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In A Very Short Introduction to Politics, Kenneth Minogue begins with a discussion of issues arisingfrom a historical account of politics,

and goes on to offer chapters dealing with the Ancient Greeks and the idea of citizenship; Romanlaw; medieval Christianity and

individualism; freedom since Machiavelli and Hobbes; the challenge of ideologies; democracy,oligarchy, and bureaucracy; power and

order in modern society; and politics in the West.

Jrgen Habermas is the most renowned living German philosopher. This book aims to give a clearand readable overview of his

philosophical work. It analyzes both the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, andits more concrete applications in the

fields of ethics, politics, and law. Finally, it examines how Habermas's social and political theoryinforms his writing on real, current

political and social problems. The author explores Habermas's influence on a wide variety of fields--including philosophy, political and

social theory, cultural studies, sociology, and literary studies. He uses a problem-based approach toexplain how Habermas's ideas can

be applied to actual social and political situations. The book also includes a glossary of technicalterms to further acquaint the reader

with Habermas's philosophy. Unlike other writing on Habermas, this Introduction is accessiblywritten and explains his intellectual

framework and technical vocabulary, rather than simply adopting it.

Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by avariety of historical processes--

conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and voluntary immigration. A thoughtfullook at immigration,

anti-immigration sentiments, and the motivations and experiences of the migrants themselves, thisbook offers a compact but

wide-ranging look at one of America's persistent hot-button issues.

Historian David Gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb immigration and todefine who is and is not an American,

ranging from the Naturalization Law of 1795 (which applied only to "free-born white persons") to theChinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the

Emergency Quota Act of 1921, and the reform-minded Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965,which opened the door to millions of

newcomers, the vast majority from Asia and Latin America. The book also looks at immigrationfrom the perspective of the migrant--

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farmers and industrial workers, mechanics and domestics, highly trained professionals and small-business owners--who willingly

pulled up stakes for the promise of a better life. Throughout, the book sheds light on therelationships between race and ethnicity in

the life of these groups and in the formation of American society, and it stresses the markedcontinuities across waves of

immigration and across different racial and ethnic groups.

A fascinating and even-handed historical account, this book puts into perspective the longer historyof calls for stronger immigration

laws and the on-going debates over the place of immigrants in American society.