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michele l swers

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  • Women and Politics

    Paths to Power and Political Influence

    Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movements to the female politicians in power today. The revised fourth edition includes:a new preface analyzing the 2020 elections, focusing on the historic victory of Kamala Harris and the gendered and racist critiques she endured on the campaign trail.recognition of the ... Read more

    $109.99 USD

  • Women in the Club

    Gender and Policy Making in the Senate

    In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. Democrats charged Republicans with waging a "war on women," while Republicans countered that Democratic policies actually undermined women's rights. The women of the Senate wielded particular power, planning press conferences, appearing on political programs, and taking to ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Difference Women Make

    The Policy Impact of Women in Congress

    What if there were more women in Congress? Providing the first comprehensive study of the policy activity of male and female legislators at the federal level, Michele L. Swers persuasively demonstrates that, even though representatives often vote a party line, their gender is politically significant and does indeed influence policy making.Swers combines quantitative analyses of bills with ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Women and Politics

    Paths to Power and Political Influence

    Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movement to the female politicians in power today. Focusing on women whose stories have not yet been told, this book includes new analysis and scholarship on the experiences and viewpoints of conservative women, women of color, LGBT women, and millennial women. Students will ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • Who Rules America?

    The Corporate Rich, White Nationalist Republicans, and Inclusionary Democrats in the 2020s

    The 8th edition, already significantly updated, has now been further updated in 2023 to include the likely impact of the post-pandemic cutbacks, the overturning of Roe v Wade, and the Trump indictments on the 2024 national elections. These factors could lead to more economic growth and social support for families, schools, and health care--or an increase in inequality, white male supremacy, and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • White Rural Rage

    The Threat to American Democracy

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens—who are also the least likely to defend its core principles“This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.”—David Corn, New York Times bestselling author of American PsychosisWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State

    Why Americans Vote the Way They Do

    by Andrew Gelman ...
    "Full of interesting arguments and insights that will turn many deep-seated beliefs about American politics on their head." —Stefan Fergus, Civilian ReaderOn the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotype ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

    The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes

    Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and Foreign AffairsA much-needed wake-up call for the Democrats, which reveals how the party has lost sight of its core principles and endangered its political future—from the authors of “one of the most influential political books of the 21st century” (The New York Times).For decades, American politics has been plagued by a breakdown ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Democracy in America?

    What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It

    "Important and riveting . . . The solution isn't to redistribute wealth from the have-mores to the have-lesses. It's to redistribute political power to everyone." —Robert B. ReichAmerica faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of dysfunctional government. In Democracy in America? veteran ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Let them Eat Tweets

    How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality

    A New York Times Editors’ ChoiceAn “essential” (Jane Mayer) account of the dangerous marriage of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals — and how it threatens the pillars of American democracy.In Let Them Eat Tweets, best-selling political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson argue that despite the rhetoric of Donald Trump, Josh Hawley, and other right-wing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Unequal Democracy

    The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age - Second Edition

    Series series Russell Sage Foundation Co-pub
    An acclaimed examination of how the American political system favors the wealthy—now fully revised and expandedThe first edition of Unequal Democracy was an instant classic, shattering illusions about American democracy and spurring scholarly and popular interest in the political causes and consequences of escalating economic inequality. This revised, updated, and expanded second edition includes ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • Gradual

    The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age

    A call to tone down our political rhetoric and embrace a common-sense approach to change. Many experts believe that we are at a fulcrum moment in history, a time that demands radical shifts in thinking and policymaking. Calls for bold change are everywhere these days, particularly on social media, but is this actually the best way to make the world a better place? In Gradual, Greg Berman and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD