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With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan conflicts as the national health-care showdown and

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During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, political protest and electoral contention. This work argues that youth activists of various stripes played a vital role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy.

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Wendy J. Schiller develops a theory of dual representation - where two legislators share the same geographical constituency - to explain Senator's behaviour.

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A major study of India's developing party system. The author, who spent 18 months in India, employs a series of party case studies to assess India's chances at building a stable political framework. Originally published in 1957. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print

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The poems in Rachel Hadas's new book are united by a common preoccupation with passage--passage variously construed. In Section I, the four seasons are glimpsed in turn through the lenses of several types of personal associations, especially parenthood. As spring gives way to fall and winter, separation looms; diverse kinds of temporary and permane

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From Kosovo to Quebec, Ireland to East Timor, nationalism has been a recurrent topic of intense debate. This book explores the power, danger, and allure of nationalism by examining its place in the thought of eight politically engaged intellectuals of nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It sheds light on the complexities of nationalism.

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Analyzes the various ways black southerners transformed African American religion in Chicago during their Great Migration northward. This book illustrates how the migration launched a new sacred order among blacks in the city that reflected aspects of both Southern black religion and modern city life.

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A collaborator with Warner Brothers and Paramount in the early days of sound film, the German film director Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) is famous for his sense of ironic detachment. This title focuses on the visual strategies Lubitsch used to convey irony and analyzes his contribution to the rise of classical narrative cinema.

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Moving beyond earlier explanations of why the Protestant church opposed the Weimar Republic, David Diephouse emphasizes the social role of the church rather than its direct political activity. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books

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Is the patent system fundamentally broken, or can it be fixed with a few modest reforms This book looks at the economic performance of patents. It asks whether patents work well as property rights, and, if not, what institutional and legal reforms are necessary to make the patent system more effective.

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Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions

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Throughout the nineteenth century, legal barriers to Jewish citizenship were lifted in Europe, enabling organized Jewish communities and individuals to alter radically their relationships with the institutions of the Christian West. In this volume, one of the first to offer a comparative overview of the entry of Jews into state and society, eight l

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The transformation of the American South - from authoritarian to democratic rule - is the most important political development since World War II. This title illuminates this sea change by analyzing the democratization experiences of Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

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The transformation of the American South - from authoritarian to democratic rule - is the most important political development since World War II. This title illuminates this sea change by analyzing the democratization experiences of Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

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The fourteen essays in this collection explore the dominance of patronage in Renaissance politics, religion, theatre, and artistic life. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University

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