James W Ceaser: 13 books

Book cover of Epic Journey

Epic Journey

The 2008 Elections and American Politics: Post 2010 Election Update

by James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011

Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney Jr. take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American history. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of political history and deep resources of current political...
Book cover of Designing a Polity

Designing a Polity

America's Constitution in Theory and Practice

by James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010

In Designing a Polity, James W. Ceaser, one of our leading scholars of American political development, argues for the continuing central role of the Founding within the study of American government. Drawing on essays published over the past 10 years, extensively updated and revised to reflect current...
Book cover of The Perfect Tie

The Perfect Tie

The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election

by Andrew E. Busch, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2002

In The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election, James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch continue their study of national elections and their broader implications for American politics and society. With groundbreaking research of electoral politics and penetrating discussions of divided...
Book cover of After Hope and Change

After Hope and Change

The 2012 Elections and American Politics, Post 2014 Election Update

by James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, John J. Pitney Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015

Now updated to include the 2014 midterms and previewing the coming 2016 election cycle, After Hope and Change provides the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the national election, including the presidential nomination process and election and congressional elections. As they have for...
Book cover of Defying the Odds

Defying the Odds

The 2016 Elections and American Politics

by James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, John J. Pitney Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017

Bitterness and joy, outrage and satisfaction, shame and pride, escapes to safe places and displays of celebration—these were just a few of the conflicting reactions that greeted the election of Donald Trump. One point lays beyond dispute: Donald Trump defied the odds, whether set by bookmakers or...
Book cover of Born to be Free
by Jack Miller, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018

Jack Miller’s Born to Be Free examines the beauty and power of the American principles that our founding fathers gave us and the lack of knowledge about them in today’s society. With a preface by distinguished professor and author James Ceaser (University of Virginia), Miller goes on to advocate...
Book cover of The Politically Correct University

The Politically Correct University

Problems, Scope, and Reforms

by Robert Maranto, Fredrick Hess, Richard Redding
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009

The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought. Required reading for those who want American universities to eschew political correctness." — Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Book cover of Defying the Odds

Defying the Odds

The 2016 Elections and American Politics, Post 2018 Election Update

by James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, John J. Pitney Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019

Now updated to include the 2018 midterms and previewing the coming 2020 election cycle, Defying the Odds provides the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the national election, including the presidential nomination process and election and congressional elections. With its keen insights...
Book cover of The Professions and Civic Life
by Christopher Caldwell, Paul A. Cantor, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016

Professions are institutions which, through their small size, self-governing elements, and sense of social mission, can assist in maintaining a sound civic culture. As mediating institutions in our democratic society that are neither entirely birthed by the state nor are entirely private, the individual...
Book cover of Liberal Democracy and Liberal Education
by John Agresto, James W. Ceaser, Daniel E. Cullen
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016

The essays in this book reflect on the paradoxical relationship of liberal education and liberal democracy. Liberal education emphasizes knowledge for its own sake, detached from all instrumental purposes. It also aims at liberation from the manifold sources of unfreedom, including political sources....
Book cover of Reflections on Conservative Politics in the United Kingdom and the United States
by Nigel F. B. Allington, Sébastien Caré, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012

This collective work examines the different conservatisms displayed in the UK and US, particularly in the areas of the meaning of rights, their foreign policy mission, the role of religious activism within their respective party politics, and the impact of the current economic crisis on free-market...
Book cover of The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order
by David Alvis, Andrew E. Busch, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011

The Obama administration is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in recent American history. In this book, a diverse group of presidential scholars step back from the partisan debate to consider the first two years of the Obama presidency through the lens of the U.S. constitution's theory,...
Book cover of Democracy Reconsidered
by David Alvis, Martha Bayles, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009

Democracy Reconsidered provides an enlightening study of democracy in America's post-modern context. Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Peter Augustine Lawler explore some of the foundational principles of democracy as they have been borne out in American society. The essays included in this volume examine...
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