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The Scholar and the Tiger is at once a compelling family saga, thriller, social history, and spiritual journey.... Read More >>
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The presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldened... Read More >>
Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for... Read More >>
This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous... Read More >>
A demagogue is a tyrant who owes his initial rise to the democratic support of the masses. Huey Long, Hugo Chavez,... Read More >>
Written by one of America's leading political thinkers, this is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of... Read More >>
Puts forward an argument that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals - the United States... Read More >>
Democracy is not naturally plausible. Why turn such important matters over to masses of people who have no expertise?... Read More >>
What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations?... Read More >>
When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy... Read More >>
Can democratic states transplant the seeds of democracy into developing countries? What have political thinkers... Read More >>
The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens... Read More >>
This is a bold new study of the recent emergence of democracy in Latin America. Leonardo Avritzer shows that traditional... Read More >>
What should we do about foreigners? Should we try to make them more like us or keep them at bay to protect our democracy,... Read More >>
A major piece of work . . . a classic. There is no other book like it. Norman Schofield, Washington University The... Read More >>
As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution... Read More >>
How should politicians act? When should they try to lead public opinion and when should they follow it? Should politicians... Read More >>
Democracy-building efforts from the early 1990s on have funneled billions of dollars into nongovernmental organizations... Read More >>