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This book builds the foundation of a methodology for the quantitativeanalysis of the folk narrative system. Just as anthropology uses analyses ofdifferent cultures to examine the human past; researchers could use analyses of ouroldest form of literature,...

In modRNA: Why It Matters & Other Essays, Attorney Thomas Renz delivers a wake-up call, exposing the potential catastrophes of introducing untested vaccines and gene therapies into the human food supply. With meticulous research this little book...

Swaney provides a passionate defense of the essential values that underpin American democracy. His insightful analysis of the challenges facing our political system offers a compelling case for the need to safeguard our liberty. This book is an essential...

En este libro, Juan B. Guardiola realiza un análisis de la democracia y su importancia en la sociedad actual. A través de una prosa clara y accesible, el autor invita al lector a reflexionar sobre la participación ciudadana y la importancia del voto.This...

This classic work on civics education provides a comprehensive overview of American government and the political system. The author explores the historical, social, and cultural factors that have shaped American governance, and provides a detailed...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the political and governmental structure of the state of Kansas and its role in the United States. It covers the history and development of the state's political institutions, the rights and...

This book provides a provocative examination of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, arguing that granting suffrage to African Americans has led to a decline in the quality of American democracy.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This guide offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of the British government, particularly the Houses of Parliament. Written by Howard Vincent, a politician and social reformer, this book provides valuable insights into the workings...

Warner's illuminating study of Indian citizenship offers a nuanced and insightful perspective on the complex issues facing the Indian republic. Drawing on a variety of historical and contemporary sources, Warner explores the tensions between regional,...

In this insightful volume, the author argues that true patriotism involves not only love of country, but also a commitment to civic engagement, social justice, and democratic values. Drawing on a wide range of historical, philosophical, and literary...

This book is a guide to voting and civic engagement, aimed at women who were just beginning to gain the right to vote in America. The book covers the basics of the voting process, as well as the history of the women's suffrage movement. This book is a...

This comprehensive guide to American civil government is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and anyone interested in the workings of US democracy. Combining historical context with practical advice, the book covers everything from the...

Originally published in 1923, this classic work of civic education provides a comprehensive overview of American democracy and its institutions. Dunn explores the rights and responsibilities of citizens, the structure and functions of government, and the...

The Citizen Reader is a collection of essays by Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, who was a British statesman and writer. The essays cover a wide range of topics such as citizenship, democracy, and nationalism. Arnold-Forster's unique perspective and...

Douglass' Oration is a powerful tribute to Abraham Lincoln and the millions of African Americans who fought for their freedom during the Civil War. With stirring prose and a deep sense of conviction, Douglass honors the memory of Lincoln and calls on his...

As the masses stare into their viewing screens (TVs), their minds are absorbed into created reality, unable to prevent the absurd from entering their essence. No longer possessing the freedom of thought that distinguished their ancestors, many have lost...

Numerous historical and political processes and dynamics have led to the emergence of ethnic minority groups in Central and Eastern Europe, each with its own long history and identity. The breakdown of the Soviet regime, the establishment of new...

Winner of the Goldsmith Book Prize by the Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public PolicyManipulating the Masses tells the story of the enduring threat to American democracy that arose out of World War I: the establishment of pervasive,...

This revised and expanded edition of Dr Peter Bruechle's "Further Issues and Challenges" tackles a broad range of pressing contemporary topics, from the roles and problems of religion, to democracy, education, war and peace, and global warming. Each of...

In 1924, two uniquely American institutions clashed in northern Indiana: the University of Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan. Todd Tucker's book, published for the first time in paperback, Notre Dame vs. The Klan tells the shocking story of the three-day...

Inspired by the work of prominent University of Notre Dame political philosophers Catherine Zuckert and Michael Zuckert, this volume of essays explores the concept of natural right in the history of political philosophy. The central organizing principle...

The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory provides a rich overview of the analytical frameworks and theoretical concepts that feminist theorists have developed to analyze the known world. Featuring leading feminist theorists from diverse regions of the...

From Borders to Pathways: Innovations and Regressions in the Movement of People into Europe examines the evolution of European migration policy, offering a forward-looking analysis that extends beyond traditional border controls to innovative legal...

During the past decade Xi Jinping has reasserted the Chinese Communist Party's dominance of state and society, tightening political and social controls to consolidate the Party’s monopoly on political power in China. This volume brings leading China...

The coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 abruptly reversed a decade-long flirtation with economic and political freedoms. The country has since descended into civil war, the people have been plunged back into conflict and poverty, and the state is again...

Is preparing for war the best means of preserving peace? In Sisters in Peace, Kate Laing contends that this question has never been solely the concern of politicians and strategists. She maps successive generations of twentieth-century women who were...

Resisting Indonesia's Culture of Impunity examines the role of Indonesia’s first truth and reconciliation commission—the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or KKR Aceh—in investigating and redressing the extensive human rights violations committed...

Subjects and Aliens confronts the problematic history of belonging in Australia and New Zealand. In both countries, race has often been more important than the law in determining who is considered 'one of us'.Each chapter in the collection highlights the...

The radical right has gained considerable ground in the twenty-first century. From Brexit to Bolsonaro and Tea Partiers to Trump, many of these diverse manifestations of right-wing populism share a desire to co‑opt or supplant the mainstream parties that...

Since the introduction of voluntary assisted dying in 2019, a 'new moment' in the governance of life and death has opened up within the Australian context. This new moment demands new questions be asked regarding the regime and its effects in this new...

Since 2017, the Chinese authorities have detained hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in 'reeducation camps' in China’s northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region. While the official reason for this mass detention was to...

Refugee Journeys presents stories of how governments, the public and the media have responded to the arrival of people seeking asylum, and how these responses have impacted refugees and their lives. Mostly covering the period from 1970 to the present,...

Since the abortive 1988 pro-democracy uprising, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has attracted increased attention from a wide range of observers. Yet, despite all the statements, publications and documentary films made about the country over the past 32 years,...

Imprisoned people have always been vulnerable and in need of human rights protections. The slow but steady growth in the protection of imprisoned people's rights over recent decades in Australia has mostly come from incremental change to prison...

In 2007, 144 UN member states voted to adopt a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US were the only members to vote against it. Each eventually changed its position. This book explains why and examines...

This book is about community activism around HIV/AIDS in Australia. It looks at the role that the gay community played in the social, medical and political response to the virus. Drawing conclusions about the cultural impact of social movements, the...

This collection of essays arose from a conference held to mark the silver anniversary of the Australian Sex Discrimination Act (1984). The collection has two aims: first; to honour the contributions of both the spirited individuals who valiantly fought...

This volume of essays represents the first systematic attempt to explore the use of the past in the making of citizenship and immigration policy in Australia and New Zealand. Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand,...

Over the last two decades, civil society has helped catalyse responses to the legacies of violent conflicts and oppressive political regimes in Asia and the Pacific. Civil society has advocated for the establishment of criminal trials and truth...