This book presents a theoretical framework to discuss how governments coordinate budgeting decisions. There are two modes of fiscal governance... Read more

These two ambitious volumes from one of the world's most celebrated political philosophers present a new kind of political and legal theory... Read more

Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, Richard Ned... Read more

Diplomacy does not take place simply between states but wherever people live in different groups. Paul Sharp argues that the demand for... Read more

This book represents a new effort to understand very old questions about biological form, function, and the relationships between them. The... Read more

G. A. Cohen was one of the most gifted, influential, and progressive voices in contemporary political philosophy. At the time of his death in... Read more

Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley... Read more

Using gentle humor, some 450 visuals, and debate drawn from actual legislative events, the late U.S. Congressman G. V. "Sonny"... Read more

This book also emphasizes the difference between religion and science as means for understanding causal relationships, but it focuses much more... Read more

David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40) presents the most important account of skepticism in the history of modern philosophy. In... Read more