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Laura Gamboa, "Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy"
English | ISBN: 1009164066 | 2022 | 320 pages | PDF | 3 MB
In the past two decades, democratically elected executives across the world have used their popularity to push for legislation that, over time, destroys systems of checks and balances, hinders free and fair elections, and undermines political rights and civil liberties. Using and abusing institutions and institutional reform, some executives have transformed their countries' democracies into competitive authoritarian regimes. Others, however, have failed to erode democracy. What explains these different outcomes? Resisting Backsliding answers this question. With a focus on the cases of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Alvaro Uribe in Colombia, the book shows that the strategies and goals of the opposition are key to understanding why some executives successfully erode democracy and others do not. By highlighting the role of the opposition, this book emphasizes the importance of agency for understanding democratic backsliding and shows that even weak oppositions can defeat strong potential autocrats.

Manju Singh, "Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring"
English | ISBN: 1871891590 | 2022 | 442 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The themes covered in Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring will include Technology, Creativity and Innovation, Post COVID-19 opportunities and challenges, Development for a Sustainable World, Cross-Cultural Dimensions of well-being, Gender Inequality, and Intersectionality. This Edited Collection draws from selected papers from the 2022 International Conference on Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring, which addresses many of the challenges in a post-pandemic world.

Nishant Kumar, "Religious Offence and Censorship of Publications: An Enquiry through the Prism of Indian Laws and the Judiciary"
English | ISBN: 1032384999 | 2023 | 184 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book analyzes the role of laws and the judiciary in the process of censorship in India. It examines the rationales and observations produced by the judiciary when demands for censorship are directed against publications that allegedly offend religious sentiments. Focusing on a micro-level analysis of censorship of publications, it presents a hard case to understand the limitations of freedom of expression and the role played by the judiciary in defining its boundaries. The volume traces the evolution of laws governing freedom of expression since the colonial period and the context in which these laws were amended after Independence. It also explicates how the legal process - the structural and functional aspects of working of judiciary - affects the fate of freedom of expression in India. Employing comparative legal analysis, it tries to understand and situate the Indian case within the larger discourse of censorship and freedom of expression around the world, thereby marking its similarities and differences. In unravelling the politics of censorship, the author also examines the interaction among different stakeholders like government, non-state actors and the judiciary.

Reshmi Banerjee, "Reflections on Myanmar: Identity, Heritage, Aspirations"
English | ISBN: 1032328878 | 2023 | 224 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Myanmar is known for its engaging history, rich cultural heritage, and diverse ethnic communities. Its tumultuous political past has been discussed by academics and policy makers for decades; however, the land of the Shwedagon cannot only be defined by conflict and contestation. Myanmar is complex and multi-layered with innumerable issues shaping its identity and manifold interpretations creating its distinctiveness. A deeper comprehension of its past glory with thoughtful deliberation on its socio-economic challenges helps to understand the country better. This book fills this gap by focusing on four broad themes--reminiscence, restoration, re-evaluation, and resurrection. It studies interconnected issues ranging from nostalgia and belonging to Myanmar's contribution to art and heritage (through its museums, cinema, folk traditions); from the problems of landlessness, resource dispossession, and climate change to the experience of marginalized groups. The author weaves these themes into a common narrative of discovering Myanmar through a holistic lens. The book aims to explore the country through its history, culture, communities, and challenges.

Traci Morrow, "Real-life Marriage: Navigating Your Beautiful, Messy, One-of-a-kind Love Story"
English | ISBN: 1612545491 | 2022 | 216 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
In Real-Life Marriage: Navigating Your Beautiful, Messy, One-of-a-Kind Love Story, author, marriage mentor, and public speaker Traci Morrow debunks the happily-ever-after stereotype to offer a fresh perspective on what it takes to make a marriage great.

React Quickly, Second Edition (MEAP V09)
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781633439290 | 695 pages | PDF,EPUB | 26.22 MB
Learn the skills you need to build React applications quickly! This fully revised second edition introduces functional components, React hooks, static site generators, and more.

Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction By John Cullen Gruesser
2013 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0786465360 | PDF | 3 MB
This book highlights detection's malleability by analyzing the works of particular groups of authors from specific time periods written in response to other texts. It traces the roles that gender, race and empire have played in American detective fiction from Edgar Allan Poe's works through the myriad variations upon them published before 1920 to hard-boiled fiction (the origins of which derive in part from turn-of-the-20th-century notions about gender, race and nationality), and it concludes with a discussion of contemporary mystery series with inner-city settings that address black male and female heroism.

Resisting Backsliding Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy

Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring

Religious Offence and Censorship of Publications An Enquiry through the Prism of Indian Laws and the Judiciary

Reflections on Myanmar Identity, Heritage, Aspirations

Real-life Marriage Navigating Your Beautiful, Messy, One-of-a-kind Love Story

Reactivity How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions

React Quickly, Second Edition (MEAP V09)

Raw Data to Production App with R and Shiny A Guided Example

Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction

R All-in-One For Dummies