By Nancy MacLean (NHC Fellow, 2008–09; 2021–22) Behind today’s headlines of billionaires taking over our government is a secretive political establishment with long, deep, and troubling roots. The capitalist radical right has been working not simply to change who rules, but to fundamentally alter the rules of democratic governance. But billionaires did not launch this movement; a … Continued
By John C. G. Röhl (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) The internationally renowned historian John Röhl presents here the continuation of his "… infinitely knowledgeable and readable" (Gustav Seibt, FAZ) biography of Wilhelm II. The new volume describes that decisive phase of rule known as the building of the personal monarchy. Characteristics of this government phase are … Continued
By Vincent Carretta (NHC Fellow, 1983–84) King George III inherited two legacies from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660: his crown and a tradition of regal satire. As the last British monarch who fully ruled as well as reigned and as the last king of America, George III was the target of constant satiric … Continued
By John C. G. Röhl (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) This rich and compelling volume describes the life of Kaiser Wilhelm II from his birth in 1859 to his accession to the Prusso-German throne in 1888, a story so extraordinary that it will fascinate anyone interested in the psychology and the throng of personalities of the period. … Continued
By Harold G. Marcus (NHC Fellow, 1985–86) Always controversial during his lifetime (1892-1975), Haile Selassie became, after his dethronement in 1974, a political icon to some, a monster to others, and to all a legend. There is no understanding modern Ethiopia without a grasp of the Emperor's life. This first volume of a projected three-volume … Continued
By Michael G. Peletz (NHC Fellow, 1999–00) How do Islamic courts work? What sorts of cultural understandings inform judicial process and litigants’ strategies? How do women’s claims fare? Do these courts promote social tolerance? And how do states use them to consolidate power, build nations, and shape a modern citizenry? These are among the questions … Continued
By David Cannadine (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Andrew Mellon, one of America’s greatest financiers, built a legendary personal … Continued
By MontesquieuEdited and translated by Melvin Richter (NHC Fellow, 1989–90) The essential political writings of Montesquieu—a substantial abridgment of The Spirit of the Laws, plus judicious selections from The Persian Letters and Considerations of the Romans’ Greatness and Decline—are masterfully translated by Melvin Richter. Prefaced by a new fifty-page introduction by Richter for this revised … Continued
Edited by Bruce Kapferer (NHC Fellow, 2004–05) As corporate practices are becoming more fused with state processes, the state itself is increasingly taking on a corporate structure, as well as a more overt oligarchic character. Evidence of this can be seen in the growing domination of political organizations and institutions by close-knit social groups (familial … Continued
Edited by J. H. Hexter (NHC Fellow, 1981–82; 1982–83; 1983–84) These essays treat the evolution of English ideas of liberty from the end of the Elizabethan period up to the 1740's in the context of English constitutional and parliamentary history.