Continuing a three-decade tradition, The State of the Parties 7th edition brings together leading experts to evaluate change and continuity in American electoral politics. Political parties in America have never been more contentious and divided than they are right now. Even splits within the parties themselves have the power to elevate relatively unknown candidates to power and topple established incumbents. With sections devoted to polarization and the electorate, polarization and politi...

How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace an...

How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace an...

"Stones of the Temple; Or, Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church" by Walter Field explores the intricate relationship between church architecture and spiritual lessons. Field delves into the symbolism of various elements within the church, such as the altar, pews, and stained glass windows, illustrating how these components serve not only as physical structures but also as vessels of faith and community. Through detailed descriptions and thoughtful reflections, the book invit...

Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of voting, elections, and representation by elaborating a simple theory of voting choice based on voters' interest in policy and in the suitability of candidates to hold elective office ('leadership valence'). Voters' choices must be understood in the context of the choices between opposing candidates they are offered on these two dimensions. Drawing on extensive analysis of US House races, Stone shows that although voters lack the informatio...

Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Stepping Stone and Love Machine are but two of six fragments in the Crosstown to Oblivion short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life's cosmic questions. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, these tales take us on speculative journeys beyond the reality we have come to know. In each tale someone in our world today is given insight into these long pondered mysteries. But how would the world reall...

難道只有暴力，才有可能打破不平等的社會？英國《金融時報》和麥肯錫年度商業圖書決選史丹佛大學知名歷史學教授沃特．席代爾，剖析自石器時代到今日，人類社會貧富不均的萬年大歷史！經濟不平等自古即是人類文明的一部分，未來也不會消失，但卻可能在極限邊緣獲得緩解。席代爾綜觀古今，指出唯有四種不同暴力帶來的斷裂，才可以平復這種不平等的狀況。【戰爭】日本在二戰結束後，高達250萬人死於戰爭，前1%的所得占比減少了2/3。【革命】中國共產主義「大躍進」，造成超過4000萬人死亡，大幅改變吉尼係數。【崩壞】西羅馬帝國的崩壞，卻讓所有統治階級消失，終結剝削，達成生活的改善。【疾病】歐洲中世紀黑死病的流行，反而讓實際工資翻漲數倍，扭轉勞資雙方關係。當人類再次面臨許多威脅與挑戰，貧富差距的拉大、日趨嚴重的通貨膨脹、新冠疫情的肆虐以及一觸即發的全球戰爭局勢，我們和平的日子是否走到盡頭？席代爾透過豐富的史...

When people have the freedom to further their own personal interests in politics, the results may be disastrous. Chaos? Tyranny? Can a political system be set up to avoid these pitfalls, while still granting citizens and politicians the freedom to pursue their interests? Republic at Risk is a concise and engaging introduction to American politics. The guiding theme is the problem of self-interest in politics, which James Madison took as his starting point in his defense of representative g...

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e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...

Regarded as the definitive practitioner reference and text, this accessible work addresses how to set up therapy groups and make them work. A wealth of clinical material illustrates the components of effective group therapy and the mechanisms and processes of change. Practical topics discussed include patient selection and preparation, leadership issues, communication of affect in groups, dealing with "difficult" patients, time-limited groups, and facilitating successful terminations. A ch...

Knucklebones & Standing Stones collects three works of historical fiction spanning centuries, highlighting how lives intersect with forces that will shape civilizations.In The Hungry Gods, Danu stands at the threshold of adulthood, facing a coming-of-age ceremony that demands more than she bargained for. What waits on the other side will test her courage and shake her beliefs to their core.In The Ashes of Rome, the Senones have come to collect what Rome owes them. Told acro...