How racism and discrimination have been central to democracies from the classical period to todayAs right-wing nationalism and authoritarian populism gain momentum across the world, liberals, and even some conservatives, worry that democratic principles are under threat.
Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America's position as the number one economy in the world.
The first in-depth account of the historic diplomatic agreement that served as a blueprint for ending the Cold WarThe Helsinki Final Act was a watershed of the Cold War.
';To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that's not hard,' Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa on her porch in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Many Americans wish to believe that the United States, founded in religious tolerance, has gradually and naturally established a secular public sphere that is equally tolerant of all religions--or none.
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic-and what we can do about itDemocracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.
Why the pursuit of state recognition by seemingly marginal religious groups in Egypt and elsewhere is a devotional practiceOver the past decade alone, religious communities around the world have demanded state recognition, exemption, accommodation, or protection.
Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Stevenson to Al Gore.
As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the priceOver the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally coordinated political teams.
How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese stateChina was the world's leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two centuries and now rising to dominance again.
A definitive biography of the French aristocrat who became one of democracy's greatest championsIn 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thrilling reality of a functioning democracy.
In the steamy summer of 1787, as America's founding fathers fashioned their Constitution, they told the most powerful institution in their new nation what it must not do: "e;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
Faith in the Voting Booth by National Association of Evangelicals leaders Leith Anderson and Galen Carey will help you clarify your own positions in light of your faith before you enter the voting booth.
Das ultimative Leitfadenbuch zur Politik, Medien und GesellschaftTauchen Sie ein in das Ergebnis eines jahrzehntelangen, tiefgreifenden Studiums der Tagespresse, und entdecken Sie die verborgenen Verbindungen und Wechselwirkungen zwischen Mensch, Medien und Politik.
Una de las discusiones que perdura desde el fin de la última dictadura militar en la Argentina es la que se refiere a la naturaleza criminal de los actos perpetrados desde el Estado en aquel período.
Born in a paper mill town in Maine's western foothills, Muskie was one of six children of a Polish immigrant and a Polish-American mother whose English was worse than her husband's.
Este ensayo aborda la problemática de la constitución y las características, las fortalezas y las debilidades de la hegemonía neoconservadora más o menos duradera, la hegemonía menemista, reinante en la política argentina en la reciente década de los noventa.
Las adicciones, los tatuajes, la reacción de un bebé, la conducta del adolescente rebelde, los puntos de vista de los miembros de una pareja, la actitud de un jefe o compañero de trabajo y demás personas que nos rodean; tanto en la vida real como en la virtual, al igual que nuestros actos y decisiones, en oportunidades conducen a conflictos que parecen no tener explicación.
Aproximarse a la comprensión de la obra de un sociólogo como Edelberto Torres-Rivas exige establecer esa conexión capital entre biografía e historia sobre la que tan inspiradoramente escribiera Charles Wright Milis.
John Jenkins, Maines first Black state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, led a remarkable life and his influence extended far beyond his politics and his constituents.
'Ground-breaking' - Daily Mail'In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea's extreme, ruthless and self-obsessed dynastic autocracy, the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state.
Con una amplia vision academica, en un tema de rigurosa actualidad, la compilacion que presentan los Doctores Corbetta y Piana sobre el realismo politico reune una serie de investigaciones y ensayos de autores de reconocida trayectoria en la materia, con una preocupacion comun: la reconstruccion de un concepto y una forma de entender el poder que nos acompana desde Tucidides, con grandes representantes del estudio de la politica como Maquiavelo, Hobbes, Weber y Schmitt, hasta los actuales realistas de las relaciones internacionales.
Für Menschen auf der ganzen Welt, außerhalb der Wall-Street, bietet Bitcoin eine Möglichkeit, sich von Inflation, politischen Unruhen und einem veralteten Geldsystem zu befreien.