Unequal and unrepresented : political inequality and the people's voice in the new Gilded Age By Brady, Henry E.; Schlozman, Kay Lehman; Verba, Sidney
2018 | 330 Pages | ISBN: 0691180555 | PDF | 12 MB
The Declaration of Independence proclaims equality as a foundational American value. However, Unequal and Unrepresented finds that political voice in America is not only unequal but also unrepresentative. Those who are well educated and affluent carry megaphones. The less privileged speak in a whisper. Relying on three decades of research and an enormous wealth of information about politically active individuals and organizations, Kay Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Sidney Verba offer a concise synthesis and update of their groundbreaking work on political participation. The authors consider the many ways that citizens in American democracy can influence public outcomes through political voice: by voting, getting involved in campaigns, communicating directly with public officials, participating online or offline, acting alone and in organizations, and investing their time and money. Socioeconomic imbalances characterize every form of political voice, but the advantage to the advantaged is especially pronounced when it comes to any form of political expression--for example, lobbying legislators or making campaign donations--that relies on money as an input. With those at the top of the ladder increasingly able to spend lavishly in politics, political action anchored in financial investment weighs ever more heavily in what public officials hear. Citing real-life examples and examining inequalities from multiple perspectives, Unequal and Unrepresented shows how disparities in political voice endanger American democracy today. -- book jacket
Ultra-High-Q Optical Microcavities
by Yun-Feng Xiao, Chang-Ling Zou
English | 2021 | ISBN: 9814566063 | 275 Pages | ePUB | 11.5 MB
To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism by John Keane, Debasish Roy Chowdhury
English | June 24, 2021 | ISBN: 0198848609 | EPUB | 336 pages | 9.1 MB
India is heralded as the world's largest democracy. Yet, there is now growing alarm about its democratic health. To Kill a Democracy gets to the heart of the matter.
Timewatch: The Social Analysis of Time By Barbara Adam
1995 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0745614612 | EPUB | 1 MB
In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment. Adam suggests ways not merely to deconstruct but to reconstruct both common-sense and social science understanding.
Three Against the Third Republic: Sorel, Barres and Maurras By Michael Curtis
2015 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0691626227 | EPUB | 3 MB
This volume is a comparative study of the political thought of three writers who, between 1885 and 1914, were leaders in the counterrevolutionary movement in France. Maurice Barres was a nationalistic conservative; Charles Maurras, a classic reactionary; and Georges Sorel, a moralist and syndicalist. Different though the three men were in their conception of political order, they were in common opposed to liberal democracy as a system of government and to most of the ideology and institutions of the Third Republic. Because of their impact on the generation that guided France before World War I, and because many of their attitudes foreshadow later totalitarian programs, Sorel, Barres and Maurras have a significant place in any assessment of modern European political history.Originally published in 1959.ThePrinceton Legacy Libraryuses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Thermal Energy Storage : Materials, Devices, Systems and Applications
by Yulong Ding
English | 2021 | ISBN: 178801717X | 556 Pages | ePUB | 10.4 MB
Chamindika Weerakoon, "Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Social Innovation"
English | ISBN: 1799845885 | 2020 | 265 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Social innovation is identified as a mechanism response to burning social challenges and the evolution of hybrid organizations such as social enterprises. As a result, there is an overwhelming growing interest among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to know more about the significant concept of social innovation. Despite this significance, it is often argued that the meaning of social innovation is ambiguous and vague with theory lagging social innovation practice as the field is nascent, emerging, and remains underdeveloped. This may impede the research endeavors of conceptualizing and establishing its socio-economic underpinnings and the legitimization of the field.
The Swedish Microchipping Phenomenon
by Moa Petersen
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1789733588 | 105 Pages | PDF/ePUB | 1.27 MB
Jennifer Swanson, "The Secret Science of Sports: The Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick"
English | ISBN: 0762473037 | 2021 | EPUB | 176 pages | 30 MB
Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! The Secret Science of Sports helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch.
Karl Reichl, "The Oral Epic: From Performance to Interpretation"
English | ISBN: 0367761319 | 2021 | 282 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This book focuses on the performance of oral epics and explores the significance of performance features for the interpretation of epic poetry.