Books by "Robert J. Duffy"
4 books found
This book traces Swift's fluctuating reception in Ireland through the centuries, finding in Swift's ambivalence about his homeland - which he could not love even as he defended its cause - echoes and anticipations of the ambiguities that have marked the development of Irish identity at large. Mahony looks at Swift's posthumous reputation in literary culture and examines his unusual place in Irish political rhetoric. He shows that Swift's patriotic reputation suffered in the later eighteenth century through its seeming irrelevance to shifting political circumstances.
Presidential Swing States
by Donald W. Beachler, Matthew L. Bergbower, Chris Cooper, David F. Damore, Bas Van Dooren, Sean D. Foreman, Rebecca D. Gill, Henriët Hendriks, Donna Hoffmann, Rafael Jacob, Gibbs Knotts, Neil Kraus, Christopher Larimer, John McGlennon, Scott L. McLean, Niall J. A. Palmer, Robert R. Preuhs, Norman Provizer, Andrew Thangasamy, Kenneth F. Warren, Aaron C. Weinschenk
2015 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The 2016 presidential race is arguably already over in 40 states and the District of Columbia. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2016, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their votes will matter little in the presidential race. The same might be said for the voters in 38 other states too. Conversely, for those in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, and a handful of other states, their votes matter. These states will be battered with a barrage of presidential candidate visits, commercials, political spending, and countless stories about them by the media. Understanding why the presidential race has been effectively reduced to only ten states is the subject of Presidential Swing States: Why Ten Only Matter. Stacey Hunter Hecht and David Schultz offer a first of its kind examination of why some states are swingers in presidential elections, capable of being won by either of the major candidates. Presidential Swing States describes what makes these few states unique and why the presidency is decided by who wins them. With cases studies written by prominent political scientists who are experts on these swing states, Presidential Swing States also explains why some states have been swingers but no longer are, why some are swinging, and what states beyond 2016 may be the future ones that decide the presidency.
During the Vietnam War hundreds of American pilots were rescued from certain death or capture by a small but dedicated force of air rescuemen. These warriors flew in aircraft named Jolly Green, Pedro, Sandy, and Crown. As we enter the 21st century, the heroic exploits of these men and their story remains unknown to the vast majority of Americans. Now for the first time their story is told. The names of the men who flew these missions and the names of those they rescued are identified. How combat tactics were developed and who developed them is described. The courage displayed during seemingly impossible rescue missions is almost beyond belief. Yet it is all-true !!! This is not fiction; these are not tales. It is written by a person who was one part of this rescue team; a Pararescueman, otherwise known as a “PJ.” PJ’s did not do this mission alone, but they were the tip of the spear. They went on the ground in North Vietnam and Laos to rescue downed pilots. All of the rescuemen fought in an unpopular war. These airmen did almost unbelievable feats so often they thought it was ordinary. Its time for America to learn of this part of Vietnam War history.