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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the wake of the monstrous projects of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others in the twentieth century, the idea of utopia has been discredited. Yet, historian Jay Winter suggests, …

Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded?  "Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that …

In his most ambitious book to date, Richard Sennett offers an original perspective on craftsmanship and its close connections to work and ethical values " Sennett] compellingly …