Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Political Contingency: Studying The Unexpected, The Accidental, And The UnforeseenISBN13:9780814740446ISBN10:0814740448Author:Shapiro, Ian (Editor), Bedi, Sonu (Editor)Description:History Is Replete With Instances Of What Might, Or Might Not, Have Been By Calling Something Contingent, At A Minimum We Are Saying That It Did Not Have To Be As It Is Things Could Have Been Otherwise, And They Would Have Been Otherwise If Something Had Happened Differently This Collection Of Original Essays Examines The Significance Of Contingency In The Study Of Politics That Is, How To Study Unexpected, Accidental, Or Unknowable Political Phenomena In A Systematic Fashion Yitzhak Rabin Is Assassinated Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait Hurricane Katrina Hits New Orleans How Might History Be Different Had These Events Not Happened? How Should Social Scientists Interpret The Significance Of These Events And Can Such Unexpected Outcomes Be Accounted For In A Systematic Way Or By Theoretical Models? Can These Unpredictable Events Be Predicted For? Political Contingency Addresses These And Other Related Questions, Providing Theoretical And Historical Perspectives On The Topic, Empirical Case Studies, And The Methodological Challenges That The Fact Of Contingency Poses For The Study Of Politics Contributors: Sonu Bedi, Traci Burch, Jennifer L Hochschild, Gregory A Huber, Courtney Jung, David R Mayhew, Philip Pettit, Andreas Schedler, Mark R Shulman, Robert G Shulman, Ian Shapiro, Susan Stokes, Elisabeth Jean Wood, And David Wootton Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:NEW YORK UNIV PRPublication Date:2007-11-01Weight:1.17 lbsDimensions:1” H x 9.26” L x 6.28” WNumber of Pages:296Language:English
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Bodies of War by Lisa M. Budreau (2010, New York University Press, HC)
Condition : Excellent condition! Inside, like new. Very clean. No writing, highlighting or underlining. No folded or torn pages. Dust jacket included – smooth and clean with slight wear at the edges, but no folds or tears.
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Wrong For All The Right Reasons: How White Liberals Have Been Undone By Rac…
Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Wrong For All The Right Reasons: How White Liberals Have Been Undone By RaceISBN13:9780814755433ISBN10:0814755437Author:MacInnes, Gordon (Author)Description:There Was A Time, In This Century, When Liberals Championed The Working Class, When Democrats Were Indisputably The Party Of Those Who Worked Rather Than Invested For A Living Today, However, Most Americans Have Come To See Liberals As Drifting And Aimless, Somehow Lacking In Backbone And Moral Fiber, Beholden To Radical Ideologies That Have Little To Do With The Average American’s Life Few Incidents Cast This Phenomenon Into Greater Relief Than George Bush’s Successful Tarring Of Michael Dukakis As A Liberal In 1988–And, Tellingly, Dukakis’s Subsequent Flight From The Liberal Tradition How Has It Come To This? Why Have Liberals Allowed Themselves To Be So Portrayed? In This Book, Gordon Macinnes–State Senator, Fiscal Conservative, Frustrated Democrat, And A Man Who Believes Deeply In America’s Civic Culture–Reveals How Progressive Forces Have Retreated From The Battle Of Ideas, At Great Cost Squarely At The Nexus Of Race, Poverty, And Politics, Wrong For All The Right Reasons Charts The Sources Of Liberal Decline And The High Costs Of Conservative Rule Tracing The Origins Of The Liberal Retreat To The Fall-Out Over Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s Report On The Black Family In The 1960S, Macinnes Claims That White Liberals Have Somewhere Along The Way Stopped Taking Black People Seriously Enough To Argue With Them Continuously Put On The Desfensive, Liberals Have Been Unable To Forge An Aggressive, Proactive Agenda Of That Addresses The Needs Of Working-Class And Poor Americans This Has Led To A Breakdown Of Honest Dialogue Which To This Day Continues To Plague Liberal Democrats, As Evidenced By Bill Bradley’s Withdrawal From Active Party Politics Last Fall Finding Room For Optimism In The Groundswell Of Grass-Roots Progressivism, Wrong For All The Right Reasons Is A Timely, Necessary Call To Arms For Liberal, Progressive Democrats, Outlining Ways In Which They Can Reverse Their Party’s Dangerous Decline Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:New York University PressPublication Date:1996-02-01Weight:1 lbsDimensions:0.84” H x 9.24” L x 6.3” WNumber of Pages:254Language:English
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Blood and Fire – Margaret M. Poloma – Ralph W. Hood, Jr. – 2008 – 257 pages HB
This hardcover textbook, titled “Blood and Fire: Godly Love in a Pentecostal Emerging Church,” was published in 2008 by NY University Press. The book, written by Ralph W. Hood Jr. and Margaret M. Poloma, spans 257 pages and is a first edition with a dust jacket. It falls under the category of religious studies and is written in English.The book’s content explores the topic of religion, particularly within the context of Pentecostalism. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the emergence and growth of the Pentecostal movement and its impact on religious practices. This book is an excellent addition to any academic or personal library and is a must-read for individuals interested in religious studies.
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Rational Choice
Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Rational ChoiceISBN13:9780814721698ISBN10:0814721699Author:Elster, John (Editor)Description:This Series Brings Together A Carefully Edited Selection Of The Most Influential And Enduring Articles On Central Topics In Social And Political Theory Each Volume Contains Ten To Twelve Articles And An Introductory Essay By The Editor Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:NEW YORK UNIV PRPublication Date:1986-11-01Weight:0.71 lbsDimensions:0.65” H x 8.45” L x 5.45” WNumber of Pages:266Language:English