A Defense of Judgment
None In today’s increasingly polarized political landscape it seems that fewer and fewer citizens hold out hope of persuading one another. Even among those who … Read more
Political Science
Explorations and Entanglements: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I
Traditionally, Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations, and whereas … Read more
Mixed Emotions : Beyond Fear and Hatred in International Conflict
In recent years, it’s become increasingly clear that emotion plays a central role in global politics. For example, people readily care about acts of terrorism … Read more
Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus
The Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus is a magnificent collection of fifty-six original maps with commentaries that detail the ethnic, religious, and … Read more
Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe: British Foreign Policy 1924-1929
This is a study of Austen Chamberlain’s term of office as Stanley Baldwin’s Foreign Secretary from 1924-29. It is argued that Chamberlain’s priority was a … Read more
Eurafrica: The Untold History of European Integration and Colonialism
In order to think theoretically about our global age it is important to understand how the global has been conceived historically. ‘Eurafrica’ was an intellectual … Read more
Limits of Optimism: Thomas Jefferson’s Dualistic Enlightenment
The Limits of Optimism works to dispel persistent notions about Jefferson’s allegedly paradoxical and sphinx-like quality. Maurizio Valsania shows that Jefferson’s multifaceted character and personality … Read more
Let’s Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education
Not so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn … Read more
Drugs: America’s Holy War
Using the best scientific evidence, Drugs: America’s Holy War explores the impact and cost of America’s “War on Drugs” both in tax spending and in … Read more
Indias Evolving Deterrent Force Posturing in South Asia: Temptation for Pre-emptive Strikes, Power Projection, and Escalation Dominance
The book discusses Indias evolving deterrent force posturing in South Asia underthe conceptual essentials of nuclear revolution when it comes to variouscombinations of conventional and … Read more
Reason, Tradition, and the Good: Macintyre’s Tradition-Constituted Reason and Frankfurt School Critical Theory
In Reason, Tradition, and the Good, Jeffery L. Nicholas addresses the failure of reason in modernity to bring about a just society, a society in … Read more