18 books like Die Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte

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The modern state Christopher Pierson · 1996 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate 'The Modern State' offers a clear, comprehensive and provocative introduction to one of the most important phenomena of contemporary life. Topics covered include the nation state and its historical context. Shares: State, The State, National, Government

The myth of the state Ernst Cassirer · 1946 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Challenging "The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is one of the landmarks of twentieth century philosophy. Drawing from the influential work of Wilhelm Dilthey, it transformed neo-Kantianism into a new robust philosophy of culture. The second volume, on Mythical Thinking, analyzes the fundamental layers of perception and expression as well as the articulations with religion and the dialectic with other forms,… Shares: État, State, The State, Political science

Political Thinking, Political Theory, And Civil Society Steven M. DeLue · 2015 · 458p · ≈ 15h · Moderate This new edition of Political Thinking, Political Theory, and Civil Society presents a comprehensive overview of the Western tradition of political thought that approaches concepts with the aim of helping readers develop their own political thinking and critical thinking skills. This text is uniquely organized around the theme of civil society - What is the nature of a civil society? Why is it… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

The Southern Sudan Dunstan M. Wai · 1972 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Published in 1973: This thoroughgoing collection of informed and incisive essay brings together for the first time between the covers of a single volume a very wide spectrum of views on one of the key conflicts in Africa today. The problems underlying the whole situation are discussed from extremely diverse standpoints, so that the mass of data is constantly reinterpreted by the several authors,… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

A history of American political theories Charles Edward Merriam · 1903 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Challenging A History of American Political Theories is a comprehensive attempt to understand the full sweep of American political thought since the founding. Working within the liberal-progressive tradition, Merriam reviewed American political history in its entirety, from the founding down to his own day. He was not out to reduce political thought to a single element such as economics alone; his aim was to… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

State and local politics David R. Berman · 1975 · 386p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "In our "devolutionary" era, politics at the state and local levels is more interesting than ever. This popular text is the most concise, readable, and current introduction to the field. Now in its ninth edition, the book keeps its focus on the varied and changing political and economic environments in which state and local governments function and their strengths and weaknesses in key areas of… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

De l'esprit des lois Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu · 1748 · ★ 4.0 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Demanding Nouv. éd., revue sur les meilleurs textes, suivie De la défense de l'esprit des lois par l'autheur Shares: État, State, The State, Political science

Tunisia Christopher Alexander · 2010 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The first edition of Tunisia was released just nine months before the eruption of the Arab Spring. The most substantial period of political unrest felt by the Arab world in a half century originated in Tunisia, a fact that confounded expectations about Tunisian politics. This new edition builds upon the first edition’s overview of Tunisia’s political and economic development to examine how one of… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

Leviathan Thomas Hobbes · 1651 · ★ 3.7 · 299p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, from 1651, is one of the first and most influential arguments towards social contract. Written in the midst of the English Civil War, it concerns the structure of government and society and argues for strong central governance and the rule of an absolute sovereign as the way to avoid civil war and chaos. Shares: État, The State, Political science, Essays

Political Thought of Hume and His Contemporaries Frederick G. Whelan · 2014 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Intended for scholars in the fields of political theory, and the history of political thought, this two-volume examines David Hume's Political Thought (1711-1776) and that of his contemporaries, including Smith, Blackstone, Burke and Robertson. This book is unified by its temporal focus on the middle and later decades of the eighteenth century and hence on what is usually taken to be the core… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history Ibn Khaldūn · 1858 · ★ 4.3 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Challenging This prolegomenon was written in the 14th century by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldūn, & laid the intellectual foundations for philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography & economics. This translation was first published in 1958 in three volumes. Shares: State, The State, Political science, History

Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Democratization William Case · 2014 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate "Southeast Asia offers unique opportunities for the comparative analysis of democratization. The Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Democratization provides a comprehensive overview of the development of democracy in the region and shows that political and structural factors differ strikingly across countries. Combining theory and case studies, it is structured in three major sections: Social… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

Capitalism and freedom Milton Friedman · 1962 · ★ 3.7 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most influential books since the war"How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In this classic book, Milton Friedman provides the definitive statement of his immensely influential economic philosophy—one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for… Shares: État, State, The State

Research Methods for Political Science David E. McNabb · 2004 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Designed for both students and practitioners, the new edition of this popular text has been thoroughly revised. It incorporates the latest thinking in public administration and nonprofit management. The book integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, and also provides specific instruction in the use of commonly available statistical software programs such as Excel and… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

Tusculanae disputationes Cicero · 1539 · ★ 4.0 · 577p · ≈ 19h · Demanding Cicero composed these discourses while in his villa in Tusculum as he was mourning the death of his daughter, in order to convey his philosophy of how to live wisely and well. They take the form of fictional dialogues between Cicero and his friends, with each one focusing on a particular Stoic theme. The first, “On the Contempt of Death,” reminds us that mortality is nothing to be upset about.… Shares: State, The State, Political science

Human nature Thomas Hobbes · 1684 · 195p · ≈ 6h · Demanding Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature. Since its first… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

Iraq Philip Willard Ireland · 1937 · 510p · ≈ 17h · Challenging This book, first published in 1937, is being re-issued now in response to recent events in the Middle East - events which have left many specialists trying to discern the region's future by looking to its past. The book explores the process by which Iraq was transformed from a 'remote' and neglected portion of the Ottoman Empire in 1914 to a political unit possessing all the machinery of a modern… Shares: National, Government, Political science, Essays

Ghana in transition David Ernest Apter · 1963 · 450p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares: National, Government, Essays

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