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Political Theory and MethodPolitical Theory and MethodIrving Louis HorowitzHannah ArendtRadical Conservative“Arendt remains one of the most original,challenging and influential political thinkersof the twentieth century and her work willno doubt continue to provide inspiration forpolitical philosophy as we enter the twentyfirstcentury.”—Majid Yar, Lancaster University, UKHannah Arendt: Radical Conservative paintsa broad picture of the personal traits andprofessional achievements in the work ofan extremely complex iconographic figurein twentieth-century intellectual life. Thisvolume was written in response to continuinginterest in her work and also to thebitter and sometimes emotional attacks ofher toughest critics. Irving Louis Horowitzemphasizes her unique contributions to politicalphilosophy. Hannah Arendt’s career isa lesson in the life of the human mind. Herreflections on our political universe are bothinteresting and compelling.ISBN: 978-1-4128-4602-8 (cloth) 2012144 pp. $29.95/£22.95/$C35.95/€29.00The Long Night of Dark IntentA Half Century ofCuban Communism“Horowitz’s keen intellect and acerbic styleare on full display.”—Joshua H. Nadel, ContemporarySociology: A Journal of ReviewsThis selection of essays, articles, andspeeches by Horowitz is cumulatively astatement of the collective national disastersuffered by Cubans for the past half century.The volume aims to explain the theory andpractice of the regime, the absence of internalopposition, and the persistence of externalsupport for Castro.ISBN: 978-1-4128-4224-2 (paper) 2011620 pp. $39.95/£30.95/$C47.95/€38.00Culture and CivilizationReligion in the Shadows ofModernity, Volume 4Debates on the meaning of religious beliefin an advanced technological age haveestablished the emergence of religion as afact of daily life. In this volume of Cultureand Civilization, religion is examined inthe context of post-modern societies. Thevolume as a whole projects a sense of thefuture and avoids hysteria about the past. Thecontributors have a sharp edge and speak in acritical voice to the dilemmas of the presentworld order.ISBN: 978-1-4128-4621-9 (paper) 2012288 pp. $34.95/£26.50/$C41.95/€33.00ISBN: 978-1-4128-4671-4 (eBook)**Culture and CivilizationGlobalism, Volume 3A constant theme throughout this volume ofCulture and Civilization is the immediateimpact of globalism: in economics, government,manners, styles, egalitarianism in politicaldemands, and terrorism as a responseto democratic systems. Threading a needlebetween abstracted empiricism that dominatespresent science policy and speculativemetaphysics that offers little else than a greatvision of the world, this volume of Cultureand Civilization on Globalism charts a spacefor which there is a felt need by large publics,responded to by serious social science specialistscapable of addressing such interestsin historically meaningful contexts.ISBN: 978-1-4128-4238-9 (paper) 2011281 pp. $34.95/£26.50/$C41.95/€33.00ISBN: 978-1-4128-4729-2 (eBook)**Psychology and PoliticsW. H. R. RiversWith an introductionby Charles S. MyersIn applying psychology to the field of politics,the eminent British anthropologist andpsychologist W. H. R. Rivers considered therelation between psychology and sociology.He put forward the position that the formulationof an adequate science of social psychologylies in the observation of social conduct,including not merely the social conduct ofeveryday life, but also those forms of it whichare subsumed under the headings of religion,economics, and politics, as well as the socialinstitution of language.ISBN: 978-1-4128-1819-3 (paper) 2011188 pp. $24.95/£18.95/$C29.95/€24.00Behavioralism inPolitical ScienceHeinz Eulau, editorSince the middle of the twentieth century, thestudy of politics has been rocked by disagreementsover its scope, theories, and methods.These disagreements were somewhat lessfrequent than in most sciences, natural orbehavioral, but they have been at times bitterand persuasive. The subject matter of politicalscience—politics and all that is involved inpolitics—has a halo effect. The stakes of politicsmake people fight and sometimes die forwhat they claim as their due. This collectionbrings together the most persuasive writingson these topics from top minds in the field.ISBN: 978-1-4128-1852-0 (paper) 2011169 pp. $24.95/£18.95/$C29.95/€24.00The Small CommunityFoundation of Democratic LifeArthur E. MorganWith a foreword by Baker Brownell“Morgan’s book is an argument in favor ofthe small community and its rehabilitationas a basic unit in modern society.”—Robert A. Polson,American Sociological ReviewIn this manual for human survival, Arthur E.Morgan offers a solution: peaceful existencein the small, primary community where,more easily than anywhere else, people canfind a way to live well.ISBN: 978-1-4128-4746-9 (paper) 2012333 pp. $29.95/£22.95/$C35.95/€29.0016 Order Online @ www.transactionpub.com* Only available from Transaction in North America** eBooks available through http://books.google.com/ebooks. Institutions can buy direct; visit ebookstore.transactionpub.com.