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71 Books in the POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Category

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The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny

The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression

The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, and the Holocaust (Anniversary)

Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, and the Holocaust (Anniversary)
Dick Gregory’s Political Primer

Dick Gregory’s Political Primer
Dispatches from the Vanguard: The Global International African Arts Movement Versus Donald J. Trump

Dispatches from the Vanguard: The Global International African Arts Movement Versus Donald J. Trump
Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory
Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House

Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The Negro in Our History

The Negro in Our History
Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom

Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny, Book One: Dreaming of Empire

Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny, Book One: Dreaming of Empire
The Educational and Industrial Emancipation of the Negro

The Educational and Industrial Emancipation of the Negro
American Crisis Biographies: Frederick Douglass

American Crisis Biographies: Frederick Douglass
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House

Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
The Negro in the South

The Negro in the South
The Blood of Emmett Till

The Blood of Emmett Till
The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland

The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution

The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution
Obama’s Legacy: What He Accomplished as President

Obama’s Legacy: What He Accomplished as President
The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America

The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America
The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

Protest at Selma: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Protest at Selma: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America

The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America
George Padmore and Decolonization from Below: Pan-Africanism, the Cold War, and the End of Empire

George Padmore and Decolonization from Below: Pan-Africanism, the Cold War, and the End of Empire
The Loneliness Of The Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics And The Pursuit Of Power (Politics And Society In Twentieth-Century America)

The Loneliness Of The Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics And The Pursuit Of Power (Politics And Society In Twentieth-Century America)
Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed

Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed
Blackballed: The Black Vote And Us Democracy

Blackballed: The Black Vote And Us Democracy
The Creole Affair: The Slave Rebellion That Led the U.S. and Great Britain to the Brink of War

The Creole Affair: The Slave Rebellion That Led the U.S. and Great Britain to the Brink of War
Nine Lives Of A Black Panther: A Story Of Survival

Nine Lives Of A Black Panther: A Story Of Survival
Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities)

Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities)
Marx in Soho: A Play on History

Marx in Soho: A Play on History
SNCC: The New Abolitionists

SNCC: The New Abolitionists
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study

The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study
Intellectuals And Race

Intellectuals And Race
“ In a Single Garment of Destiny:” A Global Vision of Justice

“ In a Single Garment of Destiny:” A Global Vision of Justice
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court

The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
The Price Of The Ticket: Barack Obama And The Rise And Decline Of Black Politics (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies In Black Politics And Black Communities)

The Price Of The Ticket: Barack Obama And The Rise And Decline Of Black Politics (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies In Black Politics And Black Communities)
Howard Zinn on War

Howard Zinn on War
Religion and the Political Imagination

Religion and the Political Imagination
Uncommon Sense: From the Writings of Howard Zinn

Uncommon Sense: From the Writings of Howard Zinn
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Liberal Beginnings

Liberal Beginnings
Sellout: The Politics Of Racial Betrayal

Sellout: The Politics Of Racial Betrayal
Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics

Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics
Waiting ’Til The Midnight Hour: A Narrative History Of Black Power In America

Waiting ’Til The Midnight Hour: A Narrative History Of Black Power In America
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Original Zinn: Conversations On History And Politics

Original Zinn: Conversations On History And Politics
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time Series)

Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time Series)
The Wretched of the Earth

The Wretched of the Earth
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem

Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
Al On America

Al On America
Shaped by War and Trade: International Influences on American Political Development

Shaped by War and Trade: International Influences on American Political Development
The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power
The Quest for Cosmic Justice

The Quest for Cosmic Justice
Black Liberation in Conservative America

Black Liberation in Conservative America
Civility

Civility
Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik (Revised)

Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik (Revised)
Integrity

Integrity
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton

Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
Reflections Of An Affirmative Action Baby

Reflections Of An Affirmative Action Baby
The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought

The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought
Working-Class Formation: Ninteenth-Century Patterns in Western Europe and the United States

Working-Class Formation: Ninteenth-Century Patterns in Western Europe and the United States