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The Great Political Theories, Vol. 1

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As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also forms a basic textbook for students of government and political theory. Such fundamental concepts as Democracy, the Rule of Law, Justice, Natural Rights, Sovereignty, Citizenship, Power, the State, Revolution, Liberty, Reason, Materialism, Toleration, and the Place of Religion in Society are traced from
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Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods & Techniques

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The methods and techniques of peacemaking–whether it is called conflict resolution, management, or transformation–have become increasingly sophisticated, partly in response to the increased complexity of international conflict today. This volume describes the tools and skills that are currently available and critically assesses their usefulness and limitations. The field’s preeminent researchers and practitioners, including a diplomat and an NGO
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Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism

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In his major bestseller, Race Matters, philosopher Cornel West burst onto the national scene with his searing analysis of the scars of racism in American democracy. Race Matters has become a contemporary classic, still in print after ten years, having sold more than four hundred thousand copies. A mesmerizing speaker with a host of fervidly devoted fans, West gives as many as one hundred public lectures a year and appears regularly on radio and
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Princeton Readings in Political Thought

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Princeton Readings in Political Thought is one of the most engaging and up-to-date samplers of the standard works of Western political thinking from antiquity through modern times. Organized chronologically, from Thucydides to Foucault, the book brings together forty-four selections of enduring intellectual value–key articles, book excerpts, essays, and speeches–that have shaped our understanding of Western society and politics. Readers will find this
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Democracy and Regulation: How the Public Can Govern Essential Services

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Essential services are being privatised the world over. Whether it’s water, gas, electricity or the phone network, everywhere from Sao Paulo in Brazil to Leeds in the UK is following the US economic model and handing public services over to private companies whose principal interest is raising prices. Yet it’s one of the world’s best kept secrets that Americans pay astonishingly little for high quality public services. Uniquely in the world, every aspect of
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