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Understanding Immigration

Undergraduate-level textbook introducing students to the factors which define immigration politics in the United States and Europe.

Entanglements

Presents strikingly original and contemporary answers to the most traditional philosophical problems in epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political theory.

Reluctant Reformer

Tells the untold story of the life and career of Nathan Sanford, a New York State lawyer-politician who capitalized on opportunities created by the new politics of the early Republic to achieve social mobility.

The Suffragents

The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.

Toward a Critical Theory of States

In-depth study of the enduring impact of the 1970s debate between state theorists Ralph Miliband and Nicos Poulantzas.

Trendy Fascism

Explores how white supremacist groups use popular music and culture to teach hate and promote violence.

No Rule of Law, No Democracy

Argues that new democracies face consolidation challenges due to campaign finance corruption and the unwillingness of politicians to reform rule of law enforcement.

Philosophy, History, and Tyranny

The first comprehensive examination of the debate between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojève on the subject of philosophy and tyranny.

Race Still Matters

Essays debunking the notion that contemporary America is a colorblind society.

Advocacy and Policymaking in South Korea

By Jiso Yoon
Subjects: Public Policy

Reveals how policymaking traditions prior to democratization continue to resonate within current South Korean public policy advocacy practices.

Judicial Power and National Politics, Second Edition

Chronicles the conflict between religious and secular forces in Israel.

Containing Community

Analyzes the role of community in the writings of Giorgio Agamben, Roberto Esposito, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

Freedom from the Free Will

Brings Kafka’s fiction into conversation with philosophy and political theory.

A Vanished Ideology

First comprehensive examination of the rise and decline of the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world.

Meaning-Making, Internalized Racism, and African American Identity

Presents research on how variations in African Americans’ racial self-concept affects meaning-making and internalized oppression.

Legal Path Dependence and the Long Arm of the Religious State

A comparative examination of the political, historical, legal, and religious antecedents of penalties and discrimination against sexual minority groups around the world.

Behind the Facade

Explores why authoritarian regimes bother to hold elections.

Austerity and the Labor Movement

An overview and analysis of austerity policies and labor movement resistance in several countries.

Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency

By Yoav Mehozay
Subjects: Area Studies

Raises concerns about the degree to which the rule of law and emergency powers have become fundamentally entangled, using Israel as a case study.

Anarchism in Korea

A regional and transnational history of anarchism in Korea.

Contemplating Friendship in Aristotle's Ethics

Examines how Aristotle posits political philosophy and the experience of friendship as a means to bind strictly intellectural virtue with morality.

Leo Strauss on Science

The first study of Strauss’s confrontation with modern science and its methods.

Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation Reconsidered

Edited by Daniel Breazeale & Tom Rockmore
Subjects: Philosophy

Essays on one of Fichte's best known and most controversial works.

The Bitter Taste of Hope

Essays that critically evaluate America's domestic and foreign policy landscape since President Obama took office.

Literature and "Interregnum"

Examines literary responses to the impact of economic and technological globalization in Latin America.