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America's New Empire

The 1890s and Beyond

By: Richard F. Hamilton

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America's New Empire

The 1890s and Beyond

By: Richard F. Hamilton

In this volume, Hamilton deals with some of the antecedents and the outcome of the Spanish-American war, specifically, the acquisition of an American empire. It critiques the "progressive" view of those events, questioning the notion that businessmen (and compliant politicians) aggressively sought new markets, particularly those of Asia. Hamilton shows that United States' exports continued to go, predominantly, to the major European nations. The progressive tradition has focused on empire, specifically on the Philippines depicted as a stepping stone to the China market. Hamilton shows that the Asian market remained minuscule in the following decades, and that other historical works have neglected the most important change in the nation's trade pattern, the growth of the Canada market, which two decades after the 1898 war, became the United States' largest foreign market.The book begins with a review and criticism of the basic assumptions of the progressive framework. These are, first, that the nation is ruled by big business (political leaders being compliant co-workers). Second, that those businessmen are zealous profit seekers. And third, that they are well-informed rational decision-makers. A further underlying assumption is that the economy was not functioning well in the 1890s and that a need for new markets was recognized as an urgent necessity, so that big business, accordingly, demanded world power and empire. Each of these assumptions, pivotal elements in the dominant progressive tradition in historical writing, is challenged, with an alternative viewpoint presented.Hamilton presents a different, more complex view of the events following the Spanish-American War. The class-dominance theory is not supported. The alternative argued here, elitism, proves appropriate and more useful. This review and assessment of arguments about American expansion in the 1890s adds much to the literature of the period.

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Routledge

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1351532170

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Paying the Social Debt

What White America Owes Black America

By: Richard F. America

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Paying the Social Debt

What White America Owes Black America

By: Richard F. America

Richard F. America here redefines the complex problems of racial economic injustice, poverty, inequality, and lagging competitiveness and productivity in the United States. In a controversial analysis, the author argues that there is a true debt owed by White America to Black America, that this debt is significant, and that it has now come due. He estimates the size of Whites' debt to Blacks, shows how that debt came to be, and suggests creative ways of paying it back. This book argues persuasively that the social and racial problems in the United States cannot be solved until we acknowledge that the haves truly and literally owe money to the have-nots.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313369704

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A Mission for Development

Utah Universities and the Point Four Program in Iran

By: Richard Garlitz

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A Mission for Development

Utah Universities and the Point Four Program in Iran

By: Richard Garlitz

A Mission for Development tells the remarkable story of faculty from three Utah universities who lived and worked in Iran as part of the Point Four Program. Using the experience of these advisors, the book reexamines the rise and fall of the US-Iranian alliance and explores the roles that American universities played in international development during the Cold War. The Point Four Program sponsored American technical assistance for developing countries during the 1950s—an American Cold War strategy to cultivate friendly governments and economic development in countries purportedly susceptible to Communist influence. Between 1951 and 1964, advisors from Brigham Young University sought to modernize Iranian public education, experts from Utah State University worked to improve agricultural production, and doctors and nurses from the University of Utah helped with the Iranian government’s rural health initiatives. In A Mission for Development, author Richard Garlitz offers a critical and clear-eyed assessment of the challenges the Utahns faced and the contributions they made to Iranian development. The book also reexamines the Iranian political crisis of the early 1950s and the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh through the eyes of the Utah advisors. A Mission for Development provides rare insight into the university role in international development and will be of interest to historians and policy makers.

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University Press of Colorado

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1607327546

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International Democracy and the West

The Roles of Governments, Civil Society, and Multinational Business

By: Richard Youngs

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International Democracy and the West

The Roles of Governments, Civil Society, and Multinational Business

By: Richard Youngs

How have Western governments, multinational companies, and international NGOs sought to influence democratic trends in developing countries? This major new study uses extensive empirical material to present a fresh analysis of Western policies in a number of developing regions since the 1990s.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199274460

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Primary Handbook for Bassoon

By: Richard Polonchak

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Primary Handbook for Bassoon

By: Richard Polonchak

(Meredith Music Resource). As a reference text, Primary Handbook for Bassoon provides woodwind methods students with a thorough background in all aspects of both teaching and playing. As a teaching method, this book will take the student from the beginning to advanced high school levels in a logical and efficient manner. A detailed introduction outlines step-by-step everything needed to start the beginning bassoonist: assembly, hand and playing positions, embouchure, accessories, reed specifications, breathing, care and maintenance, plus a bibliography, all beautifully illustrated in line drawings. (a href="http://youtu.be/ZVXlC_ms6hU" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Primary Handbook for Bassoon(/a)

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574630520

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American Insurgents

A Brief History of American Anti-imperialism

By: Richard Seymour

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American Insurgents

A Brief History of American Anti-imperialism

By: Richard Seymour

From Mark Twain to the movement against the war in Vietnam, this is the story of ordinary Americans challenging empire.

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Haymarket Books

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1608461416

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The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy

By: Richard Youngs

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The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy

By: Richard Youngs

This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the North African and Middle Eastern States within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - these two regions being the source of some of the strongest conceptual challenges to 'Western' liberaldemocracy since the end of the cold war. The book addresses theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor. The factors both driving and inhibiting European democracy promotion policies are explored. The book outlinesthe EU's distinctive bottom-up philosophy, aimed at constructing the socio-economic and ideational foundations for political liberalization, but argues that the EU has in practice failed to develop a fully comprehensive and coherent democracy promotion strategy.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199242127

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One Kind of Freedom

The Economic Consequences of Emancipation

By: Roger L. Ransom,Richard Sutch

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One Kind of Freedom

The Economic Consequences of Emancipation

By: Roger L. Ransom,Richard Sutch

This edition of the economic history classic One Kind of Freedom reprints the entire text of the first edition together with an introduction by the authors and an extensive bibliography of works in Southern history published since the appearance of the first edition. The book examines the economic institutions that replaced slavery and the conditions under which ex-slaves were allowed to enter the economic life of the United States following the Civil War. The authors contend that although the kind of freedom permitted to black Americans allowed substantial increases in their economic welfare, it effectively curtailed further black advancement and retarded Southern economic development. Quantitative data are used to describe the historical setting but also shape the authors' economic analysis and test the appropriateness of their interpretations. Ransom and Sutch's revised findings enrich the picture of the era and offer directions for future research.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521795508

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9780521795500

Greening the Media

By: Richard Maxwell,Toby Miller

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Greening the Media

By: Richard Maxwell,Toby Miller

You will never look at your cell phone, TV, or computer the same way after reading this book. Greening the Media not only reveals the dirty secrets that hide inside our favorite electronic devices; it also takes apart the myths that have pushed these gadgets to the center of our lives. Marshaling an astounding array of economic, environmental, and historical facts, Maxwell and Miller debunk the idea that information and communication technologies (ICT) are clean and ecologically benign. The authors show how the physical reality of making, consuming, and discarding them is rife with toxic ingredients, poisonous working conditions, and hazardous waste. But all is not lost. As the title suggests, Maxwell and Miller dwell critically on these environmental problems in order to think creatively about ways to solve them. They enlist a range of potential allies in this effort to foster greener media--from green consumers to green citizens, with stops along the way to hear from exploited workers, celebrities, and assorted bureaucrats. Ultimately, Greening the Media rethinks the status of print and screen technologies, opening new lines of historical and social analysis of ICT, consumer electronics, and media production.

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Oxford University Press

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0199939284

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The Development of the American Presidency

By: Richard J. Ellis

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The Development of the American Presidency

By: Richard J. Ellis

A full understanding of the institution of the American presidency requires us to examine how it developed from the founding to the present. This developmental lens, analyzing how historical turns have shaped the modern institution, allows for a richer, more nuanced understanding beyond the current newspaper headlines. The Development of the American Presidency pays great attention to that historical weight but is organized by the topics and concepts relevant to political science, with the constitutional origins and political development of the presidency its central focus. Through comprehensive and in-depth coverage, this text looks at how the presidency has evolved in relation to the public, to Congress, to the Executive branch, and to the law, showing at every step how different aspects of the presidency have followed distinct trajectories of change. All the while, Ellis illustrates the institutional relationships and tensions through stories about particular individuals and specific political conflicts. Ellis's own classroom pedagogy of promoting active learning and critical thinking is well reflected in these pages. Each chapter begins with a narrative account of some illustrative puzzle that brings to life a central concept. A wealth of photos, figures, and tables allow for the visual presentations of concepts. A companion website not only acts as a further resources base—directing students to primary documents, newspapers, and data sources—but also presents interactive timelines and practice quizzes to help students master the book's lessons. The second edition a new chapter on unilateral powers that brings greater attention to domestic policymaking.

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Routledge

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1317552962

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International Governance of War-Torn Territories

Rule and Reconstruction

By: Richard Caplan

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International Governance of War-Torn Territories

Rule and Reconstruction

By: Richard Caplan

Since the mid-1990s the United Nations and other multilateral organizations have been entrusted with exceptional authority for the administration of war-torn and strife-ridden territories. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eastern Slavonia, Kosovo, and East Timor these organizations have assumed responsibility for governance to a degree unprecedented in recent history. These initiatives represent some of the boldest experiments in the management and settlement of intra-state conflict ever attempted by third parties. This book is a study of recent experiences in the international administration of war-torn territories. It examines the nature of these operations - their mandates, structures, and powers - and distinguishes them from kindred historical and contemporary experiences of peacekeeping, trusteeship, and military occupation. It analyses and assesses the effectiveness of international administrations and discusses, in thematic fashion, the key operational and political challenges that arise in the context of these experiences. It also reflects on the policy implications of these experiences, recommending reforms or new approaches to the challenge posed by localized anarchy in a global context. It argues that, despite many of the problems arising from both the design and implementation of international administrations, international administration has generally made a positive contribution to the mitigation of conflict in the territories where they have been established, thus removing or reducing a threat to peace and helping to improve the lives of the vast majority of the territories' inhabitants. This major new work from a leading scholar provides the first comprehensive treatment of recent attempts at international governance of war-torn territories, and will be essential reading for anyone interested in peace-keeping operations and international administration.

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OUP Oxford

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0191532495

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9780191532498

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

By: William J. Birnes,Richard A. Lertzman

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The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

By: William J. Birnes,Richard A. Lertzman

A definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on never-before-seen excerpts from Rooney's diary and exclusive interviews with Mickey, and with those who knew him best, including his heretofore unknown mistress of sixty years"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1501100963

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9781501100963

The Population of the United States

3rd Edition

By: Donald J. Bogue,Douglas L. Anderton,Richard E. Barrett

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The Population of the United States

3rd Edition

By: Donald J. Bogue,Douglas L. Anderton,Richard E. Barrett

This third edition, written with two new coauthors, combines 1990 census data with information from the Current Population Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, and numerous other sources, even including demographic data not available in any other published source.

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1451603126

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9781451603125

Conversational Modern Greek in 20 Lessons

By: Richard D. Abraham, Ph.D.,Philip D. Emmanuel

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Conversational Modern Greek in 20 Lessons

By: Richard D. Abraham, Ph.D.,Philip D. Emmanuel

The Cortina Method ha been time-tested and is the quick, easy and natural way to learn a language. It has received the approval of teachers, students, schools, colleges and business firms all over the world.

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Macmillan

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0805015000

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9780805015003

The Way of the WASP

How it Made America, and how it Can Save It, So to Speak

By: Richard Brookhiser

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The Way of the WASP

How it Made America, and how it Can Save It, So to Speak

By: Richard Brookhiser

For most of this century, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants have been attached for being bland, elitist, and uptight. Brookhiser suggests instead that the classic WASP ideals of conscience, industry, public service, and duty to family are fundamentally American, and have shaped our country since its founding.

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0029047218

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America's New Empire

America's New Empire

Paying the Social Debt

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A Mission for Development

A Mission for Development

International Democracy and the West

International Democracy and the West

Primary Handbook for Bassoon

Primary Handbook for Bassoon

American Insurgents

American Insurgents

The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy

The European Union and the Promotion of Democracy

One Kind of Freedom

One Kind of Freedom

Greening the Media

Greening the Media

The Development of the American Presidency

The Development of the American Presidency

International Governance of War-Torn Territories

International Governance of War-Torn Territories

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

The Population of the United States

The Population of the United States

Conversational Modern Greek in 20 Lessons

Conversational Modern Greek in 20 Lessons

The Way of the WASP

The Way of the WASP

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