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  • China in Search of a Harmonious Society

    by Yu Bin, Kelvin Chi-kin Cheung, Teng Fu, Ai Guo Han, Tang Juan, Guoli Liu, Josef Gregory Mahoney, Yanmin Yu, Qin Zhiyong, Shi Zhongwen ...
    Series series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development
    The problems of corruption, social injustice, public unrest, disparity in income and regional development, shortage of energy and resources, unemployment, aging population, inadequate social and economic safety network, pollution, etc., are poised to jeopardize political stability and cast a shadow on the moral foundation of economic reform. How to cope with these new problems is a daunting task ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • ON LIBERTY - The Philosophy of Individual Freedom

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Tapestry of Human Liberty and Autonomy

    by John Stuart Mill, W. L. Courtney, Emery Thornell ...
    In the collection 'ON LIBERTY - The Philosophy of Individual Freedom,' readers are invited to explore the profound and multifaceted discourse surrounding the theme of liberty. Drawing from a range of literary styles, from abstract philosophical essays to more direct social commentaries, this anthology presents a rich tapestry of thoughts that dissect and expand upon the concept of individual ... Read more

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  • From Dictatorship to Democracy

    A Conceptual Framework for Liberation

    by Gene Sharp ...
    “What Sun Tzu and Clausewitz were to war, Sharp. . . was to nonviolent struggle—strategist, philosopher, guru.”—The New York TimesThe revolutionary word-of-mouth phenomenon, available for the first time as a trade bookTwenty-one years ago, at a friend's request, a Massachusetts professor sketched out a blueprint for nonviolent resistance to repressive regimes. It would go on to be translated, ... Read more

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  • Friendly Fascism

    The New Face of Power in America

    by Bertram Gross ...
    Series Book 18 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    A look at corporate authoritarianism that William Shirer called "the best thing I've ever seen on how America might go fascist democratically."In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask," a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism in which the ultra-rich and corporate overseers were merging with a centralized state power in order to manage the populace. This immanent ... Read more

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  • The Fever of 1721

    The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics

    by Stephen Coss ...
    The “intelligent and sweeping” (Booklist) story of the crucial year that prefigured the events of the American Revolution in 1776—and how Boston’s smallpox epidemic was at the center of it all.In The Fever of 1721 Stephen Coss brings to life the amazing cast of characters who changed the course of medical history, American journalism, and colonial revolution: Cotton Mather, the great Puritan ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • On Suicide Bombing

    by Talal Asad ...
    Series series The Wellek Library Lectures
    Like many people in America and around the world, Talal Asad experienced the events of September 11, 2001, largely through the media and the emotional response of others. For many non-Muslims, "the suicide bomber" quickly became the icon of "an Islamic culture of death"-a conceptual leap that struck Asad as problematic. Is there a "religiously-motivated terrorism?" If so, how does it differ from ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims

    The State's Role in Minority Integration

    by Jonathan Laurence ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
    The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims traces how governments across Western Europe have responded to the growing presence of Muslim immigrants in their countries over the past fifty years. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews with government officials and religious leaders in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Turkey, Jonathan Laurence challenges the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • In Spies We Trust

    The Story of Western Intelligence

    by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones ...
    In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years ago. First we put our faith in them to help win wars, then we turned against the bloodshed and expense, and asked our spies instead to deliver peace ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Dancing Bears

    True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny

    by Witold Szablowski ...
    Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ...
    ***As heard on NPR’s All Things Considered*“Utterly original.” —The New York Times Book Review“Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szabłowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it.” —Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny and The Road to UnfreedomAn incisive, humorous, and heartbreaking account of people ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Achieving Human Rights

    by Richard Falk ...
    Richard Falk once again captures our attention with a nuanced analysis of what we need to do - at the personal level as well as state actions - to refocus our pursuit of human rights in a post-9/11 world. From democratic global governance, to the costs of the Iraq War, the preeminent role of the United States in the world order to the role of individual citizens of a globalized world, Falk ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • When the State Speaks, What Should It Say?

    How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality

    by Corey Brettschneider ...
    How should a liberal democracy respond to hate groups and others that oppose the ideal of free and equal citizenship? The democratic state faces the hard choice of either protecting the rights of hate groups and allowing their views to spread, or banning their views and violating citizens' rights to freedoms of expression, association, and religion. Avoiding the familiar yet problematic responses ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Wrestling with the Devil

    A Prison Memoir

    by Ngugi wa Thiong'o ...
    **A New York Times Editors’ Choice"A welcome addition to the vast literature produced by jailed writers across the centuries . . . [a] thrilling testament to the human spirit."—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Times Book Review"Wrestling with the Devil is a powerful testament to the courage of Ngũgĩ and his fellow prisoners and validation of the hope that an independent Kenya would eventually emerge."* ... Read more

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