Political Science
UNDERSTANDING POWER: THE INDISPENSABLE CHOMSKY
Written by Chomsky, Noam
An introduction to Noam Chomsky's views on the politics of power discusses third-party politics in the United States, the suppression of dissent, U.S. foreign and domestic policy, and the role of the media.
MANUFACTURING CONSENT: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE MASS MEDIA
Written by Chomsky, Noam
First published in 1988 and never out of print, this seminal analysis of how the media serve corporations that control and finance them is being reissued with a new Introduction by the authors.
PANTSUIT NATION
Written by Libby Chamberlain
"In October 2016, Maine resident Libby Chamberlain created a secret Facebook group encouraging a handful of friends to wear pantsuits to the polls. Overnight, the group of thirty exploded to 24,000 members. By November 8, the group was three million strong.
DEMOCRACY: STORIES FROM THE LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM
Written by Condoleezza Rice
From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom.
CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS AND THE REMAKING OF WORLD ORDER
The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, more relevant than ever in the post-9/11 world, with a new foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Since its initial publication, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs.
EVICTED : POVERTY AND PROFIT IN THE AMERICAN CITY
Written by Matthew Desmond
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION FINALIST | LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times Book Review * The Boston Globe * The Washington Post * NPR * Entertainment Weekly * The New Yorker * Bloomberg * Esquire * San Francisco Chronicle * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel * St.
SOUTH SIDE: A PORTRAIT OF CHICAGO AND AMERICAN SEGREGATION
Written by Natalie Y. Moore
Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel have touted and promoted Chicago as a "world class city." The skyscrapers kissing the clouds, the billion-dollar Millennium Park, Michelin-rated restaurants, pristine lake views, fabulous shopping, vibrant theater scene, downtown flower beds and stellar architecture tell one story.
ENOUGH SAID: WHAT'S GONE WRONG WITH THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS?
There's a crisis of trust in politics across the western world. Public anger is rising and faith in conventional political leaders and parties is falling. Anti-politics, and the anti-politicians, have arrived.
LESSONS OF OCTOBER
Written by Leon Trotsky
An critical examination of the key actors and larger social movements that led to the rise of the Bolsheviks.
SILENCE IS BROKEN: REPORTS FROM THE FEMINIST REVOLUTIONS
In a timely follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers indispensable commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more.
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