Political ideologies and movements Books

In Nonsense upon Stilts¸ first published in 1987, Waldron includes and discusses extracts from three classic critiques of the idea of natural rights embodied in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Each text is prefaced by an...

Neoliberalism remains a flashpoint for political contestation around the world. For decades now, neoliberalism has been in the process of becoming a globally ascendant default logic that prioritizes using economic rationality for all major decisions, in...

Social Democracy and Aristocracy is an important contribution to political thought in the post-Marxist world. Its global approach makes it uniquely valuable for the comparative study of labor history and economic development.

This book explains how the Sweden Democrats (SD), a populist radical right party, has moved from the fringes into the mainstream of Swedish politics.

For nearly three decades, the English political scientist Harold Laski was the gray eminence of American liberalism and its most influential Marxist public intellectual

This title explains the striking recent internal and external political developments in Switzerland, an important but surprisingly little known and often misunderstood country.

An exploration of the dynamics behind contemporary shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements with reference to Catalonia and the Basque country in Spain

Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The book adopts the widespread view that Soviet science performs well below capacity and then looks at the...

De-Stalinization and the House of Culture (1990) looks at the houses of culture - arts centres which in the Stalinist period functioned as agencies of political socialisation - and the changes in their character and functions since Stalin's death.

Soviet Composers and the Development of Soviet Music (1970) is a thought-provoking review of Soviet music and musicians. The lives and works of some two dozen major Soviet composers are discussed, and insight is provided into Soviet thinking about music,...

The Soviet Way of Life (1948) is an objective description of the Soviet Russian political and economic systems. The author, who spent two years in Russia, explains how the citizen lives and moves within the structure of the Soviet State. The Soviet way...

The Development of Sociology in the Soviet Union (1974) examines the institutionalisation of sociology in the Soviet Union and the obstacles to and mechanisms for the acceptance of sociological inquiry. The study shows how sociology was advanced as a...

The Soviet Intelligentsia (1973) is a valuable study of the composition and structure of the Soviet intelligentsia during the 1960s. It focuses in particular on the position of social scientists and the relationship between the intelligentsia and the...

Contemporary History in the Soviet Mirror (1964) is devoted to a critical examination of Soviet writings on contemporary history. The demands of the Communist Party, striving following the death of Stalin to replace the old myths with new ones,...

Health Care in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1976) examines the systems of health care in the Communist countries of the Eastern Bloc. Many enjoyed comprehensive free health care, and this book traces their beginnings and development, and offers...

The End of Social Inequality (1982) examines class and social stratification under state socialism and in particular in the Soviet Union. Its discussion ranges over such aspects as income and education differentials, the rise of white-collar occupations,...

Ethnic Relations in the USSR (1986) focuses on popular ethnic attitudes and behaviour among the various nations and nationalities of the Soviet Union. Ethnicity matters not only in Soviet high politics and in economic and cultural planning, but is also a...

Using a range of in-depth historical case studies, this timely work excavates the oft-forgotten tradition of progressive populism and highlights the relevance of such movements to our own tumultuous times.

Soviet Russia Fights Neurosis (1934) examines the states of mental well-being in the Soviet Union at the start of the 1930s. The author, a physician, visited Soviet Russia and closely studied Soviet psychiatry and the mental states of its citizens.

This book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant a democracy.

In Marxism in the Age of Ecological Catastrophe, Eduardo Sá Barreto offers a stimulating discussion on the ecological unfeasibility of capitalist society. Marxism in the Age of Ecological Catastrophe will be of interest to scholars of political science,...

Akreyi investigates the development of federal relations in Iraq from the adoption of the new Federal Constitution in 2005 to the Kurdistan independence referendum in 2017.

The Evolution of Socialist Feminism from Eleanor Marx to AOC traces the socialist feminism as it has played out in the socialist movements in Europe and North America from the 19th to the 21st century. It is an important text for undergraduate students...

Shifting from the idea that our current 'environmental question' arises from the history of metaphysics and its focus on 'Being' over 'Life' - and the attendant explorations of the thought of Heidegger and Heraclitus - this book unfolds a philosophical...

In this issue of Capitol Times Magazine, we are honored to feature an exclusive interview with Michael Mota, an entrepreneur whose vision and leadership have transformed multiple industries. From his roots in education, with a B.A. from Rhode Island...

You constantly hear about secret societies and behind-the-scenes machinations controlling the world, but have you ever considered that one of the most powerful and influential secret societies has been in existence for over 400 years?This book delves...

Sidónio Pais and the New Republic offers a detailed examination of a critical yet often overlooked period in Portuguese history. This meticulously researched work explores the brief but significant rule of Sidónio Pais, who came to power through a...

The nuclear family has been under quiet attack since 1965 which is when Lyndon Johnson initiated "The Great Society" which subsequently decimated the black nuclear family first and then followed with all families as the target. In America today only 18%...

Malicious Script of Indian Polity: Unlocking the Secrets of Power, Corruption, and Change takes a deep dive into the intricate web of Indian politics, addressing the hidden flaws and dysfunctions of the system that often remain unseen. The title reflects...

La idea de escribir sobre las Juventudes Políticas surgió hace unos cuantos años. El motivo era rescatar, al menos en parte, esa experiencia de trabajo conjunto que se dio en los años 70 primero y en los 80 después, pasando por momentos complejos durante...

Principles of Communism (German: Grundsätze des Kommunismus) is a brief 1847 work written by Friedrich Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about communism for which answers are provided. In the...

""The World Changers: Top 100 Political Leaders of All Time"" is a compilation recognizing influential figures who have shaped global politics throughout history. Spanning diverse eras and regions, this list celebrates leaders whose actions and...

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: THE POLISH ROAD FROM SOCIALISM ON 1. The history of all hitherto existing societies is a history of class struggle - not only that between the exploited and the exploiters, but also that between the...

The author has spent upwards of ten years in working on this book. His objective is to clarify the military aspect of the Moscow-Peking dialogue which has not yet received its deserved treatment. The apogee of that dialogue...

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century international rela­ tions took on new and frightening aspects. A resurgent nationalism sharpened the conflicts between states, while an increasing industrial­ ism afforded them...

The general purpose of this book differs from those of most of the works found traditionally in the field of political philosophy. Firstly, the present approach is in no way prescriptive or normative, as the interest centres on...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,5, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Sprache:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme allgemein und im Vergleich, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Politikwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Empirische Politikforschung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,7, Universität Münster, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit David Humes Auffassung der Gerechtigkeit, die bei ihm eine Tugend...

Written around 400 B.C. by Kautilya, the 'Indian Machiavelli', THE ARTHASHASTRA was thought lost for more than a thousand years. It was rediscovered in 1905, when scholar Rudrapatnam Shamashastry was asked to catalogue an unpromising pile of...

Commander Carr had a distinguished naval career.  During World War I he served as Navigating officer of H.M. Submarines. In World War II he was Naval Control Officer for the St. Lawrence; then Staff Officer Operations at Shelbourne, N.S.;...

2010 Reprint of original 1956 edition. Paperback, 114pp. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on behalf of classical liberalism and is seen as one of the leaders of the Austrian School of economics. Mises introduced praxeology as a more general...

2014 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Lifton's research for the book began in 1953 with a series of interviews with American servicemen who had been held captive during...

"The power which has always started the greatest religious and political avalanches in history rolling has from time immemorial been the magic power of the spoken word, and that alone."—Adolf Hitler, Mein KampfAs historians have long...

Republican Principles in International Law considers the fundamental requirements of a just world order, as applied to public international law. The republican principles of deliberation, popular sovereignty and the public good first formed and justified...