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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781458318213Author Pr JusticeFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 218g

This book recounts the story of how a diverse social movement placed sexual harassment on the public agenda in the 1970s and 1980s. The collaboration of women from varying racial, economic, and geographic backgrounds strengthened the movement by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781452837871Author Tatay Jobo ElizesFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451506297Author Mark C RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450298636Author Thomas R MeindersFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450217972Author Mohammad Ahmad WaliFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781441456823Author Omar DyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781440117527Author Thomas Richard HarryFormat HardbackImprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 535g

This book provides an understanding of the role that Latino communities play in American politics. In a country marked by arbitrary and exclusionary electoral practices, minority political participation is central to remedying the inequity of the...

Cities, Mayors, and Race Relations analyzes the politics behind improving race relations in local communities through the use of mayoral task forces. By investigating three communities with unique cultural, social, economic, and racial characteristics,...

While much is known about the frontline of politics, little is revealed about the professionals who labor in secret to make the system work. Hired Gun: A Political Odyssey examines how political parties function and how elections are won or lost. This...

Civil wars and internal conflicts pose the greatest threat to international peace and security in the twenty-first century. Nowhere is this problem more acute than in East Asia and the Pacific, which has far more of its share of such conflicts...

The proper role of the government operating in a free society and regulating an individual's behavior is a subject that can provoke heated political debate. There is an ongoing discussion among the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court about the...

Well into the twenty-first century, the United States remains one of the most highly religious industrial democracies on earth. Recent Gallup surveys suggest that 76 percent of Americans believe that the Bible is divinely inspired or the direct word of...

Cops, Soldiers, and Diplomats is an exceptionally clear exposition of bureaucratic behavior amongst various agencies as each responded to the challenges of the War on Drugs. Chapter by chapter, author Tony Payan exposes the bureaucratic imperatives of...

Starting Over traces the remarkable political career of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen. Once considered a likely presidential candidate, Allen became a YouTube sensation after a slip of the tongue. But the Allen story is not over...

Although Latinos are now the largest non-majority group in the United States, existing research on white attitudes toward Latinos has focused almost exclusively on attitudes toward immigration. This book changes that. It argues that such accounts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781169973343Author Walter LippmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 576g

This book explains a long-standing puzzle in American politics: why so many Americans support downwardly redistributive social welfare programs, when such support seems to fly in the face of standard conceptions of the American public as anti-government,...

Political inequality is a major issue in American politics, with racial minorities and low-income voters receiving less favorable representation. Scholars argue that this political inequality stems largely from differences in political participation and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781092287173Author Gregory K PettyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781022896444Author Jeremiah S YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 856Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 1175g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781022889538Author Jeremiah S YoungFormat HardbackPage Count 856Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 1361g

The bureaucracy in the United States has a hand in almost all aspects of our lives, from the water we drink to the parts in our cars. For a force so influential and pervasive, however, this body of all nonelective government officials remains an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615980751Author Mikhail KryzhanovskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Miraclaire PublishingPublisher Miraclaire PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525575481Author Rachel MaddowFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Why is national identity such a potent force in people's lives? And is the force positive or negative? In this thoughtful and provocative book, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse develops a social theory of national identity and uses a national survey, focus groups,...

The right to vote is the foundation of democratic government; all other policies are derived from it. The history of voting rights in America has been characterized by a gradual expansion of the franchise. American Indians are an important part of that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393333794Author Leo RangellFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393331219Author Henry Cabot LodgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co

What does it mean to be an American? The United States defines itself by its legal freedoms; it cannot tell its citizens who to be. Nevertheless, where possible, it must separate citizen from alien. In so doing, it defines the desirable characteristics...

Reveals the political savvy and egalitarian convictions behind Lincoln's racial policies.Book InformationISBN 9780872499973Author LaWanda CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 271Imprint University of South Carolina PressPublisher University of South Carolina...

The book analyzes the words "infringe" and "abridge" to boost an accurate understanding of the Second Amendment. The wording of the first and second amendments was shaped by the period when the Bill of Rights was created by the authors and ratified by...

A central concern about the robustness of democratic rule in new democracies is the concentration of power in the executive branch and the potential this creates for abuse. This concern is felt particularly with regard to the concentration of legislative...

Every government engages in budgeting and public financial management to run the affairs of state. Effective budgeting empowers states to prioritize policies, allocate resources, and discipline bureaucracies, and it contributes to efficacious fiscal and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087974057Author Ghazanfar HashmiFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Ghazanfar ShahPublisher Ghazanfar ShahWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997343809Author Dave DoughertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Surviveusa, LLCPublisher Surviveusa, LLCWeight(grams) 499g

Describes the reality of the Washington decision-making process.Book InformationISBN 9780671867409Author William GreiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 500g

The new media environment has challenged the role of professional journalists as the primary source of politically relevant information. After Broadcast News puts this challenge into historical context, arguing that it is the latest of several critical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476689456Author Steven VerrierFormat PaperbackPage Count 165Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & CompanyWeight(grams) 152g