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(Con)fusing Signs and Postmodern Positions

Spanish American Performance, Experimental Writing, and the Critique of Political Confusion

By: Robert Alan Neustadt

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(Con)fusing Signs and Postmodern Positions

Spanish American Performance, Experimental Writing, and the Critique of Political Confusion

By: Robert Alan Neustadt

Conflicting Identities and Multiple Masculinities takes as its focus the construction of masculinity in Western Europe from the early Middle Ages until the fifteenth century, crossing from pre-Christian Scandinavia across western Christendom. The essays consult a broad and representative cross section of sources including the work of theological, scholastic, and monastic writers, sagas, hagiography and memoirs, material culture, chronicles, exampla and vernacular literature, sumptuary legislation, and the records of ecclesiastical courts. The studies address questions of what constituted male identity, and male sexuality. How was masculinity constructed in different social groups? How did the secular and ecclesiastical ideals of masculinity reinforce each other or diverge? These essays address the topic of medieval men and, through a variety of theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary approaches, significantly extend our understanding of how, in the Middle Ages, masculinity and identity were conflicted and multifarious.

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Taylor & Francis

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0815332726

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9780815332725

Corporate Political Behavior

Why Corporations Do What They Do in Politics

By: Robert Healy

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Corporate Political Behavior

Why Corporations Do What They Do in Politics

By: Robert Healy

Corporate Political Behavior centers on why corporations do what they do in politics. The text draws upon insights from the author’s forty years of government and political experience—insights placed within an operating framework grounded in the political science and strategic issue management disciplines. Robert Healy argues that corporate political behavior results from the interplay of behavioral drivers—commercial objectives, competitive political advantage, corporate political culture and leadership—and behavioral enablers—political capital, corporate political reputation, corporate campaign financing, and corporate political clout. This interplay all functions within a three-world environment: market, non-market, and internal corporate. The book examines how these factors structure a firm’s political positioning, its business-political strategies, and its political behavior as it seeks to attain its marketplace goals. The text features in-chapter side bars— events, or circumstances or political happenings of which the author either knew or participated—along with longer mini-cases in which the author also participated or was consulted. Each chapter concludes with a summary and takeaway points. Corporate Political Behavior will be applicable to courses in political science and in business school courses on strategic issue management, policy construction, corporate agency and corporate strategy, as well as of interest to corporations and practitioners.

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385

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Routledge

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1317814797

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9781317814795

Cosmopolitanisms

New Thinking and New Directions

By: Robert J. Holton

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Cosmopolitanisms

New Thinking and New Directions

By: Robert J. Holton

Cosmopolitanisms explores how social groups find ways of living productively with each other. This book analyzes theoretical approaches and research to give a new understanding of the cultural, personal, moral and legal dimensions of cosmopolitanism. This is a key critical guide to cosmopolitanism for all students of globalization and sociology.

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208

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137038373

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9781137038371

Presidential Power

Forging the Presidency for the Twenty-first Century

By: Robert Y. Shapiro,Martha Joynt Kumar,Lawrence R. Jacobs

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Presidential Power

Forging the Presidency for the Twenty-first Century

By: Robert Y. Shapiro,Martha Joynt Kumar,Lawrence R. Jacobs

A collection of essays that reevaluates Richard Neustadt's place in presidential studies and shows that, while Neustadt's classic work remains a beacon for the study of the presidency, it no longer offers a reliable roadmap embodying the consensus among contemporary scholars.

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544

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Columbia University Press

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0231109326

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9780231109321

Presidential Secrecy and the Law

By: Robert M. Pallitto,William G. Weaver

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Presidential Secrecy and the Law

By: Robert M. Pallitto,William G. Weaver

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288

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JHU Press

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0801885833

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9780801885839

The West European City

A Geographical Interpretation

By: Robert E. Dickinson

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The West European City

A Geographical Interpretation

By: Robert E. Dickinson

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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624

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Taylor & Francis

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0415177111

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9780415177115

An Unfinished Life

John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

By: Robert Dallek

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An Unfinished Life

John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

By: Robert Dallek

Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is packed with revelations large and small -- about JFK's health, his love affairs, RFK's appointment as Attorney General, what Joseph Kennedy did to help his son win the White House, and the path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived. Robert Dallek succeeds as no other biographer has done in striking a critical balance -- never shying away from JFK's weaknesses, brilliantly exploring his strengths -- as he offers up a vivid portrait of a bold, brave, complex, heroic, human Kennedy.

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Little, Brown

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0759528284

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9780759528284

A Brief Introduction to US Politics

By: Robert J. Mckeever

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A Brief Introduction to US Politics

By: Robert J. Mckeever

A Brief Introduction to American Politicsprovides a coherent and succinct account of how contemporary American politics blends enduring principles with the realities and demands of the present day. Beginning with a brief overview of American society today, the book introduces the constitutional framework of American politics and the fluid concept and practice of federalism. It also covers the major features of the representative process, looking at both elections and main players such as parties, interest groups, and the media. Chapters on the major institutions of the federal government - the presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court – examines how they are simultaneously independent and constrained by each other. Chapters on domestic and foreign policy demonstrate how government and politics work in connection with the system’s main outputs. A Brief Introduction to American Politicsis a shorter version of Politics USA and is intended for students who need an introduction to the essential features of the American political system.

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390

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Routledge

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1317873343

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9781317873341

The Sanity Inspectors

By: Friedrich Deich,Robert Kee

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The Sanity Inspectors

By: Friedrich Deich,Robert Kee

“Who can tell exactly where the difference lies between those of us who imagine ourselves sane and those we call insane?” As Robert Vossmenge tries to practice psychiatry in Germany in the early 1930s, he finds himself at odds with his profession as it increasingly falls under the influence of the Nazi regime with its aim to rid German society of those it considers undesirables. Vossmenge tries to stay out of trouble by keeping a low profile. Through his friendship with a Lutheran pastor, he begins to question his assumptions about what constitutes sanity in a world where the people in charge seem to be insane. Though he quietly wages a one-man campaign against the cruelty of the military mindset while serving as a Luftwaffe doctor, Vossmenge is ultimately forced to choose between survival and standing for his beliefs. The Sanity Inspectors is a gripping account of the challenge of trying to be a good man in the midst of evil.

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Boiler House Press

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1913861880

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9781913861889

The Liberal Hour

Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s

By: Robert Weisbrot,G. Calvin Mackenzie

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The Liberal Hour

Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s

By: Robert Weisbrot,G. Calvin Mackenzie

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s Provocative and incisive , The Liberal Hour reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

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Penguin

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1440637512

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9781440637513

Independent Immigrants

A Settlement of Hanoverian Germans in Western Missouri

By: Robert W. Frizzell

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Independent Immigrants

A Settlement of Hanoverian Germans in Western Missouri

By: Robert W. Frizzell

Between 1838 and the early 1890s, German peasant farmers from the Kingdom of Hanover made their way to Lafayette County, Missouri, to form a new community centered on the town of Concordia. Their story has much to tell us about the American immigrant experience--and about how newcomers were caught up in the violence that swept through their adoptive home. Robert Frizzell grew up near Concordia, and in this first book-length history of the German settlement, he chronicles its life and times during those formative years. Founded by Hanoverian Friedrich Dierking--known as "Dierking the Comforter" for the aid he gave his countrymen--the Concordia settlement blossomed from 72 households in 1850 to 375 over the course of twenty years. Frizzell traces that growth as he examines the success of early agricultural efforts, but he also tells how the community strayed from the cultural path set by its freethinker founder to become a center of religious conservatism. Drawing on archival material from both sides of the Atlantic, Frizzell offers a compelling account for scholars and general readers alike, showing how Concordia differed from other German immigrant communities in America. He also explores the conditions in Hanover--particularly the village of Esperke, from which many of the settlers hailed--that caused people to leave, shedding new light on theological, political, and economic circumstances in both the Old World and the New. When the Civil War came, the antislavery Hanoverians found themselves in the Missouri county with the greatest number of slaves, and the Germans supported the Union while most of their neighbors sympathized with Confederate guerrillas. Frizzell tells how the notorious "Bloody Bill" Anderson attacked the community three times, committing atrocities as gruesome as any recorded in the state--then how the community flourished after the war and even bought out the farmsteads of former slaveholders. Frizzell's account challenges many historians' assumptions about German motives for immigration and includes portraits of families and individuals that show the high price in toil and blood required to meet the challenges of making a home in a new land. Independent Immigrants reveals the untold story of these newcomers as it reveals a little-known aspect of the Civil War in Missouri.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826266096

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9780826266095

John F. Kennedy

An Unfinished Life 1917-1963

By: Robert Dallek

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John F. Kennedy

An Unfinished Life 1917-1963

By: Robert Dallek

Mass-market edition of the first authoritative single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades. Drawing upon first-hand sources and never-before-opened archives, prize-winning historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy, forever changing the way we think about his life, his presidency and his legacy. Dallek also discloses that, while labouring to present an image of robust good health, Kennedy was secretly in and out of hospitals throughout his life, soill that he was administered last rites on several occasions. He never shies away from Kennedy's weaknesses, but also brilliantly explores his strengths. The result is a full portrait of a bold, brave and truly human John F. Kennedy.

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Penguin UK

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0141925825

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9780141925820

Camelot's Court

Inside the Kennedy White House

By: Robert Dallek

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Camelot's Court

Inside the Kennedy White House

By: Robert Dallek

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.

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Harper Collins

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0062065866

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9780062065865

For Europe

The French Volunteers of the Waffen-SS

By: Robert Forbes

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For Europe

The French Volunteers of the Waffen-SS

By: Robert Forbes

Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS Blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin Focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. These unique soldiers participated in bitter combat, primarily against the Soviets, and returned home to an awkward peace.

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Stackpole Books

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0811735818

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9780811735810

German Foreign Intelligence from Hitler's War to the Cold War

Flawed Assumptions and Faulty Analysis

By: Robert Hutchinson

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German Foreign Intelligence from Hitler's War to the Cold War

Flawed Assumptions and Faulty Analysis

By: Robert Hutchinson

In the Allies' post-war analyses of the Nazis' defeat, the "weakness and incompetence" of the German intelligence services figured prominently. And how could it have been otherwise, when they worked at the whim of a regime in the grip of "ignorant maniacs"? But what if, Robert Hutchinson asks, the worldviews of the intelligence services and the "ignorant maniacs" aligned more closely than these analyses—and subsequent studies—assumed? What if the reports of the German foreign intelligence services, rather than being dismissed by ideologues who "knew better," instead served to reinforce the National Socialist worldview? Returning to these reports, examining the information on enemy nations that was gathered, processed, and presented to leaders in the Nazi state, Hutchinson's study reveals the consequences of the politicization of German intelligence during the war—as well as the persistence of ingrained prejudices among the intelligence services' Cold War successors. Closer scrutiny of underutilized and unpublished reports shows how during the World War II the German intelligence services supported widely-held assumptions among the Nazi elite that Britain was politically and morally bankrupt, that the Soviet Union was tottering militarily and racially inferior, and that the United States' vast economic potential was undermined by political, cultural, and racial degeneration. Furthermore, Hutchinson argues, these distortions continued as German intelligence veterans parlayed their supposed expertise on the Soviet Union into positions of prominence in Western intelligence in the early years of the Cold War. With its unique insights into the impact of ideology on wartime and post-war intelligence, his book raises important questions not only about how intelligence reports can influence policy decisions, but also about the subjective nature of intelligence gathering itself.

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University Press of Kansas

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070062757X

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Book's by Robert Alan Neustadt

(Con)fusing Signs and Postmodern Positions

(Con)fusing Signs and Postmodern Positions

Corporate Political Behavior

Corporate Political Behavior

Cosmopolitanisms

Cosmopolitanisms

Presidential Power

Presidential Power

Presidential Secrecy and the Law

Presidential Secrecy and the Law

The West European City

The West European City

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life

A Brief Introduction to US Politics

A Brief Introduction to US Politics

The Sanity Inspectors

The Sanity Inspectors

The Liberal Hour

The Liberal Hour

Independent Immigrants

Independent Immigrants

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Camelot's Court

Camelot's Court

For Europe

For Europe

German Foreign Intelligence from Hitler's War to the Cold War

German Foreign Intelligence from Hitler's War to the Cold War

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