Civics category: 1212 books

To understand how capitalism has come to engulf our world, we must understand how it developed out of classical civilization. Its historical roots lie in the emergence of hierarchies, power, monopolies, and the nation-state, argues Abdullah Öcalan. Capitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and...

Je suis bien aise d’apprendre à l’univers que j’ai une terre qui me vaudrait net quarante écus de rente, n’était la taxe à laquelle elle est imposée. Il parut plusieurs édits de quelques personnes qui, se trouvant de loisir, gouvernent l’État...

Drawing on recent developments in continental political thought ‘Disorienting Democracy’ rethinks democracy as a practice that can be used to counter the increasing poverty, inequality and insecurity that mark our contemporary era. In answer to concerns that the contemporary left is not strong...

Déclaration des Droits de la Femme et de la Citoyenne - Olympe de Gouges   Marie Olympe Gouze (1748 - 1793), dite Olympe de Gouges, est une femme de lettres française, devenue femme politique et féministe. Elle est considérée comme une des pionnières...

In Varieties of Sovereignty and Citizenship, scholars from a wide range of disciplines reflect on the transformation of the world away from the absolute sovereignty of independent nation-states and on the proliferation of varieties of plural citizenship. The emergence of possible new forms of allegiance...

How racism and discrimination have been central to democracies from the classical period to today As right-wing nationalism and authoritarian populism gain momentum across the world, liberals, and even some conservatives, worry that democratic principles are under threat. In The Spectre of...

John Gunnell has compelled political theorists to rethink their relation to political science, the history of political thought, the philosophy of social science and political reality. His thinking has been shaped by encounters with Heidegger and Plato, Wittgenstein and Austin, the Berkeley School...

How does citizen activism win changes in national policy? Which factors help to make myriad efforts by diverse actors add up to reform? What is needed to overcome setbacks, and to consolidate the smaller victories? These questions need answers. Aid agencies have invested heavily in supporting civil...

Character, Community, and Politics revives or redefines a number of fundamental but neglected ideas. Chief among them are commitment, community, responsibility, and character, concepts that scholar of public administrator Clark E. Cochran deftly develops and illuminates through an exploration of...

Embrace The Zen Lifestyle Achieve Today Your Happiness with Zen Buddhism In this book, you will learn the concepts of Zen lifestyle and how these can help you to achieve happiness and success in life. You will also learn how you can apply the concepts not only in your personal life but...

Security concerns have mushroomed. Increasingly numerous areas of life are governed by security policies and technologies. Security Unbound argues that when insecurities pervade how we relate to our neighbours, how we perceive international politics, how governments formulate policies, at stake is...

This book presents a history of the ideas and activities of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in the field of citizenship education in public schools. Examining APSA’s evolving objectives and strategies in implementing citizenship education, Ahmad analyzes the complicated relationship...

The professional mind-set prevailing in higher education today often ignores the “common goods” that only democratic self-rule can provide. Why? Some say the professional mind-set is profoundly antidemocratic, especially when it presumes that specialized knowledge and experience is a sufficient...

Partez à la découverte de la cité grecque avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! « La cité grecque (polis) est une communauté de citoyens entièrement indépendante, souveraine sur les citoyens qui la composent, cimentée par des cultes et régie par des nomoi [lois] » (André Aymard)....