Constitution: government and the state Books
The University of Chicago Press Untrodden Ground How Presidents Interpret the
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The University of Chicago Press Strategic Party Government Why Winning Trumps
Book SynopsisWhy is Congress mired in partisan polarization? The conventional answer is that members of Congress and their constituencies fundamentally disagree with one other along ideological lines. But Gregory Koger and Matthew J. Lebo uncover a more compelling reason that today's political leaders devote so much time to conveying their party's positions, even at the expense of basic government functions: Both parties want to win elections. In Strategic Party Government, Koger and Lebo argue that Congress is now primarily a forum for partisan competition. In order to avoid losing, legislators unite behind strong party leaders, even when they do not fully agree with the policies their party is advocating. They do so in the belief that party leaders and voters will reward them for winning or at least trying to win these legislative contests. And as the parties present increasingly united fronts, partisan competition intensifies and pressure continues to mount for a strong party-building strategy d
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The University of Chicago Press Turf Wars How Congressional Committees Claim
Book SynopsisFor most bills in American legislature, the issue of turf - or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill - is crucial. This study explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress, and dissects the politics of turf-grabbing.
£27.00
The University of Chicago Press The Prince
Book SynopsisInitially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality.Table of ContentsIntroduction A Note on the Translation Chronology Map The Prince Dedicatory Letter I: How Many Are the Kinds of Principalities and in What Modes They Are Acquired II: Of Hereditary Principalities III: Of Mixed Principalities IV: Why the Kingdom of Darius Which Alexander Seized Did Not Rebel from His Successors after Alexander's Death V: How Cities or Principalities Which Lived by Their Own Laws before They Were Occupied Should Be Administered VI: Of New Principalities That Are Acquired through One's Own Arms and Virtue VII: Of New Principalities That Are Acquired by Others' Arms and Fortune VIII: Of Those Who Have Attained a Principality through Crimes IX: Of the Civil Principality X: In What Mode the Forces of All Principalities Should Be Measured XI: Of Ecclesiastical Principalities XII: How Many Kinds of Military There Are and Concerning Mercenary Soldiers XIII: Of Auxiliary, Mixed, and One's Own Soldiers XIV: What a Prince Should Do Regarding the Military XV: Of Those Things for Which Men and Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed XVI: Of Liberality and Parsimony XVII: Of Cruelty and Mercy, and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than Feared, or the Contrary XVIII: In What Mode Faith Should Be Kept by Princes XIX: Of Avoiding Contempt and Hatred XX: Whether Fortresses and Many Other Things Which Are Made and Done by Princes Every Day Are Useful or Useless XXI: What a Prince Should Do to Be Held in Esteem XXII: Of Those Whom Princes Have as Secretaries XXIII: In What Mode Flatterers Are to Be Avoided XXIV: Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States XXV: How Much Fortune Can Do in Human Affairs, and in What Mode It May Be Opposed XXVI: Exhortation to Seize Italy and to Free Her from the Barbarians App: Machiavelli's Letter of December 10, 1513 Glossary Bibliography Index of Proper Names
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Fundamentalisms and the State Remaking Polities
Book SynopsisThis text focuses on fundamentalist movements on five continents and within six religions. It considers the effect that antisecular religious movements have had since 1970 on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and international relations.
£42.75
The University of Chicago Press We Have Not a Government
Book SynopsisTrade Review"With careful attention and rich research, this book examines in depth each of the ways that the Confederation failed."--David O. Stewart "Washington Independent Review of Books " "[Van Cleve] describes in great detail the varied and complicated issues faced by the impotent, insolvent Congress. . . .This detailed and well-researched history and analysis will appeal to scholars and serious popular history buffs."--Library Journal "We Have Not a Government provides a focused explanation of the reasons the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first federal constitution, went lurching toward collapse. . . .Van Cleve patiently examines the specific matters of public policy that vexed national politics in the mid-1780s. He draws sharp conclusions and generally takes decided stands on matters that historians still actively dispute. . . .What Van Cleve does demonstrate, persuasively, is that the genuine crisis of the Confederation required creating a "staggeringly powerful" national government through a "grand bargain" that went well beyond what any state might have asked for itself."--Jack Rakove, Pulitzer Prize winner "Washington Post "
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press Platos Statesman
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£23.00
The University of Chicago Press A Community Built on Words The Constitution in
Book SynopsisH. Jefferson Powell offers a powerful new approach to one of the central issues in American constitutional thinking today: the many ways in which constitutional arguments and outcomes are shaped both by historical circumstances and by political goals - including those of judges.Trade Review"The Constitution is not an apolitical text; rather, from its beginning it has been more like a contested battlefield over which rival interpretations struggled. Such is the legal-philosophical point of Powell's powerful work.... A beautifully written text, and as an historical narrative it may well convince its readers, and convince them more powerfully, than a mere theoretical argument." - Virginia Quarterly Review"
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Congress Overwhelmed
Book SynopsisCongress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underappreciated reason Congress is struggling: it doesn't have the internal capacity to do what our constitutional system requires of it. Leading scholars chronicle the institutional decline of Congress and the decades-long neglect of its own internal investments in the knowledge and expertise necessary to perform as a first-rate legislature. Today's legislators and congressional committees have fewer--and less expert and experienced--staff than the executive branch or K Street. This leaves them at the mercy of lobbyists and the administrative bureaucracy. The essays in Congress Overwhelmed assess Congress's declining capacity and explore ways to upgrade it. Some provide broad historical scope. Others evaluate the current decay and investigate how Congress manages despite the obstacles. Collectively, they undertake the most comprehTrade Review“Congress Overwhelmed brings together a strong set of congressional scholars addressing some of the most important issues facing the institution today. It will appeal not just to other scholars but also to observers of Congress, such as members of the media, staffers, and anyone working in and around Capitol Hill. The book offers an honest assessment of existing congressional limitations and how Congress can become more productive and functional." -- Josh Ryan, Utah State University“Congress Overwhelmed brings together the leading experts on Congress to address a critical issue facing American democracy: what can be done to ensure that Congress fulfills its role as a coequal branch in our political system? The volume provides a clear and compelling account of the many challenges facing today’s Congress and offers valuable lessons for reformers seeking to improve the legislative branch’s capacity.” -- Eric Schikler, University of California, Berkeley"The United States Congress is a dysfunctional institution. Congress falls short on just about every measure of its myriad responsibilities. But how is Congress broken and why? Moreover, what can be done about it? These are the critical questions that Congress Overwhelmed seeks to address." * Congress & the Presidency *Table of Contents1 Overwhelmed: An Introduction to Congress’s Capacity Problem Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar Part 1 The Foundations of Congressional Capacity 2 Capacity for What? Legislative Capacity Regimes in Congress and the Possibilities for Reform Lee Drutman and Timothy M. LaPira 3 The Decline in Congressional Capacity Molly E. Reynolds 4 How Congress Fell Behind the Executive Branch Philip A. Wallach Part 2 Knowledge and Expertise in Congress 5 The Congressional Capacity Survey: Who Staff Are, How They Got There, What They Do, and Where They May Go Alexander C. Furnas, Lee Drutman, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Timothy M. LaPira, and Kevin R. Kosar 6 What Do Congressional Staff Actually Know? Kristina C. Miler 7 How Committee Staffers Clear the Runway for Legislative Action in Congress Casey Burgat and Charles Hunt 8 Legislative Branch Support Agencies: What They Are, What They Do, and Their Uneasy Position in Our System of Government Kevin R. Kosar Part 3 The Politics of Capacity in the Legislative Process 9 Still Muddling Along? Assessing the Hybrid Congressional Appropriations Process Peter Hanson 10 Congress and the Capacity to Act: Overcoming Gridlock in the Senate’s Amendment Process James Wallner 11 The Issue Dynamics of Congressional Capacity Jonathan Lewallen, Sean M. Theriault, and Bryan D. Jones 12 Congressional Capacity and Reauthorizations E. Scott Adler, Stefani R. Langehennig, and Ryan W. Bell 13 How Experienced Legislative Staff Contribute to Effective Lawmaking Jesse M. Crosson, Geoffrey M. Lorenz, Craig Volden, and Alan E. Wiseman 14 Capacity in a Centralized Congress James M. Curry and Frances E. Lee 15 Congressional Capacity and Bipartisanship in Congress Laurel Harbridge-Yong Part 4 Capacity and the Politics of Reform 16 Lessons from the History of Reform Ruth Bloch Rubin 17 Dodging Dead Cats: What Would It Take to Get Congress to Expand Capacity? Anthony Madonna and Ian Ostrander Acknowledgments Notes References List of Contributors Index Online appendixes are available at https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/congressionalcapacity/.
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press Congress Overwhelmed The Decline in Congressional
Book SynopsisCongress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underappreciated reason Congress is struggling: it doesn't have the internal capacity to do what our constitutional system requires of it. Leading scholars chronicle the institutional decline of Congress and the decades-long neglect of its own internal investments in the knowledge and expertise necessary to perform as a first-rate legislature. Today's legislators and congressional committees have fewer--and less expert and experienced--staff than the executive branch or K Street. This leaves them at the mercy of lobbyists and the administrative bureaucracy. The essays in Congress Overwhelmed assess Congress's declining capacity and explore ways to upgrade it. Some provide broad historical scope. Others evaluate the current decay and investigate how Congress manages despite the obstacles. Collectively, they undertake the most comprehTrade Review“Congress Overwhelmed brings together a strong set of congressional scholars addressing some of the most important issues facing the institution today. It will appeal not just to other scholars but also to observers of Congress, such as members of the media, staffers, and anyone working in and around Capitol Hill. The book offers an honest assessment of existing congressional limitations and how Congress can become more productive and functional." -- Josh Ryan, Utah State University“Congress Overwhelmed brings together the leading experts on Congress to address a critical issue facing American democracy: what can be done to ensure that Congress fulfills its role as a coequal branch in our political system? The volume provides a clear and compelling account of the many challenges facing today’s Congress and offers valuable lessons for reformers seeking to improve the legislative branch’s capacity.” -- Eric Schikler, University of California, Berkeley"The United States Congress is a dysfunctional institution. Congress falls short on just about every measure of its myriad responsibilities. But how is Congress broken and why? Moreover, what can be done about it? These are the critical questions that Congress Overwhelmed seeks to address." * Congress & the Presidency *Table of Contents1 Overwhelmed: An Introduction to Congress’s Capacity Problem Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar Part 1 The Foundations of Congressional Capacity 2 Capacity for What? Legislative Capacity Regimes in Congress and the Possibilities for Reform Lee Drutman and Timothy M. LaPira 3 The Decline in Congressional Capacity Molly E. Reynolds 4 How Congress Fell Behind the Executive Branch Philip A. Wallach Part 2 Knowledge and Expertise in Congress 5 The Congressional Capacity Survey: Who Staff Are, How They Got There, What They Do, and Where They May Go Alexander C. Furnas, Lee Drutman, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Timothy M. LaPira, and Kevin R. Kosar 6 What Do Congressional Staff Actually Know? Kristina C. Miler 7 How Committee Staffers Clear the Runway for Legislative Action in Congress Casey Burgat and Charles Hunt 8 Legislative Branch Support Agencies: What They Are, What They Do, and Their Uneasy Position in Our System of Government Kevin R. Kosar Part 3 The Politics of Capacity in the Legislative Process 9 Still Muddling Along? Assessing the Hybrid Congressional Appropriations Process Peter Hanson 10 Congress and the Capacity to Act: Overcoming Gridlock in the Senate’s Amendment Process James Wallner 11 The Issue Dynamics of Congressional Capacity Jonathan Lewallen, Sean M. Theriault, and Bryan D. Jones 12 Congressional Capacity and Reauthorizations E. Scott Adler, Stefani R. Langehennig, and Ryan W. Bell 13 How Experienced Legislative Staff Contribute to Effective Lawmaking Jesse M. Crosson, Geoffrey M. Lorenz, Craig Volden, and Alan E. Wiseman 14 Capacity in a Centralized Congress James M. Curry and Frances E. Lee 15 Congressional Capacity and Bipartisanship in Congress Laurel Harbridge-Yong Part 4 Capacity and the Politics of Reform 16 Lessons from the History of Reform Ruth Bloch Rubin 17 Dodging Dead Cats: What Would It Take to Get Congress to Expand Capacity? Anthony Madonna and Ian Ostrander Acknowledgments Notes References List of Contributors Index Online appendixes are available at https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/congressionalcapacity/.
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The University of Chicago Press Presidents Populism and the Crisis of Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Howell and Moe write with clarity and verve. . . . And it is hard to object to their overarching goals of institutionally reforming our dysfunctional politics and improving the quality of our governance." * Wall Street Journal *"In Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy, William Howell and Terry Moe make important contributions to understanding political movements and institutions. The authors challenge scholars and practitioners to rethink the rise of President Trump and the role of the president in our ineffective system of government. . . . William Howell and Terry Moe provide a convincing and well-supported path to reform that emboldens the president and returns the Office of the President to a national institution of honor and integrity." * Congress & the Presidency *“This book highlights an important (and underappreciated) cause of the populism that threatens American democracy: ineffective government, or a political system that consistently fails to respond to our most important problems. Hard as it may be for Americans to accept, our constitutional system has grown dysfunctional. Howell and Moe propose clear constitutional solutions that break sharply with the conventional wisdom. We should take their ideas seriously. I recommend this book to anyone concerned about the fate of American democracy." -- Steven Levitsky, Harvard University, coauthor of How Democracies Die"Howell and Moe show that Trump’s aggressive demagoguery is a perverse symptom of an American problem of administrative weakness and explain how the presidency can be made more effective, powerful, and accountable at the same time. An original, insightful, and provocative picture of American politics in a populist era." -- Jeffrey K. Tulis, author of Legacies of Losing in American Politics"In this clarion call for institutional reform, Howell and Moe argue that populism is not the product of rampant polarization, political tribalism, or undemocratic features of our political system. Rather, the culprit is ineffective government. And the best antidote to populism, paradoxically, is the instrument that catapulted it to power: a reimagined presidency, one that is stronger in important respects, but weaker in others. The arguments are powerful, provocative, and sure to fuel debate over efforts to restore American democracy." -- Douglas L. Kriner, coauthor of The Myth of the Imperial Presidency"Howell and Moe make a compelling case about the relationship between ineffective government and populism, namely, that a lack of capable government gives rise to populist leaders who promise to fix the system. The authors propose a bold solution to the problem and—whether or not one agrees with all specifics—force the weight of the argument onto the question of what should be done rather than whether anything should be attempted. A must read for students and scholars interested in contemporary American politics as well as the rise of populism worldwide." -- Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University"A timely, powerfully argued book about the dangers American democracy faces from populism—and how these dangers can be overcome by making government more potent and effective. The book is concise, accessible, and crisply written. It is sure to spark important debate." -- Eric M. Patashnik, author of Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine“Blunt, lucid, and smart.” * Soonish Podcast *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Drivers of Populist Politics2 The Rise and Reign of an American Populist3 The Persistence of Ineffective Government4 A Presidency for Modern TimesAcknowledgments Notes Index
£78.85
The University of Chicago Press Cages of Reason The Rise of the Rational State in
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Pt. 1: Bureaucratic Structure as a Contingent Problem 1: Organization Theory and Bureaucratic Structure 2: Political Uncertainty, Leadership Succession, and the Modes of Administration 3: The Strategies of Uncertainty Pt. 2: Strategies of High Uncertainty France 4: Revolutionary Change and Structural Ambiguity: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Transformations 5: The Post-Napoleonic Period Japan 6: The Meiji Restoration as the Revolutionary Moment 7: The Resolution of Revolutionary Uncertainty and the Imperial State Pt. 3: Strategies of Low Uncertainty The United States 8: Political Parties, Patronage, and Administration 9: Political Leadership, Party Contestation, and Reform: 1865-1925 Great Britain 10: Parliament, the Crown, and the Problem of Patronage 11: Patronage, Representation, and Administrative Reform 12: "The Efficient Secret": Administrative Rationalization and the Executive Conclusion Bibliography Index
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press The State as a Work of Art
Book SynopsisThe founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. The author explores these ideas and gives an account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States.Trade Review"Richly imaginative." (New Republic)"
£76.00
University of Chicago Press The State as a Work of Art The Cultural Origins
Book SynopsisThe founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. The author explores these ideas and gives an account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States.Trade Review"Richly imaginative." (New Republic)"
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Presidents Populism and the Crisis of Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Howell and Moe write with clarity and verve. . . . And it is hard to object to their overarching goals of institutionally reforming our dysfunctional politics and improving the quality of our governance." * Wall Street Journal *"In Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy, William Howell and Terry Moe make important contributions to understanding political movements and institutions. The authors challenge scholars and practitioners to rethink the rise of President Trump and the role of the president in our ineffective system of government. . . . William Howell and Terry Moe provide a convincing and well-supported path to reform that emboldens the president and returns the Office of the President to a national institution of honor and integrity." * Congress & the Presidency *“This book highlights an important (and underappreciated) cause of the populism that threatens American democracy: ineffective government, or a political system that consistently fails to respond to our most important problems. Hard as it may be for Americans to accept, our constitutional system has grown dysfunctional. Howell and Moe propose clear constitutional solutions that break sharply with the conventional wisdom. We should take their ideas seriously. I recommend this book to anyone concerned about the fate of American democracy." -- Steven Levitsky, Harvard University, coauthor of How Democracies Die"Howell and Moe show that Trump’s aggressive demagoguery is a perverse symptom of an American problem of administrative weakness and explain how the presidency can be made more effective, powerful, and accountable at the same time. An original, insightful, and provocative picture of American politics in a populist era." -- Jeffrey K. Tulis, author of Legacies of Losing in American Politics"In this clarion call for institutional reform, Howell and Moe argue that populism is not the product of rampant polarization, political tribalism, or undemocratic features of our political system. Rather, the culprit is ineffective government. And the best antidote to populism, paradoxically, is the instrument that catapulted it to power: a reimagined presidency, one that is stronger in important respects, but weaker in others. The arguments are powerful, provocative, and sure to fuel debate over efforts to restore American democracy." -- Douglas L. Kriner, coauthor of The Myth of the Imperial Presidency"Howell and Moe make a compelling case about the relationship between ineffective government and populism, namely, that a lack of capable government gives rise to populist leaders who promise to fix the system. The authors propose a bold solution to the problem and—whether or not one agrees with all specifics—force the weight of the argument onto the question of what should be done rather than whether anything should be attempted. A must read for students and scholars interested in contemporary American politics as well as the rise of populism worldwide." -- Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University"A timely, powerfully argued book about the dangers American democracy faces from populism—and how these dangers can be overcome by making government more potent and effective. The book is concise, accessible, and crisply written. It is sure to spark important debate." -- Eric M. Patashnik, author of Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine“Blunt, lucid, and smart.” * Soonish Podcast *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Drivers of Populist Politics2 The Rise and Reign of an American Populist3 The Persistence of Ineffective Government4 A Presidency for Modern TimesAcknowledgments Notes Index
£15.00
The University of Chicago Press The Judicial Power of the Purse How Courts Fund
Book SynopsisCongress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. This book focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. It sheds light on environmental factors in judicial decision making.Trade Review"A significant advance on conventional wisdom about judicial behavior during wartime emergencies. With admirable clarity, Nancy Staudt provides evidence that the judiciary is an active partner in crisis governance - finding ways to put pools of cash at the government's disposal when it does not use its taxing powers aggressively enough." (Eric Posner, University of Chicago Law School)"
£91.20
The University of Chicago Press The AntiFederalist An Abridgment of The Complete
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£27.00
University of Chicago Press The Adaptability Paradox
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press A Slaveholders Union Slavery Politics And The
Book SynopsisAfter its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic.Trade Review"Interweaving historical and political analyses, Van Cleve demonstrates, in this account, that slavery was an essential part of the foundation of the American republic." (History Today)"
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press The Timeline of Presidential Elections How
Book SynopsisWith the 2012 presidential election upon us, will voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platforms and positions best match their own? Or will the race for the next president of the United States come down largely to who runs the most effective campaigning? This book reveals how both factors come into play.Trade Review"This is an important, original book by accomplished political scientists at the top of their game. Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien have addressed a central question in the study of presidential elections - to what extent do the actual campaigns matter? - and provided an account of election dynamics that anyone with a passing knowledge of presidential elections can understand, but whose technical sophistication will be appreciated by political scientists. The Timeline of Presidential Elections will be regarded as a landmark by the presidential research community." (Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego)"
£27.00
The University of Chicago Press Learning While Governing
Book SynopsisAlthough their leaders and staff are not elected, bureaucratic agencies have the power to make policy decisions that carry the full force of the law. This book explores an issue central to political science and public administration: How do Congress and the president ensure that bureaucratic agencies implement their preferred policies?Trade Review"For the creativity of its design, the importance of its subject matter, and the depth of its analysis, Learning While Governing is sure to make a splash in the discipline. Sean Gailmard and John W. Patty dish up a rich array of insights into the development of policy expertise within the executive branch. Most importantly, they show that the development and transmittal of expertise is unavoidably haphazard, as the institutional solutions to some problems of governance unavoidably exacerbate others." (William G. Howell, University of Chicago)"
£30.00
McGill-Queen's University Press A Written Constitution for Quebec
Book SynopsisNo province in Canada has codified a written constitution. A Written Constitution for Québec? enters into the debate of whether Quebec should be the first. Taking a doctrinal, historical, theoretical and comparative approach, and addressing the issue from a variety of perspectives, this volume is a vital resource in navigating Quebec’s constitutional future in Canada.Trade Review“I read this book in nearly one sitting—it is that good. Any scholar of Canadian or Quebec politics who reads this book will walk away thankful for the perspectives offered by the contributors and for the hard work of the collection’s two brilliant editors.” Publius
£77.35
Columbia University Press The Papers of Alexander Hamilton Additional
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£100.00
Columbia University Press The Iranian Constitutional Revolution Grassroots
Book SynopsisDuring the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society.
£31.50
Columbia University Press BenGurions Spy
Book SynopsisDrawing upon uncovered classified documents and interviews with key players, this text recounts the Lavon affair in Israel in 1963. It tells how the affair, which toppled the government of David Ben-Gurion, the nation's founding father, rocked the corridors of power in Israel.Trade ReviewA magnificently documented account of the Lavon affair, the 1960 political scandal that led to the demise of Prime Minister David Ben Gurion's government three years later, and, says Teveth, the original progressive ideals of Zionism. A.L.A. Booklist
£52.70
Columbia University Press Inside the Red Box
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWorking from North Korean media, Patrick McEachern shows that, whatever might have been the case under Kim Il Sung, North Korea under his son, Kim Jong Il, is not the unknowable and irrational totalitarian state presented by many commentators. Since the elder Kim's death in 1994, the country's political structure has evolved. The younger Kim is undoubtedly powerful but has neither his father's revolutionary credentials nor his personal charisma and does not always succeed in imposing his views. It is these policy debates that lie behind the apparent abrupt swings from engagement to non-engagement, not some inherent irrationality in the North Korean polity, and it pays to study them. This stimulating and well-written book does just that. It should be required reading for all those interested in or involved with North Korea. -- J. E. Hoare, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and coauthor of North Korea in the Twenty-First Century It is conventional wisdom that information on North Korea is hard to come by, but in fact, the opposite is true. Most researchers quickly find themselves drowning in information, and the real challenge is to make sense of the deluge of data and separate the wheat from the chaff. Patrick McEachern rejects easy routes and embraces the project of using sound social science methodologies to examine a mountain of primary sources. The result of his painstaking analysis is the illumination of domestic politics in Pyongyang-opening up the "red box." While McEachern's findings can be disputed, they cannot be ignored-this book is a must read for any serious student of North Korea. -- Andrew Scobell, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation ...deserve to be added to the list of essential readings on the modern politics of North Korea... -- Marc Lanteigne International Affairs This is a brilliant book that should be read by anyone with an interest in Korean affairs. Survival McEachern's book is a highly useful source for those interested in a comprehensive and nuanced overview of North Korean domestic and foreign policies in the Kim Jong Il era. Korean StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Post-totalitarian Institutionalism 3. Historical Context 4. North Korea's Political Institutions 5. Institutional Jostling for Agenda Control, 1998-2001 6. Segmenting Policy and Issue Linkages, 2001-2006 7. Policy Reversals, 2006-2008 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£38.25
Columbia University Press Japan South Korea and the United States Nuclear
Book SynopsisTerence Roehrig provides a detailed and comprehensive look at the nuclear umbrella in northeast Asia in the broader context of deterrence theory and U.S. strategy. Roehrig argues that the nuclear umbrella is most important as a political signal demonstrating commitment to the defense of allies and as a tool to prevent further nuclear proliferation.Trade ReviewTerence Roehrig offers an excellent evaluation of extended-deterrence strategies, bringing together theory and policy in their historical context in a readable fashion. -- T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Extended Deterrence and the Nuclear Umbrella2. The Nuclear Umbrella and Extended Deterrence During the Cold War3. The Threats That Drive the Nuclear Umbrella: China and North Korea4. Japan and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella5. South Korea and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella6. The U.S. Nuclear Umbrella: Planning, Capabilities, and Credibility7. Implications for Security and Extended Deterrence in Northeast AsiaNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
£25.20
Columbia University Press Sovereignty The Origin and Future of a Political
Book SynopsisTies the evolution of the idea of sovereignty to historical events, from the religious conflicts of sixteenth-century Europe to today’s trends in globalizationTrade ReviewIn this elegant essay, Grimm surveys the thousand-year history of the idea of sovereignty - emphasizing its changing meanings as Western ideas of political legitimacy transform themselves over the centuries. Grimm's work is the first on this subject that combines historical mastery with a sense of the present need to redefine our political understandings. -- Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School This is a concise and excellent book, which will be useful not only for students of legal and political thought, but for historians as well as cultural theorists. -- Seyla Benhabib, Yale University The old and moldy idea of sovereignty is brought back to life in this engaging study by a major German legal thinker and former Supreme Court Justice. Against those who advance simplistic and even dismissive views of sovereignty, Grimm's masterful conceptual history reminds us of how rich, complicated, and multisided ideas about sovereignty have been. And in opposition to those who would prefer to toss sovereignty into the ashcan of intellectual history, Grimm recalls the pivotal role sovereignty, when properly understood, can play in protecting democracy and self-government. A must-read for political scientists, legal and constitutional theorists, and anyone else interested in the changing contours of political authority in our globalizing world. -- William E. Scheuerman, Indiana University Drawing from both a keen historical recollection of the conceptual transformations of "sovereignty" and a lucid overview of current debates (each a sterling contribution in itself), Grimm shows us a democracy-based case for retention and adaptation of state sovereignty as a first principle of politics, even in today's decidedly post-Westphalian world and even as necessarily shorn of some salient traditional associations so as to fit this world's realities. -- Frank I. Michelman, Harvard Law School Sovereignty is a highly sophisticated, yet accessible introduction not only to the history of the concept but to its contemporary status. Using the method of conceptual history developed by German historians, Dieter Grimm outlines a complex journey whereby sovereignty became the self-representation of the early modern territorial state, overcoming both domestic and international competitors for the supremacy of political power, followed by developments in which the concept understood as unlimited by positive legality came to be reformulated under the limits of both constitutional and international law. Finally, he asks the question whether a yet again refurbished concept can keep some continuity with the classical notion as developed by Bodin and Hobbes, and yet preserve its relevance for an understanding of contemporary regimes, national and international. Not without some hesitation, he opts to keep the concept of sovereignty as indispensible for the legal equality and self determination of the main political actors of international law, namely territorial states, that still remain in his view more hospitable for democracy than supra national organizations or even non state federations. -- Andrew Arato, The New School This is a remarkable little book; it succeeds in being both conceptually vigorous and rich in historical detail, while remaining clear and concise. Survival A learned but accessible history of the concept of sovereignty. Foreign Affairs [Grimm's] pithy and dense analysis covers a vast canvas and provides an even-handed overview. -- Emile Chabal New Global StudiesTable of ContentsSeries Editor's Foreword Preface and Acknowledgments A. Sovereignty in a Time of Changing Statehood B. Development and Function of the Concept of Sovereignty 1. Bodin's Significance for the Concept of Sovereignty 2. Sovereignty in the Constitutional State 3. External Sovereignty C. Sovereignty Today Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Forms of Pluralism and Democratic
Book SynopsisIn this interdisciplinary volume, a group of prominent international scholars considers alternative political formations to the nation-state, discussing their ability to preserve and expand the achievements of democratic constitutionalism in the twenty-first century and their capacity to deal with deep societal differences.Trade ReviewWhat is the best political form for modern democratic orders—a nation-state, a sovereign state, an empire, a confederation, an international organization, a federation of states, or a federal state? In an age where the classical answers to this question have become unsatisfying, the authors in this book come up with new arguments and answers. The articles are crisply written and very accessible for political scientists, legal scholars, and historians. The book is essential reading for those who want to know about the institutional options in order to keep democracy’s future in the age of globalization alive. -- Hubertus Buchstein, Universität GreifswaldThis unique volume explores the various dimensions of the contemporary crisis of the modern nation-state and the potentialities and dangers of alternative political forms, such as dispersed sovereignty, legal pluralism, and corporate governance. Timely, systematic and wide-ranging, it offers unrivaled insights into the distinctive political challenges of our times. -- Cécile Laborde, University of OxfordDiverse, sharp, and timely, this volume is a welcome intervention in the debate on postnational political forms. The authors explore a panoply of historical and contemporary pluralist ideas and institutions—from empire, federation, subsidiarity, status group pluralism, to transnational corporate jurisdiction—and critically detail their political trajectories and normative possibilities. What makes this volume distinctive is its constructive orientation and global scope. It asks with clarity how these political forms might be revived, reformed, and enacted without undermining the ideals of democratic self-rule and political equality that the nation-state was meant to secure. -- Karuna Mantena, Yale UniversityThe essays in Forms of Pluralism and Democratic Constitutionalism address an important new topic with clarity and substance. All in all, this is an extraordinary book which incorporates the very best of scholarship on a significant topic, constitutionalism and pluralism, and is fundamental reading for the current debates in political theory, law, sociology, and political philosophy. -- David M. Rasmussen, Boston College, Editor-in-Chief, Philosophy and Social CriticismTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Forms of Pluralism and Democratic Constitutionalism, by Andrew Arato and Jean L. Cohen I. After Empire: Historical Alternatives1. Federation, Confederation, Territorial State: Debating a Post-imperial Future in French West Africa, 1945-1960, by Fred Cooper2. Decolonization and Postnational Democracy, by Gary Wilder3. From the American System to Anglo-Saxon Union: Scientific Racism and Supra-Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century North America, by Joshua Simon4. Constitutions and Forms of Pluralism in the Time of Conquest: The French Debates Over the Colonization of Algeria in the 1830s and 1840s, by Emmanuelle SaadaII. New Federal Formations and/or Subsidiarity5. The Constitutional Identity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Status Groups or Federal Actors?, by Patrick Macklem6. Federacy and the Kurds: Might This New Political Form Help Mitigate Hobbesian Conflicts in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria?, by Alfred Stepan and Jeff Miley7. Europe-What’s Left: Towards a Progressive Pluralist Program for EU Reform, by Robert Howse8. Subsidiarity and the Challenge to the Sovereign State, by Nadia UrbinatiIII. Status Group Legal Pluralism9. Indian Secularism and Its Challenges, by Christophe Jaffrelot10. Tainted Liberalism: Israel’s Millets, by Michael Karayanni11. Jurisdictional Competition and Internal Reform in Muslim Family Law in Israel and Greece, by Yuksel SezginIV. The Challenge of Corporate Power12. Corporate Legal Particularism, by Katharina Pistor13. Tax Competition and the Unbundling of Sovereignty, by Tsilly Dagan14. The Politics of Horizontal Inequality: Indigenous Opposition to Wind Energy Development in Mexico, by Courtney JungConclusion: Territorial Pluralism and Language Communities, by Astrid von Busekist List of ContributorsIndex
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Columbia University Press Chaos in the Liberal Order
Book SynopsisDonald Trump’s election has called into question many fundamental assumptions about politics and society. Collecting a wide range of perspectives from leading scholars, Chaos in the Liberal Order explores the global trends that led to Trump’s stunning victory and the impact his presidency will have on the international political landscape.Trade ReviewChaos in the Liberal Order is a sober guide for turbulent times. It covers an impressive range of issues and perspectives, giving insight into what’s new—and what’s not—in the Trump era. A must-read for anyone looking for context on the direction of American foreign policy in the Trump administration, and beyond. -- Elizabeth N. Saunders, George Washington UniversityA much-needed book that puts the Trump Administration into a proper international and historical perspective. It not only enlightens the reader about current affairs, but also helps us better understand some of the deeper causes for the crisis of liberal democracy. -- O. A. Westad, Harvard Kennedy SchoolThe contribution of this book lies in its timeliness, creativity, and boldness in addressing a still evolving and changing Trump foreign policy. The essays address such important concerns as the future of liberal hegemony, domestic public opinion, and the impact of leaks and fake news on trust in the media. The authors provide a depth of analysis and historical perspective that ensures this book will provide insights into the forces underlying the Trump phenomenon for some time to come. -- Deborah Welch Larson, University of California, Los AngelesThe quality of the writing is excellent and the perspectives of each author differ substantially. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Robert Jervis, Francis J. Gavin, Joshua Rovner, and Diane Labrosse Part I. Trump and International Relations Theory1. President Trump and International Relations Theory, by Robert Jervis2. What Is International Relations Theory Good For?, by Michael N. Barnett3. Why Trump Now: A Third-Image Explanation, by Randall L. Schweller4. The Donald Versus “The Blob,” by Stephen M. WaltPart II. Is Liberal Internationalism Still Alive?5. Has Liberal Internationalism Been Trumped?, by Joshua Busby and Jonathan Monten6. Down but Not Out: A Liberal International American Foreign Policy, by Stephen Chaudoin, Helen V. Milner, and Dustin Tingley7. Does Structure Trump All? A Test of Agency in World Politics, by Brian Rathbun8. Liberal Internationalism, Public Opinion, and Partisan Conflict in the United States, by Robert Y. ShapiroPart III. Whither Pax Americana?9. Trump Against American Exceptionalism: The Sources of Trumpian Conduct, by Stephen Wertheim10. This Is What Nationalism Looks Like, by Thomas W. Zeiler11. The Appeal of “America First”, by John A. Thompson12. The Waning of the Postwar Order: Historical Reflections on 2016 and the Emergence of a Twenty-First-Century World Order, by T.G. Otte13. The Failed Promises of 1989 and the Politics of 2016, by Jonathan Sperber14. Trump’s Ascendancy as History, by Ryan Irwin15. Assessing Trump’s Emerging Counterterrorism Policy, by Daniel Byman16. The “Global Order” Myth, by Andrew J. BacevichPart IV. Trump and the World17. Donald Trump and NATO: Historic Alliance Meets A-historic President, by Stanley R. Sloan18. The Art of the Bluff: The US-Japan Alliance Under the Trump Administration, by Jennifer Lind19. Latin America: Asymmetry and the Problem of Influence, by Tom Long and Max Paul Friedman20. Historical Legacies of United States Policy in the Middle East, by James R. Stocker21. Donald Trump and the Middle East, by F. Gregory Gause, III22. US-Russia Relations Unhinged, by Robert Legvold23. The View from the Asia-Pacific: Loose Nukes and Loose Cannons, by Priscilla Roberts24. The Future of the Atlantic Alliance Under President Trump, by William R. KeylorPart V. The Language and Legacy of Human Rights25. The United States and the Global Human Rights Order, by Mark Philip Bradley26. Donald Trump and the Irrelevance of Human Rights, by Samuel MoynPart VI. The Fourth Estate, Leaks, and Fake News: Historical Perspectives27. Donald Trump and the “Paranoid Style” in American (Intellectual) Politics, by Leo P. Ribuffo28. Leaking About Donald Trump in the Age of Fake News, by Sam Lebovic29. Why Does Donald Trump Have So Much Trouble with the Truth?, by John Schuessler30. Is Donald Trump Jimmy Carter, or Is He Kaiser Wilhelm II?, by Nancy Mitchell31. Aristocracy, Oligarchy, and Donald Trump, by Arthur EcksteinPart VII. Is There a Trump Doctrine?32. Trumpism, History, and the Future of US Foreign Relations, by Frank Ninkovich About the ContributorsIndex
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Columbia University Press The President on Capitol Hill A Theory of
Book SynopsisJeffrey E. Cohen demonstrates that existing research has underestimated the president’s power to sway Congress. The President on Capitol Hill offers a compelling perspective on presidential-congressional relations and develops a new theory of presidential influence.Trade ReviewCohen offers one of the most clearly articulated theories of presidential influence that is distinct from presidential success. His book is the first attempt at conceptually relating many presidential lobbying strategies into one unified framework. This is the most thorough treatment of these issues and will surely be a contribution to the literature in its own right. -- Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt UniversityFew scholars of the American presidency have written as widely or as prodigiously as Jeffrey Cohen. In this, his latest, Cohen turns his attention to the effects of presidential lobbying and position taking on Congress and the public. Whereas many scholars see a presidency consigned to, and even subjugated by, a larger political environment, Cohen finds evidence of influence. Success doesn’t just depend upon the hands that presidents are dealt. It depends on how presidents play them. -- William Howell, University of ChicagoInstead of obsessing over presidential winners and losers, Jeffrey E. Cohen focuses our attention on the president’s role in the production of public policy and in the larger political system. He deftly theorizes the bargaining strategies presidents use and presents new evidence about how and to what effect presidents employ the levers of presidential influence. Well-written and clear-eyed, The President on Capitol Hill brings fresh and well-deserved attention to the president’s institutional advantages in a system of separated powers. -- Jon C. Rogowski, Harvard UniversityCohen has written another important book that will change how scholars think of the relationship between Congress and the president. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this book brings us new insights into the eternal black box of presidential influence. -- Andrew Reeves, Washington University in St. LouisRigorous and persuasive. * Choice *A must-read for students of the American presidency. * Political Science Quarterly *Required reading for scholars studying presidential-congressional relations. The book will prove useful in graduate seminars on the presidency and/or Congress. It may also be useful in an advanced undergraduate presidency course. * Congress and the Presidency *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. On Presidential Influence in Congress2. A Theory of Presidential Influence in Congress3. Estimating Presidential Influence in Congress4. Presidential Influence in the House in the Modern Era5. Political Parties as a Source of Presidential Influence6. The Two Presidencies and Presidential Influence7. Public Opinion as a Source of Presidential Influence8. Presidential Lobbying Effort and Influence9. Modernity and Presidential Influence in Congress10. Comparing the Influence of Premodern and Modern Presidents11. Conclusions: Presidential Influence in CongressNotesReferencesIndex
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Columbia University Press Stating the Sacred Religion China and the
Book SynopsisStating the Sacred offers a novel approach to nation-state formation, arguing that its most critical element is how the state sacralizes the nation. Focusing primarily on China, Michael J. Walsh argues that the foundational role of the sacred makes all nation-states religious states.Trade ReviewAs an anatomy of sacralization, territorialization, and violence, Stating the Sacred illuminates state formation in China through brilliant exposition, dwelling in vivid details, historical depths, and current controversies, but also through uncovering brutal truths of state formation in the modern world. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of how the sacred works in the modern and how the modern works the sacred. -- David Chidester, author of Empire of Religion: Imperialism and Comparative ReligionIn Stating the Sacred, Michael J. Walsh parses what China's postcoloniality and South African apartheid have in common: the sacredness of violence. Drawing upon a wealth of theoretical insight from Schmidt on political theology, Bataille on sacrifice, to Agamban on profanation, and Barthes on myth, Walsh is especially insightful on how the Chinese avowedly atheist party-state adroitly rules through its stringent and energetic containment of religion, channeling those energies into policies on territorial sovereignty and citizenship itself. These tactics range beyond patriotic Christian organizations and registering all the clergy everywhere, to policing reincarnation among the Tibetan Buddhist and reeducation of Uyghur Muslims in camps. For Walsh, this sense of 'religion,' shared by China with many other places, becomes the modern repository of violence and mythos that he finds fundamental to any nation-state formation. -- Angela Zito, coeditor of DV-Made China: Digital Subjects and Social Transformations after Independent FilmRecommended. * Choice *[A] brilliant analysis of contemporary China. * Reading Religion *This is an innovative study that gives particular consideration to the role of the sacred in the formation of the PRC state, and to nation-states more generally. * Journal of Church and the State *Table of ContentsPreface1. Territory2. Constitution3. Religion4. Reincarnation5. Contact6. NativityGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press Stating the Sacred Religion China and the
Book SynopsisStating the Sacred offers a novel approach to nation-state formation, arguing that its most critical element is how the state sacralizes the nation. Focusing primarily on China, Michael J. Walsh argues that the foundational role of the sacred makes all nation-states religious states.Trade ReviewAs an anatomy of sacralization, territorialization, and violence, Stating the Sacred illuminates state formation in China through brilliant exposition, dwelling in vivid details, historical depths, and current controversies, but also through uncovering brutal truths of state formation in the modern world. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of how the sacred works in the modern and how the modern works the sacred. -- David Chidester, author of Empire of Religion: Imperialism and Comparative ReligionIn Stating the Sacred, Michael J. Walsh parses what China's postcoloniality and South African apartheid have in common: the sacredness of violence. Drawing upon a wealth of theoretical insight from Schmidt on political theology, Bataille on sacrifice, to Agamban on profanation, and Barthes on myth, Walsh is especially insightful on how the Chinese avowedly atheist party-state adroitly rules through its stringent and energetic containment of religion, channeling those energies into policies on territorial sovereignty and citizenship itself. These tactics range beyond patriotic Christian organizations and registering all the clergy everywhere, to policing reincarnation among the Tibetan Buddhist and reeducation of Uyghur Muslims in camps. For Walsh, this sense of 'religion,' shared by China with many other places, becomes the modern repository of violence and mythos that he finds fundamental to any nation-state formation. -- Angela Zito, coeditor of DV-Made China: Digital Subjects and Social Transformations after Independent FilmRecommended. * Choice *[A] brilliant analysis of contemporary China. * Reading Religion *This is an innovative study that gives particular consideration to the role of the sacred in the formation of the PRC state, and to nation-states more generally. * Journal of Church and the State *Table of ContentsPreface1. Territory2. Constitution3. Religion4. Reincarnation5. Contact6. NativityGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Illinois Press Creating the Land of Lincoln
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRussell P. Strange Memorial Book Award, Illinois State Historical Society, 2019 "Well-written, clearly organized, traditional history that shows the changing issues in Illinois politics and government. The focus on the history of slavery is important and noteworthy. A real contribution." --Ann Durkin Keating, author of Rising Up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago"Extremely strong in research, clarity, and narrative. As I read, I knew I was in the hands of a skilled researcher, one who had really mastered a complex sequence of events and learned and digested a complex set of political debates." --Robert Michael Morrissey, author of Empire by Collaboration: Indians, Colonists, and Governments in Colonial Illinois Country"Attractively written, this book provides a fresh look at underappreciated elements of Illinois's state formation and early development, with compelling new insights into the story of the state's constitutions."--David Spadafora, President and Librarian"A very informative read. . . . Recommended."--Choice"This book should be in the personal library of every person interested in the history of the state of Illinois." --Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society"Cicero defly assesses the development of the Illinois constitutions and shows how the state dealt with key racial and cultural issues within a complex political system. He highlights the roles of a number of Illinois leaders. This fine book will benefit scholars and the public." --Journal of American History"Carefully researched and engagingly written . . . . Creating the Land of Lincoln is wonderfully rewarding." --The Annals of Iowa
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Indiana University Press The Growth of American Government Revised and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This ambitious, well-written book will be a useful resource for scholars . . . an excellent overview . . . a fine, readable introduction that presents its analysis in a straightforward manner free from ideological baggage." —Congress & the Presidency"A refreshingly unorthodox narrative. Campbell [explains] in plain language how government grew. His stance is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply well-informed and reasonable." —Walter Nugent, author of Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion"The canvas is large, but one comes away from the book with an understanding of what has happened, the factors contributing to these developments, and their consequences. Strongly recommended." —Samuel McSeveney, Vanderbilt University"His overview [of the course and causes of growth] should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture . . ." —The Journal of American History"Campbell's book is a marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures." —Journal of Interdisciplinary History"The book should be useful in the classroom, even for freshmen classes in U.S. history and government." —American Historical Review"Readable, and refreshingly unorthodox, Campbell provides a coherent explanation of how and why government has become so large. His book deserves inclusion in any undergraduate bibliography covering the development of American government." —Political Studies Association"This ambitious, well-written book will be a useful resource for scholars . . . an excellent overview . . . a fine, readable introduction that presents its analysis in a straightforward manner free from ideological baggage." —Congress & the Presidency "A refreshingly unorthodox narrative. Campbell [explains] in plain language how government grew. His stance is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply well-informed and reasonable." —Walter Nugent, author of Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion "The canvas is large, but one comes away from the book with an understanding of what has happened, the factors contributing to these developments, and their consequences. Strongly recommended." —Samuel McSeveney, Vanderbilt University "His overview [of the course and causes of growth] should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture . . ." —The Journal of American History "Campbell's book is a marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures." —Journal of Interdisciplinary History "The book should be useful in the classroom, even for freshmen classes in U.S. history and government." —American Historical Review "Readable, and refreshingly unorthodox, Campbell provides a coherent explanation of how and why government has become so large. His book deserves inclusion in any undergraduate bibliography covering the development of American government." —Political Studies AssociationTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Governing the Cleveland Era2. The Course and Causes of Growth3. The Transition Era4. The Great Depression and Economic Policy5. The Managed Economy since the New Deal6. The New Income Security7. The New Equality8. Paying for Modern Government9. The New Faces of Power10. The Reagan Era and the Restrained Polity11. The Debate over 'Big' GovernmentNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Why ERA Failed Politics Womens Rights and the
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University of Notre Dame Press The Framers Intentions
Book SynopsisRobert Ross addresses a fascinating and unresolved constitutional question: why did political parties emerge so quickly after the framers designed the Constitution to prevent them? The text of the Constitution is silent on this question. Most scholars of the subject have taken that silence to be a hostile one, arguing that the adoption of the two-party system was a significant break from a long history of antiparty sentiments and institutional design aimed to circumscribe party politics.The constitutional question of parties addresses the very nature of representation, democracy, and majority rule. Political parties have become a vital institution of representation by linking the governed with the government. Efforts to uphold political parties have struggled to come to terms with the apparent antiparty sentiments of the founders and the perception that the Constitution was intended to work against parties.The Framers' Intentions connects political parties and tTrade Review“I found this to be an engaging text on the rise of political parties in early America. The entire book is thoroughly researched, and Robert Ross has clearly immersed himself in the literature. I believe that this book, although it analyzes political battles from over two hundred years ago, can speak to the American people in this era when we are so divided.” —William Bolt, Francis Marion University“Robert Ross has provided us with a provocative argument that contradicts scholarly wisdom regarding the emergence of a two-party system in the early American republic. Ross’s interpretation that the founders were not fighting against parties but rather manipulating their development as legitimate tools is a genuine contribution to the literature for both historians and political scientists.” —John Belohlavek, University of South Florida "Robert Ross challenges the received wisdom on the relationship between the Constitution and political parties. He shows that political parties became deeply entrenched in a constitutional order that was initially intended to work against them. He details how over the course of American political development the Constitution acquired new elements and interpretations that served to strengthen political parties. This book is a must read for scholars of political parties and of American political development." —Marc Landy, Boston College“The heart of this scholarly study is Ross’s thesis, which proposes to scholars that there is another way in which to view the Constitution’s transition from anti-party to party. . . . Ross offers a book that belongs on the library shelves of all academic institutions with advanced history and political science programs.” —Choice"The story of political parties' decline, and how that decline led to Congress's, has yet to be told. Until then, : The Framers' Intentions provides a valuable service by showing the essential role parties have played in making workable our republican government." —Claremont Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction: Antipartyism and the Constitution: Reassessing the “Constitution-Against-Parties” Thesis 1.Antiparty Constitutionalism and the Tradition of Political Parties Partyism Before the Constitution 2.Partyism and the First Amendment: Organizing Opposition and the Partisan Press 3.Partyism and the Presidential Selection System: The Twelfth Amendment and Political Opposition 4.Partyism and Organized Opposition in Elections 5.Partyism and the Electoral College: Completing the Twelfth Amendment 6Partyism, the Election Clause, and the House of Representatives 7.Conclusion: Partyism and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment: Entrenching the Two-Party Constitution
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Fieldwork Dilemmas Anthropologists in
Book SynopsisFocusing on former socialist states in Eastern Europe, the contributors disclose the political and physical dangers inherent in field research. They reveal how communities undergo political and economic dislocations, plummeting living standards, and ethnic and nationalist violence.
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Yale University Press How Democratic Is the American Constitution
Book SynopsisThis work questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. It reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and more.Trade Review“A devastating attack on the undemocratic character of the American Constitution.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books“Robert A. Dahl . . . is about as covered in honors as a scholar can be. . . . He knows what he is talking about. And he thinks that the Constitution has something the matter with it.”—Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker“Some may find it a startling question, as most Americans have an unwavering faith in the Constitution and its principles. But the author argues that we should not be afraid to examine it and to consider other options for achieving a more democratic society.”—Washington Post Book World, “Best Seller List/Washington Is Also Reading”Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic TitleSelected by the American Library Association as one of “The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About,” 2003Selected by the Association of American University Presses as an Outstanding Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries“This book is vintage Dahl at the highest possible level. It is lucid, acutely analytic, literate, and both consistent with the long series of previous books by Dahl and new in its details and broad contours.”—Fred Greenstein, Princeton University
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WW Norton & Co The Oath and the Office
Book SynopsisAn essential guide to the presidential powers and limits of the Constitution, for anyone votingor runningfor our highest office.Trade Review"[A] pointed, cogent, and authoritative analysis of presidential policy and power. [Brettschneider] offers a clear explanation of many complex issues. . . including the question of whether obstruction of justice is an impeachable offense. A clear-eyed, accessible, and informative primer: vital reading for all Americans." -- Kirkus (starred review)"An accessible and lively guide to the president’s constitutional powers, essential reading for anyone who seeks to become president—or to hold in check those who do." -- David Cole, national legal director, ACLU, and author of Engines of Liberty"Brettschneider's book, addressed to a presidential aspirant, begins with the question 'What do you need to know to be president?' The answer: 'Most of all, you need to know the U.S. Constitution.' This framing is one of the book's great virtues: It moves the focus away from the too-common and too-narrow question of what the courts might force a president to do in the name of the Constitution to the more capacious question of how a president herself should understand her constitutional role." -- New York Times"Government of, by, and for the people only works when people understand how it works. Corey Brettschneider’s book does a remarkable job of unpacking the modern presidency with precision. A joy to read, a must to understand." -- Amy Gutmann, president, The University of Pennsylvania"An insightful and lively analysis of both the constitutional authority of the president of the United States and of the constitutional constraints imposed on that authority. This work is a critical reminder of the proper role of the chief executive in our nation’s system of constitutional government." -- Geoffrey Stone, author of Sex and the Constitution"In The Oath and the Office, Brettschneider explains both the powers of and the limitations on the chief executive, using an engaging and conversational style that any citizen (and hopefully any president) will easily understand. But even when one disagrees with Brettschneider’s advice, this book is an important manual for anyone who wants to be president—and most of all for We the People who are ultimately the president’s boss." -- Linda R. Monk, author of The Bill of Rights: A User’s Guide"When at the very pinnacles of government the respect required of all parties to operate in a republic is flagrantly disregarded, it’s the job of the people and the Constitution to ensure such disrespect is punished. The Oath and The Office makes it clear that we are close to a reckoning." -- Paste"No office in American government is more studied than the presidency and no figure in American politics is more closely watched than the president. Brettschneider provides the judgment of a renowned constitutional scholar, dramatic cases, historical sweep, a gift for clarity, and a sense of moral urgency. This is a foothold from which we can survey the dangerous course the presidency has taken and our responsibility as citizens to defend the constitution." -- Nancy Rosenblum, Senator Joseph Clark Research Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government, Harvard University"Those who one day may find themselves behind the Big Desk in the Oval Office need to understand the limits of their power as well as its potential. Brettschneider’s cogent and comprehensive user’s manual–grounded in sophisticated legal and political analysis—is exactly the right place to start." -- Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean, Yale Law School"'When the President does it, that means it is not illegal.' So said Richard Nixon. What then are the limits on Presidential action? Can the President of the United States pardon himself, fire anyone in the Executive Branch, or wage war without Congressional approval? Can California develop a foreign policy on immigration and sign international climate treaties? In an era of rising executive power, Corey Brettschneider provides an essential guide for citizens and aspiring office holders on the powers of the President and how the U.S. Constitution constrains that power." -- Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
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The University of Michigan Press The Presidential Expectations Gap
Book SynopsisFor decades, public expectations of US presidents have become increasingly excessive and unreasonable. Despite much anecdotal evidence, few scholars have attempted to test the expectations gap thesis empirically. This is the first systematic study to prove the existence of the expectations gap and to identify the factors that contribute to the public’s disappointment in a given president.Trade ReviewBy bringing together a unique collection of survey data and qualitative case studies, the authors provide the most comprehensive analysis of the expectations gap to date, demonstrating that the expectations gap is politically consequential and carries meaningful implications for presidential approval and election results in both presidential and midterm contests.” —Thomas Rudolph, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign""The public has high expectations of the president, and it is often disappointed. The authors do us a great service in providing the first systematic study of the expectations gap, explaining its causes and analyzing its consequences.” —George C. Edwards III, Texas A&M University
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LUP - University of Michigan Press In Contempt
Book SynopsisOffers a faithful, factual testament to the enduring quality of patriotic dissent in America’s evolving democracy - and a loving reconstruction of what it meant to be labelled ‘unAmerican’ for defending the Constitution.Table of Contents Foreword Introduction:Red Diapers Chapter One:A Knock at the Door Chapter Two:Will Not/Cannot Chapter Three:Surprised and Shocked Chapter Four:Lacking Contrition Chapter Five:Snowball in Hell Chapter Six:In Lieu of “Ability” Chapter Seven:Uncompromising Independence Chapter Eight:Under the Velvet Glove Chapter Nine:Not Fine for Yellin Afterword
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The University of Michigan Press The Limits of Legitimacy
Book SynopsisWhen the US Supreme Court announces a decision, reporters simplify and dramatize the complex legal issues by highlighting dissenting opinions and thus emphasizing conflict among the justices. This often sensationalistic coverage fosters public controversy over specific rulings. In The Limits of Legitimacy, Michael A. Zilis illuminates this link between case law and public opinion.
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The University of Michigan Press Mobilizing the Metropolis
Book SynopsisFrom selected Port Authority of New York and New Jersey successes and failures, Philip Mark Plotch and Jen Nelles produce a significant and engaging account of a powerful governmental entity that offers durable lessons on collaboration, leadership, and the challenge of overcoming complex political challenges in modern America.Trade Review“Plotch and Nelles offer a novel framework that identifies several factors that explain both the Port Authority’s successes and failures. Anyone who is interested in urban politics, regionalism, urban planning, state and local government, or more specifically in the New York metro area, will find this a fascinating book.” —Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University“This book provides a detailed economic history of the Port Authority of NY and NJ. Yet it is also a work that addresses a number of key questions concerning the political economy of large public organizations. Given the economic and cultural significance of the Port Authority and the key infrastructures for which it is responsible, this is an important contribution with international relevance.” —Iain Docherty, University of StirlingTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Creation and First Triumphs 3. Grappling with Capacity Problems at the Airports 4. Competing on a Global Scale 5. Fostering Regional Mobility Through Enduring Partnerships 6. Turning Point: A Strike at Autonomy and a Blow to the Culture 7. Moving Three Bridges from the Periphery to Center Stage 8. Building and Rebuilding the World Trade Center 9. The Rhetoric and Reality of Political Independence 10. Conclusion Notes Index
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The University of Michigan Press Presidential Accountability in Wartime
Book SynopsisWhile other scholars have focused on presidents starting military conflicts abroad or infringing on civil liberties at home, Stuart Streichler integrates international humanitarian law into an analysis of the repercussions of presidential war powers for human rights.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The State You See
Book SynopsisUncovers a racial gap in the way the American government appears in people’s lives. The book makes it clear that public policy changes over the last fifty years have driven all Americans to distrust the government that they see in their lives, even though Americans of different races are not seeing the same kind of government.Trade Review“The State You See offers a welcome and timely addition to the growing literature on public policy and political inequality. Rosenthal’s consideration of the racialized feedback effects of multiple policy experiences fills a critical lacuna in our collective understanding of the politics of public policy.”—Mallory E. SoRelle, Duke University“In The State You See (TSYS) Rosenthal argues that policy in the post-civil rights era has developed such that it is unequally visible to White and Black Americans, and this inequality in turn leads to different responses to declining trust in public institutions. Rosenthal’s book takes up the important task of integrating well known but disparate findings around criminal justice system, public welfare provision, and racial and ethnic politics into a unified theory of racialized policy feedbacks. The State You See represents a major step forward in the study of political learning, and the capacity for the state to shape citizens’ attitudes and behaviors.”—Hannah Walker, University of Texas at AustinTable of Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction: The Submerged State and the Carceral State Chapter 2. Taxes and Welfare: The Tip of the Iceberg in White America Chapter 3. Police as the Face of Government: State Visibility Among People of Color Chapter 4. Visible in All the Wrong Places: Dual Visibility and American Political Distrust Chapter 5. Invisibility and Membership: How Government Visibility Creates Racially Patterned Political Inequality Chapter 6. Black Lives Matter: Disrupting the Duality Chapter 7. The Politics of Visibility and Prospects for Change Appendix A: Interview Protocol and Post-Interview Survey Appendix B: Ethnographic Research Details Appendix C: Interview Information Appendix D: Dataset Information and Question Wording Notes References Index
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The University of Michigan Press Mobilizing the Metropolis
Book SynopsisFrom selected Port Authority of New York and New Jersey successes and failures, Philip Mark Plotch and Jen Nelles produce a significant and engaging account of a powerful governmental entity that offers durable lessons on collaboration, leadership, and the challenge of overcoming complex political challenges in modern America.Trade Review“Mobilizing the Metropolis is a gem. Not only does it artfully tell the story of the organizational evolution and successes of nation’s first public authority in the 20th century but also it underlines the critical importance of regional infrastructure projects—airports, bridges, tunnels, ports, ferries, terminals, and their connectors in forging the NY-NJ metro area into the powerful economic force it has become over the past 100 years. Most notable, it offers a pathway for the transformation of PANYNJ into an effective 21st century institution.” —Eugenie L. Birch, FAICP, Stuart Weitzman School of Design“Mobilizing the Metropolis offers an authoritative account of how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey grew and shaped the metropolitan region. Exhaustively researched, it offers a trenchant analysis of the key factors accounting for the Port Authority’s spectacular rise and recent struggles. There are valuable lessons learned applicable to other public agencies and regions. This is a significant contribution to the study of public bureaucracy and infrastructure and should attract a broad audience.” —Steven P. Erie, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California San Diego“Mobilizing the Metropolis is both the definitive history of the Port Authority and an impressive critical analysis of its evolution, strengths, and weaknesses over its century-long existence. Highly readable, it contains important lessons about how any public authority should, or should not, be created and operated.” —Jim Burnley, Chair, Eno Center for Transportation, Former United States Secretary of Transportation“Plotch and Nelles hit the mark with this tour-de-force review of major infrastructure project delivery and the golden rule of effective coalitions. They explain that, in order to succeed, projects must have crystal clear scope, positive, enabling stakeholder relations, and coalitions that are singularly focused on successful budgetary and schedule outcomes.” —Andy Byford, former Commissioner of Transport for London, president of NYC Transit, and CEO of Toronto Transit Commission“Plotch and Nelles offer a novel framework that identifies several factors that explain both the Port Authority’s successes and failures. Anyone who is interested in urban politics, regionalism, urban planning, state and local government, or more specifically in the New York metro area, will find this a fascinating book.” —Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University“This book provides a detailed economic history of the Port Authority of NY and NJ. Yet it is also a work that addresses a number of key questions concerning the political economy of large public organizations. Given the economic and cultural significance of the Port Authority and the key infrastructures for which it is responsible, this is an important contribution with international relevance.” —Iain Docherty, University of StirlingTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Creation and First Triumphs 3. Grappling with Capacity Problems at the Airports 4. Competing on a Global Scale 5. Fostering Regional Mobility Through Enduring Partnerships 6. Turning Point: A Strike at Autonomy and a Blow to the Culture 7. Moving Three Bridges from the Periphery to Center Stage 8. Building and Rebuilding the World Trade Center 9. The Rhetoric and Reality of Political Independence 10. Conclusion Notes Index
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The University of Michigan Press Presidential Accountability in Wartime
Book SynopsisWhile other scholars have focused on presidents starting military conflicts abroad or infringing on civil liberties at home, Stuart Streichler integrates international humanitarian law into an analysis of the repercussions of presidential war powers for human rights.Trade Review“President Bush unlawfully endorsed the use of torture after 9/11 despite categorical prohibitions in both US and international law. Stuart Streichler’s well-documented yet eminently readable new book recounts how Bush endeavored to work around the law while critically examining the larger issues of presidential wartime authority and the challenges of holding top officials accountable for law of war violations. A must-read for anyone concerned about executive war powers and compliance with the rule of law.”—David Glazier, Loyola Marymount University“I found that I kept wanting to turn the pages. Streichler manifests excellent scholarship and, just as importantly, a very accessible writing style.”—Sanford V. Levinson, University of Texas“Streichler does an admirable job of bringing together thousands of pieces of information into a coherent, lucid story. Presidential Accountability in Wartime is a page turner.”—David Luban, Georgetown UniversityTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Law of War 2. The New Paradigm 3. Congress and an Unchecked Presidency 4. The Court versus the Commander in Chief 5. The Torture Debate Conclusion Appendices A: Presidential Memorandum B: Common Article 3 C: War Crimes Act Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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