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  • The Presidency in Times of Crisis and Disaster

    Primary Documents in Context

    Edición de Brian M. Harward ...
    This resource uses primary documents and contextualizing essays to illuminate how America's presidents have responded to major tests of their leadership and approached their role and responsibilities in times of national crisis.Presidents hold the attention of the public like no other political actor. In addition, because of their unique role in the constitutional system, presidents often take ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Presidential Power

    Documents Decoded

    Series series Documents Decoded
    This volume uses essential and illuminating primary documents as a portal for understanding the evolution and present parameters of presidential power, the relationship between America's three branches of government, and why wartime often leads presidents to claim expansive powers and authority.Presidential Power: Documents Decoded provides a thorough examination of the historical and political ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • Presidential Campaigns

    Documents Decoded

    Series series Documents Decoded
    Combining primary sources with expert commentary, this timely book probes critical moments in U.S. presidential elections in the last 20th- and early 21st-centuries, empowering readers to better understand and analyze the electoral process.Presidential Campaigns: Documents Decoded illuminates both the high stakes of a presidential campaign and the gaffes, controversies, and excesses that often ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America

    An Encyclopedia and Document Collection [3 volumes]

    This three-volume set explores the multiple roles that parties and interest groups have played in American politics from the nation's beginnings to the present.This set serves as an essential resource for analyzing the emergence and impact of parties and interest groups in the American political system and for understanding the systematic and structural bases for interest group and party behavior. ... Leer más

    $253.99 USD

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  • Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents

    From Wilson to Obama

    Larry Schweikart, a retired history professor, is ready to set the record straight on the American presidents. He goes through each of the first 26 presidents from Washington to Taft and debunks myths, lies, and fake news made fact by the uninformed. Discover why George Washington favored American isolationism; James Madison supported states' rights; what Lincoln promised to Southerners about ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Presidential Government

    Noted political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg has written an essential text for courses on the United States presidency. An invaluable resource, Ginsberg’s comprehensive analysis emphasizes the historical, constitutional, and legal dimensions of presidential power. He explores the history and essential aspects of the office, the president’s relationship to the rest of the executive branch and to a ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • The Imperial Presidency

    A "brilliant" examination of the growth of presidential power from George Washington to George W. Bush, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian ( Newsweek).Over the course of two centuries, the power of the president of the United States has grown exponentially. From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, presidential power has both served and ... Leer más

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  • The Swing Vote

    The Untapped Power of Independents

    de Linda Killian ...
    As our country's politicians engage in bitter partisan battles, focused on protecting their own jobs but not on doing the nation's business, and political pundits shout louder and shriller to improve their ratings, it's no wonder that Americans have little faith in their government. But is America as divided as the politicians and talking heads would have us believe? Do half of Americans stand on ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

  • Myth America

    Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

    In this instant New York Times bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past.“Outstanding … Wonderfully accessible.” —Washington PostThe United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to U.S. Government and Politics

    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 ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Rule and Ruin:The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party

    The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party

    Series series Studies in Postwar American Political Development
    As the 2012 elections approach, the Republican Party is rocketing rightward away from the center of public opinion. Republicans in Congress threaten to shut down the government and force a U.S. debt default. Tea Party activists mount primary challenges against Republican officeholders who appear to exhibit too much pragmatism or independence. Moderation and compromise are dirty words in the ... Leer más

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  • American Politics

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    American politics seems to grow more contentious and complicated by the day, and whether American democracy works well is hotly debated. Amidst all this roiling partisan argument and confusing claims and counterclaims, there has never been a greater need for an impartial primer on the basics of the American political system. This Very Short Introduction gives readers a concise, accessible, and ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD