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Power, The Presidency, And The Preamble - Interpretive Essays On Selected Presidents Of The United States

de Robert M. Saunders

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 This conceptual framework allows readers to study long-term continuity and change in the presidency and in America. In an age of specialization, when most historical studies of individual presidents are hundreds, even thousands of pages long, Saunders gives readers a brief, interpretive overview of select presidents.
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Mexico, The End Of The Revolution

de Donald C. Hodges e Ross Gandy

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 This study reveals how the social pact, formalized during the armed stage of the Mexican Revolution (1910-20) and implemented during the second stage (1920-40), was upset during the third or arrested stage (1940-70) when the bureaucrat-professionals at the helm opted for intensive economic development by taking the capitalist road.
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The Secret Police And The Revolution - The Fall Of The German Democratic Republic

de Edward Peterson

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 Most interesting are the reports from the thousands of spies at the local level, the analysis at the local and district levels, and the integration of nationwide reports in Berlin.
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The National Civic Federation And The Making Of A New Liberalism, 1900-1915

de Christopher J. Cyphers

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 Founded in 1900, the National Civic Federation (NCF), a broad-based, nongovernmental social and policy reform organization, emerged throughout the Progressive Era as one of the nation's most powerful policy research and lobbying groups.
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Criminal Justice Policy Making - Federal Roles And Processes

de Barbara Stolz

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 An introduction to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level drawing on the discipline of political science. The selections include academic and government publications and speeches that help to shed light on this important area of criminal justice studies.
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Kids Raised By The Government

de Gideon Fishman e Ira M. Schwartz

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 This study provides an examination of the child welfare system. An overview of the system and the problems inherent in it is followed by analyses of attempts to solve these problems. The book concludes with the implications of child welfare policy for the state and national levels.
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The Creation/Evolution Controversy - A Battle For Cultural Power

de Kary D. Smout

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 This rhetorical study of the various strategies and competing world views involved in the 140-year argument between Biblical creationists and Darwinian evolutionists focuses on the 1860 Huxley/Wilberforce debate, the 1952 Scopes "Monkey" Trial and the 1981 Arkansas Creation-Science Trial.
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Children Surviving Persecution - An International Study Of Trauma And Healing

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 The essays in this collection focus on long-term effects of trauma caused by organized persecution - children's experiences of the horror and terror of war, and on the coping mechanisms and reparative experiences, which mitigate and sometimes surmount the trauma.
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America And Americans In Australia

de David Mosler

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 Looking at how migrant Americans see Australia, the authors of this book ask what happens when they actually live there. Are Australians grateful? Are the Americans happy? What do Americans and Australians really think of each other? The book aims to provide the answers.
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Latinos In A Changing Society

de Edwin Melendez e Martha Montero-Sieburth

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 Contributes to the discourse of how Latinos are being influenced by US norms and culture and how Latinos are affecting US society. This work offers an analysis of how Latin communities compare and contrast with other underserved groups, and it examines how changes are taking place within specific Latino groups.
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Latinos In A Changing Society

de Edwin Melendez e Martha Montero-Sieburth

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 Contributes to the discourse of how Latinos are being influenced by US norms and culture and how Latinos are affecting US society. This work offers an analysis of how Latin communities compare and contrast with other underserved groups, and it examines how changes are taking place within specific Latino groups.
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Leaving The Adventist Ministry - A Study Of The Process Of Exiting

de Peter H. Ballis

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 More than 180 pastors exited the Seventh-Day Adventist ministry in Australia and New Zealand between 1980 and 1988â€"a loss that is equivalent to 40 percent of the total annual Adventist ministerial workforce in those two countries.
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Colin Powell And Condoleezza Rice - Foreign Policy, Race, And The New American Century

de Clarence Lusane

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 Offers an analysis of the intersection of racial politics and American foreign policy. This book examines the roles played by Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice in the construction of US foreign policy under the Bush administration, and how their racial identity challenges conventional notions about the role of race in international relations.
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The Vietnam War Era - A Personal Journey

de Bruce O. Solheim

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 There are many lessons to be learned from the Vietnam War, foremost among them being that war as an instrument of peace is not viable.
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Deep In The Heart - The Texas Tendency In American Politics

de James Mcenteer

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 Traces the extraordinary influence of Texas warrior culture on American national politics, from the creation myth of the Alamo to the George W. Bush administration's pre-emptive attack policy in the Middle East.
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The Ideal Chinese Political Leader - A Historical And Cultural Perspective

de Xuezhi Guo

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 An investigation of the ideal personality criteria of Chinese political leaders, showing that it is a combination of Confucian, Daoist and legalist values and ethics. Xuezhi Guo identifies five characteristics of an ideal political leader and traces the evolution of these characteristics.
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The Ramparts Of Nations - Institutions And Immigration Policies In France And The United States

de Jeffrey M. Togman

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 This work provides a comparative analysis of French and US immigration policies from 1945 to 2000. It explores why nations implement the immigration policies they do, and why some governments allow or even encourage large-scale immigration while others restrict it.
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Dignity And Liberty - Constitutional Visions In Germany And The United States

de Edward J. Eberle

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 An exploration of the nature of human personality as reflected in the constitutional law of two democracies - Germany and the USA. The author inquires into human values and human freedom, across national borders, in the pursuit of a better understanding of the nature and limit of freedom.
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Enduring The Revolution - Ding Ling And The Politics Of Literature In Guomindang China

de Charles J. Alber

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 An anarchist by temperament, the beautiful and talented Ding Ling attempted to find her way in the world alone.
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Taylored Citizenship - State Institutions And Subjectivity

de Char Miller

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 Miller shows how government institutions changed the meaning of American citizenship during the World War II era.
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A Conflict Perpetuated - China Policy During The Kennedy Years

de Noam Kochavi

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 On the eve of his assassination, Kennedy may have even contemplated a China policy departure during his second term. A calm appraisal of China's capabilities and intentions constituted the distinguishing feature of revisionist thinking during the Kennedy years.
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The Psychological Impact Of War Trauma On Civilians - An International Perspective

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 This volume addresses the impact of war and extreme stress on civilian populations, as well as psychology's response to these phenomena.
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Liberation Theology In The Philippines - Faith In A Revolution

de Kathleen Nadeau

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 Liberation Theology in the Philippines: Faith in a Revolution studies the interrelationship of international development policies and local social and economic structures in the Philippines.
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The Christian Burial Case - An Introduction To Criminal And Judicial Procedure

de Thomas Mcinnis

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 The Christian Burial Case: An Introduction to Criminal and Judicial Procedure introduces readers to the intricacies of the American legal system, using the Williams case to illustrate all the stages of the legal process from the point of arrest, to the trial, the appellate process, and, ultimately, the Supreme Court.
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