Государство

Коридоры власти наполнены гулом механизмов демократии — от местных городских советов до высших палат федерального правительства. Здесь вы найдёте глубокий анализ политических систем, государственной политики и гражданского участия, а также настоятельные призывы к реформам и практические руководства по улучшению работы государства на благо каждого.

Государство Саммари книг

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation

— Alan Wolfe • 1989

Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.

4.08

🏛️ Civil Society ⚖️ Moral Economy 🤝 Communitarianism 🏪 Market Limits 🏥 Welfare State Critique

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation

Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.

— Alan Wolfe 1989 388 стр.

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🏛️ Civil Society ⚖️ Moral Economy 🤝 Communitarianism 🏪 Market Limits 🏥 Welfare State Critique

Preserving the White Man's Republic

— Joshua A. Lynn • 2019

How Jacksonian Democrats fused liberty and exclusion into a conservatism that still shapes America.

3.82

🏛️ Jacksonian Era 🗳️ Antebellum Politics ⚖️ Sectional Crisis 🔍 Whiteness Studies 👥 Gendered Politics

Preserving the White Man's Republic

How Jacksonian Democrats fused liberty and exclusion into a conservatism that still shapes America.

— Joshua A. Lynn 2019 288 стр.

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🏛️ Jacksonian Era 🗳️ Antebellum Politics ⚖️ Sectional Crisis 🔍 Whiteness Studies 👥 Gendered Politics

Federalism

— William H. Riker • 1964

A federation is one bargain: ambitious politicians grant autonomy to neighbors who need protection.

4.17

🌐 Comparative Politics 📜 Constitutional Design 🏛️ Federal Systems 🧮 Rational Choice Theory 🏗️ State Building

Federalism

A federation is one bargain: ambitious politicians grant autonomy to neighbors who need protection.

— William H. Riker 1964 169 стр.

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🌐 Comparative Politics 📜 Constitutional Design 🏛️ Federal Systems 🧮 Rational Choice Theory 🏗️ State Building

Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks

— Sean M. Wiswesser • 2026

Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.

4.13

🏛️ Putin's Russia 🕵️ Russian Intelligence 🗝️ Kgb Legacy 🔗 Espionage Tradecraft 📣 Active Measures

Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks

Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.

— Sean M. Wiswesser 2026 288 стр.

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🏛️ Putin's Russia 🕵️ Russian Intelligence 🗝️ Kgb Legacy 🔗 Espionage Tradecraft 📣 Active Measures

Reflections on the Revolution in France

— Edmund Burke • 1790

Rights without custom, property, or faith: why the French Revolution ended in tyranny, not liberty.

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🇫🇷 French Revolution 🏛️ Classical Conservatism ⚡ Counter-Enlightenment 🦉 Political Prudence ⚠️ Danger Of Abstraction

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Rights without custom, property, or faith: why the French Revolution ended in tyranny, not liberty.

— Edmund Burke 1790 252 стр.

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🇫🇷 French Revolution 🏛️ Classical Conservatism ⚡ Counter-Enlightenment 🦉 Political Prudence ⚠️ Danger Of Abstraction

Aesthetic Theory

— Theodor W. Adorno • 1970

Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.

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🗳️ Democratic Theory 🕊️ Positive Liberty 🤖 Algorithmic Control 🔍 Epistemic Crisis 🤝 Social Solidarity

Aesthetic Theory

Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.

— Theodor W. Adorno 1970 416 стр.

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🗳️ Democratic Theory 🕊️ Positive Liberty 🤖 Algorithmic Control 🔍 Epistemic Crisis 🤝 Social Solidarity

Blood and Treasure

— Duncan Weldon • 2026

The economic logic inside every war: why pirates ran democracies and silver bankrupted an empire.

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286

🏛️ Economic History ⚔️ Military Economics 🏗️ State Formation 🏦 Institutional Economics 🐫 Trade And Empire

Blood and Treasure

The economic logic inside every war: why pirates ran democracies and silver bankrupted an empire.

— Duncan Weldon 2026 320 стр.

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286 оценок

🏛️ Economic History ⚔️ Military Economics 🏗️ State Formation 🏦 Institutional Economics 🐫 Trade And Empire

The Oligarchs’ Grip

— David Lingelbach • 2023

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

3.67

🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

The Oligarchs’ Grip

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

— David Lingelbach 2023 545 стр.

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🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

America and Iran

— John Ghazvinian • 2020

The 300-year relationship America and Iran forgot: a story that begins with admiration, not hatred.

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🌍 Us-Iran Relations 📜 Diplomatic History 🛢️ Oil Politics ✊ Revolution 🌏 Postcolonial History

America and Iran

The 300-year relationship America and Iran forgot: a story that begins with admiration, not hatred.

— John Ghazvinian 2020 688 стр.

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🌍 Us-Iran Relations 📜 Diplomatic History 🛢️ Oil Politics ✊ Revolution 🌏 Postcolonial History

Forging a Multinational State

— John Deak • 2015

A professional civil service, not the crown, held the Habsburg Empire together for 150 years.

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🏛️ Habsburg Empire 🏗️ State Building 🌍 Multinational Empires 📜 Institutional History 🔄 Revisionist History

Forging a Multinational State

A professional civil service, not the crown, held the Habsburg Empire together for 150 years.

— John Deak 2015 373 стр.

3.92

12 оценок

🏛️ Habsburg Empire 🏗️ State Building 🌍 Multinational Empires 📜 Institutional History 🔄 Revisionist History

Unholy

— Sarah Posner • 2020

The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.

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🏛️ Evangelical Politics 😤 White Grievance Politics 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🏴 White Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Politics

Unholy

The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.

— Sarah Posner 2020 341 стр.

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500+ оценок

🏛️ Evangelical Politics 😤 White Grievance Politics 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🏴 White Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Politics

Marketcrafters

— Chris Hughes • 2025

Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.

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🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Political Economy 🏭 Industrial Policy 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Financial Regulation

Marketcrafters

Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.

— Chris Hughes 2025 480 стр.

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178 оценок

🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Political Economy 🏭 Industrial Policy 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Financial Regulation

The Rational Public

— Benjamin I. Page • 1992

One voter's opinion is noise. Combine millions, and a different story about democracy emerges.

3.58

📊 Public Opinion Research 🗳️ Democratic Theory 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🏛️ Welfare State Politics 🌐 Foreign Policy Attitudes

The Rational Public

One voter's opinion is noise. Combine millions, and a different story about democracy emerges.

— Benjamin I. Page 1992 506 стр.

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📊 Public Opinion Research 🗳️ Democratic Theory 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🏛️ Welfare State Politics 🌐 Foreign Policy Attitudes

Who Really Rules? New Haven and Community Power Reexamined

— G. William Domhoff • 1978

The pluralists said nobody ruled New Haven. Three club rosters and Yale's board minutes disagree.

3.75

🏛️ Community Power Studies 🏙️ Urban Politics 👑 Elite Theory 📊 Political Sociology 🏗️ Urban Renewal

Who Really Rules? New Haven and Community Power Reexamined

The pluralists said nobody ruled New Haven. Three club rosters and Yale's board minutes disagree.

— G. William Domhoff 1978 204 стр.

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8 оценок

🏛️ Community Power Studies 🏙️ Urban Politics 👑 Elite Theory 📊 Political Sociology 🏗️ Urban Renewal

Bringing the State Back In

— Peter B. Evans • 1985

The state is an actor, not just an arena, with autonomous power to reshape society.

3.64

🏛️ State Theory 📜 Historical Sociology 🌍 Comparative Politics 💰 Political Economy ⚔️ War And State Formation

Bringing the State Back In

The state is an actor, not just an arena, with autonomous power to reshape society.

— Peter B. Evans 1985 390 стр.

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53 оценок

🏛️ State Theory 📜 Historical Sociology 🌍 Comparative Politics 💰 Political Economy ⚔️ War And State Formation

Regime Change

— Maggie Haberman • 2026

The revenge presidency: when the DOJ became a personal weapon and the cabinet fell silent.

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🏛️ Executive Power 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🤝 Loyalty Politics ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🌐 Trade Wars

Regime Change

The revenge presidency: when the DOJ became a personal weapon and the cabinet fell silent.

— Maggie Haberman 2026 496 стр.

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4 000+ оценок

🏛️ Executive Power 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🤝 Loyalty Politics ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🌐 Trade Wars

Jump-Starting America

— Jonathan Gruber • 2019

Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.

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334

🔬 Science Policy 💡 Innovation Economics 🏙️ Technology Hubs 🗺️ Geographic Inequality 🏭 Postwar Economy

Jump-Starting America

Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.

— Jonathan Gruber 2019 368 стр.

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334 оценок

🔬 Science Policy 💡 Innovation Economics 🏙️ Technology Hubs 🗺️ Geographic Inequality 🏭 Postwar Economy

A More Perfect Constitution

— Larry J. Sabato • 2007

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

3.66

335

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

A More Perfect Constitution

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

— Larry J. Sabato 2007 352 стр.

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335 оценок

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

Aftershock

— Robert B. Reich • 2010

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

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⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

Aftershock

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

— Robert B. Reich 2010 174 стр.

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4 000+ оценок

⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

— Chuck Collins • 2018

Inequality is a deliberate policy choice; the playbook to reverse it is already written.

3.45

💰 Wealth Inequality 🧾 Tax Justice 🏛️ Meritocracy Myth 🏝️ Offshore Tax Havens ✊ Labor Unions

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

Inequality is a deliberate policy choice; the playbook to reverse it is already written.

— Chuck Collins 2018 140 стр.

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💰 Wealth Inequality 🧾 Tax Justice 🏛️ Meritocracy Myth 🏝️ Offshore Tax Havens ✊ Labor Unions

We've Got People

— Ryan Grim • 2019

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

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✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

We've Got People

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

— Ryan Grim 2019 433 стр.

4.25

500+ оценок

✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

The New Rulers of the World

— John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

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🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

— John Pilger 2002 192 стр.

4.14

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🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

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