Political Science
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Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President's Intelligence Advisory BoardAbove the politics and ideological battles of Washington, D.C., is a committee that meets behind locked doors and leaves its paper trail in classified files. The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) is one of the most secretive and potentially influential segments of the U.S....
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Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global EmpireIn Conquerors, New York Times bestselling author Roger Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other...
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A Woman's War: The Professional and Personal Journey of the Navy's First African American Female Intelligence OfficerWhen Gail Harris was assigned by the U.S. Navy to a combat intelligence job in 1973, she became the first African American female to hold such a position. Her 28-year career included hands on leadership in the intelligence community during every major conflict from...
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The Defeat of Black Power: Civil Rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972For three days in 1972 in Gary, Indiana, eight thousand American civil rights activists and Black Power leaders gathered at the National Black Political Convention, hoping to end a years-long feud that divided black America into two distinct camps: integrationists and separatists. While some...
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The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary AtlanticWinner of the International Labor History Award Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history....
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Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social JusticeThis stirring memoir is the story of Ada Deer, the first woman to serve as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Deer begins, "I was born a Menominee Indian. That is who I was born and how I have lived." She proceeds to...
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Track Two Diplomacy in Theory and PracticeTrack Two diplomacy consists of informal dialogues among actors such as academics, religious leaders, retired senior officials, and NGO officials that can bring new ideas and new relationships to the official process of diplomacy. Sadly, those involved in official diplomacy often have little understanding...
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On the Republic and On the LawsCicero's On the Republic and On the Laws are his major works of political philosophy. They offer his fullest treatment of fundamental political questions: Why should educated people have any concern for politics? Is the best form of government simple, or is it a...
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Master the Civil Service ExamsPeterson's(R) Master the(TM) Civil Service Exams is a comprehensive, step-by-step preparation guide for those seeking a position with the federal government that requires taking a written exam. This valuable resource provides the math, verbal, and clerical exercises needed to pass the civil service exam....
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Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentering OppressionThis groundbreaking collection explores the profound power of Social Reproduction Theory to deepen our understanding of everyday life under capitalism. While many Marxists tend to focus on the productive economy, this book focuses on issues such as child care, health care, education, family life...
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#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social MediaFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracy--and what can be done about it As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy....
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Marx's Inferno: The Political Theory of CapitalMarx's Inferno reconstructs the major arguments of Karl Marx's Capital and inaugurates a completely new reading of a seminal classic. Rather than simply a critique of classical political economy, William Roberts argues that Capital was primarily a careful engagement with the motives and aims...
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How to Cure a FanaticInternationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In two concise, powerful essays, the award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of extremism and proposes a reasoned and...
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Spying Blind: The Cia, the Fbi, and the Origins of 9/11In this pathbreaking book, Amy Zegart provides the first scholarly examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. Until now, those failures have been attributed largely to individual mistakes. But Zegart shows how and why the intelligence system itself left us vulnerable. Zegart...
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The Soccer WarPart diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency, Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East....
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Notes Toward a Performative Theory of AssemblyA Times Higher Education Book of the Week Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions, analyzing what they signify and how. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of performative action, Butler extends her theory of performativity to argue...
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China and Japan: Facing HistoryOne of the world's most eminent scholars of East Asia reveals the important touchstones in the long history between China and Japan and argues that for the sake of world stability they must forge a new relationship for the twenty-first century. China and Japan...
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Democracy: A Case StudyA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year "This absolutely splendid book is a triumph on every level. A first-rate history of the United States, it is beautifully written, deeply researched, and filled with entertaining stories. For anyone who wants to see our democracy...
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The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save ItA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Everyone worried about the state of contemporary politics should read this book."--Anne-Marie Slaughter "A trenchant survey from 1989, with its democratic euphoria, to the current map of autocratic striving."--David Remnick, New Yorker The world is in...
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Deaf in America: Voices from a CultureWritten by authors who are themselves Deaf, this unique book illuminates the life and culture of Deaf people from the inside, through their everyday talk, their shared myths, their art and performances, and the lessons they teach one another. Carol Padden and Tom Humphries...
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