Books of Political Science / American Government / General
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The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
Identifies and establishes a roadmap for doing better in the future. Lays the groundwork for transforming how this Nation - from every level of government to the private sector to...
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A Failure of Initiative: Supplementary Report and Document Annex
By United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane KatrinaNOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Supplementary report to the final Hurricane Katrina Federal response report, A Failure...
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The Politics of Power: A Critical Introduction to American Government
By Ira Katznelson, Mark KesselmanThe Politics of Power: A Critical Introduction to American Government
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Government by the People
By James MacGregor Burns, Thomas E. Cronin, Jack Walter PeltasonGovernment by the People
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Government by the People: National, State, and Local Edition
By James MacGregor Burns, Thomas E. Cronin, Jack Walter PeltasonGovernment by the People: National, State, and Local Edition
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Public Opinion in American Politics
By W. Lance BennettPublic Opinion in American Politics
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Political Parties and Constitutional Government: Remaking American Democracy
By Sidney M. MilkisThe U.S. Constitution makes no mention of political parties, yet parties began to form shortly after its ratification. Today, American democracy would not work without them. In Political Parties and...
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Is There a Culture War?: A Dialogue on Values and American Public Life
By Alan Wolfe, James Davison HunterIn the wake of a bitter presidential campaign and in the face of numerous divisive policy questions, many Americans wonder if their country has split in two. People are passionately...
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A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People : the 2006 Election and Beyond
By Gary C. JacobsonNeither ideological nor polemical, Gary Jacobson uses extensive poll data and trenchant analysis in this engaging book to show that the polarization of the American people - along party lines...
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Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money
By David S. BroderA new form of government is sweeping across America: the initiative process, available in half the states and hundreds of cities. Where once most state laws were passed by legislatures,...
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The Supreme Court in American Politics: New Institutionalist Interpretations
By Howard Gillman, Cornell W. ClaytonFor decades political scientists studying the Court have adopted behavioral approaches and focused on the relatively narrow question of how the justices' policy preferences influence their voting behavior. This emphasis...
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The Party Period and Public Policy: American Politics from the Age of Jackson to the Progressive Era
By Richard L. McCormickIn the 19th and early 20th centuries, political parties in the U.S. enjoyed their heyday of mass loyalties and wielded unprecedented power over government affairs. These boldly argued essays describe...
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Free Speech for Me--but Not for Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other
By Nat HentoffHentoff's timely, fact-filled, and illuminating book describes the current assault on free speech from all points of the political spectrum--even from the traditionally liberal groups now intent on repressing opinions...
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Witness to Power: The Nixon Years
By John EhrlichmanProvides the definitive, inside account of the Nixon presidency, describing the events, people, and especially, the fascinating personality of Richard Nixon and exploring the uses and abuses, the fascination and...
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Reforming the Republic: Democratic Institutions for the New America
By Todd Donovan, Shaun BowlerThis book offers a general discussion of a wide range of political reforms by addressing how the American political system would be different if various reforms were...
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The War Over Iraq: Saddam's Tyranny and America's Mission
By William Kristol, Lawrence F. KaplanAs the crisis with Iraq continues, Americans have questions. Is war really necessary? What can it accomplish? What broad vision of U.S. foreign policy underlies the determination to remove Saddam...
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George W. Bush on God and Country
By George Walker BushNot since Abraham Lincoln has a sitting president addressed spiritual issues as frequently as President George W. Bush. When the country sunk into uncertainty and disbelief over attacks abroad and...
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The Modern Presidency & Civil Rights: Rhetoric on Race from Roosevelt to Nixon
By Garth E. PauleyEvery president since Franklin Roosevelt has confronted civil rights issues during his tenure in the White House, and most have faced intense demands to speak publicly about the nation's racial...
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Texas Politics and Government: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies
By Gary Keith, Stefan D. Haag, Rex C. PeeblesTexas Politics and Government provides a coherent, analytical introduction to Texas politics that is both comprehensive and innovative. Framing the book on the ideas that have shaped Texas politics past...
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Diversity: The Invention of a Concept
By Peter WoodDiversity is America's newest cultural ideal. Corporations alter their recruitment and hiring policy in the name of a diverse workforce. Universities institute new admissions rules in the name of a...