Political & Social Science

Masha Gessen will inform you not only about Putin’s Russia but will also take you deep into a society where many, if not most, people desire a strong leader.

“a highly enjoyable historical narrative that reads almost like a modern political thriller . . .”

Although described as a publication of general interest How to Understand Your Gender is primarily directed to people pondering their own trangender/non-binary/gender diverse iden

“the work weeps melancholy and sadness as one would expect from someone who so clearly loves his country.”

“Tighten your belt, gird your loins, read this book, and have the guts to see beyond our own delusions.

"This slender little book . . . is a treasure."

When a juvenile commits a crime, the constituents of the criminal justice system must answer a question: Is the kid a criminal, or is the criminal a kid?

Joan Marie Johnson’s new book Funding Feminism offers an important and accessible (if occasionally redundant) contribution to both academic and lay audiences interested in women’s history

“may be as close as most of us will ever come to understanding isolation, a sentence described by William Blake as ‘worse than death.’”

"straight-forward, provocative, and insightful book."

". . . read this evocative collection of stories about young people who are making a difference in environmental and political stewardship."

"Kepel skilfully knits together the threads of unemployment in France’s urban departements and how fake news and conspiracy theories help to quickly move the process of radicalizat