"In his highly influential 1996 book, Huntington offers a vision of a post-Cold War world in which conflict takes place not between competing ideologies but between cultures.
Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer, Guns, Germs, and Steel attempts to answer why human history unfolded differently on different continents.
Frantz Fanon’s 1961 masterpiece is both a powerful analysis of the psychological effects of colonization and a rallying cry for violent uprising and independence.
Theory of International Politics created a “scientific revolution” in international relations, starting two major debates.
Though written more than 500 years ago, Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince is still both widely read and very influential. Readers turn to it for its direct advice on the question of how to... Læs mere
Hobson’s 1902 book presents a controversial interpretation of Britain’s motivations to conquer foreign lands in the nineteenth century. He proposed that ultra-wealthy financiers... Læs mere
Advertisements for soap. The image of a lm star. We accept these common objects as a normal part of our life. But each also carries hidden messages... Læs mere
Kennedy sought to understand the social, economic, and military forces that shape great powers. While earlier scholars of international history had written about `great men’ and their achievements, Kennedy focused on the interdependence of military might and economic growth.
Considered his most important work, Mahbub ul Haq’s Reflections on Human Development appeared at the end of his career in international development, and consolidates his revolutionary contribution to the discipline.
The modern world has been marked by social revolutions that have transformed the states where they occurred. Theda Skocpol examines three of these uprisings—the French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions—to consider the forces that make such dramatic upheaval possible.
First published in 1790, Burke’s Reflections rejects the ideas that had inspired radical... Læs mere