"The Politics Book," part of the Big Ideas series, offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the complex world of politics. Designed for both beginners and experts, it simplifies challenging concepts and themes with clear, easy-to-understand explanations. The book stands out with its innovative use of vibrant graphics and diagrams, making the learning experience both informative and visually appealing.

"Collection of writings on politics including Martin Luther King Jr, George Orwell and Hannah Arendt"--

"The world's first great empires established by the ancient Persians, Chinese, and Romans are well known, but not the empires that emerged on their margins in response to them over the course of 2,500 years. These counterempires or shadow empires, which changed the course of history, include the imperial nomad confederacies that arose in Mongolia and extorted resources from China rather than attempting to conquer it, as well as maritime empires such...

"A thought-provoking examination of populism's spread around the world as the promise of globalism wanes Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is not sustainable. He contends that the collapse of the current world order is not so much about the imbalance between technological achievement...

"From the ... authors of The Right Nation, [an] ... argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-state"--