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Happy Days Were Here Again: Reflections of a Libertarian Journalist
By William F. Buckley Jr., Patricia Bozell. 1993
In Happy Days Were Here Again, William F. Buckley Jr. offers a collection of his finest essays from the latter…
part of his long career. Sometimes celebrating, sometimes assailing, Buckley takes on opponents ranging from Mikhail Gorbachev to Carl Sagan to Leonard Bernstein; reflects on the academic scene, the Gulf War, and the idea of sin; and offers appreciations of friends, both right and left. For everyone who appreciates the wit and style of America's pre-eminent conservative, this is a must-have collection.Best American Political Writing 2008
By Royce Flippin. 2008
Making and Bending International Rules: The Design of Exceptions and Escape Clauses in Trade Law
By Krzysztof J Pelc. 2016
All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that…
they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional 'flexibility' is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoretical question: how to allow for this necessary flexibility, while preventing its abuse? Krzysztof Pelc examines how designers of rules in vastly different settings come upon similar solutions to render treaties resistant to unexpected events. Essential for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in political science, economics, and law, the book provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, its multi-disciplinary approach addresses the paradoxes inherent in making and bending international rules.America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy
By Zbigniew Brzezinski. 2008
America’s status as a world power remains at a historic turning point. The strategies employed to win the wars of…
the twentieth century are no longer working, and the US must contend with the changing nature of power in a globalized world. In America and the World, two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, dissect the challenges facing the US today: the Middle East, Russia, and China, among others. In spontaneous conversations the two authors explore their agreements and disagreements. Defining the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy, America and the World is an essential primer on a host of urgent issues at a time when our leaders’ decisions could determine how long our nation remains a superpower.We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now
By Thomas E. Woods Jr., Murray Polner. 2008
Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq
By Linda Robinson. 2008
After a series of disastrous missteps in its conduct of the war, the White House in 2006 appointed General David…
Petraeus as the Commanding General of the coalition forces. Tell Me How This Ends is an inside account of his attempt to turn around a failing war. Linda Robinson conducted extensive interviews with Petraeus and his subordinate commanders and spent weeks with key U. S. and Iraqi divisions. The result is the only book that ties together military operations in Iraq and the internecine political drama that is at the heart of the civil war. Replete with dramatic battles, behind-doors confrontations, and astute analysis, the book tells the full story of the Iraq War’s endgame, and lays out the options that will be facing the next president when he or she takes office in January 2009.Gulaami: Indentured Labour - Fiji
By Kamlesh Sharma. 2016
Gulaami documents the experiences of a Girmitiya (Indentured Labourer) in Fiji who is originally from the village of Devadeha in…
the district of Basti in Uttar Pradesh. The reinvented slave trade of the mid 1850s by the British resulted in the removal of hundreds of thousands of Indians from their motherland, India and transplanted against their wishes in the British colonies (including Fiji) across the globe. In the South Pacific setting, slavery in Fiji is a story of the forgotten stolen generation right in the backyard of countries such as Australia and New Zealand. The story of Gulaami is about the ancestors of the Fijiindians who sacrificed so much for the betterment of Fiji and the emergence of the Fijiindian society, who are still struggling for equality and justice in the only country that they have known since their birth, Fiji.Cuban Anarchism: The History of a Movement
By Frank Fern ndez, Charles Bufe. 2001
This inspiring history of the Cuban anarchist movement is also a history of the Cuban labor movement. It covers both…
from their origins in the mid-19th century to the present, and ends with an enlightening analysis of the failure of the Castro dictatorship.Hungry for Peace: How You Can Help End Poverty and War with Food Not Bombs
By Keith Mchenry. 2012
The de facto how-to manual of the international Food Not Bombs movement, which provides free food to the homeless and…
hungry and has branches in countries on every continent except Antarctica, this book describes at length how to set up and operate a Food Not Bombs chapter. The guide considers every aspect of the operation, from food collection and distribution to fund-raising, consensus decision making, and what to do when the police arrive. It contains detailed information on setting up a kitchen and cooking for large groups as well as a variety of delicious recipes. Accompanying numerous photographs is a lengthy section on the history of Food Not Bombs, with stories of the jailing and murder of activists, as well as premade handbills and flyers ready for photocopying.Culturally Incorrect
By Rod Parsley. 2007
Left. Right. Red. Blue. Political actors. Acting politicians. Exhausted soccer moms; overwhelmed and overworked dads; and frightened and confused kids.…
Addicted athletes and violet hip-hop artists swagger through million-dollar mansions dripping with "bling," while teachers who sacrifice their lives to educate the next generation call a first-floor apartment home and sell their jewelry for textbooks. From the East Coast to the West, and all the states in between, this country divides itself. The dichotomy is so great, in fact, that many of us can describe ourselves using one of two words: Liberal or Conservative. And we all have an opinion. Ask anyone you see on the street, however, and most will agree on one thing: We're witnessing our nation's demise. In Culturally Incorrect, Rod Parsley addresses this social, political, spiritual and philosophical polarization with unabashed candor. "The minds and hearts of this generation have become the theater of conflict," he writes. "It is a war of competing, mutually exclusive ways of viewing the universe and man's place in it. It is a clash of paradigms, of value systems, and of visions for the future." We can run, we can hide . . . or we can engage. Read this book. And choose.¿Quién manda aquí?: La crisis global de la democracia representativa
By Jos Fern ndez-Albertos, Gerson Damiani, Felipe Gonz lez. 2017
Un análisis lúcido y penetrante sobre la actual crisis de la democracia representativa. El modelo de gobernanza de las sociedades…
occidentales está en crisis. Los pilares básicos que sostenían las democracias representativas son cada vez más cuestionados por los ciudadanos que viven en ellas. Muchos votantes sienten que sus preferencias no son suficientemente tenidas en cuenta por los políticos, y se abren paso formas alternativas de canalizar las demandas ciudadanas. A su vez, los gobiernos se quejan de los cada vez mayores obstáculos y restricciones a las que se enfrentan a la hora de llevar a cabo sus políticas. Y los principios fundacionales de división de poderes, gobiernos de mayoría, y rendición de cuentas democrática, se ven erosionados. En ¿Quién manda aquí? La crisis global de la democracia representativa se recogen trabajos de algunos de los principales expertos que tratan de aportar luz a estos problemas, yofrecer algunas soluciones, organizados en torno a cuatro cuestiones básicas: ¿qué hace que los gobiernos sean hoy percibidos como inefectivos?, ¿por qué les cuesta a los parlamentos cumplir su papel representativo?, ¿cómo entender la creciente conflictividad en las relaciones entre poderes?, y ¿en qué medida la globalización afecta a viabilidad de la democracia representativa como forma de gobierno?Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
By Sarah Kessler. 2018
With deep reporting and graceful storytelling Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American…
workforce Her analysis is both astute and nuanced making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work Daniel H Pink author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing is landing the right gig the new American Dream One in three American workers is now a freelancer This gig economy one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business High-profile tech start-ups such as Uber and Airbnb are constantly making headlines for the disruption they cause to the industries they overturn But what are the effects of this disruption from Wall Street down to Main Street What challenges do employees and job-seekers face at every level of professional experience In the tradition of the great business narratives of our time Gigged offers deeply-sourced up-close-and-personal accounts of our new economy From the computer programmer who chooses exactly which hours he works each week to the Uber driver who starts a union to the charity worker who believes freelance gigs might just transform a declining rural town journalist Sarah Kessler follows a wide range of individuals from across the country to provide a nuanced look at how the gig economy is playing out in real-time Kessler wades through the hype and hyperbole to tackle the big questions What does the future of work look like Will the millennial generation do as well their parents How can we all find meaningful well-paid workReligion And The Rise Of Capitalism
By R. H. Tawney. 2015
In one of the true classics of twentieth-century political economy, R. H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has…
affected social and economic practices. He tracks the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages, shedding light on the question of why Christianity continues to exert a unique role in the marketplace. In so doing, the book offers an incisive analysis of the morals and mores of contemporary Western culture.Religion and the Rise of Capitalism is more pertinent now than ever, as today the dividing line between the spheres of religion and secular business is shifting, blending ethical considerations with the motivations of the marketplace. By examining the period that saw the transition from medieval to modern theories of social organization, Tawney clarifies the most pressing problems of the end of the century. In tough, muscular, richly varied prose, he tells an absorbing and meaningful story. And in his new introduction, which may well be a classic in its own right, Adam Seligman details Tawney's background and the current status of academic thought on these issues, and he provides a comparative analysis of Tawney with Max Weber that will at once delight and inform readers.From the Trade Paperback edition.Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions
By Clyde Prestowitz. 2003
America's democratic ideals have long been the hope of the world, but our allies increasingly see us as abandoning those…
ideals. It's not hard to understand why. In the months before 9/11, the United States walked away from a number of international treaties including the Kyoto Accord. After the attack, the United States turned a cold shoulder to NATO's offers to assist with the invasion of Afghanistan, unilaterally terminated the ABM treaty, and actively opposed the creation of an International Criminal Court. Then came the war on Iraq, begun despite the clear refusal of the United Nations Security Council to authorize an invasion. Obsessed with our own immediate military and economic security, we now deem institutions like NATO and the UN irrelevant. We have abandoned containment for a policy of preventive attacks on potential threats. More and more, we act alone, with little regard for the needs and goals of other nations. Rogue Nation is not an argument against American dominance or the exercise of American power. It's an argument against stupidity, arrogance, and ignorance in the exercise of power. Prestowitz explores the historical roots of the unilateral impulse and shows how it now influences every important area of American foreign policy. Even now, when the need for multilateral action has never been greater, we continue to act contrary to international law, custom, and our own best interests.Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror
By Neil J. Kressel. 2002
Mass Hate explores why the brutality of humankind erupted and flowed more expansively in the twentieth century than ever before.…
Psychologist Neil Kressel recommends specific steps to help stem this bloody global tide of slaughter, terror and genocide. In his investigation, Kressel focuses on the horrifying butchery in Rwanda, the terrifying tactics of rape and torture of women in Bosnia, the systematic murder of Jews and others during the Holocaust. He examines history, psychology, and political science for explanations of what propels a citizen to raise a machete against innocent neighbors, and, in a moving conclusion, suggests practical ways for humankind to eradicate the causes of mass hate. Now included in the preface is a discussion of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, on New York and the Pentagon.Lo que aprendí viviendo
By Eleanor Roosevelt. 1960
Las espléndidas páginas de Lo que aprendí viviendo no pretenden ser unas memorias al uso. Tampoco un manual de autoayuda.…
En ellas se reúnen las palabras de una mujer sabia que caminó despacio, pisó fuerte y llegó lejos, sonriendo. «Nadie me hará sentir inferior sin mi consentimiento.» Bastan estas palabras de Eleanor Roosevelt para darse cuenta de que detrás de su sonrisa afable había un espíritu fuerte y combativo, dispuesto siempre a aprender algo nuevo y a luchar por una causa justa. Cuando escribió Lo que aprendí viviendo corrían los años sesenta; Eleanor ya se había retirado de la vida pública y vivía rodeada de hijos, nietos y amigos. Quedaban lejos sus años como primera dama de la Casa Blanca, pero aún le sobraba energía para contar sus experiencias. No le costó confesar que había sido una chica tímida, a menudo ignorante de los temas que se comentaban en las conferencias y banquetes a los que acudía con su marido, pero sus ganas de saber y el propósito de no quedarse atrás le ayudaron a seguir adelante. Con el pasar del tiempo también descubrió que nadie se convierte en heroína de la noche a la mañana: hay que andar paso a paso y echar una pizca de humor a la vida para descubrir que un problema no es tal si lo tomamos como un reto, que nuestro tiempo es valioso y hay que disfrutarlo, y que podemos encontrar un espacio propio aunque estemos rodeadas de funcionarios, cenando con John Fitzgerald Kennedy o charlando con Frank Sinatra.First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin
By Vladimir Putin, Nataliya Gevorkyan, Natalya Timakova, Andrei Kolesnikov. 2000
Who is this Vladimir Putin? Who is this man who suddenly--overnight and without warning--was handed the reigns of power to…
one of the most complex, formidable, and volatile countries in the world? How can we trust him if we don't know him? First Person is an intimate, candid portrait of the man who holds the future of Russia in his grip. An extraordinary compilation of over 24 hours of in-depth interviews and remarkable photographs, it delves deep into Putin's KGB past and explores his meteoric rise to power. No Russian leader has ever subjected himself to this kind of public examination of his life and views. Both as a spy and as a virtual political unknown until selected by Boris Yeltsin to be Prime Minister, Putin has been regarded as man of mystery. Now, the curtain lifts to reveal a remarkable life of struggles and successes. Putin's life story is of major importance to the world.Oratory and Political Career in the Late Roman Republic
By Henriette, Van Der Blom. 2016
Oratory and Political Career in the Late Roman Republic is a pioneering investigation into political life in the late Roman…
Republic. It explores the nature and extent to which Roman politicians embraced oratorical performances as part of their political career and how such performances influenced the careers of individual orators such as Gaius Gracchus, Pompeius Magnus, and Julius Caesar. Through six case studies, this book presents a complex and multifaceted picture of how Roman politicians employed oratory to articulate their personal and political agendas, to present themselves to a public obsessed with individual achievement, and ultimately to promote their individual careers. By dealing specifically with orators other than Cicero, this study offers much-needed alternatives to our understanding of public oratory in Rome. Moreover, the assessment of the impact of public speeches on the development of political careers provides new perspectives on the hotly debated nature of republican political culture.Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law: Establishing Judicial Authority in International Economic Law
By Joanna Jemielniak, Jemielniak, Joanna and Nielsen, Laura and Olsen, Henrik Palmer, Laura Nielsen, Henrik Palmer Olsen. 2016
A central development in international law is the intensified juridification of international relations by a growing number of international courts.…
With this in mind, this book discusses how international judicial authority is established and managed in key fields of international economic law: trade law, investor-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration. Adopting a unique legal-centric approach, the analysis explores the interplay between these areas of economic dispute resolution, tracing their parallel developments and identifying the ways they influence each other on processual mechanisms and solutions. Drawing together contributions from many leading scholars across the world, this volume considers issues such as the usage of precedent and the role of legitimacy, suggesting that the consolidation of judicial authority is a universal trend which impacts on state behaviour.Interest Groups in American Politics: Pressure and Power
By Anthony J. Nownes. 2013
Americans rail against so-called special interests but at the same time many members of society are themselves represented in one…
form or another by organized groups trying to affect the policymaking progress. This concise but thorough text demonstrates that interest groups are involved in the political system at all levels of government – federal, state, and local – and in all aspects of political activity, from election campaigns to agenda setting to lawmaking to policy implementation. Rather than an anomaly or distortion of the political system, it is a normal and healthy function of a pluralist society and democratic governance. Nonetheless, Nownes warns of the dangers of unwatched interest group activity, especially in the realms of the electoral process and issue advocacy. Interest Groups in American Politics, Second Edition, is grounded by the role of information in interest group activity, a theme that runs through the entire book. This much anticipated revision of Nownes’s text retains a student friendly tone and thoroughly updates the references to interest group research, as well as adds a new chapter on the connections between interest groups and political parties. Numerous figures and tables throughout the book help students visualize important trends and information.