Political Science
DARK MONEY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE BILLIONAIRES BEHIND THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT
Written by Mayer, Jane
NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY: LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT TO GUIDE US ON OUR PATH FORWARD
Written by Zolno, Steve
What is democracy and where did it come from? Is it a new development or was it always present in human society? And perhaps the most important question: what can we do to preserve and strengthen democracy among the forces that oppose it?
FEDERALIST PAPERS
Written by Jay, John
A series of letters by some of America's Founding Fathers, whose defenses of the Constitution are still relevant today Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States.
BOOK OF DISSENT: REVOLUTIONARY WORDS FROM THREE MILLENNIA OF REBELLION AND RESISTANCE
Written by Andrew Hsiao
Fully updated compendium of revolt and resistance Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest-rallying others around them or, sometimes, inspiring uprisings many years later.
POLICING THE BLACK MAN: ARREST, PROSECUTION, AND IMPRISONMENT
A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American
THIS NONVIOLENT STUFF'LL GET YOU KILLED: HOW GUNS MADE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT POSSIBLE
Written by Cobb, Charles E, Jr
Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. during the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. "Just for self-defense," King assured him.
FORCE OF REASON
Written by Fallaci, Oriana
This work is the follow-up to "The Rage and The Pride," the author's post-9/11 manifesto. She takes aim at the many attacks and death threats she received after the publication of her political views.
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
Written by Tocqueville, Alexis De
A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles.
SPINFLUENCE: THE HARDCORE PROPAGANDA MANUAL FOR CONTROLLING THE MASSES
Written by McFarlane, Nick
Spinfluence will appeal to crooked politicians, media manipulators and corporate big-wigs alike, in fact anyone interested in how to exploit people for profit or power. Covering fun techniques and tactics such as emotional hijacking, brainwashing and hysteria harnessing - Spinfluence is a glorious and insightful read about how to bend the truth and subvert the will of the herd.
NEW JIM CROW OE
Written by Alexander, Michelle
Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as brave and bold, this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness.
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