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  • Building the Nation

    N.F.S. Grundtvig and Danish National Identity

    by John A. Hall, Ove Korsgaard, Ove K. Pedersen ...
    Denmark became a nation amidst the turbulence of the nineteenth century, an era plagued by war, bankruptcy, and territorial loss. Building the Nation is an insightful study of this formation, emphasizing the crucial role of N.F.S. Grundtvig, the father of modern Denmark.Persevering through years of humiliation, internal conflict, and occupation, Denmark now boasts one of the world's most stable ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

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  • Conservatism

    An Invitation to the Great Tradition

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A brief magisterial introduction to the conservative tradition by one of Britain's leading intellectuals."One of the most eloquent and even moving evocations of the conservative tradition in Western politics, philosophy and culture I have ever read . . . the ideal primer for those who are new to conservative ideas." — Wall Street JournalIn Conservatism, Roger Scruton offers the reader an ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions?

    by Neil Davidson ...
    "An impressive contribution both to the history of ideas and to political philosophy." —Alasdair MacIntyre, author of After VirtueOnce of central importance to left historians and activists alike, recently the concept of the "bourgeois revolution" has come in for sustained criticism from both Marxists and conservatives. In this magisterial work, Neil Davidson offers theoretical and historical ... Read more

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  • The Mind and the Market

    Capitalism in Western Thought

    by Jerry Z. Muller ...
    Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone. Philosophers, politicians, poets and social scientists have debated the cultural, moral, and political effects of capitalism for centuries, and their claims have been many and diverse. The Mind and the Market is a remarkable history of how the idea of capitalism has developed in Western thought.Ranging across an ideological spectrum that ... Read more

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  • History

    Why It Matters

    by Lynn Hunt ...
    Series series Why It Matters
    We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, while media differ wildly in their reporting of the same event. Frequently, new discoveries force us to re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about the past.So how can any certainty about history be ... Read more

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  • The History of Political Thought

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Richard Whatmore ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Thinking about politics has tended to be historical in nature because of the comparisons and contrasts that can be drawn between past and present. Different periods in politics have used the past differently. At times political thought can be said to have been drawn directly from the study of history; at others, perhaps including our own time, the relationship is more indirect. This Very Short ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Nordic Secret

    A European Story of Beauty and Freedom

    by Lene Rachel Andersen ...
    Surveys show that the Nordic countries have strong democracies, are among the best for business and startups, score high on human capital, have the most liveable cities, happiest peoples, strong economies, and much more...How did the Nordics get there?And what is Rosa Parks doing on the cover?The Nordic Secret first came out in 2017 and has inspired people around the globe.Discover how Denmark, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • An Analysis of Hans J. Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations

    by Ramon Pacheco Pardo ...
    Series series The Macat Library
    Hans Morgenthau’s Politics Among Nations is a classic of political science, built on the firm foundation of Morgenthau’s watertight reasoning skills.The central aim of reasoning is to construct a logical and persuasive argument that carefully organizes and supports its conclusions – often around a central concept or scheme of argumentation. Morgenthau’s subject was international relations – the ... Read more

    $8.95 USD

  • The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939

    Reissued with a new preface from Michael Cox

    by E.H. Carr ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    E.H. Carr's Twenty Years' Crisis is a classic work in International Relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century. The issues and themes he develops in this book continue to have ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Undivided Past

    Humanity Beyond Our Differences

    by David Cannadine ...
    From one of our most acclaimed historians, a wise and provocative call to re-examine the way we look at the past: not merely as the story of incessant conflict between groups but also of human solidarity throughout the ages.Investigating the six most salient categories of human identity, difference, and confrontation—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and civilization—David Cannadine questions ... Read more

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  • The Importance of Being Civil

    The Struggle for Political Decency

    by John A. Hall ...
    Civility is desirable and possible, but can this fragile ideal be guaranteed? The Importance of Being Civil offers the most comprehensive look at the nature and advantages of civility, throughout history and in our world today. Esteemed sociologist John Hall expands our understanding of civility as related to larger social forces--including revolution, imperialism, capitalism, nationalism, and war ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Intellectual Temptation

    Dangerous Ideas in Politics

    by Frits Bolkestein ...
    an absorbing (and beautifully written) study that deserves a very wide audience.- Joshua Muravchikan erudite account of where [the] vision [of individual liberty] comes from, why some ideologues set themselves against it, and how our contemporaries have ceased to treasure it.- Christopher CaldwellBolkestein exposes todays fashionable, yet dangerous ideas, doing a great service not only to Europe ... Read more

    $7.99 USD