A brilliant account of religion's role in the politicalthinking of the West, from the Enlightenment to the close of WorldWar II. The wish to bring political life under God's authority is nothingnew, and it's clear that today religious passions are again drivingworld politics, confounding expectations of a secular future. Inthis major book, Mark Lilla reveals the sources of this age-oldquest-and its surprising role in shaping Western thought. Making uslook deeper into our beliefs about religion, politics, and the fateof civilizations, Lilla reminds us of the modern West's uniquetrajectory and how to remain on it. Illuminating and challenging, The Stillborn God is a watershed in the history ofideas.

With an Introduction by Mishtooni Bose More's Utopia is a complex, innovative and penetrating contribution to political thought, cuhninating in the famous 'de*ion' of the Utopians, who live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, who hold all possessions in common,and view golcl as worthless. Drawing on the ideas of Plato,St Augustine and Aristotle, Utopia was to prove seminal in its turn, giving rise to the genres of utopian and dystopian prose fiction whose practitioners include Sir Francis Bacon,H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. At once a critique of the social consequences of greed and a meditation on the personal cost of entering public service,Utopia dramatises the difficulty of balancing the competing claims of idealism and pragmatism, and continues to invite its readers to become participants in a compelling debate concerning the best state of a commonwealth.

Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone.Philosophers, politicians, poets and social scientists have debatedthe cultural, moral, and political effects of capitalism forcenturies, and their claims have been many and diverse. The Mindand the Market is a remarkable history of how the idea ofcapitalism has developed in Western thought. Ranging across an ideological spectrum that includes Hobbes,Voltaire, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Hegel, Marx, and MatthewArnold, as well as twentieth-century communist, fascist, andneoliberal intellectuals, historian Jerry Muller examines afascinating thread of ideas about the ramifications of capitalismand its future implications. This is an engaging and accessiblehistory of ideas that reverberate throughout everyday life.

The most important, acclaimed, and galvanizing politicalbiography of our era--which began with The Path to Power--continuesin this national bestseller. In Means of Ascent Lyndon Johnson'salmost mythic personality is seen at its most nakedly ambitious.The culminating drama--the explosive heart of the book--is Caro'sillumination of one of the great political mysteries of thecentury, the "87 votes that changed history."

《国防科技著作精品译丛?无人机系列?无人机协同决策与控制:面临的挑战与实践应用》采用从具体问题中抽取出具有挑战性问题的方式来提出无人机协同决策与控制问题，使得其解决方法在更广范围内能够得到运用。为了对新的研究人员或已经从事该领域研究的人员有所帮助，《国防科技著作精品译丛?无人机系列?无人机协同决策与控制:面临的挑战与实践应用》对这个问题提供了一个全面的描述并陈述其中一些难点。一些采用多种方法解决的方案将呈现给读者，为后续进一步的研究打下基础。

This definitive edition of the original "Robert's" presentsrules of order, motions, debate, conduct of business, andadjournment. All problems of conducting a successful meetingsmoothly and fairly are resolved.

Party Influence in Congress challenges current arguments andevidence about the influence of political parties in the U.S.Congress. Steven S. Smith argues that theory must reflect policy,electoral, and collective party goals. These goals call forflexible party organizations and leadership strategies. They demandthat majority party leaders control the flow of legislation;package legislation and time action to build winning majorities andattract public support; work closely with a president of theirparty; and influence the vote choices for legislators. Smithobserves that the circumstantial evidence of party influence isstrong, multiple collective goals remain active ingredients afterparties are created, party size is an important factor in partystrategy, both negative and positive forms of influence areimportant to congressional parties, and the needle-in-the-haystacksearch for direct influence continues to prove frustrating.

The "dean of Cold War historians" ( The New York Times )now presents the definitive account of the global confrontationthat dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing onnewly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players,John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why —from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust ofthe Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reaganand Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in itsdrama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of theera that, more than any other, shaped our own.

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay's brilliant andcontroversial collection of essays and articles that define andexplain the ideals upon which the United States of America wasfounded. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: ? A concise introduction that gives readers important backgroundinformation ? A chronology of the author's life and work ? A timeline of significant events that provides the book'shistorical context ? An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers formtheir own interpretations ? Detailed explanatory notes ? Critical analysis, including contemporary and modernperspectives on the work ? Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and bookgroup interaction ? A list of recommended related books and films to broaden thereader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great worksof literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary.The scholarship provided in En

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As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed adevoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts aroundthe world. In The Punishment of Virtue , she reveals themisguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat ofthe Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to builddemocracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positionsof power and the Taliban to re-infiltrate the country. This is aneyeopening chronicle that highlights the often infuriatingrealities of a vital front in the war on terror, exposing deeper,fundamental problems with current U.S. strategy.

"In wartime," Winston Churchill wrote, "truth is so preciousthat she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies." ForBritain's counterintelligence operations, this meant finding theunlikeliest agent imaginable-a history professor named AlfredVicary, handpicked by Churchill himself to expose a highlydangerous, but unknown, traitor. The Nazis, however, have alsochosen an unlikely agent: Catherine Blake, a beautiful widow of awar hero, a hospital volunteer-and a Nazi spy under direct ordersfrom Hitler to uncover the Allied plans for D-Day...

Queen Elizabeth I and England’s First Spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham’s official title was principal secretaryto Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritanwas England’s first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civilservant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foilElizabeth’s rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain andFrance, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut anincongruous figure in Elizabeth’s worldly court, Walsingham managedto win the trust of key players like William Cecil and the Earl ofLeicester before launching his own secret campaign against thequeen’s enemies. Covert operations were Walsingham’s genius; hepioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreadingdisinformation, and deciphering codes with the latest code-breakingscience that remain staples of international espionage.

In a collision with a steamship, City of Rome, on the night ofSeptember 25, 1925, the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 sank in 132 feetof water, taking 33 sailors to the ocean floor. This is the storyof the men charged with doing the impossible-raising the thousandton sub from the bottom of the sea. Added to this modern classic oftrue adventure are a foreword and afterword giving specifics of theaccident and the aftermath, additional photographs, a publisher'spreface, and appendices.

Written by one of the twentieth century’s most significantthinkers, Freedom and Organization, is considered to beBertrand Russell’s major work on political history. It traces themain causes of political change during a period of one hundredyears, which he argues were predominantly influenced by three majorelements – economic technique, political theory and certainsignificant individuals. In the witty, approachable style that hasmade Bertrand Russell’s works so revered, he explores in detail themajor forces and events that shaped the nineteenth century.

John McCain is one of the most admired leaders in the UnitedStates government, but his deeply felt memoir of family and war isnot a political one and ends before his election to Congress. Withcandor and ennobling power, McCain tells a story that, in the wordsof Newsweek, "makes the other presidential candidates look likepygmies." John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather andfather, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy. This is a memoirabout their lives, their heroism, and the ways that sons are shapedand enriched by their fathers. John McCain's grandfather was a gaunt, hawk-faced man known asSlew by his fellow officers and, affectionately, as Popeye by thesailors who served under him. McCain Sr. played the horses, drankbourbon and water, and rolled his own cigarettes with one hand.More significant, he was one of the navy's greatest commanders, andled the strongest aircraft carrier force of the Third Fleet in keybattles during World War II.

What foreign country has the power to send America crashinginto a recession? Why is the USA still dangerously dependent onoil, when viable energy alternatives have existed for decades? Whomade the call that we should return to nuclear energy-and then tooka high-paying position with a nuclear company? Which youth groupwas a spawning ground for many contemporary power mongers? Whatlobbyists and special-interest groups are running the show onCapitol Hill-and exactly what tools of persuasion are theyusing? Melissa Rossi answers these questions and more in this timely andtopical guide to who's pulling the strings behind the scenes ofAmerican politics. This latest edition of Rossi's popular WhatEvery American Should Know. . . shows Americans what is going onbehind the scenes and how they can counterbalance the influence ofa small, powerful elite to put the power back where it should be-inthe hands of the people.

摆在读者面前的《战术基础理论》丛书，包括以下四种图书：《战术史纲要》、《战术的哲学基础》、《合同战斗发展史》、《中国战术史》。这部丛书反映了中国改革开放以来，中国军事学术界对战术学基础理论的探研成果。战术学是军事科学中基础、重要的分支学科之一，它研究的对象是战斗的本质及其规律。战术用通俗的话说是交战双方直接的战斗方法，具有非常明显的实践性与操作性。而这四种书分别从史的角度与哲学的角度对战术学进行了深入研究，拓展了这一分支学科的研究广度与深度，从而大大提升了这一分支学科的理论含量与学科化程度，是有