Political Science
How epidemics of collective stupidity are threatening our world鈥攁nd how businesses, governments and other organisations can adopt powerful strategies for making better decisions
A gripping account of how the distinction between law and politics is collapsing in the United States and imperiling democracy itself
A leading tech insider reveals how AI may threaten our democratic institutions and enable autocracy鈥攁nd how to guard against this
鈥淓xtraordinary and powerful.鈥濃�擯eter Singer, author of Animal Liberation
From the New York Times bestselling author, a bold new account of animal rights, why they may be on the verge of mass popularity, and why animals need a Bill of Rights
The remarkable story of how Frederick Douglass went from condemning the Constitution as a proslavery pact to celebrating it as a 鈥済lorious liberty document鈥� that promises freedom to everyone
A sweeping account of China鈥檚 global strategy from Mao to Xi, revealing its effort to court strategic partners, outmaneuver rivals, and reshape the global order on its own terms
A wide-ranging history of American land ownership, from westward expansion to the suburban housing crisis
A comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing
A nuanced and authoritative account of what constitutes antisemitism鈥攁nd when criticizing Israel or supporting Palestine becomes antisemitic
Why supporting big government, trade barriers, and unchecked executive power is still conservative鈥攁nd why MAGA鈥檚 worldview is far more coherent than its critics think
An authoritative introduction to strategy鈥攊ts enduring essentials, its inherent challenges, and the ways it will change in the twenty-first century
The rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act, from the triumph of its passage in 1965 to its evisceration by the Supreme Court in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder
How the financialization of healthcare has eroded the quality of care, driven up prices, and worsened health inequalities
An expert compares renewables and nuclear power as sources of low-carbon energy for the electric grid
How fiscal and economic policy choices reflect moral points of view
A vivid portrait of rural and working-class life that links the dynamics of social ties to far-right political alignments
A compelling reinterpretation of ancient Greek democracy showing that the people ruled by securing mass control over leaders
Why the underrepresentation of the working class in political office is an inevitable side effect of electoral democracy itself
How ideas of parliamentary reform aiming to restore the spirit of the constitution defined political debate at a pivotal moment in British history
The ultimate guide to the thinkers and ideas that have shaped the United States, featuring essential primary sources introduced by leading scholars
How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors鈥� methods of growing food鈥攁nd fighting climate change in the process
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival
Now with a new afterword by the author, this gripping account overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive...
A panoramic history of the Jewish American South, from European colonization to today
Why do we use eighty-year-old metrics to understand today鈥檚 economy?
How a group of Black liberal thinkers challenged the race-based feudalism that reigned in the early American republic
The promise and challenges of managed aquifer recharge, a proven water-supply strategy that is benefitting communities around the globe
How the US crusade against prostitution became a tool of empire
How a field built on the intellectual labor and expertise of women erased them
A groundbreaking account of how politics and economics have interacted in Western democracies over the past eighty years