Political Parties category: 994 books
The Party's Over
How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida, spent years in the party’s inner circle. In this no-holds-barred memoir, he shows why he switched sides and became a Democrat.
After serving as a Republican governor—one who was on the short list for the vice presidency in 2008—Charlie...
The Blueprint
How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care)
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Through the microcosm of Colorado's stunning political transformation, this is an inside look at the rapidly-changing business of campaigns and elections. The techniques pioneered in Colorado have been recognized by both parties and pundits as the future of American politics.
by Wendy J. Schiller, Professor, Brown University
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
In an era of heightened partisanship and increased polarization, The Contemporary Congress offers a clear and concise introduction to legislative processes. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary text for undergraduate courses, Loomis and Schiller construct a comprehensive portrait of the U.S. Congress,...
by Al From, Alice McKeon
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
After Barack Obama's solid win in the 2012 election, it's easy to forget that there was a time, not long ago, when the Democrats were shut out of power for over a decade. But Al From remembers. In 1984, he led a small band of governors, US senators, and members of Congress to organize the Democratic...
Red Fighting Blue
How Geography and Electoral Rules Polarize American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
The national electoral map has split into warring regional bastions of Republican red and Democratic blue, producing a deep and enduring partisan divide in American politics. In Red Fighting Blue, David A. Hopkins places the current partisan and electoral era in historical context, explains how the...
The Declaration of Independents
How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Everywhere in America, the forces of digitization, innovation, and personalization are expanding our options and bettering the way we live. Everywhere, that is, except in our politics. There we are held hostage to an eighteenth century system, dominated by two political parties whose ever-more-polarized...
Unconventional Wisdom
Facts and Myths About American Voters
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2008
Late deciders go for the challenger; turnout helps the Democrats; the gender gap results from a surge in Democratic preference among women--these and many other myths are standard fare among average citizens, political pundits, and even some academics. But are these conventional wisdoms--familiar...
Party Wars
Polarization and the Politics of National Policy Making
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Party Wars is the first book to describe how the ideological gulf now separating the two major parties developed and how today’s fierce partisan competition affects the political process and national policy.
Barbara Sinclair traces the current ideological divide to changes in the Republican...
The Fractured Republic
Renewing America's Social Contract in the Age of Individualism
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
A National Review Best Book of the Year
Americans today are anxious--about the economy, about politics, about our government. The institutions that once dominated our culture have become smaller, more diverse, and personalized. Individualism has come at the cost of dwindling solidarity. No...
The Way Back
Restoring the Promise of America
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The promise of America is that, with ambition and hard work, anyone can rise to the top. But now the promise has been broken, and we’ve become an aristocracy where rich parents raise rich kids and poor parents raise poor kids.
We’ve been told that the changes are structural, that there’s...
by Gary C. Jacobson, Jamie L. Carson
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Gary Jacobson’s classic text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to congressional elections and the electoral process. Based on the latest data from the National Election Study, the Cooperative Congressional Elections Study, and the Federal Election Commission, the Ninth Edition...
Big Tent Politics
The Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that allowed it to fend off opponents on both the left and right. How did it do this? What kind of party...
The Libertarian Reader
Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
The first collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics, The Libertarian Reader links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government. A movement that...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
As the 2015 general election looms on the horizon, the only thing anyone can seem to agree on is that it will be unpredictable, not least because, for the first time in our history, we are experiencing the brave new world of four-party politics. Here, in one volume, is everything you need to know...