Politics & government books

A funny, fierce and unsettling two-hander about an Englishman, an Irishman, a poppy, and a friendship pushed to...  Read More >>

From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience,...  Read More >>

In a time of social tensions and challenges to our democracy, we look to the State for answers and solutions - but...  Read More >>

The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin...  Read More >>

Ray Khan was the most unlikely confidential informant in law enforcement history, yet he found himself a fugitive,...  Read More >>

Shortlisted for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian at the Westminster Book Awards  Read More >>

A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest...  Read More >>

An “astute” and “insightful” (Financial Times) exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done,...  Read More >>

Why has the European Union failed to combat rising authoritarianism within its own ranks? And how can it defend...  Read More >>

Why did more than 15,000 people from the former Soviet bloc join ISIS - nearly a third of the group's foreign fighters?...  Read More >>

The story of one man's unorthodox path to politics, from Labour Minister and Sunday Times-bestselling author Chris...  Read More >>

For K-12 and higher ed leaders and educators, civil society leaders, other citizens concerned about America's fracturing...  Read More >>

Why do governments get overthrown? Why are many political systems chronically unstable? This book answers these...  Read More >>

Examines the challenges of living with social and religious difference, the politics of recognition, violence and...  Read More >>

Monetary policy implementation refers to the mechanism for interbank payments, the set of administered interest...  Read More >>

In what was then seen as a historic renewal of the Black movement, tens of thousands of mostly younger Black people...  Read More >>

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'Populist' is now most commonly used as a term of abuse. Populists, we are repeatedly told, are xenophobic ignoramuses...  Read More >>

Health financing is key to universal health coverage (UHC), ensuring resources are allocated effectively for accessible,...  Read More >>

A bold, accessible pamphlet on the global wealth-tax movement that is shaking up capitalism, from one of the most...  Read More >>

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This book provides readers with a new angle to understand the progress of legal construction in China, by making...  Read More >>

This Element explores a range of conceptions of politically relevant merit found in the philosophical texts (the...  Read More >>

This Element presents the theory of segmented polity to address the misfit between dominant state-centric political...  Read More >>

Phrases ubiquitous in music and audio technology culture serve as powerful mechanisms in the production and consumption...  Read More >>