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Politics and Government in Germany, 1944-1994: Basic Documents by C. C. Schweitzer 9781571818546
RRP: £107.00£86.17This revised and enlarged edition brings the successful original volume of 1984 right up to date, taking into account the most recent developments. Each section begins with an introduction that provides the context for the following documents. There is... -
First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat Christopher W. Shaw 9780872868779
RRP: £12.99£8.63Investigating the essential role that the postal system plays in American democracy and how the corporate sector has attempted to destroy it."With First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, Christopher Shaw makes a... -
The Tactics of Resignation: A Study in British Cabinet Government by R. K. Alderman 9781032526850
RRP: £76.99£67.05First Published in 1967 the Tactics of Resignation examines the principles of collective and individual ministerial responsibility and investigates the parallel problems related to the shadow cabinet in Britain. It raises pertinent questions like: why do... -
Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture by Alexandra Filindra 9780226828749
RRP: £80.00£76.61An eye-opening examination of the ties between American gun culture and white male supremacy from the American Revolution to today. One-third of American adults—approximately 86 million people—own firearms. This is not just for protection or hunting... -
Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age by Eric M. Patashnik 9780226829876
RRP: £80.00£76.61An essential look at how and why backlash movements are inherent to US policymaking. The most successful policies not only solve problems. They also build supportive coalitions. Yet, sometimes, policies trigger backlash and mobilize opposition. Although... -
Congress and the Politics of Sports: Homefield Advantage by Colton Campbell 9781032454160
RRP: £135.00£117.28This volume covers an aspect of Congress mostly untouched in literature, examining Congress through the lens of sports.Across a set of broad and probing chapters, this book offers insights into some of the historic and contemporary challenges that sports... -
The Basics of American Politics by Gary Wasserman 9781032359168
RRP: £86.99£75.94• The only long-established American government text under 350 pages, Basics provides a brief, current, easily-understood introduction to American politics and government for beginning college and community college students. • With simple, focused... -
American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change Cal Jillson 9781032293967
RRP: £58.99£51.08How politics in America works today, how it got that way, and how it's likely to change through reform-these are the themes that pervade every chapter of Cal Jillson's highly lauded American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change... -
The Scottish Office: And Other Scottish Government Departments David Milne 9781032080697
RRP: £28.99£25.09Originally published in 1957, this book gives a comprehensive account of the scope and variety of the work previously performed by Scottish Government departments in Whitehall during the second half of the 20th Century. The then Secretary of State for... -
The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics by Bryan D Jones 9780226625805
RRP: £84.00£80.36Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or... -
Thinking about the Future by George P. Shultz
RRP: £24.95£22.90In a rich and varied career, George P. Shultz has aided presidents, confronted national and international crises, and argued passionately that the United States has a vital stake in promoting democratic values and institutions. In speeches, articles,... -
Culture in the Commercial Republic by Will Morrisey
£90.35This book discusses the cultural intentions of the founders of the first thoroughly commercial republic, the United States. The typical book on 'the culture' takes the view that commercial republicanism is the enemy of culture; this book tells a much... -
Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America by Dana Loesch
RRP: £12.99£9.44In HANDS OFF MY GUN, Dana Loesch - co-founder of the Tea Party in St Louis, 2012 winner of Accuracy in Media's Grassroots Journalism Award and Nielsen-rated one of the top 16 most powerful mothers online - tells the hard truth and pulls no punches as she... -
Approaching Democracy: American Government in Times of Challenge by Larry Berman
RRP: £61.99£53.611. Puts US national politics in international perspective, giving students a broader understanding of how American government compares to other countries. 2. Shows current challenges to democracy including populism, totalitarian impulses, and... -
Beyond the Hill: A Directory of Congress from 1984-1993 by Rebecca Borders
£42.09Where do most of the former members of Congress go after leaving office? This book is a chronicle of where former members are living, what they are doing, how they happened to leave Congress—voluntarily or not—and what they see for themselves in the... -
The Nationalization of American Politics by William M. Lunch
RRP: £80.00£62.29This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices... -
Constraints and Adjustments in British Foreign Policy by Michael Leifer
RRP: £41.99£36.75This book, first published in 1972, offers a detailed analysis of the post-war formulation of foreign policy, as Britain sought to detach itself from its imperialist past and moved towards a European future. The contributors - all experts in their fields... -
Democracy in America, Volume 1 by Alexis De Tocqueville
RRP: £16.95£11.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679728252Author Alexis De TocquevilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 403gDimensions(mm)... -
The Declaration of Independence, Smithsonian Edition by Founding Fathers
RRP: £8.99£5.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347060Author Founding FathersFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 567g -
GOP 2.0: How the 2020 Election Can Lead to a Better Way Forward for America's Conservative Party by Geoff Duncan
RRP: £26.00£14.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637630136Author Geoff DuncanFormat HardbackImprint Forefront BooksPublisher Forefront BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm * 28mm -
The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics by Thomas Byrne Edsall
RRP: £14.99£9.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307946454Author Thomas Byrne EdsallFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
The Scottish Office: And Other Scottish Departments by David Milne
RRP: £91.99£79.80Originally published in 1957, this book gives a comprehensive account of the scope and variety of the work previously performed by Scottish Government departments in Whitehall during the second half of the 20th Century. The then Secretary of State for... -
The Basics of American Politics Gary Wasserman 9781032359151
RRP: £29.99£27.04Lively and straightforward, The Basics of American Politics offers a concise and accessible introduction to the nuts and bolts of the American system of government. Throughout this brief, student-friendly text, authors Gary Wasserman and Elliott Fullmer... -
American Turning Point - Repairing and Restoring - Becoming One Indivisible Nation in the Era of Divisiveness by Robert Viney
RRP: £17.99£15.79American Democracy is at a Turning Point Most of the American people believe our government is on the wrong track, is broken, and is not capable of solving our major problems. Our national leaders have for too long made the rules for how we are governed... -
Democratizing Public Governance in Developing Nations: With Special Reference to Africa by Shamsul M. Haque
RRP: £43.99£38.44This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both the externally prescribed and home-grown governance... -
Electoral Bait and Switch: How the Electoral College Hurts American Voters and What Can Be Done about It by Bill Petrocelli
RRP: £11.99£8.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633886582Author Bill PetrocelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Prometheus BooksPublisher Prometheus BooksWeight(grams) 140g -
The Emancipation Proclamation, Smithsonian Edition by Abraham Lincoln
RRP: £8.99£5.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347084Author Abraham LincolnFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian Books -
Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature by Thomas Engeman
RRP: £27.99£24.14From decisions about the end of life to choices about the creation of life and, more recently, to questions concerning the cost and accessibility of health care, bioethics is a field of vigorous and sometimes rancorous public debate. Indeed the moral... -
Islam: An American Religion by Gerhard Endress
RRP: £30.00£23.29Islam: An American Religion demonstrates how Islam as formed in the United States has become an American religion in a double sense-first through the strategies of recognition adopted by Muslims and second through the performance of Islam as a faith. ... -
America at Century's End by James Schlesinger
RRP: £62.00£48.62Describes modern American society, examines America's domestic and foreign policy, and identifies trends in government.Book InformationISBN 9780231069229Author James SchlesingerFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher... -
Haiti: From Revolutionary Slaves to Powerless Citizens: Essays on the Politics and Economics of Underdevelopment, 1804-2013 Alex Dupuy (Wesleyan University) 9781857438093
£40.02This title focuses on Haiti from an international perspective. Haiti has endured undue influence from successive French and US governments; its fragile 'democracy' has been founded on subordination to and dominance of foreign powers. This book examines... -
The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea by Paul Ryan
RRP: £12.99£12.30THE WAY FORWARD challenges conventional thinking, outlines his political vision for 2014 and beyond, and shows how essential conservatism is for the future of our nation.Beginning with a careful analysis of the 2012 election - including a look at the... -
Foundations of Islamic Governance: A Southeast Asian Perspective by Maszlee Malik
RRP: £45.99£40.13The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of... -
46 Pages by Scott Liell
RRP: £15.99£14.30Thomas Paine, a native of Thetford, England, arrived in America's colonies with little in the way of money, reputation, or prospects, though he did have a letter of recommendation in his pocket from Benjamin Franklin. Paine also had a passion for liberty... -
Gay Politics, Urban Politics: Identity and Economics in the Urban Setting by Robert Bailey
RRP: £35.00£27.74Since the late 1960s, the burgeoning gay rights movement has begun to have a profound effect on the politics of many American cities. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of gay and lesbian politics in urban settings. The study presents a... -
The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell
RRP: £14.99£8.48In the entire history of the United States of America: We've never elected a woman as our president. We've only had one president who is not a white man. With two presidential campaigns under her belt, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, MSNBC's... -
Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America's Response to the Pandemic: Updated and Revised by Nina Burleigh
RRP: £11.99£8.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644212004Author Nina BurleighFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 140g -
Debating Arab Authoritarianism: Dynamics and Durability in Nondemocratic Regimes by Oliver Schlumberger
RRP: £24.99£21.67This volume inquires into the working mechanisms, the inner logic, and the durability of authoritarian rule in Arab countries. Written by leading American, European, and Arab experts, the collected essays explore the ongoing political dynamics of the... -
Obama's America: Leading the US in a Post-American World by Carl T. Pedersen
RRP: £24.99£22.71The year 2008 will be remembered as the moment when the US elected its first African American president. This revealing book seeks to place the extraordinary rise of Barack Obama within the larger context of a possible historic political realignment in... -
Defectors and the Liberal Party 1910-2010: A Study of Inter-Party Relationships Alun Wyburn-Powell 9781784993979
RRP: £19.99£14.52This book is the first analysis of political defections over a long time span. It investigates all the Liberal/Liberal Democrat MPs and former MPs who defected from the party between the elections of December 1910 and May 2010 - around one sixth of all...