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The Nation's Got Talent

Education, Experimentation and Policy Discourses in India

By: Rachel Philip

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The Nation's Got Talent

Education, Experimentation and Policy Discourses in India

By: Rachel Philip

This book explores the construction of the idea of the ‘talented’ student in India and its relationship to the discourse of the ‘nation’. It historically situates the evolution of the National Science Talent Search (NSTS) and its subsequent avatar, the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE), with state-sponsored ideas and practices of ‘nation-building’. It also delves into how individuals who wrote and cleared the examination inhabit this identity of the ‘talented’. Drawing on policy documents and institutional literature of over 50 years as well as interviews with past winners of the NSTS/NTSE, including a Nobel laureate, this book is a major intervention in the field of South Asian studies, public policy, and education.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000799158

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9781000799156

In the Nation’s Service

The Life and Times of George P. Shultz

By: Philip Taubman

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In the Nation’s Service

The Life and Times of George P. Shultz

By: Philip Taubman

The definitive biography of a distinguished public servant, who as US Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, was pivotal in steering the great powers toward the end of the Cold War. Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pratt Shultz's life. No one at the highest levels of the United States government did it better or with greater consequence in the last half of the 20th century, often against withering resistance. His quiet, effective leadership altered the arc of history. While political, social, and cultural dynamics have changed profoundly since Shultz served at the commanding heights of American power in the 1970s and 1980s, his legacy and the lessons of his career have even greater meaning now that the Shultz brand of conservatism has been almost erased in the modern Republican Party. This book, from longtime New York Times Washington reporter Philip Taubman, restores the modest Shultz to his central place in American history. Taubman reveals Shultz's gift for forging relationships with people and then harnessing the rapport to address national and international challenges, under his motto "trust is the coin of the realm"—as well as his difficulty standing up for his principles, motivated by a powerful sense of loyalty that often trapped him in inaction. Based on exclusive access to Shultz's personal papers, housed in a sealed archive at the Hoover Institution, In the Nation's Service offers a remarkable insider account of the behind-the-scenes struggles of the statesman who played a pivotal role in unwinding the Cold War.

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416

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Stanford University Press

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1503633667

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9781503633667

The Health of Nations

Society and Law Beyond the State

By: Philip Allott

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The Health of Nations

Society and Law Beyond the State

By: Philip Allott

The human world is changing. Old social structures are being overwhelmed by forces of social transformation which are sweeping across political and cultural frontiers. A social animal is becoming the social species. The animal that lives in packs and herds (family, corporation, nation, state) is becoming a member of a human society which is the society of all human beings, the society of all societies. The age-old problems of social life - religious, philosophical, moral, political, legal, economic - must now be addressed at the level of the whole species, and the level where all cultures and traditions meet and will contribute to an exhilarating and hazardous new form of human self-evolving. In this book Philip Allott explores the social and legal implications and potentialities of these developments in the light of the general theory of society and law which is proposed in his groundbreaking Eunomia: New Order for a New World.

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448

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Cambridge University Press

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0521016800

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9780521016803

National Secession

Persuasion and Violence in Independence Campaigns

By: Philip G. Roeder

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National Secession

Persuasion and Violence in Independence Campaigns

By: Philip G. Roeder

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310

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Cornell University Press

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1501725998

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National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management

Policy & Practice

By: Philip J. Candreva

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National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management

Policy & Practice

By: Philip J. Candreva

The U.S. Department of Defense accounts for over half of federal government discretionary spending and over 3% of GDP. Half of all federal employees work for the Department. The annual budget for the military not only provides for those salaries, it covers the baseline and wartime operating expenses of the force, and hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in new capabilities and technologies. Given the materiality of the defense function and amount of resources it consumes, the processes for budgeting for defense and managing the funds is important to understand. This text provides a fully integrated view of defense budgeting. It takes the position that defense budgeting is a specific instance of public budgeting, and public budgeting is a specific instance of public policy. In order to fully understand how the nation budgets for defense, it first lays a theoretical and conceptual foundation for public policy and public budgeting. That is followed by an assessment of the political and policy context for defense, including the overarching federal budget process and role of Congress in setting defense policy. Only then does the text explore the specifics of defense budgeting: how, by whom, and why the budget is crafted. Beyond the topic of budgeting – formulating, requesting, and legitimating the request for funds – the book tackles financial management topics. Included are discussions of federal appropriations law, funds management, accounting requirements, intragovernmental business transactions, and contemporary topics of defense policy such as funding overseas contingency operations in an era of deficit control legislation. This book is an appropriate reference for both students and practitioners of defense budgeting and financial management. It would also be appropriate in a general public budgeting course. Most public budgeting texts focus on state and municipal governments and there are few that address the federal system. This book fills that gap and provides a specific example of federal budgeting.

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494

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IAP

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1681238721

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9781681238722

National Crisis and National Government

British Politics, the Economy and Empire, 1926-1932

By: Philip Williamson

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National Crisis and National Government

British Politics, the Economy and Empire, 1926-1932

By: Philip Williamson

This 1992 book is an in-depth examination of the prolonged crisis that gave rise to Britain's National government.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521521416

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9780521521413

The UK Regional-National Economic Problem

Geography, globalisation and governance

By: Philip McCann

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The UK Regional-National Economic Problem

Geography, globalisation and governance

By: Philip McCann

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the current state of Britain’s regional development, Philip McCann utilises current statistics, examines historical trends and makes pertinent international comparisons to assess the state of the nation. The UK Regional–National Economic Problem brings attention to the highly centralised, top down governance structure that the UK deploys, and demonstrates that it is less than ideally placed to rectify these inequalities. The ‘North-South’ divide in the UK has never been greater and the rising inequalities are evident in almost all aspects of the economy including productivity, incomes, employment status and wealth. Whilst the traditional economic dominance of London and its hinterland has continued along with relative resilience in the South West of England and Scotland, in contrast the Midlands, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Wales lag behind by most measures of prosperity. This inequality is greatly limiting national economic performance and the fact that Britain has a below average standard of living by European and OECD terms has been ignored. The UK’s economic and governance inequality is unlikely to be fundamentally rebalanced by the current governance and connectivity trends, although this definitive study suggests that some areas of improvement are possible if they are well implemented. This pivotal analysis is essential reading for postgraduate students in economics and urban studies as well as researchers and policy makers in local and central government.

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376

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Routledge

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131723717X

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9781317237174

America's National Gallery of Art

By: Philip Kopper,National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

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America's National Gallery of Art

By: Philip Kopper,National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

America's National Gallery of Art, a 75th-anniversary history of the nation's art museum, founded by Andrew W. Mellon and opened to the public on March 17, 1941. Presenting an overview of the Gallery's first fifty years and a thematic look at the transformation the museum has undergone since 1992, the book offers extensive photographic essays that highlight the West Building, newly renovated East Building, and Sculpture Garden as well as the magnificent art collection and selected special exhibitions. The book includes accounts of the founding benefactors and four directors--David Finley, John Walker, J. Carter Brown, and now Earl A. Powell III--and discusses the Gallery's historic 2014 agreement to accept custody of the collections of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

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Princeton University Press

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0691172889

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9780691172880

Nationalism

A Critical Introduction

By: Philip Spencer,Howard Wollman

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Nationalism

A Critical Introduction

By: Philip Spencer,Howard Wollman

Spencer and Wollman seek to challenge fixed notions of national identity, ethnicity and culture to more fully explore and understand the contemporary complexities of citizenship and the genuine potential for a cosmopolitan democracy.

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SAGE

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0761947213

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9780761947219

Serbia's Secret War

Propaganda and the Deceit of History

By: Philip J. Cohen

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Serbia's Secret War

Propaganda and the Deceit of History

By: Philip J. Cohen

To understand Serbian nationalism requires profound attention to history and careful analysis. Cohen accomplishes both through years of studying primary sources never before translated, focusing on World War II and uncovering the foundations of ethnic cleansing. He argues that the Serbs collaborated with the Nazis in contrast to later Serbian rhetoric that claimed the Serbs were victims, "the thirteenth tribe of Israel." This official duplicity veiled the true objectives of the government to create an ethnically pure homeland. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890967601

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9780890967607

The Politics of Grandeur

Ideological Aspects of de Gaulle's Foreign Policy

By: Philip G. Cerny

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The Politics of Grandeur

Ideological Aspects of de Gaulle's Foreign Policy

By: Philip G. Cerny

De Gaulle was the first major Western leader to pursue a foreign policy designed consistently to break the vicious circle of the Cold War and the straitjacket of the nuclear balance of terror between Russia and the United States. At the same time, he sought to establish in France a new set of institutions designed to break another vicious circle: that of the divisive conflicts between French social groups and political parties, which led to weak governments and an ineffective state. This book studies the link between these two aims, both by examining de Gaulle's political aims and style in a political and cultural context, and by looking first at French policy towards the Atlantic alliance, and then at the impact of de Gaulle's foreign policy on domestic politics. As a result, many of the orthodox notions about de Gaulle are questioned.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521228638

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9780521228633

Richard B. Morris and American History in the Twentieth Century

By: Philip Ranlet

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Richard B. Morris and American History in the Twentieth Century

By: Philip Ranlet

Richard B. Morris, an internationally known early American scholar, was a historian at both City College of New York and Columbia University. His dissertation, Studies in the History of American Law, helped establish American legal history as a field. This biography is based primarily upon Morris' extensive papers and the recollections of historians who knew him well.

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University Press of America

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0761829172

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Christian Perspectives on Politics

By: J. Philip Wogaman

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Christian Perspectives on Politics

By: J. Philip Wogaman

Minister Wogaman updates his comprehensive discussions on the meaning and importance of politics; the history of Christian political thought; and church/state relations, the legislation of social morality, and criminal justice issues.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664222013

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9780664222017

Book's by Philip Nation

The Nation's Got Talent

The Nation's Got Talent

In the Nation’s Service

In the Nation’s Service

The Health of Nations

The Health of Nations

National Secession

National Secession

National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management

National Defense Budgeting and Financial Management

National Crisis and National Government

National Crisis and National Government

The UK Regional-National Economic Problem

The UK Regional-National Economic Problem

America's National Gallery of Art

America's National Gallery of Art

Nationalism

Nationalism

Serbia's Secret War

Serbia's Secret War

The Politics of Grandeur

The Politics of Grandeur

Richard B. Morris and American History in the Twentieth Century

Richard B. Morris and American History in the Twentieth Century

Christian Perspectives on Politics

Christian Perspectives on Politics

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