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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Athenian Democracy: A SourcebookThis volume presents a wide range of literary and epigraphic sources on the history of the world's first democracy, offering a comprehensive survey of the key themes and principles of Athenian democratic culture. Beginning with the mythical origins of Athenian democracy under Theseus and...
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Fallout: The True Story of the CIA's Secret War on Nuclear TraffickingFor more than a quarter of a century, while the Central Intelligence Agency turned a dismissive eye, a globe-straddling network run by Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan sold the equipment and expertise to make nuclear weapons to a rogues' gallery of nations. Among its...
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Comm Check...: The Final Flight of Shuttle ColumbiaOn February 1, 2003, the unthinkable happened. The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 37 miles above Texas, seven brave astronauts were killed and America's space program, always an eyeblink from disaster, suffered its second catastrophic in-flight failure. Unlike the Challenger disaster 17 years earlier, Columbia's...
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From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & GenderFrom Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender traces the roots and fruits of comedy over the centuries to analyze and offer insights into the intersections of race, gender, and politics in humor that is by, for, and/or about...
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The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First CenturyFrom the bestselling coauthor with Julia Child of My Life in France "a balanced and insightful assessment of what could emerge as the dominant issue in decades ahead" (Associated Press)--the fate of fresh water in the twenty-first century.Will there be enough drinkable water to...
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Democratic Vistas and Other PapersWalt Whitman (1819-1892) contributed to the greatest prose of American letters with Democratic Vistas, now considered a classic discussion of the theory of democracy and its possibilities. In this essay he protests the unrestrained materialism, greed, corruption and spiritual failure of what, two years...
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Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in GuatemalaBetween the late 1970s and the mid 1980s, Guatemala was torn by a civil war which came to be known as La Violencia. During this time of mass terror and extreme violence, more than 600 massacres occurred in villages destroyed by the army, one...
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Electoral Systems: A Comparative IntroductionElectoral Systems examines the six principle types of electoral system currently in use in more than seventy of the world's democracies. A common format is adopted throughout, dealing with explanations of how the system operates and its effects on the political system.Electoral Systems examines...
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Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFKThe assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, continues to inspire interest ranging from well-meaning speculation to bizarre conspiracy theories and controversial filmmaking. But in this landmark book, reissued with a new afterword for the 40th anniversary of the assassination, Gerald Posner...
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State of the Parties 2022: The Changing Role of American Political PartiesThe State of the Parties 2022 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the...
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Producing Politics: Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of UsPublisher: Beacon PressPublished: 07/05/2022Binding Type: MP3 CDWeight: 0.55lbsISBN: 9781666581683
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Halim A. Flowers: Love Is the Vaccine- First full treatment of the artist's visual work- A story of redemption from wrongful incarceration to life as a successful visual artist, spoken word performer, and human rights advocate- Halim Flowers is featured in HBO in the Emmy award-winning documentary Thug Life in...
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A New Spirit of Capitalism: Toward More Sustainable and Inclusive EconomiesCapitalism represents the greatest engine of material well-being that the world has ever seen. But skepticism about its viability has grown across the political spectrum, on the back of rising inequalities, climate change and digital disruptions. This book joins the debate about the crisis...
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On Bloody Sunday: A New History of the Day and Its Aftermath by Those Who Were ThereThe first ever complete oral history of one of the darkest episodes in modern Irish history *** In January 1972, a peaceful civil rights march in Northern Ireland ended in bloodshed. Troops from Britain's 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers, leaving 13...
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The African Renaissance Project of Thabo Mbeki: Its South African Roots and TargetsThis book provides a critical analysis of the targets and objectives of The African Renaissance project as articulated by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. The work is divided into five chapters: South Africa before and since 1994; invaluable lessons for the African Renaissance...
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The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of Us PowerTwo of our most celebrated intellectuals grapple with the uncertain aftermath of the American collapse in Afghanistan.Not since the last American troops left Vietnam have we faced such a sudden vacuum in our foreign policy--not only of authority, but also of explanations of what...
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The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate NavyFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War--and the Union agent resolved to stop him.In 1861, soon after the outbreak of the Civil...
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Day I Ain't Never Seen Before: Remembering the Civil Rights Movement in Marks, MississippiThe Black people of Marks, Mississippi, and other rural southern towns were the backbone of the civil rights movement, yet their stories have too rarely been celebrated and are, for the most part, forgotten. Part memoir, part oral history, and part historical study, A...
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I Shouldn't Have Said That"A little George Carlin, a little David Sedaris and a little Mark Twain " "witty humorous and occasionally sharp" "entertaining, enlightening, endearing" Irreverent political and cultural commentaries and musings from a lifelong political activist. The author has been involved directly in over 50 political...
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The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political InstitutionsThis book explores the deep roots of modern democracy, focusing on geography and long-term patterns of global diffusion. Its geographic argument centers on access to the sea, afforded by natural harbors which enhance the mobility of people, goods, capital, and ideas. The extraordinary connectivity...
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