Political science and theory Books

This is the first book to comprehensively cover the historical process leading to Taiwan's integration with Mainland China in the seventeenth century. As such, it addresses the Taiwan question in the seventeenth century, presenting for the first time the...

Jefferson's views on Indians were characterized by ambivalence. Jefferson both loved and hated Native Americans, because he loved Native Americans. Jefferson was, through his father Peter, exposed early on and directly, though likely infrequently, to...

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is certainly a hot topic. No longer just the legal theory it was originally designed to be, it has become an icon for determining which side you are on concerning racism. Most of the loudest voices, especially in the debate...

What is disinformation, and why does it matter? How can we understand and detect different kinds of disinformation? With an analysis of relevant events of the period 2012-2022, the book attempts to answer these questions. The book is organized into four...

This edition of the English translation of J. V. Stalin's Works has been reproduced faithfully, edited only for accessibility and clarity, from the text of the English-based on the Russian edition, originally prepared by the Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute...

Fascism, State Terrorism and Wars of Aggression consists of Jose Maria Sison's writings (articles, speeches, statements and interviews on the subject indicated on the book title from 1965 to 2022. it details the resistance of the Filipino people under...

The idea for this issue arose during a gathering of scholars to com­ memorate the hundredth anniversary of Moritz Schlick (1882-1936), the philosopher from Germany whose influence gave Austria its most characteristic ...

The chapters in this book are revised versions of papers initially presented at a confer­ ence on Universities and their cities held in Amsterdam on March 27-29 1996. There were about one hundred participants and 45 written...

This book explains the emergence of sub-regional cooperation mechanism in the maritime domain in South Asia. It deals with the trilateral cooperation of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives as they share common maritime connectivity. This book also analyses...

Given the proven limitations of the UNSC in handling various situations, there is pressing need for a regional infrastructure to deal with security matters. This book aims to bring out need for a holistic, overarching Indo-Pacific security system and...

The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) can be considered as the most significant strategic outreach by China. This book examines the broader strategic threads that are at play in this grand and ambitious trans-regional initiative unveiled by China.

Energy is essential for the economic growth of a nation. Its absence or deficiency makes a nation highly vulnerable to international arms twisting as well as internal disturbances. An attempt has been made in this book to address the Nuclear Energy...

A Vindication of the rights of men, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is...

Straight America, a call to national service, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this again...

In Elements, Principles and Particles, Antonio Clericuzio explores the relationships between chemistry and corpuscular philosophy in the age of the Scientific Revolution. Science historians have regarded chemistry and...

The International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms is a new initiative to promote explicitly researches and publications in the field of the History of TMM (Theory of Machines and Mechanisms). It was held at the...

When the socialist regime in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was overthrown around the end of the eighties, beginning of the nineties, an overall transforma­ tion of whole societies started. Not only the political and the...

In this collection we finally find the philosophy of technology, a young and rapidly developing area of scholarly interest, making contact with history of science and technology, and mainstream epistemological and ...

Australia and New Zealand boast an active community of scholars working in the field of history, philosophy and social studies of science. 'Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science' aims to provide a ...

'the oldest biography of Spinoza', La Vie de Mr. Spinosa, which in the manuscript copies is often followed by L'Esprit de M. Spinosa. Margaret Jacob, in her Radical Enlightenment, contended that the Traite was written by a...

Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch alone. Then imagine that this person suddenly recovers the faculty of sight. Will he be able to distinguish both...

The disconcerting reappearance of fascism in many parts of the Western world since the late twentieth century has prompted a re-evaluation of previous political assumptions. One of the more controversial facets of this process centers on the role of...

My book entitled "The origins of the genocide of the Tutsi and its barbaric execution" is a socio-political analysis that proves that the genocide that we have known in Rwanda is not a fact due to historical hazard, but that it has long-standing origins...

The most comprehensive dictionary of Marxism with more than 2K entries and 1,6M words, divided into 2 volumes. The project took five years from its inception in 2013 to its finalisation in November 2017. More than 100 senior-level scholars, chiefly from...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,7, Freie Universität Berlin (Otto Suhr Institut), Veranstaltung: Zur Genese moderner Geschlechterideologie in der Aufklärung, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - Methods, Research, grade: A+, , course: International Cooperation Policy, language: English, abstract: Undoubtedly, the mangroves and associated wildlife show signs of degradation in every...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,3, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Politikwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Eine Treppe". Ausgerechnet dieses hochfaszinierende und in...

In diesem Buch wird die Frage zur nationalen Identität Deutschlands, die in der deutschen Gesellschaft selbst und von Nachbarländern immer wieder zur Debatte steht, im europäischen Sicherheitskontext behandelt. Daher fängt diese Forschung mit der...

This book outlines the history of German development policy, provides important insights into Germany's motivations for development aid and closes an important research gap in this field. From its beginnings to the present...

Politische Bildung bezieht ihren Sinngehalt u. a. aus der Idee einer gelingenden Begegnung mit dem Zukünftigen. Im 3. Jahrtausend muss sie sich allerdings - jenseits der Alternative zwischen einer unausweichlichen, düsteren Katastrophe und einem naiven...

Dieses Buch behandelt die motivationale Bedeutung von Ideen in kollektiven Handlungszusammenhängen. Es entwickelt ein motivationspsychologisch und sozialphilosophisch begründetes Modell, das dem ideenbasierten Neoinstitutionalismus eine...

This book intends to analyze Reinhold Niebuhr's understanding of the state in his Christian Realism. Although his overall notion was thoroughly analyzed in different disciplines and respects, this specific focus can be diagnosed as a lacuna. The task of...

Mit der Gründung des ungarischen Staates vor 1.000 Jahren entstand im Karpatenbecken inmitten Europas eine besondere Formation aus Sprache, Sitten, Geschichte und Politik. In den letzten tausend Jahren verschmolzen die verschiedenen historischen Epochen,...

Wie konsolidierte die Europäische Kommission das neue Politikfeld Sport in den Jahren vom Austritt aus der Welt-Anti-Doping-Agentur bis zum Inkrafttreten des Vertrags von Lissabon und dessen Implementierung (2001-2011)? Hatte zwischenzeitlich die...

Angesichts von Globalisierung, Individualisierung und Digitalisierung haben sich die Umwelten, Bedingungen und Folgen politischer Kommunikation fundamental gewandelt. Das stellt auch die Erforschung der politischen Kommunikation vor neue...

Das Ziel des Bandes besteht darin, einen Überblick über die Grundfragen, Kernthemen und Handlungsfelder der praktischen Wirtschaftsphilosophie zu geben. Zu diesem Zweck befasst sich Teil I einführend mit dem Verhältnis von Ökonomie und Ethik, der...

Der Begriff des Gemeinwohls gehört seit jeher zum Grundinventar des politischen Denkens und ist dabei so umstritten wie kaum ein anderer Begriff, dessen wir uns bei der Bewertung sozialer Verhältnisse und kollektiv verbindlicher Entscheidungen bedienen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Politik - Methoden, Forschung, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist das "Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information", also die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Politik - Methoden, Forschung, Note: 1,3, Freie Universität Berlin (Otto-Suhr-Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit der Einführung des Frauenwahlrechts 1918 hat sich eine ganze Menge im Wahlverhalten...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,3, Universität Potsdam, Veranstaltung: Der Begriff des Gesetzes in den Sozialwissenschaften, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der modernen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,0, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Veranstaltung: Seminar für politische Theorie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Begriff der Zivilgesellschaft...

Essay aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,7, Technische Hochschule Wildau, ehem. Technische Fachhochschule Wildau, Veranstaltung: Negotiation and Mediation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Middle East...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,0, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Institut für Politische Wissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Theorien und Methoden der internationalen...