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She then addresses the views and influence of Antonio Gramsci, the dialogue as expressed in church and party documents, and the specific attempts of the Catholic church and the Communist Party to conduct a dialogue while maintaining an acceptable degree of cultural and political influence.

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Examines documents from the Central Intelligence Agency's own files revealing the tension between secrecy and transparency. This book guides readers through the CIA's shrouded history and allows them to sift the evidence for themselves. It also contains narrative chapters, introducing the successive periods of CIA history.

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Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism.

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The author describes and analyzes four principal factors that distinguish Latin America from the countries that share the northwestern European tradition: the absence of the feudal experience; the absence of religious nonconformity; the absence of any conceivable counterpart of the Industrial Revolution; and the absence of those ideological, social

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Examines the impact of NATO expansion into Central-Eastern Europe. Twenty-six key officials and experts analyze the NATO decision to expand into Central-Eastern Europe.

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he warns that right-wing populism is not compatible with the American Constitutional tradition.

Federici distinguishes between two types of democracy--constitutional and plebiscitary--which have opposed each other since the time of America's founding fathers.

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This study examines the process of democratic political consolidation as seen in Portugal. As Maravall has suggested, once democracies are re-established after a period of dictatorial rule, new problems emerge: the efficiency of the new political system, not just its legitimacy, becomes the main issue.

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A volume of 15 essays discussing the new complexity and salience of the role of the UN Secretary-General since the end of the Cold War, as the threat of nuclear confrontation is replaced by ethnic tensions and civil conflicts. They also examine the experiences of earlier Secretaries-General.

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This book paints 11 different portraits of the many "faces" of President George W. Which of Bush's characteristics, influences, or internal motivations were most responsible for this polarizing President's attitudes and decisions

This book presents 11 competing views of President George W.

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With "The Change I Believe In," Heuvel challenges the limits of the downsized political debate, arguing that timid incrementalism and the forces of money and establishment power that debilitate American politics will be overcome only by independent organizing, strategic creativity, bold ideas, and determined idealism.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the environment for U.S. defense policy and budgeting.

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The book gives an extraordinary contribution to the theoretical, historical, legal and economic debate about the continuity/discontinuity in the European integration process regarding the present enlargement and the (projected) new constitution of the European Union. -- .

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This volume addresses an important and problematic aspect of NGO activities in Africa: NGO-African state relations. The authors of this volume offer case studies that provide insights into the range of NGO activities that address the questions: what do NGO activities mean for the African State

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This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the powers of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

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The breathtaking behind-the-scenes story of the nearly disastrous global financial crisis of the late 1990s and how the International Monetary Fund tried--and failed--to stem it

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This book offers a meticulously researched, comprehensive chronology of the Congressional Page system, from the late 1700s to modern day.

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After assessing the shortcomings of U.S. policy, the book outlines measures that would lead to a stable peace and a new paradigm for U.S.-China relations.

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After assessing the shortcomings of U.S. policy, the book outlines measures that would lead to a stable peace and a new paradigm for U.S.-China relations.