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Presidential Campaigns: From George Washington to George W. Bush by Paul F. Boller
RRP: $21.27$16.23Were 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:... -
Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman 9781250094728
RRP: $27.09$16.25Apologies 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 -
Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States by Dennis Frank Thompson 9780226797649
RRP: $30.96$29.71The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure... -
The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy by John Sides 9780691213453
RRP: $32.25$22.83What 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... -
After Occupy: Economic Democracy for the 21st Century by Tom Malleson 9780190275006
RRP: $32.24$21.96These 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... -
The Militant Suffrage Movement: Citizenship and Resistance in Britain, 1860-1930 by Laura E. Nym Mayhall 9780195159936
RRP: $145.13$114.53The 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... -
Monitoring Democracy: When International Election Observation Works, and Why It Often Fails by Judith G. Kelley 9780691152783
RRP: $49.02$38.71In 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... -
The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas by Daniel Drezner 9780190264604
RRP: $30.30$25.58The 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... -
Stepping Out: A rookie's guide to Nigeria's politics by Bisi Ogunwale 9789789591107
RRP: $19.35$16.00Apologies 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)... -
Absolute Power: The Helen Clark Years by Ian Wishart 9780958240130
RRP: $24.50$17.85Apologies 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... -
Tocqueville's Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges in America, 1900-1940 by Daniel R. Ernst 9780199920860
RRP: $67.08$54.48In 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... -
Bolivia: Refounding the Nation by Kepa Artaraz 9780745330891
RRP: $38.69$29.70The 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. ... -
Blue Storm: The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney by Duane Bratt 9781773854168
$42.12In 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... -
The Psychology of Politics Hans J. Eysenck 9780765804303
RRP: $59.33$51.77In writing The Psychology of Politics, Hans Eysenck had two aims in mind: to write a book about modern developments in the field of attitude studies which would be intelligible to the layman; and one that would integrate into one consistent theoretical... -
Voting as a Rite: A History of Elections in Modern China by Joshua Hill 9780674237223
RRP: $34.77$27.62For 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... -
Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do about It by Richard Stengel 9780802149428
RRP: $16.76$14.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802149428Author Richard StengelFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Black CatPublisher Black Cat -
The Emperor's Old Clothes: Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire by Barbara Stollinger-Rilinger 9781789207989
RRP: $36.06$29.13For 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... -
Party and State in Post-Mao China Teresa Wright 9780745663852
RRP: $20.63$18.59In 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... -
Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888 by Charles W. Calhoun 9780700615964
RRP: $69.66$63.69During the run-up to the 1888 presidential election, Americans flocked to party rallies, marched in endless parades, and otherwise participated zealously in the political process. Although they faced a choice between two uncharismatic candidates -... -
The Long Red Thread: How Democratic Dominance Gave Way to Republican Advantage in US House Elections by Kyle Kondik
RRP: $25.79$22.63An 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... -
The Emerging Democratic Majority by John B. Judis 9780743254786
RRP: $16.76$15.57Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780743254786Author John B. JudisFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic? by Fritz W. Scharpf 9780198295464
RRP: $119.97$118.73The problem-solving capacity, and hence the democratic legitimacy, of national governments is being weakened by the dual processes of legal and economic integration in Europe; and the loss is not fully compensated by the development of effective and... -
Don't Stop Thinking About the Music: The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns by Benjamin S. Schoening 9780739165478
RRP: $58.05$50.94In this insightful, erudite history of presidential campaign music, musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper explain how politicians use music in American presidential campaigns to convey a range of political messages. From... -
From Votes to Seats: The Operation of the Uk Electoral System Since 1945 by Ron Johnston 9780719058523
RRP: $25.79$22.99The British electoral system treats parties disproportionately and differentially. This original study of the fourteen general elections held between 1950 and 1997 shows that the amount of bias in those election results increased substantially over the... -
Power In Words by Mary Frances Berry 9780807001691
RRP: $32.25$23.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807001691Author Mary Frances BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 449g -
Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation by Robert L. Sklar
RRP: $100.62$78.39The 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... -
Cheshire 1630-1660: County Government and Society during the `English Revolution' by J. S. Morrill 9780198218555
$48.54Cheshire 1630-1660 County Government and Society during the `English Revolution'Book InformationISBN 9780198218555Author J. S. MorrillFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Clarendon PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm)... -
Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990 by Arend Lijphart 9780198280545
RRP: $101.91$84.53An electoral system is the most fundamental element of representative democracy, translating citizen's votes into representatives' seats. It is also the most potent practical instrument available to democratic reformers. This systematic and comprehensive... -
Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in Political Ads Work by Ted Brader
RRP: $36.12$35.33It 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... -
The Citizen Marketer by Joel Penney 9780190658069
RRP: $43.85$33.23From hashtag activism to the flood of political memes on social media, the landscape of political communication is being transformed by the grassroots circulation of opinion on digital platforms and beyond. By exploring how everyday people assist in the... -
American Political Development and the Trump Presidency by Zachary Callen
RRP: $64.50$56.00Leading political scientists analyze the presidency of Donald Trump and its impact on the future of American politics In virtually all respects, the Trump presidency has disrupted patterns of presidential governance. However, does Trump signify a... -
Blue Metros, Red States: The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States by David F. Damore 9780815738473
RRP: $32.25$28.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738473Author David F. DamoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 762gDimensions(mm)... -
Varieties of Russian Activism: State-Society Contestation in Everyday Life by Jeremy Morris 9780253065469
RRP: $41.28$36.39Despite decades of Putin, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism has eliminated Russian activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how... -
The Role of the Member of Parliament Since 1868: From Gentlemen to Players by Michael Rush 9780198275770
$138.68Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Tales of Ming Courtesans by Alice Poon 9789888552672
RRP: $23.21$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888552672Author Alice PoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Earnshaw Books LimitedPublisher Earnshaw Books Limited -
Understanding Capital and Interest by M Frederic Bastiat 9781627300919
$10.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627300919Author M Frederic BastiatFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Stonewell PressPublisher Stonewell PressWeight(grams) 104g -
Confessions by Zubair Mulla 9781398417724
$17.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398417724Author Zubair MullaFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 127g -
Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War over the Truth by Howard Kurtz 9781621577263
RRP: $37.40$22.55"The mainstream media's obsessive hatred for President Trump outruns his anti-media fixation by a country mile, argues this evenhanded and incisive study of press relations with the Trump administration." -Publishers Weekly "'Defiance Disorder': Another... -
Harry The Happy Troll by Mardeen F Schultz 9780578782553
RRP: $18.00$14.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578782553Author Mardeen F SchultzFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint Mardeen F. SchultzPublisher Mardeen F. SchultzWeight(grams) 203g -
Civil Resistance Today Kurt Schock ( Rutgers University) 9780745682679
RRP: $21.92$19.63From Gandhi's salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Some...