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How Will Capitalism End?

Essays on a Failing System

by Wolfgang Streeck ...

One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to ... Read more

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One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to
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The American Revolution

A History

by Gordon S. Wood ...

Series Book 9 - Modern Library Chronicles
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the
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On Treason

Alberta Separatism, Foreign Interference, and Canada's Survival in a Revolutionary Age

by Patrick Lennox ...

Series Book 12 - Field Notes
**“What is happening here in Alberta is an aberration. It does not resemble, in any fashion, democratic politics as normal in Canada. For the last ten years Canadians have watched these forces play out in the United States. But now these same forces have arrived here, within our own country. They are threatening to tear us asunder at the precise moment when we are most vulnerable, at the precise ... Read more

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**“What is happening here in Alberta is an aberration. It does not resemble, in any fashion, democratic politics as normal in Canada. For the last ten years Canadians have watched these forces play out in the United States. But now these same forces have arrived here, within our own country. They are threatening to tear us asunder at the precise moment when we are most vulnerable, at the precise
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The Unknown American Revolution

The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America

by Gary B. Nash ...

In this audacious recasting of the American Revolution, distinguished historian Gary Nash offers a profound new way of thinking about the struggle to create this country, introducing readers to a coalition of patriots from all classes and races of American society.From millennialist preachers to enslaved Africans, disgruntled women to aggrieved Indians, the people so vividly portrayed in this book ... Read more

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In this audacious recasting of the American Revolution, distinguished historian Gary Nash offers a profound new way of thinking about the struggle to create this country, introducing readers to a coalition of patriots from all classes and races of American society.From millennialist preachers to enslaved Africans, disgruntled women to aggrieved Indians, the people so vividly portrayed in this book
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The Republic of Plato

by Allan Bloom ...

The definitive translation of Plato's Republic**, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy.**“To read The Republic as Bloom means it to be read is to question everything we think we know about government, politics, the best human life, and the nature of truth.” —Adam Kirsch, from the introductionA cornerstone of Western thought, The Republic remains a... ... Read more

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The definitive translation of Plato's Republic**, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy.**“To read The Republic as Bloom means it to be read is to question everything we think we know about government, politics, the best human life, and the nature of truth.” —Adam Kirsch, from the introductionA cornerstone of Western thought, The Republic remains a...
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

by Omar El Akkad ...

**National Bestseller • Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2026 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir & Autobiography • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of ... Read more

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**National Bestseller • Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2026 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir & Autobiography • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of
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L'heure des prédateurs

by Giuliano da Empoli ...

"L’heure des prédateurs n’est, au fond, qu’un retour à la normale. L’anomalie ayant plutôt été la courte période pendant laquelle on a pensé pouvoir brider la quête sanglante du pouvoir par un système de règles." Giuliano da Empoli nous livre le compte-rendu aussi haletant que glaçant de ses pérégrinations au pays de la puissance, du siège de l’ONU à New York au Ritz-Carlton de Riyad. Il nous ... Read more

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"L’heure des prédateurs n’est, au fond, qu’un retour à la normale. L’anomalie ayant plutôt été la courte période pendant laquelle on a pensé pouvoir brider la quête sanglante du pouvoir par un système de règles." Giuliano da Empoli nous livre le compte-rendu aussi haletant que glaçant de ses pérégrinations au pays de la puissance, du siège de l’ONU à New York au Ritz-Carlton de Riyad. Il nous
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How the World Works

by Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian ...

An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, "arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times), this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really workOffering something not found anywhere else, How the World Works is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those who are new to his work. The book is made up of meticulously edited ... Read more

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An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, "arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times), this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really workOffering something not found anywhere else, How the World Works is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those who are new to his work. The book is made up of meticulously edited
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Democracy in America

The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II

by Alexis De Tocqueville ...

From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America--first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it "among the most remarkable productions of our time." Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings ... Read more

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From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America--first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it "among the most remarkable productions of our time." Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings
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A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn ...

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Read more

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THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

by Walter Isaacson ...

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.” ... Read more

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America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.”
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Modern Democracies, Vol. 2

by James Bryce ...

American political scientists do not need to be told that James Bryce's work is one of the most important ever written on the principles and practice of democratic government. More than a century has passed since his masterly description and appreciation of the American Commonwealth put him at the head of all students of American government and politics. He has served as a member of three British ... Read more

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American political scientists do not need to be told that James Bryce's work is one of the most important ever written on the principles and practice of democratic government. More than a century has passed since his masterly description and appreciation of the American Commonwealth put him at the head of all students of American government and politics. He has served as a member of three British
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Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy

by Stephen Ward ...

Series Book 91 - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
Across cultures, democracies struggle with intolerant groups, misinformation, social media conspiracies, and extreme populists. Egalitarian cultures cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational.In Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy Stephen Ward combines history and evolutionary psychology for a comprehensive view of the problem, arguing that social irrationality is likely to ... Read more

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Across cultures, democracies struggle with intolerant groups, misinformation, social media conspiracies, and extreme populists. Egalitarian cultures cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational.In Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy Stephen Ward combines history and evolutionary psychology for a comprehensive view of the problem, arguing that social irrationality is likely to
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Democracy Erodes from the Top

Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe

by Larry M. Bartels ...

Series series Princeton Studies in Political Behavior
Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe’s crisis of democracyAn apparent explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. Democracy Erodes from the Top reveals that the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage ... Read more

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Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe’s crisis of democracyAn apparent explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. Democracy Erodes from the Top reveals that the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage
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The Myth of Mob Rule

Violent Crime and Democratic Politics

by Lisa L. Miller ...

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when race and class biases are invoked. This is especially true in the United States, which has the highest imprisonment rate in the developed world, the result, many argue, of too many opportunities for elected officials ... Read more

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Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when race and class biases are invoked. This is especially true in the United States, which has the highest imprisonment rate in the developed world, the result, many argue, of too many opportunities for elected officials
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Collision of Power

Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST

by Martin Baron ...

“A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil.” —The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. …It’s all here in Collision of Power.“All the President's Men for a new generation.” —Town & CountryMarty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Glo... ... Read more

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“A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil.” —The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. …It’s all here in Collision of Power.“All the President's Men for a new generation.” —Town & CountryMarty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Glo...
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A New World Begins

The History of the French Revolution

by Jeremy Popkin ...

From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning ... Read more

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From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning
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Elites and Democracy

by Hugo Drochon ...

Why elites always rule democracies—and why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy todayA central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by elites. What can democracy mean in this context? Today, it is often said that a populist revolt against elites is driving democratic politics throughout the West. But in Elites and Democracy, Hugo Drochon argues ... Read more

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Why elites always rule democracies—and why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy todayA central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by elites. What can democracy mean in this context? Today, it is often said that a populist revolt against elites is driving democratic politics throughout the West. But in Elites and Democracy, Hugo Drochon argues
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Why America Didn't Become Great Again

by Robert Chernomas, Ian Hudson ...

Examining the conditions that not only blocked attempts to make America great again but also actively made the country worse, Why America Didn’t Become Great Again identifies those organizations, institutions, politicians, and prominent characters in the forefront of the economic and social policies – ultimately asking who is responsible.The period from the late 1970s to 2020s became the best of ... Read more

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Examining the conditions that not only blocked attempts to make America great again but also actively made the country worse, Why America Didn’t Become Great Again identifies those organizations, institutions, politicians, and prominent characters in the forefront of the economic and social policies – ultimately asking who is responsible.The period from the late 1970s to 2020s became the best of
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Conceptions of Chinese Democracy

Reading Sun Yat-Zen, Chiang Kai-Shek, and Chiang Ching-Kuo

by David J. Lorenzo ...

An accessible and critical introduction to the political writings of three seminal figures in modern Chinese democratic thought.Author and political scholar David J. Lorenzo examines the democratic writings of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo, providing a coherent summary that situates their ideas within the broader traditions of political theory. His comparative study allows the ... Read more

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An accessible and critical introduction to the political writings of three seminal figures in modern Chinese democratic thought.Author and political scholar David J. Lorenzo examines the democratic writings of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo, providing a coherent summary that situates their ideas within the broader traditions of political theory. His comparative study allows the
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The Day After

How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

by Brian Tyler Cohen ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world.This book is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump’s America.It’s ... Read more

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world.This book is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump’s America.It’s
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The Rise of Andrew Jackson

Myth, Manipulation, and the Making of Modern Politics

by Jeanne T. Heidler, David S Heidler ...

The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possibleAndrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his forties his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a thirty-minute battle at New Orleans in early 1815. Yet those in his immediate circle believed he was a great man who ... Read more

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The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possibleAndrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his forties his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a thirty-minute battle at New Orleans in early 1815. Yet those in his immediate circle believed he was a great man who
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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America

by Sarah Kendzior ...

**Instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Indie Bound BestsellerBestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked ... Read more

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**Instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Indie Bound BestsellerBestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked
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The Doom Loop

Why the World Economic Order Is Spiraling into Disorder

by Eswar S. Prasad ...

**The acclaimed economist and author of The Future of Money argues that the forces meant to stabilize the world’s economy are in fact driving global instability“An excellent survey of some of the most important issues in international affairs today.” —Financial Times**Global economic power is shifting, liberal market-oriented democracies face growing domestic turmoil, and international trade and ... Read more

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**The acclaimed economist and author of The Future of Money argues that the forces meant to stabilize the world’s economy are in fact driving global instability“An excellent survey of some of the most important issues in international affairs today.” —Financial Times**Global economic power is shifting, liberal market-oriented democracies face growing domestic turmoil, and international trade and
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