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  • America vs. America
    Quan Jamel Fort
    Politics is an extension of your personality. It all begins in childhood, particularly among individuals from large, traditional families. Each sibling in the birth order develops a unique personality, which then develops into extroversion or introversion.As each sibling matures and grows, their personality begins to have an impact on their politics, with the extroverted siblin...
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    11,38 €

  • Picture a Dry Riverbed
    Geoff Hazel
    The time: 1999.The location: The mountainous district of Ermera, East Timor.The Participants: Locals from the various Timorese factions; Indonesian Police and Military; International Electoral Observers; United Nations personnel, paid staff, international volunteers, locally employed staff, three Military Liaison Officers and twenty five Police Officers from 8 nations.The task:...
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    17,20 €

  • Conventional Wisdom, Parties, and Broken Barriers in the 2016 Election
    The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider - a candidate with no previous governmental experience and mixed support from his own party - won the election by winning in traditionally Democratic states with coattails that extended to Republican Senate candidates and resulted ...
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    54,26 €

  • Issues and Challenges
    Peter C Bruechle
    In ‘Issues and Challenges’ I have presented my opinions about several matters I consider need unemotional discussion, not to cram those opinions into the minds of others but to introduce them to others, with the aim of provoking the needed discussion and, if possible, consensus.Looking disinterestedly at the current western democracies, it is difficult to be pleased with what o...
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    27,09 €

  • The Midnight Hour
    Bud Harris
    The morning sun is borne in the shadow of midnight.In this chaotic, ultra-important election year, Jungian analyst Bud Harris has stepped beyond his role as psychotherapist to speak in this book to our national heart and soul. Culling through his many years of political observation, he muses on the sources of our American discontent, proclaims that we must stop treating each ot...
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    9,52 €

  • Examining the Roles of IT and Social Media in Democratic Development and Social Change
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    216,41 €

  • Contemporary Democracy and the Sacred
    Jon Wittrock
    Debates on the impact of religious traditions upon secular politics have raged throughout the last century and continue today. Exposing the ambiguity of secularity in political life, Jon Wittrock investigates the contemporary relevance of the scared beyond established religious communities and within wider civic society. In the context of globalization, characterized by the spr...
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    55,26 €

  • Why we MUST protest
    E Varathkanth
    Protesters in today’s India are routinely portrayed as anti-nationals. But back when I was a school kid, I was asked to take pride in our unique non-violent independence movement. This book is an attempt to clarify our right & duty to protest in a democracy. ...
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    12,32 €

  • Exposing Falsehood
    Michael Uhryn
    About Exposing Falsehoods by Michael UhrynAn Examination of Public Deception 'Man is not what he ought to be, and that he ought to be, that he could be.'  Eric Fromm 'Social sciences and research offer hope and optimism for humanity, much to the disdain and disappointment of neoliberalism and reactionary forces in society. Increasingly, people are questioning authenticity a...
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    11,43 €

  • The Modern State and Its Enemies
    Samuel Salzborn
    ’The Modern State and Its Enemies’ considers the historical intellectual developments that provided the fundaments of the modern state and analyses the dark sides of the enemies of democracy. ...
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    180,30 €

  • Strategies of Secession and Counter-Secession
    How can we understand the strategic interaction between secessionist movements and sovereignstates? A casual review of the many secessionist struggles around the world, both violent andpeaceful, shows a variety of types. Some, like Catalonia, are pursuing their ends using combinations of electoral capture and civil demonstrations, just as the Spanish government is working to de...
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    134,88 €

  • American Apocalypse
    Roselouise Smith
    The deep political divide that is growing ever more apparent is a far cry from our Founder's envisioned Utopia. Whether through hate mongering, religious-political extortion, bold-faced lies, or outright treason, our political leaders are bringing forth the apocalypse of the American ethos. It is important to note that George Washington had a fixed opinion on the punishment...
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    18,27 €

  • Pure Political Philosophy
    Michael DeVinney
    Pure Political Philosophy: Natural Law and Sulaocracy is by philosopher and economist Michael DeVinney. It clearly explains the impossibility of understanding economics without understanding philosophy. Properly defining ethics and morals, using deductive logic, the author applies economic laws to political organizations and identifies various psychological effects that result....
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    12,16 €

  • The American Way of Empire
    James Kurth
    Since the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, traditional American foreign policy has proven inadequate to 21st Century challenges of Islamic terrorism and globalization.In this ground-breaking analysis, author James Kurth explains that the roots of America's current foreign policy crisis lie in contradictions of an American empire which att...
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    35,30 €

  • Uprising Shakes Iran Regime’s Foundations
    National Council of Resistance of Iran / NCRI U.S. Representative Office / NCRI U.SRepresentative Office / NCRI- US
    Uprising Shakes Iran Regime’s Foundations details the November 2019 uprising in Iran which engulfed 200 cities in all 31 provinces of Iran; over 1,500 people were killed & over 12,000 arrested. It explains why these protests are different than the 1999, 2009, and 2018 protests as this one is about regime change where the youth and the poor are revolting.The book chronicles the ...
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    25,06 €

  • Social Europe
    Social Europe
    Social Europe Volume Two focuses on the rise in populism and adjacent subjects and brings together contributions by Cas Mudde, Dani Rodrik, Peter Verovsek, Branko Milanovic, Sheri Berman, Paul Mason, Bela Galgoczi, Mariana Mazzucato and Ngaire Woods. 3 ...
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    17,74 €

  • As Democracy Goes, So Does Journalism
    Seong Jae Min
    As Democracy Goes, So Does Journalism: Evolution of Journalism in Liberal, Deliberative, and Participatory Democracy explores the symbiotic relationship between democracy and journalism in an engaging historical narrative. From a liberal to a deliberative and to a participatory model, theories and practices of democracy are constantly looking for better governance. How is journ...
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    50,70 €

  • LA ASAMBLEA CONSTITUYENTE DE VENEZUELA (2017-2019)
    Carlos AYALA CORAO / Rafael CHAVERO GAZDIC
    Este libro de los profesores Carlos Ayala Corao y Rafael Chavero G., después de hacer una referencia histórica de los antecedentes de las asambleas constituyentes en la historia de Venezuela, incluida la convocada en el año 1999; analiza todos los actos ejecutados por ésta última, en sus dos años de funcionamiento desde su instalación en agosto de 2017.En particular, el libro e...
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    34,13 €

  • Democracy’s Troubles
    John E Miller
    Evidence is accumulating that democracy is under siege--in the United States and around the world. This volume identifies and explains a dozen separate challenges threatening American democracy today. Sorting these challenges into political and social-cultural problems, each is placed in an historical context to describe how they work together to undermine the democratic underp...
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    42,89 €

  • De la démocratie en Amérique
    Alexis De Tocqueville
    Le second tome de De la démocratie en Amérique, publié en 1840, est une réflexion sur les formes particulières de la démocratie américaine. Cette réflexion s’élargit à des considérations générales sur la démocratie, notamment le risque de tyrannie de la majorité. L’œuvre traite de l’influence que la démocratie exerce sur la société civile, c’est-à-dire sur les mœurs, les idées ...
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    14,77 €

  • De la démocratie en Amérique
    Alexis De Tocqueville
    Le premier tome de De la démocratie en Amérique, publié en 1835, est composé de deux parties. La première est un exposé sur les institutions et les lois aux Etats-Unis: elle a beaucoup vieilli en raison du renforcement du pouvoir fédéral après la guerre de Sécession et, surtout, après la crise des années 30. La deuxième partie s’attache à montrer comment “le peuple gouverne” et...
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    17,67 €

  • Critical Human Rights, Citizenship, and Democracy Education Entanglements and Regenerations
    Critical Human Rights, Citizenship, and Democracy Education presents new scholarly research that views human rights, democracy and citizenship education as a critical project. Written by an international line-up of contributors including academics from Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the USA, this book provides a cross-section of theoretical work as we...
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    57,56 €

  • What is Democracy? | Ancient Greece’s Legacy | Systems of Government | Social Studies 5th Grade | Children’s Government Books
    Universal Politics
    Let’s talk about democracy beyond its most basic definitions. Learn about democracy as a legacy of Ancient Greece. Use this social studies book to grow your child’s interest in learning the democratic system as well as the rights of the citizens. By knowing its origins, perhaps your child can better understand how the ancient Greek concept has impacted future governments. Get a...
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    19,40 €

  • Examining the Roles of IT and Social Media in Democratic Development and Social Change
    Social media has emerged as a powerful tool that reaches a wide audience with minimum time and effort. It has a diverse role in society and human life and can boost the visibility of information that allows citizens the ability to play a vital role in creating and fostering social change. This practice can have both positive and negative consequences on society. Examining the R...
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    282,27 €

  • Game Theory
    José Luis Ferreira
    Using fascinating examples from a range of disciplines, this textbook provides social science, philosophy and economics students with an engaging introduction to the tools they need to understand and predict strategic interactions. Beginning with an introduction to the most famous games, the book uses clear, jargon-free language and accessible maths as it guides the reader thro...
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    87,34 €

  • Dead Man Running
    Rob Curnock
    Did you ever wonder what running for an elective office like Congress is really all about?Running for Congress is a world all unto its own, and in today's divided America, it's not for the faint of heart. Dead Man Running clearly shows what can be expected on a personal level in a high-stakes political race. A candidate has to understand the arrows coming at him are unr...
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    19,44 €

  • The Women’s Movement in Pakistan
    Ayesha Khan
    The military rule of General Zia ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan, had significant political repercussions for the country. Islamization policies were far more pronounced and control over women became the key marker of the state’s adherence to religious norms. Women’s rights activists mobilized as a result, campaigning to reverse oppressive policies and redefine the relatio...
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    56,80 €

  • Thomas Paine -- Collected Writings Common Sense; The Crisis; Rights of Man; The Age of Reason; Agrarian Justice
    Thomas Paine
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    25,96 €

  • Manifesto for New Social Movements
    César Augusto Rossatto
    The world is currently witnessing the emergence of a new context for education, labor, and transformative social movements. Global flows of people, capital, and energy increasingly define the world we live in. The multinational corporation, with its pursuit of ever-cheaper sources of labor and materials and its disregard for human life, is the dominant form of economic organiza...
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    38,39 €

  • Manifesto for New Social Movements
    César Augusto Rossatto
    The world is currently witnessing the emergence of a new context for education, labor, and transformative social movements. Global flows of people, capital, and energy increasingly define the world we live in. The multinational corporation, with its pursuit of ever-cheaper sources of labor and materials and its disregard for human life, is the dominant form of economic organiza...
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    68,59 €