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New Political Science Titles from Penguin Random House
By Spenser Stevens | February 13 2024 | Political Science
How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy
9780593594315
This takedown of American gun culture argues that the nation’s fathers did not intend the Second Amendment to guarantee an individual right to bear arms—and that this intentional distortion of the record is an urgent threat to democracy.
$28.00 US
Jan 30, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
Crown
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Constitutional History
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Constitution
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Policy Analysis
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Sociology > Social Problems > Violence and Abuse
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Constitutional Law
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One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed
9780593319482
A renowned sociologist and bestselling author examines a year of upheaval and conflict, showing how the pandemic and the crises it spawned reveal the true character of our societies: Who we are. What we value. Whose lives matter. A deeply reported, character-driven, unforgettable investigation of a time when nothing was certain and everything was at stake.
$32.00 US
Feb 13, 2024
Hardcover
464 Pages
Knopf
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Urban Anthropology
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 21st Century
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Urban History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Sociology > Aging and Death > Sociology of Death and Dying
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Basic > Epidemiology
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Epidemiology
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Community Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
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On Borders and Belonging
9780593545577
A provocative, virtuosic inquiry that reveals how the valorization of migrations past is intimately linked to the exclusion and demonization of migrants today.
$28.00 US
Feb 13, 2024
Hardcover
272 Pages
Riverhead Books
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Political Anthropology
- English > Comparative Literature > Immigrant and Refugee Literature
- History > Period History: Western Civilization > Greek History
- History > Period History: Western Europe (Continental) > 21st Century Europe
- History > Regional History: Western Civilization > Greek History
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Race and Politics
- Political Science > International Relations > Human Rights
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Immigration Law
- Geography > Human Geography
- Geography > Population
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How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
9781644213636
An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public, media, and truth-based politics.
$35.00 US
Feb 27, 2024
Hardcover
384 Pages
Seven Stories Press
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media and Society
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media Ethics
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media History
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Media and Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of the Mass Media
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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Prelude to a Declaration of Obligations Towards the Human Being
9780241467978
French philosopher Simone Weil’s best known work that promotes mindful living and instructs readers how they can once again feel rooted, in a cultural and spiritual sense, to their environment.
$18.00 US
Feb 13, 2024
Paperback
288 Pages
Penguin Classics
- English > Comparative Literature: European > French
- History > Period History: Western Europe (Continental) > 20th Century Europe
- History > Period History: World History > 20th Century World History
- History > Regional History: Western Europe (Continental) > France
- History > Topical History > History of Philosophy
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Philosophy
- Philosophy > Core Topics > Gender Philosophy
- Philosophy > Core Topics > Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy > History > 20th Century Philosophy
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Political Philosophy
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > European Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Philosophy
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Debunking Public vs Private Sector Myths
9780593656938
Award-winning economist Mariana Mazzucato’s famously incisive international bestseller debunking the pervasive myth of the inept state versus an innovative private sector—with a new preface by the author.
$18.00 US
Feb 06, 2024
Paperback
288 Pages
Penguin Books
- Business > General Business > Business and Society
- Business > General Business > Introduction to Business
- Economics > International and Economic Development > Economic Development
- Economics > Principles of Economics > Contemporary Issues
- Finance > Corporate Finance > Corporate Governance
- Management > Small Business and Entrepreneurship > Entrepreneurship
- Management > Special Topics > Innovation
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Business and Economic History
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Bureaucracy
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Policy Analysis
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An Intimate History of Black Feminism
9780593243336
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.
$30.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Hardcover
368 Pages
Random House
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- History > U.S. History > African American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Race, Class, and Gender
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Gender Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Change
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
9780593534441
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the Civil War and is still relevant today—by best-selling historian and three-time winner of the Lincoln Prize.
$30.00 US
Feb 06, 2024
Hardcover
272 Pages
Knopf
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 19th Century
- History > Period History: U.S. > Civil War and Reconstruction (1854-1876)
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Political Philosophy
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Federalism
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Presidency
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Introduction to Political Science
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
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