Practical Politics category: 1369 books
The Making of a Southern Democracy
North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The story of modern politics in North Carolina is very much one of American democracy, with all its grand ambitions, limitations, and pitfalls. So argues Tom Eamon in his probing narrative of the state's political path since the 1940s. He charts the state's political transformation into a modern democratic...
Honest Politics Now
What ethical conduct means in Canadian public life
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
There have been enormous changes in Canadian public life in the past two decades. More and more, politicians and officials are expected to act honestly and in the public interest. Yet, for many, honest politics is still an oxymoron.
Using high-profile political scandals as case studies, this...
by David E. Kiwuwa
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail.
Though...
Behind Closed Doors
Politics of Punjab, Haryana and the Emergency
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
A riveting volume that paints politics and politicians in their true colours!
A candid, hard-hitting and incisive work that throws light on crucial events in post-independence India – focusing on Punjab, Haryana and the Emergency – that had serious repercussions for the nation . . .
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Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
The field of media and politics is quickly changing as society transforms and new technologies develop continuously. Academic research in the area is rapidly breaking new ground to keep pace with the prolific media developments. This innovative, up-to-date text moves beyond rudimentary concepts and...
by Franco Scardino
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Do you really know how the U.S. government operates? Most Americans have simply forgotten what they learned in their high school government class. Providing an updated history and comprehensive overview, Idiot's Guides: U.S. Government & Politics, Second Edition, is written to help readers gain...
China: Fragile Superpower : How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise
Fragile Superpower
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
Once a sleeping giant China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones laptop computers and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile Superpower Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics...
by Dr. charulata Singh
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2008
The book is an in-depth study on the various issues involved in the politics of Bangladesh. The efforts have been made all through to find out what remains the basis as far as the functioning of military and politics is concerned. The polity of Bangladesh has been analysed through its establishment and...
The New Politics of Class
The Political Exclusion of the British Working Class
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
This book explores the new politics of class in 21st century Britain. It shows how the changing shape of the class structure since 1945 has led political parties to change, which has both reduced class voting and increased class non-voting. This argument is developed in three stages. The first is...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, this annual publication includes significant scholarly research reflecting the diverse interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use a variety of models, approaches, and methodologies. What unites the organization,...
Who Governs?
Presidents, Public Opinion, and Manipulation
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
America’s model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a reality, according to James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs. In Who Governs?, Druckman and Jacobs combine existing research with novel...
Politics and Administration
A Study in Government
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
The conventional model for explaining the uniqueness of American democracy is its division between executive, legislative, and judicial functions. It was the great contribution of Frank J. Goodnow to codify a less obvious, but no less profound element: the distinction between politics and policies,...
A Feminist in the White House
Midge Costanza, the Carter Years, and America's Culture Wars
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
A feminist, an outspoken activist, a woman without a college education, Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. Yet in 1977 she became the first female Assistant to the President for Public Liaison under Jimmy Carter, emerging as a prominent focal point of the American culture...
by Mark T. Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Many Americans are longing for alternative politics rooted in strong communities, recognition of limits, and respect for the natural world. These issues are not the possession of one political party. Rather, they refer to ideas rooted deeply in the best aspects of our common tradition, and they represent...