Richard Davis: 242 books
Becoming an Orchestral Musician
A Guide for Aspiring Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Becoming an Orchestral Musician takes you on a journey into the musical profession. It is the first comprehensive guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician. Such crucial topics as how to obtain the right tuition,...
by Richard Davis
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
In this important book, Richard Davis looks at the issue of ‘responsibility’ in public services – on both the government’s part and that of the users. While government wrestles with how to cut the cost of services, Davis shows that government can provide responsible, sustainable and effective...
Supreme Democracy
The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites. Many nominations were quick processes with little Senate deliberation, minimal publicity and almost no public involvement. Today, however, confirmation takes...
Typing Politics
The Role of Blogs in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
The power of political blogs in American politics is now evident to anyone who follows it. In Typing Politics, Richard Davis provides a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the growing role played by political blogs and their relationship with the mainstream media. Through a detailed content analysis...
by Richard Davis
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Australia has a rich history of ghost sightings and spooky tales, from the time of European settlement until today - and they are all here in GREAT AUSTRALIAN GHOST STORIES. From gore-spattered convicts and elegant women out of our colonial past to the mysterious ghost lights of the outback and angry...
Politics Online
Blogs, Chatrooms, and Discussion Groups in American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and demographic nature of the electronic discussion community contrasting that community with the general public.
Campaigning Online
The Internet in U.S. Elections
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2003
After a self-assured John F. Kennedy bested a visibly shaky Richard Nixon in their famous 1960 debates, political television, it was said, would henceforth determine elections. Today, many claim the Internet will be the latest medium to revolutionize electoral politics. Candidates invest heavily in...
Picturing the Nation
Iconographies of Modern India
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Picturing the Nation presents a visual history of modern India and explores visual representations of India from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The essays in this volume have illustrations, which have all been reproduced in full colour on art paper. The illustrated pages have also...
Electing Justice
Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005
Davis discusses the increasing role of interest groups, the press, and the public, whose role is not prescribed in the Constitution, in the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices and how it affects the process. First he examines in detail the history and nature of the process, then he...
by Richard Davis
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
The Liberal Soul offers something lacking in LDS culture. That is the presentation of a different way for Latter-day Saints to examine the question of how to be faithful disciples of Christ and good citizens. It shows public policy decision-making regarding government role as the manifestation of...
Making a Difference
A Comparative View of the Role of the Internet in Election Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2008
This book is a cross-national analysis of the role of the internet in national electoral campaigns. It covers an array of electoral and party systems throughout the globe from parliamentary to presidential, party-based to candidate-oriented, multi-party to two-party, and stable party system to dynamic...
Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East
Insurgency in the Holy Land
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
This book offers a new understanding of the nature of power-seeking insurgent groups by empirically examining the use of violence by Hamas in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.
Though Hamas has learned to ride the tides of popular support, it remains suspended between its quest to achieve the...
Wotan's Daughter
The life of Marjorie Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of the pre-eminent Wagner singers of her generation, acclaimed and honoured in Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera...