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This theme is examined from two focal pointsthat of praxis and that of security.

Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states.

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This theme is examined from two focal pointsthat of praxis and that of security.

Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states.

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From the unique vantage of credible citizen-candidates who ran against congressional incumbents from Massachusetts to Hawaii during the 1990s, Against All Odds tackles the question of why incumbents nearly always win.

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This introduction to constitutional theory is aimed at both scholars and general readers. It provides a survey of the theoretical issues raised by judicial practice in the US since the 1960s, particularly since the Warren Court. The perspectives of both law and political science are covered.

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Selected for their insight and accessibility as well as diversity of viewpoints and topics, the essays provide a unique insight into the character of the American political system from the perspective of American Indians, teaching the reader much about both the tribes and the character of politics and government in the U.S. generally.

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Selected for their insight and accessibility as well as diversity of viewpoints and topics, the essays provide a unique insight into the character of the American political system from the perspective of American Indians, teaching the reader much about both the tribes and the character of politics and government in the U.S. generally.

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This comprehensive study of state political power will provide fresh insight into the American legislative system of the latter half of the nineteenth century and will be of special value to scholars of American political history and political science.

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A woman of intelligence and energy, Lou Henry Hoover's talents benefited a large number of cultural and philanthropic organizations, but her distaste for publicity obscured her many achievements until now.

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The inspiring career of the New England lawyer who became an American hero by insisting that not even the president was above the law. A great read, it will be even more timely when published in paperback.

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This study analyses the inner workings of the political and military control system used by the USSR and former communist regimes in Eastern Europe to rule the region until recent times and how these controls collapsed and were swept away by the "revolutions" in 1989.

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Roosevelt and Wilson were remarkable statesmen, early 20th century artists of power, whose diplomacy had an enduring impact on US foreign policy. This book covers Roosevelt's strategic thinking and examines Wilson's interaction with his policy advisors. It shows how they made the US a world power and the architect of 20th century world order.

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This documentary history critiques major Supreme Court decisions on litigations that Asian Americans brought before the Court over the past 150 years. In section 2, Braeman treats major cases concerning the question of the government's right to exclude, expel, or deport persons of Asian ancestry.

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Athens has long been famed as the birthplace of democracy. But who had the power in Ancient Athens And was the democracy an unqualified success Tracing the development if democracy from its origins, and making use of ancient sources, Barrow examines these and other questions about this political story.

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This title aims to transform the way Australians understand republicanism. It offers Australian viewpoints, from the famous to the obscure, the official to the flagrantly informal, the rhetorical to the ridiculous.

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