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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They Just Need to Get a Job: 15 Myths on Homelessness"Readers will come away infuriated, with a greater understanding of the systemic causes of homelessness, and with more compassion for their homeless neighbors. Essential reading for any community affected by homelessness (which is all of them)." --Booklist, Starred Review For readers of Andrea Elliott...
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The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with DignityA riveting account of one inmate's quest to die on death row--and a fearless look at a system of punishment that has failed the public it claims to serve. When Scott Dozier was sent to Nevada's death row in 2007, convicted of a pair...
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The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?A Times Literary Supplement's Book of the YearA New Statesman's Best Book of the YearA Bloomberg's Best Book of the YearA Guardian Best Book About Ideas of the Year The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our...
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The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered ResourceFrom the NYT-bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society. We all feel it--the distraction, the loss...
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The Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World"Offers uncommonly penetrating insight....A rare glimpse into Covert and Black Operations.--New York Times Bestselling author, Governor Jesse Ventura, from his Foreword. The Secret Team, L. Fletcher Prouty's expose of the CIA's brutal methods of maintaining national security during the Cold War, was first published...
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The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market EraThe most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left. The epochal shift toward neoliberalism--a web of related policies that,...
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The Return (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Fathers, Sons and the Land in BetweenWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - The acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing--one of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for...
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The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties"You shall thank Alan Dershowitz for writing this [valuable] book."--Stephen Breyer, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme CourtIf reliable but uncertain intelligence predicted a mass casualty terrorist attack and indicated likely suspects, what preventive actions would be constitutionally authorized? Detention? Interrogation? Torture? What if...
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The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution: A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections fWhat is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars Professor Richard Beeman was one of that...
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the WorldNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she's met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention--from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace." --...
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The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse: A Memory of VietnamAn unconventional memoir of conjuring the uncertain past and a long-lost homeland, and a vital document of one family's journey through world history With the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the U.S. war in Vietnam ended, but the refugee crisis was only...
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The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and CapitalismThis short book demystifies how the two systems of technology and capitalism work together and equips readers with practical tools to dismantle them and build a better world, bit by bit. Our society is constantly made to serve the needs of two systems: technology...
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The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight ItA groundbreaking investigation into the propaganda justifying the fossil-fuel economy, The Language of Climate Politics offers readers powerful new ways to talk about the climate crisis that will help create transformative change. "If you want to understand the climate crisis and you only have...
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The Iron Triangle: Inside the Liberal Democrat Plan to Use Race to Divide Christians and America in their Quest for Power and How We Can Defeat ThemTo save America and the world, Conservatives must first answer this one very important question: Why do the vast majority of Christian African Americans vote for the Atheist/Anti-Christian, Liberal Democrat Party?This book answers that question. Why is this important? The answering of this question...
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the PresentFINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a best book of 2019 by The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, NPR, Hudson Booksellers, The New York Public Library,...
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The Hard Work of Hope: A MemoirThe Hard Work of Hope takes you into the heady days of 1960s and 1970s activism, chronicling the hopes and strategies of the young people who created the movements that rocked the country.Michael Ansara was on the front lines. In this fascinating memoir, he...
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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with DestinyNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval--with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play--now with a new preface by...
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The First-Time ManagerMORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD!The trusted management classic and go-to guide for anyone facing new responsibilities as a first-time manager.Learn to conquer every challenge like a seasoned pro with the clear, candid advice in The First-Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this expert guide...
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The Federalist PapersA DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED A NATION An authoritative analysis of the Constitution of the United States and an enduring classic of political philosophy. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government--its political structure...
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The Exceptional Negro: Racism, White Privilege and the Lie of Respectability PoliticsLawyer. Mother. Elected Official. Target. Traci O'Neal was thrust into the national spotlight in 2017 when local threats grew into a national racist outcry after a former GOP Presidential candidate singled her out on social media. What followed was a deeply disturbing and widespread...
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