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Your California Governments in Action, Second Edition by Winston W. Crouch
RRP: £80.00£60.81This 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... -
Wisconsin Politics and Government: America's Laboratory of Democracy by James K. Conant
£34.87Throughout the twentieth century, Wisconsin won national visibility and praise for its role as a "laboratory of democracy" within the American federal system. In Wisconsin Politics and Government James K. Conant traces the development of the... -
Kansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures by H. Edward Flentje
RRP: £63.00£53.44The rich history of Kansas politics continues to generate an abundant literature. The state's beginning as "Bleeding Kansas" followed by Prohibition, populism, the Progressive Era, and the Dust Bowl, through to the present day, have given local... -
Creative Governance: Opportunities for Fisheries in Europe by Jan Kooiman
RRP: £22.99£20.16Published 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... -
Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom by William P Ruger
RRP: £18.99£12.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952223266Author William P RugerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Cato InstitutePublisher Cato InstituteWeight(grams) 152g -
The Public Papers of Governor Keen Johnson, 1939-1943 by Keen Johnson
£72.36Although much has been written about the Western Front in World War I, little attention has been given to developments in the east, especially during the crucial period of 1914--1915. Not only did these events have a significant impact on the fighting... -
Presidential Swing States by David A Schultz
RRP: £42.00£14.75The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as... -
Government by Dissent: Protest, Resistance, and Radical Democratic Thought in the Early American Republic by Robert W. T. Martin
RRP: £45.00£38.47"The most thorough examination we have of how early Americans wrestled with what types of political dissent should be permitted, even promoted, in the new republic they were forming. Martin shows the modern relevance of their debates in ways that... -
Regulating Prostitution in China: Gender and Local Statebuilding, 1900-1937 by Elizabeth J. Remick
RRP: £58.00£49.28In the early decades of the twentieth century, prostitution was one of only a few fates available to women and girls besides wife, servant, or factory worker. At the turn of the century, cities across China began to register, tax, and monitor... -
All Politics Is Local: Why Progressives Must Fight for the States by Meaghan Winter
RRP: £25.00£16.38After the 2016 election, the Republican Party seized control not just of the White House and Congress but of many state governments. To be precise, the GOP seized control of both legislative chambers in 32 states and governor offices in 33 states-a... -
Social Transformations and Revolutions: Reflections and Analyses by Johann P. Arnason
RRP: £23.99£21.06Prompted by the 25th anniversary of the Soviet collapse, this volume reflects on revolutions and transformations around the collapse of the Soviet Bloc, the political transformations after 9/11, the important changes following the global economic crisis,... -
Understanding Public Opinion by Barbara Norrander
RRP: £103.00£90.01Click here to preview a sample chapter!In this highly anticipated revision, editors Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox expose students to the substance and process of public opinion research in an accessible way. Capturing the diversity of this research... -
West Virginia Politics and Government by Richard A. Brisbin
£29.56West Virginia Politics and Government offers the only recent study of politics in the Mountain State. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this second edition is... -
Black Mayors, White Majorities: The Balancing Act of Racial Politics by Ravi K. Perry
RRP: £36.00£30.99Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority of their constituents are not black. In the past, the leadership of black politicians was characterized as either... -
The Evolution of Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections: Landmark Documents, 1787-2007 by Randall E. Adkins
RRP: £76.00£66.76Primary source materials are a great way for students to experience firsthand a historic event, to more fully understand a pivotal actor or figure, or to explore legislation or a judicial decision. Students leave these readings better prepared to grapple... -
The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence by Erica Marat
RRP: £53.99£46.87The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present. This book is the first major, in-depth... -
Public Opinion in State Politics by Jeffrey E. Cohen
RRP: £76.00£31.32Since the Reagan presidency, more and more public policymaking authority has devolved to the states, a trend that the contributors to this volume argue is unlikely to abate soon. Public Opinion in State Politics is an innovative collection of recent... -
Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance by John T. Willis
RRP: £29.99£25.99Tucked between the larger commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia and overshadowed by the political maneuverings of its neighbor, Washington, D.C., Maryland has often been overlooked and neglected in studies of state governmental systems. With the... -
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform by G. Alan Tarr
RRP: £26.97£23.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791467121Author G. Alan TarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
The Five Capitals of Alabama: The Story of Alabama's Capital Cities from St. Stephens to Montgomery by Tom Bailey
RRP: £25.95£23.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588384270Author Tom BaileyFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint NewSouth BooksPublisher NewSouth BooksWeight(grams) 229g -
Utah Politics and Government: American Democracy among a Unique Electorate by Adam R. Brown
RRP: £29.99£25.99As unique as is Utah's formative history of civil and religious conflict, its political institutions today broadly resemble those found in other American states. While its majority Mormon population translates into an enormous Republican advantage in... -
America's State Governments: A Critical Look at Disconnected Democracies by Jennifer Bachner
RRP: £36.99£32.53This timely and important new work takes a critical look at government in the American states and illustrates the disconnect between state government institutions and their constituents. The text illuminates three basic political problems of state... -
Voices of Decline: The Postwar Fate of US Cities by Robert A. Beauregard
RRP: £39.99£35.06[FOR HISTORY CATALOGS]Drawing on the pronouncements of public commentators, this book portrays the 20th century history of U.S. cities, focusing specifically on how commentators crafted a discourse of urban decline and prosperity peculiar to the... -
Why States Matter: An Introduction to State Politics by Gary F. Moncrief
RRP: £35.00£32.77When it comes to voting, taxes, environmental regulations, social services, education, criminal justice, political parties, property rights, gun control, marriage and a whole host of other modern American issues, the state in which a citizen resides... -
The Decline of Regionalism in Putin's Russia: Boundary Issues by J. Paul Goode
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book reassesses Putin's attempt to reverse the decentralization of power that characterised centre-regional relations in the 1990s, focusing on regional responses to Putin's federal reforms. It explains the decline of regionalism after 2000 in terms... -
Delaware Politics and Government by William W. Boyer
£32.12This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has... -
State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States by John J. Dinan
RRP: £31.00£30.19Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification. By contrast, state constitutions have been completely rewritten on a... -
Idaho Politics and Government: Culture Clash and Conflicting Values in the Gem State by Jasper M. LiCalzi
RRP: £25.99£22.04Examining politics in Idaho through the lens of ideology (i.e., conservative versus liberal) or partisanship (i.e., Democrat versus Republican) does not illuminate the more fundamental dynamics of the state's political environment. Unlike other states... -
Alaska Politics and Government by Thomas A. Morehouse
£35.29Alaska is the largest and one of the least populated of the fifty states-extremes that create a unique government. Tied together by tiny airports and vast pipelines, the state features abundant natural resources and a remoteness that make it one of the... -
North Carolina Government and Politics by Jack D. Fleer
£25.43North Carolina has been a leader in the South and the nation since 1775, when it became "First in Freedom" by calling for its independence from British rule. Throughout its history, the state has had a reputation as a progressive force. This... -
The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade by Charlie Jeffrey
RRP: £9.99£7.06In May 1999 the Scottish Parliament opened with high expectations. The decade since has seen a transformation in Scottish politics. As the Parliament's 10th anniversary approaches, now is the perfect time to reflect on its role in the Scottish and wider... -
Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Modern Kansas Politics Michael Smith 9780700636617
RRP: £97.00£79.91Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownback’s red-state policies in the 2016 and... -
Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer Christopher A. Cooper 9781469681702
RRP: £98.00£83.30North Carolina represents a perfect distillation of the promise and peril of modern American democracy: hyperpartisanship, gerrymandering, dissatisfaction with the two-party system, the rural/urban divide—these issues are all brought into sharp relief in... -
Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer Christopher A. Cooper 9781469681719
RRP: £21.95£18.66North Carolina represents a perfect distillation of the promise and peril of modern American democracy: hyperpartisanship, gerrymandering, dissatisfaction with the two-party system, the rural/urban divide—these issues are all brought into sharp relief in... -
Fighting With FEMA: A Practical Regulations Handbook Michael Martinet 9781032770338
RRP: £91.99£78.19In this book, disaster finance and cost recovery expert Michael Martinet provides unparalleled coverage of the practical, real-world key principles necessary to successfully navigate the nuances of federal regulations surrounding FEMA’s Public Assistance... -
Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Modern Kansas Politics Michael Smith 9780700636624
RRP: £32.95£27.19Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownback’s red-state policies in the 2016 and...