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COVER:
How to Walk Away - Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq won't end the war. But if done right, it could save American lives, contain the violence and restore U.S. credibility. Here's why
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Who Lost Pakistan? - Why a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is letting al-Qaeda get stronger
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The Plight of the Antiwar Democrat - Some newly elected House Democrats are in a political no-man's land back home, drawing fire from both sides
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The American Language Of Rights
Richard A. Primus examines three crucial periods in American history
(the late eighteenth century, the civil war and the 1950s and 1960s) in
order to demonstrate how the conceptions of rights prevailing at each
of these times grew out of reactions to contemporary social and
political crises. His innovative approach sees rights language as
grounded more in opposition to concrete social and political practices,
than in the universalistic paradigms presented by many political
philosophers. This study demonstrates the potency of the language of
rights throughout American history, and looks for the first time at the
impact of modern totalitarianism (in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union)
on American conceptions of rights. The American Language of Rights is a
major contribution to contemporary political theory, of interest to
scholars and students in politics and government, constitutional law,
and American history.
• Combines history, law, political theory and philosophy of language
• Defends the language of rights, in part using a new examination of totalitarianism
• Written by a Supreme Court clerk and ex-Rhodes scholar
This second edition of the popular Encyclopedia of Invasions & Conquests, a comprehensive guide to over 150 invasions, conquests, battles and occupations from ancient times to the present, takes readers on a journey that includes the Roman conquest of Britain, the Portuguese colonization of Brazil, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, to name a few. New articles will explore the late 20th and 21st centuries, with a specific focus on recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Grenada and Chechnya.
Categories of entries include countries, invasions and conquests, and individuals. In addition to covering the military aspects of invasions and conquests, entries cover some of the political, economic, and cultural aspects, for example, the effects of a conquest on the invade country’s political and monetary system and in its language and religion. The entries on leaders - among them Sargon, Alexander the Great, William the Conqueror, and Adolf Hitler - deal with the people who sought to gain control, expand power, or exert religious or political influence over others through military means.
This authoritative, well-organized, lucidly written volume will prove invaluable for a variety of readers, including high school students, military historians, members of the armed forces, history buffs and hobbyists.
Handbook of Political Communication Research This volume brings together the major thrusts of contemporary research and theory in political communication. The approach stresses theoretical overviews and research synthesis with the goal of each chapter to provide an overview of the major lines of research, theory and findings for that topic.
Lynda Kaid brings together top scholars to explore the state of political communication research. Part One contains chapters that discuss some of the theoretical background, history, structure, and diversity of the field. Part Two concentrates on messages that are predominant in the study of political communication, ranging from classical rhetorical modes to political advertising and debates. The next two sections focus on the news media coverage of politics, political issues, and political institutions followed by an emphasis on public opinion and the audiences of political communication. Part Five offers international perspectives on political communication with the inclusion of European and Asian approaches. The final section provides an opportunity to look at the newest channel in political communication study, the Internet, and its role in changing the face of political communication.
As a comprehensive examination of the political communication field, the volume is intended for scholars and researchers in political communication, mass communication, and political science. It should also find readers in public opinion, political psychology and related areas.
8 lectures professor Thomas Childers University of Pennsilvania
The question that would arise in every discussion about the rise and fall of the Third Reich is why study the national-socialist experience, why look at the Third Reich. It is, after all, a morbid, depressing and terrifying topic. And yet it is the topic that has to be addressed, has to be analyzed, has to be coped with. In many ways it is the pivotal experience of XXth Century Western Civilisation, linking political, economic, social and moral issues ...
