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Arguing for renewed attention to "common things", Purdy gives a ringing and heartfelt plea for commitment to--and faith in--American civic and political life. This paper edition includes a new Afterword.

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Beginning with its origins in the English Civil War, the author traces the development in the US of "the right to keep and bear arms" through the Constitutional Convention, the ratification debates that followed, its inclusion in the Bill of Rights, to present controversy over gun control.

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This study is an initial effort to assess the post-Cold War international environment in terms of its implications for the relationship between force and policy.

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An examination of contemporary international relations and Western European defense policy for scholars and researchers alike.

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Financial aid given or loaned to developing countries for their accelerated economic and social progress is a key element of international development cooperation.

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One of the very few books that focus on the political economy of Gaza under the foreign aid regime that has emerged post Oslo Agreement 1993.

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One of the very few books that focus on the political economy of Gaza under the foreign aid regime that has emerged post Oslo Agreement 1993.

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This study presents a comparison of American and Canadian Jewish lobbying organizations over the last 15 years, offering an assessment of their influence on foreign policy decisions affecting the Middle East.

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"Written under the auspices of the Center of International Studies, Princeton University"--Page facing title page.

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In 1966, the Department of State attempted to strengthen the working level of its geographic bureaus through the establishment of "Country Directors" charged with government-wide leadership and coordination of policy matters concerning individual foreign countries. Through extensive interviews with incumbent Country Directors and members of the for

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In a final chapter he discusses the implications of his findings and addresses such issues as the difference between domestic and foreign policy reporting and the notion that foreign-based correspondents are more critical of foreign policy than are U.S.-based reporters.

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This book explores how 'domestic' public policy approaches and concepts can enrich the study of foreign policy. It has chapters by leading experts on arguably the most important approaches in public policy. -- .

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This book explores how 'domestic' public policy approaches and concepts can enrich the study of foreign policy. It has chapters by leading experts on arguably the most important approaches in public policy. -- .

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This fascinating study of political argumentation will be of interest to scholars of political communication, rhetoric, political science, and international relations.

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Saudi Arabia, with its US alliance and abundance of oil dollars, has a very different economic story to that of Iran, which despite enormous natural gas reserves, has been hit hard by economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions since its 1979 revolution.

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A study of China's foreign policy on Taiwan since its government seat was moved to Taipei in 1949. The book also examines the history and current reality of China's relations with its Asian neighbours, the United States, Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Canada.

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The realists' concern for power in the global perspective is evident and persuasive throughout as Plischke chooses to focus on concepts such as national interests; The author also looks at national planning and strategy and at the general concept of decision making in foreign policy.

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The Supreme Court has final authority in determining what the Constitution means. This is a clearly presented and highly instructive consideration of how the Constitution's interpretation has been fashioned over time with important insights relevant to today's Court and contemporary cases.

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According to the creation myth of post-World War II federal science and technology policy, the postwar policy sprang full-blown from the mind of Vannevar Bush in the form of Science, the Endless Frontier (1945). Challenging this myth, this title puts Bush's efforts in a larger historical and political context.