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Fighting for Common Ground
Weinstein Publishing 2013; US$ 26.00A spirited call to action by Olympia J. Snowe, the iconic moderate and three-term Republican senator from Maine more...
Who Speaks for the Poor
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95This 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...
Declaration of Independence
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013; US$ 17.00The Declaration of Independence Carl L. Becker's important study is an analysis of the concepts expressed in the Declaration. Here is a lucid explanation of what the Declaration really is, what views it sets forth, where those views arose, and how they have been accepted or modified by succeeding generations. A book that every American should read. more...
Lobbying the New President
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00Presidential transitions offer the chance for new ideas, policies, and people to inhabit the White House. Transitions have triggered policy change for decades and eager interest groups have sought ways to capitalize on this often chaotic phase of US politics. President-Elect Barack Obama declared that lobbyists would be forbidden from serving his... more...
Women in the Club
University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 30.00In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. Democrats charged Republicans with waging a “war on women,” while Republicans countered that Democratic policies actually undermined women’s rights. The women of the Senate wielded particular power, planning... more...
The American Senate
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 21.99The United States Senate has fallen on hard times. Once known as the greatest deliberative body in the world, it now has a reputation as a partisan, dysfunctional chamber. What happened to the house that forged American history's great compromises? In this groundbreaking work, a distinguished journalist and an eminent historian provide an insider's... more...
Interest Groups in American Politics
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 57.95Americans rail against so-called special interests but at the same time many members of society are themselves represented in one form or another by organized groups trying to affect the policymaking progress. This concise but thorough text demonstrates that interest groups are involved in the political system at all levels of government ? federal,... more...
How Congress Works
SAGE Publications, Inc 2012; US$ 58.00In simple, clear language, the new edition of this classic work presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Highlighted sidebars further detail the impact of congressional action with interesting narrative examples from history, along with charts and tables that provide a complete... more...
Legislative Learning
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Barnett shows how political environments can produce legislators who place a premium on their policy-making goals through a nuanced exploration of factors undergirding member perceptions, policy ambitions, class cohesion, and legislative learning. more...
Guide to Congress
SAGE Publications, Inc 2012; US$ 489.00The CQ Press Guide to Congress is the most authoritative and comprehensive source of facts, figures, and context on the U.S. legislative branch. The new edition of this two-volume reference has been thoroughly revised and expanded by expert CQ Press writerswith years of experience covering Congressto offer a complete institutional history... more...









