States, and an explanation of the effects of external agreements within the legal regime of ASEAN. The authors conclude with a discussion of the role of ASEAN centrality and the role of the secretariat in shaping it.BTEC First Sport Level 2 Assessment Guide: Unit 6 Leading Sports Activities
By Andrew Bardsley. 2013
Take the guesswork out of BTEC assessment with sample student work and assessor feedback for all pass, merit and distinction…
criteria.By focusing on assessment this compact guide leads students through each pass, merit and distinction criterion by clearly showing them what they are required to do.- Provides a sample student answer for every single pass, merit and distinction criterion, together with detailed assessor's comments on how work can be improved, so that students know exactly what their work needs to show to hit their grade target - Saves you time - realistic model assignments are included and provide an opportunity to generate all evidence, with each criterion and grade clearly indicated, so there is no need to rewrite yet more assignment briefs- Use instead of a textbook - detailed revision-style summaries of all the learning aims from the unit support students, allowing them to quickly find the facts and ideas they will need for their assessment- Enables you to customise your course - combine this guide with others in the series so you only pay for the units you deliverThe Statebuilder's Dilemma: On the Limits of Foreign Intervention
By David A. Lake. 2006
The central task of all statebuilding is to create a state that is regarded as legitimate by the people over…
whom it exercises authority. This is a necessary condition for stable, effective governance. States sufficiently motivated to bear the costs of building a state in some distant land are likely to have interests in the future policies of that country, and will therefore seek to promote loyal leaders who are sympathetic to their interests and willing to implement their preferred policies. In The Statebuilder's Dilemma, David A. Lake addresses the key tradeoff between legitimacy and loyalty common to all international statebuilding attempts. Except in rare cases where the policy preferences of the statebuilder and the population of the country whose state is to be built coincide, as in the famous success cases of West Germany and Japan after 1945, promoting a leader who will remain loyal to the statebuilder undermines that leader's legitimacy at home. In Iraq, thrust into a statebuilding role it neither anticipated nor wanted, the United States eventually backed Nouri al-Malaki as the most favorable of a bad lot of alternative leaders. Malaki then used the support of the Bush administration to govern as a Shiite partisan, undermining the statebuilding effort and ultimately leading to the second failure of the Iraqi state in 2014. Ethiopia faced the same tradeoff in Somalia after the rise of a promising but irredentist government in 2006, invading to put its own puppet in power in Mogadishu. But the resulting government has not been able to build significant local support and legitimacy. Lake uses these cases to demonstrate that the greater the interests of the statebuilder in the target country, the more difficult it is to build a legitimate state that can survive on its own.Wigan Pier Revisited: Poverty and Politics in the 80s
By Beatrix Campbell. 1984
A brilliant exposé of poverty and politics in Britain. In 1937 George Orwell published The Road to Wigan Pier, an…
account of his famous 'urban ride' among the people and places of the Great Depression. Fifty years later we lived through a second Great Depression, and this time the journey north was made by a woman - like Orwell a journalist and a socialist, but, unlike him, working class and a feminist. Wigan Pier Revisited is a devastating record of what Beatrix Campbell saw and heard in towns and cities ravaged by poverty and unemployment. She talked to young mothers on the dole, to miners and their families, to school leavers, battered wives, factory workers, redundant workers; discovered what work, home, family, politics and dignity meant for working-class people. Out of this came her passionate plea for a genuine socialism, one informed by feminism, drawing its strength from the grass roots and responding to people's real needs.Intellectual Property and Development
By Rami M. Olwan. 2012
The book examines the correlation between Intellectual Property Law - notably copyright - on the one hand and social and…
economic development on the other. The main focus of the initial overview is on historical, legal, economic and cultural aspects. Building on that, the work subsequently investigates how intellectual property systems have to be designed in order to foster social and economic growth in developing countries and puts forward theoretical and practical solutions that should be considered and implemented by policy makers, legal experts and the Word Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).Behind Closed Doors: Politics of Punjab, Haryana and the Emergency
By B. K. Chum. 2014
A riveting volume that paints politics and politicians in their true colours A candid hard-hitting and incisive work…
that throws light on crucial events in post-independence India focusing on Punjab Haryana and the Emergency that had serious repercussions for the nation As a seasoned journalist B K Chum who was a witness to history-in-the-making for more than six decades has gone behind closed doors to unearth secrets that politicians prefer to keep hidden Beginning with Punjab in the early 1950s when the Akalis demanded a separate Punjabi-speaking state Chum recounts how the resultant turmoil led to the state being split on the basis of language He moves on to describe the terrorism years which had disastrous consequences for the nation In the process he reveals how an unholy nexus between the Congress leader Giani Zail Singh and the Sikh preacher-turned-extremist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to counter the Akalis led to indiscriminate killings and widespread bloodshed and also to the marginalization of the moderate Akalis such as Sant Harchand Singh Longowal Parkash Singh Badal and Surjit Singh Barnala Chum details how the extremists took control of the Golden Temple at Amritsar necessitating Operation Bluestar which resulted in the subsequent assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi He details the efforts made to root out terrorism and how it was eventually wiped out after Beant Singh who took over as Punjab chief minister in February 1992 appointed K P S Gill to tackle the menace Coming to the sleazy politics of Haryana that gave the country s political lexicon the term Aya Ram Gaya Ram Chum traces the vicissitudes of this state in the political sphere right from its coming into existence in November 1966 He also provides fascinating sketches of some of the shrewdest politicians of the state such as Bansi Lal Devi Lal Bhajan Lal Om Prakash Chautala and Bhupinder Singh Hooda The author gives a round-up of the various developments in Punjab and Haryana in the 1990s and in the new millennium which include apart from the positive aspects shady land deals money-related scams sex scandals and the pivotal role played by dynastic politics The author s behind-the-scenes revelations of the murky goings-on during the Emergency make for enthralling reading He discloses how the main perpetrators of the Emergency led by Sanjay Gandhi were planning to take over the country and run it according to their whims and fanciesMad Politics
By Gina Loudon. 2018
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result America…
has been insane for decades We ve elected establishment politicians on both sides of the aisle we ve hoped for change and we ve been disappointed But with the election of Donald Trump America tried something new So we have to ask ourselves what if Trump isn t the crazy man that the media pretends he is What if he s actually the cure for a country who s been going mad for years In Mad Politics Fox News commentator radio host and psychological analyst Dr Gina Loudon diagnoses the problem with America s status quo politics Loudon has unique insight into both the Trump campaign and the larger political landscape as a member of the president s 2020 media advisory board a former surrogate for his campaign the wife of a former Senator from Missouri the co-host of a national Television show a seasoned psychological analyst on FOX News CNN and others and a twice pedigreed Master and Ph D With authority and wit Mad Politics exposes cultural patterns that have led to today s political narcissism She scans the psychological literature and illuminates a formula to answer the question How can we restore a sound mind to the body politic The answer Loudon concludes may be in joining Trump in a complete rejection of political correctnessBridging the Foreign Policy Divide
By Tod Lindberg, Derek Chollet, David Shorr. 2008
Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide brings together twenty leading foreign policy and national security specialists—some of the leading thinkers of…
their generation—to seek common ground on ten key, controversial areas of policy. In each chapter conservative and liberal experts jointly outline their points of agreement on many of the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, pointing the way toward a more constructive debate. In doing so, the authors move past philosophical differences and identify effective approaches to the major national security challenges confronting the United States. An outgrowth of a Stanley Foundation initiative, this book shows what happens when specialists take a fresh look at politically sensitive issues purely on their merits and present an alternative to the distortions and oversimplifications of today's polarizing political environment.The Cracked Bell: America And The Afflictions Of Liberty
By Tristram Riley-Smith. 2010
In this groundbreaking book, Tristram Riley-Smith charts the cultural landscape of a conflicted America in the opening decade of the…
21st Century and addresses two key questions: Why is it that a nation that is so clear about its destiny leaves the world confused about its direction of travel; and why is it that a people intent on the pursuit of happiness appears so unsettled?Delving beneath the chaotic surface of American society, Riley-Smith exposes the enduring fault-lines in the cultural bedrock. In doing so, he offers up a panoramic snapshot of American society, flash-lit by the thunderbolts of '9/11', Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Credit Crash and the inauguration of President Obama.The Cracked Bell gets to the heart of what it means to live in Obama's America, addressing questions of identity and power, belief and value, liberty and law, innovation and tradition, commerce and consumption, nature and civilization, war and peace.Global and Regional Leadership of BRICS Countries
By Stephen Kingah, Cintia Quiliconi. 2016
This book presents a systematic collation of the regional and global dimensions of the leadership role of BRICS countries (Brazil,…
Russia, India, China and South Africa). It analyses the rising regional and global leadership of BRICS, using specific benchmarks to gauge the nature of this leadership. The elements examined include willingness to lead, the capacity to do as much, and the degree to which the given actor is accepted as a leader both within and beyond its region. The chapters in the book capture the nature of trends in regional and global leadership within the contexts of a changing international order. It is taken for granted that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are now engineering a unique pool of governance that is seeking alternatives to the current order of global economic and political affairs. The fact that these countries have jointly decided to forge ahead with the BRICS constellation of states that is now taking consequential decisions such as the creation of the BRICS' New Development Bank, is not to be treated lightly. In this book the majority of papers take a step back and systematically analyse the real state of the leadership that is provided by the BRICS on a litany of regionally and globally relevant issues. While no one doubts the fact that these countries have the capacity to provide leadership especially in their various regions on many issues, what remains moot is whether they are willing and capable to do so at the global level. Even in those cases where there is the willingness and capacity, the book argues that the acceptance of such leadership by potential followers is not always a given.Face of Imperialism
By Michael Parenti. 2011
The relationship between US economic and military power is not often considered within mainstream commentary. Similarly the connection between US…
military interventions overseas and US domestic problems is rarely considered in any detail. In this brilliant new book, Michael Parenti reveals the true face of US imperialism. He documents how it promotes unjust policies across the globe including expropriation of natural resources, privatisation, debt burdens and suppression of democratic movements. He then demonstrates how this feeds into deteriorating living standards in the US itself, leading to increased poverty, decaying infrastructure and impending ecological disaster. The Face of Imperialism redefines empire and imperialism and connects the crisis in the US with its military escapades across the world.Shattered Bonds: The Color Of Child Welfare
By Dorothy Roberts. 2002
Shattered Bonds is a stirring account of a worsening American social crisis--the disproportionate representation of black children in the U.…
S. foster care system and its effects on black communities and the country as a whole. Tying the origins and impact of this disparity to racial injustice, Dorothy Roberts contends that child-welfare policy reflects a political choice to address startling rates of black child poverty by punishing parents instead of tackling poverty's societal roots. Using conversations with mothers battling the Chicago child-welfare system for custody of their children, along with national data, Roberts levels a powerful indictment of racial disparities in foster care and tells a moving story of the women and children who earn our respect in their fight to keep their families intact.Inside Sudan: Political Islam, Conflict, And Catastrophe
By Don Petterson. 2003
Sudan, governed by an Islamist dictatorship, became a pariah nation among the global community not because of its religious orientation…
but because of its record of human-rights abuses and its fostering of notorious international terrorists. As the last American ambassador to complete an assignment in Sudan, Don Petterson provides unduplicated insights into how Sudan became what it is. Petterson recounts the consequences of the execution of four Sudanese employees of the U. S. government by Sudanese security forces in the southern city of Juba. He relates the experiences of Americans in Khartoum after Washington put Sudan on the black list of state sponsors of terrorism. He offers his personal observations on war-devastated southern Sudan. In this newly revised edition of Inside Sudan, Petterson recounts the events in Sudan from 1998 to the present, considers Sudan’s connections to international terrorists, including Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden, and assesses the changes in the relationship between Sudan and the United States after 9/11.Intimacy with Impotence: The Couple's Guide to Better Sex after Prostate Disease
By Ralph, Barbara Alterowitz. 2004
Erectile dysfunction is a frequent consequence of prostate cancer and other prostate disease treatments. Though unwelcome and embarrassing, it doesn't…
have to end a couple's sex life. Both informative and practical,Intimacy with Impotencegives couples cause for hope. It discusses impotence in lay terms, provides information on the commercial therapies and medications both available and being researched now, and gives practical advice about lovemaking-from getting in the mood to commonsense suggestions to erection-less satisfaction. Written with complete honesty and compassion by a prostate cancer survivor and his wife, this is the essential resource for couples trying to reestablish intimacy and sex in the face of impotence.42 Esercizi Cardio e Altre Idee per Rendere l'Allenamento Divertente, Non Noioso
By Kelli Rae, Elena Holler. 2016
Ti annoi in palestra? Hai bisogno di altre idee per i tuoi allenamenti, oltre che di una semplice macchina per…
il cardio? Oppure non hai molto tempo e hai solamente bisogno di una soluzione per poter massimizzare i risultati? Questo libro contiene le risposte a queste domande e comprende: Esercizi cardio per mantenerti motivato 42 diverse routine con tutti i diversi tipi di macchine, tra cui cyclette, tapis roulant ed ellittica Esercizi che NON richiedono attrezzature o abbonamenti in palestra! Altri modi per mantenere vivo l'entusiasmo per le future sessioni di allenamento E altro ancora! Avrai anche la possibilità di mandarmi un'e-mail per farmi delle domande o dei commenti a proposito degli esercizi. BUONA LETTURA, spero che questo libro ti darà alcune idee per rendere più divertente il tuo prossimo allenamento in palestra.Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan For Recovery
By James Windell, Deborah Greening, Ronald Rosenberg. 2003
Each year over 400,000 new mothers experience a range of negative emotional reactions-categorized as postpartum depression (PPD). Yet most obstetricians…
misunderstand and mistreat PPD, prescribing a single-therapy, simplistic approach that frequently falls short of curing the patient. Based on the authors' research and unique, highly successful treatment, Conquering Postpartum Depression outlines a groundbreaking multidisciplinary action plan for beating PPD, including a combination of talk therapy, new-parent counseling, and in many cases the safe use of antidepressant medications even while pregnant or breastfeeding. With the newest information on how genetic factors and pre-existing conditions can contribute to PPD, Conquering Postpartum Depression is the book that new mothers and even doctors reach to for authoritative and reassuring counsel.Voices Of Alzheimer's: Courage, Humor, Hope, And Love In The Face Of Dementia
By Elisabeth Peterson. 2004
Betsy Peterson spent fourteen years caring for her husband who was suffering from dementia, an experience that put her in…
touch with others inside the struggle to have or to care for someone with the disease. A combination of contributions from patients, their families, friends, and caregivers, Voices of Alzheimer's gathers the poignant stories, funny quotes, and priceless encouragement that Peterson heard and that helped her along the way. Capturing the many dimensions of the Alzheimer experience-the challenges, the struggles, the humor, and even the rewards-aVoices presents a varied, and realistic, look at what it's like to be affected by the disease. With compassion, humor, and grace, it offers the simple advice, wisdom, and understanding of others who have traveled the same uncertain path.Another Day At The Front: Dispatches From The Race War (Art Of Mentoring Ser.)
By Ishmael Reed. 2003
African Americans have been at war with some elements of the white population from the very beginning. In this collection…
of essays, his first since Airing Dirty Laundry in 1993, Reed explores the many forms that this homefront war has taken. His brilliant social criticism feints deftly among past and present, government and media, personal and political. From the author whose essay style has been compared to the punching power of boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali, this book is a series of fast, powerful strikes against America's long tradition of racism.From Machinery to Mobility
By Jeffrey Roy. 2012
The Westminster-stylized model of Parliamentary democratic governance is out of step with today's digitally and socially networked world. The resulting…
context for public sector governance brings both promise and peril - with profound consequences for public servants, elected officials, and citizens alike. This book presents a timely and thorough examination of the main sources of tension between the political and administrative foundations of the traditional state apparatus, commonly referred to as 'machinery', and newly emerging alternative governance mindsets and mechanisms driven by the advent of 'mobility'. Consistent with the emergence of Government 2.0, some of the critical technological and organizational dimensions of mobility include openness, cloud computing, privacy and security, and social media. Furthermore, a more informed, educated, and connected citizenry creates new pressures and opportunities for public engagement, particularly online. Blending conceptual and empirical perspectives from Canada and many other jurisdictions around the world, this book aims to provide scholars, students, and practitioners of democratic and public sector governance with fresh insight into both the prospects for reform and the critical choices that lie ahead for governments and citizens in an increasingly mobile and participative age.