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In the 1960s, we resolved as a nation never to judge people by the color of their skin. But today, race-based public policy has once again become the norm, this time under the banner of affirmative action. How, asks Terry Eastland, did such a turnabout...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780230610996Author Bruce BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 431g

In 2022, Ira Shapiro completed what Brooking scholar William A. Galston called “an epic trilogy” chronicling the disastrous decline of the once-great Senate. The Founding Fathers gave the Senate many functions, but it had one overriding responsibility:...

The complexity of the American economy and polity has grown at an explosive rate in our era of globalization. Yet as the 2008 financial crisis revealed, the evolution of the American state has not proceeded apace. The crisis exposed the system's manifold...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374600211Author Ari BermanFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609425159Author Alexander HamiltonFormat HardbackPage Count 404Imprint Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.Publisher Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc...

Essentials of US Politics and Government is the latest book in the Essentials of series for A-Level Politics, which maps on to the Edexcel specification. It covers all the knowledge required to tackle paper 3 of the A level; United States politics, as...

Drawing on the careers of senior executives of the US Environmental Protection Agency, True Green identifies the concrete actions that work in protecting our nation's environment. By examining the exquisitely difficult tasks of executive leadership in...

This book analyzes the image of the U.S. presidential administrations from 2001 to 2011 and their political image in foreign countries. The authors focus on the European perception of U.S. presidencies, specifically during the terms of George W. Bush and...

The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider - a candidate with no previous governmental experience and mixed support from his own party - won the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665578479Author Roger ShumanFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 231g

Donald Trump has forged a unique relationship with American exceptionalism, parting ways with how presidents and presidential candidates have long communicated this idea to the American public. Jason Gilmore and Charles Rowling call this Trump's...

America is so ethnically, geographically, socially, and spiritually diverse that a book on party strength in any other country would be less complex. The American state of democracy, however, is a pastiche of culture, economics, and community. Fractured...

The American people generally perceive that the United States is headed in "the wrong direction," US influence worldwide is waning, Capitol Hill is not adequately representing the public's interests, and their personal economic wellbeing is in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889101505Author Roger ColeFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Austin Macauley Publishers LLCPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 776g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848711895Author Anael LabigneFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 367g

"The FLOTUS Effect" emphasizes the import of agency on the part of Michelle Obama in relation to her politics as evidenced in her positionality and presence as the first African American woman to serve as First Lady of the United States of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942125228Author Ryuho OkawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Irh PressPublisher Irh PressWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839986611Author John J. DavenportFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783088720Author Sidney PlotkinFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551646718Author Jack CrittendenFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 354g

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...

This revised and updated third edition provides readers with a comprehensive description and analysis of the German political system, and of the political behaviour within the context of that system. It surveys the historical development of German...

From renowned journalist Guy Rundle, Red, White and Blown is a piercing and provocative investigation into the United States' resolute failure to reckon with its own divisions and blind spots. Interrogating the political events of the 2022 midterm...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. recognised the independence of all the former Central Asian republics, supported their admission into Western organisations, and elicited regional support to counter Iranian influence in the region...

This book describes the FY2008 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Administration requested a net appropriation of $35.5 billion in net budget authority for FY2008. The requested net appropriation for major components of the...

Proposals for the reorganisation of the United States Intelligence Community have repeatedly emerged from commissions and committees created by either the executive or legislative branches. This new book traces such proposals from 1949 to 2004 which...

Given the current state of world affairs and the global war on terror, American foreign policy has taken on added importance and garnered immense amounts of national attention. Consequently, the need to understand the motives and workings behind the...

A collection of writings from one of the most significant political figures of our time.Book InformationISBN 9781555915285Author Eugene McCarthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Fulcrum Inc.,USPublisher Fulcrum Inc.,USWeight(grams) 314g

The defeat of Donald Trump in November 2020 followed by the attack on the US Congress on 6th January 2021 represented a tipping point moment in the history of the American republic. Divided at home and facing a world sceptical of American claims to be...

Paying close attention to its domestic roots, this textbook provides a valuable introduction to the construction and application of US foreign policy in the modern era. Accessibly written and including helpful illustrative material, a glossary and guide...

America is a nation that celebrates diversity and freedom of conscience. Yet, as Alexis de Tocqueville observed, democratic times often demand conformity. Nowadays, conformity might be enforced in the name of diversity itself, and go so far as to...

In this edited volume, an array of scholars has examined recent policymaking efforts in selected areas of contemporary importance. Government at Work: Policymaking in the Twenty-First Century Congress provides chapter-length treatment to reveal the...

This book describes the conduct of the US-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan. Adopting a long-term perspective, it argues that even though Washington initially had an opportunity to achieve its security goals and give Afghanistan a chance to enter a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476750422Author Jason MatteraFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Threshold EditionsPublisher Threshold EditionsWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

A dynamic authorial team of leading American politics scholars and a teachable Five Principles of Politics framework made American Government: Power and Purpose the gold standard in its field for more than 30 years. The Seventeenth Edition introduces the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907845522Author Bruce CharltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

No competing edition of The Federalist offers nearly as much help in grasping Publius' arguments in defense of the new but unratified United States Constitution of 1787 as this new annotated edition by J. R. Pole. Essay by essay--with ample...

As the author explains, the book is the result of 'a youthful attempt to sort out ideas about politics and government', which began 35 years ago. An independent thinker, he has taken a multi-disciplinary approach in seeking answers, reading widely in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833036629Author Robert KlitgaardFormat HardbackPage Count 521Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 771g