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Examining the structure, politics and historic development of taxation in several countries, this book compares three quite different political democracies. It provides an account of the ways these democracies have financed their welfare programs despite widespread resistance to taxes.

This study explores the main themes of Latin American political culture and its models of democracy and why they differ so greatly from those of the USA. It focuses on the political theory of Iberia and Latin America, and its implications for democratic development and U.S. foreign policy.

Examining how war has defined modern America, this text argues that America's intense preoccupation with war emerged on the eve of World War II, marking a turning point as important as the Revolution, the end of the frontier, and other watersheds in American history.

Barry Goldwater is regarded by some as one of the most prominent and controversial politicans of the 20th century. This biography draws on interviews with Goldwater, and with his friends, family and colleagues, as well as looking at his private papers.

The union of women artists and painters was founded in Paris in 1881 to represent the interests of women artists and facilitate the exhibition of their work. This is a history of the first 15 years of the organization which places it in the context of the Paris art world in the 19th century.

Discusses the Iran-Contra affair and its implications.

Medically-based history of heroin's development and medical use, its demonization and widespread abuse, and the social control policies it engendered. Compares British and American systems for the treatment of addicts, and makes medical and policy recommendations.

This study looks at the issues facing children whose parents are dying of AIDS: what children experience; how it affects them; how their emotional needs can be met and second families found; and the stigmas they face. Stories of children, told in their own words, are included.

The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most famous military adventures in the ancient world. Its fearless army of Greek mercenaries marched through western Asia (modern Turkey and Iraq) in 401-399 B.C., their hopes and hardships recounted by Xenophon, the Athenian, an admiring pupil of Socrates.

This is the first book in more than twenty-five years to examine the complex historical, cultural, and aesthetic relationship between theatre and film, and the effect that each has had on the other's development. Robert Knopf here assembles essays from performers, directors, writers, and critics that illuminate this ongoing inquiry.

Physicians are increasingly wrestling with new moral choices. This work by theologian Paul Ramsey, first published 30 years ago, anticipated and addressed these moral and ethical issues. This second edition includes a new foreword and essays that should help to locate and interpret Ramsey.

In this comprehensive examination of Hegel's ideas on freedom, Paul Franco focuses particularly on the philosopher's masterpiece, "Philosophy of Right". He traces the development of Hegel's ideas and relates them to modern political theory.

A companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics". It presents an overview of the text and a variety of perspectives on its interpretation from more than a dozen respected contributors. The editors' introduction seeks to alert readers to the important themes and problems.

This survey of the history of conflict finds that fully democratic nations have never made war on other democracies. Using case studies ranging through history from ancient Athens to modern America, the author analyzes instances in which democracies have confronted each other with military force.

In the USA, minorities such as blacks, Latinos and gays demand a school curriculum that recognizes their identity. Others insist education should instil a common American identity. The author indicates the underlying issues and shows how schools can promote both national and cultural identities.

A collection of essays by anthropologists that cover a range of visual representation, from Balinese television to computer software manuals. Contributors discuss the anthropology of art, ritual, media and communication, the study of landscape, the history of anthropology, and art practice.

An analysis of the autonomy and leverage of modern professional groups - medicine, law, university teaching, engineering - in the US and Europe. Finding that each group has experienced a decline in its power, it considers the implications for professionals and those they serve.

In this text, the author, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, muses on various aspects of biochemistry, explaining the chemical basis for many biological phenomena.