Praeger imprint: 619 books
Ethics and Statecraft: The Moral Dimension of International Affairs, 3rd Edition
The Moral Dimension of International Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Ethics lie at the heart of human and therefore also international affairs, compelling nations to get involved "over there" and dedicate resources to intervention or to justify detachment. The politics and rhetoric of ethics constrain decision-makers, greatly complicating international situations....
by E. Lawrence Abel
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
In this book, E. Lawrence Abel sheds much-needed light on the fascinating details surrounding the death of Abraham Lincoln, including John Wilkes Booth's illness that turned him into an assassin, the medical treatment the president is alleged to have received after he was shot, and the significance...
The Bureaucrat Kings: The Origins and Underpinnings of America's Bureaucratic State
The Origins and Underpinnings of America's Bureaucratic State
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
This fascinating critique analyzes the inner workings of the American government, suggesting that our federal system works not as a byproduct of the U.S. Constitution but rather as the result of liberal and progressive politics. Distinguished academic and political analyst Paul D. Moreno asserts that...
by Lionel C. Bascom
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Focusing on the contributions of civic reformers and political architects who arrived in New York in the early decades of the 20th century, this book explores the wide array of sweeping social reforms and radical racial demands first conceived of and planned in Harlem that transformed African Americans...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
To celebrate the bicentenary of Frederick Douglass's birth in 2018, this new annotated edition of his classic autobiography shows how his insights on slavery, racism, and the pursuit of self-reliance are still highly relevant today in 21st-century America.
• Reveals the footprints of history...
by Eric J. Segall
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
This book explores some of the most glaring misunderstandings about the U.S. Supreme Court—and makes a strong case for why our Supreme Court Justices should not be entrusted with decisions that affect every American citizen.
When Women Sexually Abuse Men: The Hidden Side of Rape, Stalking, Harassment, and Sexual Assault
The Hidden Side of Rape, Stalking, Harassment, and Sexual Assault
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Crimes of a sexual nature perpetrated by adult females against males constitute a serious problem in our society. A woman can rape a man, and this crime occurs far more often than most imagine. This book addresses an entire range of crimes beyond rape, however; stalking, sexual harassment, and sexual...
Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life, 3rd Edition
A Sociology of City Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
Symbolic interaction is among the most central theoretical paradigms in sociology and the theory that most thoroughly attends to how individuals give meaning to their world—in this case, how city dwellers interpret and respond to their daily experiences as urbanites. This thoroughly updated edition...
by Laura Kaplan Shanley
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
According to Laura Kaplan Shanley, a renowned leader in the natural-birth movement, human birth is inherently safe and relatively painless—provided we refrain from physical or psychological interference. The problems often associated with birth can be traced to three main factors: poverty,...
by Arthur Benavie Professor Emeritus
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
This book reveals the disturbing truth about how the escalation of the War on Drugs over the past 30 years has eroded the human and property rights of Americans—while doing little to stop drug trafficking or use.
• Shows that the War on Drugs has failed to achieve the goals that were originally...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
A must-read for psychologists—clinical and academic alike—as well as for political scientists, policy analysts, and others working in the realm of terrorism, political violence, and extremism, this book carefully explores the theories, observations, and approaches of authorities in the field and...
Love in Vienna: The Sigmund Freud–Minna Bernays Affair
The Sigmund Freud–Minna Bernays Affair
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
For many decades, controversy has surrounded the exact nature of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's relationship with Minna Bernays, his sister-in-law. Why did Freud and Bernays travel alone together on many occasions? Why did she seem to be so much closer to Freud than his own wife, Martha? The...
The Power of the Prosecutor: Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System
Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Prosecutors have a powerful and generally little-understood role in the criminal justice system. Their important powers include accepting or rejecting cases, making decisions about dismissing charges, or moving cases to disposition and recommending a sentence—all of which can critically affect not...
Religions and Nonviolence: The Rise of Effective Advocacy for Peace
The Rise of Effective Advocacy for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Covering the nonviolence traditions in all the major religions as well as the contributions of religious traditions to major nonviolent practices, this book addresses theories of nonviolence, considers each religion individually, and highlights what discrete religious perspectives have in common.
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