J Eric: 310 books
The U.S.-China Military Scorecard
Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996–2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography...
by Eric J. Killen
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Images of America: Wisconsin Army National Guard is a photographic history containing more than 200 images paired with a descriptive narrative that follows the illustrious story of more than 150 years of wartime service. The book highlights little-known facts about the leaders, soldiers, and units that...
Capital of Discontent
Crime and Protest in Manchester's Industrial Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The real history of the Industrial Revolution with a new, up-to-date analysis of the events surrounding this periodThe Industrial Revolution was a period of exceptional change for the whole of Britain, not only in technology but in law and order as well. However, in Manchester, the "capital of...
International Relations Theory and Ecological Thought
Towards a Synthesis
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Ecological crises have never been higher on the international political agenda. However, ecological thought and international relations theory have developed as separate disciplines. This ground-breaking study looks at the relationship between ecological thought and international relations theory...
Sticker Soup and Dice Rolls
Buyers or Liars?
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Consumers have certain expectations when they enter a place of business, may it be to purchase a car, a pair of shoes, or anything in between. Of course, great service, friendliness, product knowledge, low prices and honesty are a must. Customers demand customer satisfaction. Period. However, are...
Rethinking Risk Assessment
The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2001
The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries. Legislatures, courts, and the public have come to expect that mental health professionals will protect them from violent acts by persons with mental disorders. Yet for...
by Eric J. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Covers the momentous reforms in the British electoral system during the period from the Great Reform Act of 1832 to 1918 when women were given the vote. The study charts the series of Reform Acts right through the period, involving rather more attention to those important changes in the 1880s which are often underplayed.
by Eric J. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
The theme of Professor Evan's book is the growth of a recognizable modern party system from the much looser and often family-based attachments of the eighteenth century. He examines the significance of the terms 'Whig' and 'Tory' in the later eighteenth century and the growth of a party aligment between...
Social Policy 1830-1914
Individualism, Collectivism and the Origins of the Welfare State
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
First published in 1978, this book gathers an extensive range of documents which illuminate the complex and important process by which the State in Britain has taken on increased responsibility for the health and welfare of its citizens. It uses extracts from a variety of sources, including reports,...
Chinese and Indian Strategic Behavior
Growing Power and Alarm
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
This book offers an empirical comparison of Chinese and Indian international strategic behavior. It is the first study of its kind, filling an important gap in the literature on rising Indian and Chinese power and American interests in Asia. The book creates a framework for the systematic and objective...
Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
Through Local, Regional, and Global Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
Why You Hear What You Hear
An Experiential Approach to Sound, Music, and Psychoacoustics
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Why You Hear What You Hear is the first book on the physics of sound for the nonspecialist to empower readers with a hands-on, ears-open approach that includes production, analysis, and perception of sound. The book makes possible a deep intuitive understanding of many aspects of sound, as opposed...
Living Racism
Through the Barrel of the Book
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Living Racism is based on the premise that race and racism are well-entrenched elements of US society. The contributors of this volume argue that race and racism are more than mere concepts; instead, they see and treat these as part of the fabric that constitutes and organizes everyday life. Consequently,...
The Roots of Football Hooliganism (RLE Sports Studies)
An Historical and Sociological Study
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
This systematic historical and sociological study of the phenomenon of football hooliganism examines the history of crowd disorderliness at association football matches in Britain and assesses both popular and academic explanations of the problem. The authors’ study starts in the 1880s, when professional...