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Intrigen, Selbstzweifel und Größenwahn – der Machtkampf hinter den Kulissen der CSU Die CSU steht vor einem entscheidenden Einschnitt: Parteichef Horst Seehofer hat angekündigt, spätestens im Jahr 2……続きを見る

The human spirit is at the heart of Conservatism. Conservatives have become a marginalized and misunderstood demographic in our pop-political culture. They are not as they are often portrayed: greed……続きを見る

The ghetto is suffering political impotence. The goodwillism of the Goodwill Revolution is the political Viagra that will restore their potency. Too long the ghetto has been ignored and forsaken bec……続きを見る

Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they hav……続きを見る

On 9 August 2015, Singapore celebrated its 50th year of national independence, a milestone for the nation as it has overcome major economic, social, cultural and political challenges in a short peri……続きを見る

The influence of the late R. MacGregor Dawson on political thought in Canada is still with us and will, indeed, be with us for a long time to come. It is fitting therefore that a book should be conc……続きを見る

Was ist die "Neue Rechte"? Wie erklärt sich der Erfolg der AfD? Warum bringt die Gleichsetzung von Islam und Faschismus Wählerstimmen? Wie kann Islam-Bashing zu einem lukrativen Geschäft werden? Die……続きを見る

Given the advanced state of digital technology and social media, one would think that the Democratic and Republican Parties would be reasonably well-matched in terms of their technology uptake and s……続きを見る

The 2012 election is over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral system continues. The courts are dealing with the alleged discriminatory impact of voter ID requirements on ……続きを見る

First published in 1982, this book explores how Khrushchev and Brezhnev manipulated their policies and personal images as they attempted to consolidate their authority as leader. Central issues of S……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1987, analysed the state and changing nature of political opposition in Western Europe at the time. For each country covered, it discusses the concept of opposition and……続きを見る

Originally published in 1993, An Agenda for Britain offers a radical vision for the future of Britain and the Labour Party. Unemployment, Frank Field argues, must be the major issue on the political……続きを見る

Ken Clarke needs no introduction. One of the genuine 'Big Beasts' of the political scene, during his forty-six years as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire he has been at the ……続きを見る

Nicol Rae's engaging account of the Republican revolutionaries' freshman year in Congress persuasively demonstrates that the precepts set forth by Madison in Federalist 10 and 51 are still in force ……続きを見る

Anthony Crosland bequeathed a significant intellectual legacy to the Labour Party including his celebrated treatise The Future of Socialism published sixty years ago. In this timely book, Patrick Di……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017 #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The best political book of the year’ Andrew Marr ‘A superb work of storytelling and reporting. Sets new benchmark for the writing of……続きを見る

Maligned by Establishment politicians and a dis-honest media, Donald J. Trump continues to speak truth to power for the American people. From illegal immigrants, to America’s bankrupt foreign policy……続きを見る

Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researc……続きを見る

The conventional wisdom of economic voting theory argues that a nation's economic performance drives electoral outcomes. Therefore, voters will hold an administration accountable for its economic st……続きを見る

Contemporary American conservatism – a mélange of ideas, people, and organizations – is difficult to define; even conservatives themselves are unable to agree about its essential meaning. Yet the co……続きを見る

Why do Republican politicians promise to rein in government, only to face repeated rebellions from Republican voters and media critics for betraying their principles? Why do Democratic politicians p……続きを見る

This book discusses the Party for Freedom (PVV), a political party in the Netherlands, founded and led by Geert Wilders. Attaining between 10 and 18% of the votes, the PVV has become one of the larg……続きを見る

A Vintage Shorts Selection A timely reissue of acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter’s authoritative and unforgettable essay. First published in 1964 and no less relevant half a century later, The ……続きを見る

Richard E. Flathman is a ground-breaking theorist of key political concepts, a fierce defender of individuality, a close and original reader of Hobbes and an advocate of a willful conception of libe……続きを見る

The presidential election of 1884, in which Grover Cleveland ended the Democrats' twenty-four-year presidential drought by defeating Republican challenger James G. Blaine, was one of the gaudiest in……続きを見る

By exploring the intersection of gender and politics in the antebellum North, Michael Pierson examines how antislavery political parties capitalized on the emerging family practices and ideologies t……続きを見る

In Columbia Rising, Bancroft Prize–winning historian John L. Brooke explores the struggle within the young American nation over the extension of social and political rights after the Revolution. By ……続きを見る

Between 1944 and 1953, a power struggle emerged between New York governor Thomas Dewey and U.S. senator Robert Taft of Ohio that threatened to split the Republican Party. In The Roots of Modern Cons……続きを見る

In 1948, a group of conservative white southerners formed the States' Rights Democratic Party, soon nicknamed the “Dixiecrats,” and chose Strom Thurmond as their presidential candidate. Thrown on th……続きを見る

In recent years historians have paid substantial attention to the origins of modern political conservatism and the record of the Nixon administration in building a Republican majority in the late tw……続きを見る