International Journal of Open Educational Resources Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2019/Winter 2020 | Page 249

Demand the Impossible: Essays in History as Activism
Edited by Nathan Wuertenberg and William Horne
Demand the Impossible asks scholars what they can do to help
solve present-day crises. The twelve essays in this volume draw inspiration
from present-day activists. They examine the role of history
in shaping ongoing debates over monuments, racism, clean
energy, health care, poverty, and the Democratic Party.
International or Local Ownership?: Security Sector
Development in Post-Independent Kosovo
by Dr. Florian Qehaja
International or Local Ownership? contributes to the debate on
the concept of local ownership in post-conflict settings, and discussions
on international relations, peacebuilding, security and
development studies.
Donald J. Trump’s Presidency: International Perspectives
Edited by John Dixon and Max J. Skidmore
President Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric and actions
become more understandable by reference to his personality
traits, his worldview, and his view of the world. As such, his foreign
policy emphasis was on American isolationism and economic
nationalism.
Ongoing Issues in Georgian Policy and Public Administration
Edited by Bonnie Stabile and Nino Ghonghadze
Thriving democracy and representative government depend upon
a well functioning civil service, rich civic life and economic success.
Georgia has been considered a top performer among countries
in South Eastern Europe seeking to establish themselves in
the post-Soviet era.
Poverty in America: Urban and Rural Inequality and
Deprivation in the 21st Century
Edited by Max J. Skidmore
Poverty in America too often goes unnoticed, and disregarded. This
perhaps results from America’s general level of prosperity along with
a fairly widespread notion that conditions inevitably are better in the
USA than elsewhere. Political rhetoric frequently enforces such an
erroneous notion.
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