Enver Hoxha The Iron Fist Of Albania

Stalinism, that particularly brutal phase of the Communist experience, came to an end in most of Europe with the death of Stalin in 1953. However, in one country - Albania - Stalinism survived virtual...

Remember Mississippi

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

The first Muslim to be elected to Congress speaks out about what divides Americans—and what can bring us together.I raised my right hand and placed my left on the Quran, which was being held by my wif...

James Garfield and the Civil War

Franklin and Lucy

A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt offers an insightful study of his relationships with the women around him, from his distant cousin Daisy Suckley, devoted secretary Missy Lehand, and wife Elean...

Homeland Fascism

"It can't happen here...." This has been the prevailing sentiment about the possible emergence of fascism in the United States since the rise of international fascism in the 1930s. Yet there are signs...

Theories of Institutional Design- Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies

The authors of this book have developed a new and stimulating approach to the analysis of the transitions of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia to democracy and a market economy. They...

Four Threats

While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that...

The Path to Power

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. Revealed in extraordinary detail is the genesis of that almost superhuman drive, energy and...

Forgotten Patriot

It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ... On 25 June 1938, Douglas Hyde became the first President of Ireland. His values stood in stark contrast to t...

Japan Under the DPJ

The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in 2009 with a commanding majority, ending fifty years of almost uninterrupted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule. What explains the DPJ's rapid rise...

Enver Hoxha

Stalinism, that particularly brutal phase of communism, came to an end in most of Eastern Europe with the death of Josef Stalin in 1953 or at least with the Khrushchev reforms that began in the Soviet...

Helen Suzman

'The task of all who believe in multiracialism in this country is to survive. Quite inevitably time is on our side...' Helen Suzman was the voice of South Africa's conscience during the darkest days...

The Unknown Lloyd George: A Statesman in Conflict

David Lloyd George is widely regarded as one of the most effective British prime ministers of the twentieth century. A dynamic speaker and committed social reformer, he led Britain successfully throug...

Leading with Obeya: Using a Big Room to Lead Successful Strategies

In 2014 when Tim Wiegel was introduced to the concept of Obeya, pieces of a puzzle started falling into place. The Obeya (Japanese for ‘big room’) is a physical space where visual management is used t...