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State of Confusion
St. Martin's Press 2008; US$ 7.99Finally, the answer to the many questions that have been preying on the minds of millions of Americans has arrived. Why are Americans so vulnerable to divisive political tactics? Why did Americans get dragged into such an unwise war in Iraq? Why do fundamentalist religious groups, Fox News, and right-wing radio still play such influential... more...
The Ten Things You Can't Say in America
St. Martin's Press 2001; US$ 16.99From Rush Limbaugh to Howard Stern, America tunes in to its radio hosts both on the air and between covers, accepting them as truth-tellers without agendas, the perfect gadflies for the age of too much information. In an era where everyone seems bought and paid for, they cut through it all to tell it like it is. For Fall 2000--just in time to... more...
Secrecy and Open Government
Palgrave Macmillan 1999; US$ 168.00Does the Labour Government's commitment to Freedom of Information mean the end of excessive secrecy in the UK? Why has Britain finally decided to join the many other countries that enjoy a 'right to know'? This book places the current UK debate over open government in its political context. Robertson argues that just as secrecy reflected the interests... more...
What We've Lost
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004; US$ 7.99What We've Lost addresses the fragile state of U.S. democracy with a critical review of the Bush administration by one of our leading magazine editors, Graydon Carter. Carter has expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the current state of the nation in his monthly editor's letters in Vanity Fair-- which have aroused widespread comment--and... more...
The Good Fight
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableStraight talk about George W. Bush,corporate government, and the whole charade of presidential campaigning -- from the last honest man in American politics Ralph Nader -- brilliant visionary, relentless activist -- may be the most honest man left in politics. And yet his presidential campaigns have faced consistent opposition -- mainly from Democrats... more...
Der Aufruhr der Ausgebildeten
Hamburger Edition HIS 2012; US$ 8.80Hauptbeschreibung Das Jahr 2011 war das Jahr der unerwarteten und sich weltweit immer weiter ausbreitenden Proteste. In verschiedenen arabischen Ländern haben Demonstranten so lange aufbegehrt, bis sie ihre Regime zu Fall gebracht und deren Potentaten verjagt hatten. Und seitdem in Manhattan die Bewegung "Occupy Wall Street" entstanden ist, scheint... more...
Control
Threshold Editions 2013; Not AvailableWhen our founding fathers secured the Constitutional ?right of the people to keep and bear arms,? they also added the admonition that this right SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. It is the only time this phrase appears in the Bill of Rights. So why aren?t more people listening? History has proven that guns are essential to self-defense and liberty?but tragedy... more...
Control
Threshold Editions 2013; Not AvailableWhen our founding fathers secured the Constitutional ?right of the people to keep and bear arms,? they also added the admonition that this right SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. It is the only time this phrase appears in the Bill of Rights. So why aren?t more people listening? History has proven that guns are essential to self-defense and liberty?but tragedy... more...
Identifying Citizens
Wiley 2013; US$ 59.95New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos, may be contactless, using a scanner, and above all, may rely on computerized registries of personal information. In this timely new contribution, David Lyon argues that such IDs represent a fresh phase in the long-term attempts of modern states to... more...









