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Perestroika!

The Raucous Rebellion in Political Science

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe

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Perestroika!

The Raucous Rebellion in Political Science

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe

An examination of the movement that has turned the discipline of political science upside down This superb volume describes the events and ramifications of a revolt within the political science discipline that began in 2000 with a disgruntled e-mail message signed by one “Mr. Perestroika.” The message went to seventeen recipients who quickly forwarded it to others, and soon the Perestroika revolt became a major movement calling for change in the American political science community. What is the Perestroika movement? Why did it occur? What has it accomplished? What remains to be done? Most important, what does it tell us about the nature of political science, about methodological pluralism and diversity, about the process of publishing scholarly work, and about graduate education in the field? The contributors to the book—thoughtful political scientists who offer a variety of perspectives—set the Perestroika movement in historical and comparative contexts. They address many topics related to heart of the debate—a desire for tolerance of methodological diversity—and assess the changes that have come in the wake of Perestroika. For political scientists and their graduate students, and for those interested in the history or sociology of Social Sciences, this volume is essential reading.

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Yale University Press

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0300130201

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9780300130201

A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America

By: Monroe Nathan Work

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A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America

By: Monroe Nathan Work

Limited edition facsimile reprint"--T.p. verso.

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1578980798

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9781578980796

The Kansas City Story for Kids

By: Monroe Dodd

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The Kansas City Story for Kids

By: Monroe Dodd

Relive the history of Kansas City as you travel in time back to the days of the fur trappers, the riverboat captains, the cowpunchers, and the railroad workers. Brief stories and photographs bring context and meaning to the history of Kansas City.

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Kansas City Star Books

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096795195X

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9780967951959

The Jeffords Switch

Changing Majority Status and Causal Processes in the U.S. Senate

By: Nathan Monroe,Chris Den Hartog

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The Jeffords Switch

Changing Majority Status and Causal Processes in the U.S. Senate

By: Nathan Monroe,Chris Den Hartog

Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party in May 2001 and became an independent. Because he agreed to vote with the Democrats on organizational votes, this gave that party a 51–49 majority in the Senate. Using the “Jeffords switch,” Chris Den Hartog and Nathan W. Monroe examine how power is shared and transferred in the Senate, as well as whether Democratic bills became more successful after the switch. They also use the data after the switch, when the Republican Party still held a majority on many Democratic Party-led committees, to examine the power of the committee chairs to influence decisions. While the authors find that the majority party does influence Senate decisions, Den Hartog and Monroe are more interested in exploring the method and limits of the majority party to achieve its goals.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472131427

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9780472131426

Agenda Setting in the U.S. Senate

Costly Consideration and Majority Party Advantage

By: Chris Den Hartog,Nathan W. Monroe

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Agenda Setting in the U.S. Senate

Costly Consideration and Majority Party Advantage

By: Chris Den Hartog,Nathan W. Monroe

Proposes a new theory of Senate agenda setting that reconciles a divide in literature between the conventional wisdom – in which party power is thought to be mostly undermined by Senate procedures and norms – and the apparent partisan bias in Senate decisions noted in recent empirical studies. Chris Den Hartog and Nathan W. Monroe's theory revolves around a 'costly consideration' framework for thinking about agenda setting, where moving proposals forward through the legislative process is seen as requiring scarce resources. To establish that the majority party pays lower agenda consideration costs through various procedural advantages, the book features a number of chapters examining partisan influence at several stages of the legislative process, including committee reports, filibusters and cloture, floor scheduling and floor amendments. Not only do the results support the book's theoretical assumption and key hypotheses, but they shed new light on virtually every major step in the Senate's legislative process.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139499300

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9781139499309

Gorey's Worlds

By: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Erin Monroe,Robert Greskovic,Arnold Arluke,Kevin Shortsleeve

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Gorey's Worlds

By: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Erin Monroe,Robert Greskovic,Arnold Arluke,Kevin Shortsleeve

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Gorey's Worlds, organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

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Princeton University Press

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069117704X

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9780691177045

The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 3

By: Clarence Monroe Burton

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The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 3

By: Clarence Monroe Burton

The City of Detroit' is a milestone work on the history of the Michigan metropolis. Burton's work covers more than two hundred years of events and facts and had to be split into four volumes due to its size. There is hardly a more detailed book dealing with Detroit's past. This is volume three, covering the military history and the professions.

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849650413

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9783849650414

A Splendid Ride

The Streetcars of Kansas City, 1870-1957

By: Monroe Dodd

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A Splendid Ride

The Streetcars of Kansas City, 1870-1957

By: Monroe Dodd

Illustrated history of Kansas City's streetcar system, beginning with horse drawn cars in 1870. In the 1880s, Kansas City built the country's third-largest cable car system. By the turn of the century, cable and horse cars were rapidly replaced by electric streetcars. The streetcar network grew to more than 300 miles of track, not including interurban lines that stretched in six directions, some more than 40 miles. In the 1930s, competition from automobiles and growing expenses caused the operators to begin converting to buses. Streetcars enjoyed a brief resurgence during and just after World War II, but then were increasingly replaced by gasoline and then diesel buses. Kansas City's last streetcar ran on June 23, 1957.

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Kansas City Star Books

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0972273980

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9780972273985

Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Dan Monroe,Bruce Tap

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Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Dan Monroe,Bruce Tap

With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included. With the conclusion of the Mexican War in 1848, the United States seemed poised to fulfill the manifest destiny that was on the lips of journalists and politicians. Yet, even before the war was over, tensions over the issue of slavery erupted. Slavery symbolized the social, cultural, constitutional, and economic differences that were dividing the North and South. Through four years of bloody civil war and the loss of over 600,000 lives, the American republic decided the fate of slavery, asserted the supremacy of the federal government over state authority, and began to grapple with the difficult issues of reconstruction. This work provides substantial biographical entries of 20 individuals who shaped and defined the debates during the Civil War period. Political and military figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, and abolitionist reformers, such as Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh, are included. Each biography provides a concise account of the subject's life, followed by an analysis of the figure's role and contribution to the central issues of the day, and concludes with a bibliography of secondary and primary sources available to students. An appendix of over 180 additional biographies highlights the lives of others who played a role in the debates of the Civil War.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313061785

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9780313061783

North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

By: Nanci Monroe Kimmey,Georgia Kemp Caraway

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North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

By: Nanci Monroe Kimmey,Georgia Kemp Caraway

The predecessor to the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo was reported in the October 15, 1885, Denton Doings as consisting of horse races sponsored by the Denton County Fair and Blooded Stock Association (DCFBSA). The next mention was 1890, when the association stockholders had the opportunity to purchase shares of the fairgrounds, thus ending the fair until five years later. The DCFBSA was reorganized in 1895 to host a fair and horse race near North Texas Normal College. The next race was held in 1896, and the association was incorporated. The fair has operated continuously since except for the years during World War II. These early events evolved into one of the largest fairs and rodeos in Texas, drawing more than 150,000 fairgoers annually.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439656894

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9781439656891

When Conscience Calls

Moral Courage in Times of Confusion and Despair

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe

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When Conscience Calls

Moral Courage in Times of Confusion and Despair

By: Kristen Renwick Monroe

This is a book about moral choice and courage. It is not, however, an abstract work of moral philosophy or psychology. Rather it is an exploration of the choices made by real individuals faced by moral quandaries. Monroe and her students interviewed people who faced moral dilemmas to see what motivated them to make difficult moral choices. These ranged from public officials dealing with issues of honesty and equity in public policy, to individuals facing private difficulties as well as people who choose to focus their lives helping those in need. What explains a courageous choice? Monroe argues that moral courage comes from one's understanding of their identity. As she found in her previous work on rescuers of Jews during the holocaust, the people she interviews in this book felt that they had no choice but to take a courageous stand. Monroe explores how this identity develops through the life stories of these individuals"--

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University of Chicago Press

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022682909X

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9780226829098

The Political Process and Economic Change

By: Bruno S. Frey,Kristen R. Monroe

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The Political Process and Economic Change

By: Bruno S. Frey,Kristen R. Monroe

In this book, 10 international scholars examine the complex relationship between the economy and the polity from a scientific rather than an ideological point of view. In so doing, they present an overview of the exciting new work now being done, the main ideas and controversies now prevalent, and the new approaches to the study of political economy now being pursued.

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Algora Publishing

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087586273X

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9780875862736

Fanny & Joshua

The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams & Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

By: Diane Monroe Smith

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Fanny & Joshua

The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams & Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

By: Diane Monroe Smith

The intimate history of Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his wife, Frances Caroline Adams

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UPNE

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1611684390

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The Republican Vision of John Tyler

By: Dan Monroe

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The Republican Vision of John Tyler

By: Dan Monroe

Historians have generally ranked John Tyler as one of the least successful chief executives, despite achievements such as the WebsterAshburton treaty, which heralded improved relations with Great Britain, and the annexation of Texas. Why did Tyler pursue what appears to have been a politically selfdestructive course with regard to both his first party, the Democrats, and his later political alliance, the Whigs? Monroe has set out to explain the beliefs that led to Tyler=s resigning his Senate seat and exercising politically suicidal presidential vetoes as well as examines the crises Tyler faced during his term in the House: the Panic of 1819, the financially tottering national bank, and the Missouri debate.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603447253

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9781603447256

The Best of Emerge Magazine

By: George E. Curry,Brenda L. Webber,Sylvester Monroe,Les Payne

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The Best of Emerge Magazine

By: George E. Curry,Brenda L. Webber,Sylvester Monroe,Les Payne

The 1990s. African Americans achieved more influence–and faced more explosive issues–than ever before. One word captured those times. One magazine expressed them. Emerge. In those ten years, with an impressive circulation of 170,000 and more than forty national awards to its credit, Emerge became a serious part of the American mainstream. Time hailed its “uncompromising voice.” The Washington Post declared that Emerge “gets better with each issue.” Then, after nearly a decade, Emerge magazine closed its doors. Now, for the first time, here’s a collection of the finest articles from a publication that changed the face of African American news. From the Clarence Thomas nomination to the Bill Clinton impeachment . . . from the life of Louis Farrakhan to the death of Betty Shabazz . . . from reparations for slavery to the rise of blacks on Wall Street . . . the most important people, topics, and turning points of this remarkable period are featured in incisive articles by first-rate writers. Emerge may have ended with the millennium, but–as this incomparable volume proves–the quality of its coverage is still unequaled, the extent of its impact still emerging. Stirring tribute, uncanny time capsule, riveting read–The Best of Emerge Magazine is also the best of American journalism.

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One World

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0307514153

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9780307514158

Book's by Monroe Dodd

Perestroika!

Perestroika!

A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America

A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America

The Kansas City Story for Kids

The Kansas City Story for Kids

The Jeffords Switch

The Jeffords Switch

Agenda Setting in the U.S. Senate

Agenda Setting in the U.S. Senate

Gorey's Worlds

Gorey's Worlds

The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 3

The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 3

A Splendid Ride

A Splendid Ride

Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

When Conscience Calls

When Conscience Calls

The Political Process and Economic Change

The Political Process and Economic Change

Fanny & Joshua

Fanny & Joshua

The Republican Vision of John Tyler

The Republican Vision of John Tyler

The Best of Emerge Magazine

The Best of Emerge Magazine

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