Local Government category: 1701 books
State of Change
Colorado Politics in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Colorado has recently been at the center of major shifts in American politics. Indeed, over the last several decades the political landscape has altered dramatically on both the state and national levels. State of Change traces the political and demographic factors that have transformed Colorado,...
Infringe Me?
A Solution to Consider For Gun Violence in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Gun violence in America is a hot issue. Gun rights folks vs. Gun control folks. Is there a solution that we can all live with? Yes, absolutely! The solution has already successfully been used to steer America's youth away from cigarettes and drugs. Why wouldn't it be as successful when addressing...
Inside the Carnival
Unmasking Louisiana Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
With both an entertainer’s eye and a social scientist’s rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana’s politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state’s well-known unique history. He resists resorting to vague hand-waving about “exoticism,” while...
by J. Andrew Schrecker
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Insomniacs compose grocery lists and manifestos, a phoenix lies charred in its own ashes, and shadows hide in corners, afraid of themselves. In this decade-spanning volume of poetry, J. Andrew Schrecker blends surrealism, observation, and personal confession to paint a portrait of heartache and longing in recession-torn America.
by Olympe de Gouges
Language: French
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo.
L’Esclavage des Noirs est la pièce qui rendit célèbre Olympe de Gouges, publié sous ce titre en 1792 mais inscrite au répertoire de la Comédie-Française le 30 juin 1785 sous le titre de Zamore et Mirza, ou l’heureux...
On a Short Leash
Detained in Burma
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
On March 24, 2011 Ron Zakreski was detained by the Burmese army fifty meters from the border of Thailand. He was held at Kheenyalee command center by Light Infantry Battalion 356 when it came under fire from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army. Transported through conflict areas to Myawaddi he was...
Of Khans and Kremlins
Tatarstan and the Future of Ethno-Federalism in Russia
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
Katherine E. Graney examines one of the most important, puzzling, and ignored developments of the post-Soviet period: the persistence of the claim to possess state sovereignty by the ethnic republic of Tatarstan, one of the constituent members of the Russian Federation. In the first book by a Western...
Blogging the Revolution
Caracas Chronicles and the Hugo Chávez Era
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
For more than ten years, Caracas Chronicles (CaracasChronicles.com) has distilled Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela for English-speaking readers, providing both context and a home for lively discussion. This compilation by its editors, Toro and Nagel, brings together their best work.
With...
Dueling the Dragon`
Adventures in Chinese Media and Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
China — Superpower or Basket Case? You decide! A wide-eyed expat is detained by Beijing cops and told to sign a false confession. Will he make it out of China alive? Dueling the Dragon is a great adventure story, but this one just happens to be true! With a journalist's eye and lively wit, LeRoy...
The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago
People of Regional, National, and International Consequence
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
From Sharach Bond, who served as the first governor of Illinois beginning in 1818, to William Ogden, Chicagos first mayor, many powerful men and women have played vital roles in the political life and climate of both Chicago and Illinois. The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago provides...
by Pierre Frankignoulle
Language: French
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Cet ouvrage fait le point sur la mobilité qui est devenue un enjeu capital dans nos sociétés. Il fait suite à l’exposition Cité mobile ! présentée en 2013 au Musée des Transports à Liège.
Divers points sont abordés...
PETIT TRAITE DE CULTURE CHINOISE
A L'USAGE DES ENTREPRENEURS PRESSES
Language: French
Release Date: May 17, 2014
Un livre pratique pour comprendre la Chine et y réussir
A partir d’une enquête réalisée auprès de 100 chefs d’entreprises ayant développé un courant d’affaires avec la Chine, Emeric Lebreton et Nicolas Roussiau nous présentent les...
WikiLeaks documents expose US foreign policy conspiracies
WikiLeak’s Julian Assange more hunted then death Osma Bin Laden.
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
David Cameron Prime Minister branded 'a lightweight' Angela Merkel German Chancellor described as 'Teflon' Muammar Gaddafi Libya's leader has 'hot blonde' for a nurse Nicolas Sarkozy President of France is a 'naked emperor' Kim Jong Il N. Korean leader suffers from epilepsy Vladimir Putin Russia's...
Secret Organisation Gladio
"Western Union Clandestine Killer Organisation"
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Norbert Juretzko's 2004 revelations
In 2004 the German spymaster Norbert Juretzko published a book about his work at the BND. He went into details about recruiting partisans for the German stay-behind network. He was sacked from BND following a secret trial against him, because the BND could...