Social science

War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority

by Mariah Zeisberg

Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation: does the president, or Congress, have constitutional...

The Greater Good

by Claire Gaudiani, Ph.D.

A persuasive re-examination of American prosperity and the generosity that has built our nation

For over a century, the United States has stood as a beacon of prosperity and democracy, proof that big business...

Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate

by Lisa Prevost

An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast

Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're...

Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't

by Robert G. Kaiser

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.

The founding...

Foodist

by Darya Pino Rose

Foodist is a manifesto about real food and real science that proves once and for all that sustainable weight loss is possible by incorporating fresh, seasonal—and delicious—ingredients into every meal.

If...

Automation Airmanship: Nine Principles for Operating Glass Cockpit Aircraft

by Christopher Lutat & S. Ryan Swah

Achieve excellence on the automated flight deck!

The first practical guide that shows professional pilots how to safely transition to the automated flight deck

Today's remarkable aircraft require remarkable airmanship...

Presidents and the Dissolution of the Union: Leadership Style from Polk to Lincoln

by Fred I. Greenstein & Dale Anderson

The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, resulting in a disastrous civil war that claimed the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. In his...

Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City

by Gordon Young

After living in San Francisco for 15 years, journalist Gordon Young found himself yearning for his Rust Belt hometown: Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors and "star" of the Michael Moore documentary...

The Awakening of Latin America: A Classic Anthology of Che Guevara's Writing on Latin America

by Ernesto Che Guevara & Maria del Carmen Ariet Garcia

A classic anthology of Che Guevara's writings on Latin America from his youthful travels to his assassination in Bolivia.

Paths to Making a Difference: Leading In Government

by Mark A. Abramson & Paul R. Lawrence

To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present...

Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship

by Ali Alfoneh

Iran is currently experiencing the most important change in its history since the revolution of 1979 and the establishment of the Islamic Republic: The regime in Tehran, traditionally ruled by the Shia clergy,...

To the Ends of the Earth: Northern Soul and Southern Nights in Western Australia

by Paul Mercieca, Anne Chapman & Marnie O'Neill

Northern Soul is a cultural phenomenon twice removed from its original source in Britain in the late 1960s. By giving voice to the members of this scene, this book explores theories about how identity and cultural...

Painful Birth: How Chile Became a Free and Prosperous Society

by James Rolph Edwards

Painful Birth discusses how Chile escaped becoming a communist state in the late 1970s and transformed into a free and prosperous society. It narrates the events and explains the economic policies, institutional...

Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management

by Judy Wajcman

"Why can't a man be more like a woman?" seems to be the catchcry of modern management gurus. They claim to be revaluing feminine "soft" skills as qualities necessary for corporate success. This book looks behind...

Greed: Gut Feelings, Growth, and History

by A. F. Robertson

'Greed' is a visceral insult. It jabs below the belt, evoking guilty sensations of gluttony and lust. It taunts the rich and powerful, penetrating the cover of modern ideologies and institutions. Today, old-fashioned...

Listening Publics: The Politics and Experience of Listening in the Media Age

by Kate Lacey

In focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media audiences, publics and citizenship. Listening is central to modern...

Veil

by Christian Joppke

The Islamic headscarf has become the subject of heated legal and political debate. France and Germany have legislated against it, and even the UK, long a champion of multiculturalism, has recently restricted...

Human Security

by Mary Kaldor

There is a real security gap in the world today. Millions of people in regions like the Middle East or East and Central Africa or Central Asia where new wars are taking place live in daily fear of violence....

Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance

by David Lyon

New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos, may be contactless, using a scanner, and above all, may rely on computerized registries of personal information....

Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds

by Zygmunt Bauman

This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid modern' times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition...