Political structure and processes

Modern Library's 100th best non-fiction book of all time, and John F.

We know that businesses and organisations expect people at all levels to show initiative and display good leadership qualities, but to put this into practice is easier said than done.

From the team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, bestselling authors of the blockbuster Killing series, now comes Killing Reagan.

For most of human history the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized, and then jealously guarded.

This book tells the story of the turbulent decades when the book publishing industry collided with the great technological revolution of our time.

Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again.

Christianity is often assumed to be pro-capitalist and socially conservative in short, necessarily aligned with the political Right.

The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people.

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat.

What is the nature of the modern state?

The word fascism sometimes appears to have become a catch-all term of abuse, applicable to anyone on the political right, from Hitler to Donald Trump and from Putin to Thatcher.

How elections are reported has important implications for the health of democracy and informed citizenship.

The first two editions of Models of Democracy have proven immensely popular among students and specialists worldwide.

The election of an unabashedly patriarchal man as US President was a shock for many despite decades of activism on gender inequalities and equal rights, how could it come to this?

These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing.

God is dead, but his presence lives on in politics.

With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "e;crisis of democracy"e;, the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the great political forces of modern times.

James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages.

Democracies today are in the grip of a myth: the myth of the will of the people.

Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy?

The election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote in the UK have caused fear and panic among liberals worldwide.

In this important book, one of Latin America s foremost critical theorists examines the use and abuse of memory in the wake of the social and political trauma of Pinochet s Chile.

This book by one of Italy's oldest and wisest intellectuals is a philosophical and personal meditation on ageing.

Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.

The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics.

Teresa Forcades, Spanish Benedictine nun, theologian, physician and political activist, is one of Europe s leading radical thinkers.

From its inception as a public communication network, the Internet was regarded by many people as a potential means of escaping from the stranglehold of top-down, stage-managed politics.

Ein Buch, das Fragen stellt, die wir uns kaum noch zu stellen wagen: Warum scheint das Denken in einer Zeit, die von Wissen und Technologie dominiert wird, in einen Stillstand zu verfallen?

How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today's political problemsWhat might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like?

';Like taking a tour of the White House with a gifted storyteller at your side!

It's beenfifty years since JFKs assassination and nearly twenty since Ronald Reagan disappeared from public life.

The must-have guide for young progressives looking to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operatives.

CBS News' Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto takes you behind the scenes of polling to show you how to think about who we are and where we're headed as a nation.

';Exhaustively researched and remarkably evenhanded.

From the Pulitzer Prizewinning coauthor of American Prometheusthis biography of the Bundy Brothers inspired the Academy Awardwinning film Oppenheimer.

For more than a year, Hillary Clinton has laid out an ambitious agenda to improve the lives of the American people and make our country stronger and safer.

The Courage of their Convictions cites sixteen landmark civil liberties cases and the individuals who challenged laws that they felt impinged upon their personal freedom and who took their battles to the nation's highest court of law.

Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn ';provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington's post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy' (New York Journal of Books).

';A Washington insider draws on decades of experience to deliver a blistering critique of the state of American government' (Kirkus Reviews) in an authoritative scrutiny of the forces that run our society and a call to fix our democracy before it's too late.

The fine biography and compelling personal story (The Wall Street Journal) of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano Roosevelts administration, Marguerite Missy LeHand, FDRs de facto chief of staff, who has been misrepresented, mischaracterized, and overlooked throughout historyuntil now.

This New York Times bestselling ';deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinksand dj vu' (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world.

He was an actor, newly divorced, whose controversial tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild was drawing more attention than his fading film career.

Demokratie in Gefahr – und was wir dagegen tun können"Arne Semsrott zeigt in diesem leider furchtbar nötigen Buch, was von rechts auf uns zu kommen könnte und was man dagegen unternehmen kann.

In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt planned a tour of the mid-West and Western states.

There is no one quite like her.

He was an actor, newly divorced, whose controversial tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild was drawing more attention than his fading film career.

The Grimaldis of Monaco tells in full the remarkable history of the world's oldest reigning dynasty.

In 1981, the Commonwealth of Virginia, which had been dominated for decades by ';the Organization,' a political machine led by former Governor and U.

The Cowboy President: How the American West Transformed Theodore Roosevelt details how his time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, but more importantly, how it transformed him into the man etched onto Mount Rushmore, a man who is still rated as one of the top five Presidents in American history.