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Investigating the political transition after the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this book explores whether civil society is fulfilling its democratic functions. Examining the existence of a civil politic……続きを見る

'Nathan Law's agonising account of China's ruthless takeover of Hong Kong provides a terrible insight into Beijing's ambitions - the world needs to read this.' - Jon Snow **'**In Freedom, Nathan Law……続きを見る

A more democratic response to political emergencies This book intervenes in contemporary debates about the threat posed to democratic life by political emergencies. Must emergency necessarily enhanc……続きを見る

By investigating Sri Lanka as a case study, this book examines whether democracy, compared to authoritarianism, is conducive to post-war reconciliation. The research, founded on primary as well as s……続きを見る

KEY SELLING POINTS CATEGORY: Political Science/Current Events AUDIENCE: Conservatives, Libertarians, Freethinkers, Republicans, Trumpers WHY-TO-BUY: Anti-Liberal/Anti-Left/Anti-Socialist books are ……続きを見る

FREIHEIT, GLEICHHEIT, GERECHTIGKEIT. EINE ETWAS ANDERE GESCHICHTE DER DEMOKRATIE Dass alle Menschen - wirklich alle! - gleich sein sollen, galt die längste Zeit als absurd. Die Historikerin Hedwig R……続きを見る

In this riveting anatomy of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between dictators and those who would challenge their rule. Recent history has seen an in……続きを見る

The New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects, and what it means for domestic and int……続きを見る

700萬的香港市民中，近200萬人站上街頭，震撼世界！這一刻，他們為何挺身而出？2019年，香港特區政府無視反對意見，宣布將於6月12日繞過法案委員會，直接提交《逃犯條例修訂草案》至香港立法會大會進行二讀。該草……続きを見る

A respected Chinese political philosopher calls for the Communist Party to take the lead in moving China along the path to democracy before it is too late. With Xi Jinping potentially set as preside……続きを見る

Politics and Vision is a landmark work by one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. This is a significantly expanded edition of one of the greatest works of modern political theory. Sheldo……続きを見る

This critically acclaimed, searing play cycle about loss, memory and remembrance follows the Apple family of Rhinebeck, NY as they grapple with events both personal and current in the immediate pres……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracyーand what can be done about it As the Intern……続きを見る

Ryszard Legutko lived and suffered under communism for decadesーand he fought with the Polish anti-communist movement to abolish it. Having lived for two decades under a liberal democracy, however, ……続きを見る

A book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the online economy The internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google a……続きを見る

民主、自由、人權對於世界上的人們來說，已經代表著某種特殊定義， 我們絕不能容許任何國家改變這些字眼，讓它們成為壓迫與獨裁的同義詞。 ──聯合國《世界人權宣言》起草人愛蓮娜．羅斯福 **　　◎這是二十一世紀的……続きを見る

A succinct, expert guide to how we got to Brexit After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of n……続きを見る

Since the election of President Trump and the rise in racist and white supremacist activity, the militant antifascist movement known as antifa has become increasingly active and high profile in the ……続きを見る

This book articulates a participatory conception of deliberative democracy that takes the democratic ideal of self-government seriously. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate……続きを見る

The centuries-old paradox of voting is that majorities sometimes prefer x to y, y to z, and z to x - a cycle. The discovery of the sources and consequences of such cycles, under majority rule and co……続きを見る

In 1908, a remarkable direction in community learning began in Boston and spread across the country, becoming the Open Forum lecture movement. These locally planned, trans-denominational lectures, f……続きを見る

In many recent democracies, candidates compete for office using illegal strategies to influence voters. In Hungary and Romania, local actors including mayors and bureaucrats offer access to social p……続きを見る

Political scientist Samuel DeCanio examines how political elites used high levels of voter ignorance to create a new type of regulatory state with lasting implications for American politics. Focusin……続きを見る

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America created the first free people in modern times. They wrote a new kind of Constitution which is now the oldest in existence. They built a new kind ……続きを見る

The history of the most acrimonious presidential handoff in American history -- and of the origins of twentieth-century liberalism and conservatism As historian Eric Rauchway shows in Winter War, FD……続きを見る

This volume purports to explore the legal and political issues triggered by the new wave of secessionism. More specifically, those issues concern the interplay between notions of democracy (and demo……続きを見る

【2019年，香港學者與香港未來主人翁的真實對話紀錄】 2019年的香港充滿傷痛，百萬市民在持續近半年的示威活動中歸納出「五大訴求」，但當中對未來的想像卻有濃淡之分，不宜化約。當下任何關心香港的持份者都急於……続きを見る

Once a voiceless region dominated by authoritarian rulers, the Arab world seems to have developed an identity of its own almost overnight. The series of uprisings that began in 2010 profoundly alter……続きを見る

How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and “bad” authoritarian regimes. But the……続きを見る

**An exclusive new translation of the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and societyー“the bible on democracy” (The Texas Observer) This Library of America vol……続きを見る