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California crackup how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / by Mathews, Joe, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.…”
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From rebellion to reform in Bolivia class struggle, indigenous liberation, and the politics of Evo Morales / by Webber, Jeffery R.

Table of Contents: “…From rebellion to reform, 2000-2007 -- Domestic class structure, Latin American trends, and capitalist imperialism -- Revolutionary epoch, combined liberation, and the December 2005 elections neoliberal continuities, the autonomist right, and the political economy of indigenous struggle -- Dynamite in the mines and bloody urban clashes -- Consolidating reform, 2007-2010 -- The ideological structures of reconstituted neoliberalism -- The economic structures of reconstituted neoliberalism -- Conclusion.…”
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California crackup how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / by Mathews, Joe, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.…”
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From rebellion to reform in Bolivia class struggle, indigenous liberation, and the politics of Evo Morales / by Webber, Jeffery R.

Table of Contents: “…From rebellion to reform, 2000-2007 -- Domestic class structure, Latin American trends, and capitalist imperialism -- Revolutionary epoch, combined liberation, and the December 2005 elections neoliberal continuities, the autonomist right, and the political economy of indigenous struggle -- Dynamite in the mines and bloody urban clashes -- Consolidating reform, 2007-2010 -- The ideological structures of reconstituted neoliberalism -- The economic structures of reconstituted neoliberalism -- Conclusion.…”
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Democracy at risk how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it /

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Talking about politics informal groups and social identity in American life / by Walsh, Katherine Cramer

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the public's part of public discussion -- The role of identity-based perspectives in making sense of politics -- The social practice of informal political talk -- Clarifying social identity through group interaction -- Talking politics in a context of understanding -- Public discussion of the daily news -- The data are not given : perspectives, political trust, and the 2000 election -- Social interaction, political divides.…”
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Talking about politics informal groups and social identity in American life / by Walsh, Katherine Cramer

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the public's part of public discussion -- The role of identity-based perspectives in making sense of politics -- The social practice of informal political talk -- Clarifying social identity through group interaction -- Talking politics in a context of understanding -- Public discussion of the daily news -- The data are not given : perspectives, political trust, and the 2000 election -- Social interaction, political divides.…”
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Activism, inc how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America / by Fisher, Dana, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The man, the message, and the members : the 3Ms of politics in America today -- Institutionalizing activism : the people's project -- Making a difference as a canvasser : jobs with a conscience -- Outsourcing activism : politics and the bottom line -- Laying sod vs. cultivating the grass : a post-mortem on the 2004 election -- Where do we go from here? the future of grassroots politics in America.…”
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Politics in contemporary Portugal : democracy evolving / by Magone, Jos�e M.

Table of Contents: “…Portugal's evolving democracy -- The historical and socio-economic context -- The structure and development of the core political system -- The evolution of public administration -- The dynamics of parties and elections -- Interest groups at play -- The role of the judiciary -- Civil society and political culture -- Local government and the challenge of decentralization -- The Europeanization of national public policies -- The priorities of foreign and defense policy -- Challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.…”
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Activism, inc how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America / by Fisher, Dana, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The man, the message, and the members : the 3Ms of politics in America today -- Institutionalizing activism : the people's project -- Making a difference as a canvasser : jobs with a conscience -- Outsourcing activism : politics and the bottom line -- Laying sod vs. cultivating the grass : a post-mortem on the 2004 election -- Where do we go from here? the future of grassroots politics in America.…”
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Politics in contemporary Portugal : democracy evolving / by Magone, Jos�e M.

Table of Contents: “…Portugal's evolving democracy -- The historical and socio-economic context -- The structure and development of the core political system -- The evolution of public administration -- The dynamics of parties and elections -- Interest groups at play -- The role of the judiciary -- Civil society and political culture -- Local government and the challenge of decentralization -- The Europeanization of national public policies -- The priorities of foreign and defense policy -- Challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.…”
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The collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933-1936 origins of the Civil War / by Payne, Stanley G.

Table of Contents: “…1934-1935 -- Frustration of the parliamentary system -- Toward the popular front -- The elections of February 1936 -- The left returns to power, February-March 1936 -- The left consolidates power, March-May 1936 -- Breaking down, May-June 1936 -- Competing utopias : the revolutionary movements in the spring of 1936 -- The final phase, May-July 1936 -- The military conspiracy -- The assassination of Calvo Sotelo.…”
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Magic lantern empire colonialism and society in Germany / by Short, John Phillip, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : empire as world and idea : colonialism and society in Germany -- Estrangement : structures and limits of the colonial public sphere -- World of work, world of goods : propaganda and the formation of its object -- No place in the sun : the people's empire -- Carnival knowledge : enlightenment and distraction in the field of culture -- Ethnographic-fantastic : working-class readers at the colonial library -- The Hottentot elections : colonial politics, socialist politics -- Conclusion : magic lantern empire : reflections on colonialism and society.…”
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Magic lantern empire colonialism and society in Germany / by Short, John Phillip, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : empire as world and idea : colonialism and society in Germany -- Estrangement : structures and limits of the colonial public sphere -- World of work, world of goods : propaganda and the formation of its object -- No place in the sun : the people's empire -- Carnival knowledge : enlightenment and distraction in the field of culture -- Ethnographic-fantastic : working-class readers at the colonial library -- The Hottentot elections : colonial politics, socialist politics -- Conclusion : magic lantern empire : reflections on colonialism and society.…”
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The collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933-1936 origins of the Civil War / by Payne, Stanley G.

Table of Contents: “…1934-1935 -- Frustration of the parliamentary system -- Toward the popular front -- The elections of February 1936 -- The left returns to power, February-March 1936 -- The left consolidates power, March-May 1936 -- Breaking down, May-June 1936 -- Competing utopias : the revolutionary movements in the spring of 1936 -- The final phase, May-July 1936 -- The military conspiracy -- The assassination of Calvo Sotelo.…”
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Invisible activists women of the Louisiana NAACP and the struggle for civil rights, 1915-1945 / by Sartain, Lee

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Weapons of the utmost value : NAACP organizational history, 1909-1945 -- The sympathy of women : Black women's involvement in Louisiana civil rights up to 1920 -- Destined to bring splendid results : NAACP women's auxiliaries and networks, 1921-1945 -- God's valiant minority : teachers and civil rights -- Leaders who persevere : elected officials -- We are but Americans : Miss Georgia M. …”
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Without precedent the life of Susie Marshall Sharp / by Hayes, Anna R.

Table of Contents: “…Family -- Formative years -- University of North Carolina School of Law -- False start -- Sharp & Sharp -- Politics and public life -- Appointment to Superior Court -- Judge Sharp, presiding -- Ambition -- Theory and practice -- The road to the Supreme Court -- Taking the veil -- Opinions -- Federal job proposals -- Out of court -- Chief justice election -- Chief justice -- Equal rights amendment -- Stepping off the stage.…”
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Labor relations in the aviation and aerospace industries by Kaps, Robert W., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Foundations of labor law and policy -- Public policy and labor law -- Early collective bargaining legislation -- Major collective bargaining legislation -- Principles, practices and procedures in collective bargaining and dispute resolution -- Elections, certifications, and procedures -- Negotiating the collective bargaining agreement -- Unfair labor practices -- Grievance procedures -- The changing labor relations environment -- The airline industry -- The aerospace industry -- General aviation -- The public sector.…”
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A faraway, familiar place an anthropologist returns to Papua New Guinea / by Smith, Michael French

Table of Contents: “…-- Ancestors on paper -- Meetings and magic -- Preferential ballots and primeval brothers -- A clean election and its messy aftermath -- Life goes on -- God the father, the son, his mom, and the holy spirit -- No two ways about it -- The long good-bye -- One more look.…”
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Labor relations in the aviation and aerospace industries by Kaps, Robert W., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Foundations of labor law and policy -- Public policy and labor law -- Early collective bargaining legislation -- Major collective bargaining legislation -- Principles, practices and procedures in collective bargaining and dispute resolution -- Elections, certifications, and procedures -- Negotiating the collective bargaining agreement -- Unfair labor practices -- Grievance procedures -- The changing labor relations environment -- The airline industry -- The aerospace industry -- General aviation -- The public sector.…”
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