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Book Projet de loi relatif    la solidarit   et au renouvellement urbains

Download or read book Projet de loi relatif la solidarit et au renouvellement urbains written by Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (Paris). Commission du commerce intérieur and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Political Leadership

Download or read book Political Leadership written by Jean Blondel and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1987 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Political leaders are the most universal, recognized, and talked about element of political life. However, the general analysis of political leadership has been little advanced. In this book Professor Blondel provides a general framework for the systematic study of leadership to make possible future empirical study and comparative analysis of political leadership. After examining the current state of political leadership studies, Professor Blondel categorizes the leaders of the world taking into account both their goals and the constraints and opportunities resulting from the environment. Important features and influences on leadership are identified: the sources of personal power, the role of leaders' own psychology and perspective, the instruments of power available to leaders, their relationship with subordinates and citizens, the influence of institutions on leadership and the impact of leaders"--Provided by publisher.

Book The Myth of the Muslim Tide

Download or read book The Myth of the Muslim Tide written by Doug Saunders and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even among people who would never subscribe to its more dramatic claims, the "Eurabia" movement has popularized a set of seemingly common-sense assumptions about Muslim immigrants to the West: that they are disloyal, that they have a political agenda driven by their faith, that their nhigh reproduction rates will soon make them a majority. These beliefs are poisoning politics and community relations in Europe and North America--and have led to mass murder in Norway. Rarely challenged, these claims have even slipped into the margins of mainstream politics. Doug Saunders believes it's time to debunk the myth that immigrants from Muslim countries are wildly different and pose a threat to the West. Drawing on voluminous demographic, statistical, scholarly and historical documentation, Saunders examines the real lives and circumstances of Muslim immigrants in the West: their politics, their beliefs, their observances and their degrees of assimilation. In the process he shatters the core claims that have built a murderous ideology and draws haunting historical parallels showing how the same myths stuck to earlier groups, such as Jews and Roman Catholics. His work will become a vital handbook in the culture wars that threaten to dominate North American and European elections and media discussions in 2012 and afterwards, and will provoke considerable debate over the actual nature of our polyglot societies.

Book Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies

Download or read book Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies written by Robert Elgie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1995-10-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [A] compelling case for the institutional analysis of political leadership ... you must buy and read this book.' - R.A.W. Rhodes, Public Administration. '[A] valuable contribution not only to the study of political leadership, but also to the study of comparative politics.' - Valerie Mort, Talking Politics. Concentrating on the period since 1945, Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies examines the resources of and constraints on political leaders in contemporary political systems. The book compares six countries to assess the effectiveness of political leadership and its relationship to the nature of institutional structures and political environments. The author argues that while the leadership environment has become more constraining and difficult in recent years, the potential for effective leadership in liberal democracies has not been extinguished.

Book Between the Swastika and the Cross of Lorraine

Download or read book Between the Swastika and the Cross of Lorraine written by Samuel Huston Goodfellow and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of 1920s and 1930s Alsace, to reveal the many faces of fascism. The study of the region, with its interplay of French, German and Alsatian nationalities, proves a framework for understanding how this ideology has matured over time to fit changing contexts.

Book Scholarship and Nation Building

Download or read book Scholarship and Nation Building written by John E. Craig and published by Chicago : University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Illusion of Cultural Identity

Download or read book The Illusion of Cultural Identity written by Jean-François Bayart and published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the West impose its own definition of human rights and democracy on the rest of the world? Does globalization threaten British, French or other European iedntities? Is African culture compatible with multi-party politics? This text aims to answer these and other questions.

Book On Becoming a Rock Musician

Download or read book On Becoming a Rock Musician written by H. Stith Bennett and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1960s and 1970s, becoming a rock musician was fundamentally different than playing other kinds of music. It was a learned rather than a taught skill. In On Becoming a Rock Musician, sociologist H. Stith Bennett observes what makes someone a rock musician and what persuades others to take him seriously in this role. The book explores how bands form; the backstage and onstage reality of playing in a band; how bands promote themselves and interact with audiences and music professionals like DJs; and the role of performance.

Book Politics in Developing Countries

Download or read book Politics in Developing Countries written by Larry Jay Diamond and published by Lynne Rienner Pub. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents case studies of experiences with democracy in Asia, Affrica, Latin America and the Middle East, along with the editor's synthesis of the factors that facilitate and obstruct the development of democracy around the world. This second edition includes a chapter on South Africa.

Book Democracy Challenged

Download or read book Democracy Challenged written by Marina Ottaway and published by Carnegie Endowment. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous regimes that cannot be easily classified as either authoritarian or democratic. They display characteristics of each, in short they are semi-authoritarian regimes. These regimes pose a considerable challenge to U.S. policymakers because the superficial stability of many semi-authoritarian regimes usually masks severe problems that need to be solved lest they lead to a future crisis. Additionally, these regimes call into question some of the ideas about democratic transitions that underpin the democracy promotion strategies of the United States and other Western countries. Despite their growing importance, semi-authoritarian regimes have not received systematic attention. Marina Ottaway examines five countries (Egypt, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Croatia, and Senegal) which highlight the distinctive features of semi-authoritarianism and the special challenge each poses to policymakers. She explains why the dominant approach to democracy promotion isn't effective in these countries and concludes by suggesting alternative policies. Marina Ottaway is senior associate and codirector of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project at the Carnegie Endowment.

Book Statistical Bibliography in Relation to the Growth of Modern Civilization  Two Lectures Delivered I

Download or read book Statistical Bibliography in Relation to the Growth of Modern Civilization Two Lectures Delivered I written by Wyndham Hulme and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wyndham Hulme offers two lectures on the history of statistical data and its significance in shaping societies and civilizations. He discusses the role of statistical evidence in understanding social needs and scientific inquiry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Poverty in Burkina Faso

Download or read book Poverty in Burkina Faso written by Sten Hagberg and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study that highlights the importance of addressing representations and realities of poverty in socially and culturally specific contexts, situations and relations.

Book Music in Geriatric Care

Download or read book Music in Geriatric Care written by Ruth Bright and published by Angus & Robertson. This book was released on 1972 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Learning to be Loyal

Download or read book Learning to be Loyal written by Stephen L. Harp and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do nation-states inculcate loyalty? In Learning to Be Loyal, Harp explores the role of primary education in nation building in a region that moved back and forth between French and German control four times in the period between 1871 and 1945. On the basis of extensive archival research, he shows how both France and Germany used the teaching of the national language, culture, geography, and history to transform ordinary people's local and religious identities into national ones. Illustrating how recent the use of education as a tool of nation building is, Learning to Be Loyal provides a historical perspective for contemporary discussions about the role of education in meeting the challenges of linguistic diversity and national culture in the late twentieth century. It will appeal broadly to social historians of modern Europe and especially to those interested in the history of education and nationalism.

Book The French Political System

Download or read book The French Political System written by Maurice Duverger and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rule Of The Bone

    Book Details:
  • Author : Russell Banks
  • Publisher : Vintage Canada
  • Release : 2010-01-08
  • ISBN : 0307375641
  • Pages : 381 pages

Download or read book Rule Of The Bone written by Russell Banks and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chappie is a punked-out teenager rejected by his mother and abusive stepfather. Out of school and in trouble with the police, he drifts through crash pads, doper squats, and malls until he finally settles in an abandoned school bus with Rose, a seven-year-old child, and I-Man, an exiled Rastafarian who will dramatically change his life. Together they begin an amazing journey...