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Academic Rezumate de cărți

States and Power in Africa
de Jeffrey Herbst • 2000
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
3.99
269
States and Power in Africa Rezumat
States and Power in Africa
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
de Jeffrey Herbst 2000 296 pagini
3.99
269 evaluări
System Error
de Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
500+
System Error Rezumat
System Error
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
de Rob Reich 2021 352 pagini
3.82
500+ evaluări
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored
de Phillips • 1993
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
3.74
500+
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored Rezumat
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
de Phillips 1993 150 pagini
3.74
500+ evaluări
The Book Proposal Book
de Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
The Book Proposal Book Rezumat
The Book Proposal Book
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
de Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021 204 pagini
4.71
100 evaluări
American Exceptionalism
de Seymour Martin Lipset • 1996
America's best and worst traits come from the same source: its founding creed.
3.50
116
American Exceptionalism Rezumat
American Exceptionalism
America's best and worst traits come from the same source: its founding creed.
de Seymour Martin Lipset 1996 354 pagini
3.50
116 evaluări
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
de Lee Drutman • 2020
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
4.15
450
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop Rezumat
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
de Lee Drutman 2020 368 pagini
4.15
450 evaluări
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
de Gøsta Esping-Andersen • 1989
Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.
3.93
352
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Rezumat
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.
de Gøsta Esping-Andersen 1989 245 pagini
3.93
352 evaluări
Air & Light & Time & Space
de Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
500+
Air & Light & Time & Space Rezumat
Air & Light & Time & Space
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
de Helen Sword 2017 266 pagini
3.98
500+ evaluări
Vector
de Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
4.05
163
Vector Rezumat
Vector
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
de Robyn Arianrhod 2024 376 pagini
4.05
163 evaluări
Sweetness and Power
de Sidney W. Mintz • 1985
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
3.78
2.000+
Sweetness and Power Rezumat
Sweetness and Power
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
de Sidney W. Mintz 1985 304 pagini
3.78
2.000+ evaluări
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker
de Rogers Brubaker • 1992
France grants citizenship by birth; Germany by blood. Two centuries of nationhood, not policy.
3.68
84
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker Rezumat
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker
France grants citizenship by birth; Germany by blood. Two centuries of nationhood, not policy.
de Rogers Brubaker 1992
3.68
84 evaluări
Democracy
de Charles Tilly • 2007
Democracy isn't a finish line. Three processes build it; elites can tear them down much faster.
3.64
173
Democracy Rezumat
Democracy
Democracy isn't a finish line. Three processes build it; elites can tear them down much faster.
de Charles Tilly 2007 248 pagini
3.64
173 evaluări
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
de Glen O. Gabbard • 1990
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
4.32
354
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Rezumat
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
de Glen O. Gabbard 1990 629 pagini
4.32
354 evaluări
Four Sociological Traditions
de Randall Collins • 1994
Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.
3.86
152
Four Sociological Traditions Rezumat
Four Sociological Traditions
Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.
de Randall Collins 1994 336 pagini
3.86
152 evaluări
American Citizenship
de Judith Nisse Shklar • 1991
Voting and earning: the two pillars of American citizenship, forged in opposition to slavery.
3.60
67
American Citizenship Rezumat
American Citizenship
Voting and earning: the two pillars of American citizenship, forged in opposition to slavery.
de Judith Nisse Shklar 1991 134 pagini
3.60
67 evaluări
Engineering Mechanics
de Russell C. Hibbeler • 1992
From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.
4.06
205
Engineering Mechanics Rezumat
Engineering Mechanics
From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.
de Russell C. Hibbeler 1992 1314 pagini
4.06
205 evaluări
Necropolitics
de Achille Mbembe • 2016
Democracy's secret foundation is the power to dictate who lives and dies, perfected in the colony.
4.24
2.000+
Necropolitics Rezumat
Necropolitics
Democracy's secret foundation is the power to dictate who lives and dies, perfected in the colony.
de Achille Mbembe 2016 224 pagini
4.24
2.000+ evaluări
Panarchy
de L.H. Gunderson • 2001
Why collapse is built into success: the adaptive cycle that governs forests, firms, and nations.
3.98
89
Panarchy Rezumat
Panarchy
Why collapse is built into success: the adaptive cycle that governs forests, firms, and nations.
de L.H. Gunderson 2001 536 pagini
3.98
89 evaluări
Identity Crisis
de John Sides • 2018
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
4.10
500+
Identity Crisis Rezumat
Identity Crisis
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
de John Sides 2018 352 pagini
4.10
500+ evaluări
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
de Jürgen Habermas • 1962
Democracy was born in coffee houses and strangled by the mass media that followed.
3.87
2.000+
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere Rezumat
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
Democracy was born in coffee houses and strangled by the mass media that followed.
de Jürgen Habermas 1962 301 pagini
3.87
2.000+ evaluări
Democracy and Its Critics
de Robert A. Dahl • 1989
Democracy requires conditions that sound simple and are almost never present at the same time.
3.84
316
Democracy and Its Critics Rezumat
Democracy and Its Critics
Democracy requires conditions that sound simple and are almost never present at the same time.
de Robert A. Dahl 1989 397 pagini
3.84
316 evaluări
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers
de Skocpol • 1992
Why America built a welfare state for soldiers and mothers, not workers, and never recovered.
3.79
107
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers Rezumat
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers
Why America built a welfare state for soldiers and mothers, not workers, and never recovered.
de Skocpol 1992 736 pagini
3.79
107 evaluări
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
de Robert A. Dahl • 2001
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
3.69
500+
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Rezumat
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
de Robert A. Dahl 2001 240 pagini
3.69
500+ evaluări
Acts of Meaning
de Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Rezumat
Acts of Meaning
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
de Jerome Bruner 1990 181 pagini
4.06
346 evaluări
War and Change in World Politics
de Robert Gilpin • 1999
International order never lasts. Uneven growth among states eventually demands a reset by war.
3.97
362
War and Change in World Politics Rezumat
War and Change in World Politics
International order never lasts. Uneven growth among states eventually demands a reset by war.
de Robert Gilpin 1999 288 pagini
3.97
362 evaluări
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
de Daniel Ziblatt • 2017
Democracy depends less on its fans than on the party organization built by its old-guard opponents.
4.00
88
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy Rezumat
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Democracy depends less on its fans than on the party organization built by its old-guard opponents.
de Daniel Ziblatt 2017 439 pagini
4.00
88 evaluări
A Nation by Design
de Aristide R. Zolberg • 2006
America's open-border myth hides a centuries-long project of population engineering.
3.82
55
A Nation by Design Rezumat
A Nation by Design
America's open-border myth hides a centuries-long project of population engineering.
de Aristide R. Zolberg 2006 672 pagini
3.82
55 evaluări
The Rights Revolution
de Charles R. Epp • 1998
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
3.79
42
The Rights Revolution Rezumat
The Rights Revolution
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
de Charles R. Epp 1998 342 pagini
3.79
42 evaluări
The Right To Vote The Contested History Of Democracy In The United States
de Alexander Keyssar • 2000
Voting rights advanced, then retreated. Each expansion triggered backlash, and the cycle continues.
4.04
301
The Right To Vote The Contested History Of Democracy In The United States Rezumat
The Right To Vote The Contested History Of Democracy In The United States
Voting rights advanced, then retreated. Each expansion triggered backlash, and the cycle continues.
de Alexander Keyssar 2000 512 pagini
4.04
301 evaluări
The Rise of the Western World
de Douglass C. North • 1973
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
3.85
171
The Rise of the Western World Rezumat
The Rise of the Western World
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
de Douglass C. North 1973 180 pagini
3.85
171 evaluări
Electoral Systems and Party Systems
de Arend Lijphart • 1994
Across twenty-seven democracies, one design rule predicts electoral fairness best.
3.35
37
Electoral Systems and Party Systems Rezumat
Electoral Systems and Party Systems
Across twenty-seven democracies, one design rule predicts electoral fairness best.
de Arend Lijphart 1994 228 pagini
3.35
37 evaluări
Creating a New Racial Order
de Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
Creating a New Racial Order Rezumat
Creating a New Racial Order
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
de Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012 280 pagini
3.37
19 evaluări
فسيولوجية الصدمات
de Babette Rothschild • 2026
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
4.51
93
فسيولوجية الصدمات Rezumat
فسيولوجية الصدمات
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
de Babette Rothschild 2026 360 pagini
4.51
93 evaluări
Everything for Sale
de Robert Kuttner • 1997
Every real market depends on rules it cannot create, and a democracy it can easily consume.
3.94
80
Everything for Sale Rezumat
Everything for Sale
Every real market depends on rules it cannot create, and a democracy it can easily consume.
de Robert Kuttner 1997 410 pagini
3.94
80 evaluări
Building a New American State
de Stephen Skowronek • 1982
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
3.75
57
Building a New American State Rezumat
Building a New American State
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
de Stephen Skowronek 1982 400 pagini
3.75
57 evaluări
Does American Democracy Still Work?
de Alan Wolfe • 2006
American democracy has morphed into a form that is democratic on paper but illiberal in practice.
3.57
21
Does American Democracy Still Work? Rezumat
Does American Democracy Still Work?
American democracy has morphed into a form that is democratic on paper but illiberal in practice.
de Alan Wolfe 2006 224 pagini
3.57
21 evaluări
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
de Robert Jervis • 1976
The reason states stumble into war is not malice, but a pattern of predictable misperceptions.
4.17
417
Perception and Misperception in International Politics Rezumat
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
The reason states stumble into war is not malice, but a pattern of predictable misperceptions.
de Robert Jervis 1976 464 pagini
4.17
417 evaluări
A Subversive Gospel
de Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
4.00
53
A Subversive Gospel Rezumat
A Subversive Gospel
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
de Michael Mears Bruner 2017 260 pagini
4.00
53 evaluări
Feudal Society, Volume 2
de Marc Bloch • 1939
From mounted warrior to hereditary lord: how the feudal class system invented the social contract.
4.17
428
Feudal Society, Volume 2 Rezumat
Feudal Society, Volume 2
From mounted warrior to hereditary lord: how the feudal class system invented the social contract.
de Marc Bloch 1939 229 pagini
4.17
428 evaluări
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
de Gerd Gigerenzer • 1999
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
3.73
178
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart Rezumat
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
de Gerd Gigerenzer 1999 416 pagini
3.73
178 evaluări
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
de Hilary Putnam • 2002
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
3.98
176
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays Rezumat
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
de Hilary Putnam 2002 204 pagini
3.98
176 evaluări
Introducing Cultural Studies
de Ziauddin Sardar • 1994
Your taste is a power move. Cultural studies explains the rules of the game.
3.50
448
Introducing Cultural Studies Rezumat
Introducing Cultural Studies
Your taste is a power move. Cultural studies explains the rules of the game.
de Ziauddin Sardar 1994 176 pagini
3.50
448 evaluări
Identity And Story
de Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Rezumat
Identity And Story
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
de Dan P. McAdams 2006 284 pagini
4.12
26 evaluări
The Tacit Dimension
de Michael Polanyi • 1966
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
4.04
478
The Tacit Dimension Rezumat
The Tacit Dimension
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
de Michael Polanyi 1966 119 pagini
4.04
478 evaluări
From mobilization to revolution
de Charles Tilly • 1978
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
3.98
42
From mobilization to revolution Rezumat
From mobilization to revolution
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
de Charles Tilly 1978 349 pagini
3.98
42 evaluări
Bringing the State Back In
de Peter B. Evans • 1985
The state is an actor, not just an arena, with autonomous power to reshape society.
3.64
53
Bringing the State Back In Rezumat
Bringing the State Back In
The state is an actor, not just an arena, with autonomous power to reshape society.
de Peter B. Evans 1985 390 pagini
3.64
53 evaluări
Personal Knowledge
de Michael Polanyi • 1958
Pure objectivity is a false ideal: every act of knowing demands a personal, skillful commitment.
4.27
456
Personal Knowledge Rezumat
Personal Knowledge
Pure objectivity is a false ideal: every act of knowing demands a personal, skillful commitment.
de Michael Polanyi 1958 428 pagini
4.27
456 evaluări
Social Movements, 1768-2004
de Charles Tilly • 2004
Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.
3.84
145
Social Movements, 1768-2004 Rezumat
Social Movements, 1768-2004
Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.
de Charles Tilly 2004 204 pagini
3.84
145 evaluări
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