What should be the scope of emergency powers that our leaders can utilize in times of danger and catastrophe? Clark and Paolucci, both celebrated professors of political science, explore the issues involved. The writings included in the book are even more compelling than when they first appeared, for the events which have taken place since then have made us more apprehensive, less certain of our safety as a people and a nation.

War, Peace, and the Presidency: A Classical Conservative Views America's Great Delimma

Politics & Social Sciences

Paolucci, Henry

Politics & Government

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Matthew A. Pauley gives the reader a clear perspective on a subject both daunting and confusing. Criminal Law: Its Nature and Sources discusses principles of common law, interpretations of applicable state statutes, and provisions of the Model Provision Code, as they pertain to various crimes, defenses, and punishments; and brings those subjects to life through real-life cases and humorous anecdotes.

Criminal Law: Its Nature and Sources

Pauley, Matthew A.

Criminal Law

Selected Writings on Literature and the arts, Science and Astronomy, Law, Government, and Political Philosophy

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

During his lifetime, Henry Paolucci taught and wote in several academic disciplines.The variety of subject presented in this volume bears testimony to Professor Paolucci's wide range of interests and provides an impressive sampling of Professor Paolucci's comprehensive approach to knowledge.  Selected Writings is an introduction to an unusual scholar and teacher, a keen statesman, and political realist who was also, always, at ease as a philosopher.

Selected Writings on Literature and the arts, Science and Astronomy, Law Government, and political Philosophy

Anne Paolucci supplies a critical and appreciative analysis of Edward Albee, one of the leading American playwrights of the twentieth century. Along the way, she uses her familiarity with Dante and Pirandello to explore Albee’s combination of humor and dark brooding, his religious transparencies, use of symbolism, the claustrophobic intensity of his emotional space, and his no-exit situations.

From Tension to Tonic: The Plays of Edward Albee

Paolucci, Anne

History & Criticism

An Artist's Journey of Discovery

Arts & Photography

Maltese, Constance Del Vecchio

Individual Artists

Hegel on Tragedy

First published by Doubleday in 1962, Hegel on Tragedy is once again available. This unique collection of passages drawn from Hegel's major works contains a wealth of material on modern and ancient drama, tragedy in particular, and touches on modern social drama and comedy as well.

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Galileo has been termed by Einstein "the father of modern science."  Why that is so is the main burden of  The Achievement of Galileo.  Included in this volume are not only selections from his own works, full of the thrill and pride of discovery, but also assessments of his achievement by both his contemporaries and modern physicists like Philip Frank and Morris R. Cohen.  This volume answers the urgent need to effect a better understanding between our scientific and nonscientific communities.

The Achievement of Galileo

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Uncovering the Roots of the U.S. Constitution America’s Constitution did not spring up suddenly in 1787. The framers were influenced at every turn by a tradition of constitutional development dating back to ancient times. That constitutional heritage passes almost unnoticed today—despite the fact that it has influenced legislators, judges, statesmen, and scholars for more than two hundred years. Political scientist and legal scholar Matthew Pauley remedies this problem by shining a light on the three most important influences on the American constitutional experience: ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and England. All three helped shape the American system. Athens, for example, emphasized the rule of law and, at least for a time, a kind of democracy. From Rome we derived our commitment to natural law. England provided a tradition of representative government and the common law, as well as models for a jury system, judicial precedent, and habeas corpus and other writs. There is no better way to understand the history of constitutionalism than to examine the evolution of the ancient Athenian, Roman, and English constitutions. Highly readable, Athens, Rome, and England: America’s Constitutional Heritage tells the fascinating story of the influence these traditions and cultures had on the U.S. experience. No student of law and government can afford to ignore it.

Athens, Rome, and England: America's Constitutional Heritage

History

Americas

A Brief History of Political Thought and Statecraft is a richly-documented yet fast-moving account of the political changes that took place from the time of the Greeks to twentieth century dictatorships and democratic institutions.

A Brief History of Political Thought and Statecraft

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