Political Science
Explore a comprehensive selection of political science books, including essential titles on the fundamentals and principles of the field. Discover the best political science booklist and best-selling books at our online bookstore.
-
Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of DemocracyThis book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does not restart the political game after displacing authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are frequently designed by the outgoing authoritarian regime...
- CHF 39.41
- CHF 39.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Lbj's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's Year of Upheaval1968 was an unprecedented year in terms of upheaval on numerous scales: political, military, economic, social, cultural. In the United States, perhaps no one was more undone by the events of 1968 than President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kyle Longley leads his readers on a...
- CHF 22.27
- CHF 22.27
- Unit price
- per
-
Rousseau: The Discourses and Other Early Political WritingsA comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations. This volume includes the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts and the Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality among Men - the so-called First and Second...
- CHF 48.37
- CHF 48.37
- Unit price
- per
-
Botero: The Reason of StateNiccol Machiavelli's seminal work, The Prince, argued that a ruler could not govern morally and be successful. Giovanni Botero disputed this argument and proposed a system for the maintenance and expansion of a state that remained moral in character. Founding an anti-Machiavellian tradition that...
- CHF 39.41
- CHF 39.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Retreat and Its Consequences: American Foreign Policy and the Problem of World OrderWhat are the consequences of retreat and retrenchment in foreign policy? In recent years, America has pulled back from its long-time role of international leadership. In doing so the Obama administration has sought to conciliate adversaries, shown indifference to allies; called upon the international...
- CHF 39.07
- CHF 39.07
- Unit price
- per
-
World War One in Southeast Asia: Colonialism and Anticolonialism in an Era of Global ConflictAlthough not a major player during the course of the First World War, Southeast Asia was in fact altered by the war in multiple and profound ways. Ranging across British Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina, Heather Streets-Salter reveals how the war...
- CHF 39.41
- CHF 39.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Más allá de la conspiración: Desenmascarando al Gobierno Mundial InvisibleA lo largo de la historia, se ha señalado a menudo que el hombre medio de la mayoría de los países tiene poco o ningún tiempo para dedicarse a otra cosa que no sea ganarse la vida, formar una familia y tener un trabajo...
- CHF 47.85
- CHF 47.85
- Unit price
- per
-
La guerra de las drogas contra AméricaLa mayoría de los estadounidenses saben que hay una epidemia de drogas, pero sólo una pequeña minoría es consciente de que ha sido infligida a nuestra sociedad por los "gobernantes de las tinieblas, los malvados en las alturas, que prefieren las tinieblas a la...
- CHF 45.77
- CHF 45.77
- Unit price
- per
-
Las guerras del petróleoNo cabe duda de que Royal Dutch Shell, del "Comité de los 300", es una de las empresas petroleras más antiguas y más grandes de las que operan actualmente en el mundo. Su facturación en 2005 fue de 306.730 millones de dólares. La difunta...
- CHF 47.85
- CHF 47.85
- Unit price
- per
-
La dictadura del orden mundial socialista"Hay que temer más al enemigo de Washington que al de Moscú". Este es un sentimiento que he expresado una y otra vez. El comunismo no destruyó la protección arancelaria erigida por el presidente George Washington. El comunismo no obligó a Estados Unidos a...
- CHF 52.01
- CHF 52.01
- Unit price
- per
-
Stronger than Faith: My Journey In the Quest for Justice in Repressive Kenya - 1958-2015Few events in Kenya's recent history have captured the imagination of the nation as those of the period from the late 1970s. Between the pages of this memoirs is a history of that period which is hardly taught in our schools and is fast...
- CHF 126.91
- CHF 126.91
- Unit price
- per
-
Development of Low Phytate Maize Through Marker Assisted Selection and Evaluation of It's Seed Quality CharactersINTRODUCTIONMaize (Zea mays), also known as corn, is one of the world's leading cereal grains along with rice and wheat. It is predominantly a cross-pollinating species, a feature that has contributed to its broad morphological variability and geographical adaptability. It is an annual, herbaceous,...
- CHF 57.80
- CHF 57.80
- Unit price
- per
-
The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine That Made the Modern WorldA spirited, insightful exploration of our favorite machine and it's cultural impact on society over the past one hundred and fifty years. More than any other technology, cars have transformed American popular culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of...
- CHF 26.21
- CHF 26.21
- Unit price
- per
-
Economic Policies for Sustainability and Resilience1: Macro-economic and Financial Policies for Sustainability and Resilience.- 2: Can Economic Growth Last Forever?.- 3: Forms of Ownership for Sustainability and Resilience: the Need for Biodiversity and Corporate Diversity.- 4: Equality, Resilience and Sustainability: Rebalancing Commercial Rights and Economic and Social Rights to...
- CHF 354.76
- CHF 354.76
- Unit price
- per
-
Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes: Problems with Policy, Regulation and LegalityThis book draws on empirical work to examine the debates surrounding domestic violence disclosure schemes (also known as Clare's Law), focussing on England and Wales with comparisons to similar jurisdictions. Clare's Law allows any member of the public the right to ask the police...
- CHF 236.50
- CHF 236.50
- Unit price
- per
-
Public Undertakings of Nuclear Waste Storage: The Role of the Government in the Dissemination of Public KnowledgeThis book provides a critical analysis of literature regarding nuclear policy and nuclear waste disposal while presenting major arguments in favor of retracing the regulative profile of concurrent diversification processes in the context of renewable energy policies. The book focuses on public knowledge transfers...
- CHF 124.72
- CHF 124.72
- Unit price
- per
-
Psychologia Inwestowania (Psychologia Gieldowa - Psychologia Tradingu)Z psychologią tradingu i strategiami na większy sukces w inwestowaniu! Czego potrzebujesz, aby odnieśc sukces na gieldzie? Odpowiedzią jest odpowiedni sposób myślenia. Handel na gieldzie to w 80% prosta psychologia i każdy może się jej nauczyc! Zajrzyj za kulisy gieldowego świata i weź swoje...
- CHF 17.49
- CHF 17.49
- Unit price
- per
-
To Serve the President: Continuity and Innovation in the White House StaffAuthor: Bradley H. PattersonPublisher: Brookings Institution PressPublished: 08/22/2008Pages: 450Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.50dISBN: 9780815769545Review Citation(s): Library Journal 08/15/2008 pg. 100Choice 06/01/2009Foreword 10/13/2008About the Author Bradley H. Patterson has lived and worked in Washington for over six decades, including fourteen years...
- CHF 74.87
- CHF 74.87
- Unit price
- per
-
The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total WarAuthor: Susan R. GrayzelPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 08/11/2022Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.02dISBN: 9781108491273
- CHF 45.98
- CHF 45.98
- Unit price
- per
-
Awrak أوراق حائرةThis book contains articles published in the past between 1995 and 2005 in my own newspaper. The importance of having these articles published today in one book, is because they are still describing the same problems and situations.Author: Khaled HomaidanPublisher: Khaled HomaidanPublished: 11/05/2022Pages: 162Binding...
- CHF 26.28
- CHF 26.28
- Unit price
- per
