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  • Keeping Workers Off the Ballot
    Nicholas Carnes / Noam Lupu
    Why the underrepresentation of the working class in political office is an inevitable side effect of electoral democracy itselfWhy do so few working-class people go on to hold elected office? In the average democracy, working-class jobs make up about seventy percent of occupations, but only two percent of national legislators come from working-class jobs. In Keeping Workers Off...
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    35,93 €

  • Polémicas y disputas en la filosofía mexicana del siglo XX
    Rogelio Laguna / Tania Ortiz
    Los doce textos que componen el presente volumen nos cuentan otra historia de la filosofía mexicana del siglo XX: no es la historia de su profesionalización; tampoco es un frío recuento de autores, de libros y de las tesis que contienen esos libros. El hilo conductor son las polémicas. El enfoque no es arbitrario; nos permite engastar una idea filosófica en su contexto históric...
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    12,48 €

  • Transtopía de la seguridad en el Ecuador
    Jean Paul Pinto
    En un Ecuador sacudido por la violencia, Hadia, una analista internacional que huyó de la guerra en Medio Oriente, se convierte en una voz incómoda para el poder. Desde estudios de televisión, radios y despachos oficiales, cuestiona la militarización de la seguridad y enfrenta a quienes creen que la represión es la única salida.¿Es posible construir seguridad sin perder nuestra...
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    21,32 €

  • The Dice Are Always Loaded
    BJ Chippindale
    It isn’t enough to throw moneylenders from a temple, remove the wealthy by bloody revolution, or Occupy Wall Street. Our Inequality, environmental destruction, greed, slavery, and war keep coming back.Economists give us Capitalism, Competition, and Neoliberal Individualism, which have us more than $320 trillion in the hole and still digging like maniacs. They do not give us a r...
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    42,24 €

  • 'REVOLT 2.0' A CALL TO ACTION
    MAJOR FRANTZ DORSAINVIL
    Revolt 2.0: A Call to Action is a heartfelt look into Haïti’s challenges and aspirations, seen through the insightful perspective of U.S. Army Major Frantz Dorsainvil, a native of Haïti. Drawing on his military experience and Haïtian heritage, Major Dorsainvil shares an insider’s view on the nation’s path toward a brighter future.Across twenty-five chapters, he offers a structu...
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    35,36 €

  • RÉVOLTE 2.0 Un Appel à l’Action
    MAJOR FRANTZ DORSAINVIL
    Révolte 2.0 : Un Appel à l’Action est une analyse sincère des défis auxquels Haïti est confrontée et de ses aspirations, vue à travers la perspective éclairée du major de l’armée américaine Frantz Dorsainvil, un enfant du pays. S’appuyant sur son expérience militaire et son héritage haïtien, le major Dorsainvil partage sa vision du chemin que doit emprunter Haïti pour s’assurer...
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    35,45 €

  • A Republic, If You Can Keep It
    A Richard Vial
    'A republic - if you can keep it.' When Benjamin Franklin left the Constitutional Convention, a bystander asked what kind of government the delegates had made. Two centuries on, the keeping has grown precarious - and this book argues the real threat is not the one most reformers name.The danger is not faction. James Madison knew faction was inevitable, woven into human nature, ...
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    14,53 €

  • AI, Democracy, and the Transformation of Legal Norms
    The increased usage of AI transforms current legal systems and government processes, presenting new legal risks and opportunities for AI deployment. Innovative technology governance guides regulatory design for responsible AI integration at national, regional, and international levels. Courts, parliaments, regulators, and public authorities can adapt procedures and safeguards i...
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    315,58 €

  • THE RULE OF THREE
    CHARLIE .
    America stands at a pivotal crossroads. Political divisions run deep, trust in our institutions has eroded, and millions of citizens feel shut out of the conversations shaping their own future. Yet beneath the noise and the headlines, something more important is being lost: the willingness to listen, to question, and to engage honestly with the ideas that define us as a nation....
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    18,66 €

  • DE-DEMOCRACIA y EL FIN DE LOS PARTIDOS
    Darío Huerta Callejas
    El problema de la democracia actual no son los partidos políticos, sino los incentivos. La demagogia, los paquetes cerrados de promesas políticas y la ideología han acabado con la democracia que debería de luchar por el bienestar del pueblo.De-democracia parte de una crítica directa a la democracia representativa y la partitocracia para plantear una alternativa: una democracia ...
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    11,07 €

  • Across the Aisle
    In an era dominated by political polarization and legislative gridlock, Across the Aisle offers an inside look to a time when political collaboration was an essential tool for effective governance. Bringing together 41 firsthand accounts and commentaries from former legislative leaders, department directors, policy strategists, and journalists, this collection demonstrates how ...
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    38,29 €

  • Bolsonaro
    Rodney Lima
    Os artistas são unânimes quando afirmam esta frase clichê:A arte imita a vida . Bem, com base em tudo o que se passou no Brasil nestes últimos anos, eu, que combati o bom combate (como patriota), resolvi me inspirar em tais acontecimentos para escrever um romance. Sendo assim, eu não deixarei o sistema, com seu “Ministério da Verdade”, falar sozinho.BOLSONARO, O PALADINO DA LIB...
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    34,84 €

  • The Communist Manifesto
    Friedrich Engels / Karl Marx
    First published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential and consequential political texts of the modern era. Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels for the Communist League during a period of profound economic, social, and political upheaval in Europe, the work presents a sweeping interpretation of history through the conflict between social classes. ...
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    32,50 €

  • Ouro Do Fim Do Mundo
    Francisco Calazans
    A história de Minas Gerais confunde-se com a luta pela liberdade do Brasil Colônia.Os heróis e vilões dessa história têm povoado a imaginação de todos aqueles que se aprofundam nas páginas manchadas de sangue, que descrevem detalhes dessa luta inglória.Neste livro, os mais brilhantes personagens que compuseram a sinfonia vibrante daqueles tempos protagonizaram a luta pelos idea...
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    18,20 €

  • Same Damn Bird Workbook
    Dr. Natasha A Campbell
    Same Damn Bird: The Workbook is a 90-page companion guide to Same Damn Bird by Dr. Natasha Campbell. Designed for personal reflection, educational use, book clubs, community organizations, and facilitated group study, the workbook helps readers move from understanding structural problems to taking specific, organized civic action. Built around the book’s eight calls to action, ...
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    18,83 €

  • Never Our Prince
    Will Kane Thompson
    To save our democracy ... it’s time for Machiavelli. Niccolò Machiavelli-one of the most notorious minds in the dark art of politics-wrote a short manual, The Prince, on how one man can seize control of the many. It’s time for those of us who choose democracy to flip that script on its head and use the Machiavellian tools of power to stop one man from seizing control over us. H...
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    14,97 €

  • ETNOOCRACIA
    GUILL ORTIZ
    Etnoocracia: Papers Fundacionales reúne el primer cuerpo académico organizado del Modelo Etnoocrático: una propuesta de evolución democrática basada en la soberanía ciudadana, la democracia digital directa, el conocimiento, la ética pública (honestidad, transparencia, imparcialidad, responsabilidad y respeto al interés común) y la superación progresiva de la representación polí...
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    26,74 €

  • Power & Peril
    John Barry
    America was built upon the enduring tension between strong leadership and constitutional restraint. What happens when this balance is challenged?Drawing upon a lifetime of experience in combat aviation, national security strategy, crisis leadership, education reform, and public service, John Barry’s Power & Peril takes readers on a sweeping journey through the recurring struggl...
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    18,14 €

  • Permanent Revolution
    Nathaniel R Fridman / Sigmund Neumann
    How do democracies collapse, and how do modern dictators transform society into a permanent war machine?First published during the height of World War II, Permanent Revolution: The Total State in a World at War by renowned scholar Professor Sigmund Neumann remains one of the most foundational and prophetic works on the rise of Authoritarianism, Fascism, and Totalitarianism. Thi...
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    20,39 €

  • 今日美政(卷二)
    Eric Potter
    我大概是从2018年开始撰写'今日美政',最初的动机是希望向更多的华裔介绍美国和加拿大的政治。在中国,我听到的知识分子中最多的抱怨是:我们缺乏政治权力,我们总是被人安排得'妥妥贴贴,明明白白'。但令人尴尬的是,即使到了民主发达的国家,我们可以有表达权力的时候,却又因为文化和语言的隔阂,我们实际上依然和公共生活,尤其是政治生活隔绝。这并不是说我们的议员和投票机构不提供中文服务。事实上,我认识的议员们都迫不及待希望听到华裔的声音。他们或配有专职的翻译,或自己就可以用简单但有效的中文进行沟通。问题主要出在我们自己这一头。这是因为,对于大多数华裔,主要是第一代华裔来说,尽管他们其中很多人接受过良好的教育,但他们对北美的文化和基本的政治历史和政治背景缺乏了解。当你完全不知道冰球是什么运动,以及那些耀眼的明星背后有哪些狗血的故事时,你很难激起去看冰球的欲望。'今...
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    23,95 €

  • 今日美政(卷一)
    Eric Potter
    我大概是从2018年开始撰写'今日美政',最初的动机是希望向更多的华裔介绍美国和加拿大的政治。在中国,我听到的知识分子中最多的抱怨是:我们缺乏政治权力,我们总是被人安排得'妥妥贴贴,明明白白'。但令人尴尬的是,即使到了民主发达的国家,我们可以有表达权力的时候,却又因为文化和语言的隔阂,我们实际上依然和公共生活,尤其是政治生活隔绝。这并不是说我们的议员和投票机构不提供中文服务。事实上,我认识的议员们都迫不及待希望听到华裔的声音。他们或配有专职的翻译,或自己就可以用简单但有效的中文进行沟通。问题主要出在我们自己这一头。这是因为,对于大多数华裔,主要是第一代华裔来说,尽管他们其中很多人接受过良好的教育,但他们对北美的文化和基本的政治历史和政治背景缺乏了解。当你完全不知道冰球是什么运动,以及那些耀眼的明星背后有哪些狗血的故事时,你很难激起去看冰球的欲望。'今...
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    26,29 €

  • Democracy in Japan
    Masaki Taniguchi
    Analyzes Japanese democracy utilizing a comprehensive survey of politicians and voters.Democracy in Japan is based on the monumental UTokyo-Asahi Survey, a survey of Japanese voters and political leaders conducted over two decades. It succeeds in estimating the preferences of individual politicians-including prime ministers and other top leaders-in the most straightforward and ...
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    48,81 €

  • Wave Makers and the Rise of #MeToo in Taiwan
    XinLing Li
    The book presents an original study of the #MeToo movement in Taiwan, focusing on how the movement was instigated by and communicated in the wake of the Taiwanese Netflix series Wave Makers. It first examines how the storyline and character design of the show correspond to the unique challenges survivors of sexual violence face in Taiwan and, in this process, explicates how fic...
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    35,57 €

  • The Act of Transformation
    Lorenzo D. Leonard
    Beginning with our nation’s earliest promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, this thought-provoking book explores how our pursuit of power, prominence, and control often reflects the absence of a shared foundation rooted in principled character. It argues that the health of a nation ultimately depends upon the character of the individuals who comprise it.Drawin...
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    21,27 €

  • Kingdoms of Tomorrow
    Dr. Abdul Faili Abdallah
    Kingdoms of Tomorrow is an African science-fiction odyssey set in a technologically advanced future where artificial intelligence has become deeply embedded in governance, public services, and everyday life. At the center of the story are Amina, a brilliant Lagos-based AI engineer, and Kwame, a veteran Kenyan statesman, whose paths converge as they confront the growing power of...
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    27,64 €

  • The Soldier That Left
    Korey Rowe
    The Soldier That Left: The Untold Story of Loose Change is a raw and unflinching memoir by Korey Rowe, tracing his journey from soldier to fugitive to unlikely producer of one of the most controversial documentaries of all time. Beginning with his enlistment just before 9/11, Rowe recounts two brutal combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he witnessed the violence, futilit...
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    15,74 €

  • American Democracy at Risk
    Charles M. Reigeluth / James A. Pershing / Michael H. Molenda
    Democracy is at risk in America today. The Founders strove to create a republic basedon representative democracy principles, distributing power across three branches:legislative, executive, and judicial. However, since the presidency of Franklin D. Rosevelt,the executive branch has gradually become disproportionately more powerful thanthe other two branches, thus drifting slowl...
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    18,84 €

  • The 21st Century Millian Manifesto
    Harry Zeng
    The 21st Century Millian Manifesto is a comparative political treatise proposing a modernized, meritocratic electoral framework designed to break hyper-partisan deadlock in Western democracies. Synthesizing John Stuart Mill’s classical liberal philosophy with contemporary 21st-century geopolitical analysis, the manifesto critiques the structural deficiencies of both the Chinese...
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    10,74 €

  • The Point of No Return
    Thomas Byrne Edsall
    How Donald Trump laid waste to American politics, culture, and social orderAfter Donald Trump’s rise to power, after the 2020 presidential election, after January 6, is American politics past the point of no return? New York Times columnist and political reporter Thomas Byrne Edsall fears that the country may be headed over a cliff, arguing that the election of Donald Trump was...
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    28,87 €

  • The Questions We are afraid to Ask
    Fazal Abubakkar Esaf
    Every society has questions it avoids.Some questions are uncomfortable because they challenge power. Some are painful because they reveal inequalities we have learned to ignore. Some are difficult because they force us to look beyond our own experiences and recognize the struggles of people whose lives are different from ours.Who owns a country?Is it only those with wealth, inf...
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    19,67 €