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61. Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming by Mark Bowen | |
Hardcover: 336
Pages
(2007-12-27)
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Editorial Review Product Description The facts don’t lie: Now, for the first time and with unfiltered access, writer and physicist Mark Bowen finally tells the exclusive story of Hansen’s decades-long battle to bring the truth about global warming to light. Censoring Science illuminates the real science behind global warming and maintains that we can still prevent environmental disaster, while both strengthening our economy and our national security. In the tradition of Ron Suskind’s blockbuster bestseller, The Price of Loyalty, Censoring Science exposes the truth behind the administration’s spin doctors, and shares the inside story of one of the most important and influential scientists of our time. Customer Reviews (19)
An Important Book on the Recent History of Climate Science at NASA
Excellent Account
A sobering book
excellent after the first 100 pages
Important Story on Suppression of Global Warming Science |
62. Political Thought (Oxford Readers) | |
Paperback: 464
Pages
(1999-12-16)
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college book
good
A Must for Any Politico Aficionado Political philosophy is a large hunting ground, but the editors do a commendable job of breaking it down into its constituent elements.Since the subject matter is so broad the authors must apply a rather strict criterion of which thinkers and material to present.First, they aim to present ideas that have a certain continuity, ones that are perennial in nature and that all societies must confront.Second, they tend to select works that are rigorously logical and factual, so nothing in the way of mysticism or superstition.And finally, they seek to present ideas with a modern resonance, issues that have not been resolved over the ages.(So no commentary on slavery or how many Angels can dance on the head of a pin). The editors think -- and I agree with them -- that it is best not to think of political philosophy as a single entity, but rather as a multi-layered synthesis comprising many building blocks that can be arranged in a variety of ways.To develop a thorough and systematic understanding of political philosophy it is important to scrutinize each building block in turn before placing them in any arrangement.The building blocks include human nature, the justification for the state, liberty and rights, economic justice, alternatives to liberalism, and progress and civilization.Introducing politico neophytes to political philosophy with a section on human nature is I think most fruitful since all the larger questions in political philosophy are at root questions about human nature.Are we greedy of altruistic?Are we cooperative or competitive?Does society shape our nature (as Owen thought) or does our nature shape and give rise to society (as Aristotle thought)?How fluid is gender?Is it rigid, a la Aristotle and Darwin or malleable, a la Alison Jaggar?Human nature is the real source of contention in political philosophy, while the other issues are derivative.While the editors do not emphasize the point to any large extent, I think it would not be uncharacteristically bold to suggest that most of the shifts in the political winds come on the heels of radically new ideas about human nature.The ideas that electrified Europe in the French Revolution and later in the Bolshevik Revolution had their origin in a radically new set of ideas about human nature that were essentially egalitarian, which is in sharp contrast to the aristocratic view of human nature of Aristotle and our Founding Fathers.Also, one point that the editors never make and one that might generate some confusion is that while most of political philosophy is normative i.e. it deals with value judgments, the subject of human nature is empirical.So while no amount of scientific tinkering and fact finding can tell you that majority rule is better than the rule of law or that Locke's labor justification for property-rights is absolute, it should be possible to frame a predictable and identifiable picture of human nature.This would go along way to resolving a great many political disputes. ... Read more |
63. Political theory and political science;: Studies in the methodology of political inquiry by Martin Landau | |
Hardcover: 244
Pages
(1972)
Asin: B0006CV182 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
64. Political Science Fiction | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2010-11-18)
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Editorial Review Product Description Equally divided between essays that analyze science fiction texts as literature and essays that discuss them as models of political science theory and practice, the collection reveals the propensity of fiction writers to center their works on particular governmental structures. Many of the essays explore the frequent portrayal of the U.S. government's response to a catastrophe or an intergalactic issue. Others reveal the ways in which science fiction speaks to the study of international relations, such as the support for realist ideology found in the enormous genre of interspecies war novels and stories. |
65. Analyzing Politics: An Introduction to Political Science by Ellen Grigsby | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2001-08-07)
list price: US$53.95 Isbn: 0534586732 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Excellent Introduction to Political Science
Correcting "A Student"
extremely liberally biased view of politics
Excellent, Comprehensive-- A Great Intro |
66. Political Interventions: Social Science and Political Action by Pierre Bourdieu | |
Paperback: 398
Pages
(2008-02-17)
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Editorial Review Product Description Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential critical social theorists ofthe second half of the twentieth century, once described sociology as "acombat sport." This comprehensive collection of his writings on politicsand social science, from early 1960s articles on the Algerian War ofIndependence to the last text he published before his death, proves that thisvision was enduring throughout his life – as well as a serious scholar Bourdieuwas always an outspoken public intellectual. Political Interventions includes many texts hitherto unavailable inEnglish and, placing them in their historical context, reconstructs Bourdieu'svision of academic study and political activism as two sides of the sameprocess: the decoding and critique of social reality in order to transform it. |
67. An Introduction to Political Geography: Space, Place and Politics by Rhys Jones, Michael Woods, Martin Jones | |
Hardcover: 306
Pages
(2009-06-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. It explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only traditional concerns such as the state, geopolitics, electoral geography and nationalism; but also increasing important areas at the cutting-edge of political geography research including globalization, the geographies of regulation and governance, geographies of policy formulation and delivery, and themes at the intersection of political and cultural geography, including the politics of place consumption, landscapes of power, citizenship, identity politics and geographies of mobilization and resistance. This second edition builds on the strengths of the first. The main changes and enhancements are: As with the first edition, extensive use is made of case study examples, illustrations, explanatory boxes, guides to further reading and a glossary of key terms to present the material in an easily accessible manner. Through employment of these techniques this book introduces students to contributions from a range of social and political theories in the context of empirical case study examples. By providing a basic introduction to such concepts and pointing to pathways into more specialist material, this book serves, both as a core text for first- and second- year courses in political geography, and as a resource alongside supplementary textbooks for more specialist third year courses. |
68. Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases by David P. Houghton | |
Paperback: 296
Pages
(2008-12-03)
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Editorial Review Product Description What shapes political behavior more: the situations in which individuals find themselves, or the internal psychological makeup—beliefs, values, and so on—of those individuals? This is perhaps the leading division within the psychological study of politics today. This text provides a concise, readable, and conceptually-organized introduction to the topic of political psychology by examining this very question. Using this situationism-dispositionism framework—which roughly parallels the concerns of social and cognitive psychology—this book focuses on such key explanatory mechanisms as behaviorism, obedience, personality, groupthink, cognition, affect, emotion, and neuroscience to explore topics ranging from voting behavior and racism to terrorism and international relations. Houghton's clear and engaging examples directly challenge students to place themselves in both real and hypothetical situations which involve intense moral and political dilemmas. This highly readable text will provide students with the conceptual foundation they need to make sense of the rapidly changing and increasingly important field of political psychology. Customer Reviews (1)
The Best Introduction to Political Psychology |
69. The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science) | |
Paperback: 834
Pages
(2008-08-15)
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A solid cognitive map |
70. Doing Feminist Research in Political and Social Science by Brooke Ackerly, Jacqui True | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2010-09-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description This extremely innovative interdisciplinary text guides the reader through the research process from research design through to analysis and presentation while at the same time introducing the range of debates, challenges and tools that feminists use in their research around the world. |
71. POLITICAL IDEALS by Bertrand Russell | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2009-04-26)
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72. The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology (The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science) | |
Paperback: 896
Pages
(2010-07-29)
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73. The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science) | |
Paperback: 904
Pages
(2008-08-18)
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Not up to it |
74. Reckoning with the Beast: Animals, Pain, and Humanity in the Victorian Mind (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science) by James C. Turner | |
Paperback: 204
Pages
(2000-09-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description Turner draws on extensive researh in the archives of a animalprotection societies, literature of the period, and controversialwritings on the treatment of animals. He argues that the dual shocksof industrialization and urbanization helped produce a deeperemotional identification with the natural world.Scientists of theday, proclaiming that human beings were close kin to beasts, not onlyencouraged but demanded considerate treatment for animals, a sentimentthat reached its liveliest expression in the antivivisectioncontroversy.By the turn of the century, the author demonstrates, newconceptions of human nature adn heightened sensitivity even to theplight of lower life-forms were contributing to a new understanding ofman's place in nature. |
75. Science Fiction Culture by Camille Bacon-Smith | |
Paperback: 328
Pages
(1999-01-14)
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Editorial Review Product Description In a century that has taken us from the horse and buggy to the world wide web, science fiction has established itself as the literature to explore the ways in which technology transforms society while its counterpart, genre fantasy, insistently reminds us of the magical transformations of the individual in response to the demands of the social. So it should come as no surprise that the fans and producers of these genres come together to create the culture of the future around the ideal that tales of wonder about the future and the imaginary past can be shared as both symbolic communication and social capital. Customer Reviews (7)
An anthropologist studies SF cons and fandom
Good material obscured by academic tripe
An Anthropological Trek Through SF Fandom
A great read
Sound and Engaging Examination of SF Culture As both a fan and an anthropologistinterested in studying this culture (in essence, kinda studying myself aswell!), I recommend this book highly.I gave it four stars rather thanfive, however, because there were areas where I wished that the author hadtightened up her theoretical argument, or had done more work on linkagesbetween what she has bounded as SF culture and inter-related subcultures. I also think more historical background would have enriched her study. Finally, I wanted a stronger sense of what brought the author into thisstudy, and what she gets (besides academic material) from this work. Iwill be using the book for a course on the anthropology of"escapist" subcultures, and I think that my students will find atas interesting as I have. ... Read more |
76. To Seek Out New Worlds: Exploring Links between Science Fiction and World Politics | |
Kindle Edition: 240
Pages
(2003-05-02)
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77. A Novel Approach to Politics: Introducing Political Science through Books, Movies, and Popular Culture by Douglas A. Van Belle, Kenneth M. Mash | |
Paperback: 401
Pages
(2009-12-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Students often complain that textbooks are boring, but theyve never had one like this. With enlightening, yet entertaining, references ranging from 1984 to The Dark Knight, students take away more from discussions of institutions, ideology, or economics because core concepts are introduced using popular culture. Revisions to the second edition include recent movies and books and new stand-alone chapters on legislatures and executives. Students benefit from chapter summaries, bolded key terms, and discussion questions, as well as a student companion website. Instructors resources are available free to adopters. Customer Reviews (1)
Great! |
78. Principles of Political Economy: and Chapters on Socialism (Oxford World's Classics) by John Stuart Mill | |
Paperback: 512
Pages
(2008-10-15)
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flawed but brilliant book.
Great book, but not in this edition But I have to agree with the earlier reviewer: don't read it in this edition! It's not just the footnotes, some of which were reprinted, some of which weren't. The trouble is that "Book 1: Production", is missing completely. That's a fifth of the whole text! That's the reason I'm giving the book three stars: five for the content, one for the edition. My advice would be this: Check out the book in electronic form, which is available at the www.econlib.org website. If you like it, by all means buy a paper edition -- but not this one!
correction from argentina
Awful Edition Don't buy it! ... Read more |
79. History of Political Philosophy | |
Paperback: 980
Pages
(1987-11-30)
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Great Survey on Political Philosophy
History of Political Philosophy
Still working
This book is great but only if...
The best philosophy overview |
80. The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science) | |
Paperback: 1093
Pages
(2008-08-15)
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Excellent, but of limited scope |
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