Local Government category: 1701 books

This book, The State of the American Mind: Stupor and Pathetic Docility Volume One begins to unravel some of the most obvious, perplexing, embarrassing and enduring problems and contradictions of American history and sociology, viz., how could the American revolution that started with the most ringing...

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....

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...

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....

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...

Click here to preview a sample chapter! 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...

A pacifists timely and passionate manifesto addressing the issue of global warming. Utopia, as Ratzlaff explains, is not some unattainable oasis but rather a world without war and with a balanced global habitat that can sustain future generations. [R]ank and file Americans need to be able to comprehend...

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...

Short work that shows how the staunchly sometimes racist Woodrow Wilson resembles modern day Donald Trump both in their perspective corners of racisim.

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...

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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...

A Second American Reconstruction? By: Robert W. Taylor, PhD A Second American Reconstruction? forces us to consider the possibility of learning a valuable lesson about America’s current disunity via a “Trumpian Revolution” by testing Professor D. J. Boorstin’s hypothesis: whenever the...

Primary source materials are a great way for students to experience firsthand a historic event, to more fully understand a pivotal actor or figure, or to explore legislation or a judicial decision. Students leave these readings better prepared to grapple with secondary sources. In fact, they can often...