the impact of churches on political behavior an empirical

The Impact of Churches on Political Behavior An Empirical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Christopher P Gilbert, PUBLISHER: Praeger, NA

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, This synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> research into ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> humans and oong>theong>r social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence ong>ofong> ong>theong> perspectives ong>ofong> ong>theong> life sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences and longitudinally from that ong>ofong> ong>theong> most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing ong>theong> last 12 thousand years. From a political science perspective, ong>theong>se essays focus on both individual and small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary ong>theong>ory, biosocial and psychobiological ong>theong>ory, ethology and primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, and ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> both life and social sciences. Introducing and concluding ong>theong> book are essays that discuss ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> biology and ong>theong> life sciences for ong>theong> study ong>ofong> political science. ong>Theong> oong>theong>rs center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study ong>ofong> human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary ong>theong>ory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, and ontogenetic); and ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> human thinking.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, ong>Theong> Presidency & ong>theong> Political System, now in an updated sixth edition, incorporates ong>theong> most recent research and scholarship on ong>theong> presidency. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong> 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> field's most prominent scholars, explores an important aspect ong>ofong> ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> presidency and our political system.

A Sociology of Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wainwright, David, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A Sociology ong>ofong> Health ong>ofong>fers an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to ong>theong> key issues, perspectives, and debates within ong>theong> field ong>ofong> medical sociology. ong>Theong> book aids readers' understanding ong>ofong> how sociological approaches are crucial to understanding ong>theong> ong>impactong> that health and illness have on ong>theong> behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and practices, ong>ofong> an increasingly health-aware population.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wasby, Stephen L. / Winkates, James E., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> fourth edition ong>ofong> this authoritative text has been completely updated through ong>theong> term. New material is presented on ong>theong> Rehnquist Court, ong>theong> Court's recourd on civil liberties, and ong>theong> Clarence Thomas nomination. ong>Theong> text focuses on ong>theong> Supreme Court, but also analyzes oong>theong>r federal courts and ong>theong> entire court system. ong>Theong> Court's political roles are discussed first. ong>Theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> judicial system and ong>theong> ways ong>ofong> selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to ong>theong> role ong>ofong> lawyers and interest groups. ong>Theong> book concludes with an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> court rulings.

The British Press

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Temple, Mick, PUBLISHER: Open University Press, ""Mick Temple's book makes an important contribution to ong>theong> debate on ong>theong> critical historical role and uncertain future ong>ofong> newspapers and ong>theong> key place ong>ofong> quality journalism within that debate." Jeremy Dear, General Secretary ong>ofong> ong>theong> National Union ong>ofong> Journalists, UK "This book provides a brilliant synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> academic and journalistic debate on ong>theong> past, present and future ong>ofong> ong>theong> British newspaper. Impressively up-to-date, it is an accessible and well sign-posted introduction to students ong>ofong> ong>theong> news media and political communication and should become an essential addition to ong>theong>ir reading." Martin Conboy, University ong>ofong> Sheffield, UK "A thorough and thoughtful investigation into ong>theong> British press and its contribution to our social and political culture." Simon Kelner, Editor-in-Chief, ong>Theong> Independent" This exciting book ong>ofong>fers a practical introduction to ong>theong> history, ong>theong>ory, politics and potential future ong>ofong> British newspapers. Focussing on ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> press and political history, it examines ong>theong>ir social and political ong>impactong>, assessing ong>theong> press's contribution to enlarging and informing ong>theong> public sphere. ong>Theong> author provides a ong>theong>oretical critique ong>ofong> press developments. ong>Theong> first part ong>ofong> ong>theong> text leads you through key historical moments from ong>theong> English Civil War to Wapping and beyond, while ong>theong> second half takes an in-depth look at current empirical and ong>theong>oretical concerns. Scholarly yet accessible, Mick Temple is not afraid to take a position on today's contentious issues. ong>Theong> book takes a more positive perspective on ong>theong> British press than has ong>ofong>ten been ong>theong> case, highlighting ong>theong> online strength ong>ofong> great brand names like ong>theong> Telegraph, Guardian, Sun and Mail. Temple argues that throughout ong>theong>ir history, our newspapers have been vital conduits for public opinion and, on occasion, catalysts for social change. "ong>Theong> British Press" is key reading for journalism, media and social science students.

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians ong>ofong> early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews ong>ofong> major areas ong>ofong> debate: ong>ofong> ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> regulations which determined ong>theong> social and legal status ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional actors in Elizabethan England, ong>ofong> Protestant ideas about marriage, ong>ofong> ong>theong> political significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Anglo-Scottish Union, ong>ofong> relations between ong>theong> ong>Churchesong> ong>ofong> England, Scotland and Ireland under ong>theong> early Stuarts, and ong>ofong> ong>theong> riddle ong>ofong> ong>theong> inner dynamic ong>ofong> ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> emigration ong>ofong> New England. Case-studies in ong>theong> social and religious history ong>ofong> ong>theong> period include ong>theong> relationship between ideas ong>ofong> cleanliness and godliness, ong>theong> flowering ong>ofong> ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf ong>ofong> ong>theong> National Church and provincial preaching at a moment ong>ofong> political crisis in ong>theong> north ong>ofong> England. Three essays draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men ong>ofong> war, ong>theong> use ong>ofong> ong>theong> murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative and ong>theong> service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two essays make impressive use ong>ofong> fieldwork to reveal how ong>theong> ong>churchesong> ong>ofong> James I and VI's two kingdoms were furnished and how ong>theong> gardens ong>ofong> Sir Nicholas and Sir Francis Bacon illuminate ong>theong>ir minds and attitudes. ong>Theong> European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reformation in ong>theong> city ong>ofong> Troyes. This very wide-ranging and fascinating collection ong>ofong> essays will appeal both to specialists in ong>theong> period and to those interested in ong>theong> social and cultural history ong>ofong> early modern Britain.

Philosophers and Pamphleteers: Political Theorists of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cranston, Maurice W., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This volume discusses in turn ong>theong> ideas ong>ofong> six leading thinkers ong>ofong> ong>theong> French Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Holbach, and Condorcet. A general introduction surveys ong>theong> political ong>theong>ories ong>ofong> ong>theong> Enlightenment, setting ong>theong>m in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> political realities ong>ofong> 18th-century France. ong>Theong> first book ong>ofong> its kind on ong>theong> subject, Philosopher and Pamphleteers brings a welcome, new perspective to ong>theong> study ong>ofong> French political thought during a fascinating historical era.

Mexico: Assessing Neo-Liberal Reform

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Serrano, Monica, PUBLISHER: Institute ong>ofong> Latin American Studies, Although ong>theong> early s witnessed great optimism with regard to ong>theong> economic and political reforms introduced by ong>theong> Salinas administration, ong>theong> economic crisis raised doubts about ong>theong> viability ong>ofong> market-oriented growth and political stability in Mexico. This book looks at ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> economic reform and political liberalization on political institutions, state-society relations, and economic policymaking. ong>Theong> contributors are Alberto Arnaut, Fernando Escalante, Soledad Loaeza, Gabriel Martnez, Victoria Murillo, Mnica Serrano, Fernando Sols, Carlos Urza, Alejandro Villagmez, and Jos Woldenberg.

Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fraleigh, Sondra Horton / Nakamura, Tamah, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Routledge Performance Practitioners" is a series ong>ofong> introductory guides to ong>theong> key ong>theong>atre-makers ong>ofong> ong>theong> last century. Each volume explains ong>theong> background to and ong>theong> work ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. ong>Theong>se compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books unravel ong>theong> contribution ong>ofong> modern ong>theong>atre's most charismatic innovators. "Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo" is ong>theong> first book to combine: - an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> Japanese butoh through ong>theong> partnership ong>ofong> Hijikata and Ohno, extending to ong>theong> larger story ong>ofong> butoh's international assimilation. - an exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> social and political issues ong>ofong> post World War II Japan on ong>theong> aesong>theong>tic development ong>ofong> butoh. - metamorphic dance experiences that students ong>ofong> butoh can explore. - a glossary ong>ofong> English and Japanese terms. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to furong>theong>r, primary research, "Routledge Performance Practitioners "are unbeatable value for today's student.

Cherish the Gift: A Congregational Guide to Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Causey, Cindy Ubben / Conroy, Donald, PUBLISHER: Judson Press, Opens ong>theong> door to ong>churchesong> interested in beginning a program ong>ofong> environmental stewardship and serves as ong>theong> basis for dialogue within congregations and denominations on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>churchesong> as true keepers ong>ofong> creation.

Economic Assessment of Election Programmes: Does It Make

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graafland, Johan J. / Ros, Arie P., PUBLISHER: Springer, In ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands, ong>theong> election programmes ong>ofong> ong>theong> political parties are assessed for ong>theong>ir economic ong>impactong> by an independent economic bureau. ong>Theong> result ong>ofong> this analysis is published just before ong>theong> elections take place. In this way, ong>theong> voter will be protected against political parties that try to win ong>theong> elections by making popular but unfounded financial promises. Economic Assessment ong>ofong> Election Programmes contains contributions ong>ofong> several distinguished economists and philosophers who consider ong>theong> gains ong>ofong> this procedure to society. Does ong>theong> analysis by ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands' Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) raise ong>theong> democratic quality ong>ofong> ong>theong> elections? Can we really be confident in ong>theong> tools ong>ofong> economics? ong>Theong> last section ong>ofong> this volume states ong>theong> opinion ong>ofong> representatives ong>ofong> ong>theong> political parties. This part also clarifies why political parties voluntarily participate in this process and how ong>theong>y perceive ong>theong> role division between ong>theong> political party and CPB.

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, ong>Theong> Supreme Court provides a broad and detailed understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> U.S. Supreme Court, describing how ong>theong> Court works and presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains oong>theong>r political processes that affect ong>theong> Court, such as ong>theong> nomination and confirmation ong>ofong> justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as ong>theong> declining number ong>ofong> cases that ong>theong> Court decides each year, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> President Clinton's appointees on ong>theong> Court, and ong>theong> Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts to regulate ong>theong> economy and society. ong>Theong> book's glossary provides a quick guide to legal terms; its bibliography and its new list ong>ofong> Web sources steer readers to additional information. ong>Theong> case index provides a link between specific cases and general processes and developments.

The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Terry L. / Hill, Peter J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This volume examines ong>theong> promises and pitfalls ong>ofong> national and global privatization, providing a variety ong>ofong> perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth ong>ofong> empirical evidence, ong>theong> contributors assess ong>theong> institutional changes and economic ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this worldwide phenomenon.

Political Issues in America Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Philip / Waldstein, Fredric A., PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, This volume, following on from Political issues in America: ong>theong> s, ong>ofong>fers ong>theong> student assessments ong>ofong> ong>theong> issues currently dominating American political debate. ong>Theong> trans-Atlantic team ong>ofong> contributors take on board ong>theong> prong>ofong>ound shifts in American politics that have occurred during Clinton's term as President.

Structural Concrete Structural Concrete: Theory and Design

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hassoun, Nadim M. / Hassoun, M. Nadim, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Revised to adhere to ong>theong> latest American Concrete Institute (ACI) Code requirements for ong>theong> design ong>ofong> structural concrete. Presenting ong>theong> analysis and design ong>ofong> both reinforced and prestressed concrete elements, Structural Concrete is exceptionally logical and easy to read. Accuracy ong>ofong> calculations (Section 1.11) helps readers understand ong>theong> accuracy ong>ofong> calculations in engineering design. Additional examples elaborate on ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> reinforced concrete beams at failure and combine structural analysis with concrete design. Section on Coulomb ong>theong>ory for soil pressure provides an alternative approach to calculate ong>theong> soil pressure considering ong>theong> friction ong>ofong> soil on retaining walls. Section on partially prestressed concrete explains ong>theong> range ong>ofong> partial prestressing between a lower limit ong>ofong> reinforced concrete and an upper limit ong>ofong> full prestressing. In-depth treatment ong>ofong> ong>theong> ultimate strength concept ong>ofong> reinforced concrete explains ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> concrete beams behavior up to failure with maong>theong>matical analysis ong>ofong> forces developed in concrete and steel. Discusses ong>theong> design ong>ofong> different types ong>ofong> stairs and ong>theong> design ong>ofong> curved beams.

Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elmer, Greg / Opel, Andy, PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Ring, ong>Theong> Bush administrationas aWar on Terrora ushered in a new logic ong>ofong> surveillance, suppressing public dissent and mobilizing both afaitha and afear.a Elmer and Opel reveal ong>theong> underlying logic ong>ofong> preemption whereby threats must be eliminated before ong>theong>y materialize, drawing on social ong>theong>ories and media analyses to assess ong>theong> wider ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this new era ong>ofong> security and political order. ong>Theong>y track three emerging strategies: zoning or incarceration ong>ofong> protesters, expansion ong>ofong> human surveillance techniques by police and law enforcement agencies, and deployment ong>ofong> astealtha forms ong>ofong> crowd control. Addressing ong>theong> logic ong>ofong> preemption, Elmer and Opel lay ong>theong> groundwork for more effective resistance.

Selected Writings to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newman, John Henry / Newman John, Hen / Redcliffe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This selection from ong>theong> most productive Christian pen ong>ofong> ong>theong> nineteenth century is also an introduction to one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most compelling and troubled minds. John Henry Newman was a dominant figure in both ong>theong> Anglican and ong>theong> Roman Catholic ong>churchesong>. His writings have had an abiding influence on both and contribute still to ong>theong> spirit ong>ofong> ecumenicism.

Ethics in Management: Vedantic Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakraborty, S. K., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In this work, S.K. Chakraborty develops ong>theong> ong>theong>mes propounded in his earlier work to provide a systematic presentation ong>ofong> ong>theong> relevant vedantic and allied principles in a conceptual and empirical framework. From an overall perspective ong>ofong> vedantic ethical vision and its application to managerial and corporate ethical morality, ong>theong> book examines what ong>theong> Vedantic ethical system, and great thinkers like Tagore, Gandhi, Burobindo and oong>theong>rs, can teach us about such questions as individual leadership, transformation ong>ofong> ong>theong> work ethos, ethics and productivity, and oong>theong>rs. Throughout, ong>theong> conceptual and ong>theong> empirical are closely intertwined, and substantial graphic appendices on ong>theong> Tata leadership crisis ong>ofong> and ong>theong> securities scam ong>ofong> give an immediacy and relevance to ong>theong> analysis.

Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Candace J. / Dulio, David A. / Thurber, James A., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, Political advertising plays a key role in modern electioneering and has formed part ong>ofong> political campaigns since ong>theong> earliest federal elections were held in ong>theong> United States. As modes ong>ofong> mass communication have evolved, so have ong>theong> venues for campaign advertisingfrom newspapers to radio and television, and today, ong>theong> Internet. Not only have ong>theong> outlets for political advertising expanded over ong>theong> past twenty years, so have ong>theong> number ong>ofong> groups using it to convey information and advance ong>theong>ir points ong>ofong> view. Because political advertising has become such a pervasive medium for candidates, political parties, and special interest groups, understanding its role in election campaigns becomes all ong>theong> more important. Crowded Airwaves gaong>theong>rs some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant new work in American political advertising and communication. ong>Theong> contributors provide an objective and balanced analysis ong>ofong> political advertising: its causes, its growth, and its consequences on elections in ong>theong> United States. ong>Theong> chapters in this volume tackle three ong>ofong> ong>theong> most interesting and most complicated issues in political advertising today: ong>theong> characterization ong>ofong> ads and ong>theong> need to measure ong>theong>ir ong>impactong>; ong>theong> agenda-setting and priming effects ong>ofong> ads; and ong>theong> role and implications ong>ofong> issue advertising for ong>theong> electorate. ong>Theong> contributors focus in particular on ong>theong> effects and consequences ong>ofong> negative advertising. Crowded Airwaves will appeal to readers who are interested in political campaigns and communication. It will be ong>ofong> special importance to those concerned with ong>theong> tone and content ong>ofong> electoral campaigns and political discourse.

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press, On ong>theong> sixtieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel an international group ong>ofong> scholars, policy makers, and members ong>ofong> ong>theong> public gaong>theong>red at ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute for ong>theong> Advancement ong>ofong> Peace on ong>theong> Hebrew University Campus to examine ong>theong> diplomatic and political context from which ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked ong>theong> fortieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute and provided an opportunity to commemorate and reflect on ong>theong> work supported by ong>theong> Institute. This collection ong>ofong> ong>theong> thirteen articles presented at ong>theong> conference in May advances ong>theong> discussion ong>ofong> President Truman's recognition ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, and reviews efforts in ong>theong> advocacy ong>ofong> peace made possible by ong>theong> Institute.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study ong>ofong> eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. ong>Theong> individual chapters on ong>theong> United States, ong>theong> United Kingdom, ong>theong> Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination ong>ofong> nations that are representative ong>ofong> ong>theong> diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in ong>theong> international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide ong>theong> reader through a series ong>ofong> discussions on key political milestones in ong>theong> nation's history, ong>theong> structure ong>ofong> government, ong>theong> relationship ong>ofong> citizen to state, ong>theong> role played by political parties, groups and elections, ong>theong> shape and influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> political elite, ong>theong> current status ong>ofong> ong>theong> political economy and ong>theong> future direction ong>ofong> ong>theong> nation in a global environment.

Deviant Behavior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salinger, Lawrence M., PUBLISHER: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, An informative anthology ong>ofong> current newspapers, magazines, and journals, that examine current findings about ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> deviant behavior.

The Elections in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 29

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Observer Group, PUBLISHER: Commonwealth Secretariat, This title is ong>theong> part ong>ofong> an on-going series ong>ofong> Election Reports. ong>Theong>y record ong>theong> observations, conclusions and recommendations ong>ofong> Commonwealth Observer Groups. ong>Theong> Secretary-General constitutes ong>theong>se observer missions at ong>theong> request ong>ofong> governments and with ong>theong> agreement ong>ofong> all significant political parties. At ong>theong> end ong>ofong> a mission, a report is submitted to ong>theong> Secretary-General, who makes it available to ong>theong> government ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in question, ong>theong> political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. ong>Theong> report eventually becomes a public document.

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