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Into the Intro: Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America

As Americans gear up for the 2016 elections, Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America takes a close look at modern polarization, dominant ideologies, and what "liberalism" and "conservatism" mean today.

Hans Noel | 5 Feb 2014

The Evolutionary Uses of Imagination

Clive Gamble, author of Settling the Earth: The Archaeology of Deep Human History, reflects on why our power to imagine was so pivotal to our evolution and global expansion.

Clive Gamble | 4 Feb 2014

Mandela’s Mastery of Jurisprudence

Adam Sitze, a contributor to The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela, reflects on Mandela's unparalleled mastery of Western law.

Adam Sitze | 3 Feb 2014

“I Freed Myself”

Historian David Williams, author of I Freed Myself (forthcoming March), reveals how black slaves seized their own freedom--and by doing so, precipitated the Emancipation Proclamation.

David Williams | 31 Jan 2014

Ben Jonson Mad Libs Contest

To celebrate the exciting launch of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online, we’re hosting a Mad Libs contest! Each Thursday until the end of February we’ll be posting a new...

30 Jan 2014

Is Political Marketing All That Bad?

Margaret Scammell, author of Consumer Democracy, discusses why salesmanship is inscribed in competitive democracy--and why political marketing, for better or worse, is here to stay in politics.

Margaret Scammell | 29 Jan 2014

The Mandela Myth

Daniel Roux, a contributor to The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela (forthcoming February), reflects on the power and volatility of Mandela's life story.

Daniel Roux | 28 Jan 2014

Is Machiavelli a Philosopher?

  In honor of the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince, Waller Newell (author of Tyranny: A New Interpretation) participated in a conference last fall hosted by the Program on Constitutional...

27 Jan 2014

Thomas Aquinas – Toward a Deeper Sense of Self

“Who am I?” If Google’s autocomplete is any indication, it’s not one of the questions we commonly ask online (unlike other existential questions like “What is the meaning of life?” or “What...

Therese Scarpelli Cory | 24 Jan 2014

Better Living Through TV

Christopher Bigsby, the author of Viewing America, reveals how the television dramas we love—from Breaking Bad to Battlestar Galactica—have come to reflect modern America.

Christopher Bigsby | 23 Jan 2014

Digital Darwinism

The Internet is forging new industries—and putting some old business models at risk. Irene C. L. Ng, the author of Creating New Markets in the Digital Economy: Value & Worth, discusses how new markets will be created in the future.

Irene C. L. Ng | 22 Jan 2014

Inside Publishing: Commissioning the Book

Ever wondered what the life of a book looks like from a publisher's perspective? Or how the books you read get from the author's laptop to your bookstore (or Amazon cart)? Senior commissioning editor Linda Bree discusses the beginning of a book's life in the editorial process at Cambridge University Press.

21 Jan 2014