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by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Most Popular Men's Necklace Brands, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...
Takeover
Race, Education, and American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
State takeovers of local governments have garnered national attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In most U.S. cities, local governments are responsible for decisions concerning matters such as the local water supply and school affairs. However, once a state...
by Olympe de Gouges
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Madame, Peu faite au langage que l’on tient aux Rois, je n’emploierai point l’adulation des Courtisans pour vous faire hommage de cette singulière production. Mon but, Madame, est de vous parler franchement ; je n’ai pas attendu pour m’exprimer ainsi, l’époque de la Liberté...
Exchange Politics
Opposing Obamacare in Battleground States
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a threat that any state refusing to set up a health insurance exchange would lose control to the federal government. Republicans had supported the concept before it became part of Obamacare, and so virtually every state was expected to cooperate and implement...
by Orlando Espín, Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández, M. Daniel Carroll R.
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Religion and Politics in America's Borderlands brings together leading academic specialists on immigration and the borderlands, as well as nationally recognized grassroots activists, who reflect on their varied experiences of living, working, and teaching on the US-Mexico border and in the borderlands....
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Best Museums In Europe, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the...
Rethinking California
Politics and Policy in the Golden State
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This book explores the state of California — viewing the state as a holistic political culture that reflects the influence of multiple cultures, ethnic groups, and communities of interest. It starts with a broad historical foundation, and travels through cultural analyses and institutional discussions....
The Browns of California
The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
"Miriam Pawel's fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation's politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book Review
California Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco...
Democratizing Texas Politics
Race, Identity, and Mexican American Empowerment, 1945-2002
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state’s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other seemingly contradictory realities of Texas’s political landscape since World War II, Democratizing Texas Politics...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
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In this highly anticipated revision, editors Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox expose students to the substance and process of public opinion research in an accessible way. Capturing the diversity of this research with 12 essays—10 new to this edition and...
From That Flame
A Novelized Account of the Life, Death, and Legacy of Ahmed Shah Massoud
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
A Novelized Account of the Life, Death, and Legacy of the “Lion of Panjshir,” Ahmed Shah Massoud
He was a man of peace who became Afghanistan’s most brilliant military leader. He was America’s best Afghan ally who warned about the attacks of 9-11. He fought for democracy until he was...
by G Frann
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
The revolution does happen now. Quietly ignored by major international media. The people of Iceland, after being robbed by the international bankers, are regaining the souverenity for their own land. The national referendum decided not to pay huge “international debt” created by the international...
Inside the Carnival
Unmasking Louisiana Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
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by Jacopo Pezzan, Giacomo Brunoro
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Quella della Curia Romana è una storia plurimillenaria fatta di luci ed ombre, di grandi personalità e di foschi individui. La vicenda dell’elezione e della prematura scomparsa di Papa Luciani si inserisce a pieno titolo nella lunga serie di episodi che ancora oggi sono avvolti nel mistero: una...