Best of
Politics

1976

The Final Days


Bob Woodward - 1976
    Moment by moment, Bernstein and Woodward portray the taut, post-Watergate White House as Nixon, his family, his staff, and many members of Congress strained desperately to prevent his inevitable resignation. This brilliant book reveals the ordeal of Nixon's fall from office -- one of the gravest crises in presidential history.

Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders, the Golden Age, the Breakdown


Leszek Kołakowski - 1976
    Written in exile, this 'prophetic work' presents, according to the Library of Congress, 'the most lucid and comprehensive history of the origins, structure, and posthumous development of the system of thought that had the greatest impact on the twentieth century'. Kolakowski traces the intellectual foundations of Marxist thought from Plotonius through Lenin, Lukacs, Sartre and Mao. He reveals Marxism to be 'the greatest fantasy of our century ...an idea that began in Promethean humanism and culminated in the monstrous tyranny of Stalinism'. In a brilliant coda, he examines the collapse of international Communism in light of the last tumultuous decades. Main Currents of Marxism remains the indispensable book in its field.

Warning to the West


Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - 1976
    Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Warning to the West includes the texts of the Nobel Prize-winning author's three speeches in the United States in the summer of 1975, his first major public addresses since his expulsion from the Soviet Union in 1974: on June 30 and July 9 to trade-union leaders of the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C., and in New York City, and on July 15 to the United States Congress; and also the texts of his BBC interview and radio speech, which sparked widespread public controversy when they were aired in London in March 1976.Solzhenitsyn's outspoken criticism of the West's growing weakness and complacency and his belief that Russia's growing strength will enable her to establish supremacy over the West without risk of a nucelar holocaust are expressed with the moral authority of a great novelist and historian.Solzhenitsyn mounts a public indictment of the supine inattention of the West that rings like the blows of the hammer with which Luther nailed his manifesto to the doors at Wittenberg.--Times Literary Supplement

Durruti in the Spanish Revolution


Abel Paz - 1976
    Abel Paz's magnificent biography resurrects the very soul of Spanish anarchism.”—Mike Davis, author of Planet of SlumsAK Press has commissioned an elegant, new and unabridged translation of the definitive biography of Spanish revolutionary and military strategist, Buenaventura Durruti. But Abel Paz, who fought alongside Durruti in the Spanish Civil War, has given us much more than an account of a single man’s life. Durruti in the Spanish Revolution is as much a biography of a nation and of a tumultuous historical era. Paz seamlessly weaves intimate biographical details of Durruti’s life—his progression from factory worker and father to bank robber, political exile and, eventually, revolutionary leader—with extensive historical background, behind-the-scenes governmental intrigue, and blow-by-blow accounts of major battles and urban guerrilla warfare. An amazing and exhaustive study of an incredible man and his life-long fight against fascism in both its capitalist and Stalinist forms.Includes Jose Luis Gutierres Molina’s introduction about Abel Paz’s life and the historiography of the Spanish Civil War.Abel Paz was born in 1921. At 15, he joined the Durruti Column and fought in the Spanish Revolution. After the revolution's defeat, he was active as a guerilla fighter against the Franco regime and spent eleven years in prison. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.Chuck Morse founded the Institute for Anarchist Studies, co-edited Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, and founded and edited The New Formulation: An Anti-Authoritarian Review of Books. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Perception and Misperception in International Politics


Robert Jervis - 1976
    The New York Times called it, in an article published nearly ten years after the book's appearance, the seminal statement of principles underlying political psychology.The perspective established by Jervis remains an important counterpoint to structural explanations of international politics, and from it has developed a large literature on the psychology of leaders and the problems of decision making under conditions of incomplete information, stress, and cognitive bias.Jervis begins by describing the process of perception (for example, how decision makers learn from history) and then explores common forms of misperception (such as overestimating one's influence). Finally, he tests his ideas through a number of important events in international relations from nineteenth- and twentieth-century European history.In a contemporary application of Jervis's ideas, some argue that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 in part because he misread the signals of American leaders with regard to the independence of Kuwait. Also, leaders of the United States and Iraq in the run-up to the most recent Gulf War might have been operating under cognitive biases that made them value certain kinds of information more than others, whether or not the information was true. Jervis proved that, once a leader believed something, that perception would influence the way the leader perceived all other relevant information.

Letters of Insurgents


Sophia Nachalo - 1976
    They continue to seek a path to liberation and their letters record the repression and satisfactions they experience under different manifestations of the modern state. A beautiful, tender and inspiring collection. In all actuality, a collection of work from Fredy Perlman.

My Years With Ludwig von Mises


Margit von Mises - 1976
    My Years with Ludwig von Mises (second enlarged edition), tells of life in old Vienna and Geneva, and describes the Mises' escape through France, Spain, and Portugal to the United States. It portrays the master in Vienna, Geneva, and New York, and follows him to Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and many other places where he lectured. The book provides fascinating glimpses of the many distinguished people who were touched by this man.

Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution, Volume 1: State and Bureaucracy


Hal Draper - 1976
    Volume I of Hal Draper's definitive and masterful study of Marx's political thought, which focuses on Marx's attitude toward democracy, the state, intellectuals as revolutionaries, and much, much more.

Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation


Friedrich A. Hayek - 1976
    

And It Came To Pass Not To Stay


R. Buckminster Fuller - 1976
    This elegant and timely book contains in a nutshell Buckminster Fuller's social and political philosophy, including his analysis of our present world crisis and his predictions for the future.

The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos


Primitivo Mijares - 1976
    Drawing data from his work as Marcos's media adviser before his defection in 1975, Primitivo Mijares esposes the massive corruption and military abuses under the regime, which has left the nation in ruins. Forty years after its first publication, the book, in this revised and annotated edition, reminds Filipinos of their past that remains a present threat.

Main Currents of Marxism: Its Rise, Growth and Dissolution Volume 1: The Founders


Leszek Kołakowski - 1976
    Written in exile, this 'prophetic work' presents, according to the Library of Congress, 'the most lucid and comprehensive history of the origins, structure, and posthumous development of the system of thought that had the greatest impact on the twentieth century'. Kolakowski traces the intellectual foundations of Marxist thought from Plotonius through Lenin, Lukacs, Sartre and Mao. He reveals Marxism to be 'the greatest fantasy of our century ...an idea that began in Promethean humanism and culminated in the monstrous tyranny of Stalinism'. In a brilliant coda, he examines the collapse of international Communism in light of the last tumultuous decades. Main Currents of Marxism remains the indispensable book in its field.

Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler


Antony C. Sutton - 1976
    It was certainly crucial to German military capabilities.... Not only was an influential sector of American business aware of the nature of Nazism, but for its own purposes aided Nazism wherever possible (and profitable)―with full knowledge that the probable outcome would be war involving Europe and the United States.” Penetrating a cloak of falsehood, deception, and duplicity, Professor Sutton reveals one of the most remarkable and under-reported facts of World War II―that key Wall Street banks and American businesses supported Hitler’s rise to power by financing and trading with Nazi Germany. Carefully tracing this closely guarded secret through original documents and eyewitness accounts, Sutton comes to the unsavory conclusion that the catastrophe of World War II was extremely profitable for a select group of financial insiders. He presents a thoroughly documented account of the role played by J.P. Morgan, T.W. Lamont, the Rockefeller interests, General Electric, Standard Oil, and the National City, Chase, and Manhattan banks, Kuhn, Loeb and Company, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and scores of others in helping to prepare the bloodiest, most destructive war in history.

Education Of A Public Man: My Life and Politics


Hubert H. Humphrey - 1976
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The Health Hazards Of NOT Going Nuclear


Petr Beckmann - 1976
    

How the Good Guys Finally Won: Notes from an Impeachment Summer


Jimmy Breslin - 1976
    Major contributors were under IRS investigation, and Republican lackeys were threatening further trouble if those donors didn't close their checkbooks. O'Neill sensed a conspiracy coming from the Nixon administration, but it wasn't until the scandal broke that he connected the threatened donors with the Watergate burglary. In the boldest move of his career, he did something that would shock the nation: O'Neill decided to impeach the President. To his fellow members of the House of Representatives, this was an ugly idea. But as evidence mounted against Nixon and his cronies, O'Neill led the charge against the President. This blow-by-blow, conviction-by-conviction account is a gripping reminder of how O'Neill and his colleagues brought justice to those who abused their power, and revived America after the greatest political scandal in its history. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

Richard Foreman: Plays and Manifestos


Richard Foreman - 1976
    

Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution


José Peirats - 1976
    An account of the Spanish Revolution by a lifelong member of the CNT.

We Hold These Truths


Lawrence Patton McDonald - 1976
    

The Levellers and the English Revolution


H.N. Brailsford - 1976
    

On the Dictatorship of the Proletariat


Étienne Balibar - 1976
    That is the most important conclusion of this book by Étienne Balibar. Balibar spells out his reasoning against the background of the 22nd Congress of the French Communist Party, which decided to ‘drop’ the aim of the dictatorship of the proletariat and to substitute the objective of a ‘democratic’ road to socialism. His concrete references are therefore usually to arguments put forward within the French Party. But it is quite obvious that the significance of this book is much wider, not least because, in spite of the important political and economic differences separating the nations of western Europe, many of their Communist Parties are evolving in an apparently similar ideological direction, and indeed appear to be borrowing arguments from one another in support of their new positions.

The Rockefeller File


Gary Allen - 1976
    How the House of Rockefeller became a political and financial dynasty. The New World Order it plans to creat - and control.

The Founding Finaglers


Nathan Miller - 1976
    

Russian Philosophy: Pre-Revolutionary Philosophy and Theology: Philosophers in Exile: Marxists and Communists


James M. Edie - 1976
    

Between a Rock and a Hard Place


Mark Hatfield - 1976
    You hold strong faith in Jesus Christ and his gospel.What do you do when you see your country’s actions running counter to the teaching of that faith?How can you justify your country’s idolatry of power and condone the use of violence in light of Jesus Christ’s example of loving servanthood?How do you feel when fellow Christians say your political stand—on war, foreign policy, social concerns both domestic and world-wide—makes them doubt the sincerity of your faith?Is it really possible to follow a career in politics and be faithfully committed to Christ as the same time?In Between a Rock and a Hard Place Senator Mark Hatfield shares his deepest feelings on these questions and others equally crucial. He describes vividly some of the agonies and frustrations of his career. The decision (as Governor of Oregon in 1958) whether to commute or carry out a death sentence of a condemned criminal. The truth—and often, absurdity—of who has influence and power over our nation’s policies. The dangers and evils of a civil religion which sees America as “God’s chosen nation.” The reaction to his 1973 National Prayer Breakfast remarks calling the Vietnam War “a sin.” The disillusionment with “all the pompous pretension, the dehumanizing relationships, the prestige-seeking social life, and the seeming impotence, frustration and emptiness of political endeavor.”Impelled to find direction for his life, Senator Hatfield combed Old and New Testaments as well as early church history for what they had to say of the Christian’s relation to the state: the priorities of allegiance, “just” wars, civil disobedience, hunger and poverty, environmental stewardship.What he found in that study took him from dilemma to decision. “My entire concept of leadership and power underwent a drastic revision,” says Senator Hatfield. “Radical allegiance to Jesus Christ transforms one’s entire perspective on political reality. Priorities become totally changed; a whole new understanding of what is truly important bursts forth. There is an uncompromised identification with the needs of the poor and the oppressed. One is placed in fundamental opposition to structures of injustice and forms of national idolatry. Further, there is a commitment to the power of love as the only means to the end.“Our call is to faithfulness, not to efficacy; it is servanthood rather than power. We know that the most decisive action that we can take to shape history is to follow the way of Christ, to give ourselves to the building of the Body, and to pour out ourselves as he did in love.”

The Worm of Consciousness and Other Essays


Nicola Chiaromonte - 1976
    

Frederick Douglass On Women's Rights


Frederick Douglass - 1976
    Since suffrage was the major concern of the movement, the issue of voting is primary of Douglass's themes; however he also spoke and wrote resolutely on the need for women to reach their full potential by participating in every phase of American society and in every aspect of decision-making.

How the Other Half Dies


Susan George - 1976
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Considerations on Western Marxism


Perry Anderson - 1976
    It focuses particularly on the work of Lukács, Korsch and Gramsci; Adorno, Marcuse and Benjamin; Sartre and Althusser; and Della Volpe and Colletti, together with other figures within Western Marxism from 1920 to 1975. The theoretical production of each of these thinkers is related simultaneously to the practical fate of working-class struggles and to the cultural mutations of bourgeois thought in their time. The philosophical antecedents of the various school within this tradition—Lukácsian, Gramscian, Frankfurt, Sartrean, Althusserian and Della Volpean—are compared, and the specific innovations of their respective systems surveyed. The structural unity of 'Western Marxism', beyond the diversity of its individual thinkers, is then assessed, in a balance-sheet that contrasts its heritage with the tradition of 'classical' Marxism that preceded it, and with the commanding problems which will confront any historical materialism to succeed it.

On Dialectical Materialism (Anthologies of Marx, Engels & Lenin)


Karl Marx - 1976
    =Basic Course to dialectical materialism

The Politics of Cultural Nationalism in South India


Marguerite Ross Barnett - 1976
    By exploring the history of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, the author provides a new perspective on political identity. In so doing, she challenges the interpretation of cultural nationalism as a product of atavistic and primordial forces that poses an inherent threat to the integrity of territorially defined nation-states and thus to the progress of modernization.The founding of the DMK party in 1949, the author shows, was a turning point in the political history of Tamil Nadu, South India, because it ushered in the era of Tamil cultural nationalism. In the hands of the DMK, Tamil nationalism became an ideology of mass mobilization and thus shaped the articulation of political demands for a generation. The author analyzes the social, political, and economic factors that gave rise to cultural nationalism; the interplay between cultural nationalist leaders; and the role of cultural nationalism in a heterogeneous nation-state.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Power, Racism and Privilege: Race Relations in Theoretical and Sociohistorical Perspectives


William Julius Wilson - 1976
    

The Vintage Mad


Al Feldstein - 1976
    or we'll pop our cork!

Revolution and Reaction in Cuba: 1933-1960


Samuel Farber - 1976
    Rather than an event-by-event description of this upheaval. it is a careful consideration of the entire period from the Revolution of 1933 until early in 1960 when Cuba became openly and fully Communist. Applying the techniques of the sociological method to his examination of historical facts. Mr. Farber places as much emphasis on Cuban society during this crucial period as on Cuban politics. He examines the development of political groups in terms of how they emerged from, or were expressions of, the Cuban class structure, emphasizing the impact of the events of the 1933 Revolution in forming attitudes and institutions important to the Revolution of 1959. His conclusions deny the commonly accepted thesis that the Castro revolution was created by the revolt of a particular class. He categorizes it instead as Bonapartist in the Marxian sense of the word. That is, as having had a revolutionary leadership not directly responsive to any single class, but rather manipulative of all classes since none alone was strong enough to dominate.

The Yankee and Cowboy War: Conspiracies from Dallas to Watergate


Carl Oglesby - 1976
    

On Guilt And Innocence: Essays In Legal Philosophy And Moral Psychology


Herbert Morris - 1976
    

Freedom and Its Limitations in American Life


David Morris Potter - 1976
    

Pete: The Story of Peter V. Caccione New York's First Communist Councilman


Simon W. Gerson - 1976
    Hunger and homelessness were no strangers to him. He spent his first night in New York in a municipal flophouse but when he died he was a Communist member of the New York City Council mourned by hundreds of thousands who came to know him in the tumultuous '30s and '40s. There may be no laws bearing his name, but many of the demands for which Pete fought, be it unemployment insurance, social security or the prohibition of racist advertisements, have today become commonplace realities. It can fairly be said that Pete's career illustrates the old saw that yesterday's soapbox speech often becomes today's solid statute.

The Radical Soap Opera


David Zane Mairowitz - 1976
    

The Control of Oil


John Malcolm Blair - 1976
    A documented chronicle of the conniveries of the world's oil barons--most of whom always have resided and continue to reside in America.

The Transformation of Southern Politics: Social Change and Political Consequence Since 1945


Jack Bass - 1976
    Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, urban migration, the growth of the Republican Party, and the rise of African Americans in the political landscape.Relying on the methodology that V. O. Key used in his 1949 classic Southern Politics in State and Nation, the work draws on interviews with more than 360 politicians, scholars, journalists, and labor leaders, and includes a wealth of data on voting trends, political perceptions, and population flow to present a comprehensive portrait of the region up to the 1976 presidential election. In the preface to the Brown Thrasher edition, Bass and De Vries offer an overview of the region's current political climate, including an analysis of the 1994 mid-term elections. They also provide excerpts from their interview with Bill Clinton during his first campaign for political office.

Parties and Party Systems: Volume 1: A Framework for Analysis


Giovanni Sartori - 1976
    He also offers an extensive review of the concept and rationale of the political party, and develops a sharp critique of various spatial models of party competition. This is political science at its best -- combining the intelligent use of theory with sophisticated analytic arguments, and grounding all of this on a substantial cross-national empirical base. Parties and Party Systems is one of the classics of postwar political science, and is now established as the foremost work in its field. This edition includes a new preface by the author, and a new introduction by Peter Mair.

The 103rd ballot: Democrats and the disaster in Madison Square Garden


Robert K. Murray - 1976
    The 103rd ballot: Democrats and the disaster in Madison Square Garden

The Totalitarian Temptation


Jean-François Revel - 1976
    The enormous number of defectors to the West is proof enough of this. Then why do many socialist and other liberal-minded men in the countries of Western Europe, and indeed in Africa, South East Asia and Latin America, lend their support to communist activities all over the world? This is the question posed and answered in this brilliantly polemical new book by the author of "Without Marx or Jesus". The answer, M. Revel maintains, is that well meaning but misguided people, out of their hatred for the existing capitalist system equate true communism with the socialist system they hope to see established. How can the spread all over the world of communist regimes, imbued as they are, as well as the Western democracies, with the idea of the nation state, be averted? Can the capitalist democracies so reform themselves that they can survive the Trojan Horse tactics now being employed against them?

The Emperor Has No Clothes: Editorial Cartoons


Doug Marlette - 1976
    This is a collection of cartoons by Doug Marlette from the early 1970s, when he was the editorial cartoonist at the Charlotte Observer.

Political Change in the Metropolis


John J. Harrigan - 1976
    Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.FeaturesAccessible writing style engages students in the material. Provides excellent coverage of the impact of immigrants and ethnic groups in the making of the American city. An abundance of historical material helps students better understand the origins and development of urban politics and structures. Case studies throughout the text give students an opportunity to apply important material. The text exposes students to first-rate discussions of political phenomena and empirical literature on those phenomena.

Letters from Inside the Communist Party to Louis Althusser


Maria Antonietta Macciocchi - 1976
    

The History And Practice Of The Political Police In Britain


Tony Bunyan - 1976
    

Reflections of a Clyde Built Man


Jimmy Reid - 1976
    This book, a collection of essays, speeches and an ‘autobiographical sketch’, was compiled after his resignationby Marxists.org

The American Constitution: Its Origins and Development


Alfred H. Kelly, Winfred A. Harbison - 1976
    

The Radical Center: Middle Americans and the Politics of Alienation


Donald I. Warren - 1976
    The truckers’ strike, the Boston anti-bussing protest, and the West Virginia textbook controversy provide vivid confirmation that a growing number of Middle Americans are no longer willing to suffer political frustration and social alienation in silence. Under particular sets of conditions, the Radical Center is an explosive political force which can erupt in different geographical settings and over seemingly unrelated issues. Unlike others in the ‘silent majority’ who are relatively secure, silent, and politically independent in their paradoxical blending of left and right attitudes. Their ideology has deep roots in society and thus they appear to be reactionary. However, they see themselves as being in the tradition of defending individual rights against oppressive and arbitrary policies. Drawing in extensive research and national survey data, sociologist Donald I. Warren here presents an in-depth analysis of the Middle American Radicals, who they are, what they believe, the major targets of their grievances, and the likelihood of their political mobilization. The evidence indicates that as many as one in five Americans shares the Radical Center perspective, including people who outwardly seem to have very little in common by way of economic, occupational, or education status. Of particular significance are the findings concerning potential support for the various presidential candidates and for a third national political party. Avoiding the pitfalls of viewing Middle American radicalism as either an intransigently conservative, proto-fascist danger, or as well-spring of democratic populism, Warren discusses reforms and new approaches with which governmental agencies, labor unions, churches, and other organizations can reduce Middle American alienation. He suggests the possibility of new and powerful alliances between the poor, the Radical Center, and the well-educated which could bring about major social reforms. Whatever the political future of the Radical Center, it is a force which can no longer be ignored. This book is a mine of social research and an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to take the pulse of contemporary America.

The Democratic-Republican Societies, 1790-1800


Philip S. Foner - 1976
    s/t: A Documentary Sourcebook of Constitutions, Declarations, Addresses, Resolutions, and Toasts

Illustrated Woman's Almanac: 12 How-To Handbooks in One


Kathryn Paulsen - 1976
    

Indonesian Foreign Policy and the Dilemma of Dependence: From Sukarno to Soeharto


Franklin B. Weinstein - 1976
    To illustrate the ways in which underdevelopment has affected Indonesia's international participation, Professor Weinstein presents a graphic picture of what Indonesia's leaders see when they view the outside world, and he systematically seeks out the sources of their perceptions. He shows that most of the elite see the international system as dominated by exploitative powers that cannot be relied on to assist Indonesia's development. He examines the relationship between perceptions and politics under both Sukarno and Soeharto and offers an illuminating comparison of the bases of foreign policy under each leader, revealing dramatic changes and surprising continuities. His cogent analysis helps to explain the sharp reversal of policy in 1966, and his conclusions form a convincing hypothesis that can be tested in other Third World countries. This book, now brought back to life as a member of Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia series, will attract specialists in Southeast Asia, as well as readers with a broader interest in the politics and economics of underdeveloped countries. FRANKLIN B. WEINSTEIN was Director of the Project on United States-Japan Relations at Stanford University, where he also taught in the Department of Political Science. A graduate of Yale University, he received his PhD from Cornell University.