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Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism - Paperback

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by Steven Levitsky (Author), Lucan Way (Author)Why the world's most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolution Revolution and Dictatorship explores why dictatorships born of social revolution--such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam--are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure. Few other modern autocracies have survived in the face of such extreme challeng...

Blood in the Face (Revised New Edition): White Nationalism from the Birth of a Nation to the Age of Trump - Paperback

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by James Ridgeway (Author)In 1990, Blood in the Face: The Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, Nazi Skinheads, and the Rise of a New White Culture was the first book to uncover the contours, beliefs, leaders, and wider influence of the American racist far right movement. It told their story from the inside out, complete with interviews, recruiting pamphlets, cartoons, rants, sermons, threats, police reports, and more. The accompanying analysis by veteran investigative reporter James Ridgeway detailed...

Toward the African Revolution - Paperback

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by Frantz Fanon (Author), Haakon Chevalier (Translator), Francois Maspero (Introduction by)This powerful collection of articles, essays, and letters spans the period between Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961), Fanon's landmark manifesto on the psychology of the colonized and the means of empowerment necessary for their liberation. These pieces display the genesis of some of Fanon's greatest ideas -- ideas that became so vital to the leaders of the American civ...

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by Thomas Sowell (Author)A one-volume introduction to over three decades of the wide-ranging writings of one of America's most respected and cited authors These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from Dr. Sowell's letters, books, newspaper columns, and articles in both scholarly journals and popular magazines. The topics range from late-talking childre...

The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning - Hardcover

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by Dan P. McAdams (Author)The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump provides a coherent and nuanced psychological portrait of Donald Trump, drawing upon biographical events in the subject's life and contemporary scientific research and theory in personality, developmental, and social psychology "Dan McAdams' analysis of the personality of Donald Trump is nothing short of a tour de force. Drawing on decades of research, McAdams offers fresh and startling insights into the development-more importa...

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by Timothy Snyder (Author)A brilliant exploration of freedom--what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival--by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny "Much like life itself, freedom needs to be defined and redefined. On Freedom offers fresh insight into essential aspects of human existence--the values and obligations inherent in every individual's life."--Ai Weiwei Timothy Snyder has been called "the leading...

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story - Paperback

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by Michael Lewis (Author)Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected. A thirtee...

The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell - Hardcover

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by Alex Fernandes (Author)A new history of the Portugal's Carnation Revolution on its fiftieth anniversary 25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. 'The Carnation Revolution reads like a political thriller.' The Times On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal's Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. ...

The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology - Paperback

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by Ernst Kantorowicz (Author), Conrad Leyser (Introduction by), William Chester Jordan (Preface by)Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, "The king is dead. Long live the king." In The King's Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the historical dilemm...

Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World - Paperback

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by Rutger Bregman (Author)Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today "Utopia for Realists is fantastic. A quick glance turned into hours of riveting reading. Very seldom does a book change the way you think about some of most intractable problems of society, and of life. This one did. Read this book." - Sydney Finkelstein, director of the Tuck School of Busin...

The Prime Ministerial Court: Conservative Statecraft in the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover

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by R. A. W. Rhodes (Author)Court politics is about who in British government did what to whom, when, how, why, and with what consequences. In The Prime Ministerial Court Rod Rhodes provides a thorough depiction of the court politics of the Conservative governments of the twenty-first century, namely the courts of David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson. Exploring specific topics, including the courtiers, the prime minister's craft, reshuffles, resignations, and leadership challenges, an...

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War - Paperback

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by Karen Abbott (Author)"Not for nothing has Abbott been called a 'pioneer of sizzle history.' Here she creates a gripping page-turner that moves at a breathtaking clip through the dramatic events of the Civil War." -- Los Angeles TimesKaren Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzle history" (USA Today), tells the spellbinding true story of four women - a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow - who risked everything to become ...

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life - Paperback

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by Barbara J. Fields (Author), Karen E. Fields (Author)A new edition of a celebrated contemporary work on race and racism Praised by a wide variety of people from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Zadie Smith, Racecraft "ought to be positioned," as Bookforum put it, "at the center of any discussion of race in American life." Most people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fiel...

How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future - Paperback

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by Maria Ressa (Author)From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, an impassioned and inspiring memoir of a career spent holding power to account, with an introduction by Amal Clooney Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned international journalists of our time. For decades, she challenged corruption and malfeasance in her native country, the Philippines, on its rocky path from an authoritarian state to a democracy. As a reporter from CNN, she transformed news coverage in her region, wh...

How to Stop Project 2025: A guide to stop the Far Right in Trump's regime and protect U.S. human rights - Paperback

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by Lilli (Author) Number of Pages: 70 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 28, 2024

A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury - Paperback

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by Aaron McGruder (Author)Here's the first big book of The Boondocks, more than four years and 800 strips of one of the most influential, controversial, and scathingly funny comics ever to run in a daily newspaper. "With bodacious wit, in just a few panels, each day Aaron serves up--and sends up--life in America through the eyes of two African-American kids who are full of attitude, intelligence, and rebellion. Each time I read the strip, I laugh--and I wonder how long The Boondocks can get a...

The New Science of Social Change: A Modern Handbook for Activists - Hardcover

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by Lisa Mueller (Author)In this accessible guide for activists, scholar Lisa Mueller translates cutting-edge empirical research on effective protest to show how to make movements really matter We are in the middle of a historic swell of activism taking place throughout the world. From Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring, to pro-democracy uprisings in China, Black Lives Matter, the Women's March on Washington, and more recent pro-choice protests; folks everywhere are gathering to demand a m...

Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism - Paperback

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by Sarah Lyons (Author)A fiery, inclusive guide for activists and witches alike, Revolutionary Witchcraft is an empowered introduction to the history and practice of politically-motivated magic. From the politically charged origins of the word "witch" to the present-day magical resistance, this bold handbook explores the role of witchcraft in our modern world. Author, activist, and practicing witch Sarah Lyons takes readers on a journey through a leftist history of magic -- from the witch hu...

Wealth, Poverty and Politics - Hardcover

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by Thomas Sowell (Author)In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in this country, argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. Pundits and politically motivated economists trumpet ambiguous statistics and sensational theories while ignoring the true determinant of income inequality: the production of wealth. We cannot properly understand inequality if we focus ...

Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women - Paperback

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by Susan Faludi (Author)A new edition of the feminist classic, with an all-new introduction exploring the role of backlash in the 2016 election and laying out a path forward for 2020 and beyondWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award - "Enraging, enlightening, and invigorating, Backlash is, most of all, true."--Newsday First published in 1991, Backlash made headlines and became a bestselling classic for its thoroughgoing debunking of a decadelong antifeminist backlash against women's ...

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Paperback

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by Walter Rodney (Author), Angela Davis (Introduction by)The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America, the African continent, and the Caribbean. In each locale, Rodney found himself a lightning rod for working class Black Power. His deportation...

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by Joe Burns (Author)For those who want to build a fighting labor movement, there are many questions to answer. How to relate to the union establishment which often does not want to fight? Whether to work in the rank and file of unions or staff jobs? How much to prioritize broader class demands versus shop floor struggle? How to relate to foundation-funded worker centers and alternative union efforts? And most critically, how can we revive militancy and union power in the face of corporate po...

The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy - Paperback

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by Robin Moore (Author)The gripping account of an extraordinary international narcotics case, as it unfolds on the streets of New York City.Back JacketA gripping account of an extraordinary international narcotics case as it unfolds on the streets of New York City, The French Connection is an absorbing and sometimes frightening documentary of the world's most successful narcotics investigation. A best-seller and the basis of the classic film of the same title, The French Connection remains on...

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by Terry Tempest Williams (Author)Timely and unsettling essays from an important and beloved writer and conservationist In Erosion, Terry Tempest Williams's fierce, spirited, and magnificent essays are a howl in the desert. She sizes up the continuing assaults on America's public lands and the erosion of our commitment to the open space of democracy. She asks: How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts? We know the elements of erosion: wind, water, and ...

The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan - Paperback

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by Matt Pottinger (Editor)Chinese leader Xi Jinping has openly expressed his intention to annex Taiwan to mainland China, even threatening the use of force. An invasion or blockade of Taiwan by Chinese forces would be catastrophic, with severe consequences for democracies worldwide. In The Boiling Moat, Matt Pottinger and a team of scholars and distinguished military and political leaders urgently outline practical steps for deterrence. The authors stress that preventing a war is more afforda...

Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement - Paperback

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by Dennis Banks (Author), Richard Erdoes (Contribution by)Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa Tribe and a founder of the American Indian Movement, is one of the most influential Indian leaders of our time. In Ojibwa Warrior, written with acclaimed writer and photographer Richard Erdoes, Banks tells his own story for the first time and also traces the rise of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The authors present an insider's understanding of AIM protest events--the Trail of Broken...

Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020 - Paperback

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by Charles M. Cameron (Author), Jonathan P. Kastellec (Author)Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. Every vacancy unleashes a bitter struggle between Republicans and Democrats over nominees; and once the seat is filled, new justices typically vote in predictable ways. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees,...

Democracy in America and Two Essays on America - Paperback

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by Alexis de Tocqueville (Author), Gerald Bevan (Translator), Isaac Kramnick (Notes by)A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was Democracy in America, a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and i...

Why the World Needs China: Development, Environmentalism, Conflict Resolution & Common Prosperity - Paperback

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by Kyle Ferrana (Author)While the US portrays itself as a noble example of freedom and democracy, it has in fact led the world to greater inequality than ever before. But now, for the first time in decades, nations facing the brunt of its domination and exploitation have alternative, more tenable options in pursuit of development. Chinese finance is building badly-needed infrastructure where the West would not, Chinese commerce is providing a lifeline to countries the US has targeted for dest...

Slaughter of the Innocents: Abortion, Birth Control, & Divorce in Light of Science, Law & Theology - Paperback

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by John Warwick Montgomery (Author)Dr. Montgomery examines some of the most tragic and divisive issues facing Christians today--abortion, divorce, and birth control. Drawing from a wealth of knowledge and reflection on the moral, ethical, theological, medical, and legal aspects of his topics, Dr. Montgomery sheds new and invaluable light on the issues.Author BiographyJohn Warwick Montgomery is the author of more than sixty books in six languages. He holds eleven earned degrees, including a ma...

Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism - Paperback

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by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira (Author)A thought-provoking guide to facing global pandemics, climate change, and other modern crises with maturity, humility, and integrity--for fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times. This book is not easy: it contains no quick-fix plan for a better, brighter tomorrow, and gives no ready-made answers. Instead, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira presents us with a challenge: to grow up, step up, and show up for ourselve...

Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty--And What to Do about It - Hardcover

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by Sohrab Ahmari (Author)The inside story of how our political class enabled an era of unaccountable corporate might that left ordinary Americans isolated and powerless--and how we can fight back--from the acclaimed author of The Unbroken Thread "In Tyranny, Inc., Sohrab Ahmari, one of the leading thinkers of our time, alerts us to one of the greatest threats to freedom."--Michael Lind, author of The New Class War and Hell to Pay Over the past two generations, U.S. leaders deregulated big bus...