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  • Vigilante Nation

    How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy

    For readers of How Democracies Die, two legal scholars expose the history of the GOP’s hidden political strategy to rollback protected rights, from abortion and gun control to surveillance and LGBTQ rights.Virginia’s governor sets up a tip line for parents to snitch on teachers who acknowledge the reality of racial inequality. Texas unleashes bounty hunters against individuals who aid or abet ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Chaos Comes Calling

    The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America

    A harrowing tale of how polarization threatened to break apart two American communities and how one found a way back while the other splintered.Donald Trump’s November 2016 electoral victory was the beginning of four years of demagogy, presidential name-calling, and—ten months into a pandemic—an incitement to violence that led a mob of thousands to descend on the Capitol in Washington, DC. Fueled ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • All'italiana!

    Wie ich versuchte, Italienerin zu werden | Lakonisch, witzig und politisch treffsicher: ein brillantes Porträt des Sehnsuchtslandes Italien

    by Petra Reski ...
    »Ich beschreibe Italien aus der Sicht einer Nicht-Italienerin: Als Deutsche erlebe ich die scheinbar verwirrende politische Entwicklung Italiens nicht aus der Distanz, sondern aus nächster Nähe.«Petra Reski, die preisgekrönte Autorin und Reporterin, erzählt in ihrem Buch eine Entwicklungsgeschichte – diejenige Italiens seit 1989 und ihre eigene. Sie lebt seit 1991 in Italien. Sie lebt seit ... ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Black But Not Blue: Why Black Americans Must Leave The Democrat Party

    by M.D. Watson ...
    Fourteen years ago, I bought a one-way train ticket and left Michigan. After growing up in Detroit, going to college, and then graduate school, I could not find a full-time position. I was still working the job I'd gotten a month after I graduated from high school. The only thing that had changed was that I could no longer work full-time because the economy was so bad. With a mountain of student ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Term Limits and the Modern Era of Municipal Reform

    Series series Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy
    Term limits enjoy broad popularity among Americans, yet scholarly literature has omitted two important questions from the study of municipal reform: Why are term limits so popular, and what are the causes of movements for term limits? In this book, Douglas Cantor exposes the causes of term limits at the local level of government to shed light on how and why the movement to adopt term limits came ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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  • How Maine Decides

    An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost

    Political scholar and avid campaign watcher Christian P. Potholm brings to bear his considerable experience as a political consultant, and his intricate understanding of campaign strategy, in his careful analysis of Maine citizen referenda. In Maine, controversial decisions are often presented directly to voters, so the citizens can decide. Potholm looks at the campaigns from past referenda, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Fifteen Minutes

    Bamboozled in Buffalo

    Are we allowed to scrutinize public art, even if the public doesn’t pay for it? It only took the city of Buffalo 15 minutes to shut it off and five days for Mayor Jimmy Griffin to tear down Billie Lawless’ sculpture "Green Lightning" in 1984.It may have had something to do with dancing neon figures that resembled Mr. Peanut. But, to this day it’s unclear if the artist tricked the city or the city ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • They Came for the Schools

    One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms

    The urgent, revelatory story of how a school board win for the conservative right in one Texas suburb inspired a Christian nationalist campaign now threatening to undermine public education in America—from an NBC investigative reporter and co-creator of the Peabody Award–winning and Pulitzer Prize finalist Southlake podcast.Award-winning journalist Mike Hixenbaugh delivers the immersive and eye ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Eisenhower for Our Time

    by Steven Wagner ...
    Series series People for Our Time
    Eisenhower for Our Time provides an introduction to the Eisenhower presidency, extracting lessons for today's world. Steven Wagner proposes that the need to maintain balance defines Eisenhower's presidency.Wagner examines a series of defining moments that were among Eisenhower's greatest challenges, some of which resulted in his greatest accomplishments: the decision to run for president, his ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Revenue Sources of Local Governments

    Persisting Challenges and Emerging Opportunities

    With limited fiscal capabilities, effective and efficient budgeting is a necessity for local governments in the United States. Acknowledging the critical (but often overlooked) part that raising enough revenue to fund desirable and mandatory programs plays in the budgetary process, this book offers an exclusive and comprehensive examination of the revenue side of the budget. It provides much ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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  • How the Heartland Went Red

    Why Local Forces Matter in an Age of Nationalized Politics

    Series Book 206 - Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives
    How local contexts help us understand why White voters in America’s heartland are shifting to the rightOver the past several decades, predominantly White, postindustrial cities in America’s agriculture and manufacturing center have flipped from blue to red. Cities that were once part of the traditional Democratic New Deal coalition began to vote Republican, providing crucial support for the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Two Fuckers Playing Chess Using Us As The Pawns! - THE EGO IS A NARCISSIST

    Breaking Away From The Entity That Controls You

    There is No Heaven or Hell, We do Not die - We come Back!Those of You who think you are Awake - 'woke’, are merely Playing!This book is about the 'Process' required to exit this 3- dimensional existence we believe to be reality. We do not belong here! you already know that too! you wouldn’t have found this Book otherwise. We have become trapped here, not against our will but, in spite of our Will! ... Read more

    $18.40 USD

  • Reclaiming Democracy in Cities

    Effective urban governance is essential in responding to the challenges of inequality, migration, public health, housing, security, and climate change. Reclaiming Democracy in Cities frames the city as a political actor in its own right, exploring the city’s potential to develop deliberative and participatory practices which help inform innovative democratic solutions to modern day challenges ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • El final dels principis

    by Eduard Ribera ...
    Una antologia dels millors articles publicats per l'autor entre 2009 i 2023. Una mirada literària, evocadora i compromesa amb la realitat que ens acompanya en el dia a dia. Vivim en un món on ja tot és possible. Amb el tombant de segle, va arrencar una nova era en què hem oblidat el respecte i hem perdut la vergonya. Paradoxalment, com més avança la tecnologia, més primaris ens tornem els humans. ... Read more

    $7.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La paix et la communauté selon les juifs, les chrétiens et les musulmans

    Vers une théologie interreligieuse de la libération

    Series series Collection : Judaïsme, christianisme et islam
    Le lecteur trouvera des études comparatives sur le concept de paix en hébreu et dans le Coran en arabe, ainsi que des analyses du Jugement dernier des morts, un aspect de l'apocalyptique juive, chrétienne et islamique, d'un point de vue théologique, philologique et philosophique, à l'aide d'interprètes chrétiens.Avec ce livre, le lecteur pourra comparer les textes bibliques de la Torah, des ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Redescubriéndo-nos a través de la cultura alimentaria.

    Experiencias de investigación pedagógica en diversos contextos.

    Este libro, titulado: Redescrubriéndo-nos a través de la Cultura Alimentaria. Experiencias de investigación pedagógica en diversos contextos, muestra las vivencias personales y profesionales que tuvieron las autoras y los autores al realizar sus investigaciones con respecto a la temática abordada. Los escritos coinciden, mayormente, en el proceso de cambio en los esquemas mentales de las y los ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pace e comunità secondo ebrei, cristiani e musulmani

    Verso una teologia della liberazione interreligiosa

    Series series Collezione: Ebraismo, Cristianesimo e Islam
    El lettore troverà studi comparati sul concetto di pace in ebraico e nel Corano in arabo, e analizza il Giudizio universale dei morti, un aspetto dell'apocalittica ebraica, cristiana e islamica, da prospettive teologiche, filologiche e filosofiche, utilizzando interpreti cristiani, Sono aggiunte due appendici, la prima sulla città di Gerusalemme nell'Apocalisse cristiana, con un'analisi a partire ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women’s Empowerment in India

    From Rights to Agency

    The volume brings together readings describing a range of less-traversed aspects and transferences of women’s rights and struggles in India and develops a comprehensive understanding of the interface between women’s activism and politics.The book documents and discusses diverse ways in which Indian women have struggled for empowerment, political voice and representation, and rallied against ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The American Crisis

    by Thomas Paine ...
    "The American Crisis" is a collection of articles by English-American philosopher Thomas Paine that were published during the American Revolution between 1776 and 1783. In this pamphlet Paine expressed his support towards an independent America that would be self-governed. Starting from the first article, he tries to convince the colonists to support the war against Britain.Thomas Paine is ... Read more

    $0.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Media Literacy, Media Education and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

    This book explores the state of media literacy and media education in several Central and Eastern European countries. The main argument centers around the connection between media literacy and media education on the one hand, and liberal democratic values on the other. Data collected through a European Union funded project shows that diversity is the key word when it comes to how countries ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Empowering Local Leadership

    by Jack Donahue ...
    As you journey into the realm of local government, it is crucial to first understand the intricate structure and multifaceted functions that shape the foundation of community governance. Through a comprehensive exploration, we will shed light on the mechanisms of local government, emphasizing the importance of citizen participation and the impact it has on shaping the local landscape.Local ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Echoes of Change - The Journey Of Modern Activism

    by Stefan Weiss ...
    "Echoes - The Journey Of Modern Activism" offers a captivating exploration of contemporary activism. Through powerful narratives and expert insights, readers discover the diverse, impactful ways activists address pressing global issues. This book inspires action, highlights the importance of collective efforts, and provides valuable lessons for those seeking to make a difference in our changing ... Read more

    $31.00 USD

  • Donald J Trump's 7 Pillars of Strength for Triumph in Adversity

    Embark on a transformative journey guided by the timeless wisdom of Donald Trump's 7 Pillars of Strength. Within these pages lies a roadmap to triumph in the face of adversity - a blueprint meticulously crafted from Trump's own remarkable career.Discover the power of resilience, determination, adaptability, courage, perseverance, optimism, and the strength of a supportive network as you navigate ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Die Einbettung der Europaeischen Gueterrechtsverordnungen in das System des europaeischen Internationalen Privat- und Zivilverfahrensrechts

    Series Book 6772 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
    Die Arbeit befasst sich mit der Rechtssicherheit internationaler Paare in der Europäischen Union, deren Zahl kontinuierlich ansteigt. Hierzu betreibt sie Grundlagenforschung mit Blick auf das Ziel der EU, einen „Raum der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts" zu verwirklichen, in dem ihre Bürger sich ohne rechtliche Hindernisse und Diskriminierung frei bewegen können. Mithilfe zahlreicher ... Read more

    $83.99 USD