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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Who are the dominant owners of U.S. public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? Does ownership of public debt give these bondholders power over our government? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly 50 percent today? Until now, we have not had any satisfactory answers to these questions. Public Debt, Inequality, and Power is the first comprehensive historical analysis of public debt ownership in the United States. It reveals that ownership of federal bonds has been increasingly concentrated in the hands of the 1 percent over the last three decades. Based on extensive and original research, Public Debt, Inequality, and Power will shock and enlighten.

Debts, Public --- Government securities --- 21st century america. --- american economy. --- american government. --- american history. --- bondholders. --- capitalism. --- concentrated wealth. --- debt. --- economic history. --- economic inequality. --- economic power. --- foreign owned debt. --- global politics. --- government and governing. --- inequality. --- ownership structure. --- political debate. --- politics. --- public debt ownership. --- public debt. --- public finance. --- social inequality. --- social power. --- top one percent. --- united states of america. --- united states treasury. --- us public debt.

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The arrival of telegraphy and railroads changed power relations throughout the world in the nineteenth century. In the Mesilla region of the American Southwest, it contributed to two distinct and rapid shifts in political and economic power from the 1850s to the 1920s. Torsten Kathke illustrates how the changes these technologies wrought everywhere could be seen at a much accelerated pace here. A local Hispano elite was replaced first by a Hispano-Anglo one, and finally a nationally oriented Anglo elite. As various groups tried to gain, hold, and defend power, the region became bound ever closer to the US economy and to the federal government. »A reader looking for a cultural study of the Mesilla will be greatly rewarded by Kathkes effort.« Bryant Macfarlane, https://networks.h-net.org, 11 (2020) Besprochen in: Technikgeschichte, 57/2 (2020), Amelia Bonea

History; Media; United States; Southwest; Telegraphy; Communication; USA; Railroads; Power Relations; 19th Century; 20th Century; Mesilla; Political Power; Economic Power; US Economy; Federal Government; Cultural History; America; American History; American Studies --- Technological innovations --- Federal government --- Power (Social sciences) --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Sociology --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Central-local government relations --- Decentralization in government --- Division of powers --- Federal-provincial relations --- Federal-state relations --- Federal systems --- Federalism --- Powers, Division of --- Provincial-federal relations --- State-federal relations --- Creative ability in technology --- Inventions --- Domestication of technology --- Innovation relay centers --- Research, Industrial --- Technology transfer --- Breakthroughs, Technological --- Innovations, Industrial --- Innovations, Technological --- Technical innovations --- Technological breakthroughs --- Technological change --- Economic aspects --- History --- Law and legislation --- Southwestern States --- Southwestern United States --- United States, Southwestern --- Economic conditions. --- Politics and government. --- 19th Century. --- 20th Century. --- America. --- American History. --- American Studies. --- Communication. --- Cultural History. --- Economic Power. --- Federal Government. --- Media. --- Mesilla. --- Political Power. --- Power Relations. --- Railroads. --- Southwest. --- Telegraphy. --- US Economy. --- USA. --- United States.

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Japan's catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar Japan through the lens of history. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an ongoing historical process marked by unexpected changes, such as Japan's extraordinary economic growth, and unanticipated continuities, such as the endurance of conservative rule. A provocative set of interpretative essays by eminent scholars, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century Japan and the dilemmas facing Japan today.

HISTORY / Asia / General. --- Japan --- History --- 92 --- JP / Japan - Japon --- J3390 --- J4000.90 --- Geschiedenis. --- Histoire. --- History. --- 92 Geschiedenis. --- 92 Histoire. --- 92 History. --- Geschiedenis --- Japan: History -- Gendai, modern -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- 1945 - 1989 --- Conditions sociales --- Politique et gouvernement --- Japon --- Histoire --- Japan - History - 1945 --- -Conditions sociales --- -Japan --- 21st century. --- academic. --- asian countries. --- asian history. --- contemporary. --- eastern world. --- economic power. --- economics. --- economy. --- essay collection. --- international. --- japan. --- japanese economy. --- japanese government. --- japanese history. --- japanese politics. --- japanese power. --- japanese. --- modern history. --- modern world. --- postwar japan. --- postwar. --- research. --- scholarly. --- social problems. --- social science. --- social scientists. --- wartime. --- world history. --- world war 2. --- wwii.

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In Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong, Cyrus Schayegh tells two intertwined stories: how, in early twentieth-century Iran, an emerging middle class used modern scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems like the increasing stress of everyday life, people's defective willpower, and demographic stagnation. The book examines the ways by which scientific knowledge allowed the Iranian modernists to socially differentiate themselves from society at large and, at the very same time, to intervene in it. In so doing, it argues that both class formation and social reform emerged at the interstices of local Iranian and Western-dominated global contexts and concerns.

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What determines the strategies by which a state mobilizes resources for war? And does war preparation strengthen or weaken the state in relation to society? In addressing these questions, Michael Barnett develops a novel theoretical framework that traces the connection between war preparation and changes in state-society relations, and applies that framework to Egypt from 1952 to 1977 and Israel from 1948 through 1977. Confronting the Costs of War addresses major issues in international relations, comparative politics, and Middle Eastern studies.

Civil-military relations --- Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire --- History --- Egypt --- Israel --- Israël --- Egypte --- Military policy. --- Politics and government. --- Politics and government --- Politique militaire --- Politique et gouvernement --- 810 Theorie en Methode --- 830 Economie --- 836 (Multi-)nationale ondernemingen --- 837 Financiën en Bankwezen --- 841 Politiek Bestel --- 842 Media --- 850 Vrede- en conflictstudies --- 855 Oorlogsvoering --- 870 Defensie en Wapens --- 881.3 Noord-Afrika --- 883.4 West-Azië --- Civil-military relations. --- Israël --- Military and civilian power --- Military-civil relations --- Ägypten --- Egitto --- Egipet --- Egiptos --- Miṣr --- Southern Region (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Region (United Arab Republic) --- Iqlīm al-Janūbī (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Territory (United Arab Republic) --- Egipat --- Arab Republic of Egypt --- A.R.E. --- ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt) --- Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah --- Mitsrayim --- Egipt --- Ijiptʻŭ --- Misri --- Ancient Egypt --- Gouvernement royal égyptien --- Executive power --- Sociology, Military --- Military government --- Égypte --- جمهورية مصر العربية --- مِصر‎ --- مَصر‎ --- Maṣr --- Khēmi --- エジプト --- Ejiputo --- Egypti --- Egypten --- מצרים --- United Arab Republic --- Arab Cold War. --- Arab–Israeli conflict. --- Arms industry. --- Austerity. --- Authoritarianism. --- Bourgeoisie. --- Capitalism. --- Colonialism. --- Comparative politics. --- Conscription. --- Correlates of War. --- Counter-insurgency. --- Criticisms of socialism. --- David Ben-Gurion. --- Domestic policy. --- Economic development. --- Economic growth. --- Economic nationalism. --- Economic policy. --- Economic power. --- Economic problem. --- Economics. --- Economy. --- Egyptian Government. --- Embargo. --- External debt. --- Failed state. --- Foreign policy. --- Great power. --- Hard currency. --- High politics. --- Histadrut. --- Hostility. --- Ideology. --- Imperialism. --- Industrialisation. --- International relations. --- Israelis. --- Liberalization. --- Mapai. --- Marxism. --- Militarism. --- Militarization. --- Military Keynesianism. --- Military service. --- Military strategy. --- Military threat. --- Military–industrial complex. --- National security. --- Nationalization. --- Neocolonialism. --- Neorealism (international relations). --- On War. --- Origins of the Cold War. --- Overproduction. --- Policy. --- Political Order in Changing Societies. --- Political alienation. --- Political economy. --- Politics Among Nations. --- Politics. --- Populism. --- Power politics. --- Private sector. --- Public expenditure. --- Public sector. --- Radicalism (historical). --- Radicalization. --- Realigning election. --- Realism (international relations). --- Requirement. --- Right-wing politics. --- Security dilemma. --- Security studies. --- Shortage. --- Soviet Union. --- State (polity). --- State formation. --- States and Social Revolutions. --- Strategic goal (military). --- Strategy. --- Tariff. --- Tax. --- Theory of International Politics. --- Third World. --- Total war. --- Trade barrier. --- Undue hardship. --- War bond. --- War economy. --- War effort. --- War of Attrition. --- War studies. --- War. --- Warfare. --- World Politics. --- World War I. --- World War II. --- Yom Kippur War. --- Zionism.