Social & politisk filosofi

A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony—the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended—is doomed to failNamed a Financial Times Best Book of 2018“Idealists as well …

One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy "[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and …

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 …

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?   To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. …

An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international order The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By …

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 …

A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy  “Spare, elegant and poignant. . . . If there is a single contemporary book …

How constructions of time shape political beliefs about what is possible—and what is inevitable   To secure power in a crisis, leaders must sell deep change as a means to future …

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 …

The untold story of the crises and compromises that united a continent “A work of impressive scholarship and historical imagination, . . . unlike anything written about the EU …