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Immigration 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...

The 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 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, 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...

Both 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...

A 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...

Apologies 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

This 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...

Apologies 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

Apologies 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

This 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...

The 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...

An 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...

Apologies 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

The 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...

President 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...

A 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 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...

Apologies 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

"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...

With 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...

Fortunately, 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...

Why 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...

Discusses 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...

Named 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...

Governments 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...

Political 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...

In 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...

The 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...

Can 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...

Apologies 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

With 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...

A 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,...

Political 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...

Issues 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...

This 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...

Surveying 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...

Apologies 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...

When 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...

-- Mark Greif, Times Literary SupplementBook InformationISBN 9780231110440Author Paul MishlerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher Columbia University Press