Political category: 85882 books
The Invention of Capitalism
Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2000
The originators of classical political economy—Adam Smith, David Ricardo, James Steuart, and others—created a discourse that explained the logic, the origin, and, in many respects, the essential rightness of capitalism. But, in the great texts of that discourse, these writers downplayed a crucial...
Sexual Minorities and Politics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
The political representation and involvement of sexual minorities in the United States has been highly contested and fiercely debated. As recent legislative and judicial victories create inroads towards equality for this growing population, members and advocates of these minorities navigate evolving...
POLITICAL PARTIES
A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracies
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
First published in German in 1911, Robert Michels’ ‘Political Parties’ is a classic of political and social science; it analyses the evolution of oligarchical power structures within political parties and trade unions, particularly those, ostensibly, most committed to egalitarian and democratic...
The Postnational Constellation
Political Essays
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Does a global economy render the traditional nation-state obsolete? Does globalization threaten democratic life, or offer it new forms of expression? What are the implications of globalization for our understanding of politics and of national and cultural identities?
In The Postnational Constellation,...
by Jeremy Shearmur
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
The Political Thought of Karl Popper offers a controversial treatment of Popper's ideas about politics, informed by Shearmur's personal knowledge of Popper together with research on unpublished material in the Popper archive at the Hoover Institute.
While sympathetic to Popper's overall approach,...
The Future Of Democratic Equality
Rebuilding Social Solidarity in a Fragmented America
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
2011 David Easton Award, presented for the best book by the Foundations of Political Theory section of APSA:
"The Future of Democratic Equality*, by Joseph Schwartz, takes on three tasks, and accomplishes all brilliantly. Any one of these tasks well fulfilled would have been a laudable...
The Rise of Arvind Kejriwal
The uprise of a common man against all odds
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Who would have thought that after sixty-five years of independence, a common man would shake and awake the country and its political system. The past two years saw millions of people come out on streets to fight against the biggest evil of our country “corruption”. The Janlokpal Movement was a...
The Australian Moment
How we were made for these times
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
'Likely to become the essential short work on modern Australia' Don Watson
'Megalogenis is Australia's best explainer .�A brilliant read' Annabel Crabb
Winner of the�2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award,�2012 Walkley Book Award,�and Australia's bestselling political book of 2012
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Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
The Best American Political Writing 2008 draws from a variety of publications and political viewpoints to present the year's most insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking pieces on the current political scene. This year's edition will include full coverage of the presidential candidates and...
Winston
The Story Of A Political Phenomenon
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2014
They called him “Luigi’. In fact, they’ve called him lots of things. Love him or loathe him, there’s no denying Winston Raymond Peters is a force of nature.
He’s the former school teacher brought to tears by a class of 11 year olds. He’s the former blast furnace worker for BHP...
Political Rules of the Road
Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Political Rules of the Road is a collection of informal rules that members of Congress have used to guide their political careers and private lives. Our current and former representatives, senators, governors, cabinet officials, and presidents have valuable advice to offer about how to be successful...
The Gospel According to the Fix
An Insider's Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
A divine guide to deciphering the sinful world of American politics, from the author of the Washington Post's The Fix
The political world is full of acronyms, shortcuts, and lingoes that stand as a barrier to entry for anyone not in the business. The onset of social media has only made that...
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua offers a bold new prescription for reversing our foreign policy failures and overcoming our destructive political tribalism at home
Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts of...
The Contender
Andrew Cuomo, a Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Andrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first...