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"January 1917. On the Western Front the armies of Imperial Germany, Great Britain, and France were locked in grim stalemate. Repeated attempts by both sides to achieve breakthrough in the face of machi"

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The Mobilization/Demobilization Theory argues instead that nonvoting results from the behavior of politicians, political elites, and the political system and not from the characteristics of the poor and working class.

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Elections are not the solution to political crisis, theyre the problem. In lively dialogue form, The Democracy Manifesto explains why elections are anti-democratic and should be replaced with government in which decision-makers are randomly selected from the population at large.

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This work asks, "Will democracy figure prominently in China's future", and, "If so, what kind of democracy". The authors draw upon the ideas of Dewey and Confucius to help address these questions. They suggest that it is a mistake to equate "modernization" for China with "westernization".

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A collection of classic and contemporary writings on democracy, suitable for use in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses.

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Through an examination of key historical documents, this book chronicles the Democratic Party's complete transformation from the small-government, Jeffersonian party to a party of activist government and social progressivism during the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.

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This study provides a conceptual framework for comparing East Caribbean governments with Western political systems, assessing the democratic and authoritarian characteristics of seven small states, and analyzing the impact of modernization on their political development.

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In this, the first English-language study of educational reform in Norway, Rust isolates and defines the historical forces that have molded Norwegian school reform since the country gained its independence.

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The ownership and funding of media organisations inevitably affects what news we receive everyday. But is public or private ownership better Looking at how news is constructed in different contexts under public and commercial models, this book uses global comparative examples to give a topical insight into the world of broadcasting today.

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The book is a compendium of essays from around the world on how governments and institutions can effectively manage and take advantage of the demographic dividend. It highlights the role young people can play as actors of change.

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Written lucidly and simply to serve as an introduction to the study of the African continent from a human population perspective, this book demonstrates important factors in the ebb and flow of group size and structure using the example of the fastest growing region in the world.

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This is a tradition which, the author argues, forces us to engage in ethical reflection as well as the simple evaluation of argument.

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A research psychologist offers a sweeping new theory of depression grounded in the evolution of mood

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This book covers the Battle of Normandy from the point of view of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel from December 1943, until he was critically wounded on July 17, 1944, examining the effect the "Desert Fox" had on the toughening and evolution of the German defence in Normandy and elsewhere.

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Veteran journalist Gideon Haigh assesses the future of news media in light of the internet's effects on traditional forms of publishing and broadcasting. In the last decade, customary news media have crumbled before the effects of the internet on advertising, circulation and viewership.

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How do common household items such as basic plastic house wares or high-tech digital cameras transform our daily lives This title considers this question, from the design of products through to their use in the home. It looks at how everyday objects, ranging from screwdrivers to photo management software, are used on a practical level.

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How do common household items such as basic plastic house wares or high-tech digital cameras transform our daily lives This title considers this question, from the design of products through to their use in the home. It looks at how everyday objects, ranging from screwdrivers to photo management software, are used on a practical level.

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To move content from source to target they used four operations. These include exposure (making themselves conscious of the information), extraction (a process of selecting information), manipulation (changing or synthesizing information), and display (showing the information).