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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The Compatriots: The Russian Exiles Who Fought Against the KremlinThe authors of The Red Web examine the shifting role of Russian expatriates throughout history, and their complicated, unbreakable relationship with the mother country--be it antagonistic or far too chummy. The history of Russian espionage is soaked in blood, from a spontaneous pistol shot...
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Data Action: Using Data for Public GoodHow to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression. Big data can be used for good, from tracking disease to exposing human rights violations, and for bad, implementing surveillance and control. Data inevitably represents the ideologies of those who control its...
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Gatopardismo Mexicano / Mexican GatopardismoUn ensayo donde convergen de manera magistral el periodismo, la historiografía y el análisis político para explicar los orígenes de la corrupción en México, así como su largo trayecto como razón de ser y práctica cotidiana de la vida pública. Juan Antonio Cepeda parte...
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Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer SpaceWith a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race. The authors argue that space ambitions are informed by a combination of factors, including available resources, capability, elite preferences, and talent pool. The...
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When AI Rules the World: China, the U.S., and the Race to Control a Smart PlanetAs China rises to true superpower status, the United States must take immediate action to catch up in AI capabilities--or face falling disastrously behind technologically, economically, and militarily. Over the past decade, China has quietly and methodically moved into a near-leadership position in artificial...
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International Human Rights: A SurveyThis book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various...
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Undesirable Immigrants: Why Racism Persists in International MigrationHow the racist legacy of colonialism shapes global migration The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 officially ended the explicit prejudice in American immigration policy that began with the 1790 restriction on naturalization to free White persons of "good character." By the 1980s, the...
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Working-Class Utopias: A History of Cooperative Housing in New York CityOne of the nation's foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s As World War II ended and Americans turned their attention to problems at home, union leaders and other prominent New Yorkers...
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The Moral Case for Abortion: A Defence of Reproductive ChoiceThis revised and updated edition of the 2016 bestselling work sets out the moral arguments for a woman's right to decide the future of her pregnancy. Drawing on traditions of philosophical and sociological thinking, it presents the case for recognizing autonomy in personal, private...
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Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest CourtNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021: POLITICS BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "A must-read for anyone interested in the Supreme Court."--MIKE LEE, Republican senator from Utah Politics have always intruded on Supreme Court appointments. But although the Framers would recognize the way...
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Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in AsiaIn Narratives of Civic Duty, Aram Hur investigates the impulse behind a sense of civic duty in democracies. Why do some citizens feel a responsibility to vote, pay taxes, or take up arms in defense of one's country? Through comparing democratic societies in East...
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Too Famous: The Rich, the Powerful, the Wishful, the Notorious, the DamnedIf you can judge a book by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic. Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our...
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Russia's War on Everybody: And What It Means for YouYou may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you. Russia's 2022 attack on Ukraine saw confrontation between Moscow and the West spill over into open conflict once again. But Russia has also been waging a clandestine war against the West...
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Urban Planning in the Nordic WorldThis book outlines the origins, development, challenges, and lived realities of the changing welfare city, focusing primarily on Denmark. Strategies have changed over the decades as models of development have shifted and as the needs of society and a warming planet have come into...
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Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow WarriorA memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a...
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The Legacy of Ruth Bader GinsburgThis anthology chronicles the legal legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Author: Scott DodsonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 03/10/2022Pages: 306Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64dISBN: 9781009013970Review Citation(s): Choice 11/01/2022
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The Tyranny of Big TechThe reign of Big Tech is here, and Americans' First Amendment rights hang by a keystroke. Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple--once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom--have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power....
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The Holocaust: The Essential Reference GuideThis volume showcases a detailed look at the multifaceted attempts by Germany's Nazi regime, together with its collaborators, to annihilate the Jews of Europe during the Holocaust. Several introductory essays, along with a rich chronology, reference entries, primary documents, images, and a bibliography provide...
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A Story to Save Your Life: Communication and Culture in Migrants' Search for AsylumA young woman flees violence in Mexico and seeks protection in the United States-only to be trafficked as a domestic worker in the Bronx. A decorated immigration judge leaves his post when the policies he proudly upheld capsize in the wake of political turmoil....
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Creating Chaos Online: Disinformation and Subverted Post-PublicsUnmasks the disinformation propagated by Russian trolling in public discourseAuthor: Asta ZelenkauskaitePublisher: University of Michigan PressPublished: 10/10/2022Pages: 318Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80dISBN: 9780472055524
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