Michael Haas Book order

The book explores the reasons behind foreign policy blunders made by global leaders, highlighting the absence of a cohesive methodology to prevent such mistakes. It examines how advisers may fail to evaluate the implications of their recommendations on national interests, ultimately impacting leaders' legacies. By analyzing these dynamics, the author seeks to shed light on the critical need for better decision-making frameworks in international relations.

Focusing on the risks of nonviolent civil wars, this book analyzes the current state of American democracy by examining governmental and military resources. It proposes political innovations to counteract ideological divides while incorporating insights from the sociological Mass Society Paradigm. The author emphasizes the need for remedies to address polarization and promote stability within the political landscape.

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience? In the 1930s, composers and musicians began to flee Hitler's Germany to make new lives across the globe. The process of exile was complex: although some of their works were celebrated, these composers had lost their familiar cultures and were forced to navigate xenophobia as well as entirely different creative terrain. Others, far less fortunate, were in a kind of internal exile--composing under a ruthless dictatorship or in concentration camps and ghettos. Michael Haas sensitively records the experiences of this musical diaspora. Torn between cultures and traditions, these composers produced music that synthesized old and new worlds, some becoming core portions of today's repertoire, some relegated to the desk drawer. Encompassing the musicians interned as enemy aliens in the United Kingdom, the brilliant Hollywood compositions of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the Brecht-inspired theater music of Kurt Weill, Haas shows how these musicians shaped the twentieth-century soundscape--and offers a moving record of the incalculable effects of war on culture.

"Donald Trump, as president, sought to undermine fundamental norms and principles of American government, institutionalizing bigotry, and therefore damaged American society. Details are provided on how he carried out a racist and sexist agenda, endangered the lives of LGBQTs, terrorized immigrants, allowed exploitation of the environment, endangered public health and the lives of seniors, and tried to abolish the social safety net, while trying to construct an economic oligarchy around him and building a personal praetorian guard. To explain what he did, the book provides a unique window into how agencies of federal government work, their programs, and what he did to reverse decades of social development of the American people"-- Provided by publisher

The book examines the ten essential conditions for sustaining democracy, arguing that the United States has devolved into a pseudo democracy due to significant failures in these areas. It provides a detailed analysis of how issues such as constitutional defects, socioeconomic inequality, and voter suppression have undermined democratic principles. The author highlights the severity of these challenges, suggesting that many are nearly impossible to rectify, thus raising urgent questions about the future of democracy in America.

The book explores the failures of Washington in managing the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the conflict between politicians and scientists that hindered an effective response. It delves into the roles of the Trump administration, federal agencies, and state governments, analyzing their contributions to the crisis and its devastating effects on the American populace. Through this examination, it underscores the critical need for better collaboration between political leaders and scientific experts in times of public health emergencies.

Mattner shares stories from his life and career, and his thoughts on art with dealer Rudolf Zwirner German art dealer Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933) and artist Jakob Mattner (1946) look back at Mattner’s decades-long career, discussing his thoughts on life and art.

Democracy is in crisis because voices of the people are ignored due to a politics of mass society. After demonstrating how the French Fourth Republic failed, wherein Singapore’s totalitarianism is a dangerous model, Washington is enmeshed in gridlock, and there is a global democracy deficit, solutions are offered to revitalize democracy as the best form of government. The book demonstrates how mass society politics operates, with intermediate institutions of civil society (media, pressure groups, political parties) no longer transmitting the will of the people to government but instead are concerned with corporate interests and have developed oligarchical mindsets. Rather than micro-remedy bandaids, the author focuses on the need to transform governing philosophies from pragmatic to humanistic solutions.

Foreword / by Bill Richardson -- Abnormal relations between countries -- Theories of normalization -- Vietnam -- North Korea -- Conclusions based on alternative paradigms -- Epilogue : North Korea and World War III -- Afterword / by Johan Galtung

Challenging conventional views of international relations, this book explores the influence of ideology and presents four innovative paradigms: Marxian, mass society, community building, and rational choice. By introducing these frameworks, it offers fresh insights into the complexities of global interactions and the underlying motivations that shape them.