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  • The Garments of Court and Palace

    Machiavelli and the World That He Made

    A "serious and thoughtful" interpretation of Machiavelli's life and thought—and its relevance today—from the acclaimed author of Terror and Consent ( The Times, London).Constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt turns his expert attention to the life and work of Niccolo Machiavelli, the sixteenth century political philosopher whose classic text The Prince remains one of the most important and ... Leer más

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  • Constitutional Fate

    Theory of the Constitution

    Here, Philip Bobbitt studies the basis for the legitimacy of judicial review by examining six types of constitutional argument--historical, textual, structural, prudential doctrinal, and ethical--through the unusual method of contrasting sketches of prominent legal figures responding to the constitutional crises of their day. ... Leer más

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  • The Shield of Achilles

    War, Peace, and the Course of History

    "We are at a moment in world affairs when the essential ideas that govern statecraft must change. For five centuries it has taken the resources of a state to destroy another state . . . This is no longer true, owing to advances in international telecommunications, rapid computation, and weapons of mass destruction. The change in statecraft that will accompany these developments will be as profound ... Leer más

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  • Terror and Consent

    Philip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam but the emergence of market states (like the U.S. and the E.U.), Bobbitt warns of an era where weapons of mass destruction will be commodified and the wealthiest societies even more vulnerable to ... Leer más

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  • Constitutional Fate

    Theory of the Constitution

    Here, Philip Bobbitt studies the basis for the legitimacy of judicial review by examining six types of constitutional argument--historical, textual, structural, prudential doctrinal, and ethical--through the unusual method of contrasting sketches of prominent legal figures responding to the constitutional crises of their day. ... Leer más

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  • The Ages of American Law

    Second Edition

    de Grant Gilmore ...
    Series series The Storrs Lectures Series
    Following its publication in 1974, Grant Gilmore's compact portrait of the development of American law from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century became a classic. In this new edition, the portrait is brought up to date with a new chapter by Philip Bobbitt that surveys the trajectory of American law since the original publication. Bobbitt also provides a Foreword on Gilmore and the ... Leer más

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  • Impeachment

    A Handbook, New Edition

    Charles L. Black Jr.’s classic guide to presidential impeachment, now in an updated edition with new material by Philip BobbittOriginally published at the height of the Watergate crisis and reissued in 1998, two months before the second impeachment of a U.S. president, Charles Black’s Impeachment became the premier guide to the subject of presidential impeachment. Now thoroughly updated, it is ... Leer más

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    This sweeping history of maritime warfare through the Middle Ages ranges from the 8th century to the 14th, covering the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.After the fall of Rome, the sea becomes the center of conflict for Western Civilization. In a world of few roads and great disorder, it is where power is projected and wealth is sought. Yet, since this turbulent period in the history of maritime ... Leer más

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  • 1781

    The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War

    A detailed chronicle—including eyewitness accounts—of the year American Patriots turned the tables on the British in the US War of Independence.In 1781, the future of America hung by a thread. British troops occupied key coastal cities, from New York to Savannah. After several harsh winters, the American army was fast approaching the breaking point. Mutinies began to emerge in George Washington's ... Leer más

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  • The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved

    How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

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    What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn't be solved.For thousands ... Leer más

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  • Guam

    The Battle for an American Island in World War II

    From the award-winning author of Saipan comes the definitive account of one of World War II's most brutal yet overlooked battles—the American reconquest of Guam, where 20 days of combat would claim over 18,000 mostly Japanese lives and mark another important turning point in the Pacific War.Drawing from extensive archival research and firsthand accounts, James H. Hallas masterfully reconstructs ... Leer más

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  • Crockett

    The Real-Life Adventures of the Frontier Legend

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    "A great myth-busting story, written in a taut narrative style that is guaranteed to keep the reader up all hours turning the pages." —Martin Dugard, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Killing Lincoln (with Bill O'Reilly)Crack open the most in-depth, exciting portrait of Davy Crockett ever written, from acclaimed bestselling adventure-history author Buddy Levy. Insid... ... Leer más

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