Upa: 654 books
Power, Threat, or Military Capabilities
US Balancing in the Later Cold War, 1970-1982
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2011
Power, Threat, or Military Capabilities assesses two mainstays of international relations, balance of power and balance of threat, using the case of US balancing against the Soviet Union in the later Cold War. It also proposes balance of military capabilities, which uses offense-defense theory to...
Television Courtroom Broadcasting Effects
The Empirical Research and the Supreme Court Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Court and policy makers have increasingly had to deal with—and sometimes even embrace—technology, from podcasts to the Internet. Televised courtroom broadcasting especially remains an issue. The debate surrounding the US Supreme Court and federal courts, as well as the great disparity between...
An Introduction to Elijah Muhammad Studies
The New Educational Paradigm
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
In this ground-breaking work, An Introduction to the Elijah Muhammad Series: The New Educational Paradigm, a new field of study is being introduced. The book attempts to lay a foundation for situating the teachings of Elijah Muhammad in academia, creating a field of study that particularly extrapolates...
Islamism and Post-Islamism
Reflections upon Allama Jafari's Political Thought
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Islamism and Post-Islamism analyzes political thought in Iran since 1979. Seyed Javad Miri engages with one of the seminal thinkers in contemporary Iranian politics, Allama Jafari, on key relevant concepts.
In this book, Miri discusses several important topics:
Redrawing the map of political...
Chávez’s Legacy
The Transformation from Democracy to a Mafia State
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Chavez’s Legacy: The Transformation from Democracy to a Mafia State refutes the claim that Chavez’s regime corrected the errors of Soviet Communism. This book traces Venezuela’s communist transformation and its effects on the neighboring nations of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. This book...
One World Currency
The Globe
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
One World Currency presents a serious study about the need for a single stable currency with timely, historical references and skillful economic analysis by noted economist José Rafael Abinader. This book describes how a global and universally accepted currency will lead to economic stability throughout...
China and the United States
A New Cold War History
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 1997
This essay collection presents a new examination and fresh insight into Sino-American relations from the end of World War II to the 1960s. The compilation breaks new ground by exploring some of the untouched Chinese and Soviet Communist sources to document the major events and crises in East Asia....
Nigeria's Democratic Experience in the Fourth Republic since 1999
Policies and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This book addresses various issues that have arisen in the practice of democracy in Nigeria since 1999, focusing on the Obasanjo years (1999-2007). Nigeria’s return to democratic rule has been marked by developments such as the implementation of reforms to address perceived economic problems and...
Jewish Orthodoxy and Its Discontents
Religious Dissidence in Contemporary Israel
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
In this book, Marta T. Topel utilizes anthropological research to analyze both macro and micro social processes among secular and Orthodox Jews in Israel. She covers such complex issues as the tensions between the two groups and the radicalization of Israeli Jewish Orthodoxy in the last thirty years....
The American Challenge
Terrorists, Detainees, Treaties, and Torture-Responses to the Rule of Law, 2001-2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
This sequel to Carl Q. Christol's International Law and U.S. Foreign Policy (2nd Revised Edition, 2006) is based on original sources, such as the Constitution, treaties, statutes including the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and the Military Commissions Act of 2006, critical Supreme Court decisions,...
Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves
Stereotypes, Schemas, and Typifications as Integral Elements in the Persuasive Process
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Much communication today argues a point. An argument, by definition, involves an attack and a counterattack not only using logic, but also incorporating non-logical feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and values. Much of the non-logical element in our argument taps the reservoir of unconscious understandings,...
by Kenneth W. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1998
China, Taiwan, Japan, the United States and the World is the fifth volume in the Miller Center's series on Asian political leadership. As part of the Center's ongoing research program, recognized authorities participate in forums, colloquia, and conferences. The contributors are a unique mix of scholars,...
Color Struck
Essays on Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2010
Color Struck: Essays of Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective is a compilation of expositions on race and ethnicity, written from multiple disciplinary approaches including history, sociology, women's studies, and anthropology. This book is organized around a topical, chronological framework and...
by B. N. Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2009
Major Revision Facts in Mathematics was created for students and teachers who are interested in mastering the basic applications of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. This text has been proven to improve learning for students who are behind in their mathematics skills and knowledge,...