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The Grundrisse
Karl Marx
Written during the winter of 1857-8, the Grundrisse was considered by Marx to be the first scientific elaborati
Europe Since Hitler
Walter Laqueur
Professor Laqueur sets the scene for his masterly survey of the history of our times – the first of its kind. H
On Nationalism
Eric Hobsbawm
An insightful and enlightening collection of Eric Hobsbawms writing on the subject of nationalism.
An Introduction to Contemporary History
Geoffrey Barraclough
Professor Barraclough isolates in this Pelican some of the main themes of contemporary history. His purpose is
Selected Political Speeches
Cicero
Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some
Imperial Ambitions
Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the post 9/11 world
Noam Chomsky
Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducte
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Francis Fukuyama
Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institut
The English Face Of Machiavelli
A Changing Interpretation 1500-1700
Felix Raab
In inventing modern political science, Machiavelli challenged the time-honoured preconceptions of Christendom,
The Anatomy of Fascism
Robert O Paxton
What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract. The esteeme
Dirty Wars
The World is a Battlefield
Jeremy Scahill
In Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times bestseller Blackwater, takes us inside Americas new
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World
Barrington Moore
Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World New Foreword by Edward Friedman and James C. Scott”A landmar
The Prince
Niccoló Machiavelli
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following observation
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Written during the chaos of the English Civil War, Thomas Hobbes Leviathan asks how, in a world of violence and
The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
This comprehensive anthology of Bertrand Russells writings brings together his definitive essays from the perio
A Short History of Modern Philosophy
From Descartes to Wittgenstein
Roger Scruton
Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well
Will and Circumstance
Montesquieu, Rousseau and the French Revolution
Norman Hampson
The men who made the French revolution derived their ideas about politics from montesquieu and Rousseau.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
Paul Kennedy
A work of almost Toynbeean sweep… When a scholar as careful and learned as Mr. Kennedy is prompted by contemp
The Politics
Aristotle
Aristotles Politics is a key document in Western political thought. In these first two books Aristotle shows hi
Nations and Nationalism
Ernest Gellner
This thoughtful and penetrating book, addressed to political scientists, sociologists, historians, and anthropo
The New Century
In conversation with Antonio Polito
Eric Hobsbawm
Looking back over the last decade, Hobsbawm finds the distinction between internal and international conflicts
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Edmund Burke
This new and up-to-date edition of a book that has been central to political philosophy, history, and revolutio
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Joseph A Schumpeter
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century. Wh
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
The shocking inside story of how America Really took over the world
John Perkins
From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an expos