Political & Social Science

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Zakaria’s grasp of the big picture and his ability to channel such a wide narrative in a very readable format should be commended.”

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“should make everyone who reads it and was born after October 1962 extremely thankful to be alive . . .”

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Debora L. Spar’s new book, Work Mate Marry Love, appears urgent and timely.

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Incontrovertibly Philip Gefter did his homework when it came to writing about the lives, both professional and personal, of Richard Avedon.

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Vanguard serves both as a tocsin and an inspiring map forward if we are to protect voting rights for all.”

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“A recognition slowly arises that we are all in this together and the time for an awakening to that fact is now.”

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“O’Neill’s first book is a dazzling reminder that American racism is robust and virulent.”

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This compact but wide-ranging book provides an authoritative analysis of America’s retreat from the world under President Donald Trump.

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“for [Shokheid] the path is to listen deeply to the advocates—Israeli and Palestinian alike—and work trenchantly toward the radical center.

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“Brian Stalter’s book explores the perfidious relationship between the president of the United States and Fox News, an affiliation that explains much about the catastrophe of Trump’s term i

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The title echoes Virginia Woolf’s non-negotiable insistence that a woman writer needs a “room of one’s own,” and at the same time reflects one of the academic detours that Rita Colwell took when bl

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“Anyone interested in Russia’s continuing undermining of the West, espionage, or simply a good thriller read should delve into this book.”

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Here is a book that will make your chest heavy with regret for what has been lost but also buoyant with hope that a brighter future can be achieved.

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“In Defense of Looting is a reflection on violence as a form of social protest that can lead to social change.”

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“Kerri Arsenault’s portrayal of the devastating impact of unregulated capitalism on the lives of poor, mainly dark-skinned people is a serious indictment of the American way.”

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“Lenz deftly skewers all of the stereotypes around pregnancy and motherhood in her wonderful, must-read Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women.

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With November’s presidential election fast approaching, much attention is being given to white evangelical voters, the bedrock of Donald Trump’s electoral base—more so now, with the racial debate t

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They Didn’t See Us Coming is a working guide on how to create social change.”

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“Historians build on the research of their predecessors in the field, and no one could be a better guide than Professor Bailyn.”

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“Butch Cassidy is a fast read, and Leerhsen’s writing style is engaging and believable—a good way to spend a quiet weekend and learn the truth about the Old West.”

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