Political Process

How have politics and activism been transformed by digital media, including digital television, online social networking and mobile computing? Since the emergence of new technologies, new modes of cooperation, deliberation and representation have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416590569Author Dr Naomi WolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

As seen on The Ben Shapiro Show! The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! "'Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump,' is terrific. He's tough, he's smart, and he really gets it. His book is on sale now. I highly recommend!"...

Since its first appearance fifteen years ago, "Why Parties?" has been essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the nature of American political parties, but in the interim, the party system has undergone some radical changes. In this landmark...

In a democracy, we have come to assume that people know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. But does this actually happen? Do citizens consider candidates' policy positions when deciding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771134514Author Joan KuyekFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Between the LinesPublisher Between the LinesWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

It is common knowledge that televised political ads are meant to appeal to voters' emotions, yet little is known about how or if these tactics actually work. Ted Brader's innovative book is the first scientific study to examine the effects that these...

How did the United States descend into crisis, with institutions frayed, political violence mounting, and democracy itself in peril? This timely book identifies how the Tea Party and its extremist narratives laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald...

In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the...

Alexander Schuessler has done what many deemed impossible: he has wedded rational choice theory and the concerns of social theory and anthropology to explain why people vote. The "paradox of participation"--why individuals cast ballots when they have...

A major work of German historiography, this comprehensive account of Weber's political views and activities reveals that, paradoxically, Weber was at once an ardent liberal and a determined German nationalist and imperialist. Wolfgang J. Mommsen shows...

Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny by scholars, pundits, and ordinary citizens. This Oxford Handbook takes on the 'big questions' about public opinion...

The concept of the "public intellectual" has a rich and colorful history. It began in the early twentieth century, when the new mass media catapulted intellectuals who were able to write for the general public to semi-stardom. The first wave included...

What an intensely divisive election means 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 attack...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451691573Author Hunter S ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865972759Author Samuel JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 526Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 806g

Citizen participation has undergone a radical shift since anxieties about "bowling alone" seized the nation in the 1990s. Many pundits and observers have cheered America's twenty-first century civic renaissance-an explosion of participatory innovations...

Our world has gone mad - politically and otherwise But why and how did it come to this? A wry look at the state of the UK (and beyond), focusing on the appalling standards of governance and leadership we see today, and the ineffectiveness of our...

A gripping analysis of pre- and post-Brexit BritainBook InformationISBN 9781783341580Author George WaldenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Gibson Square Books LtdPublisher Gibson Square Books Ltd

In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated government that has been in power since 1949. But how has China's political system achieved such longevity? And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911335955Author Todd SwiftFormat PaperbackImprint Eyewear PublishingPublisher Eyewear Publishing

An incisive study that shows how Republicans transformed the US House of Representatives into a consistent GOP stronghold-with or without a majority. Long-term Democratic dominance in the US House of Representatives gave way to a Republican electoral...

July 15, 2004, Imphal (Manipur, India): An amazing scene unfolds in front of Kangla Fort, the headquarters of the Assam Rifles, a unit of the Indian army. Soldiers and officers watch aghast as twelve women, all in their sixties and seventies, position...

This title was first published in 2000. Offering original insights into the relationship between media and democratic theory, this volume brings together a renowned collection of international specialists who examine media and democracy, professional...

In this collection of thoughtful, hard-hitting essays, Walter E. Williams once again takes on the left wing's most sacred cows with provocative insights, brutal candor, and an uncompromising reverence for personal liberty and the principles laid out in...

The development of political parties in Nigeria during the terminal phase of British colonial rule. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print...

Were presidential campaigns always as bitter as they have been in recent years? Or is the current style of campaigning a new political development? In this revised and updated edition of Presidential Campaigns the answers to these questions are clear:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250094728Author Ari BermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 25mm

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The 2010 election has transformed the British political landscape, ushering in a coalition government for the first time since the Second World War, and breaking up the UK's traditional pattern of two-party dominance. This book analyses the implications...

These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national elections, the degree to which money corrupts the process, and...

A National Bestseller "If we first recognize that we are in a war, and then learn the lessons and follow the lead of those who have shown they know how to prevail, we can definitely win the Civil War, secure a multiracial democracy, and end white...

The image of upper-class women chaining themselves to the rails of 10 Downing Street, smashing windows of public buildings, and going on hunger strikes in the cause of "votes for women" have become visually synonomous with the British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789789591107Author Bisi OgunwaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Blue Sapphire ConsultsPublisher Blue Sapphire ConsultsWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958240130Author Ian WishartFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Howling at the Moon Publishing LtdPublisher Howling at the Moon Publishing...

In the 1830s, the French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that 'insufferable despotism' would prevail if America ever acquired a national administrative state. Today's Tea Partiers evidently believe that, after a great wrong turn in the early...

The election of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) to power in Bolivia in 2006 marked a historic break from centuries of foreign domination and indigenous marginalisation. Evo Morales, leader of the MAS, became the first indigenous president of Bolivia. ...

In 2019, the United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Jason Kenney, unseated the New Democratic Party to form the provincial government of Alberta. A restoration of conservative power in a province that had seen the Progressive Conservatives...

For over a century, voting has been a surprisingly common political activity in China. Voting as a Rite examines China's experiments with elections from the perspective of intellectual and cultural history. Rather than arguing that such exercises were...

For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals...