Recent Acquisitions in Political Science at Ohio State University Libraries
August 2009
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DC33 .C639 2009 Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine Enjeux politiques de l'histoire coloniale. Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch Marseille: Agone, c2009 France -- Civilization -- Foreign influences; France -- Politics and government; France -- Colonies; French Colonial History Political Debate Historiography CVUH, Comité de vigilance face aux usages publics de l'histoire. Includes bibliographical references
DC419.A43 A43 2009 Amar, Cécile Fadela Amara: le destin d'une femme. Cécile Amar Paris: Hachette Littératures, c2009 Amara, Fadela; Cabinet officers -- France -- Biography; Muslim women -- France -- Biography; France -- Politics and government -- 1981-1995; France -- Politics and government -- 1995-2007; Political Biography Algerian Immigration Urban Policies Suburbs Includes bibliographical references
DT1974.2 .M46 2009 Memory, narrative, and forgiveness: perspectives on the unfinished journeys of the past. edited by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela and Chris Van Der Merwe Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009 South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Congresses; Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Congresses; Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Congresses; Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Case studies Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Cape Town in 2006 to mark the 10th anniversary of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission --Preface; Includes bibliographical references
F1256 .B36 2009 Barmeyer, Niels, 1969- Developing Zapatista autonomy: conflict and NGO involvement in rebel Chiapas. Niels Barmeyer Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2009 Chiapas (Mexico) -- History -- Peasant Uprising, 1994-; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1988-2000; Mayas -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- Government relations; Non-governmental organizations -- Mexico -- Chiapas; Conflict management -- Mexico -- Chiapas; Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico) Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-270) and index.
Table of Contents: Roots of Zapatista autonomy -- Pueblos de Base -- Who is running the show?: the workings of Zapatista government -- Resistance, conflict, and community division -- Global networks, local impacts: the transformation of NGO involvement in Chiapas -- The second phase of the Zapatista revolution -- Projects and their impacts: observations by a volunteer water worker -- Mobility and cultural change in the face of outside involvement -- Accommodating home base and civil society: the EZLN's many facets
F2326 .T55 2009 Tinker Salas, Miguel The enduring legacy: oil, culture, and society in Venezuela. Miguel Tinker Salas Durham [N.C.]: Duke University Press, 2009 Venezuela -- Civilization -- 20th century; Venezuela -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects -- Venezuela; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Venezuela Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-315) and index.
Table of Contents: Introduction: oil, culture, and society -- A tropical Mediterranean: Lake Maracaibo at the turn of the century -- The search for black gold -- La ruta petrolera: learning to live with oil -- Oil, race, labor, and nationalism -- Our tropical outpost: gender and the senior staff camps -- The oil industry and civil society -- Oil and politics: an enduring relation -- Conclusion: an enduring legacy
F2519.3.P58 B588 2007 Bittencourt, Libertad Borges A formação de um campo político na América Latina: as organizações indígenas no Brasil. Libertad Borges Bittencourt Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil: Editora UFG, c2007 Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Politics and government; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Societies, etc; Political culture -- Brazil; Brazil -- Politics and government Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227); Indigenismo e nacionalidade na América Latina -- O índio e a ordem: organizações indígenas na America Latina -- As organizações indígenas no Brasil -- A voz do índio no Brasil
F2849.2 .G566 2007 González, Julio C., abogado Isabel Perón: intimidades de un gobierno. Julio González Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial El Ateneo, c2007 Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1955-1983; Perón, Isabel, 1931-; Women presidents -- Argentina
F3101.A4 .A56 2008 Amorós, Mario Compañero presidente: Salvador Allende, una vida por la democracia y el socialismo. Mario Amorós [Valencia]: Universitat de València, c2008 Allende Gossens, Salvador, 1908-1973; Allende Gossens, Salvador, 1908-1973 -- Political and social views; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1970-1973; Presidents -- Chile -- Biography; Allende, Salvador, 1908-1973; Chile Política y gobierno 1970-1973 PUV --Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-372)
F3101.A95 A5 2006 Aylwin Azócar, Patricio El poder de la paradoja: 14 lecciones políticas de la vida de Patricio Aylwin. Margarita Serrano, Ascanio Cavallo con la colaboración de Karin Niklander Santiago de Chile: Grupo Editorial Norma, c2006 Aylwin Azócar, Patricio -- Interviews; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Aylwin, Patricio, 1918- -- Entrevistas. renib; Aylwin, Patricio, 1918- -- Pensamiento político y social. renib; Políticos -- Chile -- Biografías. renib
HC175 .V45 2009 Veigel, Klaus Friedrich, 1974- Dictatorship, democracy, and globalization: Argentina and the cost of paralysis, 1973-2001. Klaus F. Veigel University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009 Argentina -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; Argentina -- Economic policy; Debts, External -- Argentina; Argentina -- Foreign economic relations; Dictatorship -- Argentina; Democracy -- Argentina; Globalization -- Case studies Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.
Table of Contents: Investigates the decline of the corporatist and inward-oriented postwar model of development during the 1970s and 1980s and the emergence of a new paradigm driven by the desire to participate in the process of globalization. Uses Argentina as a case study --Provided by publisher
HD1415 .I57 2009 Institutions and sustainability [electronic resource]: political economy of agriculture and the environment - essays in honour of Konrad Hagedorn. edited by Volker Beckmann and Martina Padmanabhan [Dordrecht]: Springer, c2009 Agriculture -- Economic aspects; Agriculture and state Includes bibliographical references and index.
HD6305.J3 G67 2006 Gorni, Yosef Converging alternatives: the Bund and the Zionist Labor Movement, 1897-1985. Yosef Gorny New York: State University of New York Press, c2006 Allgemeyner Idisher arbayṭerbund in Liṭa, Poylen un Rusland; Labor Zionism -- Europe, Eastern -- History; Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Jewish socialists -- Europe, Eastern -- History Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-301) and index.
Table of Contents: Between class and nation: the Bund in Russia, 1897-1917 -- Between Eretz Israel and the diaspora: the Second Aliya, 1904-1914 -- From class to peoplehood: the Polish Bund, 1917-1932 -- Between the Zionist Klal and the Halutsic Klal: The Zionist Labor Movement in the 1920s -- The tragic illusion -- Between pioneerhood and peoplehood: the Zionist Labor Movement, 1930-1947 -- From Bund to Bundism, 1947-1985 -- From Zionist Klal to Jewish Klal
HD9560.5 .E54 2009 Engdahl, William Full spectrum dominance: totalitarian democracy in the new world order. F. William Engdahl Baton Rouge, La.: Third Millennium Press, c2009 Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- History; United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; World politics -- 21st century Includes bibliographical references and index
HD9574.V42 M347 2007 Mayobre, Eduardo, 1946- La nacionalización del petróleo, 1976: culminación de una política. estudio preliminar de Eduardo Mayobre [Caracas, Venezuela]: Fundación Rómulo Betancourt, c2007 Petroleum industry and trade -- Venezuela -- History -- 20th century; Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Venezuela -- History -- 20th century; Petroleum industry and trade -- Government ownership -- Venezuela -- History -- 20th century; Betancourt, Rómulo, 1908-1981 Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]-99); Estudio preliminar. Venezuela dueña de su petróleo. Eduardo Mayobre -- Discurso ante el Senado, 6 de agosto de 1975. A propósito de la nacionalización petrolera. Rómulo Betancourt
HV6432.7 .T39 2008 DVD Taxi to the dark side [videorecording]. Jigsaw Productions presents in association with Tall Woods, LLC and Wider Film Projects produced in association with The Discovery Channel X-Ray Productions Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment, c2008 Dilawar, d. 2002; Torture -- United States; Torture -- Government policy -- United States; Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- United States; Torture victims -- Afghanistan -- Biography; War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Prisoners and prisons; Guerra contra el terrorismo -- 2001- -- Prisioneros y prisiones. bidex Region 1, widescreen format Dolby digital 5.1 surround or Dolby digital 2.0 stereo; DVD format; Predominantly in English some dialogue in Pashto with English and Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned; Narrated by Alex Gibney; Cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke editor, Sloane Klevin original music by Ivor Guest, Robert Logan additional music by Mario Grigorov written & directed by Alex Gibney produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman; Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007; Special features (72 min.): optional audio commentary by Alex Gibney interview with Frank Gibney (16 min.) 5 outtakes (22 min. total) David Brancaccio interviews Alex Gibney for PBS Now (18 min.) Robert Scheer interviews Alex Gibney on Link TV (14 min.) theatrical trailer (2 min.); MPAA rating: R; An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later
HV6433.C5 V466 2007 La verdad olvidada del terrorismo en Chile, 1968-1996. editor periodístico, Arturo Castillo Vicencio [Chile?]: Editorial Maye, c2007 Terrorism -- Chile -- History -- 20th century; State-sponsored terrorism -- Chile -- History -- 20th century; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1970-1973; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973- Includes bibliographical references
JA84.A33 C43 2009 Chabal, Patrick, 1951- Africa: the politics of suffering and smiling. Patrick Chabal London New York: Zed Pietermaritzburg, S.A.: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press New York: Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009 Africa -- Politics and government -- Philosophy Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-209) and index
JC355 .B43 2009 Bednar, Jenna The robust federation [electronic resource]: principles of design. Jenna Bednar Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, c2009 Federal government; Federal government -- United States Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-234) and index.
JC574 .R63 2009 The road from Mont Pèlerin: the making of the neoliberal thought collective. edited by Philip Mirowski, Dieter Plehwe Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2009 Neoliberalism; Neoliberalism -- Case studies Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents: Introduction. Dieter Plehwe -- French neoliberalism and its divisions: from the Colloque Walter Lippmann to the Fifth Republic. François Denord -- Liberalism and neoliberalism in Britain, 1930-1980. Keith Tribe -- Neoliberalism in Germany: revisiting the ordoliberal foundations of the social market economy. Ralf Ptak -- The rise of the Chicago School of Economics and the birth of neoliberalism. Rob van Horn and Philip Mirowski -- The neoliberals confront the trade unions. Yves Steiner -- Reinventing monopoly and the role of corporations: the roots of Chicago law and economics. Rob van Horn -- The origins of the neoliberal economic development discourse. Dieter Plehwe -- Business conservatives and the Mont Pèlerin Society. Kim Phillips-Fein -- The influence of neoliberals in Chile before, during, and after Pinochet. Karin Fischer -- Taking aim at the new international economic order. Jennifer Bair -- How neoliberalism makes its world: the urban property rights project in Peru. Timothy Mitchell -- Postface: defining neoliberalism. Philip Mirowski
JK1968 2008 .E54 2010 The elections of 2008. edited by Michael Nelson Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, c2010 Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; United States. Congress -- Elections, 2008; Elections -- United States Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents: The setting: diversifying the presidential talent pool. Michael Nelson -- The nominations: rules, strategies, and uncertainty. Barry C. Burden -- The presidential election: change comes to America. Gerald M. Pomper -- The presidency: the unexpected competence of the Barack Obama administration. Paul J. Quirk and Bruce Nesmith -- Congress: the second Democratic wave. Gary C. Jacobson -- The media: coloring the news. Marjorie Randon Hershey -- Voting behavior: a blue nation?. Nicole Mellow -- Campaign finance: fundraising and spending in the 2008 elections. Marian Currinder -- The meaning of the 2008 election. David R. Mayhew
JL1229.C6 M73 2009 Morris, Stephen D., 1957- Political corruption in Mexico: the impact of democratization. Stephen D. Morris Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009 Political corruption -- Mexico; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 2000-; Democratization -- Mexico; Political culture -- Mexico Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents: Political corruption and change in Mexico -- The impact of new politics -- Changing state-society relations -- Fox's anticorruption reforms -- Exploring perceptions of corruption -- Participation in corruption -- Shifting patterns of corruption -- The role of culture? -- Conclusion
JQ1539.5.A67 G58 2008 Ghose, Tushar K Public sector power and public sector pay in Hong Kong: a survey of the political economy of pay determination in a British colony (1965-1985). Tushar K. Ghose Hong Kong: Contemporary China Research Project, City University of Hong Kong, 2008 Civil service -- China -- Hong Kong -- Salaries, etc; Hong Kong (China) -- Officials and employees -- Salaries, etc Developed from the author's doctoral dissertation; Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-372)
JZ5584.C93 K39 2008 Kaymak, Erol Building confidence in peace: public opinion and the Cyprus peace process. Erol Kaymak, Alexandros Lordos, Nathalie Tocci Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies, c2008 Peace-building -- Cyprus -- Public opinion; Cypriots -- Attitudes; Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 2004- Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70)
KE3247 .T48 2009 Thomas, Mark P. (Mark Preston), 1969- Regulating flexibility: the political economy of employment standards. Mark P. Thomas Montreal Ithaca: McGill-Queens University Press, 2009 Labor laws and legislation -- Canada; Labor laws and legislation -- Social aspects -- Canada; Manpower policy -- Canada Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-234) and index
LA1144.4 .P65 2009 The political economy of educational reforms and capacity development in Southeast Asia [electronic resource]: cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Yasushi Hirosato, Yuto Kitamura, editors [Dordrecht]: Springer, c2009 Educational change -- Southeast Asia; Education and state -- Southeast Asia Includes bibliographical references and indexes.