Books of Political Science / American Government / General
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Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency
By Michael NelsonTraces the history of the presidency and discusses the powers and privileges of the position
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For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook
By Angela Cavender WilsonRecognizing an urgent need for Indigenous liberation strategies, Indigenous intellectuals met to create a book with hands-on suggestions and activities to enable Indigenous communities to decolonize themselves. The authors begin...
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The Early American Republic, 1789-1829
By Paul E. JohnsonThis brief text covers the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1789-1829. While many books approach the period of the Early Republic from two distinct standpoints--either...
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The Housing Policy Revolution: Networks and Neighborhoods
By David James EricksonThe Housing Policy Revolution: Networks and Neighborhoods illuminates how our networked approach to housing policy developed and fundamentally transformed governmental response to public welfare. Through historical political analysis and detailed...
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The Promise of American Life
By Herbert David CrolyThe Promise of American Life was first published in 1909. It had an immediate and extensive influence on what social historians call the Progressive Era. At the dawn of the...
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Colonial Pipeline Rupture: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House...
By United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and OversightColonial Pipeline Rupture: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House...
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The Political Philosophy of James Madison
By Garrett Ward SheldonAmong the founders, James Madison wielded the greatest influence in drafting the Constitution of 1789. In this book, Garrett Ward Sheldon offers a concise synthesis of Madison's political philosophy in...
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Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach
By Carolyn J. Hill, Laurence E. Lynn JrManaging in the public sector entails an understanding of the interaction between three distinct dimensions—administrative structures and processes, organizations and their cultures, and the skills and values of individual managers....
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Hamilton's Republic: Readings in the American Democratic Nationalist Tradition
By Michael LindHamilton's Republic is the first anthology of Hamiltonian democratic nationalism. Here are excerpts from the major writings of Alexander Hamilton and his successors. In addition to a generous selection from...
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Divided We Stand: How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the Presidency
By Roger SimonJust before Election Day 2000, Al Gore figured the presidential race was his to win or lose. In the end, he did both. How did this happen? Bestselling author Roger...
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Radical Reform of the Civil Service
By Robert Maranto, Stephen E. CondreyAcross the globe, governments are ending civil service as we know it. This volume presents the newest research that explores efforts to replace civil service systems with more flexible, non-tenured...
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Making the Managerial Presidency: Comprehensive Reorganization Planning, 1905-1996
By Peri E. ArnoldIn 1987 the National Academy of Public Administration bestowed upon Peri Arnold the prestigious Louis Brownlow Award for Making the Managerial Presidency. Since then, his book has acquired the status...
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Protecting Liberty in an Age of Terror
By Philip B. Heymann, Juliette N. KayyemSince September 11, 2001, much has been said about the difficult balancing act between freedom and security, but few have made specific proposals for how to strike that balance. As...
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恐懼：川普入主白宮: Fear: Trump in the White House
By 鮑布‧伍華德「真正的力量是——其實我不願意用這個字——恐懼。」──唐納‧川普，2016年3月31日競選美國總統期間接受訪談時所說。 中二治國？全世界最強大的行政權集體神經崩潰？只有伍華德才能寫出來的川普總統內幕故事歷經尼克森至歐巴馬八任總統淬鍊出來的權威報導能力，伍華德以前所未有的細節繼續揭露川普總統白宮的慘烈生活，並且精確描繪他如何針對國內外重要政策做出決定。伍華德從數百小時訪談第一手消息來源的紀錄、會議筆記、私人日記、檔案及文件中汲取材料。本書以每天的工作細節、對話和文件紀錄追蹤各重大國際議題，從北韓、阿富汗、伊朗、中東、北約組織、中國到俄羅斯，無所不包。它也深度報導與川普相關的美國議題，尤其是貿易與關稅爭端、移民、稅法、巴黎氣候協定和2017年在夏綠蒂維爾市發生的種族暴動事件。《恐懼》對川普的律師和「通俄門事件」特別檢察官穆勒之間的談判，提供鮮明的細節，首度鋪陳出逐次會議的經過及策略。它也揭露川普白宮的資深官員如何聯手從總統橢圓形辦公室桌上偷走命令的草稿，阻止他下達可能傷害重要情報的指令。伍華德說：「這不啻是行政上的政變，是世界上最強大國家行政權的神經崩潰。」各界推薦王健壯 (《上報》董事長)唐家婕 (駐白宮現役記者)陳文茜 (電視節目主持人)郭崇倫 (《聯合報》副總編輯)張鐵志 (文化評論者)楊永明 (台大政治系教授)趙少康 (中廣董事長)鄭麗文 (News 98《世界一把抓》主持人)蘇 起 (台北論壇董事長)蘭 萱 (中廣《蘭萱時間》主持人)──無畏推薦
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American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays
By G. John IkenberryThese thought provoking essays, both classic and current, detail the problems encountered in generating a plausible theory of foreign policy and address international determinants of American foreign policy economic necessity...
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The Reagan Revolution
By Robert D. Novak, Rowland EvansThe Reagan Revolution
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Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media
By Bill Kovach, Tom RosenstielDid the coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal set a new low for American journalism? How has news gathering and reporting changed, and what effects has this had on the political...
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Powderburns: Cocaine, Contras & the Drug War
By Celerino Castillo, Dave HarmonThe truth about the remaining dark secret of the Iran-Contra scandal- the United States government's collaboration with drug smugglers. Powderburns is the story of Celerino Castillo III who spent 12...
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An Essay on the Trial by Jury
By Lysander SpoonerSatisfactory evidence, though not all the evidence, of what the Common Law trial by jury really is'
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Interest Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions, and Influence
By John R. WrightIn Interest Groups and Congress, John Wright surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of interest groups to explain how they influence and affect public policy and opinion in the...