- Table View
- List View
The Crisis of 1898: Colonial Redistribution and Nationalist Mobilization
by Angel Smith Emma Dávila-CoxIn 1898 the United States and Spain went to war over the political future of Cuba. At the end of the conflict, the world's distribution of imperial power had dramatically changed, the old Spanish empire giving way to the imperialist ambitions of the young American nation. At the same time, all the countries involved experienced some sort of nationalist mobilisation as a consequence of the war. This book explores the interplay of political, economic, social and military aspects of the 1898 war in the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain and the Philippines, all main characters in this short but momentous turn-of-the-century drama.
Critical Elections: British Parties And Voters In Long-term Perspective (PDF)
by Geoffrey Evans Pippa NorrisDid Labour's landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rule reflect a fundamental change in the social and ideological basis of British voting behaviour? Critical Elections brings together leading scholars of parties, elections and voting behaviour to provide the first systematic overview of long-term change in British electoral politics.
Critical Elections: British Parties and Voters in Long-term Perspective
by Pippa Norris Geoffrey EvansDid Labour's landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rule reflect a fundamental change in the social and ideological basis of British voting behaviour? Critical Elections brings together leading scholars of parties, elections and voting behaviour to provide the first systematic overview of long-term change in British electoral politics.
Crosland and New Labour
by Dick LeonardHow much does Tony Blair owe to Anthony Crosland? The author of The Future of Socialism , who died suddenly as Foreign Secretary in 1977, remains the major philosophical inspiration and reference point for the left. To what extent is New Labour fashioned in Crosland's image? What can the Blair government learn from his writings and ministerial achievements? An all-star cast of sixteen authors examine Crosland's legacy in political theory and political practice and point to numerous ways in which his message remains relevant to policy-makers today. The contributors include Gordon Brown, Roy Hattersley, Michael Young, Raymond Plant, David Lipsey, Brian Brivati and Tony Wright. Susan Crosland contributes a moving postscript.
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
by E. TannamTannam examines the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, through analysis of politicians, civil servants and business communities and highlighting the impact of European Union membership and Anglo-Irish policy on this subject.
Cultural Politics in the Third World
by Mehran KamravaFirst Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cultural Politics in the Third World (Reference Library Of Social Science)
by Mehran KamravaFirst Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Culture and Security: Multilateralism, Arms Control and Security Building
by Keith R. KrauseA comprehensive and empirically rich set of case studies that examine the impact of socio-cultural influences on multilateral arms control and security-building processes around the world.
Culture and Security: Multilateralism, Arms Control and Security Building
by Keith R. KrauseA comprehensive and empirically rich set of case studies that examine the impact of socio-cultural influences on multilateral arms control and security-building processes around the world.
Culture and the State in Spain: 1550-1850 (Hispanic Issues)
by Thomas Lewis Francisco J. SanchezThis volume address the role of literature in the formation of cultural notions of 'state,' 'nation,' 'subject,' and 'citizen' in Spain from the Renaissance to the Romantic period. It brings together literary scholars and historians of the Golden Age and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in a dialog framed by the rise and dissolution of the Absolutist state. Individual essays attempt to understand relationships between subjectivity and the state in Spain from the earliest articulations of the subject to the consolidation of an array of bourgeois subjectivities. The major argument running throughout the volume is that literary discourse, from the time it emerges in the sixteenth century to the time it coheres within a wholly modern concept of the aesthetic, actively develops forms of subjectivity in relation to institutions of class power. The intention of the volume is to clarify central problems regarding the emergence and function of literature across distinct modes of production, state formations, and hegemonic cultures. This book keeps open a debate on the long process through which literature and the aesthetic come to be constituted as a complex arena in which-sometimes directly, more often indirectly-the struggle for state power unfolds.
Culture and the State in Spain: 1550-1850 (Hispanic Issues)
by Tom Lewis Francisco J. SánchezThis volume address the role of literature in the formation of cultural notions of 'state,' 'nation,' 'subject,' and 'citizen' in Spain from the Renaissance to the Romantic period. It brings together literary scholars and historians of the Golden Age and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in a dialog framed by the rise and dissolution of the Absolutist state. Individual essays attempt to understand relationships between subjectivity and the state in Spain from the earliest articulations of the subject to the consolidation of an array of bourgeois subjectivities. The major argument running throughout the volume is that literary discourse, from the time it emerges in the sixteenth century to the time it coheres within a wholly modern concept of the aesthetic, actively develops forms of subjectivity in relation to institutions of class power. The intention of the volume is to clarify central problems regarding the emergence and function of literature across distinct modes of production, state formations, and hegemonic cultures. This book keeps open a debate on the long process through which literature and the aesthetic come to be constituted as a complex arena in which-sometimes directly, more often indirectly-the struggle for state power unfolds.
The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things: Crime, Drugs, Minorities, Teen Moms, Killer Kids, Muta
by Barry GlassnerThe bestselling book revealing why Americans are so fearful, and why we fear the wrong things-now updated for the age of TrumpIn the age of Trump, our society is defined by fear. Indeed, three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today than they did only a couple decades ago. But are we living in exceptionally perilous times? In his bestselling book The Culture of Fear, sociologist Barry Glassner demonstrates that it is our perception of danger that has increased, not the actual level of risk. Glassner exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fears: politicians who win elections by heightening concerns about crime and drug use even as rates for both are declining; advocacy groups that raise money by exaggerating the prevalence of particular diseases; TV shows that create a new scare every week to garner ratings. Glassner spells out the prices we pay for social panics: the huge sums of money that go to waste on unnecessary programs and products as well as time and energy spent worrying about our fears.All the while, we are distracted from the true threats, from climate change to worsening inequality. In this updated edition of a modern classic, Glassner examines the current panics over vaccination and "political correctness" and reveals why Donald Trump's fearmongering is so dangerously effective.
Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba
by Akanmu AdebayoThis masterful book investigates and analyzes several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Falola and Adebayo explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture. No prior book exists on this aspect of a major ethnic group in Africa with established connections with the black Diaspora in North America and the Caribbean. Conceived so that each chapter may be read individually, the volume is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Money and Its Uses," focuses on the transition from barter to cowry currency, the idealistic and pragmatic views of money, the impact of monetization on social stratification, accumulation among members of the elite, and the development of savings, banking, and credit institutions. Part 2, "Money and Its Problems," investigates the social, political, and cultural problems of money, including money-lending, theft, counterfeiting, and corruption. Part 3, "Money and Oil Economy," assesses the impact of the oil industry on the Nigerian state and examines both the positive and negative effects of oil money on Yoruba economy, society, and spending. Concluding chapters detail efforts to arrest the crisis that followed the economic slump after the oil boom and led to the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Program, and also evaluate the effects of currency devaluation on personal and communal responsibilities and social payment. Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba is timely in view of ongoing political and economic changes in Africa. It will be of interest to economists, sociologists, and African studies specialists.
Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba
by Akanmu AdebayoThis masterful book investigates and analyzes several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Falola and Adebayo explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture. No prior book exists on this aspect of a major ethnic group in Africa with established connections with the black Diaspora in North America and the Caribbean. Conceived so that each chapter may be read individually, the volume is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Money and Its Uses," focuses on the transition from barter to cowry currency, the idealistic and pragmatic views of money, the impact of monetization on social stratification, accumulation among members of the elite, and the development of savings, banking, and credit institutions. Part 2, "Money and Its Problems," investigates the social, political, and cultural problems of money, including money-lending, theft, counterfeiting, and corruption. Part 3, "Money and Oil Economy," assesses the impact of the oil industry on the Nigerian state and examines both the positive and negative effects of oil money on Yoruba economy, society, and spending. Concluding chapters detail efforts to arrest the crisis that followed the economic slump after the oil boom and led to the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Program, and also evaluate the effects of currency devaluation on personal and communal responsibilities and social payment. Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba is timely in view of ongoing political and economic changes in Africa. It will be of interest to economists, sociologists, and African studies specialists.
Curtains of Iron and Gold: Reconstructing Borders and Scales of Interaction (Routledge Revivals)
by Heikki Eskelinen Ilkka Liikanen Jukka OksaFirst published in 1999, this book examines the construction of new political, economic and mental borders in post-Cold War Europe. Various national and regional settings are analyzed along the old East-West divide. In post-Cold War Europe the East-West divide no longer exists in the form of the clear-cut Iron Curtain, separating two security blocs, two politico-economic systems, and two ideologically and culturally distinct worlds. Still, it remains clearly discernible, both in the form of unrelenting politico-cultural differences and as an economic Golden Curtain. At the same time, a more complicated system of intersecting political, economic and mental borders keeps developing. Today, there are various scales of interaction, which produce distinctive national, regional and local experiences of borders. In this book, the construction of new political, economic and mental borders is analysed by specialists from both sides of the former East-West divide. The future of European borders is discussed in various national and regional settings, from the Barents Region in the North to the Old Habsburgian lands in ‘Mitteleuropa’.
Curtains of Iron and Gold: Reconstructing Borders and Scales of Interaction (Routledge Revivals)
by Heikki Eskelinen, Ilkka Liikanen and Jukka OksaFirst published in 1999, this book examines the construction of new political, economic and mental borders in post-Cold War Europe. Various national and regional settings are analyzed along the old East-West divide. In post-Cold War Europe the East-West divide no longer exists in the form of the clear-cut Iron Curtain, separating two security blocs, two politico-economic systems, and two ideologically and culturally distinct worlds. Still, it remains clearly discernible, both in the form of unrelenting politico-cultural differences and as an economic Golden Curtain. At the same time, a more complicated system of intersecting political, economic and mental borders keeps developing. Today, there are various scales of interaction, which produce distinctive national, regional and local experiences of borders. In this book, the construction of new political, economic and mental borders is analysed by specialists from both sides of the former East-West divide. The future of European borders is discussed in various national and regional settings, from the Barents Region in the North to the Old Habsburgian lands in ‘Mitteleuropa’.
Dancing With Bigotry: Beyond the Politics of Tolerance
by NA NA Donaldo Macedo Lilia I. BartoloméAs the end of the century draws closer, one of the most pressing challenges facing educators in the United States is the specter of an 'ethnic and cultural war' - a code phrase that engenders our society's licentiousness toward racism. In Dancing With Bigotry, Macedo and Bartolomé use examples from the mass media, popular culture, and politics to illustrate the larger situations facing educators and how this type of argument is both ignored in much of the academic research and rhetoric. They also examine why it is essential to take on the sources of 'mass public education.' Academia needs to understand that the popular press and mass media educate more people about issues regarding ethnicity and race than all other sources of education available to U.S. citizens. By shunning the mass media, educators are missing the obvious - more public education is done by the media than by teachers, professors, or anyone else. Dancing with Bigotry sheds light on the ideological mechanisms that shape and maintain the racist social order, while moving the discussion beyond the reductionist binarism of White versus Black racism. Discussing social complexities, including ethnic cleansing, culture wars, hegemony, human sufferings, and intensified xenophobia, Macedo and Bartolomé explain why it is essential that we gain a nuanced understanding of how ideology underlies all social, cultural, and political discourse and actions. This book shows that it is imperative that we appreciate what it means to educate for critical citizenry in the ever-increasing multiracial and multicultural world of the twentieth century.
Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States: Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan and Ukraine
by Gary K. Bertsch William C. PotterWith the collapse of the USSR, fifteen fledgling sates inherited a massive Soviet arsenal, unstable political systems, and desperate economies. A "sell everything" mentality threatens to result in the largest arms bazaar in human history, and this potential "fire sale" includes weapons of mass destruction. This book addresses the challenges the new independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) face in controlling and monitoring their sensitive, military-related exports.Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States explores the various theoretical approaches that help explain the development of nonproliferation export control systems in the NIS. The contributors, coming from both the FSU states and the US, provide a broad range of perspectives on the problems posed by the threat of proliferation.
Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States: Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan and Ukraine
by Gary K. Bertsch William C. PotterWith the collapse of the USSR, fifteen fledgling sates inherited a massive Soviet arsenal, unstable political systems, and desperate economies. A "sell everything" mentality threatens to result in the largest arms bazaar in human history, and this potential "fire sale" includes weapons of mass destruction. This book addresses the challenges the new independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) face in controlling and monitoring their sensitive, military-related exports.Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States explores the various theoretical approaches that help explain the development of nonproliferation export control systems in the NIS. The contributors, coming from both the FSU states and the US, provide a broad range of perspectives on the problems posed by the threat of proliferation.
Das Kriegsgeschehen 1998: Daten und Tendenzen der Kriege und bewaffneten Konflikte (Kriegsgeschehen)
by Thomas RabehlDieses Buch informiert über alle Kriege und bewaffneten Konflikte, die 1998 geführt wurden. Es beschreibt die strukturellen Hintergründe, den historischen Verlauf sowie die Jahresereignisse jedes Konfliktes und gibt einen zusammenfassenden Überblick über die Tendenzen und Entwicklungen des weltweiten Kriegsgeschehens im Jahre 1998. "Das Kriegsgeschehen 1998" ergänzt die bisherigen Veröffentlichungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kriegsursachenforschung (AKUF) der Universität Hamburg, die über alle Kriege seit 1945 informieren und im deutschen Sprachraum zur meistverwendeten Grundlage einschlägiger Publikationen geworden sind.
Das Politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Eine Einführung
by Klaus von BeymeDer seit vielen Jahren in Lehre und Studium bewährte und für die 9. Auflage völlig neubearbeitete Band ist vor allem dem schwierigen Prozeß der deutschen Einigung gewidmet. Außen- und innenpolitische Hindernisse des Prozesses werden dargestellt. Die Schwierigkeiten des Zusammenwachsens von Ost- und Westdeutschland werden mit der Analyse der Institutionen - Parteien, Bundestag, Regierung, Verwaltung, Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit und Föderalismus - und der politischen Prozesse - Wahlverhalten, Legitimierung des Systems, Durchsetzung organisierter Interessen und Führungsauslese - verknüpft. Die Aussichten der Forderung des Grundgesetzes nach Herstellung einheitlicher Lebensverhältnisse werden im Lichte der Leistungen des Systems bewertet.
Das politische System der Russischen Föderation: Eine Einführung (wv studium)
by Eberhard SchneiderNach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion Ende 1991 und der gewaltsamen Auflösung des den Präsidenten bekämpfenden kommunistisch dominierten Volksdeputiertenkongresses durch Jelzin im Herbst 1993 bildete sich in Rußland auf der Grundlage einer neuen Verfassung ein demokratisch und marktwirtschaftlich orientiertes politisches System heraus, das trotz aller Schwierigkeiten und Probleme bis heute Bestand hat. Die Transformation ist in Rußland auf der föderalen Ebene durch die Annahme einer neuen Verfassung, die sich zu den Menschenrechten, zur Gewaltenteilung sowie zum Parteienpluralismus bekennt, und die Etablierung der zentralen staatlichen Organe Präsident, Parlament (Staatsduma und Föderationsrat), Regierung sowie Judikative formal abgeschlossen. Auf der mittleren Ebene hat sich noch kein eigentliches Parteiensystem entwickelt. Das Verhältnis der Zentrale zu den Regionen ist weiterhin problematisch. Eine kommunale Selbstverwaltung wird langsam aufgebaut. Die Herausbildung einer neuen politischen Klasse ist nahezu beendet.
The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics (Habitat Guides)
by Mark Maier Jennifer ImazekiNow updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.
The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics (Habitat Guides)
by Mark Maier Jennifer ImazekiNow updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.
Dealing with Europe: Britain and the Negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty (Routledge Revivals)
by Alasdair BlairPublished in 1999. This book provides a detailed analysis of the positions and strategies adopted by Britain during the 1990-91 Intergovernmental Conference which concluded in the Maastricht Treaty on European Union. The main focus is on the questions of British policy coordination and the factors which determined the government’s position during the negotiations on European Political Union and European Monetary Union. This is the first major study which reconstructs the mechanisms of British policy making and notes the internal and external factors which shaped the construction of the government’s position on the major points of the negotiations. The hypothesis of the book is that domestic politics, primarily through the Prime Minister’s aim to maintain the unity of the Conservative Party, was the determining factor in shaping government policy. This view is based upon micro-level empirical analysis undertaken through a methodological approach of historical interpretation.