wired - Government 6

This volume examines diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and South Africa from 1986 to 1990, when deadlock gave way to the first stages in the unwinding of apartheid. By the middle of 19……続きを見る

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to ……続きを見る

This powerful sequel to The Secret Founding of America presents compelling evidence of a 'secret American Dream' - nothing less than the establishment of a benign World State which would establish a……続きを見る

Arguments about the American ballot initiative process date back to the Progressive Era, when processes allowing citizens to decide policy questions directly were established in about half of the st……続きを見る

This text sees the new diversity of approaches as healthy and invigorating. The diversity in comparative politics over the past two decades has been reflected in prior editions of this book. 続きを見る

Here is the first, insider, account of the precipitous fall of Hillary Clinton. How the scandals of a lifetime finally reached critical mass. How, in the last few days of the campaign, some on her s……続きを見る

On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamenta……続きを見る

Kein Präsident war zur Halbzeit seiner Präsidentschaft jemals so unpopulär wie Donald J. Trump – dabei zugleich aber ausgesprochen populär unter Republikanern. Im Urteil der Experten gehört Trump mi……続きを見る

“How did we get here?" is one of the essential questions right now in American politics. How did we go from a country that elected Barack Obama twice to one that, popular vote loss aside, elected Do……続きを見る

This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, “Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivis……続きを見る

This book facilitates civil discussion of controversial political issues. Unique to this book is a section that explains how to discuss politics without feeling angry or hostile toward people who ho……続きを見る

Of the 347 U.S. false criminal convictions overturned so far through DNA testing, 73 percent were based on erroneous eyewitness testimony. How could so many eyewitnesses be wrong? This book answers ……続きを見る

Emphasizing that administrative law must be understood within the context of the political system, this core text combines a descriptive systems approach with a social science focus. Author Kenneth ……続きを見る

Of all the written portraits of the delegates who attended the Federal Convention of 1787, few are as complete and compelling as those penned by William Pierce Jr. (1753–89), one of four delegates f……続きを見る

A book entitled The Presidential Character is more timely and necessary than ever. This new issue of James David Barber’s classic work appears almost 50 years after its first publication and yet rea……続きを見る

American democracy is on the clock. The trajectory of dysfunction does not allow us to kick the responsibility for fixing our government down the road to some future generation. You and I and our fe……続きを見る

Barack Obama's "improbable quest" has become a fact of American life and a benchmark in American history. Striving now toward "a more perfect union," Obama and the nation confront obstacles unforese……続きを見る

As America has become more racially diverse and economic inequality has increased, American politics has also become more clearly divided by race and less clearly divided by class. In this landmark ……続きを見る

Modern biotechnology - the controversial manipulation of genes in living organisms - has far-reaching implications for agriculture, human health, trade and the environment. Against the odds, an inte……続きを見る

In this collection of essays, Patrick Nafzger sets out to draw the attention of ordinary citizens to what is happening in our world, right in front of our eyes. The world is out of balance, and anyt……続きを見る

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has played a remarkable role in the creation new transformative technologies, revolutionizing defense with drones and precision-guided muni……続きを見る

Susan McBride, author of The Cougar Club and Little Black Dress, opens her heart in this irresistible memoir about how she got married, got pregnant, and beat breast cancerーall after her 40th birth……続きを見る

"In his account of the relationship between France, the UK and the US Andrew Williams successfully intertwines diplomatic history with international thought. We are presented with a historical stage……続きを見る

Nog nooit is het eerste jaar van een Amerikaanse president zo stormachtig verlopen als dat van Donald Trump. Journalist Michael Wolff wist door te dringen tot de binnenste kringen van het Witte Huis……続きを見る

Insulting the president is an American tradition. From Washington to Trump, presidents have been called "lazy," "feeble," "pusillanimous," and more. Our leaders have been derided as "ignoramuses," "……続きを見る

How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures (Manual 3), previously titled Guide to State Legislative Lobbying, for 20 years has been for novices and professionals the hands-on, how-to, best-practic……続きを見る

The next level of advocacy builds upon the primer, "How to Successfully Lobby State Legislatures: Guide to State Legislative Lobbying, 4th edition: Revised, Updated Expanded." The Readers edition (f……続きを見る

More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishme……続きを見る

Our government is failing us. From health care to immigration, from the tax code to climate change, our political institutions cannot deal effectively with the challenges of modern society. Why the ……続きを見る

Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have giv……続きを見る