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Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws.

Brought to you by Penguin. Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible? If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred and irrationality. Yet, as Steven Pinker shows, if you follow...

The global political climate is dynamic, at times even volatile. To understand this evolving landscape, it's important to learn more about how countries are governed. Political Science for Dummies explores the questions that political scientists examine, such as how our leaders make decisions, who shapes political policy, and why countries go to war. The book is the perfect course supplement for students taking college-level introductory political-science courses.  

Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the '60s, which didn't anticipate the sexual revolution or women's liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations. The best we can do is try to absorb from futurism's checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better.

"Climate change is a hoax - and so is coronavirus." "Vaccines are bad for you." These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed - they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don't believe in facts? In this book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it's important to do so. Science denial can kill.

There are questions that seem simple, but deep down they reveal who we are. What would I do if I were president? It’s not just a game of imagination or a political exercise. It’s a mirror. An invitation to look straight at our convictions, our social wounds, and the hopes we’ve kept tucked away for years. This book is born from that curiosity we all feel at some point —whether in a casual conversation, in an improvised debate, or in those moments when reality squeezes us and we think, “If it were in my hands, I would do it differently.” This is not about empty promises or campaign speeches.

Brought to you by Penguin. Why do some people become radicalized? Who is most susceptible to ideological thinking? Can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas? Regardless of your political stance, this book will challenge you to reassess your convictions – and what they are doing to your brain...

A "Manchurian Candidate" is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in mind control. His curiosity first aroused by information on a puzzling suicide, Marks worked from thousands of pages of newly released documents as well as interviews and behavioral science studies, producing a book that "accomplished what two Senate committees could not" (Senator Edward Kennedy).

In Gaetano Mosca's groundbreaking work, The Ruling Class (originally published as Elementi di Scienza Politica in 1896), the Italian political philosopher shatters the illusions of pure democracy by revealing a timeless truth: in every society, from ancient civilizations to modern nations, power is always concentrated in the hands of an organized minority–the ruling class.

Financial Times Book of the Year Telegraph Top 50 Books of the Year Guardian Book of the Year New Statesman Book of the Year ‘Roundly debunks racism’s core lie – that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power’ Reni Eddo-Lodge For millennia, dominant societies have...

In a series of thought-provoking essays, Chip Webster, a highly respected business leader, shares his insights on how to re-unite the United States of America. He covers the current state of our democracy and steps we can take to heal the divide that is tearing us apart, including, breaking down the barriers that divide us.

Every revolution in history promised equality, brotherhood, and shared prosperity. Every one of them delivered tyranny, suffering, and betrayal. And yet the dream persists—because it was never wrong. Only the method was. In What Institutional Communism Got Wrong, Boris Kriger—a former Orthodox priest who ran a homeless shelter in his own house for nine years, lived in an Israeli kibbutz, and once found himself teaching communism to the general secretaries of Canada’s two communist parties—makes a case so simple it sounds radical: cooperation is the natural state of human beings.

«Cara Liviuccia, non preoccuparti per me. Ho raramente il mal di testa piccolo, mentre quello grande l'ho avuto solo sabato mattina, legato alla cena della notte precedente. Del resto, esiste la grazia di stato di cui sono testimone ormai da tanti anni...». Il mittente di questa lettera del 1960 è Giulio Andreotti e il destinatario è sua moglie Livia.

يعتبر هذا الكتاب هو الأول ضمن كتب المؤلف في مجال الدراسات السياسية، وقد صدرت طبعته الأولى في العام 1980، في بيروت، فهو بمثابة دراسة نقدية لذلك الفكر الذي تأسست عليه المنظمة الفلسطينية الأم في العام 1964، وهو رصد لتطور هذا الفكر مع تطور المنظمة وانتقال قيادتها من أيدي المؤسسين إلى أيدي ممثلي الفصائل الفدائية. وتشمل الدراسة الفكر الذي وجه الفريق المؤسس، كما تشمل الفكر الذي وجه الفصائل الفدائية، وتجري مقارنة بين فكري الجانبين.

C’est vrai, le populisme gagne, les démocraties vacillent. Pourtant nous continuons de voter et n’est-ce pas là la preuve incontestable que la souveraineté populaire reste intacte ? Faut-il s'arrêter à ce fait d'autant que récemment plusieurs élections ont été niées, voire...

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign. Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one renowned scientist, in his famous bowtie, appeared daily on major news networks such as MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, and others. Dr. Peter J. Hotez often went without sleep, working around the clock to develop a nonprofit COVID-19 vaccine and to keep the public informed. During that time, he was one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic and was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his selfless work. He also became one of the main targets of anti-science rhetoric that gained traction through conservative news media.

The Red Hydra is a sweeping and provocative exploration of the intellectual history of socialism and its many reinventions across the modern world. Blending political philosophy, economic history, satire, and cultural analysis, Richard E. Denham traces the evolution of revolutionary thought from the French Revolution and Karl Marx through Soviet communism, Maoist China, Fabian gradualism, identity politics, and modern globalism.

Dans AI FIRST, Sébastien Studer explore la transformation silencieuse qui traverse notre époque: celle où l’intelligence artificielle n’est plus un outil… mais un miroir. Un miroir qui nous observe, nous imite, nous amplifie—jusqu’à modifier notre manière de penser, d’aimer, de juger, de créer et de vivre.

Prepare yourself for the ultimate multicast performance. We've gathered many of Audible's most popular narrators to bring to life some of the most extraordinary words ever written. 19 words, in fact, carefully selected and arranged alphabetically as in their original source: the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. We created this enlightening journey from AUDIENCE to LITERATURE because you asked for it.