Showing titles in History & Theory

In this wide-ranging book, Martha C. Nussbaum, one of our leading public intellectuals, argues that anger is conceptually confused and normatively pernicious. It assumes that the suffering of the wrongdoer restores the thing that was damaged, and it betrays an all-too-lively interest in relative status and humiliation. Studying anger in intimate relationships, casual daily interactions, the workplace, the criminal justice system, and movements for social transformation, Nussbaum shows that anger's core ideas are both infantile and harmful.

Bloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition tells the story of how one of America's most successful entrepreneurs was elected mayor of New York City and what he did with the power he won. Bloomberg's stunning victory against all odds just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attack left him facing challenges unlike any mayor in history. For the next 12 years, he kept the city safe, managed budgets through fiscal crises, promoted private sector growth, and more. But his time as mayor was not without controversy.

In 1967, not long after the Six-Day War, three young Arab men ventured into the town of Ramle, in what is now Jewish Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes; their families had been driven out of Palestine nearly 20 years earlier. One cousin had a door slammed in his face, and another found his old house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir Al-Khairi, was met at the door by a young woman called Dalia, who invited them in.

Thomas Paine was one of the greatest political propagandists in history. The Rights of Man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burke's attack on the uprising of the French people, Paine's text is a passionate defense of the rights of man. Paine argued against monarchy and outlined the elements of a successful republic, including public education, pensions, and relief of the poor and unemployed, all financed by income tax.

Few have ever enjoyed the degree of foreign-policy influence and versatility that Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. did. For three decades, he was at the center of American foreign policy, serving as advisor to five presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Gerald Ford, and as ambassador to the United Nations, Vietnam, West Germany, and the Vatican. 

Brought to you by Penguin. A landmark book that completely transforms our understanding of the crisis of liberalism, from two pre-eminent intellectuals Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread of liberal democracy...

From Sunday Times bestselling author John Kampfner: a sweeping history of Berlin, city of haven and hell, disaster and reinvention No other city has had so many lives, survived so many disasters and has reinvented itself so many times. No other city is like Berlin. Ever since John Kampfner was a...

In the early hours of November 9, 2016, one of the most contentious, polarizing, and vicious presidential races came to an abrupt and unexpected end when heavily favored presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called Donald J. Trump to concede, shocking a nation that had, only hours before, given little credence to his chances. Donald Trump pulled the greatest upset in American political history despite a torrent of invective and dismissal of the mainstream media.

The New Age of Empire takes us back to the beginning of the European Empires, outlining the deliberate terror and suffering wrought during every stage of the expansion, and destroys the self-congratulatory myth that the West was founded on the three great revolutions of science, industry and politics. Instead, genocide, slavery and colonialism are the key foundation stones upon which the West was built and we are still living under this system today: America is now at the helm.

'A stunning history of now' GREG GRANDIN 'Phenomenal . . . it would be criminally negligent not to read it if you'd like to change the world' ROB DELANEY From 2010 to 2020, more people took part in protests than at any other point in history. But what type of change did they deliver? From the...

"Welcome to our nice little Vietnam conflict, meatheads! Now sit the fuck down, shut the fuck up and listen like your life depends on it… 'cause it does!"March 1970. Staff Sergeant Mike Mitchell steps off a helicopter into the suffocating heat of Vietnam's Central Highlands with 355 days left...

Who really holds power, and why do the rest of us obey?Power has shaped every civilization in human history. It built kingdoms and empires, created laws and institutions, inspired revolutions, and determined who would rule, who would serve, and who would dare to resist.In A Brief History of...

Pouquíssimos intelectuais e comentaristas políticos tinham tanta certeza quanto Jessé Souza de que o impeachment da presidenta Dilma Rousseff se tratava da fachada perfeita para um típico golpe de Estado à moda brasileira. Naquele momento alarmante da política nacional, Jessé Souza cumpriu uma difícil tarefa: explicar como a “cultura de golpes de Estado”, promovida historicamente pela elite contra as políticas públicas de inclusão dos mais pobres – como aconteceu com Getúlio Vargas e João Goulart –, estava em franca atuação sem que a população se desse conta disso.

What if the way you vote has less to do with what you want than with what you have been taught to fear? For decades, a pattern has repeated itself in American politics with a precision that almost defies belief. Economies rise and fall. Leaders come and go. Parties trade power. And yet the same...

An illuminating and thought-provoking history of the growth of Hispanic American Republican voters in the past half century and their surprising impact on US politics. In the lead-up to every election cycle, pundits predict that Latino Americans will overwhelmingly vote in favor of the...

Foreword by Henry Kissinger In this groundbreaking, definitive guide to the art of negotiation, three Harvard professors offer a comprehensive examination of one of the most successful dealmakers of all time, Henry Kissinger, and some of his most impressive achievements, including the Paris...

IAN BREMMER WAS NAMED LINKEDIN'S #1 TOP INFLUENCER in 2017 -------------- 'Required reading to help repair a world in pieces and build a world at peace' - António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General -------------- 'Ian Bremmer is provocative, controversial, and always intelligent about...

تفكيك تاريخي دقيق لآليات الهيمنة يكشف كيف تنحدر أعظم القوى من قمة المجد إلى حتمية الانهيار. عبر رحلة صوتية تحليلية وموضوعية، نستكشف البنية المعقدة للسلطة وندرس...

在社会冲突与利益博弈的夹击下，一座原本不起眼的古代希腊城邦，被残酷的历史巨轮“逼”出了影响后世数千年的民主政治制度。权力的天平如何从少数贵族家族手中，惊险且艰难地转移到广泛的平民阶层？这不仅是一场轰...

当曾经辉煌的古典共和国在财富狂欢与政治极化中走向崩溃，民众究竟会为了秩序与安全感，甘愿交出多少政治自由？如果你正试图从沉重的历史回音中理解当下的体制困境，这场关于权力分配、制度瓦解与人性贪婪的沉浸式...