F - Political 1

"Forest Sovereignty is a startling new book reconsidering our relationship to nature. Tague has written a nonfiction version of Richard Powers's novel The Overstory. His careful, confident textual d……続きを見る

This book explores the contemporary memory of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453. It focuses on how the conquest is remembered by Islamist-nationalist imagination in Turke……続きを見る

This highly readable book offers a contemporary interpretation of the political thought of Edmund Burke, drawing on his experiences to illuminate and address fundamental questions of politics and so……続きを見る

El papel de las ideologías y la visión del mundo que suscitan constituye una parte de este libro. Otra parte es la revolución que se lleva a cabo en su nombre. La ideología reinante en el siglo XXI ……続きを見る

“In this timeless book, President Kennedy shows how the United States has always been enriched by the steady flow of men, women, and families to our shores. It is a reminder that America’s best lead……続きを見る

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man is a new philosophy of history. This volume outlines how sustainable history is propelled by good governance, which balances the tension between the attrib……続きを見る

De la guerra civil española a la toma del Capitolio. La obra que desentraña qué conduce al peor de los conflictos Con el mundo al borde del caos, ¿podemos predecir qué países sufrirán una guerra civ……続きを見る

殷海光向來以自由主義者自居，不過，他的思想旅途，卻也曾面臨困惑難解的時候。尤其當社會主義思想在二十世紀中葉甚囂塵上，嚴重威脅自由民主體制之際，殷海光為之苦思無已，始終難求出路。 因緣際會，當殷海光讀……続きを見る

Since the mid-1960s, citizens' rights in the United States have improved across many areas, including race, gender, sexuality, physical disabilities, age, consumption of goods, voting, and more. Dur……続きを見る

In "Macht und Politik in Amerika" entführt Henry F. Monroe die Leser auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Geschichte der US-Präsidentschaftswahlen, von den bescheidenen Anfängen unter George Washi……続きを見る

Education is marked by conflicting demands and expectations from the state, society and individuals. Views on what education and schooling should achieve are numerous and vary across time and place.……続きを見る

This book uncovers how women’s movements in the Global South are changing the face of transnational activism in their mobilisations against militarism and conflict-related gender violence. Drawing o……続きを見る

China’s relations with its neighbors have evolved since 1949, and in the 21st century many scholars argue that China’s rising power has led it to be increasingly domineering over those smaller count……続きを見る

With a new foreword by Paul Kelly 'I regard Hayek's work as a new opening of the most fundamental debate in the field of political philosophy' – Sir Karl Popper 'This promises to be the crowning wor……続きを見る

Small is Beautiful is E. F. Schumacher's stimulating and controversial study of economics and its purpose. This remarkable book examines our modern economic system - its use of resources and impact ……続きを見る

The multi-national region of Europe situated between the German-speaking lands and those of the former Soviet Union has witnessed many varied manifestations of nationalism over the last two centurie……続きを見る

Consisting of contributions from a host of international scholars (in fields as diverse as literature, architecture, philosophy, and education), Alain Beauclair and Josh Toth’s Nature and Its Unnatu……続きを見る

This spirited book traces the roots of liberalism through the noblest traditions, virtues, institutions and longings embedded in Western culture. Liberalism is under attack from both left and right,……続きを見る

Effective Altruism is a movement and a philosophy that has reinvigorated the debate about the nature of beneficence. At base, it is the consistent application of microeconomic principles to benefice……続きを見る

Jacques Rancière is almost unique amongst contemporary thinkers in his consistent hostility to sociologically informed modes of interpretation. This hostility is not limited to his detailed critique……続きを見る

A new edition of F. A. Hayek's three-part opus Law, Legislation, and Liberty, collated in a single volume In this critical entry in the University of Chicago's Collected Works of F. A. Hayek series,……続きを見る

The Ruins of Empires (Les Ruines, 1791) is a classic work criticizing the political regimens of different countries pre and during the 18th century. The book was translated into English by the Ameri……続きを見る

In "The Ruins; Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature," C.-F. Volney presents a profound philosophical treatise that explores the inevitable rise and fall of civilization……続きを見る

This book examines the transformation of untouchability into a political idea in India during the first half of the twentieth century. At its heart is Ambedkar’s role and the concepts he used to cha……続きを見る

This book shows how the flawed orientation forming Immanuel Kant’s philosophical project is the same from which the discipline of International Relations (IR) becomes possible and appears necessary.……続きを見る

Ernest Renan was one of the leading lights of the Parisian intellectual scene in the second half of the nineteenth century. A philologist, historian, and biblical scholar, he was a prominent voice o……続きを見る

The Cultural Production of Social Movements offers a theory of cultural practices, protest tactics, strategic planning and deliberation, and movement organizational structures: “ideological contenti……続きを見る

It would be an understatement to say that the New Science is difficult to read. Most contemporary readers conclude with a Russian scholar that Vico's thought "is expressed in extremely naive forms, ……続きを見る

Published in 1821, Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is considered the definitive articulation of the legal, moral, social, and political philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel. However, shortly before its pu……続きを見る

The democratic imagination is facing significant challenges. These challenges involve not only philosophical questions about the core values of democratic life, but also pressing practical issues re……続きを見る