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Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes by Vanessa Williamson 9780691191607
RRP: $42.00$33.37A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxesConventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents... -
Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy by Helen V. Milner 9780691165479
RRP: $73.50$59.09When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade, and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen? Does the... -
Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and Turnout in the United States by Jan E. Leighley 9780691159355
RRP: $63.00$48.91Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Drawing on... -
Self-Policing in Politics: The Political Economy of Reputational Controls on Politicians by Glenn R. Parker 9780691117393
RRP: $147.00$114.03Contrary to what news reports might suggest, the majority of politicians behave ethically and are never subject to investigations. Is this because of the elaborate system of rules Congress has constructed to regulate the conduct of its members as well as... -
Organizing for Defense: The American Military Establishment in the 20th Century by Paul Y. Hammond 9780691625812
RRP: $115.50$90.11The author explores the defense administration, with thorough criticism of the National Security Council, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the armed services as governmental organizations. His book is a substantial... -
The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution by Joel Kramer Goldstein 9780691614472
RRP: $130.20$102.10Dealing with the vice presidency since 1953, this book recommends Walter Mondale's vice presidency as a model for future occupants of the office. The author considers the selection, campaign roles, and electoral impact of vice-presidential candidates. ... -
The Institutions of Democracy: The Public Schools by Susan H. Fuhrman 9780195170306
RRP: $126.00$93.51From curriculum standards and testing to school choice and civic learning, issues in American education are some of the most debated in the United States. The Public Schools, a collection of essays by the nation's leading education scholars and... -
Nature and Uses of Lotteries by Conall Boyle 9781845401177
$44.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401177Author Conall BoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 500gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
The Dynamics of Devolution: The State of the Nations by Alan Trench 9781845400361
$44.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400361Author Alan TrenchFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 600gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm... -
Scandinavian Politics Today by David Arter 9781784992910
RRP: $168.00$149.33This completely revised and updated third edition of Scandinavian politics today follows the format of earlier editions by providing a uniquely comparative, thematic and insightful treatment of politics and government in the five nation-states of... -
Transparent Government: What it Means and How You Can Make it Happen by Donald Gordon 9781616149192
RRP: $31.48$24.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616149192Author Donald GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Prometheus BooksPublisher Prometheus BooksWeight(grams) 318g -
Homeland Security: 2011 Appropriations by Arnold P. Smithson 9781613241233
RRP: $302.38$199.42Budgets reflect our national priorities, and homeland security must rank high on our priority list. The President's budget request would increase the department's funding for next year by 2.6 percent. Almost twenty percent of this proposed increase is... -
Conducting Empirical Analysis: Public Opinion in Action by Rosalee A. Clawson 9781608716739
RRP: $113.40$99.08Clawson and Oxley's new workbook marries substance with skills, showing students how to conduct web-based data analysis using UC Berkeley's Survey Documentation and Analysis (available online for free) to discover firsthand the interesting questions that... -
1001 Ways to Celebrate America by Gregory J. P. Godek 9781572434677
RRP: $14.60$11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781572434677Author Gregory J. P. GodekFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 0g -
Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against the American Taxpayer by Steven Malanga 9781566638753
RRP: $35.68$30.16As their infatuation with President Obama fades, millions of Americans anxiously ask, Is this the change we were waiting for? The current administration represents change, for sure, Steven Malanga argues - a momentous transformation of the fundamental... -
Michelle Obama and the FLOTUS Effect: Platform, Presence, and Agency by Heather E. Harris 9781498594899
RRP: $199.50$183.79"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... -
Civic Failure and Its Threat to Democracy: Operator Error by Chapman Rackaway 9781498514194
RRP: $176.40$154.67The greatest threat to American democracy is the voting public. Candidates for political office, organized interests, and political parties are often blamed for the ills of American democracy, but this book places the focus on the core issue in American... -
Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power by Martha Joynt Kumar 9781421416595
RRP: $73.50$65.60It's one of the hallmarks of American democracy: on inauguration day, the departing president heeds the will of the people and hands the keys to power to a successor. The transition from one administration to the next sounds simple, even ceremonial. But... -
Department of Housing & Urban Development Appropriations by Maggie McCarty 9781604567892
RRP: $107.08$71.46This book is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the... -
Freedom in America by William Ker Muir, Jr. 9781608718443
$122.09If you want students to really understand the concept of power, moving beyond a survey book′s quick discussion of Laswell′s "who gets what and how," Muir′s thoughtful Freedom in America might be the book for you. Exploring the words and ideas of such... -
Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda: Constructing the War on Drugs by Andrew B. Whitford 9780801893469
$111.51The bully pulpit is one of the modern president's most powerful tools-and one of the most elusive to measure. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda uses the war on drugs as a case study to explore whether and how a president's public statements... -
Presidential Secrecy and the Law by Robert M. Pallitto 9780801885839
$59.87As seen on The Daily Show, July 24 State secrets, warrantless investigations and wiretaps, signing statements, executive privilege-the executive branch wields many tools for secrecy. Since the middle of the twentieth century, presidents have used... -
Madison's Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution by Anthony M. Bertelli 9780801882623
$128.35Combining insights from traditional thought and practice and from contemporary political analysis, Madison's Managers presents a constitutional theory of public administration in the United States. Anthony Michael Bertelli and Laurence E. Lynn Jr... -
International Cooperation in Research and Development: An Inventory of U.S. Government Spending and a Framework for Measuring benefits by Caroline S. Wagner 9780833025753
RRP: $31.48$29.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833025753Author Caroline S. WagnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 240g -
Economic Liberties and the Judiciary by James A. Dorn 9780913969168
$205.61Essays in this volume refocus attention on Constitutional protection for economic liberties. Divided into three parts, the book deals with the following topics: Interpreting the Constitution: Theory and Practice; Property Rights, Activism and the... -
Countries at the Crossroads 2007: A Survey of Democratic Governance by Freedom House 9780742558991
$140.60Countries at the Crossroads is an annual survey of government performance in 30 key countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future. Crossroads provides a unique comparative tool for assessing government... -
Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine by Daniel Halper 9780062311221
RRP: $20.98$19.91Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons' return to political prominence. In the twelve years since... -
Votes at 16: Youth Enfranchisement and the Renewal of American Democracy by Niall Guy Michelsen 9781793611420
RRP: $178.50$164.01At a time when American political institutions are under intense criticism and facing internal and external pressures, Americans must identify opportunities for changing the status quo. Rather than reject the system as fatally flawed, Niall Guy Michelsen... -
Trump and Trumpism: The Destructive Politics of American Fascism by Andrew Kolin 9781666950366
RRP: $153.30$134.78The book focuses on the destructive politics of Trump and Trumpism expressed as extreme forms of hate and violence. It explains how these destructive politics are actually rooted in various institutions. Trump and Trumpism amplify this institutional and... -
The United States Presidential Election of 2020: Evidence-based and Nonpartisan Perspectives by Abdul Karim Bangura 9781666937640
RRP: $193.20$169.11This edited volume is the first comprehensive text to provide an evidence-based (i.e. emphasizing the practical application of the findings of the best available current research) and nonpartisan (i.e. not biased, especially toward any particular... -
In the Shadow of the Liberator: The Impact of Hugo Chávez on Venezuela and Latin America by Richard Gott 9781859843659
$41.43In a first-hand report from Venezuela, veteran correspondent Richard Gott places the country's controversial President in historical perspective. Examining Chavez's plans and programs and the support and opposition these attract, Gott argues that this... -
Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture by Kevin Munger 9780231200868
RRP: $210.00$163.65The Baby Boomers are the largest and most powerful generation in American history-and they aren't going away any time soon. They are, on average, whiter, wealthier, and more conservative than younger generations. They dominate cultural and political... -
Current Debates in American Government by James Morone 9780190862053
RRP: $136.48$101.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190862053Author James MoroneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)... -
Irrational Security: The Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama by Daniel Wirls 9780801894398
$64.79The end of the Cold War was supposed to bring a "peace dividend" and the opportunity to redirect military policy in the United States. Instead, according to Daniel Wirls, American politics following the Cold War produced dysfunctional defense policies... -
American Statesmanship: Principles and Practice of Leadership by Joseph Fornieri 9780268201050
RRP: $130.20$112.48This book, much needed in our public discourse, examines some of the most significant political leaders in American history. With an eye on the elusive qualities of political greatness, this anthology considers the principles and practices of diverse... -
The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton 9780872207110
RRP: $41.98$35.36No 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... -
Civil Society and the Aid Industry by Alison Van Rooy 9780415846592
RRP: $104.98$91.35'This book is valuable for and beyond the international development industry. It deftly leads a non-specialist through the maze of ideas and arguments plaguing the concept of civil society, and critically examines how and what happens, when the... -
The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev: Prospects for Reform by David A. Dyker 9780415831185
RRP: $79.78$70.10Gorbachev's accession to General Secretary promised great changes to the Soviet Union and its relationship with the rest of the world. This book, first published in 1987, discusses the problems faced by Gorbachev when he entered office and how he planned... -
Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns and Politics by Ido Zelkovitz 9780367870386
RRP: $88.18$77.18Exploring the Palestinian Student Movement from an historical and sociological perspective, this book demonstrates how Palestinian national identity has been built in the absence of national institutions, whilst emphasizing the role of higher education... -
Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life by Isaac Kramnick 9780393254969
RRP: $46.18$35.22God occupies our nation's consciousness, even defining to many what it means to be American. Nonbelievers have often had second-class legal status and have had to fight for their rights as citizens. As R. Laurence Moore and Isaac Kramnick demonstrate in...