11,275円 There are nearly 20,000 general-purpose municipal governmentsーcitiesーin the United States, employing more people than the federal government. About twenty of those cities received charters of incorporation well before ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and several others were established ur...

2,818円 Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or simply a reluctant politician compelled by the force of events to free the slaves? In Father Abraham,...

327円 Why do republics rise then fall? What is it about Mankind that makes us seemingly unable to rule ourselves? What can be done about it? What are the pluses and minuses of the Fourth Branch solution? This book explores and answers all these questions and more. We look into the factors that have giv...

1,335円 A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. When Michela Wrong's Kenyan friend John Githongo appeared one cold February morning on the doorstep of her London flat, carrying a small mountain of luggage and four t...

12,103円 This Handbook provides an in-depth overview of how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed by the world’s largest political party in the world’s longest-ruling Communist regime, China is undergoing a transitional per...

4,561円 Many Americans are longing for alternative politics rooted in strong communities, recognition of limits, and respect for the natural world. These issues are not the possession of one political party. Rather, they refer to ideas rooted deeply in the best aspects of our common tradition, and they r...

1,491円 REVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE BOOK'S PAGE AT AMAZON! If you got as far as looking at this synopsis, than I gather that you liked the title...or the cover...or maybe you're just a fan of donkeys or elephants - whatever floats your boat. But if you're looking for a good book on American politics, go...

12,154円 This work aims to provide unique insights into the multidisciplinary research on spatial disparities from an unconventional point of view. It breaks with the conventional narrative that tends to interpret this theoretical tradition as a series of factual contributions to a better understanding of...

1,317円 We have all experienced that sinking feeling that somehow, someone else just took control of our lives and that we are powerless to do anything about it. Maybe, we just accepted a heap of lies from a politician, we bought something we didn't really want, we agreed to do something we really didn't...

10,280円 Through a series of detailed film case histories ranging from The Great Dictator to Hiroshima mon amour to The Lives of Others, The Aesthetics of Antifascist Film: Radical Projection explores the genesis and recurrence of antifascist aesthetics as it manifests in the WWII, Cold War and Post-Wall ...

1,320円 A powerful wake-up call to all Americans With only 6 percent of the world’s population, how long will the United States remain a global superpower? The answer, David Boren tells us in A Letter to America, depends on asking ourselves tough questions. A powerful wake-up call to Americans, A Letter ...

5,305円 In recent years, Internet control has become one of the major indicators to assess the balance between freedom and security in democracies. This book explores and compares why, and to what extent, national governments decide to control the Internet and how this impacts on crucial socio-economic a...