Constitution: Government & The State

In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the administrations level o...

In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the administrations level o...

In this book, Justin DePlato examines and analyzes the reasons and justifications for, as well as instances of, executive emergency power in politi...

Since the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. Scotland After Britain argues for fidelity to the true meanin...

A fascinating insider account Grace Blakeley British democracy is on trial. We can no longer hold our leaders to account; the state has too much p...

Better to fight for something than live for nothing. General George S. PattonIt is 75 years since the end of WW II and the strange, mysterious dea...

Readers will re-discover the forgotten treasures of the history and principles of the Declaration of Independence, recognizing the dedication of th...

The definitive account of Richard Nixon's congressional career, back in print with a new preface Unsurpassed in the fifteen years since its origina...

Emerson said of the left and right, Each is a good half, but an impossible whole. In public affairs, the left traditionally pushes for political...

Richard Nixon's election to the presidency in 1968 was an improbable vindication for a man branded as a loser after unsuccessful presidential an...

The democratic ideal demands that the citizenry think critically about matters of public import. Yet many Democrats and Republicans in the Unite...

The United States has become increasingly polarized, although the concept of a two-party system is not new. This book traces the major parties' utt...

In Useful Bullshit Neil J. Diamant pulls back the curtain on early constitutional conversations between citizens and officials in the PRC. Scholars...

New York Times bestseller An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accompl...

Forty years after its original publication, Lineages of the Absolutist State remains an exemplary achievement in comparative history. Picking up fr...

Written by Thomas Hobbes and first published in 1651, Leviathan is widely considered the greatest work of political philosophy ever composed in the...

With the 2012 presidential election upon us, will voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platforms and positions best match their own? ...

The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or i...

John Bach McMaster, a professor of American history, and Frederick D Stone, librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, assembled newspape...

John Bach McMaster, a professor of American history, and Frederick D Stone, librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, assembled newspape...

The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later politic...