John F. Kennedy died almost half a century ago - yet because of his extraordinary promise and untimely death, his star still resonates strongly. On the anniversary of his assassination, celebrated political scientist and analyst Larry J. Sabato - himself a teenager in the early …
A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany
Sir Robert Chiltern er en succesfuld politiker og en hæderlig mand. Han er den ideelle ægtemand, men nogen kender en farlig hemmelighed om ham
This title presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the nation's 35th president
This title presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the nation's 35th president
Reviled as a fascist by his great rival Ben-Gurion, venerated by Israel's underclass, the first Israeli to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one, Menachem Begin was both complex and controversial
This book explores highly charged topics that give special meaning to the U.S. Senate's life and culture. They include the decades-long struggles between the Senate and the President for control in shaping legislation; the origins and substance of the Senate seniority system; th…
Forfatteren går bag om politikeren Vladimir Putin og ser på den russiske mentalitet og historie for at forstå de strukturer, der har bragt ham til magten
Technocratic appeals to expertise and populist invocations of 'the people' have become mainstays of political competition in established democracies. This book provides a detailed account of the emergence of this new political logic, as well as a discussion of its troubling cons…
How the gonzo literary journalist became a crusader against Richard Nixon and the threat of fascism in America - and the devastating price his work exacted on his life, his health, and his career
A biography of Winston Churchill. Draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors
A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable. This book tells the 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass cei…
An insider's account of the British left and the Labour Party, past and future, by one of its figureheads
