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One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year National Bestseller With a New Afterword National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A Best Book of the Year: Salon, Slate, The Economist, The Washington Post, Cleveland Plain-Dealer The Dark Side is a... (read more)

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If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and Common Sense above all -- then I ask you to read this book.... In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction... (read more)

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In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful... (read more)

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Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring... (read more)

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The Eliminationists describes the malignant influence of right-wing hate talk on the American conservative movement. Tracing much of this vitriol to the dank corners of the para-fascist right, award-winning reporter David Neiwert documents persistent... (read more)

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Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and aparticipatory labor journalist.a Steve Early tackles the most pressing... (read more)

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Americans honor the flag with a fervor seen in few other countries: The Stars and Stripes decorate American homes and businesses; wave over sports events and funerals; and embellish everything from politicians' lapels to the surface of the moon. But what... (read more)

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From the internationally acclaimed Oxford authority on Communism comes a definitive history that examines the origins of the ideology, its development in different nations, its collapse in many of those countries following perestroika, and its current... (read more)

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As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader's historic runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in two of the most hotly contested presidential elections this country has seen. In Grand Illusion, she gives us a... (read more)

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Most Americans think of the Taliban and al Qaeda as a bunch of bearded fanatics fighting an Islamic crusade from caves in Afghanistan. But that doesn't explain their astonishing comeback along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Why is it eight years after... (read more)

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It's time to take back our country. Now. It's that simple. It's that urgent. So begins Dick Morris and Eileen McGann's latest and most important book. They say that we must act before President Barack Obama fully implements his radical political agenda... (read more)

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As Barack Obama seeks to chart a new course in American foreign policy, David Gardner addresses the controversial but urgent question: why is the Middle East so dysfunctional? And what can be done about it? Clear-sighted and never flinching from... (read more)

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The misuse of humanitarian intervention. Focusing on the 1991 & 99 breakup of Yugoslavia, David Gibbs raises basic questions about the humanitarian interventions that have played a key role in U.S. foreign policy for the past twenty years. Gibbs... (read more)

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Richard Brookhiser wrote his first cover story for National Review at age fourteen, and became the magazines youngest senior editor at twenty-three. William F. Buckley Jr. was Brookhisers mentor, hero, and admirer; within a year of Brookhisers arrival at... (read more)

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'Zakaria . . . may have more intellectual range and insights than any other public thinker in the West.' '"Boston Sunday... (read more)

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The dramatic story of the Kurds and their quest to create a nationessential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the turmoil in Iraq will play out. The American invasion of Iraq has been a success for one group: the Kurds. For centuries they... (read more)

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As a professional model and dancer in 1990, Kristine Huskey would never have guessed that by 2006 shed be one of Americas top human rights expertsand attorney for the worlds most controversial prisoners. Then again, her life had always had its unexpected... (read more)

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Think it's just judges who are trampling on the Constitution? Think again. The fact is that government officials long ago rejected the idea that the Constitution possesses a fixed meaning limiting the U.S. government's power. Going right to the scenes of... (read more)

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Henry Fairlie was one of the most colorful and trenchant journalists of the twentieth century. The British-born writer made his name on Fleet Street, where he coined the term “The Establishment,” sparred in print with the likes of Kenneth... (read more)

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Once considered among the best and brightest of his generation, Donald Rumsfeld was exceptionally prepared by successful careers in politics and business to assume the Pentagons top job in 2001. Yet six years later, he left office as the most... (read more)

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From a critically acclaimed author-a comprehensive history of the part of the world currently making headlines The former Soviet republics of Central Asia comprise a sprawling, politically pivotal, densely populated, and richly cultured area of the world... (read more)

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There's a reason The Nation, America's leading progressive magazine, named Robert Wexler the country's Most Valuable Congressman. It's the same reason right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh refers to him as disgusting. It's because for the last twelve years... (read more)

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In Your America, award-winning producers John Siceloff and Jason Maloney explore the paths to success of a remarkable group of people, each of whom has appeared on NOW, the popular PBS show, to tell their stories. For everyone interested in... (read more)

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In Whatas the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In The Political Mind, George Lakoff explains why. As it turns out, human beings are not the rational creatures weave... (read more)

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On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed, taking the Cold War down with it. The next twelve years passed in a haze of self-congratulation, Republican confusion, and angst, and economic prosperity--until they ended abruptly with a stunning... (read more)

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The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author’s political philosophy and its influence on American public life... (read more)

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Of the numerous histories devoted to Stalin's reign of terror, there is a remarkable story as yet untold. It begins with the incongruous image of America's oldest pastime baseball being played deep behind the Iron Curtain, and ends with the tragic deaths... (read more)

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With conflicts again dividing Russia and the United States, the need for balanced, accessible scholarship that benefits from new materials and critical perspectives is imperative. In seven lucid, groundbreaking essays, Stephen F. Cohen questions many... (read more)

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The authors describe current Department of Defense safety and occupational health programs and health information systems, as well as employee health programs outside of DoD to provide a foundation for considering a more integrated Department of Defense... (read more)

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The Chief Rabbis thesis on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. A counterweight to his earlier book, The Dignity of Difference, Sacks makes the case for integrated diversity within a framework of shared political valu... (read more)

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This remarkable book shines a fierce light on the current state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny--and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture--are being abridged... (read more)

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Cultural tourism has become an important source of revenue for Latin American countries, especially in the Andes and Meso-America. This book analyses its effects and the processes of cultural change it provokes in local societies.... (read more)

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The UN and Development provides the first comprehensive overview of the development policies and activities of the United Nations system from the late 1940s to the present. With an explicit focus on the history of the ideas that have been generated... (read more)

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Through a series of essays by leading social public policy experts, Living in Dangerous Times analyzes the impact of fear on the development of social policy in the UK in the post 9-11 - and 7/11 - world. Incorporates an approach that pushes back... (read more)

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With the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European bloc, the reunification of Germany was a major episode in the history of modern Europe--and one widely held to have been opposed by that country's centuries-old enemy, France. But while it... (read more)

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In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him one of the best reporters of our time. Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of... (read more)

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Gifford examines the 1960 presidential election and the ways in which it represented a truning point for the Republican Party and conservatism. Focusing on the key Republican personalities involvedNelson A. Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, and Barry... (read more)

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Contractor logistics support (CLS) is increasingly the Air Force choice for system sustainment, but is it the best option? The issues have included inadequate supporting data and the tendency for CLS contracts to go, by default, to original equipment... (read more)

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The confinement of some 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, often called the Japanese American internment, has been described as the worst official civil rights violation of modern U. S. history. Greg Robinson not only offers a bold new... (read more)

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* Comprehensive summary and case studies of major of rights-based approach to development* Arranged in point/counterpoint formatThe associations between human rights and the work of development activists didn't receive widespread attention from... (read more)

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In June 2007, with his approval rating at an all-time low, Tony Blair stood down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after more than a decade in office. In this riveting account, Anthony Seldon follows the career of Tony Blair starting from its... (read more)

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This book examines and discusses the ordeals that women face as violence is perpetrated against them in politically conflicted and militarized areas. In conflict zones, every act is affected by, dependent on and mobilised by militaristic values. The... (read more)

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On October 6, 1948, a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress crashed soon after takeoff, killing three civilian engineers and six crew members. In June 1949, the engineers' widows filed suit against the government, determined to find out what exactly had... (read more)

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Although the modern age is often described as the age of democratic revolutions, the subject of popular foundings has not captured the imagination of contemporary political thought. Most of the time, democratic theory and political science treat as the... (read more)

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Shon Meckfessel appropriates the peculiar slogan of an Albanian mineral water company as the title for this uniquely intellectual book. Equal parts journalism, history, and personal memoir, Suffled How it Gush records Shon's travels throughout ex... (read more)

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During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid government of lobbyists undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring... (read more)

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The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution explores such... (read more)

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This completely revised edition of Linda Fasulos popular guide to the United Nations surveys the world bodys programs and activities, and covers key issues including human rights, climate change, counterterrorism, nuclear proliferation, peacekeeping, and... (read more)

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An acclaimed historian offers an optimistic view of the future of the United States in the light of Roman history Maybe the end of the American ascendancy is not upon us. Maybe the U.S. will continue to dominate the world for centuries. Now award-winning... (read more)

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The history of civil rights in the United States is usually analyzed and interpreted through the lenses of modern conservatism and progressive liberalism. In Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, author Jonathan Bean argues that the... (read more)

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"Zangana writes with indignation of the recent hijacking of her country."-Time Out New York "This angry, unforgiving and powerful book is as vital as it is hard to swallow."-Publishers Weekly(starred review) "What left me quaking was the power of... (read more)

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The foundational text of 'structuralist Marxism' which transformed the face of modern philosophy and social theory. "One reads [Althusser's] passionate study with attention, even excitement." --Eric Hobsbawm... (read more)

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This influential work from British philosopher and politician John Stuart Mill, complemented by his essays on logic, politics and economy, was a radical assertion when it was first published in 1859. A core text in the development of liberalism in... (read more)

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This book examines the relationship between illegal migration and globalization. Under the pressures of globalizing forces, migration law is transformed into the last bastion of sovereignty. This explains the worldwide crackdown on extra-legal migration... (read more)

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Race, age, political affiliation, country of origin, native language-too often Americans define themselves, and are defined, by the differences that separate them. But if the 2008 presidential campaign has taught us anything, it is that we as a people... (read more)

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A trenchant account of Leninism from a giant of Marxist philosophy. Far and away the most talented philosopher among 20th-century Marxists, and... their most penetrating critic of contemporary culture. --New York... (read more)

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The bestselling text in its field, International Relations is praised for being the most current and comprehensive introduction to international relations theory as well as security, economic, and global issues. From war and trade to human rights and the... (read more)

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The history of civil rights in the United States is usually analyzed and interpreted through the lenses of modern conservatism and progressive liberalism. In Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, author Jonathan Bean argues that the... (read more)

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The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse--for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change--a hard-right turn on an array of issues that... (read more)

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The Religious Right has dedicated much of the last thirty years to molding the federal judiciary, always with an eye toward casting the Supreme Court in its image. Through broad political work that has involved grassroots campaigns as much as aggressive... (read more)

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The governed must know their government. Understanding how our government functions and the political forces that influence it is vital for all Americans. As a comprehensive overview and history of the subject, this book is designed to help anyone... (read more)

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Through an historical analysis of the theme of Oriental despotism, Michael Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient. The book also criticizes the misconception that the Orient was the constant victim of... (read more)

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Growing up in an African American working-class family in the Midwest, Jon Jeter watched the jobs undergirding a community disappear. As a journalist for the Washington Post (twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist), he reported on the freemarket reforms of the... (read more)

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"I think they're absolutely right... what's happening to them is reflective of what's happening across this economy." --President Barack Obama on the workers at Republic Windows & Doors December 5, 2008: It wasn't supposed to work like this. Days after... (read more)

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Who is better prepared to confront challenges and defend principles in a volatile modern world? Those with strong national, religious, ethnic, or tribal identities who accept democracy, or democrats who renounce identity as a kind of divisive prejudice... (read more)

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With biting wit and amusing personal anecdotes Harry Stein's I Can't Believe I'm Sitting Next to a Republican chronicles the every day survival of those plucky conservatives marooned in liberal bastions that loathe them, from Manhattan to Hollywood-and... (read more)

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Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values.... (read more)

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Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and aparticipatory labor journalist.a Steve Early tackles the most pressing... (read more)

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The legacy of environmental catastrophe in the states of the former Soviet Union includes desertification, pollution, and the toxic aftermath of industrial accidents, the most notorious of which was the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. This book examines the... (read more)

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From renowned political theorist and Pulitzer Prize winner James MacGregor Burns, an illuminating critique of how an unstable, unaccountable, and frequently partisan Supreme Court has come to wield more power than the founding fathers ever intended For... (read more)

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The ideal introduction for students, aspiring citizens, and general readers to documents which are as relevant today as they had been when first drafted more than 200 years ago. Original.... (read more)

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For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; for others, it is the unfortunate outcome of impersonal... (read more)

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It is not uncommon to hear states and their leaders criticized for mixing oil and politics. The U.S.-led Iraq War was criticized as a war for oil. When energy exporters overtly use energy as a tool to promote their foreign policy goals, Europe and the... (read more)

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International development is big business. Official global aid flows from North to South are over $100 billion annually. China and India, former aid recipients, are rapidly entering the field as aid providers themselves, and international charity is... (read more)

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The legacy of environmental catastrophe in the states of the former Soviet Union includes desertification, pollution, and the toxic aftermath of industrial accidents, the most notorious of which was the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. This book examines the... (read more)

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As collective history becomes more tightly bound with personal narratives, the lines between history, memory, and commemoration have blurred. When history is inconvenient to a specific group, it is often compromised - watered down for public consumption.... (read more)

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An audacious autobiography by the founding and pivotal figure of the Situationist International. "A philosopher whose scathing pen has never been so sharp." --San Francisco Chronicle... (read more)

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Author Neal Q. Herrick considers government corruption to be the predominant problem facing the world today. Although bribery and influence peddling are the most visible aspect of this corruption, they are not, in Herrick's opinion, the most serious. For... (read more)

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The former editor in chief of the Economist returns to the territory of his bestselling book The Sun Also Sets to lay out a fresh analysis of the growing rivalry between China, India, and Japan -- what it will mean for America, the global economy, and... (read more)

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Presents a risk-management process would help senior Air Force leaders to (1) focus planning on the most salient threats, (2) gain greater clarity on the risks associated with alternative courses of action across multiple futures, (3) maintain a sense of... (read more)

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For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the “Green Revolution” succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. More than 9 million people every year die... (read more)

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The name Blackwater, the world's largest private military contractor, became infamous early in the Iraq War, when four of its men were seized by a mob in Fallujah, murdered, and hung from a bridge for the world to see. Since then, Blackwater has expanded... (read more)

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Peter Gosselin predicted in High Wire that the American worker would take on an exceedingly high level of risk in the American economy, and would be ever more exposed to the volatility of the market. Today, Gosselins worst fears have been realized... (read more)

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Throughout history artists have faced the threat of violence when their work offended the state or the political elite. The late Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali was just such an artist, producing thousands of cartoons satirizing the powers that be in... (read more)

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The Culture Wars Are Over and the Idiots Have Won A veteran journalist's acidically funny, righteously angry lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States. In the midst of a career-long quest to separate the smart from the pap, Charles... (read more)

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A new understanding of democracy that acknowledges the inescapable and essential antagonism in its workings, by one of today's foremost radical political theorists. "Important and timely." --Political Theory... (read more)

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The Right to Vote is the first comprehensive history of suffrage in the United States in more than eighty years. In this revised edition, Alexander Keyssar chronicles the surprisingly complex and slow evolution of the right to vote from the American... (read more)

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Is globalization good for democracy? Or has it made our governing institutions less accountable to citizens? Located at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics, this book explores the effects of globalization on national... (read more)

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Continuing where volume one left off, this anthology documents anarchist writings from World War II up until the present day. Many of the translations (from Africa, India, China, Latin America, and Europe) have never before been published in English... (read more)

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This in-depth look into the new biological arms race tells the inside story of the U.S. anthrax attacks and their connection to the existence of a frightening global germ warfare underworld.... (read more)

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Governments around the world are criticized as inefficient, ineffective, too large, too costly, overly bureaucratic, overburdened by unnecessary rules, unresponsive to public needs, secretive, undemocratic, invasive into rights of citizens, self-serving,... (read more)

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Systematically revised and updated throughout, this groundbreaking text provides a uniquely up-to-date overview of all the major approaches to European integration. Introducing students to the most current debates, European Integration Theory, Second... (read more)

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On February 6, 1981, at his first National Security Council meeting, Ronald Reagan told his advisers: I will make the decisions. As Reagan's Secret War reveals, these words provide the touchstone for understanding the extraordinary accomplishments of the... (read more)

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When should the United States go to war? It is arguably the most important foreign policy question facing any president, and Richard Haass -- a member of the National Security Council staff for the first President Bush and the director of policy planning... (read more)

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Political Thinkers provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Western political thought written by a team of internationally renowned scholars. This collection provides an overview of the canon of great theorists, from Socrates and the Sophists... (read more)

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From living the rock star life to wading through the world's war zones, refugee camps, and brothels, Aaron Cohen left behind his closest friends, his dying father, and his partnership with a legendary musician to take on treacherous rescue missions in... (read more)

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In the first complete history of the National Security Agency, America's most powerful and secretive intelligence organization. In February 2006, while researching this book, Matthew Aid uncovered a massive and secret document reclassification program--a... (read more)

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“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining... (read more)

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