Practical Politics category: 1369 books
Collision 2012
The Future of Election Politics in a Divided America
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
From the bestselling author of The Battle for America 2008 and longtime Washington Post correspondent, an inside view and analysis of the Obama-Romney presidential race
In 2008 a bright young candidate triumphed on a theme of change and hope. Four years later an embattled President struggled...
by Bruce Ackerman
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Since 1989, the Cold War has ended, new nations have emerged in Eastern Europe, and revolutionary struggles to establish liberal ideals have been waged against repressive governments throughout the world. Will the promise of liberalism be realized? What can liberals do to make the most of their opportunities...
Follow the Money
How George W. Bush and the Texas Republicans Hog-Tied America
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2007
With its barbecues, new Cadillacs, and $4,000 snakeskin cowboy boots, Texas is all about power and money -- and the power that money buys. This detailed and wide-scope account shows how a group of wealthy Texas Republicans quietly hijacked American politics for their own gain.
Getting George...
by Gail Collins
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
“Gail Collins is the funniest serious political commentator in America. Reading As Texas Goes… is pure pleasure from page one.” —Rachel Maddow
As Texas Goes . . . provides a trenchant yet often hilarious look into American politics and the disproportional influence of Texas, which has...
Brown Is the New White
How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
The New York Times and Washington Post bestseller that sparked a national conversation about America’s new progressive, multiracial majority, updated to include data from the 2016 election
With a new preface and afterword by the author
When it first appeared in the lead-up to the 2016...
Summary of Believer
by David Axelrod | Includes Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Summary of Believer by David Axelrod | Includes Analysis
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David Axelrod was the son of Joseph Axelrod, who left Eastern Europe at the age of eleven, and his wife, Myril Davidson, also a daughter of Jewish immigrants. Joseph became a psychologist with a small practice...
The Argument
Inside the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Widely cited by journalists and bloggers as the man to read to understand the political races, New York Times Magazine writer Matt Bai has written a book about the Democratic Party that?s as riveting as it is timely and vital. The Argument takes readers to the front lines of the grassroots progressive...
The Handy American Government Answer Book
How Washington, Politics and Elections Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
A primer on the three branches of American government plus the politics and elections that influence how it works (and how it sometimes doesn’t work). The easy-to-use, question-and-answer approach makes it the perfect gift for anyone. Students, history teachers, and political junkies will find the text approachable and useful.
The Canadian Regime
An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Sixth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Now in its sixth edition, The Canadian Regime continues to provide the most accessible introduction to the institutions, processes, and principles of the Canadian political system. The book's focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada's relatively complex...
A Consensus Handbook
Co-operative decision making for activists, co-ops and communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
A comprehensive guide explaining the spirit and philosophy of co-operative decision making
"Excellent - clear guidance and thoughtful reflection on power and conflict" - THE GUARDIAN
Practical guidance on how to facilitate the consensus decision making process, looking at common situations...
by Kenneth Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1954
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1954
The student who would understand the government of a country can only obtain a complete knowledge of it if he knows something of the government of its local subdivisions. Yet the Canadian student will find studies of Canadian local government almost non-existent. Similarly the citizen or municipal...
New Faces, New Voices
The Hispanic Electorate in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2010
Making up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic politics?...
by Aristophanes, Arabella Kenealy, Sigmund Freud
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
This volume contains several complete works that are as important, relevant, and controversial now as when they were originally written:
“Lysistrata,” by Aristophanes describes a clever way that women can stop a war.
Written before the understanding of DNA, F”eminism and...
Intermediate Microeconomics: Neoclassical and Factually-oriented Models
Neoclassical and Factually-oriented Models
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
This is the first intermediate microeconomics textbook to offer both a theoretical and real-world grounding in the subject. Relying on simple algebraic equations, and developed over years of classroom testing, it covers factually oriented models in addition to the neoclassical paradigm, and goes beyond theoretical analysis to consider practical realities.