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The Presidency in Black and White
My Up-Close View of Four Presidents and Race in America
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, Essence Top 10 books of 2015, African American Literary Show Inc. 2015 Best Non Fiction Award
When the award-winning The Presidency in Black and White first appeared, readers were captivated by journalist April Ryan’s compelling behind-the-scenes look at race...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1997
SR Books' two popular Human Tradition in Latin America titles covering nineteenth- and twentieth-century history have been combined into one exciting new volume. The most compelling chapters from these books are now presented in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America. This collection offers powerful,...
American National Security Policy
Authorities, Institutions, and Cases
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Security policy is a key factor not only of domestic politics in the U.S., but also of foreign relations and global security. This text sets to explain the process of security policy making in the United States by looking at all the elements that shape it, from institutions and legislation to policymakers...
Jews in American Politics
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2003
Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no...
The Last Great Senate
Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
The Last Great Senate tells the story of the final four years of the progressive Senate of the 1960s and 1970s which compiled a record of accomplishment unmatched in our country’s history. It is a narrative history of the statesman who, working with an outsider president, Jimmy Carter, helped steer...
Gone with the Glory
The Civil War in Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
From Birth of a Nation to Cold Mountain, hundreds of directors, actors, and screenwriters have used the Civil War to create compelling cinema. However, each generation of moviemakers has resolved the tug of war between entertainment value and historical accuracy differently. Historian Brian Steel...
Advancing Democracy Abroad
Why We Should and How We Can
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
After eight years of President Bush's trumpeting the virtues of promoting freedom and democracy abroad but achieving limited results, many Americans have grown suspicious of democratic development as a goal of American foreign policy. As a new administration reviews the role democratization will play...
At the Borderline of Armageddon
How American Presidents Managed the Atom Bomb
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
'No previous generation of statesmen has had to conduct policy in so unknown an environment at the border line of Armageddon'-Henry Kissinger Nuclear weapons pose a unique challenge to American foreign policy and the American president in particular. The choices the president makes with regard to...
When America Liked Ike
How Moderates Won the 1952 Presidential Election and Reshaped American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The 2016 election cycle put in sharp relief the rifts that divide, and threaten to destroy, the Republican Party. While some claim these divisions originated in Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” or in Newt Gingrich’s tenure as Minority Whip, Gary Donaldson argues that the conflict has its origins...
Parties and Elections in America
The Electoral Process
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2018
Written in a sharp and lively manner that will interest and engage students, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage of all elements of parties and elections in the United States, including local, state, and national party organizations; American party history and party systems; state and...
Barack Obama and the New America
The 2012 Election and the Changing Face of Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, has brought together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2012 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible...
Dancing without Partners
How Candidates, Parties, and Interest Groups Interact in the Presidential Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006
Political parties, interest groups, and candidate campaigns all pursue similar goals in presidential elections: each entity attempts to mobilize voters. However, the regulatory environment often prevents these groups from coordinating their efforts. With participants playing by new rules mandated...
by Wendy J. Schiller, Professor, Brown University
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
In an era of heightened partisanship and increased polarization, The Contemporary Congress offers a clear and concise introduction to legislative processes. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary text for undergraduate courses, Loomis and Schiller construct a comprehensive portrait of the U.S. Congress,...
Courtwatchers
Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. Each chapter covers one general...