Japan's Living Politics. Grassroots Action and the Crises of Democracy, Paperback - ***

By exploring the little-known world of informal grassroots political action in Japan, Tessa Morris-Suzuki sheds light on a range of fascinating twe...

Reducere. DescriptionThrough an extensive body of political and philosophical ideas he called social ecology, Murray Bookchin (1921-2006) elucidated one of t...

This discerning study analyzes and contextualizes Kracauer's early output, showing how he identified the quasi-theological roots of the era's cultu...

Reducere. DescriptionIs democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, i...

Reducere. A sweeping account of the rise and evolution of liberal internationalism in the modern era "A wide-ranging and masterly genealogy of liberal intern...

Reducere. In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an emp...

Crises of Democracy - Adam Przeworski

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Develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic actionPublisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): Samir Hadd...

How we understand our responsibilities as citizens in a democratic society committed to political equality is connected to the standards of our new...

Reducere. "Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds."--Allan Bloom...

Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election produced the biggest political scandal in a generation. An essential guide for anyone int...

Publisher: Hatje CantzAuthor(s): Francesca BriaNumber of pages: 64Collection: Critical TheoryPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 209 x 141 x 13Cover ...

An important work of scholarship that should be read by anyone concerned with America's future. --Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World...

A pragmatic vision of how democratic socialism can overcome the economic, workplace, political, environmental, social, and international crises tha...

Reducere. "Horesh's perceptive and thoughtful views on fascism are in the great tradition of past works by Orwell, Albert Camus, Hannah Arendt and Henry Thor...

An enlightening, entertaining and bitesize book about how Ancient Athenian democracy relates to the most urgent political issues of our day, for fa...

"Crouch's provocative argument in Post-Democracy has in many ways been vindicated by recent events, but these have also highlighted some weaknesses...

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This book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a me...

Reducere. Greta Thunberg. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Anita Sarkeesian. Emma Gonzalez. When women are vocal about political and social issues, too-often they a...

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Reducere. The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy. Revisionist in nature, it re...

John Dewey was America's greatest public philosopher. This book gathers the clearest and most powerful of Dewey's public writings and shows how the...

The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial ...

Reducere. Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit...

This book is a fresh and readable account of the Covid-19 pandemic and how scientists and medical doctors are helping governments to manage the cri...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hannah ArendtA collection of studies in which Arendt, from the standpoint of a political philosopher, views the crises of t...

The Responsibilities of Democracy explores the overall health of UK democracy, giving a balanced analysis of its values and flaws. It is also a cla...

* Third edition of this hugely successful textbook which has proven immensely popular among students and specialists worldwide. * Provides a compre...

Democracy is the most effective way to give us control over the decisions that impact on our lives, but it must evolve. This book lays out a roadma...

Sebastian Veg explores the rise of minjian-unofficial, unaffiliated, and among the people-intellectuals and how they have profoundly transformed Ch...

Integrative Couple Therapy in Action offers a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to handling the most common problems and crisis situations seen by...

Reducere. Since the financial meltdown of 2008, political protests have spread around the world like chain lightning, from the "Occupy" movements of the Unit...

Resurgence of Global Populism provides a psychoanalytic perspective to the global implications of the populist movement in the U.S. and its relatio...

Publisher: CornerstoneAuthor(s): Benjamin Carter HettNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 192 x 123 x 19Cover type: Paperback / so...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): B XuNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 210 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescope...

Reducere. First published in 1981, Japan's Renaissance is a detailed and exhaustively researched account of the regime of Japan's second shogunate, and also ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 3 Maps; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Halftones, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white;...

Reducere. From city halls to the halls of Congress, big money dominates American politics. Despite widespread support for reform, even basic attempts to addr...

As Elizabeth Warren memorably wrote, "It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your...

This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portraya...

Line of Advantage provides a groundbreaking and comprehensive account of the new grand strategy that emerged in Japan under Abe Shinzo. Michael J. ...

A fascinating ethnography of the democratic organisation of shack settlements in South AfricaIllustrations: 1 Figures; 22 Halftones, black and white

Contributor(s): Author: Sheldon S. WolinIntroduction by: Chris HedgesDemocracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost clich . Bu...

Reducere. A collection of studies in which Arendt, from the standpoint of a political philosopher, views the crises of the 1960s and early 1970s as challenge...

Hope for American democracy in an era of deep divisions In Healing the Heart of Democracy, Parker J. Palmer quickens our instinct to seek the commo...