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Corey Brettschneider

The Presidents and the People

Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy and tried to upend the law so that he could commit crimes with impunity. In this propulsive and eminently readable…

Reena N. Goldthree

Democracy's Foot Soldiers

A captivating history of the Afro-Caribbean soldiers who fought for the British Empire in World War I and their transnational campaign for equalityFollowing the outbreak of World War I, tens of thousands …

Eran A Zelnik

American Laughter, American Fury

"This work demonstrates how so-called "comical" practices, including not only jokes but also carnivalesque misrule, playing Indian, and wearing blackface helped white men cast "America…

Peter Neumann

Direct Democracy in Factual Issues in Germany

The suggestion to write a relevant overview in English - including the terminology, the historical development, the normative framework and the current status in Germany - goes back to several lectures gi…

Decrypting Sovereignty as Archism

Using the theory of encryption of power in a tight connection with the theory of archism sheds light on sovereignty and thus politics.Archism is that prevailing form of power that seeks to go nameless ins…

Robin Kester

This Is Not A Democracy

Jessica Nichole Devoto

A Woman Clothed with the Sun

In September 2017, a rare astronomical alignment mirrored a passage from the Book of Revelation about a woman clothed with the sun giving birth to a king-child. Around this time, America was entering a ne…

Rob van Kranenburg

Statecraft and Policymaking in the Age of Digital Twins

This book describes the transition from basic automation to pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and its effects on democratic decision-making and g…

Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt

Tyranny of the Minority

THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE- essential reading ahead of the 2024 US election'Tyranny of the Minorityis an exceptional book, one of the best guides out th…

Nancy Fraser

Cannibal Capitalism

Shortlisted for the Deutscher Memorial Prize 2023Capital is currently cannibalizing every sphere of life-guzzling wealth from nature and racialized populations, sucking up our ability to care for each oth…

Sarah Bosetti

Make Democracy Great Again!

Was verbindet einen AfD-Wähler und eine Klimaaktivistin? Die Angst, dass die Welt, wie sie ist, untergehen wird. Von wegen gespaltene Gesellschaft! Egal, ob rechts oder links, 'alter weißer Mann' oder jun…

Democracy Under Scrutiny

Why are citizens increasingly dissatisfied with democracy, and what does this mean for the future of democratic governance? This book investigates the causes and consequences of democratic dissatisfaction…

Timothy L. Lake

The Power of Love and Democracy in the Philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cornel West

This book locates an ethic of love as central to the democratic philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cornel West. While much has been written about King's moral vision, social activism, and theolog…

Max Machol

Myron Macholm. The Victim of a Conspiracy! Or, the Tyrant's Doom!

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

Nathan Smolensky

Common Ground from the Ground Up

Politics, in its current form, is miserable. We yell and we fight, we sever friendships and relationships, we do whatever we can to make our points heard. Yet the needle so rarely moves. People rarely mov…

French Democracy in Distress

Authoritarian populism is challenging contemporary democracies, raising concerns about their resilience. Using France as a magnifying lens, we show that while the gap between political elites and ordinary…

Li-Ann Thio,

The Rule of Law in Singapore

This book examines the operation of the rule of law in the non-liberal democracy of Singapore.The rule of law in Singapore has been both lauded for anchoring efficient and effective government and lambast…

Francis L. F. Lee

Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong

Elucidates the political dynamics that link the Umbrella Movement to the anti-extradition protests and helps explain the key character of the latter movement. Presenting an analytical account of the relat…

Gissur Ó Erlingsson, David Karlsson, Richard Öhrvall, Jessika Wide

Swedish Local Democracy at the Crossroads

As democratic systems come under increasing strain worldwide, assessing their strength and resilience is more urgent than ever. Some argue that local democracy can serve as a bulwark against democratic ba…