Governmentality: Current Issues and Future Challenges (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought) Reviews

Governmentality: Current Issues and Future Challenges (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought) Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault’s concept of governmentality as an analytical framework. Contributors highlight the differences as well as possible convergences with alternative theoretical frameworks. By [...] Read more »

The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World Reviews

The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World “Meticulous . . . [Diamond] gleaned that . . . the fate of democracy was not driven by events but by the passion of individual people.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIn 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than [...] Read more »

Women’s Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues (Historical Guides to the World’s Periodicals and Newspapers) Reviews

Women’s Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues (Historical Guides to the World’s Periodicals and Newspapers) Throughout American history, women have worked in reform organizations, informal community groups, and consciousness-raising societies to change their neighborhoods, their states, and their nation. To accomplish social change, women have needed to communicate effectively among themselves and [...] Read more »

Capitalism and Social Democracy (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) Reviews

Capitalism and Social Democracy (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) This is a study of the choices faced by socialist movements as they developed within capitalist societies. Professor Przeworski examines the three principal choices confronted by socialism: whether to work through elections; whether to rely exclusively on the working class; and whether to try to [...] Read more »

Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 Reviews

Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 An area in the midst of deep change, Southern Africa was in turmoil a short decade ago, its politics framed by white versus black, colonialism versus decolonialism, majority rule versus minority rights. With new political discourses beginning in the early 1990s, [...] Read more »

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Political Issues, Expanded Reviews

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Political Issues, Expanded This EXPANDED Fifteenth Edition of TAKING SIDES: POLITICAL ISSUES presents two additional current controversial issues. The issues are provided in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a [...] Read more »

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning Reviews

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning “Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the [...] Read more »

Are You Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused? (An Uncle Eric Book) Reviews

Are You Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused? (An Uncle Eric Book) “Are You Liberal? Conservative? or Confused?” discusses political labels. What do they mean? Liberal, conservative, left, right, democrat, republican, moderate, socialist, libertarian, communist what are their economic policies and what plans do their promoters have for your money? Clear, concise explanations. Facts and fallacies. Does [...] Read more »