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Face à l'État profond : 10 ans aux Renseignements Généraux de Mitterrand à Sarkozy d'Hubert Marty, est un témoignage autobiographique détaillé sur l'expérience d'un commissaire des Renseignements Généraux (RG) français entre les années 1980 et 2000, abordant des sujets sensibles liés au fonctionnement de l'État, à la police, et à l'influence des réseaux politiques. La narration met l'accent sur des affaires internes, des luttes de pouvoir, et l'impact de l'État profond sur les carrières et la justice en France.

El astrólogo José Millán desvela en su primer libro las claves y los ciclos planetarios que marcarán el rumbo geopolítico de los próximos años. Una guía astrológica esencial para entender los cambios sociales y geopolíticos que se avecinan. A nadie se le escapa que estamos viviendo el...

¿Es VOX una amenaza para nuestra democracia? Con la frialdad del cirujano y la paciencia del monje, el periodista Miguel González, persona non grata para VOX, disecciona las entrañas de este fenómeno que parece haber surgido de la nada para convertirse en la llave que puede abrir la puerta...

In the spirit of On Tyranny, a ten-point plan for how feminist principles can be harnessed to combat totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and fascism. Far-right authoritarians have been rising to power around the world. Each election won and each rung of power snatched from the people is a...

The Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels is one of the most influential political and philosophical texts of the modern era. This historic work presents a powerful analysis of class struggle, capitalism, labor, revolution, and social change, making it essential...

Dissenters, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

Moral philosopher Susan Neiman makes the argument for naming and confronting evil as essential to preserving democracy in an age of demagogues. Call It Evil is a bold reckoning with one of the most fraught words in our moral vocabulary. Philosopher Susan Neiman argues that "evil" is not a relic...

What true statecraft consists of, and how to know a statesman when we see one In the modern world we yearn for great leaders but resist them when they come along. In this much-needed essay, Steven B. Smith tells us that a statesman is something far different from a demagogue or a technocrat; he...

The United States is facing a growing crisis that few fully understand but everyone will ultimately feel: the federal debt. Drawing from a powerful series of essays originally published on Substack, this book breaks down one of the most complex and urgent issues confronting the nation today. With clarity and purpose, it explains how the federal debt has reached levels comparable to at the end of World War II—and why that should concern every American.

The most famous and important book on politics ever written The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended as the...

Step into one of the most influential political analyses of the 20th century—now newly updated and brought to life in audio. In 1932, Professor Sigmund Neumann published Die Parteien der Weimarer Republik, a groundbreaking study of political parties during a time of global instability. After leaving Germany in 1933, Neumann continued his work in the United States, eventually publishing Permanent Revolution: The Total State of War in 1942—one of the first comprehensive explorations of authoritarianism, fascism, and totalitarianism.

Accanto ai grandi classici della politica, Il Principe di Niccolò Machiavelli resta ancora oggi uno dei testi più lucidi e spiazzanti sul potere. Come si conquista il potere? Come si mantiene? È meglio essere amati o temuti? Quando è necessario mantenere la parola data, e quando invece è più saggio infrangerla? Scritto all'inizio del Cinquecento, in un'Italia divisa, instabile e attraversata da guerre e intrighi, questo breve trattato analizza senza illusioni i meccanismi reali della politica.

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is one of the most influential political pamphlets in American history, a bold and persuasive argument for independence, liberty, and self-government. Written in clear, direct language, Paine’s revolutionary work helped shape public opinion during the American...

Para Rubem Alves, a política é o centro da vida em sociedade. Considerado um poeta do cotidiano, o escritor apresenta aqui crônicas reflexivas e corajosas, publicadas primeiramente na Folha de S.Paulo e no Correio Popular. Em todas, há algo em comum: elas são capazes de nos tirar do conformismo frente à realidade do mundo político atual.

This audiobook narrated by William Hope provides an entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkers—and what they can teach us about today's most pressing political questions in China and beyond.

Brought to you by Penguin. A riveting account of the 1973 oil crisis that upended the global economy and reshaped geopolitics for good. In 1973, King Faisal repeatedly warned America that if it continued its support of Israel, he would cut the global supply of oil. On October 5th, he made good...

Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899) is one of the great lost figures in United States history, all but forgotten at just the time America needs him most. An outspoken and unapologetic agnostic, fervent champion of the separation of church and state, and advocate of the rights of women and Black Americans, he drew enormous audiences in the late 19th century with his lectures on “freethought.”

"[Narrator Steven Crossley's] British accent gives his narration an academic-sounding quality fitting for the text. He is clear and precise in pronunciation and enunciation and is suitably expressive throughout." — AudioFile Magazine The Death of Democracy is a riveting audiobook account of...

Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws.

In Why the Nineties Matter, Terry Anderson provides a broad-ranging history of America in that decade. Not simply a chronological account, the book focuses on key trends that either began or gained steam then and which have had lasting effects until this day. Threading together politics, economic transformations, and sociocultural trends, he focuses on what mattered most in retrospect.