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The most important book on the Eisenhower presidency in over a decade, Warshaw's edited collection provides extensive new data to support the view of Eisenhower as an activist, hands-on, involved president.

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Once a prominent feature of most theories on the structure and function of political systems, in recent years, social class or status has become one of the most neglected variables in research on contemporary American politics.

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On the basis of over 800 interviews and extensive archival research, the author reconstructs the life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, a woman who used her cunning, hard work and beauty to secure a place in the world of power and wealth.

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This book explores the nature and impacts of leadership and institutions on Africas development.

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This book connects diverse subjects that remind the reader of fundamental issues with respect to war/peace and politics. It examines the complications of efforts to develop public-policy measures dealing with constitutional applications and explores the understanding of Life and Death in the modern world.

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Recent controversies about Ronald Reagan's visit to the Bitburg military cemetery and revelations about Kurt Waldheim's past underscored the political problems inherent in Germany's military traditions and in the relationship of the army to National Socialism. The Allied victors disbanded the German armed forces after World War II, only to press fo

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The debate over Islam and modernity is approached from a Eurocentric perspective that presents Western norms as a template for progress. This misses the development of Muslim reformist thought that actively engages with the world around it and seeks to reconfigure Islam within the diverse conditions of modernity.

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This is a political biography of Hazen S. Pingree, Mayor of Detroit from 1890-1897, who established the first significant social reform administration of the time.

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This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britains second chamber.

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A gripping account of Indonesia's political and economic struggles, from the final days of Soeharto's rule through the first two years of Wahid's presidency. Kevin O'Rourke's accessible and compelling style conveys the drama of recent events along with an indepth understanding of the whole region.

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This work explores the complex web of policies, ideas, institutions, social forces, and political actors behind Brazilian reforms. The focus is on the complex reform efforts during the post-1985 democratization era. The opening chapters place Brazilian reform in comparative perspective.

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Calling for increased civic engagement, this book makes a compelling case for reforms that will democratize American elections and provide more power to the people.

Quick-fix plans to "restore democracy" are a dime a dozen.

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The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign has provided a lifetime's worth of surprises. Once again, however, the nomination process highlighted the importance of organization, political prowess, timing, and money.

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Presents comparative perspectives of government reform and innovation, discussing three decades of reform in public sector strategic management across nations. The contributors examine specific reform-related issues including the uses and abuses of public sector transparency, the ""Audit Explosion"", and the relationship between public service motivation and job satisfaction in Europe.

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In this book, Ed A. Hewett provides a detailed, scholarly guide that analyzes Soviet economic reforms.

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Examines what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. This book shows the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. It argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic.

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Capturing the unique dynamics of a Global South-South forced migration case, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of Syrian refugee insecurity in Lebanon. It applies a transnational feminist approach to explore the plight of Syrian women who are often absent from and generally neglected in refugee securitized practices.

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Contributors argue that the cooperative efforts of NGOs and middle powers have positively impacted the use of child soldiers, the employment of cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear weapons, and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.