Political Process

The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy,...

A powerful argument for new laws and policies regarding cyber-security, from the former US Secretary of Homeland Security.The most dangerous threat we-individually and as a society-face today is no longer military, but rather the increasingly pervasive...

This revealing and controversial book weighs and reflects on the historical truth of the accusations of sympathy with Fascism against Plaid Cymru and its leaders.About the AuthorProfessor Richard Wyn Jones is Professor of Welsh Politics and Director,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609804787Author Ted RallFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 262g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870518239Author Cheddi JaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 161g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781335522542Author Al SharptonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Hanover Square PressPublisher Hanover Square PressWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 202mm...

Up close, Inauguration Day 2021 looked like any other-the chief justice of the US Supreme Court administering the oath of office to the new president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. But pull the lens back and this was anything but a typical election...

The economy is so powerful in determining the results of U.S. presidential elections that political scientists can predict winners and losers with amazing accuracy long before the campaigns start. But if it is true that "it's the economy, Stupid," why do...

The shocking election of President Trump spawned myriad analyses and post-mortems, but they consistently underestimate the crucial role of the Tea Party on the GOP and Republican House members specifically. In Reactionary Republicanism, Bryan T. Gervais...

Offering a broad historical perspective, Selfa shows how the Democratic Party has time and again betrayed the aspirations of ordinary people while pursuing an agenda favorable to Wall Street and U.S. imperial ambitions. He examines the relationship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047500Author Daniel F. StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over the past few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? In "The Partisan Sort", Matthew Levendusky reveals that we have responded to this trend - but not, for the most part, by becoming...

As America continues down its path of polarization, a celebrated journalist tells us the deep story of the red-state/blue-state divide In the wake of Trump's presidency, Republican-led states have joined in an alarming assault on our democratic system...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393005646Author Norman GashFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & CoWeight(grams) 555gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Anthony Giddens' The Third Way had a far-reaching impact upon the evolution of New Labour in the UK, and upon left of centre policies in many other countries too. Today, nearly a decade later, Labour stands again at a decisive point in its history. A...

Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critical avenue for voices in policy debates. This insightful book injects a new sociological understanding of...

Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, will bring together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2022 midterm election, and what its development and outcome will mean...

Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim...

How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign states and their features? This systematic comparison of empires and their consequences for sovereignty applies theory to the political structures of states, and the differences between them, in the...

For almost a decade, journalists and pundits have been asking why we don't see successful examples of political satire from conservatives or of opinion talk radio from liberals. This book turns that question on its head to argue that opinion talk is the...

Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography, and presidential elections are no exception. But do differences in class, gender, race, and religion really determine the vote? The Performance of Politics develops a new...

Based on empirical and theoretical investigation, and original insight into how a local protest movement developed into a revolution that changed a regime, this book shows us how we can understand political revolutions. Azmi Bishara critically explores...

The social and economic shifts of the past few decades have hardened deeply held scepticism and distrust of 'the establishment'. In an age of historically low party membership and identification, voter volatility, rising abstentionism and greater...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Firecracker Alternative Book Award 2001.Book InformationISBN 9781583220573Author Ralph NaderFormat PaperbackPage Count 441Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S...

With revitalized and stronger political parties should we see more effective and accountable government? Despite the resurgence of parties in America, charges of irresponsible and unreliable government remain. Why the disconnect? In Parties, Politics,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513219387Author Emmeline PankhurstFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Mint EdPublisher Mint EdWeight(grams) 127g

In an age when world affairs are powerfully driven by personality, politics require an understanding of what motivates political leaders such as Hussein, Bush, Blair, and bin Laden. Through exacting case studies and the careful sifting of evidence,...

How does gendered power work? How does it circulate? How does it become embedded? And most importantly, how can we challenge it? Heather Savigny highlights five key traits of cultural sexism - violence, silencing, disciplining, meritocracy and...

Since the mid-1990s, there has been a seismic shift in attitudes toward gay and lesbian people, with a majority of Americans now supporting same-sex marriage and relations between same-sex, consenting adults. However, support for transgender individuals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612197739Author David FarisFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 210g

Combines historical analysis with a sharp commentary upon the modern political scene. Reflects the key, recent developments in British Party Politics, such as the 1997 general election, 'New Labour' and the emergence of William Hague as Conservative...

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Coalition governments are the norm in most of the world's parliamentary democracies. Because these governments are comprised of multiple political parties, they are subject to tensions that are largely absent under single-party government. The pressures...

What an intensely divisive election portends for American politicsThe year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a razor-thin presidential election outcome. It culminated in an...

Elections are at the heart of our democracy. Understanding citizens' decisions to vote or to abstain in elections is crucial, especially when turnout in so many democracies is declining.In The Motivation to Vote, Andre Blais and Jean-Francois Daoust...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312263560Author Michael Arthur LedeenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

As a consequence of Sinn Fein's connection with the IRA, the military side of the republican movement has tended to overshadow the political, both in terms of its internal operation and strategic choices and in terms of the attention that it has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593138595Author Andrew WeissmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629639376Author David CamfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525522041Author Charlie LeDuffFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...