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Fiscal Policy Convergence from Reagan to Blairby Ravi K. Roy; Arthur T. Denzau
Routledge 2003; US$ 200.00This book charts the rise of consensus politics over the last two decades that has seen Republican and Conservative economic policy under Reagan, Bush, Thatcher and Major change little with Democrat and 'New' Labour under Clinton and Blair. more...
From Suffrage to the Senateby Suzanne O'Dea Schenken
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 150.00Profiles women from across the political spectrum who have served in the U.S. House and Senate, the judiciary, and the U.S. cabinet, and describes organizations, movements, issues, and allies of feminists from colonial times to the present. more...
Behind the Ballot Boxby Douglas Amy
Greenwood Publishing Group 2000; US$ 115.00Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of different voting systems used in the USA and many other Western democracies, this text provides information and analytical tools needed to examine voting systems and their far-reaching political implications. more...
At the Center of the Stormby George Tenet
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of the Storm recounts George Tenet's time at the Central Intelligence Agency, a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. With unparalleled access to both the highest echelons of government and raw intelligence from the field, Tenet illuminates the CIA's painstaking attempts to prepare the country against new and deadly threats, disentangles the interlocking events that led to 9/11, and offers explosive new information on the deliberations... more...
Cooperation, Conflict and Consensus in the Organization of American Statesby Carolyn M. Shaw
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 98.00An examination of how the Organization of American States' rules and norms affect behavior and decisions of member countries, including the United States more...
From the Primaries to the Pollsby Thomas Gangale
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 50.00Describes the most advanced concept for overhauling the presidential nomination process, and recounts the story of how support for the idea has spread through a network of grassroots activists. more...
Betraying Our Troopsby D. Rasor; R. Bauman
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 9.99In this shocking exposé, two U.S government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put soldiers' lives on the line while damaging America's strategic interests and image abroad. Drawing on exclusive sources the authors show how money and power have conspired to undermine America's fighting forces and threaten the country's security. more...
Restructuring the Philadelphia Regionby Carolyn Adams; David Bartelt; David Elesh; Ira Goldstein
Temple University Press 2008; US$ 27.95Restructuring the Philadelphia Region offers one of the most comprehensive and careful investigations written to date about metropolitan inequalities in America’s large urban regions. Moving beyond simplistic analyses of cities-versus-suburbs, the authors use a large and unique data set to discover the special patterns of opportunity in greater Philadelphia, a sprawling, complex metropolitan region consisting of more than 350 separate localities. With each community operating its own public services and competing to attract residents and businesses, the places people live offer them dramatically different opportunities. The book vividly portrays the region’s uneven development—paying particular attention to differences... more...
Accountableby Tavis Smiley; Stephanie Robinson
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 14.99Accountable provides real-life examples of how crucial issues -- including health care, education, the economy, unequal justice, and the environment -- manifest themselves in our communities. The book demonstrates the urgent need to hold politicians and ourselves responsible, because the stakes have never been higher. Accountable examines present-day conditions and the consequences for America. At its core, this book is a tool with which the community can evaluate the successes or failures of its political leaders and of itself. This insightful book acknowledges the mistakes of the past while offering hope and inspiration for a better future. more...
CQ's Guide to Current American Government, Fall 2006by CQ Press
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2006; US$ 32.20Every spring and fall, researchers, students, people who work in the world of politics or simply enjoy reading about it, look forward to the new edition of CQ Press's Guide to American Government. This resource contains the best Congressional Quarterly reporting published during the past six months in CQ Weekly and related CQ publications. The articles are arranged in four sections: elections, institutions, politics and public policy, and foundations of American government. Articles are chosen to complement the content and themes of American government courses, making this an essential resource for school and university libraries. The currency of this series makes it an in-demand resource for a broad spectrum of general readers, and therefore... more...









