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To propose an Australian should be our head of state doesn’t seem revolutionary. ‘Isn’t that already the case?” some may even ask. Flip a coin and you’ll have your answer. In This Time, Benjamin T. ……続きを見る

The collapse of the communist monopoly across Central and Southeastern Europe in 1989/1990 initiated a process of rapid political, economic, and cultural change. While Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, a……続きを見る

Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, in current economic, social, and cultural conditions. In Crises……続きを見る

This book analyses dissent and its manifestations in movements of social and political transformation across communities and cultures. It shows how these movements create ruptures in the structures ……続きを見る

"Coriolanus" is the last of the so-called political tragedies by William Shakespeare, written about 1608. T. S. Eliot considered "Coriolanus" to be Shakespeare's finest achievement in tragedy. Not o……続きを見る

Never in the lifetime of most British adults has there been such uncertainty about the future of the political and governing institutions of the state. Brexit has the potential to change everything ……続きを見る

During the rise of fascism in the early twentieth century, American philosopher and educational reformer John Dewey argued that the greatest threat to democracy was not a political regime or even an……続きを見る

We live in an age of political polarization. As political beliefs on the left and the right have been pulled closer to the extremes, so have our social environments: we seldom interact with those wi……続きを見る

O mais importante livro escrito até agora sobre a ascensão do populismo e o fim eminente da democracia.Vamos recuar os relógios até 1989. O Muro de Berlim acaba de cair, e com ele a ameaça comunista……続きを見る

#1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller: An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the……続きを見る

This edited volume investigates America’s transforming democracy as it faces the challenges and developments of the 21st centuryーchallenges and developments that have brought deep dissatisfaction, ……続きを見る

A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kong’s revolution. Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government pr……続きを見る

An urgent manifesto for global democracy from Joshua Wong, the 23-year-old phenomenon leading Hong Kong's protests - and Nobel Peace Prize nominee - with an introduction by Ai Weiwei With global dem……続きを見る

This book studies how a modern monarchy transformed Bhutan into a parliamentary democracy. A political ethnography, it focuses on the historic elections of 2007–2008, and studies democracy and its t……続きを見る

Um importante relato sobre a participação dos empresários brasileiros na primeiro eleição direta para presidente da República após 21 anos de regime militar, na visão de um dos mais destacados consu……続きを見る

Why does 1968 matter today? The authors of this volume believe that it is a crucial point of reference for current developments, especially the ‘illiberal turn’ both in Europe and America. If we wan……続きを見る

Everyday resistance is about the many ways people undermine power and domination through their routine and everyday actions. Unlike open rebellions or demonstrations, it is typically hidden, not pol……続きを見る

[...] os leitores encontrarão aqui um esforço no sentido de racionalizar a origem dos mais profundos problemas enfrentados pelas democracias ocidentais no século XXI. Os remédios para a crise desses……続きを見る

This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from ……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook proposes t……続きを見る

The Federal Constitution of Malaysia divides the authority of the Federation into the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. These three arms of government provide the basis on which democra……続きを見る

"A Theologico-Political Treatise" is a work by the Dutch philosopher Benedict de Spinoza. Spinoza knew that his work would attract unwanted criticism and censorship, so he published it anonymously i……続きを見る

Tiuj ĉi tekstoj de Trocko inter 1931 (kiam li prave konkludis, ke venko de Hitlero – kiu efektive okazis apenaŭ du jarojn poste – signifus militon kontraŭ la USSR, sed malprave ankoraŭ supozis, ke l……続きを見る

Heartland Portrait is the first self-portrait of a region to be written by its residents. This ground-breaking book is drawn from 18 years of Free River Press writing workshops in innesota, Wisconsi……続きを見る

Over the last quarter century, a nationalized and increasingly conservative Republican Party made unprecedented gains at the state level, winning control of twenty-four new state governments. Libera……続きを見る

This book provides an analysis of the U.S. Constitution, highlighting its overall purpose, development, and history over the last two centuries. 続きを見る

Multiculturalism is not à la mode nowadays. It is attacked by both right-wing populists and mainstream politicians and leaders of liberal democracies. Indeed, conflicts surrounding cultural diversit……続きを見る

How do America’s democratic allies perceive and respond to a relative decline in US power and influence and the simultaneous rise of China? Using the case-studies of Europe, the UK, Australia, Canad……続きを見る

Une proposition de modèle de société guinéenne concret, innovant et réaliste pour sortir la Guinée de l'ombre et trouver le chemin de l'espérance. C’est avec un fort réalisme que l’auteur propose à ……続きを見る

Dit volgens Salman Rushdie briljante en belangrijke boek beschrijft de oorsprong van massamigratie van kolonialisme tot klimaatverandering, en bepleit een hoopvol perspectief We zouden immigranten m……続きを見る