Politics category: 19839 books
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...
The Pact
Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Most Americans saw President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich as staunch foes--"the polar extremes of Pennsylvania Avenue." But as Steven Gillon reveals in The Pact, these powerful adversaries formed a secret alliance in 1997, a pact that would have rocked the political landscape,...
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 Anthony J Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Topical reading essential for exam success.
- Review all the key developments in US politics from the last year, with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams
- Go beyond your textbooks to build a bank of up-to-date examples and data, helping you develop...
by Neil McNaughton
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Written by experienced author Neil McNaughton this Student Guide for Politics:
-Identifies the key content you need to know with a concise summary of topics examined in the AS/A-level specifications
-Enables you to measure your understanding with exam tips and knowledge check questions, with answers...
Libertarianism
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Historically, Americans have seen libertarians as far outside the mainstream, but with the rise of the Tea Party movement, libertarian principles have risen to the forefront of Republican politics. But libertarianism is more than the philosophy of individual freedom and unfettered markets that Republicans...
Lies, Incorporated
The World of Post-Truth Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
A stunning investigation of the history of organized misinformation in politics.
In today’s post-truth political landscape, there is a carefully concealed but ever-growing industry of organized misinformation that exists to create and disseminate lies in the service of political agendas....
The Nixon Effect
How Richard Nixons Presidency Fundamentally Changed American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
The Nixon Effect examines the 37th president’s political legacy in broad-ranging ways that make clear, for the first time, the breadth and duration of his influence on American political life. The book argues that Nixon is the key political figure in postwar American politics in multiple ways, some...
D'Annunzio
The First Duce
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Gabriele D'Annunzio was one of the most flamboyant figures in the political history of modern Europe. A poet in the Byronic style and a popular hero of the First World War, D'Annunzio passionately believed that the sacrifices of war should prelude a new social order. His capture of the city of Fiume...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Political Polarization in American Politics provides short, accessible chapters about the nature and extent of political polarization within the American public and in American political institutions. These chapters capture the central ideas and debates in political science research on polarization,...
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...
by Ian Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Ian Shapiro makes a compelling case that the purpose of politics should be to combat domination, and he shows what this means in practice at home and abroad. This is a major work of applied political theory, a profound challenge to utopian visions, and a guide to fundamental problems of justice and distribution.
Nomadic Theory
The Portable Rosi Braidotti
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Rosi Braidotti's nomadic theory outlines a sustainable modern subjectivity as one in flux, never opposed to a dominant hierarchy yet intrinsically other, always in the process of becoming, and perpetually engaged in dynamic power relations both creative and restrictive. Nomadic theory offers an original...
by Samuel P. Huntington
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, more relevant than ever in the post-9/11 world, with a new foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski.
Since its initial publication, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a classic work of international relations...