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Monetary Politics: The Federal Reserve and the Politics of Monetary Policy by John T. Woolley 9780521312479
RRP: $60.43$46.41This is the first book to describe and analyze the relationships between the Federal Reserve and the president, Congress, bankers, and economists. Far from being politically independent, the Federal Reserve is shown to be sensitive to a wide range of... -
The Thunderstorm: Report of the Thunderstorm Project by U S Government Agencies 9780898758672
RRP: $72.15$64.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898758672Author U S Government AgenciesFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the... -
Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism, 1973-1994 by Fredrick C. Harris 9780521849364
RRP: $146.25$99.14In this study assessing black civic participation after the civil rights movement, Fredrick C. Harris, Valeria Sinclair-Chapman and Brian D. McKenzie demonstrate that the changes in black activism since the civil rights movement is characterized by a... -
Elbridge Gerry's Salamander: The Electoral Consequences of the Reapportionment Revolution by Gary W. Cox 9780521806756
RRP: $146.25$101.03The Supreme Court's reapportionment decisions, beginning with Baker v. Carr in 1962, had far more than jurisprudential consequences. They sparked a massive wave of extraordinary redistricting in the mid-1960s. Both state legislative and congressional... -
News Frames and National Security: Covering Big Brother by Douglas M. McLeod 9780521113595
RRP: $146.25$110.55Did media coverage contribute to Americans' tendency to favor national security over civil liberties following the 9/11 attacks? How did news framing of terrorist threats support the expanding surveillance state revealed by Edward Snowden? Douglas M... -
The Supreme Court in the American Legal System by Jeffrey Allan Segal 9780521780384
RRP: $165.75$117.04This book examines the American legal system, including a comprehensive treatment of the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite this treatment, the 'in' from the title deserves emphasis, for it extensively examines lower courts, providing separate chapters on state... -
The Obama Legacy by Mike Ducheine 9780998485904
$38.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998485904Author Mike DucheineFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Mike DucheinePublisher Mike DucheineWeight(grams) 435g -
Collective Action under the Articles of Confederation by Keith L. Dougherty 9780521027588
RRP: $60.43$46.41Rather than focusing on why the states did not contribute to the national government under the Articles of Confederation, Collective Action under the Articles of Confederation asks why they, in fact, did - even when they should not have been expected to... -
The Constitution and America's Destiny by David Brian Robertson 9780521845557
RRP: $146.25$112.46In this ambitious study, Robertson explains how the US Constitution emerged from an intense battle between a bold vision for the nation's political future and the tenacious defense of its political present. Given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to alter... -
Semi-Presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe by Robert Elgie 9780719087769
RRP: $38.98$34.34This book, newly available in paperback, examines the extent to which semi-presidentialism has affected the process of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe since the early 1990s. The standard academic wisdom is that semi-presidentialism, where... -
The President and Congress by Rowland Egger 9780313242175
$127.78The authors examine the ways in which the President and Congress have developed and the ways in which they manage their relations with each other. They admit that they believe that the President is more successful in discerning the national purpose than... -
What Is it about Government that Americans Dislike? by John R. Hibbing 9780521791816
RRP: $146.25$108.65The American public's level of hostility toward government became a major issue in the 1990s. In this edited volume, first published in 2001, 24 of the country's leading students of public attitudes toward government in the United States address the... -
The Job of the Federal Executive by Eduard Bernstein 9780313252730
$109.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313252730Author Eduard BernsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Leadership and Negotiation in the European Union by Jonas Tallberg 9780521864527
RRP: $175.50$131.92In this 2006 book, Jonas Tallberg offers a novel perspective on some of the most fundamental questions about international cooperation and European Union politics. Offering the first systematic theoretical and empirical exploration of the influence... -
The Politics of Switzerland: Continuity and Change in a Consensus Democracy by Hanspeter Kriesi 9780521844574
RRP: $146.25$112.46Despite Switzerland's small size, its political system is one of the most complex and fascinating among contemporary democracies. The rich, complex mixture of centuries-old institutions and the refined political arrangements that exist today constitute a... -
The Constitution and America's Destiny by David Brian Robertson 9780521607780
RRP: $56.53$38.98In this ambitious study, Robertson explains how the US Constitution emerged from an intense battle between a bold vision for the nation's political future and the tenacious defense of its political present. Given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to alter... -
French Politicians and Elections 1951-1969 by Philip M. Williams 9780521096089
RRP: $60.43$46.41Originally published in 1970, this collection of essays, in which Mr Williams displays his exceptionally wide learning and sympathetic insight into French political life, is an indispensable guide to anyone interested in the background to and... -
In the Common Defense: National Security Law for Perilous Times by James E. Baker 9780521877633
RRP: $156.00$84.69The United States faces the realistic and indefinite threat of terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. Whether the United States is successful in preventing such an attack will depend on whether we effectively wield the instruments of security. It will... -
Radical Bureaucracy by Michael D. Halliday 9780956812407
$28.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956812407Author Michael D. HallidayFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Shards PublishingPublisher Shards PublishingWeight(grams) 644g -
Corporation Nation by Charles Derber 9780312254612
$29.70In America today, corporations have more power than any other force. This work calls for changes in America's corporate system - changes designed to keep corporations healthy, whilst making them accountable to the people.Book InformationISBN... -
How Green Are the Gorons?: Liberal Propaganda Out of Control by Gerald Westbrook 9781450273695
$24.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450273695Author Gerald WestbrookFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 152g -
All Politics Is Loco: Musings from the Conservative Next Door by Tony Corvo 9780595426515
$20.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595426515Author Tony CorvoFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 386g -
Subsidizing Success: The Export-Import Bank in the U.S. Economy by Richard E. Feinberg 9780521104661
RRP: $60.43$46.41First published in 1982, this book was the first comprehensive study of the US Export-Import Bank, a US government export promotion agency with worldwide loans and insurance of $30 billion. By using analytical tools from several disciplines, the author... -
Liberal Parties in Western Europe by Emil J. Kirchner 9780521102490
RRP: $81.88$63.73This book is a comparative study of liberal parties in Western Europe, examining the role and development of liberal parties within individual countries; their internal party structure and organization; electoral audience; coalitions and government... -
Executive Privilege by Raoul Berger 9780674733749
$107.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674733749Author Raoul BergerFormat HardbackPage Count 446Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 798g -
The Mismanagement of America, Inc. by Lawrence G Hrebiniak 9780595484348
$20.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595484348Author Lawrence G HrebiniakFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 152g -
Great Experiments in American Economic Policy: From Kennedy to Reagan by Thomas Karier 9780275965570
$77.01During the 1980s, dramatic changes in the federal budget, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. Treasury initiated the most comprehensive series of economic experiments since the 1930s. This book describes the nature of those experiments and compares them to... -
Party Influence in Congress by Steven S. Smith 9780521878883
RRP: $146.25$104.85Party Influence in Congress challenges current arguments and evidence about the influence of political parties in the US Congress. Steven S. Smith argues that theory must reflect policy, electoral, and collective party goals. These goals call for... -
Hearing the Other Side: Deliberative versus Participatory Democracy by Diana C. Mutz 9780521847506
RRP: $146.25$87.69'Religion and politics', as the old saying goes, 'should never be discussed in mixed company.'And yet fostering discussions that cross lines of political difference has long been a central concern of political theorists. More recently, it has also become... -
Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections by Markus Prior 9780521858724
RRP: $146.25$101.81The media environment is changing. Today in the United States, the average viewer can choose from hundreds of channels, including several twenty-four hour news channels. News is on cell phones, on iPods, and online; it has become a ubiquitous and... -
Organizing Interests in Western Europe: Pluralism, Corporatism, and the Transformation of Politics by Suzanne Berger 9780521270625
RRP: $72.13$56.12The chapters in this volume reconsider fundamental premises about state and society in advanced capitalist countries. That social scientists in different disciplines of varying methodological and political persuasions should have found it useful to... -
Black Politics and Urban Crisis in Britain by Brian D. Jacobs 9780521125529
RRP: $60.43$46.41This book, first published in 1986, examines the race and immigration issues by considering the nature of the black 'constituency' and its political responses to issues related to the crisis of Britain's inner cities. It centrally examines black access... -
The Policy Challenge of Ethnic Diversity by Patrick R Ireland 9780674498822
$107.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674498822Author Patrick R IrelandFormat HardbackPage Count 341Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 658g -
Local Government in England by E.L. Hasluck 9780521143912
RRP: $72.13$55.34First published in 1936, this book by E. L. Hasluck provides a contemporary account of how local government functioned in England before the Second World War. Hasluck outlines the main features of the local government system and discusses some of the... -
Congress: Structure and Policy by Matthew D. McCubbins 9780521337502
RRP: $91.63$58.01First published in 1987, Congress: Structure and Policy is a review of congressional research from an institutional perspective. The selections blend theoretical material found in the fields of discussion theory, political economy, social choice and game... -
The Presidents and Civil Disorder by Bennett Milton Rich 9780313222993
$109.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313222993Author Bennett Milton RichFormat HardbackPage Count 235Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Capital Punishment and the American Agenda by Franklin E. Zimring 9780521378635
RRP: $60.43$46.41The death penalty is not simply the most serious criminal punishment. It has been a singular social, legal, and moral problem in the Western world over the past two hundred years. Capital punishment is disappearing from every nation in the West except... -
The Europeanisation of National Administrations: Patterns of Institutional Change and Persistence by Christoph Knill 9780521000925
RRP: $60.43$44.56Christoph Knill's book analyses the impact of European policies on national administrations. Under which conditions can we expect domestic change, particularly the convergence of administrative styles and structures? How can we explain national patterns... -
Sweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation by Michael H. Belzer 9780195128864
RRP: $85.78$60.10In 1977 the US government began to loosen regulations on the tightly controlled trucking industry, expecting that increased competition would drive down companies' shipping costs. In this provocative new book Michael H. Belzer takes a close look at... -
This Republic: Illuminating Republican Government by Will Butts 9780991117505
$20.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991117505Author Will ButtsFormat PaperbackImprint Liberty's Lamp BooksPublisher Liberty's Lamp BooksWeight(grams) 159g