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Copts; Egypt; politics and government; 21st century

Introduction -- Tax and government -- The budget -- Tax principles -- Tax, work and family -- Taxation of saving and wealth -- Corporate and business taxation -- Tax, charity and philanthropy -- Administration, compliance and avoidance -- Tax jurisdiction : the individual and the state -- States and corporations in the global digital economy -- The future tax state.

Political parties; Egyptian revolution, 2011; Egypt; politics and government; 21st century

Copts; protest movements; Egypt; politics and government; 21st century

Objective, critical, optimistic, and with a global focus, this textbook combines international relations theory, history, up-to-date research, and current affairs to give students a comprehensive, unbiased understanding of international politics. It integrates theory and traditional approaches with globalization and research on such topics as terrorism, new economic superpowers, and global communications and social networking to offer unusual breadth and depth for an undergraduate course. The text is enhanced by box features and 'Close Up' sections with context and further information; 'Critical Case Studies' highlighting controversial and complex current affairs that show how the world works in practice; and questions to stimulate discussion, review key concepts, and encourage further study. Unlike any other textbook, Global Politics in the 21st Century demonstrates the significance and interconnectivity of globalization and new security challenges in the twenty-first century and illuminates the role of leadership in transnational crises.

Introduction. - Part I: ALT, state and prospects. - State of the Arab Liberation Tide: origins, features, extent of success of popular uprisings, implications, and future prospects. - Why did the Arab popular uprisings erupt?. - To falter or not to falter, lessons from Egypt and Tunisia. - Injustice persists, even after ALT popular revolts. - The worst case scenario, protracted regional war likely to escalate and a fragmented new map of the region. - Two additional major impediments to sustainable human development. - Part 2: Contours of the human renaissance scenario. - Introduction. - Essential features of a human renaissance path. - Conclusion

In A Dialectical Pedagogy of Revolt Brecht De Smet integrates the political thought of Antonio Gramsci with the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky into an original perspective on revolutionary subjectivity that is deployed to understand the Egyptian "Tahrir" Revolution

Chapter 1:- Introduction -- Chapter 2:- Scandal: the causes, the problems and the outcomes -- Chapter 3:- Twentieth century issues: the lessons of the past -- Chapter 4:- Spitzer: the downfall of a governor -- Chapter 5:- John Edwards: the chaos of the cover-up -- Chapter 6:- Mark Sanford : hiking in Appalachia -- Chapter 7:- Anthony Weiner: the perils of social media -- Chapter 8:- Donald Trump: the Teflon don -- Chapter 9:- Conclusion.