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Book SynopsisElecting a Mega-Mayor represents the first-ever comprehensive, survey-based examination of a Canadian mayoral race and provides a unique, detailed account of the 2014 mayoral election in Toronto. After making the case that local elections deserve more attention from scholars of political behaviour, this book offers readers an understanding of Toronto politics at the time of the 2014 election and presents relevant background on the major candidates. It considers the importance that Torontonians attached to policy concerns and identifies the bases of support for the outgoing, scandal-ridden mayor, Rob Ford, and his brother Doug. In the penultimate chapter, the authors examine how Torontonians viewed their elected officials, and the city’s performance, two years after the election. McGregor, Moore, and Stephenson conclude with a reflection on what the analysis of the Toronto 2014 election says about voters in large cities in general and provide a short epilogue aTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables 1. The Study of Local Elections 2. The Contenders 3. In the Thick of Things: The 2014 Campaign 4. Policy versus Personality: Correct Voting and the Outcome of the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election 5. Understanding Ford Nation 6. A New Mayor, a New Dawn for Toronto? 7. Portrait of a Municipal Voter Epilogue Appendix I: Survey Questions Notes References

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Book SynopsisIn this work, the authors employ a series of experiments to assess the strategies used to win elections and stay in power once elected.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Appendices Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Overview of Winning and Keeping Power in Canadian Politics Part One: Winning Power – Election Campaigns 2. Going Negative in Canadian Federal Elections 3. Political Scandals 4. Candidate Endorsements 5. The Quality of Local Candidates Part Two: Keeping Power – Public Opinion and Incumbency 6. Parliamentary Configurations and Assigning Political Responsibility 7. Election Timing 8. The Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament, and the Role of Experts 9. Framing Public Budgeting 10. Political Apologies 11. Reflections, Recommendations, and Future Research

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Book SynopsisMotifs or recurring elements in Canadian party politics speak to dominant ideas of the era. Partisan Odysseys looks at how political parties have adjusted, adapted, and sometimes reinvented themselves in response to these cultural cues.Trade Review"Partisan Odysseys is well-written, engaging, and an important body of work that offers a condensed look at the history of Canada’s political parties. Partisan Odysseys ‘falls between the cracks of history and political science. It reflects a wide reading of materials and may be read as a history of the parties through the lens of Canadian history or as a history of Canada through the lens of the history of the parties.’" -- Kate Malloy * The Hill Times *“Partisan Odysseys is a timely celebration of Canadian-style democracy in an era of minority parliaments and the guillotine of surprise elections. It’s a first-rate observance of a hundred years of hell-raising. It makes you proud to be Canadian.” -- Holly Doan * Blacklock’s Reporter *"Partisan Odysseys: Canada’s Political Parties, by the well-known and respected political scientist Nelson Wiseman, summarizes the emergence, successes, failures, and fates of almost two dozen political parties from the early nineteenth century to today. Among the book’s many pleasures are numerous conclusions about national governance that are not generally accepted or well known. Those who know or know of Nelson Wiseman will not be disappointed by this work." -- Ron Hikel * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Four Party Types: Nineteenth-Century Party Politics 2. Imperialism, Continentalism, Nationalism 3. Industrialization, Urbanization, and Depression: The Rise of Third Parties 4. Parties of Warfare and Welfare 5. Minority Governments: The Diefenbaker-Pearson Years 6. Economy, Language, Unity 7. Trading Places 8. Division and Reconfiguration 9. Conservatism: Old and New Conclusion: The Ever-Changing Party

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Book SynopsisLocal elections are an increasingly popular area of research among scholars of Canadian political behaviour, offering invaluable insights into the attitudes and motivations of Canadian electors. The Canadian Municipal Election Study (CMES) has collected unparalleled individual-level survey data in eight major Canadian municipal elections: Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Mississauga, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. These elections, which took place in 2017 and 2018, were high-profile, contentious, and often surprising, featuring mayoral defeats, record-breaking turnouts, provincial-municipal tensions, and the first ranked-ballot election in Canada in decades. Combining unprecedented individual-level survey data from the CMES with local expertise from political scientists across Canada, Big City Elections in Canada provides a data-driven overview of each election, while also highlighting the more general lessons the elections teach us about municipal politics and votiTable of Contents1. Local Elections in Canada Jack Lucas and R. Michael McGregor 2. Calgary: October 16, 2017 Jack Lucas and John Santos 3. Montreal: November 5, 2017 Éric Bélanger and Jean-François Daoust 4. Quebec City: November 5, 2017 Jérôme Couture and Sandra Breux 5. Vancouver: October 20, 2018 Eline A. de Rooij, J. Scott Matthews, and Mark Pickup 6. London: October 22, 2018 Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson 7. Mississauga: October 22, 2018 Erin Tolley and Erica Rayment 8. Toronto: October 22, 2018 R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers 9. Winnipeg: October 24, 2018 Aaron Moore 10. Conclusion Jack Lucas and R. Michael McGregor Appendices

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Book SynopsisThis collection offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour during local elections in eight of Canada's largest cities.Table of Contents1. Local Elections in Canada Jack Lucas and R. Michael McGregor 2. Calgary: October 16, 2017 Jack Lucas and John Santos 3. Montreal: November 5, 2017 Éric Bélanger and Jean-François Daoust 4. Quebec City: November 5, 2017 Jérôme Couture and Sandra Breux 5. Vancouver: October 20, 2018 Eline A. de Rooij, J. Scott Matthews, and Mark Pickup 6. London: October 22, 2018 Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson 7. Mississauga: October 22, 2018 Erin Tolley and Erica Rayment 8. Toronto: October 22, 2018 R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers 9. Winnipeg: October 24, 2018 Aaron Moore 10. Conclusion Jack Lucas and R. Michael McGregor Appendices

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on minority government in Canada through a timely exploration of the country's history and its current political landscape.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. Alternatives 3. Canada’s Fifteen Federal Minority Governments 4. Minority Governments and Hung Parliaments in the Provinces and Territories 5. Minority Governments Aplenty – Elsewhere 6. Prime Ministerial versus Parliamentary Government 7. Stabilizing Minority Government 8. Sustaining and Advancing Parliamentary Democracy Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe cumulative usefulness of election studies has been proved by those sponsored by Nuffield College in Oxford; five volumes describe and analyse the last five British elections. The appearance of the first of a similar series dealing with Canadian elections is to be welcomed, particularly since this election was a critical one in the fortunes of the two major Canadian parties. The book provides an account of conditions in Canada in 1957 as a background for its discussion of election issues and party organizations. It deals with the emergence of Mr. Difenbaker as the Conservative leader just before the election and with the impact of his leadership on the Conservative party. The election strategy of the various parties, the work of their national headquarters, campaigning in the constituencies, and the activities and style of the leaders are described and assessed. The origins of the party programmes and their substance are examined and compared, as are also the characteristics

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Book SynopsisBased on four years of research in the French-Canadian press of the 1840s and the private papers of the main French-Canadian politicians, British officials, and Roman Catholic religious leaders, this book describes in rich and lively detail the conflict of French Canada's priests and politicians around the central issue of their people's relation to the British Crown during that period. Confederation in 1867, modern Canada, and the current tempest in French Canada cannot adequately be understood without constant reference to these men of the 1840s and the political and religious ideologies they represented. Indeed, it was in their enmities, in their friendships and loyalties that were laid the strongbi-national foundations of what Etienne Parent foresaw as 'une grande nationalité canadienne assez forte pour se protéger elle-même et vivre de sa propre vie.'

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Book SynopsisAbsent Mandate develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien/Martin, Harper, and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys, Absent Mandate documents the longstanding volatility in Canadian voting behaviour. The failure of elections to provide genuine policy mandates stimulates public discontent with the political process and widens the gap between the promise and the performance of Canadian democracy. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. The Strategic Configuration of Canadian Democracy 2. Partisanship: Persistently Flexible 3. A Politics of Discontent 4. On the Issues 5. Leading the Campaign 6. Performance Politics and Electoral Volatility 7. Policy, Performance ... Mandate? 8. Conclusion: Continuities amid Change Appendix A. Political Parties’ Percentages of the Vote, 1965–2015 Federal Elections Appendix B. Seats Won by Political Parties, 1965–2015 Federal Elections Appendix C. Vote in the 2015 Federal Election by Province/Territory and Socio-Demographic Characteristics Appendix D. Federal Party Identification by Region and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 2015 Appendix E. Survey Data Sources References Index

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Book SynopsisDominated by discussions of broad national problems, media tactics gone amiss, and the personal lives of party leaders, Canadian election campaigns have led to substantial public discontent.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. The Strategic Configuration of Canadian Democracy 2. Partisanship: Persistently Flexible 3. A Politics of Discontent 4. On the Issues 5. Leading the Campaign 6. Performance Politics and Electoral Volatility 7. Policy, Performance ... Mandate? 8. Conclusion: Continuities amid Change Appendix A. Political Parties’ Percentages of the Vote, 1965–2015 Federal Elections Appendix B. Seats Won by Political Parties, 1965–2015 Federal Elections Appendix C. Vote in the 2015 Federal Election by Province/Territory and Socio-Demographic Characteristics Appendix D. Federal Party Identification by Region and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 2015 Appendix E. Survey Data Sources References Index

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Book SynopsisThe campaign of 1896 gave the public one of the most dramatic and interesting battles of political oratory in American history, even though, ironically, its issues faded quickly into insignificance after the election. In what is often thought of as a single-issue campaign, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous ""Cross of Gold"" speech but lost the election. Meanwhile, William McKinley addressed a range of topics in more than three hundred speeches - without ever leaving his front porch. William D. Harpine traces the campaign month-by-month to show the development of Bryan's rhetoric and the stability of McKinley's. Beyond adding depth and detail to the scholarly understanding of the 1896 presidential campaign itself, this book casts light on the importance of historical perspective in understanding rhetorical efforts in politics.Trade Review... demolishes the images of McKinley as a vapid politician and Bryan as a rube. [Harpine's] study of the 1896 presidential campaign instead depicts two sophisticated and resourceful opponents who employ strategies of persuasion that are sometimes novel and at other times as old as those used by ancient Greek orators. - Philip Abbott, Wayne State University

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Book SynopsisQuest for the Presidency gathers in a single volume the compelling stories behind every presidential campaign in American history, from 1789 through 2020. Bob Riel takes us inside the 1800 clash between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the 1860 election that launched the Civil War, the 1948 whistle-stop comeback of Harry Truman, the Kennedy-Nixon drama of 1960, the 1980 Reagan Revolution, the historic 2008 election of Barack Obama, the turbulent 2020 battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and everything in between. This engaging and insightful book includes a trove of entertaining stories about campaigns and candidates, and it goes beyond the campaign tales to also consider the threads that link elections across time. It sheds light on the continually evolving story of American democracy in a way that helps us to better understand present-day politics.

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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on Visual Politics focuses on key theories and methodologies for better understanding visual political communication. It also concentrates on the depictions of power within politics, taking a historical and longitudinal approach to the topic of placing visuals within a wider framework of political understanding.The Handbook provides an introduction to the theoretical underpinning of the study of visual politics as well as an overview of the current thinking and research traditions in the field of visual politics. The impressive selection of contributors explore all types of media, including studies of the tools utilised for visual politics such as social media, art and photography, featuring the latest platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. The editors also include discussions of visual politics covering a range of nations and political systems while placing current practices in visual politics within their historical context.Offering a rich range of studies exploring differing practices within their contexts to highlight current studies and support the development of future research, this Research Handbook is designed for researchers and students interested in the broad field of politics and the subfields of political communication, persuasion, propaganda and rhetoric. Trade Review‘Lilleker and Veneti’s (2023) new work, the Research Handbook on Visual Politics is the next milestone in the research of visual political communication with its thirty chapters in five thematic areas. The edited volume offers both theoretically and methodologically valuable insights into the area of visual politics. The editors carefully built up the structure of the book to cover a wide variety of topics, actors, periods, mediums, and platforms in the chapters, and to provide a broad basis for visual political communication research.’ -- Xénia Farkas, The International Journal of Press/Politics‘The Research Handbook on Visual Politics will make us think hard about the terrain of visual political communication. A marvelous review of the study of visual politics, this book will arouse interest and expose the foundation for understanding images from days of portraiture to the current age of Instagram and TikTok.’ -- Shahira S. Fahmy, American University in Cairo and Associate Editor of the flagship Journal of Communication (JoC)‘Gathering scholars from a wide array of disciplines and backgrounds, Darren Lilleker and Anastasia Veneti’s new Research Handbook on Visual Politics offers timely insights by exploring how visuality plays a central role across numerous pressing political phenomena, from social movements to war and from election campaigns to pandemic policies.’ -- Roland Bleiker, author of Visual Global Politics, University of Queensland, Australia‘How were historical monarchs artistically portrayed to legitimate power? What are the benefits and challenges in using eye-tracking technology to study recipients’ perception of political visuals? How are journalistic war images used to support political perspectives and powers? These questions, and many more, are answered in this edited volume where scholars from different fields, with different theoretical and methodological perspectives shed light on how images are used in politics. Since we all live in a visual culture, this is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary political communication.’ -- Bengt Johansson, University of Gothenburg, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Visual Politics xvii Darren Lilleker and Anastasia Veneti PART I THEORIES AND METHODS 1 Visual rhetoric and the analysis of persuasive political communication 2 Chris Miles 2 Visualizing values: cultural dimensions in the visual framing of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. 14 Lulu Rodriguez, Daniela V. Dimitrova, Muhammad Noor Fakhruzzaman and Vitoria Faccin-Herman 3 Eye-tracking methodology in research on visual politics 29 Franziska Marquart 4 Computational visual analysis in political communication 41 Yilang Peng and Yingdan Lu 5 Politics of (comics) representation: visualising embodied research and data 54 Alexandra P. Alberda and Anna Feigenbaum PART II DEPICTIONS OF POWER 6 Visual narratives and the legitimation of power: foreign monarchs versus national elites in nineteenth-century Greece 69 Christina Koulouri 7 Islamic State, strategic self-othering and the weaponisation of propaganda images 81 Jared Ahmad 8 Imaged communities: the visual construction, contestation and commercialisation of the nation 94 César Jiménez-Martínez 9 The visual representation of politicians 108 Dennis Steffan 10 The faces of leadership: picturing power in democratic countries and dictatorial regimes 122 Luciano Cheles 11 Artivism as transformative practice: the case of Non Una Di Meno 137 Lidia Salvatori PART III DEPICTIONS OF AUTHENTICITY 12 Me, myself and I: selfies as vehicles of personalised politics in the social media era 152 Maja Šimunjak 13 Social media, visuals, and politics: a look at politicians’ digital visual habitus on Instagram 166 Vincent Raynauld and Mireille Lalancette 14 Authenticity and anachronistic media forms: visual presentations of politicians in party-political broadcasting 180 Vincent Campbell 15 Leaders’ visual communication styles: between personalisation and populism 193 Roberta Bracciale and Antonio Martella 16 When visual communication fosters leaders’ exceptional and ordinary image: the Salvini case 214 Marco Mazzoni and Roberto Mincigrucci 17 Politainment as dance: visual storytelling on TikTok among Spanish political parties 227 Rocío Zamora-Medina 18 Judging a book by its cover: political impression management on Instagram: privatization and voter engagement 243 Stéphanie De Munter, Philippe De Vries and Christ’l De Landtsheer PART IV DEPICTIONS OF IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES 19 Peripheral cues and the power of simple images 258 Darren Lilleker and Panos Koliastasis 20 Understanding the meanings of visuals: the motivations and values of Black Lives Matter and social justice art activists 267 Gabriel B. Tait 21 LGBTQ+ visual activism 283 Tessa Lewin and Olu Jenzen 22 Memes as vernacular politics 297 Viktor Chagas 23 Political engagement and satire: a change in the conversation 309 Mehnaaz Momen 24 ‘What’s Your Warrior?’ Selling service in the United States Army using social media, superheroes, and computer games 321 Brendan Maartens PART V DEPICTING REALITY 25 Indeterminacy, performativity and the ‘dialectics of the real’: the problem of knowledge in the analysis of visual politics 335 Matteo Stocchetti 26 The political work of war and conflict images 345 Katy Parry 27 The political symbolism of flags in revolutionary movements: the case of the 1821 Greek War of Independence 359 Anastasia Veneti and Stamatis Poulakidakos 28 Look into my lies: the strategic use of photography in UK Gov’s 2021 coronavirus campaign 371 Bernadine Jones and Ellie Macdonald 29 Photojournalists as NGO advocates: balancing between two realities 382 Jenni Mäenpää 30 Watching the watchers: sousveillance as a political response to surveillance society 396 Paul Reilly Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This Research Agenda documents and establishes the thinking of leading scholars in the field of political marketing and related sub-fields, also encompassing additional social science disciplines that intersect at the crossroads of political marketing. Chapters address the complexity of how politicians and political parties leverage trust, credibility, and expertise across their policy positions, and how citizens formulate their attitudes and opinions. Contributors focus on the new challenges and opportunities for political parties and politicians around the globe when communicating about complex issues, such as science and technology. This Research Agenda will be an essential resource for political marketing researchers and practitioners looking to explore how marketing tactics may be used to shape, guide, and manage public opinion and policy discourse.Trade Review‘Expertly curated by Bruce and Todd Newman, this collection of articles by leading international scholars elegantly encapsulates the principles and practices of political marketing in the early twenty-first century. Particularly noteworthy is the topical focus on digital populism, political branding, and the role of scandal in electoral campaigns.’ -- Richard Tempest, University of Illinois, US‘Understanding contemporary politics is to understand marketing. Bruce and Todd Newman have edited a volume that can instruct modern princes on the virtue needed to gain and hold power. But democracy can prevail only if research in this arcana imperii is used also to educate and empower citizens as voters.’ -- Dejan Vercic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia‘This fascinating book, with contributions from leading political marketing scholars worldwide, comes at a sadly propitiously time, as democracy is imploding amid the growth of ideologically extreme groups untethered to truth, ferociously marketing their political ideas. Co-editors Bruce Newman and Todd Newman, and their assemblage of assiduous scholars, have produced a book that addresses the multitude of issues facing contemporary political marketing, offering luminous insights on issues spanning digital populism, political disaffection, issues management, branding, ethical chasms, and the bête noire of political campaigning: propaganda. Students and researchers will come away with new perspectives from this stimulating book.’ -- Richard M. Perloff, Cleveland State University, US and author of The Dynamics of Political Communication (3rd. edition)Table of ContentsContents: 1 A triangle of influence: researching political power and social media in the wake of the 2020–21 U.S. succession crisis 1 Michael Cornfield 2 Political marketing from an ideological marketing perspective 21 Wojcieh Cwalina and Andrzej Falkowski 3 Stratified electioneering: the political marketing century 37 Dominic Wring 4 Issues management in science and technology: contestable matters of fact, value and policy, and areas for future research 53 Matt VanDyke and Nicole Lee 5 The management of political campaigns 69 Jody Baumgartner 6 The role of social media in political campaigns: a review and research agenda 85 Christine Williams 7 Political branding: a research agenda for political marketing 107 Christopher Pich 8 The continued relevance of mass media in campaigns: a critical review and research agenda 129 Daniel E. Bergan 9 Challenging political communication and marketing research: the measurement of implicit attitudes in the age of scandals 143 Roberto de Miguel Pascual and Rosa Berganza 10 The dark arts of political marketing: use of propaganda in political campaigns 159 Greg Simons Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the many issues surrounding by-elections in the period which saw the extension of the franchise, the introduction of the ballot, and the demise of most dual member constituencies. Between the 1832 Great Reform Act and the outbreak of World War One in 1914, over 2,600 by-elections took place in Britain. They were triggered by the death, retirement or resignation of sitting MPs or by the appointment of cabinet ministers and were a regular feature of Victorian and Edwardian politics. They furnished political parties and their leaders with a crucial tool for gauging and mobilising public opinion. Yet despite the prominence of by-election contests in the historical records of this period, scholars have paid relatively little attention to them. As this book shows, these elections deserve to be taken as seriously today as people took them at the time. They providedimportant linkages between local and national politics, between the four parts of the United Kingdom and Westminster, and between foreign and domestic affairs. They are vital to understanding the evolving electioneering machineries, the varying language of electoral contests, the traction that particular issues had with a growing and frequently volatile electorate, and the fluctuating fortunes of the political parties. This book, consisting of original work by leading political historians, provides the first synoptic study of this important subject. It will be required reading for historians and students of modern British political history, as well as specialists in electoralhistory and politics. T. G. Otte is Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia. He is the author and/or editor of some thirteen books. Among the most recent is The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914; Paul Readman is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at King's College London. He is the author of Land and Nation in England: Patriotism, National Identity and the Politics of Land 1880-1914. Contributors: Luke Blaxill, Angus Hawkins, Geoffrey Hicks, Phillips Payson O'Brien, T.G. Otte, Ian Packer, Gordon Pentland, Paul Readman, Kathryn Rix, Matthew Roberts, Philip Salmon, Anthony TaylorTrade ReviewFills a significant gap in the study of British politics... Anyone reading this volume will be left with much to think about, arguments to agree and disagree with, and their understanding of Victorian and Edwardian politics enriched. * JOURNAL OF LIBERAL HISTORY *An important and impressive collection that will convince students and specialists of modern British history that they should invest Victorian and Edwardian by-elections with the same significance as did contemporaries. * PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY *A stimulating and rewarding book. * JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES *A very important addition to the political history of the period [that] deserves to be intensively used by historians. * PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS *The first synoptic study of the subject, an important one for understanding of the movement and expression of political opinion in various parts of the country. * NORTHERN HISTORY *This new edited collection fills an important historiographical gap whilst also showcasing some of the newest and most innovative research in political and electoral history. [.]Making a strong and convincing claim for the significance of by-elections, it is an important addition and therefore comes highly recommended to academics and students alike. * REVIEWS IN HISTORY *Table of ContentsIntroduction - T. G. Otte and Paul Readman 'Plumping Contests': The Impact of By-elections on English Voting Behaviour, 1790-1868 - Philip Salmon Government Appointment By-elections: 1832-86 - Angus Hawkins 'We should have had 1,000': The By-elections of the 1874 Parliament - Geoffrey Hicks 'The Glamour of Independence': By-elections and Radicalism during the Liberal Meridian, 1869-83 - Antony Taylor 'The Swing of the Pendulum at Home': By-elections and Foreign Policy, 1865-1914 - T. G. Otte By-elections and the Modernisation of Party Organisation, 1867-1914 - Kathryn Rix 'A Terrific Outburst of Political Meteorology': By-elections and the Unionist Electoral Ascendancy in Late-Victorian England - Matthew Roberts Land Reform and By-elections, 1885-1914: Do By-elections Matter? - Ian Packer Edwardian By-elections - Paul Readman and Luke Blaxill Lloyd George, Limehouse and the Realignment of British Politics: The Bermondsey By-election of 1909 - Phillips Payson O'Brien By-elections and the Peculiarities of Scottish Politics, 1832-1900 - Gordon Pentland

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book presents a theory of tax defiance, integrating five years of research on people's hopes, fears and expectations of the tax system and the authority that administers it.Valerie Braithwaite makes a major contribution to regulatory theory by mapping the psychological processes of defiance. At the heart of the analysis is the concept of motivational posturing - signals sent to indicate how favourably an authority is viewed and readiness to defer to an authority's demands. The author explains how resistant defiance expresses disapproval of the way an authority operates and signals to government the need to improve performance to win back public confidence. Resistance weakens as the authority claws back its institutional integrity. Dismissive defiance, on the other hand, is challenging and undermining, and is not so responsive. The book argues for institutional reforms that are both mindful of grievance and of alternative authorities that challenge power. It illustrates that in delivering institutional reform, commitment to democratic principles and integrity of government will enable authorities to argue their case for community co-operation where appropriate. Finally, the book goes on to show that power sharing is likely to be a more apt remedy when dismissive defiance is entrenched. Safeguarding these deliberations in mature democracies are moral obligation and social capital, both of which are likely to erode when authorities show neither justice nor wisdom in handling defiance. This unique and innovative example of how psychology can be integrated into new institutional theory and public policy practice will prove an interesting read for scholars, students and researchers in the fields of regulatory studies, economics, public policy and public finance, politics and psychology.Trade Review'[Valerie] Braithwaite merges her considerable knowledge of a wide range of disciplines to produce an exemplar of interdisciplinary research. The use of the taxation system as the basis for analysis of how people manage their relationship with authority is effective and produces a much-needed addition to the behavioural literature. While the book is primarily about defiance in taxation, many instances of non-taxation related defiance are included, which provides excellent support and extension of the tax-based arguments. Braithwaite has produced an excellent example of a book that is grounded in the extant literature, while expanding our understanding of the importance of understanding the behaviours that drive defiance. The aim of the book is to "show how authorities can live symbiotically with defiance" and she achieves this superbly, illustrating how improved satisfaction with "the process" can minimise defiance.' -- Lisa Marriott, Pacific Accounting ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Defiance to Resist or Dismiss Institutional Constraint 2. Defiance and Responsive Regulatory Relationships 3. The Expression and Management of Motivational Postures 4. Measuring Motivational Postures and Defiance 5. Approaching Defiance through Threat and Coping 6. Approaching Defiance through Integrity and Trust 7. Approaching Defiance through Social Modelling 8. Integrative Models of Defiance 9. Reasoning with Defiance References Index

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Book SynopsisThe historic electoral defeat suffered in 2018 by Barisan Nasional (BN), which had ruled Malaysia for over half a century since independence, raised high expectations for electoral reform. Wide-ranging reform recommendations were indeed advanced but clearly these were complicated by the ethnic dimension and required a sustained effort to succeed. Prospects for their implementation were dimmed by the dramatic fall of the 22-month-old Pakatan Harapan government, reduced political activity during the Covid lockdown and in recent times the revived fortunes of BN-aligned political forces. Taking all of these factors into account, this impressive study takes stock of the state of democracy in Malaysia by offering readers a deep but readily understandable analysis of an array of electoral reform issues. Produced by a team of scholars ranging from very senior to promising younger academics, it also draws on the experiences of other countries and provides insights and lessons for countries wishing to undertake electoral reform after transitioning from authoritarianism. The result is a resource that will interest the politically engaged as well as scholars of political process, a study that is both wide-ranging and focused, and a primer on electoral politics that will be of wide interest far beyond Malaysia.

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Book SynopsisThe 15th general election (GE15) in Malaysia produced surprising results. The conservati ve coaliti on of PN emerged as the dark horse of the electi on, overtaking the longest-ruling coaliti on, BN, by a signifi cant margin. The two largest coaliti ons post-GE15, PH and PN, represent ideological opposites, which may spell a polarized future for Malaysian youths. This paper intends to understand what happened to the youth votes and provide possible hypotheses for future trends.In West Malaysia, consti tuencies with a larger share of young voters (under 30 years old) registered a higher voter turnout rate. A majority of seats with 30 per cent or more of voters under 30 years old (considered "young" seats) were won by PN, followed by PH, and thirdly BN. This demonstrated PN's relati vely stronger hold on young seats in GE15. Discrepancies between pre-GE15 survey fi ndings and actual results could be explained by the Shy PN factor—or PN-leaning voters' reti cence towards revealing their preference—and a swing from BN to PN.

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Book SynopsisBrexit and the Migrant Voice provides a platform for the perspectives of European citizens and migrants living and working in the UK by assessing their representation in British and European cultural productions (literature, drama, the media) and by foregrounding their attitudes, their fears, and their concerns about Brexit.The book looks at Brexit through the eyes of Britainâs European citizens (âEurope in Britainâ), while also looking at European perceptions of Britain as a nation (âBritain in Europeâ), via a geographical journey â from West to East âacross Europe. The book assesses how these countries, their citizens, and their cultural productions engage with the questions and challenges posed by Brexit. It brings together an exciting line-up of European academics and scholars, both early-career and well-established, from a variety of subject disciplines. Some live and work within UK Higher Education Institutions and thus look at Britain from within, while others

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Book SynopsisThe Architects of Toxic Politics in America: Venom and Vitriol explains the history of poison politics in America by profiling some of the key political attack dogs who have shaped the modern landscape.Comparing and contrasting the Trump and Biden presidencies with administrations of the past, the book explains the unique character of the current toxic political moment and the forces that have created it. The book also focuses quite extensively on non-presidential architects of toxic politics: other politicians, campaign strategists, activists, and media figures (and a few key figures that have fulfilled two or more of these roles).  Drawing on his long career as a journalist specializing in presidential coverage, Kenneth T. Walsh argues that due to the complex, often conflicting nature of American government, the angriest, most decisive voices can command media, voter, and legislative attention and thereby maintain and consolidate power. This results in frus

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Book SynopsisIn an age where fake news, conspiracy theories, and outright lies by political and cultural leaders are commonplace, we may be becoming accustomed to lying, or worse, even immune to it. Pseudology unravels the reasons for this by describing a science of lying that looks at various aspects of this trait, from how it affects the brain to how it distorts perception.Interest in lying goes back to antiquity and writing and debate has only increased in the present day, but what is missing is a treatment that synthesizes the work from linguists, political scientists, anthropologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and sociologists, tying them to the philosophical and literary views of lying throughout history. Such a treatment can be called pseudology: an interdisciplinary science for classifying, collating, and assessing ideas about lying. This book is a comprehensive treatment of pseudology, emphasising the importance of studying lying in our current climate.

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Book SynopsisBy combining theoretical discussions with real-world examples, The Politics of Cyber-Security offers readers valuable insights into the role of cyber-security in the realm of international politics. In the face of persistent challenges stemming from the exploitation of global cyberspace, cyber-security has risen to the forefront of both national and international political priorities. Understanding the intricacies and dynamics of cyber-security, particularly its connections to conflict and international order, has never been more essential. This book provides the contextual framework and fundamental concepts necessary to comprehend the interplay between technological opportunities and political constraints. Crafted to resonate with a diverse audience, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, course instructors, policymakers, and professionals, it aims to bridge gaps and foster understanding across various backgrounds and interests.

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Book SynopsisRace and ethnicity are increasingly central to our lived experiences of politics, yet they are often absent from studies of urgent questions in contemporary political communication. This volume responds to this crucial issue in the field, illuminating a multitude of ways that identity and power shape the interpersonal, mediated, and technological dimensions of politics. The book empirically illustrates the lack of race-focused scholarship in this area, while demonstrating how studying race/ethnicity as endogenous to politics sheds new light on the âœbig questionsâ facing multiracial, multiethnic societies.Contributions address both heavily studied topics (e.g., misinformation, political trust) as well as topics that emerge through a centering of race/ethnicity (e.g., Hispandering, politically relevant entertainment media). They do so through diverse methodologies (e.g., ethnography, computational text analysis) and communities (e.g., Black & Hispanic Americans, the Vietnamese

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Democrats and the media continue to just lie through their teeth. What we’ve lived through— are still living through—has been a coup from the get-go. It is a plot to overthrow President Trump. There are so few people telling the whole truth about this; Gregg Jarrett is.” — Rush Limbaugh “Gregg Jarrett has done it again by writing a superb follow-up book to his number one bestseller, The Russia Hoax. His stunning account of how unelected officials plotted in the shadows to influence an election, sabotage a duly elected president, and drive him from office should alarm all Americans.” — Sean Hannity “If for no other reason, one should read Gregg Jarrett’s new book, Witch Hunt, for its excellent and penetrating analysis of the Mueller Report. In-depth and comprehensive, Jarrett’s breakdown unmasks the false narrative still being peddled by Democrats and the media.” — Joseph DiGenova, Former Independent Counsel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia “Witch Hunt is both a riveting account of abuse of authority and a reminder of just how fragile our democracy can be. Jarrett thoroughly and convincingly paints a scary picture of officials at the highest levels of our federal government breaching the trust of the people in an attempt to undermine Trump’s presidency and remove him from office.” — Jon A. Sale, Criminal Defense Attorney and Former Assistant Watergate Prosecutor “Witch Hunt is a spectacular compendium….an encyclopedia of what went on in the biggest hoax and scandal in American history. I highly recommend it; it is an awesome book.” — Dan Bongino “When this moment in history finally passes, history will have Gregg Jarrett’s Witch Hunt to remind — on the record — of what really happened and who, really, was responsible for this disgrace.” — American Spectator

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Bret Baier’s To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. With great verve and a fair-and-balanced ethic, Baier brilliantly recounts the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant—as Civil War general, U.S. President, Reconstruction Era leader and beloved national icon. His dramatic retelling of the election of 1876 which pitted Samuel J. Tilden against Rutherford B. Hayes is stupendous. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book. Highly recommended.” — Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University and author of American Moonshot “With To Rescue The Republic, Bret Baier, the nation’s leading reporter of history, has written a veritable tour de force. This remarkable book is history as it should be: magnificently composed, meticulously researched, and brimming with lessons for today's divided political arena. Baier has brought to life the riveting but too often forgotten story of how US Grant preserved the Republic at one of its moments of greatest peril. This is not just a tale for our age, but an absorbing tale for the ages. It belongs on the bookshelf of every lover of history.” — Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author of April 1865 and 1944 “Yes, history can help light the way. Bret Baier’s absorbing book shows us why Ulysses Grant was a far more important President than later generations gave him credit for, and how the crises of civil war, Reconstruction and the deadlock of 1876 resembled the turbulent period we are living through.” — Michael Beschloss, author of Presidents of War “A thoroughly researched account of the Civil War general’s life and work. Baier grippingly portrays the crisis Grant faced at the end of his presidency, when the election produced no clear successor, and the painful compromise that settled it—a historical moment ripe for examination today.” — New York Post “Until recently, historians have tended to focus on the rampant corruption that took place during the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. … Baier (Three Days at the Brink, 2020) surveys Grant’s life from his Midwestern origins through his undistinguished West Point education, his military successes leading Union forces, and his 1868 elevation to the Presidency. … Baier finds parallels to contemporary politics in this, which makes his account all the more compelling.” — Booklist “Throughout history, great men have stepped forward at just the right moment to save America at its most critical times. In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier brilliantly chronicles how Ulysses S. Grant was that great man multiple times. Perhaps you think you know the story, but Bret brings you back to the 1870s in a way I didn’t think possible. A must read!” — Brian Kilmeade, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Bret Baier once again brings his wonderful journalistic storytelling skills to the task of examining a significant moment in American history. To Rescue the Republic is the richly detailed and often suspenseful story of Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president. In particular Bret focuses on those dramatic moments when Grant rescues the Republic—first during the Civil War, then making the peace after the war, and finally in the bitterly contested election of 1876, when he devised a grand bargain to save the presidency and the nation. The parallels with modern times are striking, and the lessons Bret raises are worth serious attention: the future of the Republic isn’t a given. We must fight for it in every era.” — Mark Levin, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A brilliant character study of a great American. In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier brings Ulysses S. Grant—war hero, president, and author—to life in a vivid, gripping style that speaks to the issues of our time." — James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer "As the United States suffers through turbulent times, news anchor Bret Baier reaches back to earlier years of heroism when the nation, then and now, experienced an earlier examples of woe. This is a book which, when carefully read, provides insight into a difficult era." — John F. Marzalek, Executive Director, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library “Bret Baier has provided a valuable public service by showing why Ulysses S. Grant deserves much more public acclaim for his presidential years than Grant has traditionally been given. If you enjoy reading about American history, you will love Bret Baier’s fresh look at the man most responsible for the outcome of the Civil War and the peaceful resolution of the contested presidential election of 1876. I highly recommend this book on one of America’s most important leaders.” — David Rubenstein, The David Rubenstein Show "In To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier combines the journalist's instinct for timeliness and a great story with the historian's ability to document and chronicle in ways that stand the test of time. To Rescue the Republic doubles as a political and military portrait of U.S. Grant and as a definitive account of Grant's ability to broker a settlement of the contentious election of 1876. This success marked the culmination of Grant's efforts as general and president to win and end the American civil war. A key message of this book-- in this time of discord and racial conflict-- is that the American republic is a land of opportunity. Talent rises to the top. And because of this, no problem confronting Americans is ultimately is beyond resolution. This book is as inspiring as it is readable, and it is easily my favorite book of 2021." — David Eisenhower, Director, Institute of Public Service, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Eisenhower: At War "A terrific account of the famous Civil War general turned 18th president. ... Bret Baier has done it again, producing another presidential history that will last as long as there are presidential history books." — American Spectator "Baier succeeds in humanizing Grant and clarifying the complex factors behind his decision-making. This is an accessible and nuanced introduction to an oft-misunderstood figure American history." — Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisIn 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to drain the swamp. But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level positions and pursued billionaire-friendly policies, such as cutting corporate income taxes. Why the change from his fiery campaign rhetoric and promises to the working class? This should not be surprising, argue Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, and Matthew J. Lacombe: As the gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us has widened, the few who hold one billion dollars or more in net worth have begun to play a more and more active part in politicswith serious consequences for democracy in the United States. Page, Seawright, and Lacombe argue that while political contributions offer a window onto billionaires' influence, especially on economic policy, they do not present a full picture of policy preferences and political actions

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the functioning of democracy in an age of partisanship, social media, and political leadership that questions mediaâs legitimacy.The book covers the intersections between politics and communication, calling on related social science disciplines as well as normative political philosophy. This new edition is thoroughly updated and includes a survey of the contemporary political communication environment, unpacking fake news, presidential communication, hostile media bias, concerns about the waning of democracy, partisan polarization, political advertising and marketing, the relationship between social media and the news media, and the 2020 election, all the while drawing on leading new scholarship in these areas.It's ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and graduate political communicatTrade Review "In the academic world, it’s rare that I think of myself a ‘fan’ of other scholars. But that is exactly the way I have always felt about Rick Perloff and his contributions to the mass communication literature. Perloff’s explications of theory and research are so comprehensive in scope and clear in explanation that I find myself to be an ardent fan. In The Dynamics of Political Communication, Perloff proves once again that he is a beacon assisting scholars navigate to where we are now and shining light on where we are bound."—Douglas McLeod, University of Wisconsin—Madison"Perloff's The Dynamics of Political Communication remains a go-to reference for students and scholars, showing the richness and dynamic evolution of the field. This edition is full of insights on the shapeshifting contours of political communication and new evidence that help us reconsider standard theories, concepts and arguments."—Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University"With the most recent edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age, Perloff again synthesizes key strands of literature that define contemporary political communication research, updating it to consider fake news, misinformation, populist incivility and the politicization of the pandemic fueled by increasingly ideological media."—Dhavan V. Shah, University of Wisconsin—Madison"In the academic world, it’s rare that I think of myself a ‘fan’ of other scholars. But that is exactly the way I have always felt about Rick Perloff and his contributions to the mass communication literature. Perloff’s explications of theory and research are so comprehensive in scope and clear in explanation that I find myself to be an ardent fan. In The Dynamics of Political Communication, Perloff proves once again that he is a beacon assisting scholars navigate to where we are now and shining light on where we are bound."—Douglas McLeod, University of Wisconsin—Madison"Perloff's The Dynamics of Political Communication remains a go-to reference for students and scholars, showing the richness and dynamic evolution of the field. This edition is full of insights on the shapeshifting contours of political communication and new evidence that help us reconsider standard theories, concepts and arguments."—Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University"With the most recent edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age, Perloff again synthesizes key strands of literature that define contemporary political communication research, updating it to consider fake news, misinformation, populist incivility and the politicization of the pandemic fueled by increasingly ideological media."—Dhavan V. Shah, University of Wisconsin—MadisonTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations of Political Communication 1. Prologue 2. Introduction to Political Communication 3. Philosophy, Democracy, and Political Communication Part 2: Political Communication Concepts and Effects 4. The Study of Political Communication 5. Media and Political Knowledge 6. Contemporary Political Socialization 7. Setting and Building the Agenda 8. Framing 9. Biases, the Beholder, and Media Effects: The Partisan Psychology of Political Communication Part 3: Communication and the Presidential Election Campaign 10. Presidential Rhetoric from Television to Tweeting 11. Unpacking Political News Bias 12. Gender Bias in Political News 13. Political News, Polls, and the Presidential Campaign 14. Presidential Nominations in the Media Age 15. Political Advertising in Presidential Election Campaigns 16. Presidential Debates and Postscript

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Book SynopsisThe United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago.And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin.The amendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The leaders of the suffrage movement are heroes who were fearless in the face of ridicule, arrest, imprisonment, and even torture. Many of them devoted themselves to the cause knowing they wouldn't live to cast a ballot.The story of women's suffrage is epic, frustrating, and as complex as the women who fought for it. Illustrated with portraits, period cartoons, and other images, Roses and Radicals celebrates this captivating yet overlooked piece of American history and the women who made it happen.Trade ReviewPraise for Roses and Radicals by Susan Zimet:"My mother said, 'Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.' Roses and Radicals is a must read about the history of the suffragist movement in America-the oppression of women-and the good, the bad, and the ugly relating to their struggle for the right to vote. It is not just a book for women, but for everyone, especially future generations because when we don't know our history, we may sadly repeat it." —Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO, The King Center, Daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King"From Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Paul and every crucial suffragist in between, Susan Zimet's Roses and Radicals offers a comprehensive and compelling account of a truly collective victory more than seventy years in the making. Zimet unpacks all of the intricacies of the suffrage movement, never shying away from its flaws, turbulent partnerships, and differing dogmas. For those tempted to label it an important book for young girls, think more broadly; it is an important book for all of us." —Tanya Lee Stone, Sibert Medalist and NAACP Image Award-winning auhtor of, most recently, Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time"The brave women and men who fought so hard for women's right to vote show us how to be brave when we need it the most. Which is always. Roses and Radicals is a must read for all kids and citizens!" —Andrea Beaty, award-winning author of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer“It took more than seventy years for women to win the right to vote in the United States. Roses and Radicals shows the persistence and perseverance it took through the stories of the women who fought to make it happen. Now more than ever we all need to know this story.”—Deborah Heiligman, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor-winning author of Charles and Emma and Vincent and Theo “Susan Zimet, in her thoroughly researched Roses and Radicals, clearly and concisely lays down the huge complicated shocking thread of American history, while delivering a subtle yet inspiring message.”—Patricia Hruby Powell, Sibert and Boston Globe Horn Book Honor-winning author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker and of Loving vs. Virginia “Roses and Radicals isn't just the story of women's journey to suffrage, it's completing history and how a few bold women made America fulfill its promise of democracy. Charming and full of detail, the book is like eavesdropping on friends from another era.—Amy Richards, author of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism & the Future and consulting producer of MAKERS “An expert and exciting telling of one of the biggest stories in American history.” —Steve Sheinkin, three-time National Book Award Finalist and author of, most recently, Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team “Required reading for any young feminist—and everyone else, too.” —Vanessa Wruble, Co-founder, Women’s March on Washington★ "With the 100th anniversary of the amendment’s passage coming up in 2020, the book is very timely." —School Library Connection, starred review★ "There are many books about the women's suffrage movement and the leaders who pushed, marched, insisted, and persisted until voting rights became a reality. But few offer such a comprehensive overview while still being appealingly accessible to a middle-grade audience." —Booklist, starred review "She [Zimet] reveals their complexities by discussing their marital and family choices, their racial backgrounds, their personality and generational differences, and their opinions on how efforts were to be organized. Readers will be captivated from beginning to end." —School Library Journal"A timely, eye-opening history." —Kirkus Reviews"A conversational tone. . .makes this primer all the more accessible and relevant, as does the observation that, with the proposed Equal Rights Amendment still in limbo, the struggle for women’s rights is in no way over." —Publishers Weekly"Zimet’s use of narrative techniques in this work of nonfiction brings this history to life and, often, it makes for an exciting read." —VOYA

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Book SynopsisExplores the political careers of Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin, who overcame defeat early in their political careers and rose to the highest elected offices in their respective countriesTrade ReviewI know of no other study which has so brilliantly examined campaign strategies of such importance across cultural divides. This book should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand modern political strategies in historic context. - Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ""The lessons of how Reagan and Yeltsin transformed the world are so profound that they go beyond international affairs. Every leader - in business, innovation, politics, and life - should understand them. The campaigns of Reagan and Yeltsin were based on redefining the competition and the issues. This book, using new archival research, will fascinate not only historians but anyone interested in the lessons of leadership."" - Walter Isaacson, President of the Aspen Institute and author of Einstein: His Life and Universe

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Book SynopsisPresents an empirical study of self-financed candidates. This book thoroughly disproves the notion that self-funded candidates can buy a legislative seat, proving that the vast majority of self-financers do not win their elections. Instead, it gives a truer understanding of self-financers' actual influence on campaign competition and rhetoric.

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy’s uncertain future, by the country’s most perceptive and fearless political journalist. In twenty-five pieces from Rolling Stone—plus two original essays—Matt Taibbi tells the story of Western civilization’s very own train wreck, from its tragicomic beginnings to its apocalyptic conclusion. Years before the clown car of candidates was fully loaded, Taibbi grasped the essential themes of the story: the power of spectacle over substance, or even truth; the absence of a shared reality; the nihilistic rebellion of the white working class; the death of the political establishment; and the emergence of a new, explicit form of white nationalism that would destroy what was left of the Kingian dream of a successful pluralistic society. Taibbi captures, with dead-on, real-time analysis, the failures of th

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