The enduring relevance of Robert E. Lee : the ideological warfare underpinning the American Civil War / by DeRosa, Marshall L., 1955-

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The enduring relevance of Robert E. Lee : the ideological warfare underpinning the American Civil War / by DeRosa, Marshall L., 1955-

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African social scientists reflections. Reflections part 2 : Law, the social sciences and the crisis of relevance ; a personal account / by Nabudere, Dani W.

African social scientists reflections. Reflections part 2 : Law, the social sciences and the crisis of relevance ; a personal account / by Nabudere, Dani W.

I spit on their graves testimony relevant to the democratization struggle in Cameroon / by Tangwa, Godfrey B.

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I spit on their graves testimony relevant to the democratization struggle in Cameroon / by Tangwa, Godfrey B.

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Anthropology in post-independence Africa : end of an era and the problem of self-redefination / by Mafeje, Archie

Table of Contents: “…Law, the social sciences, and the crisis of relevance : a personal account / by Dani W. Nabudere.…”

Anthropology in post-independence Africa : end of an era and the problem of self-redefination / by Mafeje, Archie

Table of Contents: “…Law, the social sciences, and the crisis of relevance : a personal account / by Dani W. Nabudere.…”

Fidel's ethics of violence the moral dimension of the political thought of Fidel Castro / by Jayatilleka, Dayan

Table of Contents: “…The ethics of violence -- Comparative historical perspective -- Evolution of Castro's ethics of liberation -- Defending the revolutionary regime -- The moral high ground -- The achievement of synthesis -- The contemporary relevance of Castro.…”
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Fidel's ethics of violence the moral dimension of the political thought of Fidel Castro / by Jayatilleka, Dayan

Table of Contents: “…The ethics of violence -- Comparative historical perspective -- Evolution of Castro's ethics of liberation -- Defending the revolutionary regime -- The moral high ground -- The achievement of synthesis -- The contemporary relevance of Castro.…”
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Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920 : socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies / by Berman, David R.

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Coming together : the populist protest -- Moving left : stopping the trains -- Fusion, decline, transition -- Party building : bravery in the face of triumph -- Promoting the miners' agenda -- Party progress : the 1904 election -- The WFM, Big Bill, and the Wobblies -- The red special, elections, and free speech -- Thunder stealing, respect, and relevance -- Going local : water and sewer socialism -- The rising and falling tide : conditions of the parties -- Pitching the battle : Ludlow, Hill, Duncan, and Hunt -- Slipping, but holding on : in the legislature -- War and repression : the law of necessity -- Concluding note : Aftermath and legacy.…”
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Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920 : socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies / by Berman, David R.

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Coming together : the populist protest -- Moving left : stopping the trains -- Fusion, decline, transition -- Party building : bravery in the face of triumph -- Promoting the miners' agenda -- Party progress : the 1904 election -- The WFM, Big Bill, and the Wobblies -- The red special, elections, and free speech -- Thunder stealing, respect, and relevance -- Going local : water and sewer socialism -- The rising and falling tide : conditions of the parties -- Pitching the battle : Ludlow, Hill, Duncan, and Hunt -- Slipping, but holding on : in the legislature -- War and repression : the law of necessity -- Concluding note : Aftermath and legacy.…”
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Fragile Conviction : Changing Ideological Landscapes in Urban Kyrgyzstan / by Pelkmans, Mathijs, 1973-

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Fragile Conviction : Changing Ideological Landscapes in Urban Kyrgyzstan / by Pelkmans, Mathijs, 1973-

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In Search of Social Democracy : Responses to Crisis and Modernisation /

Table of Contents: “…Unlocking the talent of every citizen : debates about potential and ambition in British socialist thought / Jeremy Nuttall -- The continuing relevance of Croslandite social democracy / Kevin Hickson -- The rhetoric of redistribution / Ben Jackson -- Republicanism, socialism and the renewal of the left / Martin McIvor -- Economic democracy instead of more capitalism : core historical concepts reconsidered / Adrian Zimmermann -- Afterward / Nina Fishman.…”
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In Search of Social Democracy : Responses to Crisis and Modernisation /

Table of Contents: “…Unlocking the talent of every citizen : debates about potential and ambition in British socialist thought / Jeremy Nuttall -- The continuing relevance of Croslandite social democracy / Kevin Hickson -- The rhetoric of redistribution / Ben Jackson -- Republicanism, socialism and the renewal of the left / Martin McIvor -- Economic democracy instead of more capitalism : core historical concepts reconsidered / Adrian Zimmermann -- Afterward / Nina Fishman.…”
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Fairness, Globalization, and Public Institutions : East Asia and Beyond / by Dator, James A.

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Fairness, Globalization, and Public Institutions : East Asia and Beyond / by Dator, James A.

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Aid paradoxes in Afghanistan : building and undermining the state / by Bizhan, Nematullah

Table of Contents: “…Aid and state building -- Why are state revenue sources relevant? -- Tax states -- Aid-dependent states -- The effects of oil revenue -- Distinction between aid and oil-revenue rentier effects -- Conclusion -- Reliance on external revenue : Afghanistan from 1747 to 2000 -- The society : an inheritance of history -- Relying on tribute for state building : the importance of external revenue to the Durrani empire (1747-1824) -- The Durrani empire ineffective tax system -- Subsidies and state building : the loss of tribute and search for alternative revenue (1824-1879) -- Institution building -- Consolidation of a modern buffer state (1880-1919) : the significance of subsidies and external military support -- And military administration -- State-society relations -- Amanullah Khan's reforms : the loss of subsidies, budget surplus and fiscal decline (1919-1929) -- Foreign aid and state building : reshaping the state building process (1929-1978) -- The rise of a weak aid-based rentier state -- Decline in foreign aid -- The state and the Mujahidin Tanzims (organizations) and sources of revenue : conflict in state-society relations (1978-2000) -- The Mujahidin government financial crises and Pakistani aid to the Taliban -- Conclusion -- Rebuilding an aid-based rentier state -- Establishing a new political order -- Building the state institutions -- Responding to the flow of aid -- Chaotic aid coordination : a challenge for state building -- Access to foreign aid : a prime focus -- Improving fiscal management -- Aid modality : undermining institution building -- Government preoccupation with foreign donors -- Relations at the administration level -- Relations in regard to senior appointments -- Conclusion -- Reforms and setbacks : rebuilding the revenue system -- State revenue sources -- Aiding the revenue reforms -- Reforming revenue policy and laws -- Reforming revenue administration -- Improving revenue infrastructure -- Confrontation and consultation -- Failing to enforce tax compliance -- Failing to prevent illegal taxation and extortion -- Ambiguity to end aid-dependency -- Fragmenting the tax system -- Conclusion -- Budget spending : fiscal fragmentation and patronage -- Some improvements in government budget transparency -- The citizen's role -- Underreported on-budget items -- Poor off-budget transparency -- Secret cash payments -- Conclusion -- Interactions between the state and society -- Reinforcing the state-society inherited gap -- Commanders -- Traditional actors -- Urban intelligentsia -- Reshaping the state-society relations -- Building and undermining the state -- Conclusion -- Conclusion : findings and implications -- Path dependency : Afghan state reliance on external revenue -- Building and undermining the state : Afghanistan after 9/11 -- Upward accountability to donors -- Creating a parallel public sector -- Paradoxical tax outcomes -- Divergence in state-society fiscal relations -- The future -- Implications fo externally aided state building.…”
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Aid paradoxes in Afghanistan : building and undermining the state / by Bizhan, Nematullah

Table of Contents: “…Aid and state building -- Why are state revenue sources relevant? -- Tax states -- Aid-dependent states -- The effects of oil revenue -- Distinction between aid and oil-revenue rentier effects -- Conclusion -- Reliance on external revenue : Afghanistan from 1747 to 2000 -- The society : an inheritance of history -- Relying on tribute for state building : the importance of external revenue to the Durrani empire (1747-1824) -- The Durrani empire ineffective tax system -- Subsidies and state building : the loss of tribute and search for alternative revenue (1824-1879) -- Institution building -- Consolidation of a modern buffer state (1880-1919) : the significance of subsidies and external military support -- And military administration -- State-society relations -- Amanullah Khan's reforms : the loss of subsidies, budget surplus and fiscal decline (1919-1929) -- Foreign aid and state building : reshaping the state building process (1929-1978) -- The rise of a weak aid-based rentier state -- Decline in foreign aid -- The state and the Mujahidin Tanzims (organizations) and sources of revenue : conflict in state-society relations (1978-2000) -- The Mujahidin government financial crises and Pakistani aid to the Taliban -- Conclusion -- Rebuilding an aid-based rentier state -- Establishing a new political order -- Building the state institutions -- Responding to the flow of aid -- Chaotic aid coordination : a challenge for state building -- Access to foreign aid : a prime focus -- Improving fiscal management -- Aid modality : undermining institution building -- Government preoccupation with foreign donors -- Relations at the administration level -- Relations in regard to senior appointments -- Conclusion -- Reforms and setbacks : rebuilding the revenue system -- State revenue sources -- Aiding the revenue reforms -- Reforming revenue policy and laws -- Reforming revenue administration -- Improving revenue infrastructure -- Confrontation and consultation -- Failing to enforce tax compliance -- Failing to prevent illegal taxation and extortion -- Ambiguity to end aid-dependency -- Fragmenting the tax system -- Conclusion -- Budget spending : fiscal fragmentation and patronage -- Some improvements in government budget transparency -- The citizen's role -- Underreported on-budget items -- Poor off-budget transparency -- Secret cash payments -- Conclusion -- Interactions between the state and society -- Reinforcing the state-society inherited gap -- Commanders -- Traditional actors -- Urban intelligentsia -- Reshaping the state-society relations -- Building and undermining the state -- Conclusion -- Conclusion : findings and implications -- Path dependency : Afghan state reliance on external revenue -- Building and undermining the state : Afghanistan after 9/11 -- Upward accountability to donors -- Creating a parallel public sector -- Paradoxical tax outcomes -- Divergence in state-society fiscal relations -- The future -- Implications fo externally aided state building.…”
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