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.
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Will I Be Next?This short but very important book addresses the issue of gun violence in America. As of May 1, 2023, more than 13,900 souls have been murdered in gun violence incidents. Despite this, the love for guns seems integrated into the DNA of many of...
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Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for HispaniolaLike two roosters in a fighting arena, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are encircled by barriers of geography and poverty. They co-inhabit the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but their histories are as deeply divided as their cultures: one French-speaking and black, one Spanish-speaking and...
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What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan EraOn the hundredth anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth comes the twentieth-anniversary edition of Peggy Noonan's critically acclaimed bestseller What I Saw at the Revolution, for which she provides a new Preface that demonstrates this book's timeless relevance. As a special assistant to the president,...
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We Take Care of Our Own: Faith, Class, and Politics in the Art of Bruce SpringsteenWe Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen's beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer's life, examining his albums and...
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Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New ImmigrantsA comprehensive guide for new permanent residents. The guide contains practical information to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information that introduces new immigrants to the U.S. system of government.Author: Citizenship and Immigration Services (UPublisher:...
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We Asked, "Why Not?"In the summer of 1968 two young men with no political experience set out to tell anyone who would listen about their issues with the Vietnam War. Because they didn't know what they couldn't do, eight weeks later they were delegates to the Democratic...
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Watchman, Tell Us: John J. Bird and Black Politics in Post-Civil War IllinoisThe most influential Black leader in 19th century southern Illinois This key biography of John J. Bird unveils the forgotten story of a remarkable Black political figure in post-Civil War Illinois. Emerging as a leader in Cairo, the city with Illinois' second-largest Black community,...
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Waiting for the People: The Idea of Democracy in Indian Anticolonial ThoughtAn original reconstruction of how the debates over peoplehood defined Indian anticolonial thought, and a bold new framework for theorizing the global career of democracy. Indians, their former British rulers asserted, were unfit to rule themselves. Behind this assertion lay a foundational claim about...
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U.S. Education Reform and National Security: Independent Task Force ReportFor more than fifty years, the United States has led the world economically, diplomatically, and militarily. In recent decades, however, as the need for highlevel skills and knowledge has become increasingly important, America's students have fallen behind their international peers in math, science, and...
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Urban Inequality in Finland: Land, Housing and the Nordic Welfare StateTaking on Finland as its main case study, Urban Inequality in a Nordic Welfare State investigates urban governance, land and housing policies and the uneven development of the built environment. It analyses city strategies, policy documents and interviews with urban authorities to show how...
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Unions and the City: Negotiating Urban ChangeLabor unions remain the largest membership-based organizations in major North American cities, even after years of decline. Labor continues to play a vital role in mobilizing urban residents, shaping urban conflict, and crafting the policies and regulations that are transforming our urban spaces. As...
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Understanding Homeland SecurityGus Martin′s Understanding Homeland Security, 4th edition offers much-needed insight into the complex nature of issues surrounding modern homeland security. This comprehensive textbook examines the theories, agency missions, laws, and regulations governing the homeland security enterprise through the lens of threat scenarios and countermeasures...
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Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining CorporationsWhy do multinational mining corporations use participation to undermine resistance? Do the struggles of local communities, activists and NGOs matter on a global scale? Why are there so many different global standards in mining?This book develops a new critical political economy approach to studying...
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Tropical Despotisms: Enlightened Reform in the French CaribbeanTropical Despotisms reveals the alarm that spread among France's Caribbean possessions during the period between the Seven Years' War and the Revolution and the determination to cultivate a new patriotic community rooted in the Enlightenment principles of honor and civic virtue. Following France's humiliating...
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Translating Global Ideas: How Policy Legacies and Domestic Politics Shape Education Governance in Latin AmericaInternational organizations have consistently influenced education reforms in Latin America, but not all countries have adopted the same policy recommendations. This book offers a unique comparative analysis of secondary education reforms in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia, from the 1960s to the 2010s, with a...
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Trailblazer: The Story of the First Black Female Secret Service Agent to Protect the President and Her Fight for JusticeTrailblazer is the remakable and inspiring story of Cheryl Tyler, a Black woman who defied all odds and shattered barriers in her quest to protect the highest office in the land. This captivating memoir transports readers into Tyler's world as she embarks on an...
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Third World Studies: Theorizing LiberationIn this revised and expanded second edition of Third World Studies, Gary Y. Okihiro considers the methods and theories that might constitute the formation of Third World studies. Proposed in 1968 at San Francisco State College by the Third World Liberation Front but replaced...
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The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime InsecurityHistorically, operations and studies regarding maritime security focus on individual threats (e.g., piracy, terrorism, narcotics) and individual measures to target them (e.g., counterpiracy, counterterrorism, counternarcotics). This book explores, for the first time, an overall strategy for maritime security, integrating these issues into a single...
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The Twilight Before the Storm: From the Fractured 1930s to Today's Crisis CultureAuthor: Viktor ShvetsPublisher: Boyle & DaltonPublished: 08/10/2024Pages: 358Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94dISBN: 9781633378261This title is not returnable
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The Truth about Empire: Real Stories of British ColonialismThe Truth About Empire comes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can ascertain it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth listening to; and that our authority as leading professionals should count for something in...
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