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Knowledge Power: Intellectual Property, Information, and PrivacyRenée Marlin-Bennett Knowledge Power introduces the interconnected roles of intellectual property, information, and privacy and explores the evolution of the domestic and international rules that govern them.
What roles are played by governments, individuals, firms, and others in shaping our knowledge world? How will the rules that we create—or unquestioningly accept—affect the contours of global More > | ![]() |
Special Operations: Out of the ShadowsChristopher Marsh, James D. Kiras, and Patricia J. Blocksome, editors Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these specially trained and equipped elite units function? What types of missions do they conduct? Special Operations: Out of the Shadows addresses these questions and more in a comprehensive survey of special ops, encompassing cutting-edge research, current debates, and critical case More > | ![]() |
Jose Martí: Major Poems [Bilingual Edition]José Martí, edited and with an introduction by Philip S. Foner and translated by Elinor Randall With an added introduction to place the work in context, this edition presents Cuban poet José Martí's (1853-1895) most famous poems in both Spanish and English.
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Black Asset Poverty and the Enduring Racial DivideLori Latrice Martin Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
Claims of a postracial society notwithstanding, there are enormous and even expanding differences in the level of assets owned by various racial and ethnic groups—and black families are vastly overrepresented among the asset poor. Lori Martin provides an in-depth exploration of the causes and consequences of racial wealth inequality.
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Democratic Reform in Japan: Assessing the ImpactSherry L. Martin and Gill Steel, editors Widespread dissatisfaction in Japan in the 1990s set the stage for numerous political reforms aimed at enhancing representation and accountability. But have these reforms in fact improved the quality of Japanese democracy? Through the lens of this question, the authors explore contemporary Japanese politics at the national, local, and grassroots levels. Their systematic analysis of when and how More > | ![]() |
The Myth of the Free Market: The Role of the State in a Capitalist EconomyMark A. Martinez Mark Martinez reveals how the myth of the "invisible hand" has distorted our understanding of the development and actual performance of modern capitalist markets.
Martinez draws on historical cases to make it clear that political processes and the state are not only instrumental in making capitalist markets work, but that there would be no capitalist markets or wealth creation without More > | ![]() |
The Evolution of Public Policy: Cars and the EnvironmentToni Marzotto, Vicky Moshier Burnor, and Gordon Scott Bonham How is U.S. public policy made? This comprehensive survey, designed to help students and scholars understand the complexity of policymaking, traces the Employee Commute Option (ECO) step by step from initial idea through enactment and implementation to evaluation and reformulation.
The authors integrate two dominant theories in the policy analysis literature—the policy cycle model and the More > | |
South African Foreign Policy Review: Volume 3, Foreign Policy, Change and the Zuma YearsLesley Masters and Jo-Ansie van Wyk, editors Spanning the Mbeki and Zuma administrations, this volume of South African Foreign Policy Review explores questions of continuity and change. Among the topics covered are the roles of the foreign minister, special advisers, think tanks, and other domestic sources that shape foreign policy, as well as international issues such as strategic partnerships, the ICC, international trade, development More > | ![]() |
South African Foreign Policy Review: Volume 4, Ramaphosa and a New Dawn for South African Foreign PolicyLesley Masters, Philani Mthembu, and Jo-Ansie van Wyk, editors This latest volume of South African Foreign Policy Review assesses South Africa's foreign policy during the presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa. Focusing on such themes as foreign policy leadership, policy architecture, diplomacy, national interests, and the country's bi- and multilateral relations, the authors also consider how South Africa can maintain—and even increase—its role More > | ![]() |
The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies: Processes, Practices, CulturesFlorina Cristiana Matei and Carolyn Halladay, editors What are the role and place of secret services and covert operations in democratic settings? How do states balance the need for both secrecy and openness? What are the challenges to creating effective intelligence practices? Focusing on these crucial questions, the authors of The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies examine the purposes and processes of intelligence communities in today's More > | ![]() |