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Focusing on prominent accounts by 10 distinguished women writers, who travelled to the Ottoman Empire (in particular, to......more

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The monarchy is the heart of the United Kingdom’s social, political and constitutional construction. The King is a non-p......more

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THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ’Required reading for anyone who has an interest in who gove......more

USA Today bestseller American Booksellers Association bestseller The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hid......more

Neoliberalism and Unlawful Governance explores how democratic governments continue to exclude and abuse people. It exami......more

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Why women’s voices are outnumbered online and what we can do about it, by a New York Times comment moderator. If you’ve ......more

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How can we understand social democracy today? This ambitious book offers a global perspective on the nature of capitalis......more

The first comprehensive investigation to date of the Aristotelian roots of Niccolò Machiavelli’s radical republican thou......more

Gateway to the Social Contract brings together a selection of writings from political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Lock......more

An illuminating account of how Americans have been divided by the very value that unites them. America today is being to......more

In Winning It Back, David A. Crockett explores why presidents who promise to set things aright--to "restore"--so often u......more

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Why elites always rule democracies--and why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy toda......more

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Since the 1980s the American chief executive has shifted from a paradigm of the "modern presidency" to the "partisan pre......more

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Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that its nationalist rhetoric ......more

Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that its nationalist rhetoric ......more

Through the narrative analysis of texts, ranging from political speeches to museum documents as well as graffiti and pos......more

This book provides a unique framework to explain the causes and consequences of electoral problems in Turkey. Although h......more

Today, alienation manifests itself primarily as precarisation and deprofessionalisation. When the subject’s work securit......more

Reframing Tocqueville’s ideas through an Eastern lens: what democracy and freedom mean in China. This book adopts an Eas......more

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A powerful analysis of Brazil’s authoritarian resurgence and the dynamic strategies of dissent that redefined political ......more

When negotiating the formation of governments in multiparty democracies, do party leaders consistently consider the poli......more

How the everyday habits and attitudes of ordinary liberals and conservatives shape the health of American democracy. In ......more

How the everyday habits and attitudes of ordinary liberals and conservatives shape the health of American democracy. In ......more

A new theory of democracy that emphasizes equal accountability and explains the crisis of democracy and authoritarianism......more

An analysis and guide on when institutions should take stances on public issues. Universities and colleges face increasi......more

Why debunked political rumors persist and how to combat them Political rumors and misinformation pollute the political l......more

In the tradition of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, the author of the vital "battle-cry of a book" (The Guardian) Rage Beco......more

Gabrielle Appleby is a professor of constitutional law at the UNSW Faculty of Law & Justice and is currently a Professor......more

’This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.’ -- Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC......more

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"From California Governor Gavin Newsom, an intimate and reflective memoir laying bare the defining moments of his limina......more

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hacker’s Mind and Data & Goliath, an informative and wide-ranging expl......more

A provocative exploration of how America’s democratic crisis is rooted in a dangerous mismatch between our Constitution ......more

This groundbreaking collection offers the first book-length contribution to ongoing debates around how election observat......more

A bold explanation of how reactionary political movements appeal to racism to reconcile American democracy with antidemo......more

Almost one hundred years have passed since Walter Lippmann and John Dewey published their famous reflections on the "pro......more

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Individualism is a quintessential American value, manifesting in emphases on hard work and economic independence. But th......more

Individualism is a quintessential American value, manifesting in emphases on hard work and economic independence. But th......more

The New Conservatism and its Critics examines the pressing issue of contemporary conservatism in the United States in li......more

This book explores democratic fragility, an underdeveloped concept in the analyses of contemporary political regimes. Di......more

Examines Nigeria’s challenges with consolidating democracy and the crisis of governance arising from structural errors o......more

Exploring the idea of Persia as a means of investigating the soul of this fascinating nation. In 1721, the French philos......more

In this open access book, Kofi Anani finds ways forward through the Blended Representation Principle (BRP), which stipul......more

This book explores how the loyalist rebuttal to the American patriot movement during the decade leading up to 1776 deriv......more

A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her "forceful critique" of Big Tech describes what must be done......more

Many Americans believe that the United States is in decline. They see a country that has become unrecognizable: where in......more

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution A fully revised third edition of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, a landma......more

This book traces the evolution of the postcolonial state and the social contract in Egypt. It problematises two of the m......more

A fresh perspective on the enduring relationship between literature, democracy, and dissent Rhetoric and Resistance expl......more

McGuinty holds up a torch, lighting the way for politicians struggling to be a "good one." Politics can seem like a roug......more

Why democracy is under assault across the globe by the leaders entrusted to preserve it Democracies around the world are......more

This book examines the political and social role of tribes in post-Gaddafi Libya, focusing on the current democratic sta......more

THE FIRST EXAMINATION OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA AND WHY IT WORKED IN AMERICA AND FAILED IN MOST OTHER PLACES. Alexis de To......more

A much-needed defense of liberalism--what it is, why it is under threat, and why we need it more than ever--from one of ......more

A renowned political theorist offers a road map to the dark forces that threaten democracy Liberalism orients itself aro......more

The performative arts of political communication and representation in Mumbai In an era of global political passions, ma......more

Enlargement is often considered to be the strongest foreign policy tool available to the European Union, and is instrume......more

Saerom Han provides a reassessment of Tunisian democratisation by exploring why and how unemployed protesters became art......more

Political parties are caught in the crossfire of contemporary criticism. Some are accused of being excessively technocra......more

This book examines how journalists should deal with the growing tide of political disinformation and public scepticism t......more