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This volume studies the relationships between government and the popular music industries, comparing three Anglophone nations: Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. At a time when issues of globaliza……続きを見る

Esta obra hace una exposición de la estructura, organización y funciones del sistema constitucional y político de los Estados Unidos de América. Ofrece una visión de sus orígenes y desarrollo histór……続きを見る

In the eight years since he left the Florida governor's mansion, Jeb Bush has raked in nearly $30 million. Who paid him and for what? And what "services" did Bush perform for those who gave him mill……続きを見る

THE PURPOSE OF POLITICS. This is the first in a series of books on government and politics designed for students and the general reader (see 'other publications' for a full list of titles). All the ……続きを見る

In marked contrast to literary, historical and cultural studies, there has been a limited engagement with the concepts and politics of trauma by political science and peacebuilding research. This bo……続きを見る

On Obama examines some of the key philosophical questions that accompany the historic emergence of the 44th US president. The purpose of this book is to take seriously the once common thought that t……続きを見る

A classic of American government, Who's Running America? continues to demonstrate how power is concentrated in large institutions no matter who inhabits the White House. The eighth edition of this b……続きを見る

Language Assistance under the Voting Rights Act provides an interesting and unique approach to the problem of translating minority language ballots and evaluating the causes and effects of differenc……続きを見る

American Gridlock brings together the country's preeminent experts on the causes, characteristics, and consequences of partisan polarization in US politics and government, with each chapter presenti……続きを見る

Religious freedom is a foundational value of the United States, but not all religious minorities have been shielded from religious persecution in America. This book examines why the state has acted ……続きを見る

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, most often referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosophe……続きを見る

This book covers the development of the presidential office within the context of constitutional interpretations of presidential power and socio-political and economic developments, as well as forei……続きを見る

Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651. Its name is different from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate governmen……続きを見る

Quotations Chairman Oba-mao Are you happy with your new proposed 4 trillion dollar budget? Isis? Arms in Iran? Illegal Amnesty?? President Obama's new legacy seems to be to make America into a Giant……続きを見る

In An Argument Open to All, renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America’s most famous political tract.  Rather than concern himself with the authors as ……続きを見る

By the middle of 1792, just a little more than three years after America's new government under the Constitution had been set in motion, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson - President George Wa……続きを見る

The definitive history of American postwar liberalism, told through the lens of those who brought it to life. Liberalism stands proudly at the center of American politics and culture. Driven by pass……続きを見る

**A New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Inspiration for the film Vice "Jaw-dropping . . . It reads like a thriller." ーThe New York Times The landmark exposé of ……続きを見る

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Senator Al Franken, author of Giant of the Senate Al Franken, one of our “savviest satirists” (People), has been studying the rhetoric of the Right. He has listen……続きを見る

Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times: "Those hungry for political news will read Double Down for the scooplets and insidery glimpses it serves up about the two campaigns, and the clues it offers abo……続きを見る

The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred exposé of who really wields power in Washington Every Four years, tempers are tested and marriages fray as Ameri……続きを見る

Latin America’s flirtation with neoliberal economic restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s (the so-called Washington Consensus strategy) had the effect of increasing income inequality throughout the r……続きを見る

Between 2000 and 2015, women ascended to the top of judiciaries across Africa, most notably as chief justices of supreme courts in common law countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Mal……続きを見る

An Entrenched Legacy takes a fresh look at the role of the Supreme Court in our modern constitutional system. Although criticisms of judicial power today often attribute its rise to the activism of ……続きを見る

When the U.S. Supreme Court announces a decision, reporters simplify and dramatize the complex legal issues by highlighting dissenting opinions and thus emphasizing conflict among the justices thems……続きを見る

Protagoras is a dialogue by Plato. The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists". The central argument is between the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated So……続きを見る

Latin America Confronts the United States offers a new perspective on US-Latin America relations. Drawing on research in six countries, the book examines how Latin American leaders are able to overc……続きを見る

POLITICAL SYSTEMS. This is the second in a series of books on government and politics designed for students and the general reader (see author's other publications for details of all series titles).……続きを見る

Three days after North Korean premier Kim Il Sung launched a massive military invasion of South Korea on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded, dispatching air and naval support to Sout……続きを見る

The Rise and Fall of Democracy in Early America describes and explores the emergence of a directly democratic political culture in America, the Federalists' theoretical campaign against that culture……続きを見る