Political Science

NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From two winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, “who have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity” “A wildly ambitious work that hopscotches through history and around the world...

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....

Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....

The Fountainhead studies the conflict between artistic genius and social convention, a theme Ayn Rand later developed into the idealistic philosophy knows as Objectivism....

It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers . . . Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the...

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated...

The story of the birth of India's states is the story of the birth and continuing rebirth of India, the nation. It is a story that everyone in India must know, from young to old. This rigorously researched book lays out the fascinating political and historical circumstances of the birth of...

Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....

In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected....

Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart....

Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns. In the nine years that...

Well-researched and thoroughly accessible, this volume is sure to become essential listening for those interested in Indian history and religion....

A brilliant rebuttal to thinkers who suggest that globalism will trump geography, this indispensable work shows how timeless truths and natural facts can help prevent this century's looming cataclysms....

When The Accidental Prime Minister was published in 2014, it created a storm and became the publishing sensation of the year. The Prime Minister's Office called the book a work of 'fiction', the press hailed it as a revelatory account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first term in the...

In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback"....

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields....

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state....

“A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.” —Wall Street Journal Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition...

This audiobook contains all 3 volumes of Capital, as well as Marx and Engel's most renowned work, The Communist Manifesto....

In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking....

India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers?This country has long been an outlier in...

In this monumental work of moral and political philosophy, Plato sought to answer some of the world's most formidable questions....

A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history."....

Noam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the preeminent public intellectuals of the modern era....

On 5th June 1984, the Indian army began its attack on the complex at Amritsar, which houses the two most sacred shrines....

Este minibook convida você a pensar como elas surgem, por que se espalham tão rápido e o que isso revela sobre a nossa relação com a verdade. Percorremos os caminhos da desinformação, os interesses que a sustentam e os impactos que ela provoca na vida coletiva. Mais do que entender o problema, a proposta é abrir espaço para que você se posicione com mais consciência diante de um mundo que nem sempre valoriza os fatos.

Las Leyes es una obra filosófico-política escrita por Cicerón hacia el final de su vida, entre 52 y 43 antes de Cristo. La obra está concebida como una continuación de su obra sobre la república, y ambas están inspiradas en los diálogos platónicos. Cicerón la escribió en forma de diálogo, con él mismo como personaje principal junto a su hermano Quinto y su amigo Ático...

An enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's brilliant examination of the origins of economic disparities Economic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are...

Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.

Even the most reasonable of us can be selective about when we think reasonably. We may realize that the best thing to do is to take the advice of our doctor when facing a medical issue. When shopping for a new car or appliance we might carefully assess online reviews and weigh our options calmly before making an informed decision. But when it comes to things that feel more fraught, we might throw this approach out the window, dismissing facts and patterns that form a body of evidence, and trust our gut.

Weaving together insights from history, economics, sociology, and philosophy, The Permanent Problem offers a synoptic overview of our fateful present moment and a provocative glimpse at what may lie ahead.

Famous for his political treatise The Prince, which advises would-be kings on the best strategies for governing, Machiavelli turns his attention to the inner workings of a successful republic and the people necessary to maintain it in his Discourses on Livy. Comparing contemporary societies to ancient Rome, with examples from Livy’s The History of Rome, Machiavelli tries to identify the foundations of a well-working republic, examining social and political aspects, such as voting, citizenship, warfare and religion.

En este análisis de los debates alrededor del discurso de odio, la pornografía y la homosexualidad, Butler sostiene que las palabras pueden herir y que la violencia lingüística es un tipo de violencia particular. También sostiene que este discurso es emocional y fluido porque sus efectos a menudo escapan al control del hablante, moldeados por la fantasía, el contexto y las estructuras de poder.

War Is a Racket is a classic short treatise by Major General Smedley D. Butler, one of the most decorated U.S. Marines in American history, turned outspoken critic of war. Drawing on his 34-year military career and firsthand experience in conflicts from the Caribbean to World War I, Butler delivers a powerful critique of how modern wars are driven not by noble ideals but by economic interests that profit from conflict.

Décrit le fondement du gouvernement américain et canadien comme étant le droit anglais et la Constitution anglaise. Illustre comment les pères fondateurs ont créé un système d'équilibre des pouvoirs pour permettre au gouvernement de se maintenir à travers des périodes tumultueuses.

Describe los cimientos del gobierno estadounidense y canadiense con base en la ley inglesa y la Constitución inglesa. Representa cómo los padres fundadores crearon un método de control para permitir que el gobierno se sostenga por sí mismo durante tiempos tumultuosos.

Ha introdotto la presenza delle masse nella storia, la nozione di opinione pubblica e la produzione del consenso, aprendo la strada alla psicologia sociale e diventando un riferimento per la sociologia della comunicazione. Alla base, un'intuizione geniale: la logica dei comportamenti collettivi è totalmente diversa dalla psicologia individuale. Le folle sono una forza distruttiva, priva di visione d'insieme e indisciplinata, quindi facilmente orientabile.

Political Mysteries by K. R. Malkani delves into the secrets behind political assassinations and mysterious historical events. The audiobook explores political history, conspiracy theories, and true crime, uncovering untold stories behind significant incidents that have shaped the world.

La globalización ha producido sensaciones de impotencia en millones de personas en Occidente. Ese sentimiento de indefensión genera resentimiento y un afán por buscar culpables. Se culpa a los inmigrantes. Se culpa a los musulmanes. Se culpa a otras razas. Se culpa a la élite cultural. Basándose en una combinación de ejemplos históricos y contemporáneos, Nussbaum desenreda en La monarquía del miedo toda esta maraña de sentimientos y nos proporciona así una hoja de ruta para que sepamos hacia dónde dirigir nuestros pasos a partir de aquí.

En estrecha conexión con la actualidad, este libro aborda algunas de las batallas filosóficas más intensas y decisivas de la historia, aquellas que siguen protagonizando hoy esa lucha por la «hegemonía» —tal y como la definió Gramsci—. El siglo xxi se decidirá de nuevo como un choque de ideas. Si el XX enfrentó al totalitarismo y el liberalismo, la nueva centuria será también la del conflicto renovado entre el autoritarismo y sus opositores.