Uncommon Sense
ISBN: PB: 9780300272574,
ISBN: HB: 9780300272567,
Yale University Press,
April 2024
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 1 black&white illus.
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 1 black&white illus.
A spirited defense of the Enlightenment against assaults from both the left and the right that explains its urgent implications for our contemporary politics.
Ours is an age when optimism about politics is hard to come by. Ian Shapiro explains why...
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25.00 GBP
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90.00 GBP
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On Democracy
ISBN: PB: 9780300254051,
Yale University Press,
January 2021
288 pp., 19,7x12,7 cm
288 pp., 19,7x12,7 cm
Written by the preeminent democratic theorist of our time, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy. In a new introduction to this Veritas edition, Ian Shapiro considers how Dahl would respond to the ongoing challenges democra...
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15.99 GBP
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Responsible Parties
Saving Democracy from Itself
ISBN: PB: 9780300251944,
Yale University Press,
May 2020
336 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 12 black&white illus.
336 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 12 black&white illus.
In recent decades, democracies across the world have adopted measures to increase popular involvement in political decisions. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates; ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to...
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16.99 GBP
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Bretton Woods Agreements
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents
ISBN: PB: 9780300236798,
Yale University Press,
August 2019
504 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 5 black&white illus.
504 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 5 black&white illus.
The two world wars brought an end to a long-standing system of international commerce based on the gold standard. After the First World War, the weaknesses in the gold standard contributed to hyperinflation, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism,...
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22.50 GBP
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Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents
ISBN: PB: 9780300228526,
Yale University Press,
June 2018
376 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
376 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
The most powerful military alliance in history, NATO shaped the geopolitical contours of the Cold War and continues to structure the contemporary international system. The NATO agreement is reprinted here with speeches and essential historical docume...
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25.00 GBP
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Selected Writings of Thomas Paine
ISBN: PB: 9780300167450,
Yale University Press,
December 2014
720 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
720 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians, activists and scholars. People of all ideological stripes are inspired by his trenchant defence of the rights and good sen...
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36.00 GBP
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Charter of the United Nations
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents
ISBN: PB: 9780300180435,
Yale University Press,
June 2014
288 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
288 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
An essential addition to the Basic Documents of World Politics series, this volume presents the full text of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as well as other related historic documents and essays on t...
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18.99 GBP
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Moral Foundations of Politics
ISBN: PB: 9780300185454,
Yale University Press,
September 2012
302 pp., 23,8x16,2 cm, 8 graphs
302 pp., 23,8x16,2 cm, 8 graphs
When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro explores this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book. Building on his highly popular Yale courses, Professor Shapiro evaluates...
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