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Two puzzles of modern Indiaone well known, the other overlookedform the core of this book. For fifty years, the state of Kerala has been famed, first as a home of Communists, then as a perplexing mo……続きを見る

The United States has been distinguished among free governments as a “presidential” republic. In The Effective Republic, Harvey Flaumenhaft shows how the study of Alexander Hamilton’s political thou……続きを見る

Democracy, States, and the Struggle for Social Justice draws on the fields of geography, political theory, and cultural studies to analyze experiments with novel forms of democracy, highlighting the……続きを見る

Why American democracy favors the affluent and educated Politically active individuals and organizations make huge investments of time, energy, and money to influence everything from election outcom……続きを見る

"Reading this book revives the spirit of civic action today for those who are unjustifiably forlorn about overcoming injustice."ーRalph Nader An on-the-ground history of ordinary Americans who took ……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting qualit……続きを見る

Citizenship presents two faces. Within a political community it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Because these aspects of citizenship appear spat……続きを見る

"The Change Manifesto is a street-by-street, town-by-town guide to making an America that works. Our nation has the potential to be an example of freedom and justice to the world and each of us has ……続きを見る

From the author of the #1 bestselling and Governor General’s Literary Award-winning The Ingenuity Gap – an essential addition to the bookshelf of every thinking person with a stake in our world and ……続きを見る

This collection brings together recent scholarship that examines how understandings of honor changed in Latin America between political independence in the early nineteenth century and the rise of n……続きを見る

Citizen Lobbyists explores how U.S. citizens participate in local government. Although many commentators have lamented the apathy of the American citizenry, Brian Adams focuses on what makes ordinar……続きを見る

Higher Education and Democracy is a collection of essays written over the last ten years on how civic engagement in higher education works to achieve what authors John Saltmarsh and Edward Zlotkowsi……続きを見る

Two Treatises on Government: A Translation into Modern English John Locke’s 1690 book is one of the most important and influential works on government ever published. The first part demolishes the m……続きを見る

During 1995 and 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law three bills that altered the rights and responsibilities of immigrants: the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the Personal R……続きを見る

Carole Pateman’s writings have been innovatory precisely for their qualities of engagement, pursued at the height of intellectual rigour. This book draws from her vast output of articles, chapters, ……続きを見る

Too young to vote or pay taxes, teenagers are off the radar of political scientists. Yet civic identities form during adolescence and are rooted in experiences as members of families, schools, and c……続きを見る

2 works of Elizabeth Cady Stanton American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement (1815-1902) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Elizab……続きを見る

Theories of citizenship from the West – pre-eminently those by T.H. Marshall – provide only a limited insight into East Asian political history. The Marshallian trajectory – juridical, political and……続きを見る

In recent years, it has become fashionable to bash the United States, to discuss how destructive we have been as a nation and to deny this country of its founding principles. Most Americans simply d……続きを見る

In Necro Citizenship Russ Castronovo argues that the meaning of citizenship in the United States during the nineteenth century was bound toーand even dependent onーdeath. Deploying an impressive ran……続きを見る

A mood of anger with the political system has been stirring across Canada; yet rather than turning away from the system, many Canadians are actually seeking a greater say in matters that affect them……続きを見る

The Twilight Soi dwells on the dangers of one of the world's most beautiful and intoxicating cities, Bangkok. It is named after one of Bangkok's more infamous small streets, or sois as they are know……続きを見る

“David Horowitz has single-handedly exposed the intellectual corruption that exists within the classrooms of American colleges. Like all forms of corruption, indoctrination flourishes when kept in t……続きを見る

To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute published this digital edition ……続きを見る

From the award-winning author of Out of Orderーnamed the best political science book of the last decade by the American Political Science Associationーcomes this landmark book about why Americans do……続きを見る

When a National Review colleague teased writer Rod Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up a week’s supply of organic vegetables (“Ewww, that’s so lefty”), he started think……続きを見る

This groundbreaking and innovative text addresses the deep ontological and epistemological commitments that underpin conventional positivist methods and then demonstrates how "method" can be underst……続きを見る

Authentic Patriotism presents a provocative, inspiring account of our neglected American ideals and the people who are living them today. Patriotism has become a loaded word: one that is wielded aga……続きを見る

This pioneering study redefines women's history in the United States by focusing on civic obligations rather than rights. Looking closely at thirty telling cases from the pages of American legal his……続きを見る

The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly c……続きを見る