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Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the WestFrom Moscow, the world looks different. It is through understanding how Russia sees the world--and its place in it--that the West can best meet the Russian challenge.Russia and the West are like neighbors who never seem able to understand each other. A major reason,...
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Premodern Japan: A Historical SurveyJapanese historian Louis Perez brings Mikiso Hane's rich and beloved account of early Japanese history up-to-date in this thoroughly revised Second Edition of Premodern Japan. The text traces the key developments of Japanese history in the premodern period, including the establishment of the imperial...
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Models of Democracy, 3rd EditionModels of Democracy provides a critical reassessment of major theories of democracy from ancient Greece to the present, along with the author's own prescription for revitalizing contemporary democratic politics.Author: David HeldPublisher: Stanford University PressPublished: 08/25/2006Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.80dISBN:...
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Democracy - The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural OrderThe core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy is a lesser evil than democracy, but outlines deficiencies in both. Its methodology is axiomatic-deductive,...
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EonNew York Times bestselling author Greg Bear's Eon is now available for the first time in trade paperback. The 21st century was on the brink of nuclear confrontation when the 300 kilometer-long stone flashed out of nothingness and into Earth's orbit. NASA, NATO, and...
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The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New ConstitutionThe Federalist Papers are a collection of eighty-five articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in favor of ratifying the United States Constitution. First appearing in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers, this collective body...
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#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social MediaFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracy--and what can be done about it As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy....
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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global CapitalismFrom acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, the case for why government is needed to restore confidence in the economy The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith...
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Blind Eye: The Terrifying True Story of a Doctor Who Got Away with MurderA medical thriller from Pulitzer Prize-winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities. No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial...
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Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970The first comprehensive history of the vital role women--both black and white--played in the civil rights movement.In this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due--to the bold women who were crucial to the success of the civil rights movement. From...
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The Conquest of BreadBorn a Russian prince, Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) rejected his title and wealth to spend his life in pursuit of social justice and equality. His last major work, The Conquest of Bread, surveys economic methods for the satisfaction of human needs. The 1892 treatise also...
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Autobiography of Mother JonesAmong the most stirring works of labor history ever written, this autobiography of Mother Jones (née Mary Harris) chronicles the life of a woman who was considered a saint by many, and by others, the most dangerous woman in America. A forceful and picturesque...
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Locked in: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration-And How to Achieve Real ReformA groundbreaking reassessment of the American prison system, challenging the widely accepted explanations for our exploding incarceration rates In Locked In, John Pfaff argues that the factors most commonly cited to explain mass incarceration -- the failed War on Drugs, draconian sentencing laws, an...
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Frame Reflection: Toward the Resolution of Intractrable Policy ControversiesWhy are controversies about such issues as abortion, welfare, persistent poverty, and environmental destruction so intractable? As anyone who has ever engaged in or tried to settle an argument on highly charged issues knows, facts rarely persuade in such situations. This innovative approach to...
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Forging LegislationA former staff member of the Senate Government Operations Committee describes the effort to include a provision for judicial review in the bill establishing the Veteran's Affairs Department as an example of how Congress really works.Author: Paul Charles LightPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished:...
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The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the WestA provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump. In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of...
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The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political TheoryEdited by Ciaran Cronin and Pablo De Greiff Since its appearance in English translation in 1996, J 1/4rgen Habermas's Between Facts and Norms has become the focus of a productive dialogue between German and Anglo-American legal and political theorists. The present volume contains ten...
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Borders: A Very Short IntroductionCompelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives. Highlighting the historical development and continued relevance...
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Why Geography Matters: More Than EverIn recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions...
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Justice: A ReaderJustice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present, the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover, Sandel's organization of the readings...
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