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  • American Catholics and Civic Engagement

    A Distinctive Voice

    by Kirk Adams, William Bole, David Carlin, David Gonzalez, Michael Lacey, Paul Moses, Kate O'Beirne, Don Wycliff, Jane Mansbridge, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, W Shepherdson Abell, Mary Jo Bane, Edward E. Dolejsi, Thomas J. Donnelly, David C. Leege, Paul D. Mueller, Monsignor Philip J. Murnion, William M. Shea, John J. Sweeney, Dotty Lynch, Clarke E. Cochran, John A. Coleman, E.J. Dionne, William A. Galston, Stephen J. Pope ...
    Series series American Catholics in the Public Square
    Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding the contributions to U.S. civic life of the Catholic, Jewish, mainline and evangelical Protestant, ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Religion, Race, and the American Presidency

    by Brian Robert Calfano, David G. Dalin, Paul A. Djupe, Gastón Espinosa, John C. Green, Melissa V. Harris-Lacewell, Lyman A. Kellstedt, So Young Kim, David C. Leege, Laura R. Olson, Corwin E. Smidt, Katherine E. Stenger, Adam L. Warber ...
    The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Evangelicals, Jews, women, the non-religious, and more. Religion, Race, and ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Rediscovering the Religious Factor in American Politics

    by David C. Leege, Lyman A. Kellstedt ...
    This text addresses whether and how religion and religious institutions affect American politics. For some time, analysts have argued that the conflicts of the New Deal era rendered cultural differences trivial and placed economic interests at the top of the political agenda. The authors and their collaborators - John C. Green, James L. Guth, Ted G. Jelen, Corwin E. Smidt, Kenneth D. Wald, Michael ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Politics of Cultural Differences

    Social Change and Voter Mobilization Strategies in the Post-New Deal Period

    by David C. Leege, Kenneth D. Wald, Brian S. Krueger, Paul D. Mueller ...
    How did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the past half century even as the Democratic Party held the hearts of most American voters? The authors of this groundbreaking study argue that they did so by doing what Democrats have also excelled at: triggering psychological mechanisms that deepen cultural divisions in the other party's coalition, thereby leading many of its ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

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    by Franco Scardino ...
    The governed must know their governmentUnderstanding how our government functions and the political forces that influence it is vital for all Americans. As a comprehensive overview and history of the subject, this book is designed to help anyone interested in learning about our government and the origins of its complex inner workings, our political system, and key elements that have affected our ... Read more

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  • How the World Works

    by Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian ...
    An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, "arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times), this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really workOffering something not found anywhere else, How the World Works is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those who are new to his work. The book is made up of meticulously edited ... Read more

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  • Blueprint for Revolution

    How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World

    by Srdja Popovic, Matthew Miller ...
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  • The Unbroken Machine

    Canada's Democracy in Action

    by Dale Smith ...
    The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017What if it is not our political system that is broken, but our understanding of it?Everybody thinks that it’s the system that’s broken in politics; but what if it’s not the system that’s broken but rather our understanding of it? What if everyone’s proposals to make the system “more democratic” only wind up making things worse, and weaken our systems of ... Read more

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  • The Prince of Providence

    The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds

    by Mike Stanton ...
    COP: “Buddy, I think this is a whorehouse.”BUDDY CIANCI: “Now I know why they made you a detective.”Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, where corruption is entertainment and Mayor Buddy Cianci presided over the longest-running lounge act in American politics. In The Prince of Providence, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mike Stanton tells a classic story of wiseguys, feds, and politicians on a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Idea of the Public Sphere

    A Reader

    by Hannah Arendt, Seyla Benhabib, James Bohman, John Dewey, Jon Elster, Nancy Fraser, Jürgen Habermas, Immanuel Kant, Alexander Kluge, Walter Lippmann, Niklas Luhmann, Oskar Negt, Bernhard Peters, John Rawls, Carl Schmitt, Joseph Schumpeter, G.W.F Hegel, Chantal Mouffe ...
    The notion of "the public sphere" has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity.The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Tension City

    Inside the Presidential Debates

    by Jim Lehrer ...
    With an update by the author for the 2012 election.A veteran newsman who has presided over eleven presidential and vice-presidential debates, Jim Lehrer gives readers a ringside seat for some of the epic political battles of our time, shedding light on all of the critical turning points and rhetorical faux pas that helped determine the outcome of America’s presidential elections. Drawing on his ... Read more

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  • U.S. Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

    by Franco Scardino ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Do you really know how the U.S. government operates? Most Americans have simply forgotten what they learned in their high school government class. Providing an updated history and comprehensive overview, Idiot's Guides: U.S. Government & Politics, Second Edition, is written to help readers gain an understanding about the origins of the U.S government, in addition to its complex political system ... Read more

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