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This book examines memories of political violence in Chile after the 1973 coup and a 17-years-long dictatorship Based…
on individual and group interviews it focuses on the second generation children adults today born to parents who were opponents of Pinochet s regime Focusing on their lived experience the intersection between private and public realms during Pinochet s politics of fear regime and the afterlife of violence in the post-dictatorship the book is concerned with new dilemmas and perspectives that stem from the intergenerational transmission of political memories It reflects critically on the role of family memories in the broader field of memory in Chile demonstrating the dynamics of how later generations appropriate and inhabit their family political legacies The book suggests how the second generation cultural memory redefines the concept of victimhood and propels society into a broader process of recognitionConstructing Transnational Political Spaces: The Multifaceted Political Activism of Mexican Migrants
Par Stephanie Sch tze. 2016
This book analyzes Mexican migrant organizations in the US and their political influence in home communities in Mexico …
By connecting multifaceted arenas of Mexican migrant s activism it traces the construction of transnational political spaces The author s ethnographic work in the state of Michoac n and in Chicago shows how these transnational arenas overcome the limits of traditional political spaces - the nation state and the local community - and bring together intertwined facets of the political The book examines how actors engage in politics within transnational spaces it delineates the different trajectories and agendas of male and female indigenous and non-indigenous migrant activists it demonstrates how the local and actor-centered levels are linked to the regional or state levels as well as to the federal levels of politics and finally it shows how these multifaceted arenas constitute transnational spaces that have implications for politics and society in Mexico and the US alikeDangerous Language — Esperanto under Hitler and Stalin
Par Ulrich Lins. 2016
This book examines the rise of the international language Esperanto launched in 1887 as a proposed solution to national…
conflicts and a path to a more tolerant world The chapters in this volume chart the emergence of Esperanto as an answer to a widespread democratic desire for direct person-to-person international communication regardless of political boundaries Its early success was limited mostly because of the Czarist r gime s suspicion of direct communication with foreigners and later similar suspicion by dictatorial r gimes generally As speakers of a dangerous language its adepts were harassed and persecuted especially in Germany and the Soviet Union This book argues that the fate of Esperanto over the 130 years of its existence serves as a barometer to measure the degree to which r gimes tolerate spontaneous personal contact with other countries and allow the pursuit of self-education outside prescribed national or ideological constraints This book will appeal to a wide readership including linguists historians political scientists and others interested in the history of the twentieth century from the unusual perspective of language This volume is complemented by the sister volume Dangerous Language - Esperanto and the Decline of Stalinism which offers a concentration on the Cold War history of Esperanto in Eastern EuropeInventing the Immigration Problem: The Dillingham Commission and Its Legacy
Par Katherine Benton-Cohen. 2018
In 1907 the U S Congress created a joint commission to investigate what many Americans saw as a national…
crisis an unprecedented number of immigrants flowing into the United States Experts women and men trained in the new field of social science fanned out across the country to collect data on these fresh arrivals The trove of information they amassed shaped how Americans thought about immigrants themselves and the nation s place in the world Katherine Benton-Cohen argues that the Dillingham Commission s legacy continues to inform the ways that U S policy addresses questions raised by immigration over a century later Within a decade of its launch almost all of the commission s recommendations including a literacy test a quota system based on national origin the continuation of Asian exclusion and greater federal oversight of immigration policy were implemented into law Inventing the Immigration Problem describes the labyrinthine bureaucracy broad administrative authority and quantitative record-keeping that followed in the wake of these regulations Their implementation marks a final turn away from an immigration policy motivated by executive-branch concerns over foreign policy and toward one dictated by domestic labor politics The Dillingham Commission which remains the largest immigration study ever conducted in the United States reflects its particular moment in time when mass immigration the birth of modern social science and an aggressive foreign policy fostered a newly robust and optimistic notion of federal power Its quintessentially Progressive formulation of America s immigration problem and its recommendations endure today in almost every component of immigration policy control and enforcementThe Mediated Politics of Europe
Par Mats Ekström, Julie Firmstone. 2017
This edited collection makes a unique contribution to analyses of the changing nature and challenges of mediated political communication …
through a distinctive comparative discourse analytical approach The book explores how politics is performed and discursively constructed in television news and current affairs in five countries France Greece Italy Sweden and the UK and focuses on a moment in time in European politics characterized by challenging tensions increased Euroscepticism questioning of mainstream politics accentuated gaps between the elite and the citizens and polarizations between member states Emphasising the performative and discursive dimensions of political communication the chapters provide a detailed comparative analysis that is centred around three themes how symbolic representations of politics are shaped by journalistic practices genres and styles of news reporting the language and performances of mainstream and populist political leaders and the participation and representation of citizens voicesCities and the Super-Rich: Real Estate, Elite Practices and Urban Political Economies (The Contemporary City)
Par Sin Koh, Ray Forrest, Bart Wissink. 2017
With the rise of wealth inequalities our cities are changing dramatically This collection critically engages with and…
advances existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these transformations An interdisciplinary range of contributions from international experts including sociologists geographers historians discourse analysts and urban studies specialists reveal crucial aspects of the real estate investment practices of the super-rich their social spaces in the city as well as the distinct influence of the super-rich on the transformation of four key cities London Tokyo Singapore and Hong Kong By drawing together diverse disciplines perspectives and experiences across different geographical contexts this book offers a fresh comparative and nuanced take on the super-rich and the 1 city as well as a solid empirically and theoretically grounded basis to think about future research questions and policy implicationsDiscover the man behind the myth.One hundred fifty years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains one of America's most fascinating,…
brilliant, and visionary leaders. He's idolized as a hero, a legend, and even a secular saint. But what about the real man behind the stone monument?In this engaging, intelligent book, you'll learn about more than just his savvy political skills and Civil War power plays. 101 Things You Didn't Know about Lincoln reveals other little known details of his personal and professional life, including:How Lincoln escaped death more than once as a childWhy he once used a chicken bone to argue a court caseWhy the Lincolns kept goats at the White HouseWhen and why he grew that beardHow John Wilkes Booth's brother saved Lincoln's sonWho tried to rob Lincoln's graveFilled with these and other offbeat facts, 101 Things You Didn't Know about Lincoln is sure to fascinate, whether you're a newcomer to Lincoln legend and lore, or a hardcore history buff!Conducting Business in China and India: A Comparative and Contextual Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
Par Ying Zhu, Deepak Sardana. 2017
This book takes a holistic approach to explore how business is being conducted in China and India and to…
analyze the factors that influence business decisions in present times In doing so the book seeks to develop a fuller understanding of the present context within the two Asian nations drawing upon a complete understanding of the culture history and behaviour of the society and its institutions The authors probe an area that has not been widely addressed before and seek to provide a finer analysis of the influences behind day-to-day business operations This study has widespread appeal as it covers business processes at three different levels macro-level including government policies and institutions meso-level organisations and communities and micro-level individuals within business Not only appealing to scholars senior executives business professionals and policy-makers this book will also provide an interdisciplinary examination of how business is conducted in China and India and will be valuable to anyone with a general interest in Asian businessLandscape Ecology for Sustainable Environment and Culture
Par Bojie Fu, Bruce Jones K. 2012
Climate change and the pressures of escalating human demands on the environment have had increasing impacts on landscapes across the…
world. In this book, world-class scholars discuss current and pressing issues regarding the landscape, landscape ecology, social and economic development, and adaptive management. Topics include the interaction between landscapes and ecological processes, landscape modeling, the application of landscape ecology in understanding cultural landscapes, biodiversity, climate change, landscape services, landscape planning, and adaptive management to provide a comprehensive view that allows readers to form their own opinions. Professor Bojie Fu is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair of scientific committee at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Professor K. Bruce Jones is the Executive Director for Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.The Shadow Factory
Par James Bamford. 2008
James Bamford has been the preeminent expert on the National Security Agency since his reporting revealed the agency's existence in…
the 1980s. Now Bamford describes the transformation of the NSA since 9/11, as the agency increasingly turns its high-tech ears on the American public.The Shadow Factory reconstructs how the NSA missed a chance to thwart the 9/11 hijackers and details how this mistake has led to a heightening of domestic surveillance. In disturbing detail, Bamford describes exactly how every American's data is being mined and what is being done with it. Any reader who thinks America's liberties are being protected by Congress will be shocked and appalled at what is revealed here.From the Trade Paperback edition.This book explores how culture and citizenship are theorised promoted and learned throughout schools in Wales Following…
a brief history of Welsh education and a discussion of how contemporary cultural identity is theorised through citizenship education curricula it illustrates how archaic approaches to understanding cultural identity continue to undermine the development of culturally relevant curriculum in Wales Smith also analyses how young people discuss their orientations to Welshness how teachers engage with the requirements of the Curriculum Cymreig and how these reactions develop within educational settings Ending with a recommendation for a more sophisticated framework for conceptualising identity and a critical approach for discussing citizenship and cultural identity in schools in Wales this book highlights how the critical pedagogy can progress furtherComparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa: Lost in Transition (The Modern Muslim World)
Par Teresita Cruz, James Dorsey. 2016
This book investigates the theme of global transitions with a cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change over the…
past three decades Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa MENA Political transitions in Asia have been the subject of interest in academic and policy-making communities recently as there are encouraging signs of democratization in countries that exhibit elements of authoritarianism In those countries with relatively open political systems transitions to democracy have been complete - albeit messy flawed and highly contested In contrast countries of the MENA region that have been gripped by revolts in recent years find themselves in the midst of chaotic and uncontrollable transitions Why are there such differences between these regions What if anything can be learned and applied from the transitions in Southeast Asia These questions are answered here as Asia s experience is contrasted with the Arab revolts and the struggle of the different countries in the MENA region to fashion a new social contract between states and citizensBattlefield America: The War On the American People
Par John W. Whitehead. 2015
In Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the follow-up to his award-winning book A Government of Wolves: The…
Emerging American Police State, constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead paints a terrifying portrait of a nation at war with itself and which is on the verge of undermining the basic freedoms guaranteed to the citizenry in the Constitution.Indeed, police have been transformed into extensions of the military, towns and cities have become battlefields, and the American people have been turned into enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated, invaded, raided, manhandled, censored, silenced, shot at, locked up, and denied due process. Yet this police state did not come about overnight. As Whitehead notes, this shift into totalitarianism cannot be traced back to a single individual or event. Rather, the evolution has been so subtle that most American citizens were hardly even aware of it taking place. Yet little by little, police authority expanded, one weapon after another was added to the police arsenal, and one exception after another was made to the standards that have historically restrained police authority. Add to this mix the merger of Internet megacorporations with government intelligence agencies, and you have the making of an electronic concentration camp that not only sees the citizenry as databits but will attempt to control every aspect of their lives. And if someone dares to step out of line, they will most likely find an armed SWAT team at their door.Antonio de Viti de Marco: A Story Worth Remembering
Par Manuela Mosca. 2016
This book provides insight into the remarkable life and work of the Italian economist Antonio de Viti de Marco…
1858-1943 This book presents eleven interviews with American and Italian scholars from various disciplines that provide a profile of this major intellectual as an economic theorist politician and individual He was the founder of the pure theory of Public Finance played an important role in the foundation of Public Choice and was also a staunch liberal and radical politician An English translation of one of his books made as early as 1936 greatly influenced James M Buchanan Nobel prize-winner for economicsComparative Political Theory in Time and Place: Theory’s Landscapes
Par Daniel Kapust, Helen Kinsella. 2017
This book explores comparative political theory through the study of a range of places and periods with contributions from a…
diverse group of scholars The volume builds on recent work in political theory seeking to focus scholarly attention on non-Western thought in order to contribute to both political theory and our understanding of the modern globalized world Featuring discussions of international law and imperialism regions such as South Asia and Latin America religions such as Buddhism and Islam along with imperialism and revolution the volume also includes an overview of comparative political theory Contributing scholars deploy a variety of methodological and interpretive approaches ranging from archival research to fieldwork to close studies of texts in the original language The volume elucidates the pluralism and dissensus that characterizes both cross-national and intra-national political thoughtThe Open Society and Its Enemies (New One-Volume Edition)
Par Alan Ryan, E. H. Gombrich, Karl Raimund Popper. 2002
One of the most important books of the twentieth century, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is an…
uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. Popper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zealand in anticipation of the Nazi annexation of Austria the following year, and he settled in England in 1949. Before the annexation, Popper had written mainly about the philosophy of science, but from 1938 until the end of the Second World War he focused his energies on political philosophy, seeking to diagnose the intellectual origins of German and Soviet totalitarianism. The Open Society and Its Enemies was the result. An immediate sensation when it was first published in two volumes in 1945, Popper's monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right and is credited with inspiring anticommunist dissidents during the Cold War. Arguing that the spirit of free, critical inquiry that governs scientific investigation should also apply to politics, Popper traces the roots of an opposite, authoritarian tendency to a tradition represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel. In a substantial new introduction written for this edition, acclaimed political philosopher Alan Ryan puts Popper's landmark work in biographical, intellectual, and historical context. Also included is a personal essay by eminent art historian E. H. Gombrich, in which he recounts the story of the book's eventual publication despite numerous rejections and wartime deprivations.Strategic Management for Public Governance in Europe
Par Paul Joyce, Anne Drumaux. 2018
This book investigates the role and effectiveness of strategic management within public governance in Europe Using findings from…
qualitative studies it explores the governance processes at the level of the European Union as a supranational institution and the level of national governments It presents empirical research that reveals fresh insights into the extent to which the public effective government and desirable societies are interrelated in individual Member States Further it enables the authors to critically analyse and develop the concept of the Strategic State and to introduce the idea of credible government that lays out a pathway to effective governance This book argues for the need to develop more effective multi-level governance that combines unity of strategic purpose at the European level with strategic leadership and mobilisation at the national level It will appeal to practitioners in addition to scholars in the fields of public policy public management and European Union studiesAn Introduction to Middle East Politics
Par Benjamin MacQueen. 2018
This new edition of An Introduction to Middle East Politics continues to provide an expansive survey of Middle East politics,…
thoroughly revised and restructured in response to events currently taking place. Written in a lively and accessible manner, MacQueen takes students on a tour of the region’s modern political history up to the present, clearly signposting key events and issues. Providing comprehensive coverage of all key themes in Middle East politics, this book covers: Historical Legacies; The Ottoman Empire, WWI, colonialism and the Cold War; nationalism and Islamist politics Authoritarianism in Egypt, Algeria and Syria; political changes in Iran; the politics of oil in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States; Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab States The Syrian conflict including regional ramifications and particular focus on the Syrian refugee crisis Each chapter includes a timeline, learning objectives, study questions and annotated further reading and the book finishes with a glossary. Contemporary and fascinating, with dedicated material on culture, gender, ethnicity and minorities, this book is a crucial companion for students of Middle East politics.Assumptions of the Tea Party Movement: A World of Their Own
Par David Warfield Warfield Brown. 2016
This book presents a reassessment of the fundamental principles of the Tea Party movement The Tea Party movement…
is largely associated with those who want a severely limited federal government spending far fewer taxpayer dollars What gets less attention are the underlying Tea Party sentiments that the book argues are not so much false as they are terribly dated in light of the current national landscape Such sentiments include prioritizing self-reliance viewing politics as a dirty business considering free enterprise unassailable and believing the earth to be man s possession Brown skillfully and thoughtfully breaks from partisan considerations to get at the root of the movement arguing that too many Tea Partiers are living in a world of their own which given so many pressing problems in the world amounts to what Brown calls sentimental mischiefCultures of Transition and Sustainability: Culture after Capitalism
Par John Clammer. 2016
Contending that culture lies at the root of our current planetary and civilizational crisis, this book uniquely explores the nature…
of the specifically cultural dimensions of that crisis and how culture relates to the areas of politics, policy, economics, ecology and the whole discourse of sustainability. It debates how profoundly our world is shaped by capitalist culture, emphasizing the import of political culture and policy, social justice, leadership and community in the shaping of a new cultural sustainability. It also reintroduces questions of religion, art, citizenship and comparative culture into the sustainability debate and suggests ways in which the central issue of consumer culture can be rethought and others in which socially satisfactory transitions to a sustainable future might be achieved. Addressing the specific role of culture in our crisis and of how to build cultural resources for transition, this cutting edge text provides the reader with an introduction to the literature on culture and sustainability, and both practical and theoretical tools for creating and advancing a humane and ecologically responsible future.