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Introduction to Political Psychology

2nd Edition

By: Martha L. Cottam,Beth Dietz-Uhler,Elena Mastors,Thomas Preston,Beth Dietz

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Introduction to Political Psychology

2nd Edition

By: Martha L. Cottam,Beth Dietz-Uhler,Elena Mastors,Thomas Preston,Beth Dietz

This comprehensive, user-friendly introductory textbook to political psychology explores the psychological origins of political behavior. The authors introduce readers to a broad range of theories, concepts, and case studies of political activity to illustrate that behavior. The book examines many patterns of political behaviors, including leadership, group behavior, voting, race, ethnicity, nationalism, terrorism, war, and genocide. It explores some of the most horrific things people do to one another for political purposes, as well as how to prevent and resolve conflict -- and how to recover from it. The goal is to help the reader understand the enormous complexity of human behavior and the significant role political psychology can play in improving the human condition. The book contains numerous pedagogical features, including text boxes highlighting current and historical events to help students see the connection between the world around them and the concepts they are learning. Different research methodologies used in the discipline are employed, such as experimentation and content analysis. The "Political Being" is used throughout to remind the reader of the psychological theories and concepts to be explored in each chapter. New to the second edition is coverage of recent political events, including the 2008 US presidential election, Darfur, Iraq, and Afghanistan. There are now separate chapters on race, ethnic conflicts, terrorism, and conflict resolution. In addition, instructor resources are available online. This accessible and engaging introductory textbook is suitable as a primary text on a range of upper-level courses in political psychology, political behavior, and related fields, including policymaking.

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Psychology Press

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1136950710

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9781136950711

Images and Intervention

U.S. Policies in Latin America

By: Martha L. Cottam

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Images and Intervention

U.S. Policies in Latin America

By: Martha L. Cottam

Cottam explains the patterns of U.S. intervention in Latin America by focusing on the cognitive images that have dominated policy makers' world views, influenced the procession of information, and informed strategies and tactics. She employs a number of case studies of intervention and analyzes decision-making patterns from the early years of the cold war in Guatemala and Cuba to the post-cold-war policies in Panama and the war on drugs in Peru. Using two particular images-the enemy and the dependent-Cottam explores why U.S. policy makers have been predisposed to intervene in Latin America when they have perceived an enemy (the Soviet Union) interacting with a dependent (a Latin American country), and why these images led to perceptions that continued to dominate policy into the post-cold-war era.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822974630

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9780822974635

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

By: Martín Meráz García,Martha L. Cottam,Bruno M. Baltodano

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The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

By: Martín Meráz García,Martha L. Cottam,Bruno M. Baltodano

The revolution in Nicaragua was unique in that a large percentage of the combatants were women. The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War is a study of these women and those who fought in the Contra counter revolution on the Atlantic Coast. This book is a qualitative study based on 85 interviews with female ex-combatants in the revolution and counter revolution from the 1960s to the end of the 1980s, as well as field observations in Nicaragua and the autonomous regions of the Atlantic Coast. It explores the reasons why women fought, the sacrifices they made, their treatment by male combatants, and their insights into the impact of the revolution and counter-revolution on today’s Nicaragua. The analytical approach draws from political psychology, social identity dynamics such as nationalism and indigenous identities, and the role of liberation theology in the willingness of the female revolutionaries to risk their lives. Researchers and students of Gender Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Political History will find this an illuminating account of the Nicaraguan Revolution and counter revolution, which until now has been rarely shared.

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177

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Routledge

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0429638302

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9780429638305

Kimo, The Hawaiian Cat

By: Martha Girdany

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Kimo, The Hawaiian Cat

By: Martha Girdany

Kimo, The Hawaiian Cat, is the illustrated true story of how an abandoned feral/community cat, begging for food from tourists on a hiking trail on the island of Kauai, found a loving forever indoor home. The story is told from Kimo's point of view. A tourist contacted the Kauai-based feral/community welfare organization, Kauai Community Cat Project, and that organization arranged to trap and capture the kitten and then bring it back to someone who wanted to adopt it. The person who adopted the kitten named him Kimo, and he became an indoor-only cat, much loved by the woman who adopted him. Kimo grew up to become a beloved member of his mother's multi-cat household, and was the first feral kitty she adopted. Kimo later became big brother and protector to other rescued kitties his mother brought into her expanding family of cats. Kimo's story is about love and family values, and about how an abandoned feral/community cat can become a wonderful and much-loved indoor pet.

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Outskirts Press

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1977221033

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9781977221032

The Real Roadrunner

By: Martha Anne Maxon

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The Real Roadrunner

By: Martha Anne Maxon

A personal, lively, in-depth account of the life and lore of the roadrunner.

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172

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806136766

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9780806136769

The Aging

A Guide to Public Policy

By: Bennett M. Rich,Martha Baum

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The Aging

A Guide to Public Policy

By: Bennett M. Rich,Martha Baum

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of federal programs for the aging, and their origins. Landmark federal legislation affecting the aging was enacted in the 1930s, and the intervening decades have witnesses a dramatic increase in the number and scope of programs. But far from constituting a cohesive national policy for the elderly, the many programs reflect the particular political and social conditions surrounding their origin and implementation. The multiplicity and complexity of resources and services available make achieving even a reasonable grasp of this field extremely difficult. This study offers a coherent and readable summary of this important area of federal legislation.

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822974282

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9780822974284

Foreign Policy Decision Making

The Influence Of Cognition

By: Martha Cottam

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Foreign Policy Decision Making

The Influence Of Cognition

By: Martha Cottam

An analysis of decision making and negotiation in international relations, this book offers a political-psychological model of the images that compose policymakers' world views. Dr. Cottam explores the limits these images impose on diplomatic adaptation to changes in the foreign policies of other states. She evaluates established models of politica

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Routledge

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0429712308

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9780429712302

Pediatric Dentistry, 6e-South Asia Edition -E-book

By: Arthur J Nowak,John R. Christensen,Tad R. Mabry,Janice Alisa Townsend,Martha H. Wells

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Pediatric Dentistry, 6e-South Asia Edition -E-book

By: Arthur J Nowak,John R. Christensen,Tad R. Mabry,Janice Alisa Townsend,Martha H. Wells

Provide superior oral and dental care to children of all ages! Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence 6th Edition-South Asia Edition provides comprehensive coverage of oral care for infants, children, teenagers, and medically compromised pediatric patients. Organized by age group, the text covers examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning, as well as topics such as the prevention of dental disease, traumatic injuries, orthodontics, and restorative dentistry. - UNIQUE! Age-specific organization separates sections and chapters by age group to cover specific changes the child experiences physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially. - Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry section covers basic information on children of all ages, including topics such as local and systemic diseases, pediatric physiology, cariology, pain control, and medical emergencies. - Coverage of current trends and challenges emphasizes the prevention of dental diseases and reflects pediatric dentistry as it is practiced today. - UPDATED coverage of caries risk assessment in children reflects the evolution of evidence-based oral health care. - More than 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations show dental conditions and treatments.

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654

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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8131257002

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9788131257005

Confronting al Qaeda

The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy in al Anbar

By: Martha L. Cottam,Joe W. Huseby

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Confronting al Qaeda

The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy in al Anbar

By: Martha L. Cottam,Joe W. Huseby

Based on in-depth interviews with tribal Sheiks involved in the Awakening and their American military counterparts, Confronting al Qaeda is a study of decision-making processes and the political psychology of the Sunni Awakening in al Anbar. It traces the change in American military strategy that made the Awakening collaboration between the Sunni tribes and the U.S. forces possible. It explains how the evolution of the tribal leaders’ perspective and of the American military strategy led to defeat al Qaeda in al Anbar. The process of these changing mutual images is detailed as well as how the cooperation between groups led to further evolution of perceptions. Political and military realities urgently forced these perceptual and social identity shifts initially, but the process of cooperation and engagement accelerated these shifts through increasingly mutually beneficial cooperation and interaction during the battle with al Qaeda in Iraq.

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159

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442264861

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9781442264861

Images and Intervention

U.S. Policies in Latin America

By: Martha L. Cottam

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Images and Intervention

U.S. Policies in Latin America

By: Martha L. Cottam

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822955261

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9780822955269

The Changing Agenda

World Politics Since 1945

By: Sylvia Babus Woodby,Martha Cottam

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The Changing Agenda

World Politics Since 1945

By: Sylvia Babus Woodby,Martha Cottam

This book provides an organized overview of the changing agenda of world politics since 1945, presenting economic and social issues where that seemed appropriate, even when little action was taken about them and exploring OPEC as an example of the use of producer associations.

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Routledge

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100031524X

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9781000315240

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

By: Martín Meráz García,Martha L. Cottam,Bruno M. Baltodano

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The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

By: Martín Meráz García,Martha L. Cottam,Bruno M. Baltodano

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0429638302

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Memoir of Martha C. Thomas: Late of Baltimore, Maryland

By: Martha Thomas

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Memoir of Martha C. Thomas: Late of Baltimore, Maryland

By: Martha Thomas

Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.

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3385616948

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9783385616943

Martha’S Story

Our Mother Celebrated Life

By: Martha Zeah Garkpi

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Martha’S Story

Our Mother Celebrated Life

By: Martha Zeah Garkpi

Elder Martha Z. Garkpi was born on December 15, 1949, in Zia, Lower Nimba County, Liberia. She was known to be a major pillar in every community in which she lived. She was very skilled and had many trades and titles to prove it. She was a wonderful mother, evangelist, and educator, striving to serve her people as God called her to do. She was an elder at Living Word Ministries International (Houston, Texas) and was also the matriarch of the church family. She taught at all of the Calvary Baptist Schools and Living Word Academy in Monrovia, Liberia, as well as the Alpha Child Development Center in Houston. Ms. Marthas love for her people was apparent and a blessing in many lives. She spread her wings and flew home June 17, 2017, leaving behind this legacy and many people who loved her. As a result of her hard work, she was posthumously awarded a proclamation from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson (Texas) in July of 2017.

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192

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Xlibris Corporation

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1543461131

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9781543461138

Martha! Martha! the Third Spiritual Adventure

By: Martha M. Brown,Freddie M. Lindsay-Payne

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Martha! Martha! the Third Spiritual Adventure

By: Martha M. Brown,Freddie M. Lindsay-Payne

A lifetime of wisdom has been compiled on the pages of Martha! Martha! As each author shares from the insights gained from their personal walk with God, we are invited to join the adventure that leads the willing heart to growth in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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Priorityone Publications

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1933972335

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9781933972336

Book's by Martha Cottam

Introduction to Political Psychology

Introduction to Political Psychology

Images and Intervention

Images and Intervention

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

Kimo, The Hawaiian Cat

Kimo, The Hawaiian Cat

The Real Roadrunner

The Real Roadrunner

The Aging

The Aging

Foreign Policy Decision Making

Foreign Policy Decision Making

Pediatric Dentistry, 6e-South Asia Edition -E-book

Pediatric Dentistry, 6e-South Asia Edition -E-book

Confronting al Qaeda

Confronting al Qaeda

Images and Intervention

Images and Intervention

The Changing Agenda

The Changing Agenda

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War

Memoir of Martha C. Thomas: Late of Baltimore, Maryland

Memoir of Martha C. Thomas: Late of Baltimore, Maryland

Martha’S Story

Martha’S Story

Martha! Martha! the Third Spiritual Adventure

Martha! Martha! the Third Spiritual Adventure

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