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From Watergate to Whitewater: The Public Integrity War by Marion T. Doss 9780275955977
$174.80The two decades since the Watergate scandal have seen an unprecedented focus on ethics in government. The public integrity scandals of the Clinton administration have, once again, focused national attention on ethics in Washington. This work addresses... -
The Middle Class Comeback: Women, Millennials, and Technology Leading the Way by Munir Moon 9780991372188
RRP: $39.86$29.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991372188Author Munir MoonFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Munir Moon LLCPublisher Munir Moon LLCWeight(grams) 412g -
Netroots Rising: How a Citizen Army of Bloggers and Online Activists Is Changing American Politics by Lowell Feld 9780313346606
$101.39The 2006 elections will be remembered as the year when the center of power in American politics shifted from traditional top-down central broadcasters to new bottom-up decentralized activists in the blogosphere and netroots. The authors give firsthand... -
The Bush-Cheney Administration's Assault on Open Government by Bruce P. Montgomery 9780275999049
$117.52The Bush-Cheney administration took office in 2001 determined to assert the preeminent authority of the executive branch and its immunity from congressional oversight and public transparency. Within months, Congress's Use of Force resolution on the heels... -
Congressional Apportionment by Laurence F. Schmeckebier 9780837174860
$117.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837174860Author Laurence F. SchmeckebierFormat HardbackPage Count 233Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Presidential Primaries: Road to the White House by James W. Davis 9780313220579
$175.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313220579Author James W. DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 395Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
The Role of Religious Organizations in Social Movements by Barbara M. Yarnold 9780275940171
$137.61This collection of essays analyzes the impact of religious organizations on social movements in the United States. The contributors detail religious support for political sanctuary, gay and lesbian rights, peace, and moral majority themes, emphasizing... -
Crisis at the Polls: An Electoral Reform Handbook by Robert M. Hardaway 9780313351259
$110.61If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in... -
Contemporary American Federalism: The Growth of National Power by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275943868
$174.80This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by... -
Critical Judicial Nominations and Political Change: The Impact of Clarence Thomas by Christopher E. Smith 9780275945671
$137.61Smith introduces a new concept, critical judicial nominations, to advance scholars' understanding of the consequences of the federal nomination process for the Supreme Court and the American political system. The study suggests that specific events... -
Latino Empowerment: Progress, Problems, and Prospects by Norma G. Hernandez 9780313263477
$137.61This exemplary contribution to the literature on ethnic studies examines the issues surrounding Mexican-American political empowerment in the United States. The chapters, originally contributions to a symposium at the University of Texas in El Paso, are... -
The Campaign Continues: How Political Consultants and Campaign Tactics Affect Public Policy by Douglas A. Lathrop 9780275979652
$174.80Lathrop analyzes the use of political consultants and campaign tactics and shows their impact on the development of public policy. Major pieces of legislation often are accompanied by a sophisticated marketing effort, complete with polling, television... -
For the Public Record: A Documentary History of the League of Women Voters by Barbara Stuhler 9780313253164
$175.64Through a judicious selection of documents from the papers of the League of Women Voters of the United States in the Library of Congress, Stuhler reveals the rich history of an organization designed to serve the public interest. In the aftermath of the... -
Religious Institutions and Minor Parties in the United States by Paul A. Djupe 9780275963101
$137.61Gilbert et al. examine the impact of churches and church membership patterns on third parties and independent candidates in 20th-century U.S. politics. Candidates who choose not to run for office under the rubric of a major party face a well-known set of... -
A History of Federal Crime Control Initiatives, 1960-1993 by Nancy E. Marion 9780275946494
$175.64This history of American crime policy at the federal level compiles and examines for the first time the record of recent presidential administrations in the area of crime control--their agendas and the legislation actually enacted by the Congress. Nancy... -
Campaigns, Congress, and Courts: The Making of Federal Campaign Finance Law by Robert E. Mutch 9780275927844
$174.80Campaigns, Congress, and Courts presents a political history of the passage, judicial interpretation, and administration of federal campaign finance law from 1907 to the present. The volume focuses on the post-Watergate years and analyzes the ideological... -
The Impact of Churches on Political Behavior: An Empirical Study by Christophe P. Gilbert 9780313287572
$174.80This volume applies well-known and highly regarded data in a new way and analyzes the impact of churches today on American political attitudes and behavior. These important findings measure how churches serve as political and social contexts and affect... -
The Environmental Protection Agency: Cleaning Up America's Act by Robin Morris Collin 9780313333415
$165.50The Environmental Protection Agency is a young and dynamic federal agency facing the challenges of modern environmental protection. The political controversies and social impacts of the agency are immense, involving courts, legislatures, and elected... -
A New Season: Using Title IX to Reform College Sports by Brian L. Porto 9780275976996
$117.52This book demonstrates how colleges might retain threatened varsity programs and expand sports opportunities for women students if they replaced the current commercial model with one that emphasizes student participation. This would benefit the college... -
The Decline of the American Empire by James M. Hanson 9780275944803
$174.80With the cold war over and the Soviet empire dead, a new examination of American national policies and priorities is beginning. Most of the economic, political and military costs of the American empire, which exceed $1 trillion each year, are being... -
Maximization, Whatever the Cost: Race, Redistricting, and the Department of Justice by Maurice T. Cunningham 9780275966492
$174.80During the early 1990s the Department of Justice used its Voting Rights Act power to object to racially unfair redistricting laws to force states to maximize minority congressional districts. The results were dramatic: Congressional Black Caucus... -
Court Reform and Judicial Leadership: Judge George Nicola and the New Jersey Justice System by Paul B. Wice 9780275950385
$174.80This study examines judicial leadership in court reform, tying biography, political science, social psychology, law, and history into court reform at the local level through the case of a nationally known jurist and reformer-Judge George Nicola of New... -
Abortion Politics in the United States and Canada: Studies in Public Opinion by Ted G. Jelen 9780275945619
$174.80This edited collection examines various aspects of the explosive abortion issue in the United States and Canada. In both countries, decisions of the national supreme court have made access to legal abortion easier than had previously been the case. This... -
From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite: Four Decades of Politics and Television by Sig Mickelson 9780275923518
$137.61Sig 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... -
The U.S. House of Representatives: Reform or Rebuild? by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275965792
$174.80The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives-in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socio-economic status-and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an... -
The U.S. House of Representatives: Reform or Rebuild? by Joseph F. Zimmerman 9780275965808
$64.49The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives-in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socio-economic status-and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an... -
Regulating the Regulators: An Introduction to the Legislative Oversight of Administrative Rulemaking by James R. Bowers 9780275933548
$137.61Increasingly, state regulations are implemented and exercised by the administrative discretion of state bureaucracies. This increased rulemaking activity threatens to rival, or even replace, state legislatures as the principal source of new laws... -
Congress Behaving Badly: The Rise of Partisanship and Incivility and the Death of Public Trust by Sunil Ahuja 9780275998684
$137.61Partisan rancor and the public exchange of incivilities among members of Congress have become rampant on Capitol Hill and in the media studios since the 1980s. Polarization between mutually repugnant congressional factions has reached the point that the... -
Black and Right: The Bold New Voice of Black Conservatives in America by J. G. Conti 9780275953423
$82.93Black conservatism is no oxymoron. Recent polls have indicated that an increasing number of black Americans identified themselves as conservatives, favoring smaller government, lower taxes, tougher crime laws, welfare reform, and personal initiative... -
United States Magistrates in the Federal Courts: Subordinate Judges by Christopher E. Smith 9780275933968
$174.80Written for social scientists who study the judiciary, legal scholars, judges, and others who are interested in the workings of the federal courts, this volume offers a comprehensive examination of the role of U.S. magistrates--the relatively invisible... -
Disaster Government: National Emergencies, Continuity of Government and You by Brian Tuohy 9780988901100
RRP: $25.10$22.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988901100Author Brian TuohyFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Mofo Press LLCPublisher Mofo Press LLCWeight(grams) 422g -
The Voter Decides by Angus Campbell 9780837155661
$174.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837155661Author Angus CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Candidates '88 by Marvin Kalb 9780865691865
$175.64The process of nominating two persons who will ultimately compete for the presidency is long, complicated, exhausting, and expensive. The 1988 presidential primary campaigns were no exception, as Democratic and Republican candidates spent countless hours... -
Tribes on the Hill: The U.S. Congress--Rituals and Realities, 2nd Edition by Jack M. Weatherford 9780897890717
$174.80A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. The Washingtonian Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. The Washington Book ReviewBook InformationISBN 9780897890717Author Jack M... -
The 1996 Presidential Election in the South: Southern Party Systems in the 1990s by Laurence W. Moreland 9780275959517
$175.64Moreland and Steed bring an overall analysis of presidential politics in the South together with a state-by-state analysis and updated data on the 1996 presidential elections in each southern state. The 1996 elections are placed within the context of... -
Prelude to the Presidency: The Political Character and Legislative Leadership Style of Governor Jimmy Carter by Gary M. Fink 9780313220555
$117.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313220555Author Gary M. FinkFormat HardbackPage Count 225Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Selling the President, 1920: Albert D. Lasker, Advertising, and the Election of Warren G. Harding by John A. Morello 9780275970307
$174.80Modern advertising moved into the 20th century borne on many vehicles and distinguished by many techniques, three of the most frequently used being reason why advertising, celebrity endorsements, and pre-emptive claims. Best known for his reason why... -
A Democrat Looks at His Party by Dean Acheson 9780837193328
$137.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837193328Author Dean AchesonFormat HardbackPage Count 199Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Voices of Change: Participatory Research in the United States and Canada by Peter Park 9780897893343
$174.80This volume describes a grass-roots approach to empowering people for democratic social change. It explains participatory research using exemplary case studies on community organizing, feminist theory, and ecological movements from a wide range of... -
State and Local Government and Public-Private Partnerships: A Policy Issues Handbook by William G. Colman 9780313262067
$152.40No student of state and local government is more knowledgeable than Colman, so this substantial book is a welcome contribution. . . . strongly recommended for all college and university libraries. Choice State and local governments already bear, or are...