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  • Living Legislation

    Durability, Change, and the Politics of American Lawmaking

    de William J. Novak, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Sean Gailmard, Christopher R. Berry, Barry C. Burden, William G. Howell, Forrest Maltzman, Charles R. Shipan, Amihai Glazer, David E. Lewis, Stuart Chinn, Vesla M. Weaver, David R. Mayhew, Sidney M. Milkis ...
    Political scholars examine the dynamic evolution of laws over time in a volume that "pushes the frontiers of knowledge about lawmaking in the US" ( Choice).Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. And while debates over legislative measures can rage for years or even decades before an item is enacted, they also endure long afterward, when the political ... Leer más

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  • Electoral Realignments

    A Critique of an American Genre

    de Professor David R. Mayhew ...
    Series series The Institution for Social and Policy St
    The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for signs” of new electoral realignments. Now a major ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • America's Congress

    Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingrich

    de Professor David R. Mayhew ...
    To understand American politics and government, we need to recognize not only that members of Congress are agents of societal interests and preferences but also that they act with a certain degree of autonomy and consequence in the country’s public sphere. In this illuminating book, a distinguished political scientist examines actions performed by members of Congress throughout American history, ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Imprint of Congress

    de David R. Mayhew ...
    Series series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
    What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done?  In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress’s performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society.  Mayhew suggests that Congress ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Partisan Balance

    Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System

    de David R. Mayhew ...
    Series series Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs
    How partisan balance between the U.S. presidency and Congress is essential to successful governmentWith three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan ... Leer más

    $23.79 USD

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  • Fighting for Common Ground

    How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress

    de Olympia Snowe ...
    An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels for 40 years, including 18 years in the U.S. Senate, she explained that Washington wasn’t solving the big ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Democracy for Realists

    Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

    de Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Political Behavior
    Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic—and what we can do about itDemocracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Civil Rights

    Rhetoric or Reality

    de Thomas Sowell ...
    It is now more than three decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, Brown v. Board of Education. Thomas Sowell takes a tough, factual look at what has actually happened over these decades -- as distinguished from the hopes with which they began or the rhetoric with which they continue, Who has gained and who has lost? Which of the assumptions behind the civil rights ... Leer más

    $15.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

    The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • In the Shadow Of the Poorhouse (Tenth Anniversary Edition)

    A Social History Of Welfare In America

    de Michael B Katz ...
    With welfare reform a burning political issue, this special anniversary edition of the classic history of welfare in America has been revised and updated to include the latest bipartisan debates on how to end welfare as we know it.”In the Shadow of the Poorhouse examines the origins of social welfare, both public and private, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of ... Leer más

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  • Public Opinion (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

    de Walter Lippmann ...
    In his groundbreaking work Public Opinion (1922), Walter Lippmann, an eminent American writer and political commentator, delves into the intricate dynamics of democracy, shedding light on the pivotal role of citizens. He warns against the perils of propaganda, anticipating its sway on public perception. Lippmann challenges the efficacy of journalism in informing the populace, asserting that ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Republic at Risk

    An Introduction to American Politics

    de Walter J. Stone, James A. McCann ...
    When people have the freedom to further their own personal interests in politics, the results may be disastrous. Chaos? Tyranny? Can a political system be set up to avoid these pitfalls, while still granting citizens and politicians the freedom to pursue their interests? Republic at Risk is a concise and engaging introduction to American politics. The guiding theme is the problem of self-interest ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD