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Jeffrey Rosen
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
A New York Times bestseller and an “enriching…brilliant” (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass ) examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of ...
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Larry M. Bartels
The Politics of Social Change: From the Sixties to the Present Through the Eyes of a Generation
How did we get to this point in American politics? Drawing on insights from an unprecedented decades-long study of ordinary Americans’ political lives, this book tells the story of how, why, and when our politics fractured. Few time periods have been as defined by waves of monumental social chang...
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Christopher Lowen Agee
The Streets of San Francisco: Policing and the Creation of a Cosmopolitan Liberal Politics, 1950-1972 (Historical Studies of Urban America)
During the Sixties the nation turned its eyes to San Francisco as the city's police force clashed with movements for free speech, civil rights, and sexual liberation. These conflicts on the street forced Americans to reconsider the role of the police officer in a democracy. In The Streets of San F...
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Sungmoon Kim
Public Reason Confucianism: Democratic Perfectionism and Constitutionalism in East Asia
Recent proposals concerning Confucian meritocratic perfectionism have justified Confucian perfectionism in terms of political meritocracy. In contrast, 'Confucian democratic perfectionism' is a form of comprehensive Confucian perfectionism that can accommodate a plurality of values in civil society....
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Ronald J. Deibert
Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet
In 2009, a group of digital technology experts at the Citizen Lab uncovered an espionage network affecting more than 100 countries and targeting ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, international organizations, and media outlets. The investigation was but one example of a contest for the future...
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Bauer Otto
Die Nationalitätenfrage und die Sozialdemokratie (German Edition)
Explore how national identity, class struggle, and political strategy collide in a pivotal work on social democracy. In this thoughtful analysis, Otto Bauer examines how nations, cultures, and political power shape each other within Austria’s socialist movement. The book traces how different soci...
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Mark H. Smit
Dear Ukraine: why Western voices against you are wrong
A powerful defense of Ukraine and a systematic dismantling of the narratives used to excuse Russian aggression. In January 2026, former Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters told the world that Vladimir Putin "really has tried not to hurt civilians". After the Bucha massacre. After Mariupol. After nea...
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Raymond Aron
Liberty and Equality
An invaluable reflection on the essence of liberal democracy―and an ideal introduction to the work of political philosopher Raymond Aron Liberty and Equality is the first English translation of the last lecture delivered at the Collège de France by Raymond Aron, one of the most influential po...
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Elliot Richardson
Reflections Of A Radical Moderate
Written by one of America's most distinguished public servants, Reflections of a Radical Moderate offers a clear-eyed and steady analysis of the state of our democracy and the growth of cynicism among American citizens toward their government. In a series of inspiring and pellucid essays, Elliot R...
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Glenn Wallis
Nietzsche Now!: The Great Immoralist on the Vital Issues of Our Time
“A surprisingly engaging grafting of Nietzsche’s philosophy onto the modern world.” —Kirkus Reviews For readers both acquainted with and new to the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, Nietzsche NOW! frames and explains Nietzsche’s thinking on topics of immediate contemporary concern and re...
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Daniele Caramani
Comparative Politics
With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. Written by the leading experts in the field, it brings together a diverse and informed international perspective on comparative politics. Six new authors join the team for the sixth edition, br...
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Liz Theoharis
You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty
One of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices shares the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor themselves As one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis explores the largely ...
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Stephanie Craft
Principles of American Journalism: An Introduction
Designed to engage, inspire and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, Principles of American Journalism introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy. From the First Amendment to Facebook, the new and revised edition of this p...
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Bill Fletcher Jr
"They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions (Myths Made in America)
From Wisconsin to Washington, DC, the claims are made: unions are responsible for budget deficits, and their members are overpaid and enjoy cushy benefits. The only way to save the American economy, pundits claim, is to weaken the labor movement, strip workers of collective bargaining rights, and ch...
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Jostein Gripsrud
The Public Sphere
The idea of the public sphere as the space where citizens come together to deliberate on issues of common concern and to critique and influence the government has been one of the most influential and contested concepts since the beginnings of debates on the constitution of democracy. But the notion ...
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David M. Perry
The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook
A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy. Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or confere...
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Barry Gewen
The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World
One of the New York Times 's 100 Notable Books of 2020 A new portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: Realism, balance of power, and national interest. Few public officials have provoked such intense controversy as Henry Kissinger. During his time in ...
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Rebecca A. Glazier
Faith and Community: How Engagement Strengthens Members, Places of Worship, and Society (Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics)
Places of worship are important anchor institutions in communities, helping to create social capital through discussion groups, soup kitchens, and neighborhood clean-ups. While congregations face increasing pressures, from declining attendance to political polarization, community engagement is an ov...
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Levi D. Kavan
How To Be a Democratic Socialist: The Definitive Guide To Democratic Socialism (Power and Politics, Explained)
What if democratic socialism isn't something to fear—but a serious, practical philosophy grounded in centuries of struggle? For most of us, "socialism" triggers anxiety: Cold War images, failed states, angry online debates. Meanwhile, the system we're told is inevitable produces homelessness, medi...
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Chih-p'ing Chou
Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese: Volume I: Text: Volume II: Vocabulary, Sentence Patterns, Exercises
This textbook, prepared for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese, does not "talk down" to the student, and its contemporary subject matter will provoke classroom discussion. Successfully encouraging speaking as well as reading practice, the work progresses from corre...
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