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The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting
Lexington Books 2013; US$ 104.99In this volume, scholars from across the United States come together to discuss the most recent wave of redistricting Congress. Emphasizing the state-level factors and processes, the volume ultimately shows how national requirements and state requirements come together to permit states to be largely self-responsible for what they do in terms of... more...
Essays on the Presidents
TCU Press 2013; US$ 15.95This collection of essays by Dr. Paul F. Boller Jr. shares the humorous, intriguing, and little-known or widely misunderstood aspects of the American presidency. Personality?of the most interesting presidents and of Boller himself?is an important theme throughout this collection. Boller's prose, distinct and inviting, causes the reader to see what... more...
Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 84.95Analyzing American Democracy teaches students to think analytically by presenting current political science theories and research in answering the engaging, big questions facing American politics today. It serves as both an introduction to American politics and to the discipline of political science by reflecting the theoretical developments and... more...
The American Elections of 2012
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 36.95The 2012 American elections were highly competitive, with the unusually close partisan balance making the elections an opportunity for each of the two major parties. This book assembles leading political scientists and political journalists to explain the 2012 election results and their implications for America?s future. In addition to assessing... more...
Religion, Politics, and Polarization
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2013; US$ 27.99In Religion, Politics, and Polarization: How Religiopolitical Conflict are Changing Congress and American Democracy, three esteemed scholars trace the confluence of religion and party in the U.S. Congress over time. Drawing on forty years of congressional roll call votes as well as public opinion survey data, the book argues that the ideologies... more...
Change They Can't Believe In
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 29.95Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he's not white? Change They Can't Believe In offers an alternative argument--that the Tea Party is driven by the reemergence of a reactionary movement in American politics... more...
Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 27.95This book examines the foreign policy decisions of the presidents who presided over the most critical phases of America's rise to world primacy in the twentieth century, and assesses the effectiveness and ethics of their choices. Joseph Nye, who was ranked as one of Foreign Policy magazine's 100 Top Global Thinkers, reveals how some presidents tried... more...
Federalism, Secessionism, and the American State
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00One important tradition in political science conceives of the Civil War in the United States serving as the functional equivalent of the English and French Revolutions, bringing with it the victory of liberal democratic industrialism over aristocratic agriculturalism. From this perspective, the Civil War is notable for its impact on the American state.... more...
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...
American Government
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 74.95To gain a fuller understanding of American politics today, students need to learn how it has evolved, from its founding principles to its contemporary practices. Such a perspective is crucial for making sense of the strategic and ideological battles in twenty-first century American politics. Cal Jillson?s American Government: Political Development... more...









