The Rise of Anti-Americanism
ISBN: 9780415369060 / Angielski / Miękka / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together an international team of well-known scholars from the US, UK and Australia to examine the rise of anti-Americanism.
Is anti-Americanism one of the last respectable prejudices, or are accusations of anti-Americanism a way to silence reasonable criticism of the United States? Is the recent rise in anti-Americanism principally a reaction to President George W. Bush and his administration, or does it reflect a general turn against America and Americans? Have we moved from the American century to the anti-American century, with the United States as the 'whipping... This volume brings together an international team of well-known scholars from the US, UK and Australia to examine the rise of anti-Americanism.
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Reluctant Champions: U.S. Presidential Policy and Strategic Export Controls, Truman, Eisenhower, Bush and Clinton
ISBN: 9780415924399 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Controls on the export of military and dual-use items were fundamental to international efforts to constrain Soviet military capabilities during the Cold War. While essential to combating the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, these controls also impose severe costs on national economies. Also, conflicts over export control policies often mar relations between the executive and legislative branches of government as well as between the United States and other countries. This text explores how and why the United States came to adopt its export policies by examining the...
Controls on the export of military and dual-use items were fundamental to international efforts to constrain Soviet military capabilities during the C...
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661,34 zł |
Barrio Urbanism : Chicanos, Planning and American Cities
ISBN: 9780415945417 / Angielski / Twarda / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking into account the author's consideration of this subject from a planning and urban policy perspective, this book charts the history of the largest ethnic population in America.
Taking into account the author's consideration of this subject from a planning and urban policy perspective, this book charts the history of the large...
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Three's a Crowd : The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perrot, and Republican Resurgence
ISBN: 9780472114535 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A significant contribution to our understanding of minor parties and party system change. The authors develop a new theory and provide strong empirical evidence in support of it. They show that the Perot's candidacy has had a strong and lasting impact on partisan competition in elections.
---Paul Herrnson, Director, Center for American Politics and Citizenship Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland "Powerfully persuasive in its exhaustive research, Three's a Crowd may surprise many by revealing the... "A significant contribution to our understanding of minor parties and party system change. The authors develop a new theory and provide strong em...
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The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
ISBN: 9780789004468 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States is a timely addition to the knowledge base concerning the integration of this population into the fabric of American society. On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, this book examines the relationship between immigrants from the Caribbean and the culture of the United States. This body of work provides resources for scholars and researchers and provides instrumental strategies for use in practice by counselors/social workers, curriculum developers, and immigration analysts. With this...
The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States is a timely addition to the knowledge base concerning the integration of this p...
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Changing Welfare Services : Case Studies of Local Welfare Reform Programs
ISBN: 9780789023131 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Austin (social welfare, University of California-Berkeley) presents case studies of programs and practices that have emerged in the US since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Cases focus on organizational changes such as the development of new training programs and the merging of employmen
Austin (social welfare, University of California-Berkeley) presents case studies of programs and practices that have emerged in the US since the enact...
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Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research
ISBN: 9780789032065 / Angielski / Miękka / 151 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Apply knowledge from the latest research to urgent social problems and programs Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research is a careful selection of the finest papers from the 2004 Social Policy Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina. These presentations from respected experts spotlight the latest and best research on a wide variety of crucial social policy issues. Explanations are provided on how to use qualitative and quantitative methods to research social policy questions, with a clear view on how to apply research results to today's social problems and programs. Cutting-Edge Social...
Apply knowledge from the latest research to urgent social problems and programs Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research is a careful selection of the fine...
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Gun Control
ISBN: 9780791073711 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each book in this series offers all the statutes, legal opinions, and studies a student needs to structure a cohesive argument on a given controversial topic. Issues are presented from multiple points of view; sidebars cite law and opinions to aid in critical analysis; paratextual questions encourage reader engagement; and all sources are fully documented and grouped by the side of the argument. Analyzes the controversy over gun ownership in America: How does the Second Amendment's right to bear arms fit into the modern world? Does the state have an interest in restricting the licensing or...
Each book in this series offers all the statutes, legal opinions, and studies a student needs to structure a cohesive argument on a given controversia...
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176,45 zł |
Campaign and Election Reform
ISBN: 9780816051366 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text deals with issues related to the topic of campaign and election reform. It examines questions such as how candidates raise campaign funds and what contributors expect from them in return and whether there should be legal limits on how much money candidates can raise or spend.
This text deals with issues related to the topic of campaign and election reform. It examines questions such as how candidates raise campaign funds an...
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240,71 zł |
Employment of Blacks by the Federal Government
ISBN: 9780824033705 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Politics of Budget Control: Congress, the Presidency, and the Growth of the Administrative State
ISBN: 9780844817163 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an account of the struggle over resources and political authority is to be found in the politics surrounding the budgetary process. This text analyzes the management of the United States budget from the early 20th century to the present. The budget process is the primary subject of the work, but is also the framework within which the separation of executive (nationally derived) and legislative (locally derived) powers is examined.
This is an account of the struggle over resources and political authority is to be found in the politics surrounding the budgetary process. This text ...
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American Public Service : Radical Reform and the Merit System
ISBN: 9780849305344 / Angielski / Twarda / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the effects of radical change on public personnel systems is critically important both now and in the future to all those interested in the quality of American democracy. Civil service reform is occurring at all levels of government both in the United States and abroad.
American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System is a collection of papers that examine the innovations, strategies, and issues found in the contemporary civil service reform debate. Offering diverse perspectives from expert contributors, this book presents matters concerning radical reform... Understanding the effects of radical change on public personnel systems is critically important both now and in the future to all those interested in ...
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How To Win Your 1st Election
ISBN: 9781574441307 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focussing on grass roots campaigning, this 'how-to' book is suitable for aspiring candidates, campaign managers, public relations consultants, and students of political science and American government.
Focussing on grass roots campaigning, this 'how-to' book is suitable for aspiring candidates, campaign managers, public relations consultants, and stu...
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366,23 zł |