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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

What social groups support which political party, and how that support has changed over time, are central questions in the sociology of political behaviour. This study provides the first systematic book-length reassessment and restatement of the sociological approach to American politics in more than 20 years. It challenges widespread arguments that the importance of social cleavages have declined precipitously in recent years in the face of post-industrial social and economic changes. The book reconceptualizes the concept of social cleavages and focus on four major cleavages in American society: class, religion, gender, and race, arguing a that a number of important changes in the alignments of the groups making up these four cleavages have occurred. The book examines the implications of these changes for the Democratic and Republican Parties. The findings of the book are examined in light of the central dilemmas facing the two major parties in the contemporary political environment.

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OUP Oxford

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0191544620

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the U.S. government adopted a series of counterterrorism policies that radically altered the prevailing balance between civil liberties and security. These changes allowed for warrantless domestic surveillance, military commissions at Guantanamo Bay and even extralegal assassinations. Now, more than a decade after 9/11, these sharply contested measures appear poised to become lasting features of American government. What do Americans think about these policies? Where do they draw the line on what the government is allowed to do in the name of fighting terrorism? Drawing from a wealth of survey and experimental data, Whose Rights? explores the underlying sources of public attitudes toward the war on terror in a more detailed and comprehensive manner than has ever been attempted. In an analysis that deftly deploys the tools of political science and psychology, Whose Rights? addresses a vexing puzzle: Why does the counterterrorism agenda persist even as 9/11 recedes in time and the threat from Al Qaeda wanes? Authors Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza provocatively argue that American opinion, despite traditionally showing strong support for civil liberties, exhibits a “dark side” that tolerates illiberal policies in the face of a threat. Surveillance of American citizens, heightened airport security, the Patriot Act and targeted assassinations enjoy broad support among Americans, and these preferences have remained largely stable over the past decade. There are, however, important variations: Waterboarding and torture receive notably low levels of support, and counterterrorism activities sanctioned by formal legislation, as opposed to covert operations, tend to draw more favor. To better evaluate these trends, Whose Rights? examines the concept of “threat-priming” and finds that getting people to think about the specter of terrorism bolsters anew their willingness to support coercive measures. A series of experimental surveys also yields fascinating insight into the impact of national identity cues. When respondents are primed to think that American citizens would be targeted by harsh counterterrorism policies, support declines significantly. On the other hand, groups such as Muslims, foreigners, and people of Middle Eastern background elicit particularly negative attitudes and increase support for counterterrorism measures. Under the right conditions, Brooks and Manza show, American support for counterterrorism activities can be propelled upward by simple reminders of past terrorism plots and communication about disliked external groups. Whose Rights? convincingly argues that mass opinion plays a central role in the politics of contemporary counterterrorism policy. With their clarity and compelling evidence, Brooks and Manza offer much-needed insight into the policy responses to the defining conflict of our age and the psychological impact of terrorism.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610448014

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9781610448017

Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

The world’s richer democracies all provide such public benefits as pensions and health care, but why are some far more generous than others? And why, in the face of globalization and fiscal pressures, has the welfare state not been replaced by another model? Reconsidering the myriad issues raised by such pressing questions, Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza contend here that public opinion has been an important, yet neglected, factor in shaping welfare states in recent decades. Analyzing data on sixteen countries, Brooks and Manza find that the preferences of citizens profoundly influence the welfare policies of their governments and the behavior of politicians in office. Shaped by slow-moving forces such as social institutions and collective memories, these preferences have counteracted global pressures that many commentators assumed would lead to the welfare state’s demise. Moreover, Brooks and Manza show that cross-national differences in popular support help explain why Scandinavian social democracies offer so much more than liberal democracies such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Significantly expanding our understanding of both public opinion and social policy in the world’s most developed countries, this landmark study will be essential reading for scholars of political economy, public opinion, and democratic theory.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226075958

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9780226075952

IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide

By: Charlotte Brooks,Clem Leung,Aslam Mirza,Curtis Neal,Yin Lei Qiu,John Sing,Francis TH Wong,Ian R Wright,IBM Redbooks

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IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide

By: Charlotte Brooks,Clem Leung,Aslam Mirza,Curtis Neal,Yin Lei Qiu,John Sing,Francis TH Wong,Ian R Wright,IBM Redbooks

A disruption to your critical business processes could leave the entire business exposed. Today's organizations face ever-escalating customer demands and expectations. There is no room for downtime. You need to provide your customers with continuous service because your customers have a lot of choices. Your competitors are standing ready to take your place. As you work hard to grow your business, you face the challenge of keeping your business running without a glitch. To remain competitive, you need a resilient IT infrastructure. This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the importance of Business Continuity in today's IT environments. It provides a comprehensive guide to planning for IT Business Continuity and can help you design and select an IT Business Continuity solution that is right for your business environment. We discuss the concepts, procedures, and solution selection for Business Continuity in detail, including the essential set of IT Business Continuity requirements that you need to identify a solution. We also present a rigorous Business Continuity Solution Selection Methodology that includes a sample Business Continuity workshop with step-by-step instructions in defining requirements. This book is meant as a central resource book for IT Business Continuity planning and design. The companion title to this book, IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide, SG24-6548, describes detailed product solutions in the System Storage Resiliency Portfolio.

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IBM Redbooks

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0738489700

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9780738489704

IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide

By: Charlotte Brooks,Clem Leung,Aslam Mirza,Curtis Neal,Yin Lei Qiu,John Sing,Francis TH Wong,Ian R Wright,IBM Redbooks

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IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide

By: Charlotte Brooks,Clem Leung,Aslam Mirza,Curtis Neal,Yin Lei Qiu,John Sing,Francis TH Wong,Ian R Wright,IBM Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks publication is a companion to IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide, SG24-6547 . We assume that the reader of this book has understood the concepts of Business Continuity planning described in that book. In this book we explore IBM System Storage solutions for Business Continuity, within the three segments of Continuous Availability, Rapid Recovery, and Backup and Restore. We position these solutions within the Business Continuity tiers. We describe, in general, the solutions available in each segment, then present some more detail on many of the products. In each case, the reader is pointed to sources of more information.

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0738489727

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9780738489728

Meridian Hill Park

By: Fiona J. Clem

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Meridian Hill Park

By: Fiona J. Clem

One of the most unique parks in the National Park Service is located one and a half miles north of the White House in the middle of the northwest quadrant of Washington, DC. Meridian Hill Park is a 12-acre neoclassical park reminiscent of an Italian villa garden. Prior to becoming a national park, the area had been part of an estate called Meridian Hill; home to Columbian College, precursor to George Washington University; a Civil War encampment; a seminary; and the site of nature poet Joaquin Miller's cabin. In October 1936, Meridian Hill Park officially opened. It had taken 26 years--from 1910 to 1936--to complete and cost more than $1 million to construct. When the park opened, it contained five statues and memorials (today, there are four), including one for a US president; a 13-basin water cascade created on the 75-foot natural slope; and an elaborate structure that used a newly perfected construction medium called architectural concrete. Meridian Hill Park is of cultural and historical significance and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark.

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Arcadia Publishing

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146712530X

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What's on Tapp?

The Gordie Tapp Story

By: Alias Cousin Clem

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What's on Tapp?

The Gordie Tapp Story

By: Alias Cousin Clem

Gordie Tapp has been making audiences laugh for more than 60 years. Johnny Cash called him "the funniest" and Foster Brooks introduced him to President Ford as "the world's greatest story-teller." Born in London, Ontario, in 1922, he has been married to Helen for 62 years. They have four children. He graduated from Lorne Greene's Radio Arts Academy in Toronto in 1947 and helped launch a radio station in Niagara Falls. A radio pioneer, he switched from playing dance band music to country music - and never looked back. He started country music shows on television in Canada for the CBC in the late 1950s-early60s and then helped launch Hee Haw in the United States - a show that ran for more than 25 years with a weekly audience of more than 50 million - with his Cousin Clem character. Gordie loves to ride horses and Harleys and he was roller-blading until he was 82.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426980663

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Whitewater Valley Railroad

By: Francis H. Parker,Judy Clem,Whitewater Valley Railroad

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Whitewater Valley Railroad

By: Francis H. Parker,Judy Clem,Whitewater Valley Railroad

The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a historic line in scenic southeastern Indiana. It was completed to Connersville in 1867, linking the towns of the Whitewater Valley to Cincinnati over the former towpath of the Whitewater Canal (1836-1862). Originally named the White Water Valley Railroad, the line went through several name changes before being absorbed by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (the "Big Four") in 1890 and later by the New York Central, the parent company of the Big Four. After merging with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, the line became the Penn Central before closing in 1972 between Brookville and Connersville. It was slated for abandonment when a group of volunteers stepped in to create the Whitewater Valley Railroad, which ran its first tourist passenger trains in 1974. The nonprofit volunteer organization celebrates its 40th anniversary of operations in 2014.

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1467111481

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Pulaski County

By: Karen Clem Fritz

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Pulaski County

By: Karen Clem Fritz

For centuries the shimmering waters of the historic Tippecanoe River have quietly marked the history of rural Pulaski County as the stream winds through the heart of the countys landscape, its banks lined with lush woods and rich farmlands. The river was the lifeblood of the Potawatomi Indians who fished its waters and canoed home to camps along the shores. They were followed by pioneer hunters and trappers lured by plentiful wildlife. Early settlers harnessed the rivers energy to run saw- and gristmills. Later the Tippecanoe attracted weekend and summer visitors from the city looking for some quiet fishing and peaceful reflection. Pulaski County was established in 1839. Dotted with quaint towns, family farms, and locally owned businesses and light industry, the county has been shaped by a heritage of hard work, simple pleasures, neighborliness, and a determined self-sufficiency that comes of relative isolation. It is a rich and increasingly rare bucolic prospectnourished by a vigilant river.

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0738561185

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Clem Haskins

Breaking Barriers

By: Clem Haskins,Marc Ryan

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Clem Haskins

Breaking Barriers

By: Clem Haskins,Marc Ryan

Tells the life story of Clem Haskins, coach of the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers, discussing his humble beginnings in Campbellsville, Kentucky, his lifelong struggles against racism, and his success as the first full-time African-American head coach at U of M.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1571671439

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Broken Country

Mountains & Memory

By: Clem L. Rawlins

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Broken Country

Mountains & Memory

By: Clem L. Rawlins

Thus - with a rift between himself and his family, his heritage, and a nation at war - Rawlins begins a journey to the American interior. He takes to the high country with a team of horses, three dogs, and a friend named Mitchell Black to watch over a herd of sheep. And there he encounters not only a rugged landscape but his own mythic legacy: the frontier West.

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Macmillan

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0805037187

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9780805037180

Why Welfare States Persist

The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Whose Rights?

Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Counterterrorism and the Dark Side of American Public Opinion

By: Clem Brooks,Jeff Manza

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Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

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Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

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