A compend of history from the earliest times : comprehending a general view of the present state of the world, with respect to civilization, religion, and government : and a brief dissertation on the importance of historical knowledge /

Includes bibliographical references.

Parties and politics : an institutional and behavioral approach /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Iowa Journal of History and Politics

Mode of access: Internet.

Adolescence; its psychology and its relations to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion and education,

Mode of access: Internet.

Socialism and politics : a study in the readjustment of the values of life /

"Printed at the Essex House Press."

Tax guide for churches and other religious organizations.

Cover title.

Texas its government and politics.

Mode of access: Internet.

A dialogue of the knowledge of the supreme Lord : in which are compared the claims of Christianity and Hinduism, and various questions of Indian religion and literature fairly discussed /

Microfilmed by University of Pennsylvania Library, 1980.--1 reel ; 35 mm.

The natives of the northern territories of the Gold Coast : their customs, religion and folklore /

Kassena or Awuna language : p.[113]-158.

DDT : a review of scientific and economic aspects of the decision to ban its use as a pesticide : prepared for Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives.

Includes bibliographies.

Political pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets on politics.

Democratic governance and the rule of law : lessons from Colombia /

"Colombia has experienced conflict for decades. In the 1990s it was a paradigm of the failing state, beset with all manner of troubles: terrorism, kidnapping, murder, drug trafficking, corruption, an economic downturn of major scope, general lawlessness, and brain drain. Today the country is much safer, and the agents of violence are clearly on the defensive. Nonetheless, much work lies ahead to secure the democratic system. Security and the rule of law are fundamental to the task. As the monopoly over the legitimate use of force is established, democratic governance also needs the architecture of law: ministry of justice, courts, legislative scrutiny, law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, public defenders, police, correctional system, legal statutes, contracts, university level academic education to train lawyers, judges, and investigators, along with engagement with civil society to promote a culture of lawfulness. Security without the rule of law puts a society at risk of falling into a Hobbesian hell."--P. v.

Evolution : its nature, its evidences, and its relation to religious thought /

Microform.

Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context : Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond /

After the electoral reform in 1994, Japan saw a gradual evolution from a multi-party system toward a two-party system over the course of five House of Representatives election cycles. In contrast, after Taiwan’s constitutional amendment in 2005, a two-party system emerged in the first post-reform legislative election in 2008. Critically, however, Taiwan’s president is directly elected while Japan’s prime minister is indirectly elected. The contributors conclude that the higher the payoffs of holding the executive office and the greater degree of cross-district coordination required to win it, the stronger the incentives for elites to form and stay in the major parties. In such a context, a country will move rapidly toward a two-party system. In Part II, the contributors apply this theoretical logic to other countries with mixed-member systems to demonstrate its generality. They find the effect of executive competition on legislative electoral rules in countries as disparate as Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, Bolivia, and Russia. The findings presented in this book have important implications for political reform. Often, reformers are motivated by high hopes of solving some political problems and enhancing the quality of democracy. But, as this group of scholars demonstrates, electoral reform alone is not a panacea. Whether and to what extent it achieves the advocated goals depends not only on the specification of new electoral rules per se but also on the political context—and especially the constitutional framework—within which such rules are embedded.