Books of Political Science / American Government / General
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
By Bernard BailynThis book has developed from a study that was first undertaken a number of years ago, when Howard Mumford Jones, then editor-in-chief of the John Harvard Library, invited me to...
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The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America
By Richard J. EllisWhy do people who identify themselves as liberal or egalitarian sometimes embrace intolerance or even preach violence? Illiberalism has come to be expected of the right in this country; its...
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超限帝国
By 拓正阳中国的未来离不世界，认识世界首先需要了解美国。读完本书，你将了解美国为什么被称为“超限帝国”？
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Rural Road Maintenance: Sustaining the Benefits of Improved Access
By Chris Donnges, Geoff A. Edmonds, Bjorn JohannessenProvides an analysis of rural road maintenance in the Asian region.
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The Virginia Papers on the Presidency: The Miller Center Forums 1991-1996
By Kenneth W. ThompsonThis volume explores the dual role of the president--leader of the American people and leader and spokesman for the United States. Part I examines the roles of the president through...
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Problems and Policies of American Presidents
By Kenneth W. ThompsonProblems and Policies of American Presidents is the second volume in the Miller Center's 20th anniversary series. It proceeds from the point at which the first volume ends and contains...
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America's Undeclared War: What's Killing Our Cities and how We Can Stop it
By Daniel Lazare"I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man," wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1800, sounding a note that has echoed throughout American history....
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The Presidency of John F. Kennedy
By James N. GiglioThe presidency of John F. Kennedy continues to fascinate, even as it also continues to inspire heated debates between admirers and detractors of Camelot's fallen king. Now readers can gain...
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A State of Risk: Will Government-sponsored Enterprises be the Next Financial Crisis?
By Thomas H. StantonA possible $700 billion problem. Are we in for another S&L crisis? If you are a current or potential investor with GSE's . . . or are merely a concerned...
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Polling and the Public: What Every Citizen Should Know
By Herbert B. AsherHow can a public opinion poll of only 1,500 Americans accurately represent the entire population? Asher demystifies this and other polling issues with clear descriptions, colorful anecdotes, and such up-to-date...
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Watergate: The Corruption of American Politics and the Fall of Richard Nixon
By Fred EmeryOn August 9, 1974, the greatest political scandal of our times reached its climax with the resignation of Richard Nixon from the presidency of the United States. Never before had...
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Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century
By Richard C. RichardsonThe authors explain how various state governance structures influence the way priorities for higher education are established. Based on a study conducted by the California Higher Education Policy Center, now...
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The President's Agenda: Domestic Policy Choice from Kennedy to Clinton
By Paul LightIn this third edition of The President's Agenda, Paul Light brings his acclaimed study up to date by weighing the successes and failures of the Bush and Clinton presidencies in...
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Sold to the Highest Bidder: The Presidency from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush
By Daniel M. Friedenberg"This is a glorious America for the alert and resourceful," notes Daniel Friedenberg in this critical review of the American presidency during the last half of the 20th century. But...
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Scorpion Tongues: The Irresistible History of Gossip in American Politics
By Gail CollinsDid Woodrow Wilson murder his first wife? Of course not. Did Hillary Clinton throw the lamp? Maybe. From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history...
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Constitutional Government in the United States
By Woodrow WilsonA study and re-thinking of government in states and federal organizations such as Congress, the courts, executive agencies, and the presidency. Written as a series of lectures, this book proposes...
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Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight! : how Progressives Can Win
By Robert CreamerListen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight! : how Progressives Can Win
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Debating Institutionalism
By Gerry Stoker, Guy Peters, Jon PierreInstitutionalism has become one of the dominant strands of theory within contemporary political science. Beginning with the challenge to behavioral and rational choice theory issued by March and Olsen, institutional...
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Culture War?: The Myth of a Polarized America
By Morris P. Fiorina, Samuel J. Abrams, Jeremy PopePart of the Great Questions in Politics series, Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America combines polling data with a compelling narrative to debunk commonly-believed myths about American politics--particularly...
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Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the Iraq War and Out a Spy
By Marcy WheelerWhat happens when Washington, D.C. pundits and journalists run in the same social circles as the powerful people they cover? When the President and his administration trade press access for...