Political category: 85882 books
by E. Barker
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
This clear and accurate exposition of Greek political thought offers a comprehensive exploration of the works of Plato and Aristotle. Students of political science and the history of Western philosophy will appreciate its insights into the sources of state power, the nature of political organization,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Comprehensive and unique information and professional analysis of Egypt, Egyptian politics and history, economic, social, military, and national security systems and institutions, written by the experts at the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. This Country Study is an exceptional...
The Eric Voegelin Reader
Politics, History, Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
By the time Eric Voegelin fled Hitler’s regime and made his way to the United States in 1938, he had already written four books criticizing Nazi racism, establishing what would be the focus of his life’s work: to account for the endemic political violence of the twentieth century. One of the...
On Oligarchy
Ancient Lessons for Global Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few, even as democratic movements worldwide allow for political power to be dispersed among the many. With their access to influence, the wealthy can shape and constrain the political power of the rest of the world. As the economic...
by Richard A. Baraka
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
The concentration of wealth and power, held in the hands of a few, has influenced the political landscape of America since its inception. Today, the campaign financing of the political elites consistently ensures the agenda of the ruling class takes precedent over the will of the masses. United States...
Confronting Political Islam
Six Lessons from the West's Past
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Political Islam has often been compared to ideological movements of the past such as fascism or Christian theocracy. But are such analogies valid? How should the Western world today respond to the challenges of political Islam? Taking an original approach to answer this question, Confronting Political...
A Confucian Constitutional Order
How China's Ancient Past Can Shape Its Political Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. But could China develop a unique form of government based on its own distinct traditions? Jiang Qing--China's most original, provocative, and controversial...
by John Sikes Jr., Benjamin B. Alexander, Michael L. Schroeder
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Acclaimed author and Catholic thinker Flannery O'Connor (1925--1964) penned two novels, two collections of short stories, various essays, and numerous book reviews over the course of her life. Her work continues to fascinate, perplex, and inspire new generations of readers and poses important questions...
Liberty and Equality
The American Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Alexis de Tocqueville, one of the greatest commentators on the American political tradition, viewed it through the lens of two related ideas: liberty and equality. These ideas, so eloquently framed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, have remained inextricably and uniquely conjoined...
Reconstructing Human Rights
A Pragmatist and Pluralist Inquiry into Global Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
We live in a human-rights world. The language of human-rights claims and numerous human-rights institutions shape almost all aspects of our political lives, yet we struggle to know how to judge this development. Scholars give us good reason to be both supportive and sceptical of the universal claims...
Do Facts Matter?
Information and Misinformation in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
A democracy falters when most of its citizens are uninformed or misinformed, when misinformation affects political decisions and actions, or when political actors foment misinformation—the state of affairs the United States faces today, as this timely book makes painfully clear. In Do Facts Matter?...
by Robert A. Dahl
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, Why should we uphold our constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other...
by Gino Germani
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
These fourteen essays by leading Austrian historians and political scientists serve as a basic introduction to a small but sometimes trend-setting European country. They provide a basic up-to-date outline of Austria's political history, shedding light on economic and social trends as well. No European...
Building the Judiciary
Law, Courts, and the Politics of Institutional Development
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2012
How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? How did the Supreme Court move from political irrelevance to political centrality? Building the Judiciary uncovers the causes and consequences of judicial institution-building in the...