the impact of churches on political behavior an empirical

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tool, Marc R., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Theong> Discretionary Economy argues that we do in fact control our own political and economic destinies. As a community, we have discretion over policies that determine wheong>theong>r an economic process adequately provides for ong>theong> necessities ong>ofong> life. We also determine who participates in normative public judgments and wheong>theong>r decisions distinguish between what is and what ought to be. Tool argues that we must continuously organize ong>theong> institutional structures through which economic and political functions in ong>theong> social process are carried on. We must exercise discretion by creating and modifying institutions that coordinate our behavior. To exercise discretion effectively requires that we employ distinctively American economic, political, and philosophical ong>theong>ory. In this volume, ong>theong> pivotal twentieth-century contributors to this encompassing ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> political economy are Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Clarence Ayres, and R. Fagg Foster. This volume presents, in detail, ong>theong>ir analytical and philosophical perspective on social change. A major purpose ong>ofong> this volume is to compare and contrast ong>theong> American tradition with ong>theong> traditions ong>ofong> capitalism, Marxism, and fascism, demonstrating that ong>theong> former can resolve compelling economic and political problems and ong>theong> latter two cannot. This book explains how to identify and analyze social, economic, and political problems confronted in all communities, and how to go about framing and implementing structural adjustments in ong>theong> political economy. It will be ong>ofong> interest to students in non-traditional courses in political economy including institutional economics, contemporary social problems, economics and social policy, methodology, andcontemporary economic thought.

Phineas Redux

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trollope, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, A gripping tale ong>ofong> political ambition and murder ong>Theong> fourth novel in Trollope's Palliser series, Phineas Redux stands on its own as a compelling work ong>ofong> political intrigue, personal crisis, and romantic jealousy. Phineas Finn lives quietly in Dublin, resigned to ong>theong> fact that his political career is over and coming to terms with ong>theong> death ong>ofong> his wife. He receives an unexpected invitation to return to Parliament, and jumps at ong>theong> chance, whereupon old romances and rivalries are revived. When his adversary, Mr. Bonteen, is murdered, suspicion immediately falls on Finn, and his former friends and lovers seem only to add to his shame.

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> central developments in Western history.. ong>Theong> book calls attention to certain critical ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> development ong>ofong> political freedom and constitutional government; ong>theong> shifting relations among religion, society, and ong>theong> state; ong>theong> development ong>ofong> science and technology and ong>theong>ir ong>impactong> on thought and social institutions; and ong>theong> major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

Living in Ordinary Time: The Letters of Agatha Rosetti

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brein, Maryellen, PUBLISHER: ACTA Publications, Most spiritual memoirs are written by religious prong>ofong>essionals. ong>Theong> American Catholic Experience series is an innovative new collection ong>ofong> books exploring ong>theong> stories ong>ofong> individual Catholics in ong>theong> United States as ong>theong>y reflect on what it has meant as Catholic laity to live out ong>theong>ir faith amidst ong>theong> joys and challenges ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir daily lives?on ong>theong>ir jobs, with ong>theong>ir families and friends, and in ong>theong>ir communities and ong>churchesong>. In Living in Ordinary Time, a historically significant reflection on ong>theong> letters ong>ofong> Agatha Rosetti Hessley, an ordinary Catholic laywoman who wrote about her experiences with ong>theong> post-Vatican II church faithfully each week, MaryEllen O?Brien uncovers ong>theong> lived experience ong>ofong> laypeople in ong>theong> U.S. from to and its relevance to our lives today.

Where Have All the Nurses Gone?: The Impact of the Nursing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Satterly, Faye, PUBLISHER: Promeong>theong>us Books, An in-depth, behind-ong>theong>-scenes account ong>ofong> a healthcare system under stress and ong>theong> declining quality ong>ofong> medical treatment in America.

Takabuki: An Unlikely Revol Paper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takabuki, Matsuo, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Hawaii Press, Anyone interested in understanding ong>theong> last fifty years ong>ofong> Hawai'i's economic and political history would do well to examine ong>theong> life ong>ofong> Matsuo "Many" Takabuki. Actively involved in ong>theong> Democratic Party during ong>theong> post-World War II years, Takabuki was among a generation ong>ofong> Americans ong>ofong> Japanese Ancestry to rise to political ong>ofong>fice in ong>theong> s. A confidant ong>ofong> Governor John Burns, a member ong>ofong> ong>theong> Board ong>ofong> Supervisors ong>ofong> ong>theong> City and County ong>ofong> Honolulu, a business associate ong>ofong> developer and financier Chinn Ho, a trustee ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bishop Estate -- Takabuki has been at ong>theong> heart ong>ofong> many ong>ofong> ong>theong> sweeping social, financial, and political changes that have fundamentally altered Hawai'i in ong>theong> last half century. An Unlikely Revolutionary is Takabuki's own story, told in his characteristically straightforward manner, ong>ofong> his life and work as one ong>ofong> ong>theong> "movers and shakers" behind Hawai'i's transformation from an isolated, agriculture-based territory to a highly diverse, competitive modern community.

Victorian Visions of Global Order: Empire and International

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This wide-ranging and original study provides an insight into ong>theong> climate ong>ofong> political thought during ong>theong> lifespan ong>ofong> what was, at this time, ong>theong> most powerful empire in history. A distinguished group ong>ofong> contributors explores ong>theong> way in which thinkers in Britain ong>theong>orised influential views about empire and international relations, exploring topics such as ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> international law; ong>theong> ways in which ong>theong> world was notionally divided into ong>theong> 'civilised' and ong>theong> 'barbarian'; ong>theong> role ong>ofong> India in shaping visions ong>ofong> civil society; grandiose ideas about a global imperial state; ong>theong> development ong>ofong> an array ong>ofong> radical critiques ong>ofong> empire; ong>theong> varieties ong>ofong> liberal imperialism; and ong>theong> rise and fall ong>ofong> free trade. Togeong>theong>r, ong>theong> chapters form an analysis ong>ofong> political thought in this context; both ong>ofong> ong>theong> famous (Bentham, Mill, Marx, and Hobson) and ong>ofong> those who, whilst influential at ong>theong> time, are all but forgotten today.

Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition: In the West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parker, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Presents eight European case studies including ong>theong> English revolution ong>ofong> , ong>theong> French Revolution and ong>theong> recent revolutions within ong>theong> Soviet Union and Eastern Europe () and examines ong>theong>m not only in ong>theong>ir specific political, economic and social contexts but also as part ong>ofong> ong>theong> wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on ong>theong> American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out ong>ofong> a European expansionist and a European political culture. David Parker brings togeong>theong>r leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to ong>theong> controversial debate on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> revolution in ong>theong> development ong>ofong> European history. This is a truly comparative book which includes discussion on each ong>ofong> ong>theong> following key ong>theong>mes: *ong>theong> causes ong>ofong> revolution, including ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> political, social and economic factors *ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> political and philisophical ideas or ideology on ong>theong> revolution *ong>theong> form and process ong>ofong> a revolution, including ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> violence and popular support *ong>theong> outcome ong>ofong> revolution, both short-term and long-term *ong>theong> way revolution is viewed in history particularly since ong>theong> collapse ong>ofong> Communism in Europe As well as providing new historical perspectives on ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> revolution, this book also provides a comparative survey ong>ofong> all ong>theong> major revolutions in ong>theong> West over ong>theong> past 400 years.

And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimsley, Mark / Bailey, Anne J. / Simpson, Brooks D., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, "And Keep Moving On" is ong>theong> first book to see ong>theong> Virginia campaign ong>ofong> spring as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee saw it: a single, massive operation stretching hundreds ong>ofong> miles. ong>Theong> story ong>ofong> ong>theong> campaign is also ong>theong> story ong>ofong> ong>theong> demise ong>ofong> two great armies. ong>Theong> scale ong>ofong> casualties and human suffering that ong>theong> campaign inflicted makes it unique in U.S. history. Mark Grimsley's study, however, is not just anoong>theong>r battle book. Grimsley places ong>theong> campaign in ong>theong> political context ong>ofong> ong>theong> presidential election; appraises ong>theong> motivation ong>ofong> soldiers; appreciates ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> North's sea power advantage; questions conventional interpretations; and examines ong>theong> interconnections among ong>theong> major battles, subsidiary ong>ofong>fensives, and raids.

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>theong> past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands ong>ofong> archaeology. From ong>theong> processualist study ong>ofong> settlement patterns to ong>theong> phenomenologist's experience ong>ofong> ong>theong> natural world, from human ong>impactong> on past environments to ong>theong> environment's ong>impactong> on human thought, action, and interaction, ong>theong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>theong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition ong>ofong> ong>theong> ideas and practices ong>ofong> landscape archaeology, covering ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical and ong>theong> practical, ong>theong> research and conservation, and encasing ong>theong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be ong>theong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to ong>theong> World Archaeological Congress.

Understanding Police and Police Work: Psychological Issues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yarmey, A. Daniel / Harrison, Marina / Rosenfeld, Lucy, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, According to social psychologist A. Daniel Yarmey, police ong>ofong>ficers find ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir work necessitates that ong>theong>y behave to some extent like applied psychologists. Many police ong>ofong>ficers, ong>ofong> course, do not have any special training in this or any allied field, nor do ong>theong>y have an understanding ong>ofong> what cognitive or social psychology might be able to tell ong>theong>m about ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> those with whom ong>theong>y are likely to deal in ong>theong>ir daily work. Similarly, psychologists are habitually asked by ong>theong> courts to present research regarding eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, and competency to stand trial, yet psychologists frequently lack any real awareness ong>ofong> policing or ong>ofong> police ong>ofong>ficers. "Understanding Police and Police Work," ong>theong> first systematic an comprehensive review ong>ofong> ong>theong> psychology ong>ofong> police and ong>theong>ir work, focuses on ong>theong> psychological basis ong>ofong> police ong>ofong>ficers' interactions with society. It shows how psychology and oong>theong>r social sciences can contribute to an understanding ong>ofong> police behavior as well as ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> citizens and oong>theong>r prong>ofong>essionals with whom ong>theong> police are involved.

Contemporary German Youth and Their Elders: A Generational

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Watts, Meredith W. / Fischer, Arthur / Fuchs, Werner, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Systematic research on ong>theong> changing experience and social and political characteristics ong>ofong> German youth has been carried out in ong>theong> Federal Republic ong>ofong> Germany on an ongoing basis since ong>theong> early s. Until now, however, ong>theong> results ong>ofong> ong>theong>se long-term studies have not been made available in English. Six volumes ong>ofong> this research--including new analyses prepared especially for this book--are distilled in ong>theong> present work, which ong>ofong>fers a comprehensive and focused portrait ong>ofong> German youth ong>ofong> succeeding postwar generations from to ong>theong> present. Following an introductory survey ong>ofong> ong>theong> scope and ong>theong>mes addressed in ong>theong> study, ong>theong> authors highlight ong>theong> contrasting experiences ong>ofong> youth ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and those who came ong>ofong> age soon after ong>theong> end ong>ofong> World War II. ong>Theong>y examine ong>theong> fundamental constituents ong>ofong> youth as a developmental period, with particular reference to changes in ong>theong> recent era. Attitudinal scales are developed and applied to assessments ong>ofong> variations in social and political orientation among generations and between distinct subgroups ong>ofong> contemporary youth. Differences between young women in ong>theong> early postwar period and ong>theong> "alternative era" ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and s are explored. Focusing on "views ong>ofong> ong>theong> future," ong>theong> final chapter looks at ong>theong> diversity ong>ofong> lifestyles that has become characteristic ong>ofong> youth over ong>theong> last decade and at ong>theong> increasing differentiation between generations. Providng a wealth ong>ofong> new material on an important body ong>ofong> research, this book makes a substantial contribution to ong>theong> study ong>ofong> youth in advanced industrialized nations. An appropriate resource for courses or studies in various disciplines in sociology, geography, political science, and socialhistory.

The Iron Triangle: The Politics of Defense Contracting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adams, Gordon, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, This is ong>theong> first systematic study ong>ofong> ong>theong> relationship between government and defense contractors, examining in detail ong>theong> political ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> eight most powerful defense contractors. It details ways in which Boeing, General Dynamics, Grumman, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Rockwell International, and United Technologies influence government, from ong>theong>ir basic contract activity, corporate structure, and research efforts, to ong>theong>ir Washington ong>ofong>fices, Political Action Committee campaign contributions, hiring ong>ofong> government personnel, and membership on federal advisory committees. Adams concludes with specific recommendations for changes in disclosure requirements that would curb some ong>ofong> ong>theong> political power corporations can wield. It also suggests specific ways in which ong>theong> Iron Triangle can be made subject to wider congressional and public scrutiny.

Engaging Augustine on Romans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tennant, Richard A. / Patte, Daniel / Teselle, Eugene, PUBLISHER: T&T Clark, Although Augustine's ideas about biblical interpretation developed with age and with his deeper church involvement as bishop ong>ofong> Hippo, he never abandoned ong>theong> centrality ong>ofong> biblical interpretation as a pillar ong>ofong> ong>theong> life ong>ofong> Christian faith. This collection, ong>theong> latest volume in ong>theong> series Romans Through History and Cultures, examines in detail ong>theong> methods ong>ofong> Augustine, ong>theong> biblical hermeneut. Paula Fredriksen explores ong>theong> ways that Augustine uses a literal interpretation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible to understand ong>theong> role ong>ofong> Israel, Jews, and Judaism in his ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> history. Eugene TeSelle examines ong>theong> inner conflict that Augustine expresses in his sermons on Romans 7 and 8. Simon Gaong>theong>rcole analyzes ong>theong> ways that Augustine reads natural law and restored nature in Romans as a result ong>ofong> his conversion. John Riches looks at ong>theong> ong>impactong> Augustine's readings ong>ofong> Paul have had on Pauline critical studies. About ong>theong> series: Romans Through History and Cultures includes a wealth ong>ofong> information about ong>theong> way Romans has been received throughout ong>theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> church and today. Volumes in this series explore ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Romans on ong>theong>ology, on cultural, political, social, and ecclesial life, and on gender relations.

New Century of Biology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kress, W. John / Barrett, Gary W. / Mayr, Ernst, PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Books, In ong>theong> twentieth century, scientists in ong>theong> relatively new field ong>ofong> biology played an important role in exposing ong>theong> threats ong>ofong> environmental degradation, loss ong>ofong> species diversity, habitat fragmentation, scarce energy resources, and human population growth. In ong>theong> essays found in A New Century ong>ofong> Biology, some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's most notable biologists consider how ong>theong>ir discipline must evolve to address ong>theong>se problems in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> next one hundred years, ong>theong> contributors argue, will likely be dominated by breakthroughs in evolutionary biology and systems ecology, by an increased need for scientists to integrate research, teaching, and service missions, and by problem-solving ventures on greater spatial and temporal scales. Because human activity and increased population will continue to have a prong>ofong>ound ong>impactong> on ong>theong> environment, biologists must define an effective strategy for integrating ong>theong> biological sciences with global economics and human social structure. ong>Theong> eleven contributors are leaders in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> ecology and evolution, morphology and development, behavior, microbiology, ecosystem energetics and biogeochemistry, biodiversity and conservation biology, and human sciences. While acknowledging ong>theong> real problems ong>theong>ir discipline must address, ong>theong>y ong>ofong>fer an optimistic agenda for ong>theong> future.

Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zou, Yali / Trueba, Enrique T., PUBLISHER: State University ong>ofong> New York Press, ong>Theong> relationship between ethnic identity and power has important consequences in a modern world that is changing rapidly through global immigration trends. Studies ong>ofong> ethnic/ racial conflict ong>ofong> ethnic identity and power become necessarily studies ong>ofong> political power, social status, school achievement, and allocation ong>ofong> resources. ong>Theong> recognition ong>ofong> power by an ethnic group, however, creates a competition for control and a rivalry for power over public arenas, such as schools. In this context this book provides interesting and important insights into ong>theong> dilemmas faced by immigrants and members ong>ofong> ethnic groups, by school personnel, and by policy makers. ong>Theong> first part ong>ofong> ong>theong> book consists ong>ofong> comparative studies ong>ofong> ethnic identity. ong>Theong> second part focuses directly on some ong>ofong> ong>theong> lessons learned from social science research on ethnic identification and ong>theong> critical study ong>ofong> equity, with its implications for pedagogy. An interdisciplinary group ong>ofong> scholars ong>ofong>fers prong>ofong>oundly honest and stimulating accounts ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir struggles to decipher self-identification processes in various political contexts, as well as ong>theong>ir personal reflections on ong>theong> study ong>ofong> ethnicity. A powerful message emerges that invites reflection about self-identification processes, and that allows a deeper understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> empowering consequences ong>ofong> a clear and strong personal, cultural, ethnic, and social identity. ong>Theong>se pages ong>ofong>fer a keen grasp ong>ofong> ong>theong> undeniable political contexts ong>ofong> education.

The Future of Democracy in America and the World: A Few

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schacht, James, PUBLISHER: AuthorHouse, ong>Theong> Future ong>ofong> Democracy in America and ong>theong> World: A Few Possibilities makes ong>theong> vast fields ong>ofong> modern American political philosophy and politics more accessible to both those engaged and those not engaged in ong>theong>se prong>ofong>essions. Based in part on an exhaustive reading ong>ofong> American political philosophy and writers who have influenced American political philosophy, James Schacht explores what democracy has been in ong>theong> past, what it is now, and what it can be in ong>theong> future. Going as far back as ong>theong> Englishman John Locke, whose writings strongly influenced Thomas Jefferson in his writing ong>ofong> ong>theong> Declaration ong>ofong> Independence, he provides a comprehensive view ong>ofong> American political philosophy and its origins up to today, describes ong>theong> institution ong>ofong> democracy, describes ong>theong> culture associated with this institution, makes some predictions, and describes a framework for pursuing our best hope for ong>theong> future.

Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tait, Alan / Mills, Roger, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book considers ong>theong> changing needs and demands ong>ofong> distance education students. It draws togeong>theong>r contributions from ong>theong> UK, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, South Africa and Botswana, to ong>ofong>fer an international perspective on distance learning. Issues addressed include ong>theong> challenges and implications ong>ofong> new technology, quality assurance, commercialization, ong>theong> learner as consumer, and ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> cultural differences on internationalized curricula.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

Southern Political Party Activists: Patterns of Conflict and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prysby, Charles L. / Clark, John A., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> Kentucky, " ong>Theong> South continues to be ong>theong> most distinctive region in American politics. Over ong>theong> last half century, Democratic dominance in ong>theong> South has given way to ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> a truly competitive two-party system that leans Republican in presidential elections. In some ways, ong>theong> region is increasingly like ong>theong> rest ong>ofong> ong>theong> country, yet even ong>theong> degree ong>ofong> change and ong>theong> speed with which it occurred give ong>theong> South a distinctive air. ong>Theong> contributors to Souong>theong>rn Political Party Activists examine both ong>theong> development ong>ofong> American political party organizations and ong>theong> changing political character ong>ofong> ong>theong> South, focusing on grassroots party activists-those who are involved in party organizations at ong>theong> county level. John A. Clark is associate prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> political science at Western Michigan University. Charles L. Prysby is prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> political science at ong>theong> University ong>ofong> North Carolina at Greensboro.

The Gift of Apostle: A Biblical Look at Apostleship and How

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cannestrachi, David / Cannistraci, David, PUBLISHER: Hunter Publishing (NJ), Did ong>theong> spiritual ong>ofong>fice ong>ofong> apostle cease with ong>theong> early Church? What does ong>theong> Bible say about ong>theong> continuation ong>ofong> this little understood but fascinating gift? Dr. David Cannistraci has produced ong>theong> first definitive book on ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> modern-day apostleship (those gifted especially to plant, nurture and mobilize groups ong>ofong> ong>churchesong> in Christ-directed networks ong>ofong> Kingdom ministry). ong>Theong> Gift ong>ofong> Apostle provides a carefully constructed and thorough biblical rationale.for ong>theong> continuing presence ong>ofong> this gift today. God is not only raising up apostles, but a movement ong>ofong> ordinary people who are apostolic -- Christians who are dynamically involved in active, bold ministry that focuses on ong>theong> planting and nurturing ong>ofong> ong>churchesong> and productive ministry.

Anatomy of a Liberal Victory: Making Sense of the Vote in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, James Maxwell / Blais, Andre / Gidengil, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Toronto Press, Anatomy ong>ofong> a Liberal Victory: Making Sense ong>ofong> ong>theong> Vote in ong>theong> Canadian Election provides a compressive account ong>ofong> ong>theong> factors that led Canadians to vote ong>theong> way ong>theong>y did in ong>theong> Fall Canadian election, which resulted in a third consecutive Liberal majority government. ong>Theong> book explains ong>theong> overall ong>impactong> that ong>theong>se factors had on how well or poorly each ong>ofong> ong>theong> parties did in ong>theong> election. ong>Theong> authors address in particular ong>theong> following questions: Why was turnout so low? What were Canadians' perceptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> economy and how much ong>impactong> did ong>theong>se perceptions have on vote choice? What were voters' opinions on ong>theong> major issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> day and did ong>theong>se opinions affect ong>theong>ir decision on election day? What did voters think ong>ofong> ong>theong> leaders and how much weight did ong>theong>se evaluations have on ong>theong>ir choice? ong>Theong> study is based on mass surveys, involving more than respondents, conducted both during ong>theong> campaign and after ong>theong> election. It also draws on a detailed content analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> parties' messages and nightly news broadcasts throughout ong>theong> campaign and its aftermath. Andre Blais is a prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> Political Science at l'Universite de Montreal. Elisabeth Gidengil is a prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> Political Science at McGill University. Richard Nadeau is a prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> Political Science at l'Universite de Montreal. Neil Nevitte is a prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> Political Science at ong>theong> University ong>ofong> Toronto. Academics please note that this is a title classified as having a restricted allocation ong>ofong> complimentary copies; complimentary copies remain readily available to adopters and to academics very likely to adopt this title in ong>theong> coming academic year. When adoption possibilities are less strong and/or furong>theong>r in ong>theong> future, academics are requested to purchase ong>theong> title at an academic discount, with ong>theong> proviso that Broadview will happily refund ong>theong> purchase price (with or without a receipt) if ong>theong> book is indeed adopted.

The Return of the Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mouffe, Chantal, PUBLISHER: Verso, An original and powerful statement which enables us to close ong>theong> widening gap between liberal democracy and ong>theong> events ong>ofong> a disordered world.

Phantoms

A tale ong>ofong> an abandoned town and ong>theong> unimaginable truth behind its silence... Now with a new afterword, Dean Koontz explains ong>theong> ong>impactong> Phantoms had on his career.

Christian Theology in Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kim, Sebastian C. H., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> majority ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's Christians now live outside Europe and North America, and global Christianity is becoming increasingly diverse. Interest in ong>theong> history and ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> ong>churchesong> in non-Western contexts is growing rapidly as 'old world' ong>churchesong> face this new reality. This book focuses on how Asian Christian ong>theong>ologies have been shaped by ong>theong> interaction ong>ofong> Christian communities with ong>theong> societies around ong>theong>m and how ong>theong>y relate to ong>theong> specific historical contexts from which ong>theong>y have emerged. ong>Theong> distinctiveness ong>ofong> Asian Christianity is shown to be ong>theong> outcome ong>ofong> dealing with various historical challenges. Questions addressed include: - How does Asian Christianity relate to local socio-cultural, religious and political environments? - What is distinctive about ong>theong> historical development ong>ofong> Asian ong>theong>ologies? - How have Asian ong>theong>ologies contributed to contemporary ong>theong>ological discussions within world Christianity?

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