Terri E. Givens, "The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe"
English | ISBN: 152920920X | 2022 | 168 pages | PDF | 13 MB
Racism has deep roots in both the United States and Europe. This important book examines the past, present, and future of racist ideas and politics. It describes how policies have developed over a long history of European and White American dominance of political institutions that maintain White supremacy. Givens examines the connections between immigration policy and racism that have contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant, radical-right parties in Europe, the rise of Trumpism in the US, and the Brexit vote in the UK. This book provides a vital springboard for people, organizations, and politicians who want to dismantle structural racism and discrimination.

Norman Desmarais, "The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, by Louis-François-Bertrand du Pont d'A"
English | ISBN: 1611214831 | 2021 | 312 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
The fate of the American Revolution had yet to be decided when a remarkable 21-year-old Frenchman arrived in America. Louis-François-Bertrand, the Count of Lauberdière, belonged to an old noble family that traced its heritage back to the Crusades. His father, François-Charles-Mathieu, was musketeer of the guard of King Louis XV. More important, his uncle was General Rochambeau, the commander of all French forces in America. The Count of Lauberdière kept one of the most remarkable diaries of the entire war, and it is published here for the first time as

Michael Dnes, "The Rise and Fall of London's Ringways, 1943-1973 "
English | ISBN: 0367361574 | 2019 | 142 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Urban motorways are among the greatest - and least forgiven - legacies of post-war planning in Britain. Ringways explores the genesis, development and collapse of London's controversial plans for nearly 500 miles of highways, to understand why such ambitious and unlamented programmes gained widespread support and triggered urban uproar. Combining a review of the wider intellectual climate with extensive archival research, Ringways asks how far the rise of the urban motorway can be attributed to urban contingency as opposed to far-seeing planners; how ideas of the environment changed as proposals were debated; and whether their fall was the work of popular revolt or expert regret.

Nathan Crick, "The Rhetoric of Fascism "
English | ISBN: 0817321187 | 2022 | 296 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Highlights the persuasive devices most common to fascist appeals

Bruce D. McDonald, "The Public Affairs Faculty Manual: A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs "
English | ISBN: 0367861968 | 2020 | 278 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
While public affairs faculty study administration and management techniques, few administrators of public affairs programs receive formal training in the nuts and bolts of academic administration. Even those faculty who come to academia after distinguished careers in managerial positions may not be ready for the very different (and difficult) environment of university administration. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual argues that public affairs as a field needs to ensure that knowledge about administration and management is applied to the running of its academic programs, and brings together major leaders in the discipline to explore key features of academic administration. Many of these leaders have served as Master of Public Administration (MPA) directors, chairs, and deans at the nation's top public affairs programs.

Alan M. Dershowitz, "The Price of Principle: Why Integrity Is Worth the Consequences"
English | ISBN: 1510773282 | 2022 | EPUB | 168 pages | 558 KB
In his fiftieth book, The Price of Principle: Why Integrity Is Worth the Consequences, Alan Dershowitz-#1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America's most influential legal scholars-explores the implications of the increasing tendency in politics, academia, media, and even the courts of law to punish principle and reward partisan hypocrisy.

Paolo G. Carozza, "The Practice of Human Development and Dignity "
English | ISBN: 0268108692 | 2020 | 340 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Although deeply contested in many ways, the concept of human dignity has emerged as a key idea in fields such as bioethics and human rights. It has been largely absent, however, from literature on development studies. The essays contained in The Practice of Human Development and Dignity fill this gap by showing the implications of human dignity for international development theory, policy, and practice. Pushing against ideas of development that privilege the efficiency of systems that accelerate economic growth at the expense of human persons and their agency, the essays in this volume show how development work without sensitivity to human dignity is blind. Rather, genuine development must advance human flourishing and not only promote economic betterment. At the same time, the essays in this book also demonstrate that human dignity is an empty concept considered apart from real human experiences and practices. This volume therefore considers the meaning of human dignity inductively in light of development practice, rather than simply providing a theory or philosophy of human dignity in the abstract. It asks not only "what is dignity" but also "how can dignity be done?"

Cameron G. Thies, "The Politics of Resilience and Transatlantic Order: Enduring Crisis? "
English | ISBN: 0367138476 | 2019 | 282 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This edited volume bridges the "analytical divide" between studies of transatlantic relations, democratic peace theory, and foreign policy analysis, and improves our theoretical understanding of the logic of crises prevention and resolution.

Peter F. Galderisi, "The Politics Of Realignment: Party Change In The Mountain West"
English | ISBN: 0367295180 | 2019 | 235 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
The landslide reelection of President Ronald Reagan in 1984 prompted political analysts to consider the possibility of a national realignment of the electorate toward the Republican party. The 1986 elections, however, proved any predictions of a national realignment to be premature. A major shift in voting patterns had not taken place―except in the Mountain West, where a realignment was already in place. Once second only to the southern states in Democratic attachments, these western states (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) now compose the most Republican region in the nation. The contributors to this volume assert that this substantial change in electoral patterns, which has spanned nearly forty years, resulted not from a westward migration but from a widespread conversion among those who are born and remain in the region. In analyzing this realignment, these writers―some of the nation's best electoral scholars―provide historical and contemporary overviews and assess the important issues not only for voters but also for party organizations and members of Congress. Their focus in

John E. Endicott, "The Politics Of East Asia: China, Japan, Korea"
English | ISBN: 0367295105 | 2020 | 338 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
This is the first undergraduate text on the politics of East Asia to be published since 1970. Looking at both domestic and international politics, the authors discuss the political systems of China, Japan, and Korea within the context of environmental factors, culture, society, the economy, geography, language, historical and political traditions, etc. The People's Republic of China is presented as a country with strong traditions, committed to rapid development under frequently changing ideological auspices. Its two governmental apparatuses―the party and the bureaucracy―sometimes act in unison, sometimes are locked in fierce struggles, and often are motivated by differing ideologies and administrative dynamics. Japan is seen as a mature society and a developed economy with functioning democratic institutions and a strong party system, but, like the PRC, subject to powerful traditions and influenced by radical ideologies. Both North and South Korea are discussed, with a comparison and contrast of the authoritarian-democratic system in the South, where a basically democratic parliament finds itself in conflict with a quasi-dictatorial regime and an all-powerful president. The book is completely up to date. The section on China takes into account the major developments of the post-Mao period, including the accession of Hua Kuo-feng and the struggle against the Shanghai faction. The discussion of Japanese politics covers the 1976 elections, and the creation of the Shin Jiyu club in the developing thrust away from factional politics to an issue-oriented electorate.