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The Immigration Crisis: Nativism, Armed Vigilantism, and the Rise of a Countervailing Movement by Armando Navarro 9780759112087
RRP: $171.57$151.92Immigration remains one of the most pressing and polarizing issues in the United States. In The Immigration Crisis, the political scientist and social activist Armando Navarro takes a hard look at 400 years of immigration into the territories that now... -
You Decide!: Controversial Cases in American Politics by Edward R. Drachman 9780742538054
RRP: $38.70$34.42The second edition of You Decide! Controversial Cases in American Politics provides a unique and innovative way to learn more about American government by examining contending points of view on controversial issues. Drawing on many years of combined... -
To Provide For The General Welfare: A History of the Federal Spending Power by Theodore Sky 9781611491197
RRP: $68.37$60.27To Provide for the General Welfare traces the course of the constitutional controversy over the spending power and the role of that power in driving an expansion in federal activity and authority from 1787 forward. Since the founding of the Republic,... -
Media Power, Media Politics by Mark J. Rozell 9780742560680
RRP: $64.50$56.45Media Power, Media Politics, Second Edition, examines the role and influence of the media in every sphere of American politics. Organized thematically, the book analyzes the relationship between the media and key institutions, political actors, and... -
Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to God: Reason, Religion, and Republicanism at the American Founding by Dustin A. Gish 9781498515467
RRP: $58.05$50.94Both reason and religion have been acknowledged by scholars to have had a profound impact on the foundation and formation of the American regime. But the significance, pervasiveness, and depth of that impact have also been disputed. While many have... -
Secrecy in the Sunshine Era: The Promise and Failures of U.S. Open Government Laws by Jason Ross Arnold 9780700619924
RRP: $83.85$70.63A series of laws passed in the 1970s promised the nation unprecedented transparency in government, a veritable ""sunshine era."" Though citizens enjoyed a new arsenal of secrecy-busting tools, officials developed a handy set of... -
Public Papers of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations: Dag Hammarskjoeld, 1953-1956 by Andrew W. Cordier 9780231038102
$142.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780231038102Author Andrew W. CordierFormat HardbackPage Count 659Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher Columbia University Press -
Mexicano and Latino Politics and the Quest for Self-Determination: What Needs to Be Done by Armando Navarro 9781498500982
RRP: $83.85$73.49This book examines the current status of Mexicano and Latino politics in the United States. Political scientist and community activist Armando Navarro maintains that both represent a dysfunctional and failed mode of politics, attributable to their system... -
Congressional Pathfinders: "First" Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History by J. Michael Martinez 9781793616043
RRP: $116.10$101.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781793616043Author J. Michael MartinezFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington BooksWeight(grams) 152g -
FBI Files on Mexicans and Chicanos, 1940-1980: The Eagle Is Watching by Jose Angel Gutierrez 9781793624550
RRP: $45.15$39.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781793624550Author Jose Angel GutierrezFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington BooksWeight(grams) 152g -
Purging the Republican Party: Tea Party Campaigns and Elections by Ronald T. Libby 9781498521345
RRP: $58.05$50.94This is the first book that explains the Tea Party's successful "primary" campaign against Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). Grassroots Tea Party activists adopted this strategy in 2009 shortly after the movement emerged. The first successful... -
Presidential Swing States by David Schultz 9781793614964
RRP: $131.58$115.51The 2020 US presidential race was one of the most hotly contested and contentious in recent American history. While the election produced the greatest turnout in American history and the highest percentage turnout in 60 years, the election still came... -
Monopolies Suck: 7 Ways Big Corporations Rule Your Life and How to Take Back Control by Sally Hubbard 9781982149710
RRP: $21.93$12.42An urgent and witty manifesto, Monopolies Suck "lucidly explains how monopolies threaten democracy, worsen inequality, and imperil the American Dream-and why it's more important than ever to take action" (David Cicilline). Something's not... -
We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity by Phillip C McGraw 9781797177496
RRP: $58.04$31.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797177496Author Phillip C McGrawImprint Simon & Schuster AudioPublisher Simon & Schuster AudioWeight(grams) 318g -
Congressional Giants: Influential Leaders of Congress and How They Shaped American History by J. Michael Martinez 9781793616074
RRP: $109.65$96.12The Congress of the United States operates in the shadow of the American presidency, which can make the legislative branch appear less important than the executive in our constitutional system of government. And yet Congress is a co-equal branch of... -
Operation Drain the Swamp by Adam Andrzejewski 9781641770293
$7.93President Donald J. Trump said he wants to "drain the swamp." But is it a swamp or an ocean? It's about time the American people had some hard facts regarding the federal bureaucracy. In Operation Drain The Swamp, we expose all of it. We showcase who... -
Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy by Sheldon Whitehouse 9781620972076
$26.37A U.S. senator, leading the fight against money in politics, chronicles the long shadow corporate power has cast over our democracy In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate... -
The False Promise of Big Government: How Washington Helps the Rich and Hurts the Poor by Patrick M. Garry 9781610171441
RRP: $13.55$8.02The debate over the size and scope of the federal government has raged from the New Deal right up through the 2016 presidential race. So why have opponents of big government so rarely made political headway? Because they fail to address the fundamental... -
DC Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington by David Schoenbrod 9781594039119
RRP: $24.50$21.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594039119Author David SchoenbrodFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Encounter Books,USAPublisher Encounter Books,USA -
Our Damaged Democracy: We the People Must Act by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. 9781501144622
RRP: $21.93$12.42"A Washington insider draws on decades of experience to deliver a blistering critique of the state of American government" (Kirkus Reviews) in an authoritative scrutiny of the forces that run our society and a call to fix our democracy before... -
American Intergovernmental Relations: Foundations, Perspectives, and Issues by Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr. 9781452226293
RRP: $156.09$146.87With the addition of brand new co-editor, Robert Christensen, this trusted reader is back in a fresh and insightful fifth edition. To the general structure that has made American Intergovernmental Relations so enduring, the editors have added a new... -
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis 9781324035534
RRP: $11.60$11.03Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical... -
The Arab Uprisings Explained: New Contentious Politics in the Middle East by Marc Lynch 9780231158848
$132.50Why did Tunisian protests following the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi lead to a massive wave of uprisings across the entire Arab world? Who participated in those protests, and what did they hope to achieve? Why did some leaders fall in the face of... -
Rationing Medicine by Robert H. Blank 9780231065368
$144.00Discusses organ transplants, treatment of seriously ill newborns, reproductive technology, and fetal health, and looks at the policy changes which will have to be made because of the growing cost of health care.Book InformationISBN 9780231065368Author... -
Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump by Spencer Ackerman
RRP: $23.22$18.05Named a best nonfiction book of 2021 by the New York Times critics, The Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, and Foreign Policy "Upsetting, discerning and brilliantly argued." -The New York Times An examination of the profound impact that the War... -
Spending Without Taxation: FILP and the Politics of Public Finance in Japan by Gene Park 9780804773300
$82.41Governments confront difficult political choices when they must determine how to balance their spending. But what would happen if a government found a means of spending without taxation? In this book, Gene Park demonstrates how the Japanese government... -
Legislator Use of Communication Technology: The Critical Frequency Theory of Policy System Stability by Joe West 9781498565295
RRP: $116.10$102.18Political use of communication technology is rapidly changing the nature of politics; one need look no further than President Trump's use of Twitter to realize the impact that communication technology is having on political processes. Communication... -
Faith-Based Policy: A Litmus Test for Understanding Contemporary America by John Chandler 9781498556644
RRP: $52.89$8.14In 2001, George W. Bush created the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The driving force behind the policy was to create a "level playing field" where faith-based organizations could compete on an equal footing with... -
Congressional Directory, 2021–2022, 117th Congress by Joint Committee on Printing 9781636714035
$55.69The official Congressional Directory, published by the United States Congress, is the official source for making the right connections to members of Congress, their key staff, and important contacts throughout the federal government. This authoritative... -
Eco-Wars: Political Campaigns and Social Movements by Ronald T. Libby 9780231113113
$51.79Can grassroots interest groups ever win the wars they wage in the political arena against big business in America? Praised by some as a crucial component of the democratic system and criticized by others as stubborn, single-issue factions that pose a... -
American Politics Today by William T Bianco 9781324040224
$102.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781324040224Author William T BiancoImprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 1200g -
Afterglow or Adjustment: Domestic Institutions and Responses to Overstretch by Mark Brawley 9780231113274
$46.53With the end of the Cold War, politicians and pundits spoke of a peace dividend as well as a glorious new world order. But now, the United States seems entangled in more international obligations than ever before. Does the U.S. have the resources to... -
Dead Right David Frum 9780465098255
RRP: $20.63$14.98A Forbes columnist discusses the ideological breakdown of the Republican Party, its failure to diminish the deficit or the size of government in twelve years of control, and outlines a plan for renewal through a return to basic issues.Part reportage,... -
Shooting the Truth: The Rise of American Political Documentaries by James McEnteer 9780275987602
$65.09Political documentaries are more popular now than ever- Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), the top-grossing documentary film of all time, is one of many such recent films. In this incisive book, James McEnteer parses the politics of nonfiction films... -
Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives by Isaiah Wilson 9781857437997
RRP: $76.10$75.18Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. With a focus on examining the fundamental sources of - and defence policy responses to - the new 'post-9/11' security... -
Simulations in the Political Science Classroom: Games without Frontiers by Mark Harvey 9780367699789
RRP: $174.15$151.29This book is premised on the assumption that games and simulations provide welcome alternatives and supplements to traditional lectures and class discussions, especially in political science classrooms where real world circumstances provide ideal... -
Political Parties and the Maintenance of Liberal Democracy by Kelly Patterson
$42.23Surveying American politics from Eisenhower to Clinton, this text analyzes the role of the election campaign - its promises and processes - on the development of consistent, clear and comprehensive policies. It explores basic issues of governability and... -
The Ideology of Civic Engagement: AmeriCorps, Politics, and Pedagogy by Sara Carpenter
RRP: $93.23$81.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438481333Author Sara CarpenterFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Common Ground: Committee Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives by John Baughman
$88.08When do committees that share jurisdiction over an issue choose to seek agreement rather than engage in a turf war? Overlapping and ambiguous turf has become endemic in Congress over the last three decades, especially on issues at the top of the... -
Raising Reds: The Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, and Communist Political Culture in the United States by Paul Mishler
$126.38-- Mark Greif, Times Literary SupplementBook InformationISBN 9780231110440Author Paul MishlerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher Columbia University Press