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“william crotty”

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  • The Presidential Election of 2020

    Donald Trump and the Crisis of Democracy

    by William Crotty, Barbara Norrander, Amy N. Benner, John C. Berg, Susan A. MacManus, Thomas R. Marshall, Shayla C. Nunnally, Arthur C. Paulson, John Kenneth White, John J. McGlennon0 ...
    The Presidential Election of 2020: Donald Trump and the Crisis of Democracy places the election of 2020 within the context of the Trump presidency, a chaotic and tense time in American politics and a dangerous one. The election is analyzed in depth and its meaning for the state of American society is made clear. A major theme in the book is a critique of Donald Trump's leadership, his incompetence ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • America's Choice 2000

    Entering A New Millenium

    by William Crotty ...
    America's Choice 2000 attempts to make sense of the longest running, most fiercely contested and, ultimately, closest race in the history of presidential elections. What had been an earnest if predictable general election campaign morphed into a post-election day series of controversies that tested the nation's electoral processes, its courts, and its democratic culture. Eventually, of course, a ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Obama Presidency

    Promise and Performance

    by William Crotty, John C. Berg, R. Lawrence Butler, Bruce E. Caswell, Maureen F. Moakley, Shayla C. Nunnally, Arthur C. Paulson, Lawrence C. Reardon, James A. Morone ...
    In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the administration’s level of success in achieving its objectives. Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move the president closer to the center of the American political spectrum, and prepare ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

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  • The Parties Versus the People

    How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans

    by Mickey Edwards ...
    "An urgent and engaging look at how American politics have become the founding fathers' worst nightmare" ( The Daily Beast).America's political system is dysfunctional. We know it, yet the problem seems intractable—after every election, voters discover yet again that political "leaders" are simply quarreling in a never-ending battle between the two warring tribes.As a former congressman, Mickey ... Read more

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  • The Second Civil War

    How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America

    by Ronald Brownstein ...
    In recent years American politics has seemingly become much more partisan, more zero-sum, more vicious, and less able to confront the real problems our nation faces. What has happened?In The Second Civil War, respected political commentator Ronald Brownstein diagnoses the electoral, demographic, and institutional forces that have wreaked such change over the American political landscape, pulling ... Read more

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  • American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction

    by L. Sandy Maisel ...
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  • Defending the Filibuster

    The Soul of the Senate

    by Richard A. Arenberg, Robert B. Dove ...
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  • California Crackup

    How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It

    by Joe Mathews, Mark Paul ...
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  • The Politics of Voter Suppression

    Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote

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  • 100% Democracy

    The Case for Universal Voting

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    Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive

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