The Book Company: New Products - Civics & Citizenship

Madison's Music (On Reading the First Amendment)

Mon, 04 May 2026 22:46:41 +0000

“A detailed history of the transformation of First Amendment law” from one of the nation’s foremost civil liberties lawyers (The New York Times).

Are you sitting down? It turns out that everything you learned about the First Amendment is wrong. For too long, we’ve be..

Price: $32.00

Citizenship, Diversity, and Pluralism (Canadian and Comparative Perspectives)

Sat, 02 May 2026 12:48:52 +0000

Citizenship has both a vertical and a horizontal dimension. The vertical links individuals to the state by reinforcing the idea that it is "their" state - that they are full members of an ongoing association that is expected to survive the passing generations. Accordingly their relation to the ..

Price: $37.95

Rites of Privacy and the Privacy Trade (On the Limits of Protection for the Self)

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:38:08 +0000

Technological advances have made the right to privacy an important issue. Most discussions of privacy focus largely on methods and standards for the protection of specific privacy rights. In contrast, Elizabeth Neill addresses the need to re-evaluate what it means for us to possess a right to p..

Price: $37.95

Revolutionary Routines (The Habits of Social Transformation)

Sat, 02 May 2026 04:40:03 +0000

Although we tend to associate social transformation with major events, historical turning points, or revolutionary upheaval, Revolutionary Routines argues that seemingly minor everyday habits are the key to meaningful change.

Through its account of influential socio-political proc..

Price: $34.95

Letters to the Resistance (A Guide to Social Action and Taking Power for Good)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:30:27 +0000

Written in the form of letters to the people rallying in the “resistance” for freedom and democracy, Charles Derber details elements of popular action to defeat the authoritarianism of President Trump and his allied corporate oligarchs.

Price: $73.99

Reconsidering Chinese Citizenship (Cultural Roots and Cultural Reach)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:32:40 +0000

This book reconsiders the concept of Chinese citizenship through the lens of cultural traditions and their deep historical roots. It challenges the state’s monolithic interpretation of culture, exploring how cultural practices influence citizenship in modern China.

Price: $61.99

Contra el descontento: Por una alianza para construir futuros deseables. Premio Paidós 2026 / Against Discontent: Building Desirable .. (Spanish Edition)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:54:28 +0000

PREMIO PAIDÓS 2026

UN ENSAYO LÚCIDO SOBRE LOS MALESTARES QUE ATRAVIESAN NUESTRAS DEMOCRACIAS Y UNA INVITACIÓN URGENTE A RECONSTRUIR LA CONFIANZA, EL DIÁLOGO Y EL FUTURO COMÚN.

Los malestares sociales que se han ido acumulando durante décadas est..

Price: $15.95

Future Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West (Care of the Self (Volume III))

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:32:41 +0000

This volume investigates some of the greatest challenges facing society in the twenty-first century, including the struggle for rights and recognition by indigenous peoples, women, migrants, and the young, as well as the dampening effects some government responses to COVID-19 have had on artistic ..

Price: $61.99

Ethel Kennedy LP (The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:10:41 +0000

A vivid, intimate biography of American icon Ethel Kennedy by her daughter Kerry Kennedy, told through her firsthand memories and exclusive access to Ethel’s personal papers

When her husband Robert F. Kennedy was killed in 1968, Ethel Skakel Kennedy—then pregnant with their elevent..

Price: $40.00

Politically Homeless (Rebuilding the Middle Ground in a Polarized Canada)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:34:31 +0000

A bold call to rebuild Canada’s center through civic trust, shared identity, and pragmatic reforms for renewed national cohesion.

Political polarization in Canada is eroding civic trust, weakening democratic institutions, and deepening ideological divides.

Po..

Price: $22.99