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Perspectives on the Politics of Abortion by Ted G. Jelen 9780275952259
£83.24Perspectives on the Politics of Abortion examines the abortion issue from ethical, empirical, and legal angles and offers some rather unconventional analyses and surprising conclusions with regard to this familiar issue. One chapter argues that the... -
The Basics of American Government by Carl D Cavalli 9780979232466
£26.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979232466Author Carl D CavalliFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint University of North GeorgiaPublisher University of North GeorgiaWeight(grams) 519g -
Voting Rites: The Devolution of American Politics by Ron Hirschbein 9780275960957
£65.53Does it really matter if a voter decides to vote-or, as a significant number of Americans do each election, not vote? Ron Hirschbein explores this issue and shows why enfranchisement cannot be understood unless it is placed in context and history... -
Realignment and Party Revival: Understanding American Electoral Politics at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century by Arthur Paulson 9780275968656
£83.64Are American political parties really in decay? Have American voters really given up on the major parties? Taking issue with widely accepted theories of dealignment and party decay, Paulson argues that the most profound realignment in American history... -
How Washington Really Works by Charles Peters 9780201624700
£18.09Brought up to the minute in this new edition, How Washington Really Works exposes the Washington insiders know and hope you don't find out about. From the lobbyist and the bureaucrat straight up to the Congress and the President, Peters turns his sharp... -
Eye of the Storm: The South and Congress in an Era of Change by John C. Kuzenski 9780275971144
£83.24Southern power and influence in Congress has been on the wane in the latter part of the 20th Century, but as the essayists in this collection suggest, the region appears posed to reclaim its influence. While southern legislative politics is still a... -
Finding Virtue's Place: Examining America's Civic Life by S.Lance Denning 9780275964597
£65.53The revival of America's civic life is one of the most popular proposals to cure the host of social and political ills that plague contemporary life. The thinking is that many of our social problems, including drug abuse, crime, divorce, and welfare... -
From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite: Four Decades of Politics and Television by Sig Mickelson 9780275926328
£30.71Sig Mickelson, former president of CBS News and pioneer in television coverage of political events, gives an eyewitness account of Television's complicated interaction with the U.S. political system. From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite explores the origins... -
Governing Race: Policy, Process, and the Politics of Race by Nina Moore 9780275967611
£83.24Moore argues that there is a fundamental incompatibility between race and governance. She examines the formal procedures used to enact the thirteen major civil rights laws and the policy concessions necessitated by the use of those procedures and notes... -
Eight Ways to Run the Country: A New and Revealing Look at Left and Right by Brian Patrick Mitchell 9780275993580
£65.53Political partisans want you to choose only between Left and Right, Red and Blue, Us and Them. But the reality is that Americans are deeply divided in more ways than one, and the savvy voter, no less than the savvy politician, must make more sense of... -
Research Guide to U.S. and International Interest Groups by Clive S. Thomas 9780313295430
£95.31Interest groups influence every government around the world, but what exactly are they, and how do they go about their work? This compilation of the major research, literature, and possible future directions of the study of interest groups is an... -
Deciding to Leave: The Politics of Retirement from the United States Supreme Court by Artemus Ward 9780791456521
£27.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791456521Author Artemus WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Selling Out America's Democracy: How Lobbyists, Special Interests, and Campaign Financing Undermine the Will of the People by Alan L. Moss 9780313345517
£55.96America's historic greatness is in decline, subverted by moneyed special interests and their lobbyists who take advantage of our system of campaign financing to thwart the will of the people. Monuments to the impact of factions include inadequate efforts... -
The Native Son Presidential Candidate: The Carter Vote in Georgia by Hanes Walton 9780275941185
£83.24This pioneering work offers a theoretical perspective on two new variables that shape presidential voting behavior in America. It does this through an exploration of the impact that native son presidential candidate Jimmy Carter had upon his home state... -
Voting in Provincial America: A Study of Elections in the Thirteen Colonies, 1689-1776 by Robert J. Dinkin 9780837195438
£74.38The book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the election system in the thirteen colonies. It describes in clear-cut fashion what provincial politics was about, who ran for office and why, how candidates were nominated and elected, how balloting... -
Federal Administrative Proceedings by Walter Gellhorn 9780837155944
£65.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837155944Author Walter GellhornFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
For the Defense of Themselves and the State: The Original Intent and Judicial Interpretation of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms by Clayton E. Cramer 9780275949136
£95.82[This book] provides the kind of scholarly resource that educated citizens need to think for themselves, a rich digest of primary sources documenting--in their own words--the views, motives, and intentions of the Framers, historic commentators,... -
Congressional Intent by Thomas B. Curtis 9780275941970
£65.53This volume examines the shift in the emphasis of the United States Congress from a deliberative body to a focal point for political pressures. The Executive, other federal departments, special interest groups, and professional lobbyists exert increasing... -
How Political Parties Work: Perspectives from Within by Kay Lawson 9780275943936
£83.64This important volume examines the inner dynamics of political parties with the intention of finding out how parties really work. Specialists on Germany, France, New Zealand, Norway, Japan, India, Belgium, Israel, Poland, Britain, and the United States... -
Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern by Richard Michael Marano 9780275971892
£83.64One of the great ironies of American politics is that George McGovern, one of the most misinterpreted and misunderstood men ever to seek the presidency, was also perhaps one of the most intelligent and far-sighted. Sadly, he is generally remembered for... -
A Theory of Political Choice Behavior by Mark Newman 9780275921873
£65.53The first book to examine voter behavior from both psychological and marketing perspectives, A Theory of Political Choice Behavior provides the tools politicians need to understand today's voter. It puts forth a comprehensive theory of voting behavior... -
Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors by Thomas Mcmullin 9780313281013
£72.57The first comprehensive biographical information source to the 191 American governors who served during the period 1788-1959. Historical and political analysis accompanies each entry.Book InformationISBN 9780313281013Author Thomas McmullinFormat... -
Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Independent Counsel Investigations by Gerald S. Greenberg 9780313307355
£72.57This volume is a compilation of the U.S. federal special prosecutor/independent counsel investigations spanning the complete twenty-one year tenure from 1978-1999 of the independent counsel statute. The entries include individuals who have served as... -
The Rise and Fall of Leftist Radicalism in America by Edward Walter 9780275942762
£65.53Walter analyzes the history of American radicals of the left (socialists, communists, and radical liberals) from their emergence as an opinion-shaping force during the Great Depression to the present, and concludes that theirs is a fundamentally negative... -
Black Politics and Black Political Behavior: A Linkage Analysis by Hanes Walton 9780275948320
£83.64This pioneering volume advances the thesis that there exists a significant linkage between Black politics and Black political behavior, heretofore treated as separate and distinct areas of study. This is the first work to bring the two together and to... -
American Political Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present by James M. McPherson 9780874365702
£64.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874365702Author James M. McPhersonFormat HardbackPage Count 473Imprint ABC-CLIO LtdPublisher ABC-CLIO Ltd -
National Security and Self-Determination: United States Policy in Micronesia (1961-1972) by Deanne C. Siemer 9780275969141
£83.64After World War II, the United States assumed responsibilities for the Northern Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands under a 1947 trusteeship agreement with the United Nations. The United States had the obligation to prepare... -
Justice Antonin Scalia and the Supreme Court's Conservative Moment by Christopher E. Smith 9780275947057
£65.53This book analyzes why the Rehnquist Court never fulfilled expectations for the reversal of liberal judicial decisions from the Warren and Burger Courts. At its conservative high point in 1991-1992 the Supreme Court was dominated by seven justices who... -
The Third Agenda in U.S. Presidential Debates: DebateWatch and Viewer Reactions, 1996-2004 by Susan Buehler 9780275967734
£83.64Drawing on scholarly research and media critiques, The Third Agenda in Presidential Debates examines the most recent U.S. presidential debates from the perspective of television viewers who watched the encounters first hand. Through a national... -
Black Politics and Black Political Behavior: A Linkage Analysis by Hanes Walton, Jr. 9780275949884
£39.49This pioneering volume advances the thesis that there exists a significant linkage between Black politics and Black political behavior, heretofore treated as separate and distinct areas of study. This is the first work to bring the two together and to... -
The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands by Gerald W. Williams 9780313337949
£79.21Established in 1905, The Forest Service is steeped in history, conflict, strong personalities (including Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot), and the challenges of managing 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. This unique federal... -
The Establishment in Texas Politics: The Primitive Years, 1938-1957 by George N. Green 9780313205255
£83.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313205255Author George N. GreenFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Politics in a Pluralist Democracy: Studies of Voting in the 1960 Election by Lucy S. Dawidowicz 9780837175997
£65.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837175997Author Lucy S. DawidowiczFormat HardbackPage Count 100Imprint Greenwood PressPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Marriage and Same-Sex Unions: A Debate by David Orgon Coolidge 9780313361401
£31.11This book exemplifies the high quality of thoughtful discussion and debate that is possible on the issue of same-sex marriage. Authors are paired to address and respond to a particular topic, one in favor of state recognition of same-sex relationships,... -
The Power of the Purse Strings: Do Congressional Budget Procedures Restrain? by Richard Forgette 9780275947385
£65.53In an era of unprecedented budget problems, can Congress establish legislative procedures to facilitate making politically difficult budget decisions? If we keep fixing the process, why are the policies and politics so fouled up? This book provides an... -
The New Populist Reader by Karl G. Trautman 9780275960230
£83.24The editor of this work argues that the contemporary American political scene is increasingly driven by populist demands. This is the only book on American Politics which outlines this trend. Using primary sources and analyses from government and the... -
Bigotry!: Ethnic, Machine, and Sexual Politics in a Senatorial Election by Maria J. Falco 9780313207266
£55.96Three critical problem areas in American politics involve the urban political machine, conflicting tensions among ethnic groups, and sexual discrimination. This study examines the dynamic interaction of all three factors in one political campaign.Book... -
American Shockwave: Entrepreneurial Capitalism and Its Global Impact by Kim Ezra Shienbaum 9780275974831
£98.74Challenging conventional wisdom, Shienbaum argues that the U.S. federal government, not the private sector, created the dynamic New Economy. Declining economic competitiveness and relative global underperformance during the 1970s and early 1980s... -
No Kings, No Kooks...: Confessions of a National Security Agent by Thomas Sarnicola 9780578626901
RRP: £13.99£10.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578626901Author Thomas SarnicolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint New York PressPublisher New York PressWeight(grams) 200g -
Leaving America: The New Expatriate Generation by John R. Wennersten 9780313345067
£65.53Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States. It is estimated that by the end of the decade, some 10 million of the brightest and most talented Americans, representing an estimated $136 billion in wages, will be living...