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Battleground: [2 volumes] (Battleground Series)
Everyone is part of a family, but what constitutes a family is one of the most hotly debated issues in the United States today. Battleground: The Family provides extensive coverage of those critical issues in U. S. culture concerning current and future family life, such as dating, marriage, parenting, work and family, abuse, and divorce. The scholarly contributors to this set provide unbiased coverage on these often incendiary topics, allowing students to assess the role of these controversies in their own lives. Entries thoroughly introduce the topic of concern, describe the problem as it currently exists, provide context for the controversies surrounding it, synthesize the current knowledge on the topic, and guide the reader to additional areas for consideration. Battleground: The Family serves as a starting point for those advanced high school and beginning undergraduate students who wish to pursue a more detailed study of family controversies and cultural concerns for classroom assignments. Non-specialist readers will also find this a useful resource in critically assessing current trends and conflicts in constituent groups' conceptions of family.
Battleground: [2 volumes]
Among the most tumultuous conflicts of modern America is the war over legal and undocumented immigrants currently residing within U.S. borders. Since the passing of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act, America has witnessed an unprecedented flow of immigrants onto its shores, with increased diversity of race and culture. Battleground: Immigration examines the most critical issues surrounding immigration today, including effects on the economy, education, and employment, as well as the viability of the foreign-born in American society. All sides of the immigration debate are explored in this comprehensive 2-volume set, with special weight given to the very specific issues that have arisen in post-9/11 America: homeland security and border control, 9/11's impact on legislation and civil liberties; the Department of Homeland security and its role in border control; transnational organized crime, human smuggling and trafficking; and post 9/11 border control and security impact on immigration. With direct ties to the curriculum, this set is a valuable resource for students of sociology, current events, American history, political science, ethnic studies, and public policy.
Battleground: [2 volumes] (Battleground Series)
Through a detailed exploration of the viewpoints involved, this balanced and incisive work promotes understanding of the most divisive issues in American government today.Government and politics is an area in which there are no "right" answers, but much room for debate. Battleground: Government and Politics allows students and general readers alike to consider key political debates from all sides and to arrive at their own considered convictions, based on a firm understanding of the issues and points of view involved. This two-volume work explores dozens of the most contentious issues in contemporary life, issues that impact how our government is run today and how it will be run in the future. Each topic is examined in a balanced way, providing not only an overview of the issues involved, but an objective assessment of the stance of all sides. Readers can use these entries as thorough and solid summaries of the most contentious controversies in contemporary society, or as starting points for more in-depth research into the debates.
Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention (Battleground Ser.)
by Frank KuschThe 1968 Democratic Convention, best known for police brutality against demonstrators, has been relegated to a dark place in American historical memory. Battleground Chicago ventures beyond the stereotypical image of rioting protestors and violent cops to reevaluate exactly how—and why—the police attacked antiwar activists at the convention. Working from interviews with eighty former Chicago police officers who were on the scene, Frank Kusch uncovers the other side of the story of ’68, deepening our understanding of a turbulent decade. “Frank Kusch’s compelling account of the clash between Mayor Richard Daley’s men in blue and anti-war rebels reveals why the 1960s was such a painful era for many Americans. . . . to his great credit, [Kusch] allows ‘the pigs’ to speak up for themselves.”—Michael Kazin “Kusch’s history of white Chicago policemen and the 1968 Democratic National Convention is a solid addition to a growing literature on the cultural sensibility and political perspective of the conservative white working class in the last third of the twentieth century.”—David Farber, Journal of American History
Battlegrounds: Defence, Diplomacy And The White House, From Trump's Former National Security Advisor
by H.R. McMasterFrom Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor during Trump’s administration, a bold assessment of the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges of our age.
Battles for Freedom: The Use and Abuse of American History
by Eric FonerFor almost four decades, Eric Foner, one of America's most distinguished historians, has introduced readers of his journalism to unknown or forgotten characters in American history, methodically unearthing the hidden history of American radicalism. In this collection of polemical pieces, Foner expounds on the relevance of Abraham Lincoln's legacy in the age of Obama and on the need for another era of Reconstruction. In addition to articles in which Foner calls out politicians and the powerful for their abuse and misuse of American history. Foner assesses some of his fellow leading historians of the late 20th century, including Richard Hofstadter, Howard Zinn and Eric Hobsbawm. Foner ends with an open leter to Bernie Sanders analysing the great tradition of radicalism that he has spent his career studing and which, he argues, Americans of progressive disposition should seek to celebrate and retrieve.
Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War
by Tobias KellyA ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitmentsAccounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten.Tobias Kelly invites us to spend the war five of these individuals: Roy Ridgway, a factory clerk from Liverpool; Tom Burns, a teacher from east London; Stella St John, who trained as a vet and ended up in jail; Ronald Duncan, who set up a collective farm; and Fred Urquhart, a working-class Scottish socialist and writer. We meet many more objectors along the way -- people both determined and torn -- and travel from Finland to Syria, India to rural England, Edinburgh to Trinidad.Although conscientious objectors were often criticised and scorned, figures such as Winston Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury supported their right to object, at least in principle, suggesting that liberty of conscience was one of the freedoms the nation was fighting for. And their rich cultural and moral legacy -- of humanitarianism and human rights, from Amnesty International and Oxfam to the US civil rights movement -- can still be felt all around us. The personal and political struggles carefully and vividly collected in this book tell us a great deal about personal and collective freedom, conviction and faith, war and peace, and pose questions just as relevant today: Does conscience make us free? Where does it take us? And what are the costs of going there?
Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal
by Prashant JhaBattles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state. Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society. It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures. Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.
Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal
by Prashant JhaBattles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state. Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society. It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures. Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.
Battles to Bridges: US Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy after 9/11 (Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations)
by R. S ZaharnaThis book tackles the pressing need to expand the vision of strategic US public diplomacy. It explores the interplay of power politics, culture, identity, and communication and explains how the underlying communication and political dynamics have redefined what 'strategic communication' means in today's international arena.
Battleships: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare)
by Stanley L. SandlerFrom ancient times to World War II and the postwar period, Battleships charts the evolution of the vessel that ruled the seas—a vessel that, until the arrival of the aircraft carrier, would be the most expensive and complex human-made moving object in history.Battleships charts the dramatic evolution of this dominating war vessel. Coverage ranges from ancient galleys to the great ships of World War II to the present, with special emphasis on the ironclad era of the mid-19th century (which saw the greatest innovation over the shortest timespan in naval history) and the great 20th-century battleship race of the dreadnought era.Written by expert military historian Stanley Sandler, Battleships provides insightful examinations of the technological and tactical aspects of important warships from around the world and across time. It also looks at the political and social factors driving the decision to produce battleships in different countries. No other volume has ever captured so completely the impact of the battleship as a weapon of war and a symbol of power.
Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug
by Leandra Ruth ZarnowLeandra Ruth Zarnow tells the inspiring and timely story of Bella Abzug, a New York politician who brought the passion and ideals of 1960s protest movements to Congress. Abzug promoted feminism, privacy protections, gay rights, and human rights. Her efforts shifted the political center, until more conservative forces won back the Democratic Party.
Battling Eight Giants: Basic Income Now
by Guy StandingToday in one the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change threatens our extinction and automation means millions are forced into a life of precarity. The solution? Basic Income. Here, Guy Standing, the leading expert on the concept, explains how to solve the new eight evils of modern life, and all for almost zero net cost. There is a better future, one that makes certain all citizens can share in the wealth of the modern economy. Far from being a new idea, Standing shows how the roots of basic income go back to the Charter of the Forest, one of two foundational documents of the state – the other, sealed on the same day, being the Magna Carta. All citizens have a right to the wealth created by capitalism, and all – left or right, rich or poor – can benefit from a dynamic and ecologically grounded economy created by the guarantee of subsistence to all.
Battling Eight Giants: Basic Income Now
by Guy StandingToday in one the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change threatens our extinction and automation means millions are forced into a life of precarity. The solution? Basic Income. Here, Guy Standing, the leading expert on the concept, explains how to solve the new eight evils of modern life, and all for almost zero net cost. There is a better future, one that makes certain all citizens can share in the wealth of the modern economy. Far from being a new idea, Standing shows how the roots of basic income go back to the Charter of the Forest, one of two foundational documents of the state – the other, sealed on the same day, being the Magna Carta. All citizens have a right to the wealth created by capitalism, and all – left or right, rich or poor – can benefit from a dynamic and ecologically grounded economy created by the guarantee of subsistence to all.
Battling the Elements: Weather and Terrain in the Conduct of War
by Harold A. WintersThroughout history, from Kublai Khan's attempted invasions of Japan to Rommel's desert warfare, military operations have succeeded or failed on the ability of commanders to incorporate environmental conditions into their tactics. In Battling the Elements, geographer Harold A. Winters and former U.S. Army officers Gerald E. Galloway Jr., William J. Reynolds, and David W. Rhyne, examine the connections between major battles in world history and their geographic components, revealing what role factors such as weather, climate, terrain, soil, and vegetation have played in combat. Each chapter offers a detailed and engaging explanation of a specific environmental factor and then looks at several battles that highlight its effects on military operations. As this cogent analysis of geography and war makes clear, those who know more about the shape, nature, and variability of battleground conditions will always have a better understanding of the nature of combat and at least one significant advantage over a less knowledgeable enemy.
Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekte: Dialogorientierte Kommunikation als Erfolgsfaktor (Politik gestalten - Kommunikation, Deliberation und Partizipation bei politisch relevanten Projekten)
by Frank BrettschneiderDialogorientierte Kommunikation ist ein wesentlicher Erfolgsfaktor für das Gelingen von Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekten. Sie erhöht die Akzeptanz in der Öffentlichkeit. Sie stärkt Vertrauen, indem sie Transparenz herstellt. Und kritische Themen können im Dialog gelöst werden. Dies erfordert eine gründliche Analyse, ein strategisches Kommunikationskonzept sowie einen frühzeitigen und ernstgemeinten Dialog mit allen Stakeholdern. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommen umfangreiche Umfragen unter Projektverantwortlichen in Deutschland und in Österreich sowie zahlreiche Einzelfallstudien.Der Inhalt• Vorhabenträger auf dem Weg zu gesellschaftlich tragfähigen Lösungen. Dialogorientierte Kommunikation bei Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekten• Baustellenbeirat und Baggerballett. Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung in der Ausführungsphase von Bauprojekten• Kommunikationsmanagement bei Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekten. Erfolgsfaktoren am Beispiel des ThyssenKrupp Testturms in Rottweil• Dialogorientierte Baukommunikation. Erfolgsfaktoren am Beispiel des Prüf- und Technologiezentrums der Daimler AG in Immendingen• Atomausstieg 2022. Konflikte beim Rückbau von Kernkraftwerken in Baden-Württemberg und Schleswig-HolsteinDie ZielgruppenWissenschaftler der Sozialwissenschaften • Praktiker aus der Planungs- und Baubranche • PR-AgenturenDer HerausgeberDr. Frank Brettschneider ist Universitätsprofessor für Kommunikationswissenschaft an der Universität Hohenheim.
Bauherren und Architekten: Über Weisungsgebundenheit und Freiheit beim Entwerfen (Architekturen #83)
by Michael PrachtLässt sich die Arbeit von Architekten als Dienstleistung beschreiben? Ist Entwerfen dialogisch? Und in welchem Verhältnis stehen Bauherr und Architekt im Entwurfsprozess? Michael Pracht beschreibt diese Konstellation und interpretiert sie anhand von Beispielen aus der Praxis neu. Dazu erweitert er bestehende Ansätze um unterschiedliche Blickwinkel anderer Disziplinen wie z.B. Medizin, Jura, Soziologie oder Philosophie. Die Studie trägt dazu bei die bestehende Forschungslücke zu schließen und vermittelt allen, die am Entwerfen und damit an der Entstehung der gebauten Umwelt beteiligt sind, ein vertieftes Verständnis des Bauherrn-Architekten-Verhältnisses.
Bauman and contemporary sociology: A critical analysis
by Ali RattansiThis book offers an incisive and original perspective on the works of Zygmunt Bauman, perhaps the greatest sociologist of the late twentieth century. It examines the limitations of his approach while recognising the importance of his legacy as a theorist who insisted on the need for moral engagement.
Bauman and contemporary sociology: A critical analysis
by Ali RattansiThis book offers an incisive and original perspective on the works of Zygmunt Bauman, perhaps the greatest sociologist of the late twentieth century. It examines the limitations of his approach while recognising the importance of his legacy as a theorist who insisted on the need for moral engagement.
Bauman's Challenge: Sociological Issues for the 21st Century
by M. Davis K. TesterThis unique and original collection by internationally renowned scholars uses critical engagements with Zygmunt Bauman's sociology to understand the challenges that face globalized human societies at the start of the 21st century. Includes a concluding chapter by Bauman.
Bauregelwerke und Baukultur: Europa und USA - Ein kulturübergreifender Vergleich (Architekturen #51)
by San-Hwan LuBauregelwerke prägen formgebend die uns umgebende, gebaute Umwelt. Sie sind Ausdruck der Baukultur und damit des Selbstverständnisses und der Weltanschauung einer Gesellschaft. Doch in den letzten Jahren wird der Diskurs zunehmend von einem Gefühl der Überregulierung geprägt. Widerstand richtet sich gegen die steigende Zahl bautechnischer Normen, die zu einem drastischen Anstieg des Planungsaufwandes und der Baukosten geführt hat. Was läuft also schief? Mit einem kulturvergleichenden Blick auf die Situation in den USA liefert San-Hwan Lu ein aufschlussreiches Bild über die Hintergründe und Folgen einer Verlagerung von Regulierungskompetenzen in den privaten Bereich.
Bausteine der Politik: Eine Einführung
by Hermann AdamMit diesem Lehrbuch sollen Menschen von 17 bis 70 in allgemeinverständlicher Sprache an das Gebiet der Politik und der Wissenschaft, die politische Vorgänge analysiert, herangeführt werden. Es erklärt, was unter Politik zu verstehen ist, wie man politische Systeme unterscheidet, wie politische Entscheidungen zustande kommen, wo das Machtzentrum in den einzelnen Systemen liegt und wie politische Macht kontrolliert wird. Weitere Abschnitte befassen sich mit den politischen Akteuren in der Demokratie: den Parteien, den Verbänden, den sozialen Bewegungen und Bürgerinitiativen sowie den Massenmedien. Ein eigenes Kapitel ist dem politischen Extremismus und seinen Ursachen gewidmet. Besonders ausführlich behandelt der Autor die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Politik und Wirtschaft, ohne deren Kenntnis politische Vorgänge kaum sachgerecht beurteilt werden können. Die Grundlagen der internationalen Beziehungen, die Struktur der Staatenwelt nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und ihre Veränderungen sowie die weltwirtschaftlichen Beziehungen bilden einen weiteren inhaltlichen Schwerpunkt des Buches. Abschließend wird ein grober Überblick über die grundlegenden Denkrichtungen der politischen Theorie vermittelt.
Bausteine der Regionalentwicklung (RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft)
by Olaf Kühne Florian WeberIm Zuge der politischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Diskussionen um die spezifischen Stärken und Schwächen, wie auch Entwicklungschancen auf mittlerer räumlicher Maßstabsebene, hat das Thema der Regionalentwicklung besondere Aktualität erhalten. Das Buch befasst sich mit den Fragen der Herausforderungen für Regionen und die Regionalentwicklung in Gegenwart und Zukunft. Dabei wird insbesondere darauf eingegangen, welche Ansätze und Praktiken der Regionalentwicklung heute bestehen und wie diese begründet werden. Dabei erfolgt auch eine Reflexion von aktuellen Praxen und deren Begründung vor dem Hintergrund theoretischer Konzepte zur Raumentwicklung.
Bausteine der Wirtschaft: Eine Einführung
by Hermann AdamIn diesem seit vielen Jahren bewährten Standardwerk werden alle volkswirtschaftlichen Grundbegriffe und Zusammenhänge, die man kennen muss, um die aktuellen politischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Probleme in Deutschland unter den weltwirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der Globalisierung zu verstehen, mit einfachen Worten erklärt. Im Unterschied zu den üblichen Einführungslehrbüchern wird auf abstrakte und mathematisierte Wirtschaftstheorie verzichtet. Stattdessen wird besonderer Wert auf eine sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektive gelegt. So werden die wirtschaftspolitischen Konzepte und Maßnahmen auf ihre dahinter stehenden Ideologien analysiert sowie die politischen und sozio-ökonomischen Interessen, die damit verfolgt werden, aufgezeigt. Mit den Grundlagen, die das Buch vermittelt, wird jede Leserin und jeder Leser nicht nur aktuelle politische Kontroversen besser verstehen können, sondern auch in der Lage sein, sich selbständig vertieft mit einzelnen Fragen der Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftspolitik auseinanderzusetzen.
Bausteine der Wirtschaft: Eine Einführung
by Hermann AdamDieses Lehrbuch ist ein seit vielen Jahren bewährtes Standardwerk. Alle volkswirtschaftlichen Grundbegriffe und Zusammenhänge, die man kennen muss, um die aktuellen politischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Probleme in Deutschland unter den weltwirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der Globalisierung zu verstehen, werden mit einfachen Worten erklärt. Inhalt und Darstellungsweise sind auf Studierende der Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften und der Volkswirtschaftslehre in den Anfangssemestern zugeschnitten. Darüber hinaus ist das Buch für Sozial- und Gemeinschaftskundelehrer sowie für Teilnehmer an politischen Bildungsveranstaltungen eine wertvolle Hilfe.