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The story of the woman who, with unprecedented enthusiasm and openness, helped forge a new foreign policy for America.

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Published in association with the United Nations, this book builds on the existing body of literature on gender and democratization by looking at the relevance of national machineries for the advancement of women.

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A readable assessment of the evolution, role, limitations and potential of the United Nations and the key challenges it faces in the 21st century.

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The renowned author of the New York Times bestseller Vernon Can Read, on his best speeches and the great tradition of African American oratory

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Peter Beattie has been premier of Queensland since 1998, and has long been admired for being 'one of the people'. Here, in his own direct style, this work reflects on the many important issues facing his party and the nation.

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Originally published in hardcover in 2013 by Bloomsbury Academic.

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Based on extensive research of Australian media coverage, public opinion, interest groups as well as in-depth interviews with current and former diplomats and politicians, this book provides a unique insight into the policy making process in regards to one of the world's most enduring and volatile dilemmas.

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Concentrating upon the candidates' own perceptions of the need to build coalitions that will elect them, he raises questions that go to the heart of presidential politics: how have changes in presidential campaigns influenced candidate strategies how did the candidates use rhetoric, campaign travel, and symbolism in their coalition building

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Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions.

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From Eisenhower to Obama, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the policies Congress and the president have proposed and passed to protect the environment over time.

The U.S. federal government first began to consider legislation to protect the environment and natural resources in 1940s.

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This book addresses a significant area of applied social-choice theory--the evaluation of voting procedures designed to select a single winner from a field of three or more candidates. Such procedures can differ strikingly in the election outcomes they produce, the opportunities for manipulation that they create, and the nature of the candidates--c

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An insider's account of the origins of the Middle East peace process at the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991. Bentsur sheds new light on the leading personalities and ideas that made the conference a success and a foundation for future progress.

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Analyzes the rhetoric and symbols of government advertising, using Canada as a case study.

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A political scientist at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government analyses how public policy is made in this country, and why the system works so much better than most observers believe.

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This book, a collection of essays by some of Britain's leading academics, public intellectuals and political practitioners, seeks to engage with the 'big picture' of British social democracy, both historical and contemporary, and point to grounds for greater optimism for its future prospects. -- .

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This book, a collection of essays by some of Britain's leading academics, public intellectuals and political practitioners, seeks to engage with the 'big picture' of British social democracy, both historical and contemporary, and point to grounds for greater optimism for its future prospects. -- .

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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Examines how well United Nations peacekeeping missions work after civil war. Statistically analyzing all civil wars since 1945, this book compares peace processes that had UN involvement to those that didn't. It argues that each mission must be designed to fit the conflict, with the right authority and adequate resources.