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Offers an account of the key philosophical work. This book sets Plato's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. It explores some of the areas of thought that the Republic has impacted upon and provides useful information on further reading.

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Offers an account of the key philosophical work. This book sets Plato's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. It explores some of the areas of thought that the Republic has impacted upon and provides useful information on further reading.

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In Plato's political theory we discover the essence of politics, which provides the requisite lessons to understand political as it is and should be. As there is a Form of the Good, there is a Form of the Polis, discerned in Plato's philosophy and as real for us as it was for him.

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Recent modernization efforts within the Chinese military and tough remarks by Chinese officials have alarmed many in Washington, and caused others to question America's commitments in the region.

Copper details events of recent decades to give the reader a complete picture of potential flash points concerning Taiwan.

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In their crusade to modernise public services, New Labour are giving vast amounts of taxpayers' money to management and IT systems consultants. They are everywhere - the Inland Revenue, MoD, Education Department, NHS and Downing Street. But are these management wizards siphoning off billions that should have been spent on the frontline services

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Provides an overview for the general reader of how intelligence services work in the post 9/11 world, and how that world is evolving. This book outlines the historical context, problems and solutions for intelligence services.

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In Pluralism and Freedom, Stephen Monsma explores the question: How much autonomy should faith-based organizations retain when they enter the public realm He contends that pluralism and freedom demand their religious freedom be respected, but that freedom of all religious tra...

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Shows that John Rawls' framework of liberal public reason includes an unacknowledged call for a Richard Rortian poeticized culture. This book argues that, despite Rawls's intentions, his framework within which he proposes justice as fairness demands a Rortian ironic perspective and does not allow for citizens to hold literal religious beliefs.

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Tells the story of political and artistic upheavals through the manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book ranges from the Communist Manifesto to the manifestos of the 1960s and beyond, and highlights the varied alliances and rivalries between socialism and repeated waves of avant-garde art.

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Created and compiled by Krauthammer before his death, this is a powerful collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Edited and includes an introduction by the columnist's son, Daniel Krauthammer, it is the most intimate and profound book yet by the legendary writer and thinker.

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A thoughtful exploration of the current state of political campaigning and how it is ruining American politics.

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Based on documentation from all angles: Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, European, American, and international, this text aims to draw attention to another piece in the multi-faceted puzzle of the Arab-Israeli dispute, and of international anti-semitism.

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How did the 2020 election shape the major political parties in the U.S This volume explores the opposing forces of party polarization and internal party factionalism during this tumultuous period. Leading authors demonstrate how factions within the parties reshaped, and responded to, the changing political environment.

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This powerful book brings to life the human dimension of the social and economic divides in urban China. Leading scholars explore the increasing rigidity of class and social boundaries and analyze of the process of polarization and its outcomes by focusing on two new castes in contemporary Chinathe extravagantly wealthy and the profoundly poor.

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This powerful book brings to life the human dimension of the social and economic divides in urban China. Leading scholars explore the increasing rigidity of class and social boundaries and analyze of the process of polarization and its outcomes by focusing on two new castes in contemporary Chinathe extravagantly wealthy and the profoundly poor.

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Presenting current political science insights and data on the impact of ideology on public life, the presidency, Congress, and the courts, Stephen E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly offer an up-to-minute guide to polarization in America and its impact of federal and state governance.

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Presenting current political science insights and data on the impact of ideology on public life, the presidency, Congress, and the courts, Stephen E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly offer an up-to-minute guide to polarization in America and its impact of federal and state governance.

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This is a study of criminal justice in the German Democratic Republic based on first-hand research conducted over a six-year period from 1985 to 1991. The case study analyzes how the society has been transformed politically, socially, and economically since the 1989 revolution.

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This book examines the way in which the issue of crime, and the response of the authorities to it, became central to the peace process in Northern Ieland after 1998. -- .

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This collection of fifteen original essays examines methods of policy evaluation, performance measurement, fiscal cutback effects, and strategies of economic development in American local government.

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How has public policy formulation changed and affected the design and delivery of government programs and services in Australia This book addresses this question, offering descriptive accounts of how public services programs are designed and implemented and how they might be better managed.

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Here is the revised edition of a text that has practically become a classic in the field of American foreign policy. Like its predecessor, the new edition of Policy Makers and Critics addresses America's policy abroad...and why it is so difficult for policymakers and the public to agree on our proper and legitimate role in world affairs.