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Is Racial Equality Unconstitutional? - Paperback

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by Mark Golub (Author)More than just a legal doctrine, color-blind constitutionalism has emerged as the defining metaphor of the post-Civil Rights era. Even for those challenging its constitutional authority, the language of color-blindness sets the terms of debate. Critics of color-blind constitutionalism are in this sense captured by the object of their critique. And yet, paradoxically, to enact a color-blind rule actually requires a heightened awareness of race. As such, color-blind consti...

Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World - Paperback

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by Alyssa Ayres (Author)Over the last 25 years, India's explosive economic growth has vaulted it into the ranks of the world's emerging major powers. India's middle class has grown by leaps and bounds, and the country's sheer scale-possessing what will very soon be the world's largest population and an economy of more than $2 trillion-means its actions will have a major global impact. While it is clearly on the path to becoming a great power, India has not abandoned all of its past policies: ...

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by Randall Kennedy (Author)An "admirable, courageous, and meticulously fair and honest book" (New York Times Book Review) in which "one of our most important and perceptive writers on race" (The Washington Post) takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. "This book should be a standard for all law students."--Boston Globe In this groundbreaking, powerfully reasoned, lucid work that is certain to provoke controversy, Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy takes on a highl...

Nostalgia for the Empire: The Politics of Neo-Ottomanism - Hardcover

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by M. Hakan Yavuz (Author)Making a country great again is a theme for nationalist authoritarians. Across countries with past experience as great powers, nationalist politicians typically harken back to a golden age. In Nostalgia for Empire, Hakan Yavuz focuses on how this trend is playing out in Turkey, a nation that lost its empire a century ago and which is now ruled by a nationalist authoritarian who invokes nostalgia for the Ottoman era to buttress his power. Yavuz delves into the social ...

Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post - Paperback

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by Martin Baron (Author)"A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil." --The New York Times Book Review Politics. Money. Media. Tech. ...It's all here in Collision of Power. "All the President's Men for a new generation." --Town & Country Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff Bezos, the found...

Modern Herstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History - Hardcover

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by Blair Imani (Author), Tegan and Sara (Foreword by), Monique Le (Illustrator)An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and nonbinary people who have changed--and are still changing--the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond. With a radical and inclusive approach to history, Modern HERstory profiles and celebrates seventy women and nonbinary champions of progressive social change in a bold, colorful, illustrated format ...

Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War - Paperback

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by John Lewis Gaddis (Author)When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated edition of Gaddis' classic carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough critical analysis of George F. Kennan's original strategy of containment, NSC-68, The Eisenhower...

The Four Freedoms: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Evolution of an American Idea - Hardcover

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by Jeffrey A. Engel (Editor)The specter of global war loomed large in President Franklin Roosevelt's mind as he prepared to present his 1941 State of the Union address. He believed the United States had a role to play in the battle against Nazi and fascist aggression already underway in Europe, yet his rallying cry to the nation was about more than just national security or why Americans should care about a fight still far overseas. He instead identified how Americans defined themselves as a ...

The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia - Paperback

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by Andrei Lankov (Author)Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career, using his fluency in Korean and personal contacts to build a rich, nuanced understanding. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. After providing an accessible history of the nation,...

Between Truth and Power: The Legal Constructions of Informational Capitalism - Paperback

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by Julie E. Cohen (Author)A work of ambitious interdisciplinary scholarship that explores the ways that law and technology interact. Our current legal system is to a great extent the product of an earlier period of social and economic transformation. From the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, as accountability for industrial-age harms became a pervasive source of conflict, the US legal system underwent profound, tectonic shifts. Today, struggles over ownership of inf...

Big Dirty Money: Making White Collar Criminals Pay - Paperback

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by Jennifer Taub (Author)"Blood-boiling...with quippy analysis...Taub proposes straightforward fixes and ways everyday people can get involved in taking white-collar criminals to task."--San Francisco Chronicle How ordinary Americans suffer when the rich and powerful use tax dodges or break the law to get richer and more powerful--and how we can stop it. There is an elite crime spree happening in America, and the privileged perps are getting away with it. Selling loose cigarettes on a city si...

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by Nvl Zen (Author)This book is an atomic bomb exploding holistically with deep imagination mixed with political science and the history of Christianity. This rich concoction could plausibly contain the exact combination for our diverse society to engage in its own beautiful metamorphosis.SexMemoryExisting physical hellsEqualityEvolutionCreationismAliensSuperheroesBLMVolcanic activityIf any of these topics tug at the strings of your mind, heart, or soul, then give this book a read. As an appe...

Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post - Hardcover

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by Martin Baron (Author)Politics. Money. Media. Tech. ... It's all here in Collision of Power. “Revealing. . . . A tense, sometimes thriller tale of how the Post navigated a perilous time in journalism. . . . [Baron] clearly has researched extensively and thought deeply about how to cover the unprecedented presidency of Donald Trump. . . . Collision serves as a reminder throughout of how fragile democracy is.” - Associated Press "A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and jo...

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by Julianne House (Author), D?niel Z. K?d?r (Author) Number of Pages: 244 Dimensions: 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 27, 2025

The Politics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Explore the key milestones in the field of politics broken down clearly and simply with The Politics Book. Learn about politics in this overview guide to the subject, which is brilliant for novices looking to learn more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy-to-follow format. The Politics Book brings a fresh, vibrant take on the topic, breaking it down visually thro...

Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy - Hardcover

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by Thomas Sowell (Author)The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than th...

America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History - Hardcover

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by Dana Bash (Author), David Fisher (With)"Let chaos come."The violent election of 1872 that serves as a warning for today's divided politics.From CNN's Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, the fast-paced story of the extraordinary election that led to hundreds of murders, warfare in the streets of New Orleans, two governors of Louisiana--and changed the course of politics in our country.The Election of 1872 was the most contentious in American history. After both parties complained of co...

Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey - Hardcover

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by Seçkin Sertdemir (Author)What does it mean for a government to declare its citizens 'dead' while they still live? Following the failed 2016 coup, the Turkish AKP government implemented sweeping powers against some 152,000 of its citizens. These Kanun hükmünde kararnameli ('emergency decreed') were dismissed from their positions and banned for life from public service. With their citizenship rights revoked, Seçkin Sertdemir argues these individuals were rendered into a state of 'civic death...

Cyber Persistence Theory: Redefining National Security in Cyberspace - Paperback

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by Michael P. Fischerkeller (Author), Emily O. Goldman (Author), Richard J. Harknett (Author)A bold re-conceptualization of the fundamentals driving behavior and dynamics in cyberspace. Most cyber operations and campaigns fall short of activities that states would regard as armed conflict. In Cyber Persistence Theory, Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, and Richard J. Harknett argue that a failure to understand this strategic competitive space has led many states to misapply the logic...

The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited - Paperback

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by Louisa Lim (Author)Finalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Longlisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the world on Foreign Affairs An Economist Book of the Year, 2014 A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice "One of the best analyses of the impact of Tiananmen throughout China in the years since 1989." --The New York Times Book Review On June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed civilians in...

Illiberal America: A History - Hardcover

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by Steven Hahn (Author)A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking "That's not us." But now we must think again, for Steven Hahn shows in his startling new history that illiberalism has deep roots in our past. To those who believe that the ideals announced in the Declaration of Independence set us apart a...

Palestine: The Vietnam of Generation Alpha - Paperback

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by Jorge Majfud (Author)Palestine will be the Vietnam of the new generation. Like Vietnam, it will not change global geopolitics, because it will follow other paths, but it will change the way a generation perceives the dominant narrative. The radical change will take longer and will come with the new geopolitical balance or imbalance starting in the middle of this century. Currently, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is another of those urgent objectives before losing absolute control. Number...

Second Treatise on Government - Paperback

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by John Locke (Author)John Locke was one of the greatest Enlightenment thinkers. His contribution to our contemporary understanding of governemnt-via his Social Contract theory-can hardly be underestimated. His insight into human nature underscores the important role of government in providing a balance between personal liberties and ensuring the common good. Alacrity Press is proud to make this work of classic political theory, Second Treatise of Government by John Locke available to modern ...

Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace - Paperback

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by Matthew C. Klein (Author), Michael Pettis (Author)Winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize: A provocative look at how today's trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elites at the expense of workers "The authors weave a complex tapestry of monetary, fiscal and social policies through history and offer opinions about what went right and what went wrong . . . Worth reading for their insights into the history of trade and finance."--George Melloan, Wall Street Journ...

The Housing Monster, Second Edition - Paperback

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by Prole Info Prole Info Prole Info (Author), Lazo Ediciones Lazo Ediciones (Preface by), Ben Kritikos (Preface by)A house is more than four walls and a roof. From its design and production to the way it is sold, used, resold, and eventually demolished, it is crisscrossed by conflict.The Housing Monster is a scathing graphic guide that takes one seemingly simple, everyday thing--a house--and looks at the social relations that surround it. Moving from intensely personal thoughts and interactio...

Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Hardcover

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by Paul Scharre (Author)A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives--and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China, the United States, and Europe. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and implement this game-changing technology and dominate the future. Four Battlegrounds argues ...

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by Fawaz A. Gerges (Author)An authoritative introduction to ISIS--now expanded and revised to bring events up to the present The Islamic State stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. However, its most striking and distinctive characteristic was its capacity to build governing institutions and a theologically grounded national identity. What explains the rise of ISIS and the caliphate, and what does it portend for the future of the Middle Ea...

Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation - Paperback

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by Eli Feghali (Editor), Rachel Plattus (Editor), Nathan Schneider (Editor)Our problems are global and interconnected, and our solutions must be too. With over seventy contributors, Beautiful Solution spotlights the collective wisdom that reminds us that another world is not only possible, it's already under construction.Everything we need to transform our communities already exists. From food sovereignty to debt abolition, from folk schools to energy democracy -- and from Argentina to Zimbab...

Talking about Abolition: A Police-Free World Is Possible - Paperback

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by Sonali Kolhatkar (Author)Powerful interviews with scholars, organizers, and activists who are leading the movement to end policing and prison. Award-winning journalist Kolhatkar presents a visionary outlook for a future rooted in liberation, freedom, and justice. Abolitionist thinkers have been envisioning police-free communities for decades, but only in the aftershock of the racial justice uprisings of 2020 have their radical ideas entered into mainstream discourse. In Talking About Aboli...

The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia - Paperback

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by Arthur Goldwag (Author)From the author of Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies, a probing exploration of the bizarre and dangerous conspiracies that have roiled America over the past decade and captured the minds of so many Americans Some of the conspiracy theories now gripping American politics contend that Joe Biden was executed and replaced by a clone and that John F. Kennedy Jr., faked his death and will one day return to slay Trump's enemies. But who is susceptible to them, and w...

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by Jon Tester (Author)An eye-opening memoir from Montana's three-term democratic senator showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural votersJon Tester is the only United States senator with a full-time job outside of the Senate--as a farmer. But what really distinguishes Tester is his commitment to accountability and his success in winning red-state voters back to the Democratic Party.In Grounded, Tester shares his early life, his rise in government, his vision for serving rural America, an...

Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy - Paperback

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by Claire Provost (Author), Matt Kennard (Author)As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup - namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power. Exposing the origins of this epic power grab as well as its present-day consequences, Silent Coup is the result of two investigative journalists' reports from 30 countries around...