In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with.

In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with.

Thoroughly revised and updated, with an extensive analysis of the 2008 election, this book remains the best analysis of the Electoral College for both students and general readers.

This collection of essays by one of Europe’s leading political writers offers dazzling insights into today’s world and America’s troubled place in it.

This provocative book examines the notion of choice and discovers that our freedom to choose is more illusory than we think. With wit and a conversational style reminiscent of Malcolm Gladwell, Kent Greenfield considers the implications for individuals, the law, and public policy.

From the acclaimed author of Monty, JFK: Reckless Youth, and Bill Clinton comes a new, vivid portrait of the last twelve U.S. presidents, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush.

This groundbreaking book brings to light derogatory stereotypes that shape the experiences of African American women, then assesses the emotional and political costs of the struggle to counteract such negative assumptions.

This groundbreaking book brings to light derogatory stereotypes that shape the experiences of African American women, then assesses the emotional and political costs of the struggle to counteract such negative assumptions.

In this penetrating reassessment of Marxist thought and its relevance today, renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm argues that the author of Das Kapital has much to say to us in the post-communist era.

In this penetrating reassessment of Marxist thought and its relevance today, renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm argues that the author of Das Kapital has much to say to us in the post-communist era.

The idea that the United States is destined to spread its unique gifts of democracy and capitalism to other countries is dangerous for Americans and for the rest of the world, warns an eminent British commentator in this provocative book.

An original and groundbreaking exploration of women’s power in the home, in the workplace, and in politics from a political economy perspective.

How did race affect the election that gave America its first African American president? This book offers some fascinating, and perhaps controversial, findings.

A fascinating analysis of one of the most important political and economic ideas of our time: the ties between America’s military and its economy.

This brilliant guide to European political ideas and thinkers spans the twentieth century. With special focus on Fascism and Stalinism and their legacies, the author illuminates both the century's ideological extremes and how Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in the second half of the century.

A political scientist goes undercover in a modern industrial slaughterhouse to provide an account of killing work from the perspective of those who carry it out. He offers a thought-provoking report on the industry—and on the society responsible for it.

A political scientist goes undercover in a modern industrial slaughterhouse to provide an account of killing work from the perspective of those who carry it out. He offers a thought-provoking report on the industry—and on the society responsible for it.

The highly respected author of The Craftsman now explores how we can create a better society by learning to truly listen and cooperate with others, even when our interests are conflicting.

The life and times of Bill Clinton as told by 169 of the friends, colleagues, and rivals who know him best, revealing the most complete and unexpected portrait of our forty-second president published to date.

This updated and expanded edition of the highly acclaimed book Democracies offers an even broader, more thorough analysis of today’s democracies. Encompassing thirty-six democracies around the world, the book compares cabinets, legislatures, parties, election systems, supreme courts, interest groups, and central banks to arrive at important—and unexpected—findings about wh...

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