Safire's Political Dictionary

$22.95
Paperback, Mar 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340617ISBN10: 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


The Anti-Intellectual Presidency

The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush
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Hardback, May 2008
ISBN13: 9780195342642ISBN10: 019534264X
A fascinating analysis of the "dumbing down" of presidential rhetoric


Crossed Swords

Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
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Hardback, Jun 2008
ISBN13: 9780195476606ISBN10: 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.


Petrostate

Putin, Power, and the New Russia
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Hardback, Apr 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340730ISBN10: 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


The Powers to Lead

$21.95
Hardback, Feb 2008
ISBN13: 9780195335620ISBN10: 0195335627
An eminent authority on the uses of power offers an innovative new approach to leadership in the modern world


A Brief History of Neoliberalism

$19.99
Paperback, Dec 2006
ISBN13: 9780199283279ISBN10: 0199283273


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