The US government spends billions of dollars every year to reduce uncertainty: to monitor and forecast everything from the weather to the spread of disease. In other words, we spend a lot of money to anticipate problems, identify opportunities, and avoid mistakes. A substantial portion of what we spend-over $50 billion a year-goes to the US ......
Scholars and policy-makers alike increasingly see the Asia-Pacific region as the center of twenty-first-century international affairs. Merging a strong theoretical component with scholarship, this book examines the region's key players and security challenges, as well as a spectrum of proposed solutions for improving regional stability.
Peter Deakin takes an intriguing look at 25 current and former leaders, musicians, politicians, artists and actors. He dissects each of these individuals and describes how each of them was able to summon ‘whatever it takes’ to surmount any opposition or obstacle lying in their path, in order to leave an indelible mark on the world.
This new edition of An Introduction to Middle East Politics continues to provide an expansive survey of Middle East politics, thoroughly revised and restructured in response to events currently taking place. Written in a lively and accessible manner, MacQueen takes students on a tour of the region's modern political history up to the present, ......
In the first narrative history in English of Mexico's contemporary press, Andrew Paxman recounts the evolution of print media between the 98 s and the present. From widespread subservience towards authority to playing a watchdog role as the country democratized, Mexico's media underwent drastic changes in its roles and functions. Paxman also ......
Share if you love Jesus. Scroll past if you follow the devil. Most Christians have encountered phony posts on our feeds meant to rile us up. But not everything we see on social media is so obviously absurd. As online spaces increase in importance, we urgently need to consider how to love our neighbors on the internet--and this includes sharing ......
A bold and unique introduction to UK Politics. This is the first textbook which breaks free from the conventional approaches that revolve around the Westminster bubble, instead drawing upon the diverse challenges facing citizens and decision-makers today. Leading experts are brought together in this carefully edited collection that spans traditional and critical approaches. Politics in the UK highlights central concerns facing British politics today, from ongoing colonial legacies to Britain's inequality and the impact of decades of austerity. Spotlighted throughout are timely examples and latest research, drawing on topics spanning policy responses to climate change and the role of social class in educational outcomes; to the latest calls for increased devolution and shifting public opinion on UK Foreign Policy. This textbook is packed with features, including: ? Case Studies to encourage critical thinking by presenting different perspectives on key events. ? Theory Boxes which explore concepts in action. ? Spotlight on Research showcases seminal and controversial publications to spark debate. ? Annotated Reading Lists guide students to further readings. Unique to this text is a central focus on the role identities and inequalities play in contemporary British Politics. It offers students the tools to conduct analysis into the shifting dynamics in this major new action-focussed, problem-based, and engaging introduction. And centrally, the book offers a compelling call to action - that is how we all have the capacity to shape British politics every day. Politics in the UK is essential reading for any undergraduate student studying UK or British Politics. Joanie Willett - Associate Professor in Politics, University of Exeter, UK Arianna Giovannini - Associate Professor in Local Politics and Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK
The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It
Blending his experiences as a veteran reporter with trenchant analysis of the erosion of trust between the press and the government over the past 40 years, Free The Press gives readers a unique perspective on the challenges facing journalism as well as the rise of hostility between these institutions.
Second edition featuring a new foreword and afterword.The modern presidency has become the biggest fault line of polarization in America--the executive power to reshape American life and law has expanded beyond anything the Founding Fathers could have imagined. In this provocative book, author Gene Healy argues that the fault lies not in our ......
