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 The Politics of Exile in Renaissance Italy By Christine Shaw 2000 | 270 Pages | ISBN: 0521663253 | PDF | 3 MB Political exiles were a prominent feature of political life during the Renaissance, often a source of intense concern to the states from which they were banished, and a ready instrument for governments wishing to intervene in the affairs of their rivals and enemies. This book provides the first systematic analysis of the role of exiles in the political life of fifteenth-century Italy. It also provides fresh perspectives on the nature and power of governments during this period, and on ideas about the legitimacy of political authority and political action.  Abdullah Öcalan, "The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan: Kurdistan, Woman's Revolution and Democratic Confederalism" English | ISBN: 0745399762 | 2017 | 192 pages | MOBI | 447 KB Abdullah Öcalan actively led the Kurdish liberation struggle as the head of the PKK from its foundation in 1978 until his abduction on February 15, 1999. Now, writing from isolation in Turkey's Imrali Island Prison, he has shaped a new political movement in the Middle East called Democratic Confederalism, which is rapidly developing and spreading across the Middle East because it combats powerful religious sectarianism while also providing the blueprints for a burgeoning democratic society.  Abdullah Öcalan, "The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan: Kurdistan, Woman's Revolution and Democratic Confederalism" English | ISBN: 0745399762 | 2017 | 192 pages | EPUB | 292 KB Abdullah Öcalan actively led the Kurdish liberation struggle as the head of the PKK from its foundation in 1978 until his abduction on February 15, 1999. Now, writing from isolation in Turkey's Imrali Island Prison, he has shaped a new political movement in the Middle East called Democratic Confederalism, which is rapidly developing and spreading across the Middle East because it combats powerful religious sectarianism while also providing the blueprints for a burgeoning democratic society.  The Political Power of Bad Ideas: Networks, Institutions, and the Global Prohibition Wave by Mark Lawrence Schrad English | March 24, 2010 | ISBN: 0195391233, 9780190452933 | True EPUB | 314 pages | 4 MB In The Political Power of Bad Ideas, Mark Schrad uses one of the greatest oddities of modern history-the broad diffusion throughout the Western world of alcohol-control legislation in the early twentieth century-to make a powerful argument about how bad policy ideas achieve international success. His could an idea that was widely recognized by experts as bad before adoption, and which ultimately failed everywhere, come to be adopted throughout the world? To answer the question, Schrad utilizes an institutionalist approach and focuses in particular on the United States, Sweden, and Russia/the USSR.  The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market by Kristin Ciupa English | 2026 | ISBN: 9004749136 | 289 Pages | True PDF | 2.36 MB  The Policing Gap in NATO Operations: Defining the complexity of Internal Security Architecture (SpringerBriefs in Policing) by Luigi Bramati, Monique van der Steen, Maria R. Haberfeld English | December 1, 2025 | ISBN: 3032117135 | 108 pages | PDF, EPUB | 5.28 Mb This open access brief examines NATO's Stability Policing doctrine through an interdisciplinary lens, bridging military doctrine with social science to enhance the understanding and planning of stabilization operations. By addressing the policing gap-the absence of local law enforcement capacity to maintain security and the rule of law-the research highlights the complex interplay between formal and informal centers of power that shape internal security dynamics.  The Pocket Guide to Quick Self-Care: The Busy Person's Handbook to Transform Self-Sabotage into Daily Wellness and Calm (Self Help) by Mirela Gorjanu English | October 3, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FTW8YWY2 | 85 pages | EPUB | 0.13 Mb Tired of Self-Care That Feels Like More Work?  Brandon Q. Morris, "The Pluto Debacle: Hard Science Fiction " English | ASIN : B0BSJNB198 | 2023 | 342 pages | MOBI | 511 KB To ice hell and back  The Playful Way to Serious Writing By Roberta Allen 2002 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 061819729X | PDF | 4 MB For anyone who has ever dreaded the blank page or struggled to find something to write and then agonized over how best to write it, or has simply found writing to be hard work, The Playful Way to Serious Writing breaks down common writing barriers and frees the writer within. Drawing on extensive experience in teaching creative writing and a lifetime of free artistic expression, Roberta Allen, novelist, short story writer, and author of Fast Fiction, has created a unique book of writing exercises packed with hundreds of verbal directives and visual cues. The key, Allen says, is ENERGY, "the force behind the words, the desire to bring forth something that has never before existed." Allen's ENERGY METHOD, which focuses creativity without interruption or that nagging inner critic, can be used for any type of creative effort at any level -- stories, novels, plays, memoirs, sketches, journals, and more. Attractive, engaging, funny, and free ranging, The Playful Way to Serious Writingis more than just a writing guide -- it is an endless sourcebook of ideas and a trusted creative companion.  The Platonic Mind by Peter D. Larsen, Vasilis Politis English | 2025 | ISBN: 1138193232 | 444 Pages | AZW3 | 1.47 MB |
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