{"title":"Samuel P. Huntington","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Huntington’s works delve into the complexities of political systems and societal change, offering profound insights into governance, order, and power dynamics. His books explore the intersections of history, military influence, and political theory, making them essential reading for those interested in the forces shaping modern states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom analyses of American politics to broader discussions on civil-military relations, Huntington's writings challenge readers to consider the underlying structures that maintain or disrupt political stability. His thought-provoking perspectives remain influential in both academic and policy-making circles.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"american-politics-by-samuel-p-huntington-9780674030213","title":"American Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunningly persuasive book examines the persistent, radical gap between the promise of American ideals and the performance of American politics. Samuel P. Huntington shows how Americans, throughout their history as a nation, have been united by the democratic creed of liberty, equality, and hostility to authority. At the same time, he reveals how, inevitably, these ideals have been perennially frustrated through the institutions and hierarchies required to carry on the essential functions of governing a democratic society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this antagonism between the ideals of democracy and the realities of power have risen four great political upheavals in American history. Every third generation, Huntington argues, Americans have tried to reconstruct their institutions to make them more truly reflect deeply rooted national ideals. Moving from the clenched fists and mass demonstrations of the 1960s, to the moral outrage of the Progressive and Jacksonian Eras, back to the creative ideological fervour of the American Revolution, he incisively analyses the dissenters' objectives. All, he pungently writes, sought to remove the fundamental disharmony between the reality of government in America and the ideals on which the American nation was founded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuntington predicts that the tension between ideals and institutions is likely to increase in this country in the future. And he reminds us that the fate of liberty and democracy abroad is intrinsically linked to the strength of our power in world affairs. This brilliant and controversial analysis deserves to rank alongside the works of Tocqueville, Bryce, and Hofstadter and will become a classic commentary on the meaning of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Politics\u003c\/em\u003e by Samuel P. Huntington is more than just a book; it is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the intricate dance between ideals and reality in the fabric of American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536172040428,"sku":"9780674030213","price":97.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674030213-american-politics.jpg?v=1776379012"},{"product_id":"the-soldier-and-the-state-by-samuel-p-huntington-9780674817364","title":"The Soldier and the State","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressing the value of the military outlook for American national policy, Huntington has performed the distinctive task of developing a general theory of civil–military relations and subjecting it to rigorous historical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart One presents the general theory of the \"military profession,\" the \"military mind,\" and civilian control. Huntington analyses the rise of the military profession in western Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and compares the civil–military relations of Germany and Japan between 1870 and 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two describes the two environmental constants of American civil–military relations: our liberal values and our conservative constitution. It then analyses the evolution of American civil–military relations from 1789 down to 1940, focusing on the emergence of the American military profession and the impact upon it of intellectual and political currents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuntington describes the revolution in American civil–military relations which took place during World War II when the military emerged from their shell, assumed the leadership of the war, and adopted the attitudes of a liberal society. Part Three continues with an analysis of the problems of American civil–military relations in the era of World War II and the Korean War: the political roles of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the difference in civil–military relations between the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, the role of Congress, and the organisation and functioning of the Department of Defense. Huntington concludes that Americans should reassess their liberal values on the basis of a new understanding of the conservative realism of the professional military men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Soldier and the State\u003c\/em\u003e remains a significant work for understanding the complexities of military influence in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559053508844,"sku":"9780674817364","price":107.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674817364-the-soldier-and-the-state.jpg?v=1776928754"},{"product_id":"political-order-in-changing-societies-by-samuel-p-huntington-9780300116205","title":"Political Order in Changing Societies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis now-classic examination of the development of viable political institutions in emerging nations is a major and enduring contribution to modern political analysis. In a new Foreword, Francis Fukuyama assesses Huntington's achievement, examining the context of the book's original publication as well as its lasting importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Political Science Review\u003c\/em\u003e describes this pioneering volume: \"examining as it does the relation between development and stability, is an interesting and exciting addition to the literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMust\u003c\/em\u003e reading for all those interested in comparative politics or in the study of development.\" - Dankwart A. 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