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  • Deglobalization

    by Edward Ashbee ...
    Series series Short Histories
    Edward Ashbee examines the globalizing processes of the past thirty years and considers the extent to which there has been “deglobalization” or “slowbalization” and the reasons for these apparent shifts.The book looks at the original promise held out by globalizing trends which became fully evident at the same time as the dot.com economy became part of everyday life. The book then charts the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Business and Policy Challenges of Global Uncertainty

    European Perspectives

    by Torben J Andersen, Edward Ashbee, Bent Petersen ...
    The global business landscape is changing — rapidly. The past decade has seen major disruptions, including the pandemic, military conflict, and geopolitical tensions, with severe ramifications for multinational organizations that operate as part of the global economy. It is no longer viable to optimize international business activities in tightly coupled value chains too rigid and inflexible to ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • US politics today

    Fourth edition

    by Edward Ashbee, Bill Jones ...
    Series series Politics Today
    US politics today not only introduces the defining features of contemporary American politics but also considers the strengths and weaknesses of a system that is now under serious strain.The book is ideal for students, teaching staff and the general reader. It outlines the ways in which the Constitution shapes the politics of today, surveys the role of the presidency, Congress and the federal ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Trump revolt

    by Edward Ashbee, Bill Jones ...
    Series series Pocket Politics
    This book considers the reasons for Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election. It charts the prolonged campaign and the realigning processes that took place, analysing the ideas that defined the Trump platform, the electoral shifts in states regarded as solid ‘firewalls’ for the Democratic Party and the responses of Republican Party elites.Although he is subject to ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • US politics today

    Third edition

    by Edward Ashbee ...
    Series series Politics Today
    The third edition of US Politics Today provides a concise, up-to-date and accessible introduction to US government and politics. It offers a survey of core institutions such as the Presidency, Congress and the US Supreme Court, assesses the electoral system and considers the part played by organised interests and political parties. The book includes coverage of the 2008 presidential election and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Bush administration, sex and the moral agenda

    by Edward Ashbee ...
    The Bush Administration, sex and the moral agenda considers White House policy towards issues such as abortion, sex education, obscenity and same-sex marriage. The book suggests that although accounts have often emphasised the ties between George W. Bush and the Christian right, the administration's strategy was, at least until early 2005, also directed towards the courting of middle ground ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Obama Presidency and the Politics of Change

    Edited by Edward Ashbee, John Dumbrell ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election. Contributors assess the character of “change” and, within this context, survey the extent to which there was enduring change within particular policy areas, both domestic and foreign. The authors combine empirical detail with more speculative ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The right and the recession

    by Edward Ashbee ...
    Series Book 8 - New Perspectives on the Right
    The right and the recession considers the ways in which conservative activists, groupings, parties and interests in the US and Britain responded to the financial crisis and the ‘Great Recession’ that followed in its wake. The book looks at the tensions and stresses between different ideas, interests and institutions and the ways in which they shaped the character of political outcomes. In Britain, ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

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  • Open and Shut

    Why America Has Barack Obama, and Canada Has Stephen Harper

    by John Ibbitson ...
    Last November America elected its first black president. Canada, too, went to the polls that month. The difference for the two nations was remarkable: Americans had a clear choice between an indecisive, has-been who represented at best more of the same and a progressive, eloquent, African American, the first ever black presidential candidate. As Ibbitson remarks, "What were Canadians being offered ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Institutions and Democracy in Africa

    How the Rules of the Game Shape Political Developments

    Edited by Nic Cheeseman ...
    Historically, African political institutions such as constitutions, legislatures and judiciaries have been seen as weak and vulnerable to manipulation, leading some to claim that the continent is 'institutionless'. However, recent developments including the consolidation of presidential term limits in a number of countries demonstrate that this depiction is no longer tenable. By drawing attention ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

    The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

    by Morris P. Fiorina, Samuel J. Abrams ...
    Series series The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
    Red states, blue states . . . are we no longer the United States? Morris P. Fiorina here examines today’s party system to reassess arguments about party polarization while offering a cogent overview of the American electorate.Building on the arguments of Fiorina’s acclaimed Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, this book explains how contemporary politics differs from that of previous eras ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Has Democracy Failed Women?

    by Drude Dahlerup ...
    Why are women still under-represented in politics? Can we speak of democracy when women are not fully included in political decision-making? Some argue that we are on the right track to full gender equality in politics, while others talk about women hitting the glass ceiling or being included in institutions with shrinking power, not least as a result of neo-liberalism.In this powerful essay, ... Read more

    $18.00 USD