Government

Murder and injustice in a Small Town John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, in his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he sig... More

The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarly against 'failed states' around the globe. In this much anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky shows how the United States itself shares features with other failed states-and t... More

What will be the legacy of President George Walker Bush? In this fascinating, timely book, Glenn Greenwald examines the Bush presidency and its long-term effect on the nation. What began on shaky, uncertain ground and was bolstered and propelled by tragedy, has ultimately faltered and failed on the ... More

This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture.... More

In this age of instant communication and biotechnology, on this ever-smaller planet, what kinds of problems have we created for ourselves? How do we tackle them in a world where the accustomed methods used by nation-states may be reaching their natural limits? In High Noon, the author challenges us ... More

Talks in China (1925) has been put together from the lectures delivered by Tagore in 1924 in China where he went at the invitation of the Beijing Lecture Association. It is interesting to note that his China visit was the most tempestuous of all his foreign trips. He met with organised hostility fro... More

Talks in China (1925) has been put together from the lectures delivered by Tagore in 1924 in China where he went at the invitation of the Beijing Lecture Association. It is interesting to note that his China visit was the most tempestuous of all his foreign trips. He met with organised hostility fro... More

Is your talent strategy a unique competitive advantage? As competition for top talent increases, companies must recognize that decisions about talent and its organization can have a significant strategic impact.... More

Ten years ago one of America's most important public figures, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, chronicled her quest both deeply personal and, in the truest sense, public to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become able, caring resilient adults. IT TAKES A VILL... More

Bestselling author and political pundit Podhoretz reveals Hillary Clintons plan to take over the White House. He offers a detailed blueprint for derailing Hillary and warns that it will succeed only if conservatives begin working now to keep their worst dreams from becoming true.Our Worst Nightmare-... More

This accessible yet challenging introduction to public policy navigates the concepts and methods of the policymaking process, as well as the values influencing policy choices. The authors first cover the basics How do issues reach the policy agenda? How are policies crafted and implemented? Who pay... More

Is Islam compatible with democracy? Despite the seemingly endless debate on this issue. Moataz Fattah’s study is a rare investigation of actual Muslim beliefs about democracy across numerous and diverse Islamic societies. Fattah’s survey analysis of more than 31.000 Muslims in 34 countries (incl... More

The World Since 1945 traces the major political, economic, and ideological patterns that have evolved in the global arena from the end of World War II to the present day. The sixth edition of this widely acclaimed textbook—thoroughly updated throughout—provides not only the background that stud... More

In 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose reached the peak of his political life, when he was elected PResident of the Indian National Congress. Leading the forces of anticolonialism and socialism, he was re-elected in 1939, having defeated GAndhi's nominee in a bitterly contested election. However, in the face o... More

‘[A] brave and ambitious book . . . it deserves a wide readership’ —The New York Times Book Review                           Liberty and Democracy. The... More

Undoubtedly, the upcoming 2008 presidential election will be full of the dirty politics and negative ads voters have come to expect during campaign season. Yet, even while modern mudslinging has grown more rampant--as a hungry media feed the frenzy for the next juicy story, which political adversari... More

Do International organisations represent the interest of the global citizenry? Or are they merely vehicles for the agendas of powerful nations and multinational corporations? Thomas D Zweifel explores this increasingly contentious issue, deftly blending history, theory, and case studies. Zweifel’s... More

The Crisis of Global Capitalism, Soros dissects the current crisis and economic theory in general, revealing how theoretical assumptions have combined with human behavior to lead to today's mess. He shows how unquestioning faith in market forces blinds us to crucial instabilities, and how those inst... More