Political Science

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....

As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media....

Candid and compelling, A Bigger Picture is the definitive narrative of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership....

The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena....

In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding....

In this monumental work of moral and political philosophy, Plato sought to answer some of the world's most formidable questions....

Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new theory of American history. Looking back at the last 500 years, they’d uncovered a distinct pattern: modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting roughly 80 to 100 years....

Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan, or Hotel K, the tongue-in-cheek nickname for Kerobokan Jail, Bali's most notorious prison.....

In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected....

Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play....

Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....

In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a mother of 10 children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa's husbands had died suddenly and the Crown, convinced that Louisa poisoned them with arsenic, put her on trial....

War Is a Racket is Marine General Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title....

This is the book that changed America....

When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want....

In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields....

Niccolò Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince....

Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics....

Without question one of the most significant books in modern history, The Communist Manifesto is a brief, populist pamphlet....

A chilling exposé of corporate corruption and government cover-ups, this account of a nationwide child-trafficking and pedophilia ring in the United States tells a sordid tale of corruption in high places....

In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking....

The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism....

En El Libro Secreto de la Propaganda , Alejandro Llantada explora las poderosas técnicas detrás de los mensajes que mueven masas y transforman sociedades. Desde líderes políticos hasta marcas icónicas, quienes han alcanzado el éxito duradero lo han hecho siguiendo principios fundamentales que ahora puedes descubrir. No importa si cuentas con millones de dólares como los partidos políticos o apenas una idea y una hoja en blanco como Lenin o Lutero: el poder de la propaganda está al alcance de cualquiera que se atreva a dominarlo.

ここまで政治の奥に迫った本はなかった 安倍はいかに首相に返り咲き、戦後の難問に対峙したか？ 病に倒れた第１次政権から５年、安倍晋三は再び自民党総裁選に立つことを決意した。

The Travelling Ape is an award-winning book that explores what travelling the world taught him about life, humanity, and the geopolitical turmoil that so defines us. And how exploring the world changed him as a person, too. A journey infused with sharp insights and equally entertaining anecdotes of personal humiliation from when travel goes wrong.

The concept of the Antichrist has evolved through various historical contexts, drawing on religious texts, cultural interpretations, and sociopolitical circumstances. In the Christian tradition, the term is primarily derived from the New Testament, particularly the letters of John and the Book of Revelation. Early Christians perceived the Antichrist as a figure who would oppose Christ and lead humanity astray in the final days. This interpretation has given rise to numerous theories about who the Antichrist may be, often fueled by the tumultuous events of particular eras.

After years in entrepreneurship, various industries, and civic engagement, I’ve noticed how little many people truly understand about government, power structures, and how to pursue their aspirations within these systems. This widespread knowledge gap often hinders progress and blocks our society from realizing its full potential. Motivated by this realization—and inspired by the invaluable work of Catherine Austin Fitts—I wrote this book to help close that gap.

Desde las primeras ciudades-estado de la Antigüedad hasta los gobiernos modernos, la política siempre ha estado en el centro de la transformación humana. Este libro le invita a explorar la historia de los mecanismos del poder, desde las intrigas de las cortes reales hasta las revoluciones que han dado forma a nuestras democracias contemporáneas. Al adentrarse en este libro, descubrirá las luchas por la influencia que han cambiado el curso de las civilizaciones.

In The Warren Court and Democratic Constitution, Horwitz highlights the radical shift in traditional jurisprudential ideas that occurred during Earl Warren's tenure as chief justice. He details how Brown v. Board of Education exerted a powerful influence on the agenda of the Warren Court and reshaped almost every subject area in constitutional law. With this decision, the concept of a "living Constitution," the idea that the Constitution ought to develop to accommodate social change, emerged and was institutionalized by the Court.

Charlotte Beradt began having unsettling dreams after Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. She envisioned herself being shot at, tortured and scalped, surrounded by Nazis in disguise, and breathlessly fleeing across fields with storm troopers at her heels. Shaken by these nightmares and banned as a Jew from working, she began secretly collecting dreams from her friends and neighbors, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Disguising these "diaries of the night" in code and concealing them in the spines of books from her extensive library, she smuggled them out of the country one by one.

The Middle East is in upheaval: a widening chasm between state and society, the failure of governing elites to address citizens' genuine grievances, massive economic mismanagement—all made worse by repeated interventions by Western powers. Why has political change been so difficult to achieve? In The Great Betrayal, Fawaz Gerges argues that the convergence of political authoritarianism, meddling by the West, and the effects of prolonged regional conflicts have produced political paralysis and economic stagnation.

Is America Doomed? Uncover the Hidden Forces Driving Our Decline and How We Can Still Reverse It. Is America on the brink of total collapse? Are we witnessing the final days of a once-great superpower? The Death of America: Understanding the Age of Decadence holds the answers you need. This shocking book pulls back the curtain on the hidden forces unraveling the very fabric of American society—forces that threaten to plunge the nation into irreversible decline if left unchecked.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau es recordado como uno de los grandes pensadores del siglo XVIII, pero su obra El Contrato Social es más que un tratado político: es también una guía profunda para la libertad personal, la autodisciplina y el crecimiento interior. Si bien se enmarca en el contexto de cómo debe organizarse un Estado justo, sus enseñanzas pueden leerse como una metáfora poderosa sobre cómo ser el soberano de tu propia vida.

近年、政治の世界ではデータやファクトにもとづいた政策形成の流れができており、「EBPM（Evidence Based Policy Making）」と呼ばれている。

Make America Quote Again: A Candid Collection of Donald J. Trump’s Most Defining Words. Donald J. Trump—business magnate, reality TV star, and the 45th and 47th President of the United States—has left an undeniable mark on American politics, culture, and history. In Make America Quote Again, explore a thought-provoking collection of Trump’s most defining and provocative statements, categorized by key themes that shaped his presidency and his larger-than-life persona.

The Lie We Refuse to End is not a book of predictions. It is a map of the collapse we’ve already chosen. In these essays, Elias Winter names the invisible machinery of decline: fiscal illusion, moral cowardice, linguistic decay. With piercing clarity and prophetic calm, he dismantles the polite lies of empire and reclaims language as an instrument of truth.

Seit dem 24. Februar 2022 ringt die Bundesrepublik um ihre Haltung zu Krieg, Rüstung und Militär. Was kann die deutsche Armee? Was muss sie können? Wieso ist sie in dem Zustand, in dem sie sich befindet? Sönke Neitzel erzählt die Geschichte der Bundeswehr seit 1955, verfolgt ihre Wandlungen und analysiert die Herausforderungen der Gegenwart.

Americans often use the words progressive, liberal, and radical interchangeably, without reference to their place in our nation's history. Each of the three movements rejected older republican principles of governance in favor of an administrative state. But there were substantial differences—each movement arose in criticism of what came before.

Do any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics? Should we? In a world of big lies, denialism, and conspiracy theories, democracies are experiencing two interlocked crises: a loss of confidence in democracy itself and the growing sense among many that politics is only about power—not truth. In this book, Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth not only can—but must—matter in politics. He shows why truth is an essential democratic value—a value we need to sustain our democratic way of life—and how it can be strengthened.

In haar slimme, grappige nieuwe boek belicht geliefd columnist Aaf Brandt Corstius de taal van de Tweede Kamer in al zijn eigenaardigheid – past perfect in het thema van de Boekenweek 2025: je moerstaal. De Tweede Kamer heeft iets van een theater, en het vragenuur is een voorstelling. Aaf Brandt Corstius zit erbij en noteert woordenwisselingen, akkefietjes, lachsalvo's, misverstanden, taalvondsten en soms een ontroerend moment. Van lentekriebels tot wolven, van de moeflonsjaal van Caroline van der Plas tot de gedichtenkeuze van Martin Bosma: alles komt voorbij.

The events of January 6, 2021, marked a pivotal moment in American history, as a large group of individuals breached the United States Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This unprecedented attack on a symbol of democracy resulted in significant political and social ramifications. As educators and historians analyze these events, it is essential to understand the context leading up to that day, including the role of misinformation, political rhetoric, and the broader societal divisions that fueled the unrest.

Российская государственность и внешнеполитическая стратегия появились не вдруг и не по воле конкретного властителя или правящей династии. У них не было одного автора-демиурга, они – результат череды усилий, вереницы сменявших друг друга побед и неудач. Борьба с даннической зависимостью от Золотой Орды постепенно перетекла в наступление на прежних захватчиков, а отражение крестоносной агрессии на Балтике незаметно сменилось уже русским давлением на западных соседей. Разделить хронологически эти этапы международных отношений Русских земель практически невозможно, но к концу XV в.

Wir alle spüren, dass Deutschland eine Macht im Umbruch ist, ein Land, das tiefgreifende Veränderungen erfährt. Was bedeutet der Wandel der Welt für das Selbstverständnis Deutschlands, vor welchen Herausforderungen stehen wir, und was müssen die Deutschen jetzt tun, um nicht abgehängt zu werden, sondern aktiv gestalten zu können, innen- wie außenpolitisch? Herfried Münkler kreist die neuralgischen Punkte der deutschen Politik ein und entwirft hellsichtig eine Strategie für das künftige Agieren.

The Southern Fault Line explores the under-appreciated division in the South between the oligarchic rule of plantation owners and industrialists on the one hand, and the more democratic mindset of the mountain-dwelling small farmers on the other. These two mindsets were in continual tension from the 1800s to the 1960s, when the adherents of the more democratic side of the struggle capitulated to the oligarchical side in response to the Civil Rights movement. Bryan Jones draws from his own family's centuries-old history in the region to explore the rise and fall of the "two minds" of the South.

Throughout his career as an author, journalist, television commentator, and head of a presidential library and foundation, Mark Updegrove has had the privilege of getting to know seven U.S. Presidents, from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama. In Make Your Mark, he offers incisive, compelling sketches of these modern presidents and the character trait that made each suited to his moment in the Oval Office and underlies his most significant accomplishments.

Nach der vorgezogenen Bundestagswahl geht es an die Regierungsbildung, zu der die FDP, die die Ampel-Koalition letztlich zum Platzen gebracht hat, wahrscheinlich nicht mehr gebraucht wird. Aber was ist mit den Grünen, deren klimaneutral moralisierende Besserwisserei mit Hang zum Staatsdirigismus längst zur Bedrohung des Wirtschaftsstandorts Deutschland geworden war? Gar mit der SPD, die eben noch gar nicht wusste, wo ihr der Kopf steht und ihn deshalb in den Treibsand vergangener Klassenkampfzeiten steckte?

Bellicosity: A World at War with ItselfIn a world where every disagreement feels like a battle and every conversation is a potential minefield, Bellicosity: A World at War with Itself exposes the unseen forces fueling conflict in modern society. Why has civil discourse collapsed? Why does reason take a backseat to outrage? How have manipulation, victimhood, and ideological coercion become the weapons of our time?