Profiles in Power

Profiles in Power

Author: Kenneth E. Hendrickson

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 0292779453

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Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.


The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy

The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy

Author: Susan S. Kuo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-09-29

Total Pages: 989

ISBN-13: 110880022X

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This century's major disasters from Hurricane Katrina and the Fukushima nuclear meltdown to devastating Nepalese earthquakes and the recent crippling volcanic eruptions and tsunamis in Tonga have repeatedly taught that government institutions are ill-prepared for major disaster events, leaving the most vulnerable among us unprotected. These tragedies represent just the beginning of a new era of disaster – an era of floods, heatwaves, droughts, and pandemics fueled by climate change. Laws and government institutions have struggled to adapt to the scope of the challenge; old models of risk no longer apply. This Handbook provides timely guidance, taking stock of the field of disaster law and policy as it has developed since Hurricane Katrina. Experts from a wide range of academic and practical backgrounds address the root causes of disaster vulnerability and offer solutions to build more resilient communities to ensure that no one is left behind.


The Limits of Symbolic Reform

The Limits of Symbolic Reform

Author: Mark H. Leff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521521246

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Mark Leff examines the gap between politics and economics, between symbol and substance in the New Deal.