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  • The Founding of New Societies

    Studies in the History of the United States, Latin America, South Africa, Canada, and Australia

    de Louis Hartz, Kenneth D. McRae, Richard M. Morse, Richard N. Rosecrance, Leonard M. Thompson ...
    The pioneering political scientist presents his "fragment theory" of class, culture and ideology in post-colonial societies around the world.In his groundbreaking work, The Liberal Tradition in America, Louis Hartz demonstrated that beneath America's history of political conflict was an enduring consensus around Lockean liberal principles. In The Founding of New Societies, Hartz continues his ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Nuclear Dawn

    F. E. Simon and the Race for Atomic Weapons in World War II

    de Kenneth D. McRae ...
    This book provides a rounded biography of Franz (later Sir Francis) Simon, his early life in Germany, his move to Oxford in 1933, and his experimental contributions to low temperature physics approximating absolute zero. After 1939 he switched his research to nuclear physics, and is credited with solving the problem of uranium isotope separation by gaseous diffusion for the British nuclear ... Leer más

    $38.69 USD

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  • The Great Transformation

    The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

    de Karl Polanyi ...
    In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social changes brought about by the "great transformation" of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self-regulating market, but the potentially dire social consequences of untempered market capitalism. New introductory material reveals the renewed ... Leer más

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  • Politics

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Kenneth Minogue ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in our society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

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  • Democracy and Its Crisis

    de A. C. Grayling ...
    The EU referendum in the UK and Trump’s victory in the USA sent shockwaves through our democratic systems. In Democracy and Its Crisis A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why it matters.First he considers those moments in history when the challenges we face today were first encountered ... Leer más

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  • Inventing Western Civilization

    de Thomas C. Patterson ...
    "In this wonderful book, Thomas Patterson effectively dethrones the concept of 'civilization' as an abstract good, transcending human society."--Martin Bernal Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism, and racism have been integral to the appearance of "civilized" societies in Western Europe. He lays out clearly and simply how civilization, ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Latin America

    de Carlos Fuentes ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    A passionate argument for the geopolitical autonomy of Latin America, Carlos Fuentes's 1984 CBC Massey lectures trace the region's unique historical and cultural tensions and call upon foreign powers to cease interference in a sphere of influence they rarely fully understand.Fuentes sees the turbulence in Latin America ending not with political solutions, but economic ones. Foreshadowing the end ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • History

    Why It Matters

    de Lynn Hunt ...
    Series series Why It Matters
    We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, while media differ wildly in their reporting of the same event. Frequently, new discoveries force us to re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about the past.So how can any certainty about history be ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of European Law

    The Last Two and a Half Millennia

    de Tamar Herzog ...
    A Short History of European Law brings to life 2,500 years of legal history, tying current norms to the circumstances of their conception. Tamar Herzog describes how successive legal systems built upon one another, from ancient times through the European Union. Roman law formed the backbone of each configuration, though the way it was used and reshaped varied dramatically from one century and ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

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  • Political Science

    de Tracey Baptiste ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Social Sciences
    This book traces the development of political science from ancient influences such as Plato and Aristotle to modern political shapers such as Robert A. Dahl. It covers changes to the field in both thought and practice due to the rise and fall of political regimes, world wars, colonialism, and social media. The book also includes thorough examinations of international relations, systems of ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Next American Nation

    The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution

    de Michael Lind ...
    Are we now, or have we ever been, a nation?As this century comes to a close, debates over immigration policy, racial preferences, and multiculturalism challenge the consensus that formerly grounded our national culture. The question of our national identity is as urgent as it has ever been in our history. Is our society disintegrating into a collection of separate ethnic enclaves, or is there a ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Property and Freedom

    de Richard Pipes ...
    "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate" (National Review), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian RevolutionAn exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD