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Obama’s 2008 victory, coming amid the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s, opened the door to major reforms. But he quickly faced skepticism from supporters and fierce opposition from Republica……続きを見る

The Obama administration aims to lay a sound foundation for growth by investing in high-speed rail, clean energy, information technology, drinking water, and other vital infrastructures. The idea is……続きを見る

Three years ago the world plunged into an economic recession. Unemployment soared, countries struggled to pay their bills and businesses went broke. But not in one country. Australia didn't have a r……続きを見る

How Obama overestimated the power of rhetoric and persuasion during his presidency When Barack Obama became president, many Americans embraced him as a transformational leader who would fundamentall……続きを見る

Environmental values and concerns are meant to be reflected through environmental policy, which is then integrated into mainstream economic and social policy that serves to govern society and the ec……続きを見る

Countless books have been written about Abraham Lincoln, yet few historians and biographers have taken Lincoln seriously as a thinker or attempted to place him in the context of major intellectual t……続きを見る

The U.S. Constitution found in school textbooks and under glass in Washington is not the one enforced today by the Supreme Court. In Restoring the Lost Constitution, Randy Barnett argues that since ……続きを見る

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. It is Plato's best-know……続きを見る

Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America puts ideology front and center in the discussion of party coalition change. Treating ideology as neither a nuisance nor a given, the analysis de……続きを見る

This book departs from familiar accounts of high-profile woman suffrage activists whose main concern was a federal constitutional amendment. It tells the story of woman suffrage as one involving the……続きを見る

First Published in 1991. This is a collection of essays which address themselves to the American concern for constitutional government and its attendant political liberty. Against a backdrop of the ……続きを見る

While the clash between what has been called the modern and undeveloped worlds has led to America's military involvement in the Middle East and other places, few people realize the tension between t……続きを見る

The Bush administration's drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a sca……続きを見る

Praise for The Elephant in the Room "This funny, sobering, smart book reminds Republicans that having beliefs isn't good enough. You have to act on them. Winning isn't enough; you have to win with a……続きを見る

In vista dell’uscita dal Libano dei siriani, che l’hanno occupato in base al trattato di fraternità del maggio 1991, periodo della prima guerra del Golfo, l'autore del saggio, Giuseppe Samir ……続きを見る

Alexandra Hennessy examines an area of Europeanization that has been largely ignored by political analysts: the development of an internal market for workplace pensions. This book offers an analysis……続きを見る

ー Phil lays out specific instances of Quack Prolepsis (Occurring over the last 28 years) ー There is no "Turn-off Button" available to law-abiders to prevent silly Quack fictional demonizations! ー……続きを見る

There is no true accountability in government when the idea of violence is rejected completely. When we who are beneath self proclaimed republican forms of government, with ballot boxes, vote out th……続きを見る

Generals, Troops and Diplomats is a practical guide on the role of Ministerial offices and advisers in Australian politics. The author has many years of experience working in senior advisers roles a……続きを見る

Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More (1478–1535) published in 1516, composed in the Latin language. English translations of the title include A Truly Golden Little Boo……続きを見る

The third edition of Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, and multifaceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2012 elections. This timely yet enduring vo……続きを見る

The history of the last two hundred years is a story of the immense and relentless growth of the State at the expense of other social institutions. We are now so familiar and accepting of the State'……続きを見る

Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Politicians and bureaucrats claim credi……続きを見る

This book is an in-depth study of the importnace of the Empire-Commonwealth in the two decades after WWII for Britain's self-image as a great power. By studying a wide range of debates on general an……続きを見る

The role of governance has only recently begun to be researched and discussed in order to better understand tourism policy making and planning, and tourism development. Governance encompasses the ma……続きを見る

A ready-reference encyclopedia, now in its Third Edition, detailing the workings and personalities of the U.S. Congress, written in language that will be comprehensible to any level of researcher. 2……続きを見る

Sustainable development requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustainable lifestyles gathers momentum, the rights of f……続きを見る

“I cannot remember ever reading a work of history and biography that is quite so fluent, so perfectly composed and balanced . . .” ーThe New York Sun “Exceptionally rich perspective on one of the mo……続きを見る

In this collection of thought-provoking essays, a range of distinguished scientists and theologians, men and women, young and old, all with strong scientific training and deeply held religious belie……続きを見る

This book demonstrates the consequences of legislators' strategic communication for representation in American politics. Representational Style in Congress shows how legislators present their work t……続きを見る