Political Science
How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival
A gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats鈥攅xternal aggression and...
A panoramic history of the Jewish American South, from European colonization to today
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
How neoliberals turned to nature to defend inequality after the end of the Cold War
A comprehensive intellectual history of the idea of the West
Winner of the Istv谩n Hont Book Prize, Institute of Intellectual History
Finalist for the Cundill History Prize
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
How the euro survived a series of crises, and how to make it more resilient
鈥淸An] excellent new book.鈥濃�擬ichelle Goldberg, New York Times
The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump鈥檚 agenda鈥攁nd how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracy
A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence鈥攁nd a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century later
How the urban-rural divide drives partisan polarization
A provocative book that demystifies China鈥檚 great democratic leap backward under Xi Jinping, revealing why the country鈥檚 embrace of capitalism has given rise to hard authoritarianism, mass surveillance, and one-man rule instead of democracy as many in the West had hoped
A bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities鈥� most pressing problems
From the acclaimed author of The Fire Is upon Us, the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 decade-long clash over the meaning of freedom鈥攁nd how their conflicting visions still divide American politics
The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West鈥攆rom an internationally recognized extremism expert and media commentator
The ultimate collection of Einstein鈥檚 public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bomb
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award
How 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapse
New, practical approaches to confronting today鈥檚 most daunting global issues
Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying
A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought
A centennial edition of the classic work that instilled a liberal spirit into the study of American history
A 2,500-year history of international currencies that reveals new insights about the future of the U.S. dollar鈥攁s well as crypto and central bank digital currencies
From The New York Times鈥揵estselling and Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 writings on race that every American should read
A provocative new history of America鈥檚 constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never have imagined
What caused the world鈥檚 great republics to fall鈥攁nd what their fate reveals about the dangers facing modern democracies today
An invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route
The life and ideas of one of the twentieth century鈥檚 leading political thinkers
A groundbreaking study of when, where, and whom police shoot in America鈥檚 largest cities
How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in America
Why efforts to moderate harmful content on social media fail to stop extremists
How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problems
The 鈥減hilosopher of truth鈥� (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value鈥攁nd how it can be strengthened
How most presidents avoid upsetting the racial status quo鈥攁nd why those who do pave the way for lawless, norm-violating successors
How concentrated economic and political power in America protects elites and fosters violence of all kinds
A captivating history of diplomacy鈥攁nd an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost arts to survive in a dangerous era of great power competition
A penetrating account of how, over many decades, conservative backlash to the administrative state led to the rise of a strongman presidency that threatens American democracy
Why democracy is under assault across the globe by the leaders entrusted to preserve it
Why elites always rule democracies鈥攁nd why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy today
Why black women鈥檚 stories of encounters with the police are missing from official and unofficial accounts of police violence
How American-style capitalism creates a coercive state unlike any other