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Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gi……続きを見る

THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES and EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018 Whiteshift tells the most important political story of the 21st century: how demographic change is transforming W……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too lateーfrom the authors of How Democracies Die “[Levitsky and Ziblatt] write with terrifying clarity……続きを見る

By democracy we usually mean a government comprising popular rule, individual human rights and freedom, and a free-market economy. Yet the flaws in traditional Athenian democracy can instruct us on ……続きを見る

Los ensayos aquí reunidos permiten asomarnos a las marcas más fuertes de la historia reciente, así como también a algunos de los sueños y esperanzas que nos alentaron décadas atrás. Diversas miradas……続きを見る

香港末代總督日記 以五年紀事悼念香港回歸25週年 　　「擔任香港總督是我的公職生涯當中非常重要的一環，甚至可以說是我畢生擔任過最重要的職位。我認為未來幾年香港所發生的一切，對所有人都至關重要。我們必須持……続きを見る

A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order. Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in th……続きを見る

為什麼有些抗爭被遺忘，有些抗爭卻能引發公共事件，促成改變？他們如何做到？ 公民抗爭若不滿足於「向權力說真相」，而要求確實「造成改變」，什麼樣的策略才是有效的？ 應該如何面對來自外部權力端的分化、內部抗……続きを見る

Drawing data from multiple sources, Un argues that following the 1993 United Nations intervention to promote democracy, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) perpetuated a patronage state weak in admin……続きを見る

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of four core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass p……続きを見る

Nonostante il brutale conflitto in corso, il Rojava curdo-siriano sta consapevolmente sperimentando forme di democrazia diretta in grado di proporre a un Medio Oriente martoriato un modelLo di socie……続きを見る

*INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* ‘Extraordinary’ The Observer ‘A stupefyingly pleasurable book to read’ New Yorker ‘Lewis’s storytelling is as good as ever’ The Ec……続きを見る

Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Féin, long widely-regarded as the political wing of the Provisional IRA, is ……続きを見る

Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided int……続きを見る

'Scintillating ... thought-provoking ... one of the very best of the great crop of recent books on the subject.' Andrew Rawnsley, Observer Democracy has died hundreds of times, all over the world. W……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Noor was a high school sophomore in Baghdad when U. S. forces invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003. She had seen ……続きを見る

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The British electorate swelled dramatically with the passing of the Second Reform Act in 1867. This presented the political class with a significant challenge. Here was a large, new electorate which……続きを見る

Arend Lijphart is one of the world's leading and most influential political scientists whose work has had a profound impact on the study of democracy and comparative politics. Thinking about Democra……続きを見る

Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them. 'When one of the world's leading scholars of civil war tells us that a country is ……続きを見る

In South Africa, two unmistakable features describe post-Apartheid politics. The first is the formal framework of liberal democracy, including regular elections, multiple political parties and a ran……続きを見る

The European Union referendum of 23 June 2016 proved to be the trigger for the most prolonged period of political turbulence in the peacetime history of the UK; leading to major policy changes and r……続きを見る

One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the politi……続きを見る

This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the……続きを見る

In their international bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri presented a grand unified vision of a world in which the old forms of imperialism are no longer effective. But what of Empir……続きを見る

This book observes a growing humanisation of global politics relating to the appearance of individual human beings in discourses of global politics. It identifies a mismatch concerning International……続きを見る

Populist forces are becoming increasingly relevant across the world, and studies on populism have entered the mainstream of the political science discipline. However, so far no book has synthesized ……続きを見る

'W****ill set your hair on end' Telegraph, Top 50 Books of the Year 'I forgot to breathe while reading The Fifth Risk' Michael Hofmann, TLS, Books of the Year The bestselling, no-holds-barred exposé……続きを見る

Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy is perhaps the most important and influential book on the subject ever written. This volume is the result of an effort to weld into a readable form ……続きを見る

An acclaimed portrait of Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the origins of modern conservatism and liberalism In The Great Debate, Yuval Levin explores the roots of the left/right political divide in A……続きを見る