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  • The Changing Conditions of Politics

    by James Corry ...
    Series series Heritage
    J.A. Corry, one of Canada's outstanding political scientists, in the Alan B. Plaunt Lectures for 1963 has contributed a brilliant and provocative analysis of the changed world in which politics and students of politics must operate today. He suggests first that political studies can no longer be confined to the frame long held adequate. The eighteenth-century view of man as essentially rational ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Democratic Government and Politics

    Third Revised Edition

    by James Corry, John Hodgetts ...
    Series series Heritage
    Completely revised and enlarged edition (1951) of a book which has become a standard work on comparative government. This edition brings up to date the material on institutions and practices of government in Britain, the United States, and Canada, and analyses more fully the relationship of democratic institutions and practices to the essentials of the democratic creed. ... Read more

    $65.59 USD

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  • How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

    by Robert A. Dahl ...
    In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, Why should we uphold our constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial democratic issues, including economic equality, racial integration, and women’s ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Democratic Government in Canada, 5th Ed

    by R. MacGregor Dawson, W.F. Dawson, Norman Ward ...
    For more than a generation this concise survey has been the classic introduction to the fundamental ideas and structure of Canadian government and the practice of democracy in this country. It examines the various elements of federal government — the House of Commons, the cabinet, the Senate, the monarchy and governor-general, the public service, and the courts — and of provincial and municipal ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Constitutional Conservatism

    Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation

    by Peter Berkowitz ...
    Peter Berkowitz identifies the political principles social conservatives and libertarians share, or should share, and sketches the common ground on which they can and should join forces. Drawing on the writings of Edmund Burke,The Federalist, and the high points of post-World War II American conservatism, he argues that the top political priority for social conservatives and libertarians should be ... Read more

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  • Governor General and the Prime Ministers, The

    The Making and Unmaking of Governments

    by Edward McWhinney ...
    Since Canada may be faced with a period of minority governments, it has become increasingly important to understand the role of the Head-of-State, the Governor General, in facing the challenge of dysfunctionality. Edward McWhinney clearly lays out the present powers and responsibilities of the office, advising the country on what to expect from the Governor General and Prime Ministers. He does so ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Two Cheers for Politics

    Why Democracy Is Flawed, Frightening—and Our Best Hope

    by Jedediah Purdy ...
    One of the country’s most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture disempowers ordinary citizens and makes the case for a reinvigorated democracyAmericans across the political spectrum agree that our democracy is in crisis. We view our political opponents with disdain, if not terror, and an increasing number of us are willing to consider authoritarian alternatives. In Two ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Constitution of the United States of America

    A Contextual Analysis

    by Professor Mark Tushnet ...
    Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
    This book provides a critical introduction to the history and current meaning of the United States' Constitution. It is organised around two themes: Firstly, the US Constitution is old, short, and difficult to amend. These characteristics have made constitutional 'interpretation', especially by the US Supreme Court, the primary mechanism for adapting the Constitution to ever-changing reality. ... Read more

    $17.79 USD

  • The Chagos Islanders and International Law

    by Dr Stephen Allen ...
    In 1965, the UK excised the Chagos Islands from the colony of Mauritius to create the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in connection with the founding of a US military facility on the island of Diego Garcia. Consequently, the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were secretly exiled to Mauritius, where they became chronically impoverished. This book considers the resonance of international law ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • The Specter of Dictatorship

    Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power

    by David M. Driesen ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Law and Politics
    Reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court's presidentialism threatens our democracy and what to do about it.Donald Trump's presidency made many Americans wonder whether our system of checks and balances would prove robust enough to withstand an onslaught from a despotic chief executive. In The Specter of Dictatorship, David Driesen analyzes the chief executive's role in the democratic decline of Hungary, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • A Dictionary of Human Rights

    by David Robertson ...
    This reference work reflects the growing international concern over human rights. It provides explanations of the terminology, issues, organizations and laws surrounding this emotive subject. A Dictionary of Human Rights features:* over 200 clear and concise mini-essays* alphabetical arrangement for ease of useThis book is a vital source for anyone interested in or connected with human rights ... Read more

    $370.99 USD

  • Party Government

    American Government in Action

    by E. Schattschneider ...
    What do we need to know about political parties in order to understand them? In his classic study E. E. Schattschneider delineates six crucial points: A political party is an organized attempt to get control of the government. Parties live in a highly competitive world. The major parties manage to maintain their supremacy over the minor parties. The internal processes of the parties have not ... Read more

    $67.99 USD