Democracy category: 2250 books
The Arab Awakening
America and the Transformation of the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Even the most seasoned Middle East observers were taken aback by the events of early 2011. Protests born of oppression and socioeconomic frustration erupted throughout the streets; public unrest provoked violent police backlash; long-established dictatorships fell. How did this all happen? What might...
Conflict, Democratization, and the Kurds in the Middle East
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
In Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, central governments historically pursued mono-nationalist ideologies and repressed Kurdish identity. As evidenced by much unrest and a great many Kurdish revolts in all these states since the 1920s, however, the Kurds manifested strong resistance towards ethnic chauvinism....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Identity plays an important part in terms of how we imagine our relationship with the state and governing bodies. If we know who we are, then we can know and articulate what we want as political actors.
This book examines the relationship between identity and political dissent in the context...
Rich People's Movements
Grassroots Campaigns to Untax the One Percent
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
On tax day, April 15, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets with signs demanding lower taxes on the richest one percent. But why? Rich people have plenty of political influence. Why would they need to publicly demonstrate for lower taxes-and why would anyone who wasn't rich...
From Cairo to Wall Street
Voices from the Global Spring
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
“The first essential text of a new and remarkably dynamic era of social activism that has already brought profound change to the world.” —Bob Herbert
Something was in the air in 2011, as protest movements swept through the world—from the Arab Spring, to Spain’s Indignados, to the...
Hopelessly Divided
The New Crisis in American Politics and What it Means for 2012 and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Just in time for the 2012 election, Douglas E. Schoen, one of America’s preeminent political pundits, analyzes the growing chasm between the political class—politicians, lobbyists, fundraisers, consultants—and the American Mainstream, frustrated with government’s inability to address the major...
by Rex Burkholder
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Imparting a ton of practical advice and wisdom gained through over forty years of civic activism,Rex Burkholder has written a guidebook for people who care about people. The Activist’s Toolkitis a new, creative approach to leadership, focusing on how to be effective as a community activist.The lessons...
by William Davis Eaton
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
This book explains why liberals hate America, the enormous power of the Tea Party movement, and the many ways individual citizens citizens can act to revive the spirit and confidence of of a great nation under siege.
by David Blacker
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
The current neoliberal mutation of capitalism has evolved beyond the days when the wholesale exploitation of labor underwrote the world system’s expansion. While “normal” business profits plummet and theft-by-finance rises, capitalism now shifts into a mode of elimination that targets...
Asymmetric Politics
Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Why do Republican politicians promise to rein in government, only to face repeated rebellions from Republican voters and media critics for betraying their principles? Why do Democratic politicians propose an array of different policies to match the diversity of their supporters, only to become mired...
Why Social Movements Matter
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Social movements and popular struggle are a central part of today’s world, but often neglected or misunderstood by media commentary as well as experts in other fields. In an age when struggles over climate change, women’s rights, austerity politics, racism, warfare and surveillance are central...
In the Long Run We Are All Dead
Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
A groundbreaking debunking of moderate attempts to resolve financial crises
In the ruins of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, self-proclaimed progressives the world over clamored to resurrect the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes. The crisis seemed to expose the disaster of small-state,...
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2020
The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
In his riveting new book, noted forecaster...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
In the second half of the twentieth century, American conservatism emerged from the shadow of New Deal liberalism and developed into a movement exerting considerable influence on the formulation and execution of public policy in the United States. During that period, the political philosophers who...