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On The Borders of State Power: Frontiers in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region by Martin Gainsborough 9780415541848
RRP: $51.59$45.23On The Borders of State Power explores the changing nature, meaning and significance of international borders over time in the area referred to today as the Greater Mekong Sub-region, incorporating Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and China's... -
The American Mayor: The Best and the Worst Big-City Leaders by Melvin G. Holli 9780271018775
RRP: $39.93$35.28The American Mayor offers a unique ranking of the nation's big-city mayors by expert scholars. Although the mayoralty is one of the most important political executive offices, it has escaped the kind of evaluations by which scholars have ranked American... -
City Limits by Paul E. Peterson 9780226662930
RRP: $38.70$37.73Winner of the 1981 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs. "City Limits radically reinterprets urban politics by deriving its dominant forces from the logic of... -
Conservative Innovators: How States Are Challenging Federal Power by Ben Merriman 9780226620312
RRP: $36.12$35.33As American politics has become increasingly polarized, gridlock at the federal level has led to a greater reliance on state governments to get things done. But this arrangement depends a great deal on state cooperation, and not all state officials have... -
Conservative Innovators: How States Are Challenging Federal Power by Ben Merriman 9780226620282
RRP: $117.39$112.14As American politics has become increasingly polarized, gridlock at the federal level has led to a greater reliance on state governments to get things done. But this arrangement depends a great deal on state cooperation, and not all state officials have... -
City Trenches: Urban Politics and the Patterning of Class in the United States by Ira Katznelson 9780226426730
RRP: $38.70$37.73In City Trenches, Ira Katznelson looks at an important phenomenon of the sixties-the resurgence of community activism-and explains its sources, challenges, and failure. Katznelson argues that the American working class perceives workplace politics and... -
Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man by William O'Shaughnessy 9780823274260
RRP: $45.15$37.18A personal, behind-the-scenes look at a Democratic icon Governor Mario Cuomo's life and accomplishments are part of the public record, but in Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man, William O'Shaughnessy gives readers an exclusive and a deeply... -
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2: Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments by Frank P. Grad 9780791466483
RRP: $30.08$26.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791466483Author Frank P. GradFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
The Reinventing Government Workbook: Introducing Frontline Employees to Reinvention by David Osborne 9780787941000
RRP: $33.53$29.19In this user-friendly set of training materials, David Osborne and Victor Colon Rivera give managers and employees advice on how they can apply the principles behind the reinvention revolution that is changing the way government works. Designed for use... -
The Reinventor's Fieldbook: Tools for Transforming Your Government by David Osborne 9780787943325
RRP: $77.40$68.31Presenting more than 70 tools, The Reinventor's Fieldbook includes hundreds of practical "lessons learned," "do's and don'ts," "steps to take," and "pitfalls to avoid" in public management and governance. Based on dozens of case studies from five... -
Exchange Politics: Opposing Obamacare in Battleground States by David K. Jones 9780190677244
RRP: $43.20$39.58The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a threat that any state refusing to set up a health insurance exchange would lose control to the federal government. Republicans had supported the concept before it became part of Obamacare, and so virtually every... -
Course of Destruction: Social Justice and the End of America by David Horowitz 9781630062675
RRP: $28.37$19.13"A harrowing journey through the corridors of the twenty-first century totalitarianism that goes by the name of progressivism. Must read!"- DINESH D'SOUZA"David Horowitz is a modern legend. This book is critical to understanding the left and how we... -
Creative Governance: Opportunities for Fisheries in Europe by Jan Kooiman 9781138613478
RRP: $141.90$122.69Published in 1999, Creative Governance sets out to develop new ideas on the development of Fisheries in Europe. The scholarly and political attention for fisheries in general within Europe is predominantly focused on problems of controlling catch. In... -
Developing Scholars: Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education by Domingo Morel 9780197637005
RRP: $24.50$21.05Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite institutions of higher education. But a less well-known approach to affirmative action also emerged in the 1960s... -
If We Were Kin: Race, Identification, and Intimate Political Appeals by Lisa Beard 9780197517321
RRP: $24.50$21.05In June 1973, amid ideological rifts in the U.S. gay liberation movement, thousands of people gathered in New York City's Washington Square Park to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Partway through the rally, Street... -
The Myth of the Community Fix: Inequality and the Politics of Youth Punishment by Sarah D. Cate 9780197674291
RRP: $25.79$22.10A detailed examination of the limitations and pitfalls of pursuing the community-based reform movement in the American criminal justice system. As the extent of America's mass incarceration crisis has come into sharper view, politicians, activists and... -
Shortening the Distance between Government and Public in China I: A Theoretical Approach by Liu Xiaoyan 9780367618490
RRP: $174.15$151.29Distance, in its traditional sense, connotates "estrangement" and "division". But in the context of modern political studies, it means a controllable resource that can be manipulated to change the relationship between the government and the public... -
The Virginia Way: Democracy and Power After 2016 by Jeff Thomas 9781467143684
RRP: $28.37$9.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467143684Author Jeff ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 454g -
Decentralisation in Contemporary India: Status, Issues and the Way Forward by D. Rajasekhar 9781032113630
RRP: $51.59$45.231) This book presents a comprehensive analysis of decentralisation in contemporary India. 2) It contains case studies and latest data from across the country. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of public policy and south Asian studies across... -
Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State by Cal Jillson 9781032513386
RRP: $89.00$77.30Provides a full range of pedagogical tools built into the text: opening vignettes, focus questions, “Pro and Con” boxes, “Let's Compare” boxes, key terms, chapter summaries, review questions, additional resources, and a glossary. The text is large... -
California's Recall Election of Gavin Newsom: Covid-19 and the Test of Leadership by Larry N. Gerston 9781032109695
RRP: $174.15$151.29California went through a political earthquake of sorts when the state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003. In 2021, the state faced another political turning point with the threatened recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Less than two years after Newsom's... -
California's Recall Election of Gavin Newsom: Covid-19 and the Test of Leadership by Larry N. Gerston 9781032109688
RRP: $33.53$29.19California went through a political earthquake of sorts when the state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003. In 2021, the state faced another political turning point with the threatened recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Less than two years after Newsom's... -
Decentralisation in Contemporary India: Status, Issues and the Way Forward by D. Rajasekhar 9780367545956
RRP: $174.15$151.29This volume examines the process of decentralisation in India since the 1992 legislations which devolved powers to local government bodies to ensure greater participation in local governance and planning. It studies the functioning of gram sabhas,... -
Bill Cohen's 1972 Campaign for Congress: An Oral History of the Walk that Changed Maine Politics by Christian P. Potholm 9781538170922
RRP: $24.50$20.871972 was a true watershed in Maine politics. Following a hundred years of Republican dominance, Democrats led by Senator Ed Muskie had achieved a string of victories that threatened to sweep Republicans from the board of congressional and gubernatorial... -
Accountability in State Legislatures by Steven Rogers 9780226827223
RRP: $103.20$98.83A troubling portrait of democracy in US state legislatures. State legislatures hold tremendous authority over key facets of our lives, ranging from healthcare to marriage to immigration policy. In theory, elections create incentives for state legislators... -
Accountability in State Legislatures by Steven Rogers 9780226827247
RRP: $33.54$32.06A troubling portrait of democracy in US state legislatures. State legislatures hold tremendous authority over key facets of our lives, ranging from healthcare to marriage to immigration policy. In theory, elections create incentives for state legislators... -
Shortening the Distance between Government and Public in China I: A Theoretical Approach by Liu Xiaoyan 9780367618537
RRP: $51.59$45.23Distance, in its traditional sense, connotates "estrangement" and "division". But in the context of modern political studies, it means a controllable resource that can be manipulated to change the relationship between the government... -
Dynamic Democracy: Public Opinion, Elections, and Policy Making in the American States by Devin Caughey 9780226822204
RRP: $98.04$93.99A new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level... -
State and Local Government by Kevin B. Smith 9781544316796
RRP: $69.66$69.36Featuring a new collection of compelling readings from respected sources, State and Local Government hits all the crucial marks for your political science course. Year after year, these highly readable and up-to-date articles cover the significant issues... -
Democratizing Texas Politics: Race, Identity, and Mexican American Empowerment, 1945-2002 by Benjamin Marquez 9781477302156
RRP: $28.37$24.24Winner, Outstanding Book Award, NACCS Tejas Foco Award for Non-Fiction, National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas , 2015 By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite... -
Down Ballot: How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion by Patrick Wohl 9780252087585
RRP: $24.50$18.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780252087585Author Patrick WohlFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint University of Illinois PressPublisher University of Illinois Press -
Welcome to Capitol Hill: Fifty Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics by Joel Ebert 9780826505859
RRP: $28.32$21.01Although Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals, dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confound, and sometimes hilarious mess of ne'erdowelling. Welcome to Capitol Hill is a guide to the state's... -
Villages in Cities - Community Land Ownership and Cooperative Housing in Milton Parc and Beyond by Joshua Hawley
RRP: $59.34$47.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551646886Author Joshua HawleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 392g -
The Public Papers of Governor Simeon Willis, 1943-1947 by Simeon Willis
RRP: $69.66$60.76From its creation in 1950, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German Democratic Republic's Ministry for State Security closely monitored its nation's citizens. Known as the Staatssicherheit or Stasi, this organization was regarded as one of the... -
Failed State: Dysfunction and Corruption in an American Statehouse by Seymour P. Lachman
$35.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438465739Author Seymour P. LachmanFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Excelsior EditionsPublisher State University of New York Press -
Making Settlement Work: An Examination of the Work of Judicial Mediators by Stacy Lee Burns
RRP: $141.90$122.69This title was first published in 2000. The trend in the public courts and in the private sector toward resolving civil cases through mediation, as opposed to arbitration or trial, seems inescapable. This book documents the emergence of a burgeoning... -
Local Politics in Communist Countries by Daniel N. Nelson
$45.89Thomas Merton: Social Critic organizes and critically analyzes the social thought of the Cistercian monk who has become an internationally known symbol of the spiritual element in man. The author evaluated all of Merton's writings, published and... -
The 2016 US Presidential Election and the LGBTQ Community by Pamela J. Lannutti
RRP: $51.59$45.23In this volume, researchers explore the effects of the 2016 US Presidential Election on the LGBTQ community from a wide variety of disciplines including communication, gender studies, nursing, political science, public health, psychology, cultural... -
From Collective Bargaining to Collective Begging: How Public Employees Win and Lose the Right to Bargain by Dominic D. Wells
RRP: $121.26$103.33How do public employees win and lose their collective bargaining rights? And how can public sector labor unions protect those rights? These are the questions answered in From Collective Bargaining to Collective Begging. Dominic Wells takes a... -
Strategy in Politics: Plotting Victory in a Democracy by F. Christopher Arterton
RRP: $21.92$18.98Political managers—public office holders, legislative staff, campaign managers, policy advocates, and partisan communicators—are united by a common language, a set of shared skills, a strategic mindset, and, we can hope, an appreciation of their...