Political science and theory

Covenantal Rights is a groundbreaking work of political theory: a comprehensive, philosophically sophisticated attempt to bring insights from the Jewish political tradition into current political and legal debates about rights and to bring rights discourse more fully into Jewish thought.

This book represents the first systematic research by a social scientist on the radical right-wing movements in Italy since 1945.

Classical images of state-socialism developed in contemporary social sciences were founded on simple presuppositions.

This book is a profoundly moving and analytically incisive attempt to shift the terms of discussion in American politics.

Is statecraft soulcraft?

In developing a new theory of political and moral community, J.

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Robert Axelrod is widely known for his groundbreaking work in game theory and complexity theory.

Assuming that "e;marginal"e; citizens cannot govern their own lives, proponents of the therapeutic state urge casework intervention to reshape the attitudes and behaviors of those who live outside the social mainstream.

The acceptance of human rights and minority rights, the increasing role of international financial institutions, and globalization have led many observers to question the continued viability of the sovereign state.

Does fair political representation for historically disadvantaged groups require their presence in legislative bodies?

Why have radical political theorists, whose thinking inspired mass movements for democracy, been so suspicious of political plurality?

What if you didn't have to read the 50 most important books on Politics to know the most important ideas?

A philosophical investigation into the connections between trust and violenceThe limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age.

Covenants without Swords examines an enduring tension within liberal theory: that between many liberals' professed commitment to universal equality on the one hand, and their historic support for the politics of hierarchy and empire on the other.

How can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life?

A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutionsMost people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government.

Covenantal Rights is a groundbreaking work of political theory: a comprehensive, philosophically sophisticated attempt to bring insights from the Jewish political tradition into current political and legal debates about rights and to bring rights discourse more fully into Jewish thought.

Conflicts involving religion have returned to the forefront of international relations.

What a Confucian constitutional government might look like in China's political futureAs China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy.

Has contemporary liberalism's devotion to individual liberty come at the expense of our society's obligations to children?

Marriage is at the center of one of today's fiercest political debates.

To what extent should government be permitted to intervene in personal choices?

How do the ways we argue represent a practical philosophy or a way of life?

"e;Luck egalitarianism"e;--the idea that justice requires correcting disadvantages resulting from brute luck--has gained ground in recent years and is now the main rival to John Rawls's theory of distributive justice.

When does democracy work well, and why?

Timeless lessons from the military strategies of the ancient Greeks and RomansIn this prequel to the now-classic Makers of Modern Strategy, Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prominent thinkers to explore key facets of warfare, strategy, and foreign policy in the Greco-Roman world.

Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires.

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society.

Death to Tyrants!

Classical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "e;rule of the few.

A small group founded Amnesty International in 1961 to translate human rights principles into action.

Modern presidents are usually depicted as party "e;predators"e; who neglect their parties, exploit them for personal advantage, or undercut their organizational capacities.

The BRICS Awakening Kazan 2024 - New Developments and Western ReactionsIn the context of the current geopolitical upheavals and economic realignments, the book *"e;The BRICS Awakening Kazan 2024 - New Developments and Western Reactions"e;* presents up-to-date, in-depth insights into the growing importance of the BRICS alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) on the world stage.

The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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"Since the dawn of Islamic history, political jurisprudence has been one of the thorny and important issues for Muslim scholars.

The issue of refugees has become a crisis troubling the world, in light of the increasing intensity of regional conflicts and wars.

Leading historians provide perspective on Trump's four turbulent years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Donald J.

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution interviews NSA's Prism Program.

Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances.

New insights into how the Book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraftThe Book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature.

In ›Die Erfindung der Freibeuter‹ tauchen Leserinnen und Leser in eine faszinierende Welt ein, in der die Grenzen zwischen Legende und Realität verschwimmen.

How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in AmericaIn an age of growing wealth disparities, politicians on both sides of the aisle are sounding the alarm about the fading American Dream.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia RevivalA gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threatsexternal aggression and internal dissolutionIran presents one of the most significant foreign policy challenges for America and the West, yet very little is known about what the country's goals really are.

A sweeping history of libertarian thought, from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quoLibertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation.