Political category: 85882 books
Hume's Politics
Coordination and Crisis in the History of England
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
Hume's Politics provides a comprehensive examination of David Hume's political theory, and is the first book to focus on Hume's monumental History of England as the key to his distinctly political ideas. Andrew Sabl argues that conventions of authority are the main building blocks of Humean politics,...
Political Theology II
The Myth of the Closure of any Political Theology
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book. Part polemic, part self-vindication for his involvement in the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), this is Schmitt's most theological reflection on Christianity and its concept of sovereignty following the Second Vatican Council. At...
by Barry Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2004
In New Political Religions, or an Analysis of Modern Terrorism, Barry Cooper applies the insights of Eric Voegelin to the phenomenon of modern terrorism. Cooper points out that the chief omission from most contemporary studies of terrorism is an analysis of the “spiritual motivation” that is central...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
The Victorian era was one that teemed with multitudinous and sometimes opposing visions of polity yet rarely questioned the very existence of the State. What might be called the pragmatism of the elite gave rise to a form of democratic compromise, allowing the growth of political ideas that may still...
Presidents on Political Ground
Leaders in Action and What They Face
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
How much power does a president really have? Theories and arguments abound—pointlessly, Bruce Miroff says, if we don't understand the context in which presidents operate. Borrowing from Machiavelli, Miroff maps five fields of political struggle that presidents must traverse to make any headway:...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
Technology, and particularly the Internet, has caused many changes in the realm of politics. Mainstream media no longer has a monopoly on political commentary as social media, blogs, and user-generated video streaming sites have emerged as an outlet for citizens and political activists to openly voice...
Political Science Revitalized
Filling the Jigsaw Puzzle with Metatheory
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Political science has been described as a jigsaw puzzle with many specializations and subfields that do not talk to one another. This book offers a solution that will advance the field from mid-level theory to engage in cross-fertilization through metatheoretical paradigms. The book begins with a...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Given the centrality of political parties in modern democracies, most research on these systems either directly address their internal functioning and activities or question their critical role. Political science has moved from describing institutions to the thorough analysis of behavior within...
Sacramental Politics
Religious Worship as Political Action
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Religion and politics have often been called taboo topics for polite dinner conversation, but in political campaigns and religious services, the two often mix. This book looks at how religious worship remains embedded with inherent political messages and behaviors, showing that conflicts between church...
Regime Shift
Comparative Dynamics of the Japanese Political Economy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Liberal Democratic Party, which dominated postwar Japan, lost power in the early 1990s. During that same period, Japan's once stellar economy suffered stagnation and collapse. Now a well-known commentator on contemporary Japan traces the political dynamics of the country to determine the reasons...
Political Struggle, Ideology, and State Building
Pernambuco and the Construction of Brazil, 1817-1850
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The collapse of the Portuguese empire in the Americas in the early nineteenth century did not immediately or easily translate into the formation of the independent nation-state of Brazil. While “Brazil” had geographic meaning, it did not constitute a cohesive political identity that could draw...
Political Ideas in Modern Britain
In and After the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
The rise of the New Right and the collapse of state communism in 1989 has fundamentally changed political thinking in the late twentieth century. Rodney Barker has revised and extended his classic text - Political Ideas in Modern Britain - in the light of these changes. His accessible account of political...
Political Communication in Real Time
Theoretical and Applied Research Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Much has been made of the speed and constancy of modern politics. Whether watching cable news, retweeting political posts, or receiving news alerts on our phones, political communication now happens continuously and in real time. Traditional research methods often do not capture this dynamic environment....
by Stefano Bartolini
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
‘Politics’ is a noun that points to a field or sphere of human activity and interaction. ‘Political’ is an adjective that usually associates with other names to qualify and specify them. Political behaviour, political institutions, political participation and political groups denote special...