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Principles of Comparative Politics offers the most comprehensive
and up-to-date introduction to comparative inquiry, research, and
scholarship. In this thoroughly revised Third Edition, students now
have an even better guide to cross-national comparison and why it
matters. The new edition retains a focus on the enduring questions
with which scholars grapple, the issues about which consensus has
started to emerge, and the tools comparativists use to get at the
complex problems in the field. Updates to this edition include a
new intuitive take on statistical analyses and a clearer
explanation of how to interpret regression results; a
thoroughly-revised chapter on culture and democracy that includes a
more extensive discussion of cultural modernization theory and a
new overview of survey methods for addressing sensitive topics; and
a revised chapter on dictatorships that incorporates a
principal-agent framework for understanding authoritarian
institutions. Examples from the gender and politics literature have
been incorporated into various chapters, and empirical examples and
data on various types of institutions have been updated. The
authors have thoughtfully streamlined chapters to better focus
attention on key topics. Explore online resources:
https://edge.sagepub.com/principlescp3e
England, 1926. Lady Isobel Farrar, an ageing widow with a colourful
past, has returned home after years of living abroad. As she moves
back into Halcyon Hill, her beloved country house, she finds
herself dwelling on a long-buried secret. In the wake of a terrible
tragedy when she was young, Isobel gave up a child for adoption,
and now she can't help but wonder what became of him. Life has not
been kind to Frank Brodie. Cruelly mistreated by his adoptive
parents, he spent his young adulthood struggling to survive on the
harsh streets of London, before the Great War took him away to the
trenches. Now he has found safety with Arthur, an older man who
loves and protects him. But something is still missing from Frank's
life. When mother and son are finally reunited, will they be able
to lay the past to rest?
Over the past thirty years the Australian travel experience has
been 'Aboriginalized'. Aboriginality has been appropriated to
furnish the Australian nation with a unique and identifiable
tourist brand. This is deeply ironic given the realities of life
for many Aboriginal people in Australian society. On the one hand,
Aboriginality in the form of artworks, literature, performances,
landscapes, sport, and famous individuals is celebrated for the way
it blends exoticism, mysticism, multiculturalism, nationalism, and
reconciliation. On the other hand, in the media, cinema, and travel
writing, Aboriginality in the form of the lived experiences of
Aboriginal people has been exploited in the service of moral panic,
patronized in the name of white benevolence, or simply ignored. For
many travel writers, this irony - the clash between different
regimes of valuing Aboriginality - is one of the great challenges
to travelling in Australia. Travel Writing from Black Australia
examines the ambivalence of contemporary travelers' engagements
with Aboriginality. Concentrating on a period marked by the rise of
discourses on Aboriginality championing indigenous empowerment,
self-determination, and reconciliation, the author analyses how
travel to Black Australia has become, for many travelers, a means
of discovering 'new'-and potentially transformative-styles of
interracial engagement.
When Jane Austen represented the ideal subject for a novel as
"three or four families in a country village", rather than
encouraging a narrow range of reference she may have meant that a
tight focus was the best way of understanding the wider world. The
essays in this collection research the historical significance of
her many geographical references and suggest how contemporaries may
have read them, whether as indications of the rapid development of
national travel, or of Britain's imperial status, or as signifiers
of wealth and social class, or as symptomatic of political fears
and aspirations. Specifically, the essays consider the
representation of colonial mail-order wives and naval activities in
the Mediterranean, the worrisome nomadism of contemporary
capitalism, the complexity of her understanding of the actual
places in which her fictions are set, her awareness of and eschewal
of contemporary literary conventions, and the burden of the Austen
family's Kentish origins, the political implications of addresses
in London and Northamptonshire. Skilful, detailed, and historically
informed, these essays open domains of meaning in Austen's texts
that have often gone unseen by later readers but which were
probably available to her coterie readers and clearly merit much
closer critical attention.
Over the past thirty years the Australian travel experience has
been 'Aboriginalized'. Aboriginality has been appropriated to
furnish the Australian nation with a unique and identifiable
tourist brand. This is deeply ironic given the realities of life
for many Aboriginal people in Australian society. On the one hand,
Aboriginality in the form of artworks, literature, performances,
landscapes, sport, and famous individuals is celebrated for the way
it blends exoticism, mysticism, multiculturalism, nationalism, and
reconciliation. On the other hand, in the media, cinema, and travel
writing, Aboriginality in the form of the lived experiences of
Aboriginal people has been exploited in the service of moral panic,
patronized in the name of white benevolence, or simply ignored. For
many travel writers, this irony - the clash between different
regimes of valuing Aboriginality - is one of the great challenges
to travelling in Australia. Travel Writing from Black Australia
examines the ambivalence of contemporary travelers' engagements
with Aboriginality. Concentrating on a period marked by the rise of
discourses on Aboriginality championing indigenous empowerment,
self-determination, and reconciliation, the author analyses how
travel to Black Australia has become, for many travelers, a means
of discovering 'new'-and potentially transformative-styles of
interracial engagement.
Bringing together twenty-five contributors from all over Europe,
this volume represents the vitality and diversity of the current
transcultural European dialogue on English studies. Topics
addressed include: * the nature of the canon * the poetics of
language * the representation of women and the notion of
nationalism in post-colonial literature. The significance of this
volume lies not only in the quality of the individual contributions
but also in the fact that it marks an important turning point in
the history of English studies in Europe.
When Jane Austen represented the ideal subject for a novel as
"three or four families in a country village", rather than
encouraging a narrow range of reference she may have meant that a
tight focus was the best way of understanding the wider world. The
essays in this collection research the historical significance of
her many geographical references and suggest how contemporaries may
have read them, whether as indications of the rapid development of
national travel, or of Britain's imperial status, or as signifiers
of wealth and social class, or as symptomatic of political fears
and aspirations. Specifically, the essays consider the
representation of colonial mail-order wives and naval activities in
the Mediterranean, the worrisome nomadism of contemporary
capitalism, the complexity of her understanding of the actual
places in which her fictions are set, her awareness of and eschewal
of contemporary literary conventions, and the burden of the Austen
family's Kentish origins, the political implications of addresses
in London and Northamptonshire. Skilful, detailed, and historically
informed, these essays open domains of meaning in Austen's texts
that have often gone unseen by later readers but which were
probably available to her coterie readers and clearly merit much
closer critical attention.
"English Studies in Transition" collects the papers offered at the
Inaugural Conference of the European Society for the Study of
English, held at the University of East Anglia in September 1991.
Topics addressed include the nature of the canon, the poetics of
language, the representation of women and the notion of nationalism
in postcolonial literature.
Among those who have contributed papers are: Sir Frank Kermode,
Alan Sinfield, Jean-jacques Lecercle, Jina Politi, Pilar Hidlago
and Elleke Boehmer. This volume marks a turning point in the
history of English studies in Europe.
May of Teck, only daughter of a noble family fallen from grace, has
been selected to marry the troublesome Prince Eddy, heir to the
British throne. Submitting to the wishes of Queen Victoria and
under pressure from her family, young May agrees. But just as a
spark of love and devotion arises between the young couple, Prince
Eddy dies of influenza. To her horror, May discovers she is to be
married to the brother, Georgie, instead, a cold and domineering
man. But what can she do? From the author of The Prince of Mirrors
comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the
most formidable queens of Britain.
Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Principles of
Comparative Politics, Third Edition, Foundations of Comparative
Politics presents a scientific approach to the rich world of
comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing students
with a guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters to
them. This condensed, accessible format introduces students to the
key questions in comparative politics, using brief insights from
tools such as decision, social choice, and game theory to help them
understand clearly why some explanations for political phenomena
are stronger than others.
Marine Protected Areas: Science, Policy and Management addresses a
full spectrum of issues relating to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
not currently available in any other single volume. Chapters are
contributed by a wide range of working specialists who examine
conceptions and definitions of MPAs, progress on the implementation
of worldwide MPAs, policy and legal variations across MPAs, the
general importance of coastal communities in implementation, and
the future of MPAs. The book constructively elucidates conflicts,
issues, approaches and solutions in a way that creates a balanced
consideration of the nature of effective policy and management.
Those in theory, designation, implementation or management of MPAs,
from individuals, marine sector organizations, and university and
research center libraries will find it an important work.
TWO YOUNG MEN WITH EXPECTATIONS. ONE PREDICTED TO SUCCEED, THE
OTHER TO FAIL. Prince Albert Victor, heir presumptive to the
British throne, is seen as disastrously inadequate to be king. The
grandson of Queen Victoria, he is good-hearted but intensely shy
and, some whisper, even slow-witted. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a
renowned intellectual, a poet and a golden boy worshipped by all.
But a looming curse of mental instability is threatening to take it
all away. Appointed as the prince's personal tutor, Jem works to
prepare him for the duty to come. A friendship grows between them -
one that will allow them to understand and finally accept who they
really are, and change both of their lives forever. `A gilded cast
of characters parades through this sumptuous tale. A clever mixture
of history, psychology and sex.' - Alastair Stewart OBE, ITN
anchor; `In sculpted, luscious prose Clark tenderly imagines the
secret longing of a fated prince and the man who ruled his heart' -
Uli Lenart, Attitude magazine; `This novel blends historical facts
with a splash of imagination to create a magical portrait of the
Queen's great-uncle.' - Hello magazine
TWO YOUNG MEN WITH EXPECTATIONS. ONE PREDICTED TO SUCCEED, THE
OTHER TO FAIL... Prince Albert Victor is heir presumptive to the
British throne at its late Victorian zenith. Handsome and
good-hearted, he is regarded as disastrously inadequate to be the
king. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a golden boy worshipped by all -
a renowned intellectual and the Keeper and outstanding player of
the famous Eton Wall Game. He is appointed as Prince Albert's tutor
at Cambridge - the relationship that will change both of their
lives. 'A gilded cast of characters parades through this sumptuous
tale. A clever mixture of history, psychology and sex.' - Alastair
Stewart OBE, ITN anchor
May of Teck, only daughter of a noble family fallen from grace, has
been selected to marry the troublesome Prince Eddy, heir to the
British throne. Submitting to the wishes of Queen Victoria and
under pressure from her family, young May agrees. But just as a
spark of love and devotion arises between the young couple, Prince
Eddy dies of influenza. To her horror, May discovers she is to be
married to the brother, Georgie, instead, a cold and domineering
man. But what can she do? From the author of The Prince of Mirrors
comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the
most formidable queens of Britain.
The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing offers
readers an insight into the scope and range of perspectives that
one encounters in this field of writing. Encompassing a diverse
range of texts and styles, performances and forms, postcolonial
travel writing recounts journeys undertaken through places,
cultures, and communities that are simultaneously living within,
through, and after colonialism in its various guises. The Companion
is organized into three parts. Part I, 'Departures', addresses key
theoretical issues, topics, and themes. Part II, 'Performances',
examines a range of conventional and emerging travel performances
and styles in postcolonial travel writing. Part III, 'Peripheries'
continues to shift the analysis of travel writing from the
traditional focus on Eurocentric contexts. This Companion provides
a comprehensive overview of developments in the field, appealing to
students and teachers of travel writing and postcolonial studies.
Adapted from the groundbreaking Principles of Comparative Politics,
now in its third edition, Foundations of Comparative Politics
presents a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative
inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing students a guide to
cross-national comparison and why it matters to them. Foundations
introduces students to the key questions in comparative politics
using tools such as decision, social choice, and game theory to
help them understand clearly why some explanations for political
phenomena are stronger than others. The core material of Principles
has been condensed by almost 40% into a briefer, more accessible
format that not only resonates with students but also allows
instructors to more easily cover all material in a single semester.
Fourteen chapters have been updated and pared down to present only
the most necessary information enhanced with plentiful visual
features and connections to real-world examples.
In 1988, when Robert Clark was in his early twenties, he traveled
to Odessa, Texas, to create a visual element for a book about a
high school football team. That book was Buzz Bissinger’s Friday
Night Lights—the chronicle of a season with the Permian Panthers,
one of the state’s winningest teams of all time. About twenty
photos appeared in Bissinger’s book, but Clark shot 137 rolls of
film during his time with the Panthers. Friday Night Lives collects
dozens of the never-before-seen images, taking us back to the team,
the city, and that dramatic season. The archival photos, published
here on the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Bissinger's
bestseller, capture intimate moments among the players and their
families and classmates, as well as the wider world of Odessa. Now
the players have grown up. Friday Night Lives also includes
Clark’s portraits of key Panthers figures at a later age,
documenting complex lives of beauty and struggle. Boobie Miles, the
star fullback sidelined by injury, is here, along with Coach Gaines
and others. In his heartfelt foreword, best-selling author Hanif
Abdurraqib describes how Clark's photos rehumanize the players,
reminding us of the truth of their young lives before their stories
became nationally known in print, film, and television.
The radical interdependence between humans who live together makes
virtually all human behavior conditional. The behavior of
individuals is conditional upon the expectations of those around
them, and those expectations are conditional upon the rules
(institutions) and norms (culture) constructed to monitor, reward,
and punish different behaviors. As a result, nearly all hypotheses
about humans are conditional – conditional upon the resources
they possess, the institutions they inhabit, or the cultural
practices that tell them how to behave. Interaction Models provides
a stand-alone, accessible overview of how interaction models, which
are frequently used across the social and natural sciences, capture
the intuition behind conditional claims and context dependence. It
also addresses the simple specification and interpretation errors
that are, unfortunately, commonplace. By providing a comprehensive
and unified introduction to the use and critical evaluation of
interaction models, this book shows how they can be used to test
theoretically-derived claims of conditionality.
Hemp is enjoying a worldwide resurgence. This unique book combines
a review of the hemp pest and disease literature published over the
past 50 years with up-to-date information on modern biological
control techniques. Each pest and disease organism is presented in
the same format, covering economic impact, geographical and
host-plant range, plant symptoms, taxonomic description, life
history, and differential diagnosis. Important cultural,
mechanical, biological and chemical controls are highlighted with
charts, illustrations and explicit instructions. Easy-to-use keys
are included for rapid identification of the most common pests.
Introductory chapters describe the general principles of plant
protection, requirements for healthy plant growth, and taxonomy of
parasites and pathogens.
My Victorians is a hybrid in both form and content, part
memoir/extended lyric essay but also a work of biography,
photography, and cultural, literary, and art history. This is a
travelogue of writer Robert Clark's attempt to work through a
sudden and inexplicable five-year-long obsession focused on
Victorian novelists, artists, architecture, and critics. He wends
his way through England and Scotland, meticulously tracking down
the haunts of Charles Dickens, George Gissing, John Millais, the
Bloomsbury Group, and others, and documenting everything in ghostly
photographs as he goes. As Clark delves deeper into the Victorian
world, he wonders: What can its artists offer a twenty-first
century writer by way of insight into his own life and work? His
obsession with Victoriana bleeds into all aspects of his life, even
the seemingly incongruous world of online dating. My Victorians is
in the spirit of Geoff Dyer's Out of Sheer Rage and Rebecca Mead's
My Life in Middlemarch. This book considers what happens when
heartbreak, eros, faith, and doubt drive us to take refuge in the
past.
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