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Political Institutions Democracy and More complex political institutions produce more stable and socially efficient the outcomes; this book develops an extensive analysis of that relationship. It explores concepts, questions, and …

Where Hope Takes Root Having recently seen the inspiring film, “Let The Beauty We Love Be What We Do,” about The Aga Khan’s dedicated work on the restoration of historical Islamic buildings, I was moved to read this …

A Pastoral Democracy Classics This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts reproduced …

Racist Extremism in Central This handbook on racist extremism in Central and Eastern Europe is the result of a unique collaborative research project of experts from the ten new and future post-communist EU member states. All …

The Victims of Democracy This is an immensely important work. One I am embarrassed to admit has been in my library for more than a decade without having been read. And, had it not been for a reference to it in a speech by …

Overruling Democracy The Supreme Raskin does an excellent job in showing how the Supreme Court has slowly eroded our individual rights guarenteed under the Constitution of the United States. It is frightening that most people …

Tools for Radical Democracy Tools for Radical Democracy is an essential resource for grassroots organizers and leaders, students of activism and advocacy, and anyone trying to increase the civic participation of ordinary …

Beautiful Democracy Aesthetics and The photographer and reformer Jacob Riis once wrote, “I have seen an armful of daisies keep the peace of a block better than a policeman and his club.” Riis was not alone in his belief that …

Democracy The Unfinished Journey The form of democracy first introduced 2,500 years ago by Kleisthenes–introduced, some scholars say, for his own personal gain–is quite different from what we call democracy today. And yet what …

Dynamics of Democracy Alternate Dynamics of Democracy Alternate, 6e offers a comprehensive introductory survey for students of American government. The authors show that politics arises from conflict and that, equally significant, …

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