Reviews for Modern political science

The average rating for Modern political science based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-30 00:00:00 Robert Gallagher I read W. T. Jones "Masters of Political Thought" in Western Political Thought and Institutions I&II for my favorite crusty old British professor. (I think there were two or three volumes.) The exceptional thing about these books is that they are primarily extensive passages from the authors being discussed. The authors speak for themselves rather than you reading someone's tepid rehashing of the great thinkers. Highly recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-05 00:00:00 William Kuhn I was looking for a read that explored the dynamism of female sexuality through the lens of dom/sub relations (emphasis on the sub, of course). I started the read curious, but have hit a wall with this one. I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it, and I really hate to leave books unfinished. EDIT: i finished it. thank god. I feel like the author is defensive at points (I can't provide examples, as I haven't picked it up in 3 weeks!). Quite frankly, I find defensiveness in a narrator a total bore. It's a book about female sexuality -- I shouldn't have to read bullshit disclaimers or weird, quasi-desperate ramblings (aimed at misogynists or conservative readers?) because the author has a fear of being judged unfairly. I just have a hard time relating to the subject matter seriously -- but maybe I'm taking too hard a feminist line with this one. Things I like: it appears fairly comprehensive, though I'm always curious to read more about age play. I think some of the "exercises" are interesting, and the references included (think: list of phrases, dom/sub pairings, sexual games, etc.) are pretty rad. The author's personal examples are relevant and illustrate the "section" well.