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Digital suffragists :women, the web, and the future of democracy
"The book considers the rates and conditions of women's participation in the public sphere and explores the implications for politics, democracy, and society"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262366509
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Why America is not a new Rome
An investigation of the America-Rome analogy that goes deeper than the facile comparisons made on talk shows and in glossy magazine articles.America's post-Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America no longer perceived as invulnerable, engaged in protracted fighting in Iraq…
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- 9780262283885
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- 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Tactical biopolitics :art, activism, and technoscience
'Tactical Biopolitics' suggests that the political challenges at the intersection of life, science and art are best addressed through a combination of artistic intervention, critical theorising and reflective practices. The multidisciplinary contributions focus on the political significance of recent advances in biological science.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262271127
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- 1 online resource (xxii, 511 pages) :illustrations.
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Wartime Schooling and Education Policy in the Second World War Catholic Educ…
This book deals with the development of private secondary schooling during the Second World War in Belgium. It focuses on how the German occupier used education to gain acceptance of the regime, and discusses the attitudes of Belgian education authorities, schools, teachers and pupils towards the German occupation. Suggesting that the occupation forced Belgian education authorities, such as the…
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Votes, Parties, and Seats A Quantitative Analysis of Indian Parliamentary El…
This starkly lucid and timely book absorbs the nuances of the largest festival – the elections – of the world's largest democracy. Hailing from a political family, the author conveys his passion and knowledge on the intricacies, as well as the heat and dust of his national fête. All data and events have been methodically examined in this absorbing analytical work which is an indispensable …
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The Science and Technology Labor Force the Value of Doctorate Holders and D…
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the demand for PhDs on the labor markets of twelve countries. The authors analyze the role of PhDs in the creation of innovation in a knowledge-based economy and examine economic issues such as the return on investment for the education and training of doctoral graduates. To provide a more comprehensive picture of the employment patterns, career paths …
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- 978-3-319-27210-8
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Social Science for What?: Battles over Public Funding for the "Other Sciences…
How the NSF became an important yet controversial patron for the social sciences, influencing debates over their scientific status and social relevance. In the early Cold War years, the U.S. government established the National Science Foundation (NSF), a civilian agency that soon became widely known for its dedication to supporting first-rate science. The agency's 1950 enabling legislation m…
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Cases and Materials on the Law of International Organizations
In less than 100 years, international organizations have evolved from curiosities into keystones of international law. What began long ago as an unremarkable effort to coordinate a limited number of technical issues has grown into a global, multilevel, blended governing project with diverse competences in most fields of human endeavor and interests. Law graduates who enter the field of inter…
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The Palgrave Handbook of European Banking
This handbook presents a timely collection of original studies on relevant themes, policies and developments in European banking. The contributors analyse how the crisis years have had a long lasting impact on the structure of European banking and explore the regulatory architecture that has started to take form in their wake. Academic experts and senior policy makers have contributed to this v…
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China’s Footprint in East Africa
Based on an extensive literature review, in-depth interviews, fieldwork, and anecdotal evidence, this text examines China’s engagement with East Africa (notably Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and considers these relationships through the lens of history, diplomacy, education, trade, media, cultural exchanges, and infrastructure. It probes the sentiments of pessimism, optimism, …
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- 978-981-99-5265-6
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