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An Insider's Guide to Political Jobs in Washingtonby William T. Endicott
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 19.95Praise for An Insider's Guide to POLITICAL JOBS IN WASHINGTON "Bill Endicott has written a remarkable description of what Washington political jobs entail, how you get them, and where they lead-a public service." -Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States, Former Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives "Public service is essential to our democracy. Bill Endicott's book . . . is the best primer I have read to help those interested in serving in our nation's capital. For those of us who have had the opportunity to work in political jobs, this experience benefits both the individual and the country." -Leon Panetta Former U.S. Representative, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and White House Chief of Staff "A view... more...
Legislative Learningby Timothy J. Barnett
Garland Science 1999; US$ 140.00Based upon freshmen class surveys and interviews, this book seeks to understand the 104th GOP freshmen's high class identity and group power as well as the nature and scope of the class's legislative learning. more...
Who Speaks for the Poorby R. Allen Hays
Garland Science 2001; US$ 153.00This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system. more...
Like No Other Timeby Tom Daschle; Michael D'Orso
Crown Publishing Group 2003; US$ 9.99Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history. The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the United States Supreme Court, the fifty-fifty Senate, the horror of September 11, the anthrax attacks on media and the government (including Daschle’s own office), the war on terrorism, corporate scandals that shook the economy, the inexorable move toward war with Iraq, and other dramatic events, all leading up to the historic midterm elections of 2002. Through it all, Senator Tom... more...
African Americans and the Politics of Congressionalby Dewey M. Clayton
Taylor & Francis 2000; US$ 148.00In the light of recent federal court cases, this book provides a detailed analysis of the historical exclusion of blacks from the American political process and the legal battles that emerged with the newly-created white districts. more...
Elbridge Gerry's Salamanderby Gary W. Cox; Jonathan N. Katz; Randall Calvert; Thrainn Eggertsson
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 24.00The Supreme Court's reapportionment decisions, beginning with Baker v. Carr in 1962, had far more than jurisprudential consequences. They sparked a massive wave of extraordinary redistricting in the mid-1960s. State legislative and congressional districts were redrawn more comprehensively - by far - than at any previous time in our nation's history. more...
The American Congressby Steven S. Smith; Jason M. Roberts; Ryan J. Vander Wielen
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 42.00The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally-recognized scholarship, the book presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity. more...
The United States Congressby Ross English
Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 74.95The role of Congress is essential to any study of American government and politics. This introductory text, aimed at undergraduate students, looks at the workings of the US Congress and uses the Republican period of ascendancy (1994-2000) as an example of how the Congress works in practice. more...
How Congress Works and Why You Should Careby Lee H. Hamilton
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 11.95How Congress Works and Why You Should Care is a concise introduction to the functions and vital role of the U.S. Congress by eminent former Congressman Lee H. Hamilton. Drawing on 34 years as a U.S. Representative, Hamilton explains how Congress reflects the diversity of the American people, serves as a forum for finding consensus, and provides balance within the federal government. Addressing widespread public misperceptions, he outlines areas where Congress can work better and ways for citizens to become more engaged in public affairs through their representatives in Washington. How Congress Works and Why You Should Care is ... more...
Congress, Progressive Reform, and the New American Stateby Robert Harrison
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 32.00Using a series of case-studies of congressional reform legislation during the early twentieth century, Congress, Progressive Reform and the New American State explores the nature of progressivism and the processes of political change which resulted in the establishment of the modern American state. more...