Safire's Political Dictionary
William Safire
$22.95
Paperback, Mar 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340617
ISBN10: 0195340612

Just in time for the 2008 presidential election, America's leading language expert cuts through the linguistic fog to explain what the words of our politicians really mean

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The Anti-Intellectual Presidency
The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush
Elvin T. Lim
$24.95
Hardback, May 2008
ISBN13: 9780195342642
ISBN10: 019534264X

A fascinating analysis of the "dumbing down" of presidential rhetoric

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Crossed Swords
Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
Shuja Nawaz
$34.95
Hardback, Jun 2008
ISBN13: 9780195476606
ISBN10: 0195476603

Based on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the countrys polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States.

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Petrostate
Putin, Power, and the New Russia
Marshall I. Goldman
$27.95
Hardback, Apr 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340730
ISBN10: 0195340736

The first book to document Russia's stunning rebirth as a world power, fueled by her phenomenal growth as an oil producer and exporter

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The Powers to Lead
Joseph S. Nye
$21.95
Hardback, Feb 2008
ISBN13: 9780195335620
ISBN10: 0195335627

An eminent authority on the uses of power offers an innovative new approach to leadership in the modern world

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A Brief History of Neoliberalism
David Harvey
$19.99
Paperback, Dec 2006
ISBN13: 9780199283279
ISBN10: 0199283273

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