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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Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: Or, How Not to Learn from the PastEssays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer "history at its best, meaning, at its most useful." --Howard Zinn From the launch of the "Shock and Awe" invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush's declaration of "Mission...
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Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has FailedThe subject of widespread attention when first released, including the pages of the New York Times Book Review, Myths of Free Trade provides a front-row seat to the Washington spectacle of corporate lobbying and political intimidation that keeps the free-trade mantra alive as American...
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Gun Show Nation: Gun Culture and American DemocracyOn progressive websites and in newspaper columns Gun Show Nation has become part of a lively debate on guns and democracy in America. Burbick gets it, Buzzflash says, she cuts through to the heart of the psychology of guns.Cultural historian, critic, and gun owner...
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Iran: A People InterruptedPraised by leading academics in the field as extraordinary, a brilliant analysis, fresh, provocative and iconoclastic, Iran: A People Interrupted has distinguished itself as a major work that has single-;handedly effected a revolution in the field of Iranian studies. In this provocative and unprecedented...
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Putin on the March: The Russian President's Unchecked Global AdvanceIn his 2016 book coauthored with Evan Roth Smith, Putin's Master Plan, Doug Schoen warned of the Russian president's grand vision to expand his country's influence around the world, especially in Eastern Europe, while destabilizing the Western alliance and delegitimizing the very principles of...
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The People V. the Democratic PartySince the day Aaron Burr, the sitting vice president of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, the Democratic Party has been at war with America. With a history that includes murder, treason, slavery, segregation, sedition, bribery, and...
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The Unmaking of a MayorJohn V. Lindsay was elected mayor of New York City in 1965. But that year's mayoral campaign will forever be known as the Buckley campaign. "As a candidate," Joseph Alsop conceded, "Buckley was cleverer and livelier than either of his rivals." And Murray Kempton...
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The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in EuropeWhat caused the eurozone debacle and the chaos in Greece? Why has Europe's migrant crisis spun out of control, over the heads of national governments? Why is Great Britain calling a vote on whether to leave the European Union? Why are established political parties...
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Sovereignty or Submission: Will Americans Rule Themselves or Be Ruled by Others?The International Criminal Court claims authority over Americans for actions that the United States does not define as "crimes." In short, the Twenty-First Century is witnessing an epic struggle between the forces of global governance and American constitutional democracy. Transnational progressives and transnational pragmatists...
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The Empire of Lies: The Truth about China in the Twenty-First CenturyThe Western press these days is full of stories on China's arrival as a superpower, some even warning that the future may belong to her. Western political and business delegations stream into Beijing, confident in China's economy, which continues to grow rapidly. Crowning China's...
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Red Channels: The Bible of BlacklistingComments from Un-Blacklisted Celebrities "Things that they would think up had no value. The would print them and then the sponsors and the networks wouldn't hire you if your name was even mentioned in one of those rags. You were thoroughly blacklisted." Shirley Mitchel...
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Fidel Castro y El Gatillo Alegre: Sus Anos UniversitariosAuthor: Enrique RosPublisher: Ediciones UniversalPublished: 12/01/2003Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9781593880064Language: SpanishThis title is not returnable
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The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?A number of authoritarian governments, drawn to the economic power of capitalism but wary of uncontrolled free markets, have invented something new: state capitalism. In this system, governments use markets to create wealth that can be directed as political officials see fit. As an...
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Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the WorldIn this crucial study, named one of the Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction Books of 2016 and now in paperback, Baz Dreisinger goes behind bars in nine countries to investigate the current conditions in prisons worldwide. Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations...
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Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age: Power, Ambition, and the Ultimate WeaponA "second nuclear age" has begun in the post-Cold War world. Created by the expansion of nuclear arsenals and new proliferation in Asia, it has changed the familiar nuclear geometry of the Cold War. Increasing potency of nuclear arsenals in China, India, and Pakistan,...
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Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service, Second EditionCareer Diplomacy--now in its second edition--is an insider's guide that examines the foreign service as an institution, a profession, and a career. Harry W. Kopp and Charles A. Gillespie, both of whom had long and distinguished careers in the foreign service, provide a full...
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Driven from Home: Protecting the Rights of Forced MigrantsThroughout human history people have been driven from their homes by wars, unjust treatment, and natural disasters. The reality of forced migration is not new, nor is awareness of the suffering of the displaced. The United National High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that at...
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Implementing Innovation: Fostering Enduring Change in Environmental and Natural Resource GovernanceOver the past three decades, governments at the local, state, and federal levels have undertaken a wide range of bold innovations, often in partnership with nongovernmental organizations and communities, to try to address their environmental and natural resource management tasks. Many of these efforts...
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Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad: How to Be a Counterintelligence OfficerThis book is a concise primer that teaches the principles, strategy, and tradecraft of counterintelligence (CI). CI is often misunderstood and narrowly equated with security and catching spies, which are only part of the picture. As William R. Johnson explains, CI is the art...
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Lobbying and Advocacy: Winning Strategies, Resources, Recommendations, Ethics and Ongoing Compliance for Lobbyists and Washington Advocates:Lobbying and Advocacy is the comprehensive guide for lobbyists and Washington advocates. * Top strategies for winning as an effective lobbyist or Washington advocate. * Practical resources and methods for maintaining compliance and staying abreast of ethical and legal requirements. * Practical tips, research...
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