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Moved to Action
Stanford University Press 2009; US$ 19.95The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation. more...
Political Support in a Frustrated America
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 112.00Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often... more...
Crisis at the Polls: An Electoral Reform Handbook
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 50.00If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in the results. This volume is virtually unique in focusing closely on the procedural problems of our... more...
Electronic Elections
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 49.95Since the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. Critics say the new technologies invite tampering and fraud. Advocates say they enhance the accuracy of vote counts and make casting ballots easier--and ultimately foster greater political participation. Electronic Elections cuts through... more...
The American Public Mind
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 22.00The American Public Mind pursues the structure of policy preferences in the general public across the postwar years, along with the impact of this structure on electoral politics. more...
Hardball
Free Press 1999; US$ 15.95How politics is played by one who knows the game... Chris Matthews has spent a quarter century on the playing field of American politics -- from righthand man of Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill to host of NBC's highest rated cable talk show Hardball. In this revised and updated edition of his political classic, he offers fascinating new stories... more...
The New York Times on Critical Elections
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2009; US$ 89.00An exciting and affordable new volume offering a unique perspective on the pivotal elections in U.S. history. more...
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 27.50Why have conservatives fared so much better than progressives in recent decades, even though polls show no significant move to the right in public opinion? Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics highlights one reason: that progressives often adopt impoverished modes of discourse, ceding the moral high ground to their conservative rivals. Stephen... more...
Democracy Incorporated
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 29.95Democracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost cliché. But what if the country is no longer a democracy at all? In Democracy Incorporated , Sheldon Wolin considers the unthinkable: has America unwittingly morphed into a new and strange kind of political hybrid, one where economic and state powers are conjoined and virtually... more...
Who Will Tell The People
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 15.00Who Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we're in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with... more...









