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  • Gorbachev at the Helm Gorbachev at the Helm
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    Gorbachev at the Helm

    Gorbachev at the Helm (1987) analyses the policy decisions taken at the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in February-March 1986, declared at the time by the Soviet government as a major turning point in Soviet history.
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  • Soviet Succession Struggles Soviet Succession Struggles
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    Soviet Succession Struggles

    Soviet Succession Struggles (1988) is a key study of the history, nature and development of Soviet politics and politicians from the earliest days of Soviet Russia up to the rise of Gorbachev, examining the power struggles between opposing factions...
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  • Indigenous Disability Studies Indigenous Disability Studies
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    Indigenous Disability Studies

    This book provides a comprehensive approach to the perspectives, lived experiences, and socio-cultural beliefs of Indigenous scholars regarding disabilities through a distinctions-based approach.
    $92.00

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  • Gender Equality in UN Peacekeeping Gender Equality in UN Peacekeeping
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    Gender Equality in UN Peacekeeping

    This book investigates to what extent UNSCR 1325/WPS agenda has functioned in practice, to advance women's equality and empowerment in the peacekeeping context and beyond.
    $373.00

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  • Revenue Sources of Local Governments Revenue Sources of Local Governments
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    Revenue Sources of Local Governments

    Author J. Edwin Benton presents a comprehensive overview of the revenue structure for local governments, in general, and for counties, municipalities, townships, special districts, and school districts, in particular.
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  • Weaponizing Conspiracy Theories Weaponizing Conspiracy Theories
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    Weaponizing Conspiracy Theories

    This book analyses the discursive weaponization of conspiracy theories. This text examines the interplay between populism and conspiracism, probing their impact on democratic processes and exploring their broader political implications.
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  • United Nations Sanctions Regimes and Selective Security United Nations Sanctions Regimes and Selective Security
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    United Nations Sanctions Regimes and Selective Security

    This book investigates the selective nature of UN sanctions regimes with a specific focus on the post-Cold War era. Legally binding on all members UN sanctions are the most effective and legitimate non-violent multilateral tools to respond to...
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  • Modernization in Eastern Tibet Modernization in Eastern Tibet
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    Modernization in Eastern Tibet

    Using ethnographic materials and documents from East Tibetan villages, this book addresses the impact of modernization on everyday life and the ways in which it melds with traditional forms of knowledge to create a new Tibetan identity and scientific...
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  • Social Justice Innovation in Africa Social Justice Innovation in Africa
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    Social Justice Innovation in Africa

    Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book discusses the potential of social innovation in the pursuit of social justice in Africa. This book will be of interest for researchers and policy makers across the fields of human rights, economics,...
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  • Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland
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    Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland

    This book presents a comprehensive overview of Finnish electoral democracy, expertly detailing both its typical representation of a stable European party democracy and its particularities such as, a personalized electoral system, a fragmented party...
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  • Diasporas and Transportation of Homeland Conflicts Diasporas and Transportation of Homeland Conflicts
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    Diasporas and Transportation of Homeland Conflicts

    This book explores the transformation and reinvention of conflict-generated diaspora groups' politics in countries of residence. It calls for nuancing our approach to the links between diasporas and conflicts, to avoid falling into the essentialisation...
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  • Global International Relations in Southeast Asia Global International Relations in Southeast Asia
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    Global International Relations in Southeast Asia

    This edited volume explores Global International Relations in terms of teaching and research in Southeast Asia and China with the purpose of revealing existing and "hidden" pre-theories, conceptual frameworks, and theoretical contributions rooted in...
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  • Social Media Politics Social Media Politics
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    Social Media Politics

    Social media platforms have transformed the political landscape by revolutionizing information dissemination, citizen engagement, and public opinion formation and change. Political discourse during the 2020 election revealed political disharmony and a...
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  • Three Faces of Populism in Asia Three Faces of Populism in Asia
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    Three Faces of Populism in Asia

    Drawing on evidence from eight Asian cases across three subregions, this volume highlights the distinctive features of Asian populism in comparison with Western experiences, shedding light on the cultural dimension of populism. A valuable resource for...
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  • Constitutional Review in Western Europe Constitutional Review in Western Europe
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    Constitutional Review in Western Europe

    Recent confrontations between constitutional courts and parliamentary majorities in several European countries have attracted international interest in the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature.
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  • Global Governance and International Cooperation Global Governance and International Cooperation
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    Global Governance and International Cooperation

    The Global Governance Forum and the Global Challenges Foundation collaborate in this collection in their concern that the UN Charter and the contemporary infrastructure for international cooperation are no longer fit for purpose and lack the instruments,...
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  • Rethinking the Occupy Movement in Hong Kong Rethinking the Occupy Movement in Hong Kong
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    Rethinking the Occupy Movement in Hong Kong

    Yang examines the political process of the Occupy Movement and adopts an actor-centered approach in the study of democratization, placing civil society as the focus of the analysis. A valuable resource for scholars of Hong Kong's Politics and a relevant...
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  • Making Democratic Theory Democratic Making Democratic Theory Democratic
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    Making Democratic Theory Democratic

    This book addressees a timely and fundamental problematic: the gap between the aims that people attempt to realize democratically and the law and administrative practices that actually result. The chapters explain the realities that administration poses...
    $106.00

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  • Understanding Cultural Policy Understanding Cultural Policy
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    Understanding Cultural Policy

    This textbook provides an introduction to cultural policy in the US, enabling both students and practitioners to understand how government impacts the arts and culture.
    $121.00

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  • Globalization and the Decline of American Power Globalization and the Decline of American Power
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    Globalization and the Decline of American Power

    This book explores America's decline as a global power, arguing that the implosion of Pax Americana was initiated by the process of globalization, preceding the collapse of the Soviet Union by nearly a decade. The era of Pax Americana, and with it...
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    Safeguarding Social Security for Future Generations

    This book offers a unique multigenerational approach to saving Social Security. Public programs have adapted to societal aging, but fears overwhelm hopes for Social Security's future prospects. Conservatives want to privatize operations that liberals...
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  • Religious Offence and Censorship of Publications Religious Offence and Censorship of Publications
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    Religious Offence and Censorship of Publications

    This book analyzes the role of laws and the judiciary in the process of censorship in India. It examines the rationales and observations produced by the judiciary when demands for censorship are directed against publications that allegedly offend...
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  • The Politics of Federalization in Myanmar The Politics of Federalization in Myanmar
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    The Politics of Federalization in Myanmar

    This book examines the trajectory of federalization in Myanmar's political development, evaluating the attitudes of different political actors toward, and negotiation strategies for, designing federalism.It argues that three factors drive federalization...
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  • The East Asian Model The East Asian Model
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    The East Asian Model

    Hyungkee Kim analyses the model of East Asian development as it existed during periods of high growth and how it was transformed by pressures from both the Washington consensus and its own internal contradictions. Many have discussed the successes and...
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  • Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century
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    Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century

    This collection examines the continuities and changes that have set the Dominican political system apart from its Latin American counterparts over the last couple of decades. Whereas traditional political parties have lost support throughout Latin...
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  • The Principles of Policy Thought The Principles of Policy Thought
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    The Principles of Policy Thought

    Policy thought integrates the "why" of political philosophy and the "how" of public policy formulation.Lee outlines five key principles for the development of policy thought:The Principle of Policy StatismThe Principle of Policy GoodnessThe Principle of...
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  • Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective
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    Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective

    Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective examines how conspiracy theories and related forms of misinformation and disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic have circulated widely around the world.Covid conspiracy theories have attracted...
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  • Transformations in Africana Studies Transformations in Africana Studies
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    Transformations in Africana Studies

    This book introduces readers to the rich discipline of Africana Studies, reflecting on how it has developed over the last fifty years as an intellectual enterprise for knowledge production about Africa and the African diaspora. The African world has...
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  • Mazisi Kunene Mazisi Kunene
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    Mazisi Kunene

    This book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence.Kunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and...
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  • The Origins of Invention The Origins of Invention
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    The Origins of Invention

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth) The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth)
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    The Kite Trust (A Romance of Wealth)

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Political Philosophy; Volume 1 Political Philosophy; Volume 1
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    Political Philosophy; Volume 1

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Le Droit International Et La Question D'orient Le Droit International Et La Question D'orient
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    Le Droit International Et La Question D'orient

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Le Socialisme Et La Révolution Française Le Socialisme Et La Révolution Française
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    Le Socialisme Et La Révolution Française

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Illustrations of Political Economy, Issues 1-4 Illustrations of Political Economy, Issues 1-4
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    Illustrations of Political Economy, Issues 1-4

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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