Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pursuit of Equality in the West Author: Aldo Schiavone Narrator: William Sarris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: How much equality does democracy need to survive? Political thinkers have wrestled with that question for millennia. Aldo Schiavone guides us through historical thickets, from the first democracy to the present day, seeking solutions to the enduring tension between democracy and inequality. Turning from antiquity to the modern world, Schiavone shows how the American and the French revolutions attempted to settle old debates, introducing a new way of thinking about equality. Both the French revolutionaries and the American colonists sought democracy and equality together, but the European tradition saw formal equality—equality before the law—as a means of obtaining economic equality. The American model, in contrast, adopted formal equality while setting aside the goal of economic equality. The Pursuit of Equality in the West argues that the United States and European models were compatible with industrial-age democracy, but neither suffices in the face of today's technological revolution. Opposing both atomization and the obsolete myths of the collective, Schiavone thinks equality anew, proposing a model founded on neither individualism nor the erasure of the individual but rather on the universality of the impersonal human, which coexists with the sea of differences that makes each of us unique.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Decides?: States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation Author: Jeffrey S. Sutton Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Everything in law and politics, including individual rights, comes back to divisions of power and the evergreen question: Who decides? Who wins the disputes of the day often turns on who decides them. And our acceptance of the resolution of those disputes often turns on who the decision maker is—because it reveals who governs us. In Who Decides, the influential US Appellate Court Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton focuses on the constitutional structure of the American states to answer the question of who should decide the key questions of public policy today. By concentrating on the role of governmental structure in shaping power across the fifty American states, Sutton develops a powerful explanation of American constitutional law, in all of its variety, as opposed to just federal constitutional law. Sutton compares state-level governments with the federal government and draws numerous insights from the comparisons. Instead of focusing on individual rights, however, he focuses on structure. Who Decides makes the case that American Constitutional Law should account for the role of the state courts and state constitutions, together with the federal courts and the federal constitution, in assessing the right balance of power among all branches of government.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Defense of Public Debt Author: Asmaa El-Ganainy, Kris James Mitchener, Rui Esteves, Barry Eichengreen Narrator: Perry Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts—about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they represent for future generations. Authors Barry Eichengreen, Asmaa El-Ganainy, Rui Esteves, and Kris James Mitchener argue that the ability of governments to issue debt has played a critical role in addressing emergencies—from wars and pandemics to economic and financial crises, as well as in funding essential public goods and services such as transportation, education, and healthcare. None of this is to deny that debt problems, debt crises, and debt defaults occur. But these dramatic events, which attract much attention, are not the entire story. In Defense of Public Debt redresses the balance. They deploy a comprehensive database to identify the factors behind rising public debts and the circumstances under which high debts are successfully stabilized and brought down. Finally, they bring the story up to date, describing the role of public debt in managing the Covid-19 pandemic and recession, suggesting a way forward once governments finally emerge from the crisis.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gendering the GOP: Intraparty Politics and Republican Women's Representation in Congress Author: Catherine N. Wineinger Narrator: Kim Niemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: In Gendering the GOP, Catherine N. Wineinger argues that to truly understand the evolution of women's congressional representation, it is necessary to move beyond an analysis of legislative behavior and toward an analysis of intraparty gender dynamics. Unlike previous research on women in Congress, Wineinger focuses exclusively on the experiences of Republican congresswomen to uncover some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization. Developing a novel theory of 'partisan-gender identity,' defined as a categorical identity that sits at the intersection of one's partisan affiliation and gender identity, Gendering the GOP argues that Republican women in Congress are not merely gender-blind partisans. In fact, polarization and party competition have incentivized Republican women to organize around their partisan-gender identity and distinguish themselves from both Democratic women and Republican men. In so doing, Republican congresswomen have increased their visibility as party messengers, while simultaneously upholding a party culture that limits women's presence and power in the institution. Through extensive interviews with women members of Congress and in-depth analyses of House floor speeches, Wineinger details how women have both navigated and shaped existing gender dynamics within the House GOP conference.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ukraine and the Art of Strategy Author: Lawrence Freedman Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, subsequent war in Eastern Ukraine, and economic sanctions imposed by the West transformed European politics. The conflict did not escalate to the levels originally feared but nor was either side able to bring it to a definitive conclusion. Ukraine suffered a loss of territory but was not forced into changing its policies away from the Westward course adopted as a result of the EuroMaidan uprising of February 2014. President Putin was left supporting a separatist enclave as Russia's economy suffered significant damage. Ukraine and the Art of Strategy provides an account of the origins and course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through the lens of strategy. Lawrence Freedman describes the development of President Putin's anxieties that former Soviet countries were being drawn towards the European Union, the effective pressure he put on President Yanokvych of Ukraine to turn away from the EU, and the resulting 'EuroMaidan Revolution' which led to Yanukovych fleeing. He explores the reluctance of Putin to use Russian forces to do more that consolidate the insurgency in Eastern Ukraine, the failure of the Minsk peace process, and the limits of the international response. Putin's strategic-making is kept in view at all times, including his use of 'information warfare' and attempts to influence the American election.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scroll Zombies: How Social Media Addiction Controls our Lives Author: Sven Rollenhagen Narrator: John Sackville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Almost everyone is doing it. Aimlessly scrolling through their social media feeds. From presidents to the postmen, most people you know and probably even yourself. Mindlessly, your fingers move across the screen, and content, from selfies to memes, flickers by at a blistering pace. Why is it that the screen sometimes seems more important than looking up and being present in real life? And what does it mean that more and more people are turning into so-called 'Scroll Zombies'? Sven Rollenhagen thoughtfully discusses social media use and how it affects us both psychologically and physically. How the rise of social media has created an onslaught of mental health problems in young people. And how withdrawal can lead to symptoms, not unlike those caused by more familiar dependencies such as drugs and alcohol. But, are we really addicted? And if so, how can we be cured? Rollenhagen does not advocate for throwing away your phone or logging off Instagram forever, he acknowledges the powerful connection that social media has in connecting friends, family and strangers across the globe. Instead, this book contains practical tips and solutions for kicking dependency and finding true digital balance. - Sven Rollenhagen is a social worker specialising in the digital ad-diction of video games, social media and mobile phones. He works as a councellor, lecturer and writer in these fields. Sven’s strength as an expert in digital issues is that he is in touch with reality – as a councellor and lecturer for families and schools. He is also a friend of technology, plays online and is a frequent user of social media. Sven is based in Sweden but has clients all over the world

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579059 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Irak: el Estado incierto Author: Eric Frattini Narrator: Jose Luis Espina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 5, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Erik Frattini, novelista y periodista de proyección internacional y analítica mirada, analiza en este rompedor libro toda la situación política e histórica de Irak, en un repaso pormenorizado por sus confrontaciones políticas, sus conflictos e invasiones y la inevitable Guerra del Golfo, así como la situación actual en el marco geopolítico mundial. Una obra capital del ensayo histórico-político contemporáneo. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Eric Frattini es un ensayista y novelista que fué durante bastantes años corresponsal en Oriente Medio, residiendo en Beirut y Jerusalem . Es autor de un gran número de ensayos fruto de sus experiencias como periodista, sobre servicios secretos, el Vaticano, espionaje, el terrorismo etc., utilizando la escritura como arma para luchar contra los oscuros entresijos del poder político y económico.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates Author: Emma Ashford Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 1, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: In a world where oil-rich states are more likely to start war than their oil-dependent counterparts, it's surprising how little attention is still paid to these so-called petrostates. These states' wealth props up the global arms trade, provides diplomatic leverage, and allows them to support violent and nonviolent proxies. In Oil, the State, and War, Emma Ashford explores the many potential links between domestic oil production and foreign policy behavior and how oil production influences global politics. Not all petrostates have the same characteristics or capabilities. To help us conceptualize these differences, Ashford creates an original classification of three types of petrostates: oil-dependent states (those weakened by the resource curse), oil-wealthy states (those made rich by oil exports), and super-producer states (those that form the backbone of the global oil market). Through a combination of case studies and analysis, she illustrates how oil shapes petrostates' behavior, filling a major gap in our understanding of the international implications of oil wealth. As the oil market undergoes a period of rapid change, Oil, the State, and War sheds light on the diversity of petrostates and how they shape international affairs.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights Series: Part of Yale Agrarian Studies Author: Jo Guldi Narrator: Wendy Tremont King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A definitive history of ideas about land redistribution, allied political movements, and their varied consequences around the world Jo Guldi tells the story of a global struggle to bring food, water, and shelter to all. Land is shown to be a central motor of politics in the twentieth century: the basis of movements for giving reparations to formerly colonized people, protests to limit the rent paid by urban tenants, intellectual battles among development analysts, and the capture of land by squatters taking matters into their own hands. The book describes the results of state-engineered 'land reform' policies beginning in Ireland in 1881 until US-led interests and the World Bank effectively killed them off in 1974. The Long Land War provides a definitive narrative of land redistribution alongside an unflinching critique of its failures, set against the background of the rise and fall of nationalism, communism, internationalism, information technology, and free-market economics. In considering how we could make the earth livable for all, she works out the important relationship between property ownership and justice on a changing planet.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis Author: Eve Darian-Smith Narrator: Brigid Lohrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Recent years have seen out of control wildfires rage across remote Brazilian rainforests, densely populated California coastlines, and major cities in Australia. What connects these separate events is more than immediate devastation and human loss of life. In Global Burning, Eve Darian-Smith contends that using fire as a symbolic and literal thread connecting different places around the world allows us to better understand the parallel, and related, trends of the growth of authoritarian politics and climate crises and their interconnected global consequences. As political leaders and big business work together in the pursuit of profits and power, anti-environmentalism has become an essential political tool enabling the rise of extreme right governments and energizing their populist supporters. These are the governments that deny climate science, reject environmental protection laws, and foster exclusionary worldviews that exacerbate climate injustice. The widespread fires demand acknowledgment of the global systems of inequality that undergird them, connecting the political erosion of liberal democracy with the corrosion of the environment. In thinking through wildfires as environmental and political phenomenon, Global Burning challenges listeners to confront the interlocking powers that are ensuring our future ecological collapse.