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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Case for Impeachment
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year. The HillWhat are the ranges and limitations of presidential authority? What are the standards of truthfulness that a president must uphold? What will it take to impeach Donald J. Trump? Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, answers these questions, and more, in The Case for Impeachmenta deeply convincing argument for impeaching the 45th president of the United States. In the fall of 2016, Allan J. Lichtman made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat the heavily favored Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to win the presidential election. Now, in clear, nonpartisan terms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval Office: his ties to Russia before and after the election,
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Penguin Putnam Inc Burning Down the House Newt Gingrich and the Rise
Book SynopsisA New York Times Notable Book!A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThe story of how Newt Gingrich and his allies tainted American politics, launching an enduring era of brutal partisan warfare When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, President Obama observed that Trump “is not an outlier; he is a culmination, a logical conclusion of the rhetoric and tactics of the Republican Party.” In Burning Down the House, historian Julian Zelizer pinpoints the moment when our country was set on a path toward an era of bitterly partisan and ruthless politics, an era that was ignited by Newt Gingrich and his allies. In 1989, Gingrich brought down Democratic Speaker of the House Jim Wright and catapulted himself into the national spotlight. Perhaps more than any other politician, Gingrich introduced the rhetoric and tactics that have shaped Congress and the Republican Party for the last three decades. Elected to Congre
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Fine Mess A Global Quest for a Simpler Fairer
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestelling author T. R. Reid travels around the world to solve the urgent problem of America's failing tax code, unravelling a complex topic in plain English - and telling a rollicking story along the way. The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Crammed with loopholes and special interest provisions, it works for no one except tax lawyers, accountants, and huge corporations. Not for the first time, we have reached a breaking point. That happened in 1922, and again in 1954, and again in 1986. In other words, every thirty-two years. Which means that the next complete overhaul is due in 2018. But what should be in this new tax code? Can we make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient? Yes, yes, and yes. Can we cut tax rates and still bring in more revenue? Yes. Other rich countries, from Estonia to New Zealand to the UK—advanced, high-tech, free-market democracies—have all devised tax regimes that a
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Penguin Putnam Inc Forgetting to be Afraid
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Oxford University Press Current Debates in American Government
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OUP India The Empires New Clothes
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OUP India Political Conflict in Pakistan
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OUP India Understanding the New Proxy Wars
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The University of Chicago Press The Cloaking of Power Montesquieu Blackstone
Book SynopsisHow did the U.S. judiciary become powerful enough that state and federal judges decided the 2000 presidential election? This study provides an analysis of the intellectual sources of today's powerful judiciary, from Montesquieu to contemporary activists.
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The University of Chicago Press Rendering Unto Caesar The Catholic Church the
Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between Church and state in Latin America, this book explains why Catholic leaders in some countries opposed dictatorial rule, and why many did not. Using evidence from 12 countries, it reveals the connection between religious competition and progressive Catholicism.
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The University of Chicago Press Logic of Delegation American Politics and
Book SynopsisWhy do majority congressional parties seem unable to act as an effective policy-making force? They routinely delegate their power to othersinternally to standing committees and subcommittees within each chamber, externally to the president and to the bureaucracy. Conventional wisdom in political science insists that such delegation leads inevitably to abdicationusually by degrees, sometimes precipitously, but always completely. In The Logic of Delegation, however, D. Roderick Kiewiet and Mathew D. McCubbins persuasively argue that political scientists have paid far too much attention to what congressional parties can't do. The authors draw on economic and management theory to demonstrate that the effectiveness of delegation is determined not by how much authority is delegated but rather by how well it is delegated. In the context of the appropriations process, the authors show how congressional parties employ committees, subcommittees, and executive agencies to accomplish policy goals.
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University of Chicago Press The Practical Imagination The German Sciences of
Book SynopsisDrawing on the work of Foucault and Bourdieu, this book sets out to illuminate the practical imagination as it was exhibited in the transformation of the political and social sciences during 19th-century Germany. Using information from many sources, it examines the learned disciplines of the time.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: A Theoretical Framework 1: The Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Background: Classification 2: The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era, 1789-1815: Assimilation 3: The Sciences of State at Their Height, 1815-1840: Deliberation 4: A Period of Transition, 1840-1866: Variation 5: A Truncated Revival, 1866-1890: Organized Research and Charisma 6: The Wilhelminian Era, 1890-1914: Specialization and Clarification Epilogue Appendix: The Data from University Catalogues Abbreviations Bibliography Index
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University of Chicago Press Deliberative Choices Debating Public Policy in
Book SynopsisThe task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. This book assesses congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors.Trade Review"This book will immediately be required reading for students of congressional deliberation. The authors break new ground by employing an innovative methodology to evaluate how well floor debate informs Congress about the potential effects of policy choices." - Joseph Bessette, author of The Mild Voice of Reason"
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The University of Chicago Press Dangerous Counsel Accountability and Advice in
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The University of Chicago Press Parties Leaders in the Postreform House American
Book SynopsisSince the Second World War, congressional parties have been characterized as declining in strength and influence. Research has generally attributed this decline to policy conflicts within parties, to growing electoral independence of members, and to the impact of the congressional reforms of the 1970s. Yet the 1980s witnessed a strong resurgence of parties and party leadershipespecially in the House of Representatives. Offering a concise and compelling explanation of the causes of this resurgence, David W. Rohde argues that a realignment of electoral forces led to a reduction of sectional divisions within the partiesparticularly between the northern and southern Democratsand to increased divergence between the parties on many important issues. He challenges previous findings by asserting that congressional reform contributed to, rather than restrained, the increase of partisanship. Among the Democrats, reforms siphoned power away from conservative and autocratic committee chairs and pu
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University of Chicago Press Laughing at Leviathan Sovereignty and Audience
Book SynopsisFor West Papua and its people, the promise of sovereignty has never been realized, despite a long struggle for independence from Indonesia. The author examines this struggle through a series of essays that drive at the core meaning of sovereignty itself - how it is fueled, formed, and even thwarted by pivotal but often overlooked players.Trade Review"At the core of Laughing at Leviathan is a heart-wrenching story: a subtle tracing of the historical disjunctions and disseminations of empire and nationalism that have not led to a new nation in Melanesia. It is a kind of prehistory to a sovereignty that never comes. In writing the prehistory of a form of sovereignty that has neither failed nor succeeded, Danilyn Rutherford also provides a searing metacommentary on sovereignty itself." (Elizabeth Povinelli, Columbia University)"
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The University of Chicago Press The Predicament of Blackness Postcolonial Ghana
Book SynopsisTackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics.Trade Review"In The Predicament of Blackness, Jemima Pierre makes an important intervention in Africanist anthropology, which is in dire need of analyses, such as Pierre offers, that illuminate the workings of race. This book is in a class by itself. It is not only a welcome addition to the field, but will in fact inspire a new generation of African studies scholarship that is more attentive to the cultural practices of race." (Bayo Holsey, Duke University)"
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Vintage Canada Commanding Hope
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Random House USA Inc Muzzled
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Little, Brown & Company Fire in the Lake
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Voracious How to Zoom Your Room
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Random House USA Inc The New Tsar The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
Book SynopsisAs the world struggles to confront a bolder Russia, the importance of understanding the formidable and ambitious Vladimir Putin has never been greater. This gripping narrative of Putin's rise to power recounts Putin's origins—from his childhood of abject poverty in Leningrad to his ascent through the ranks of the KGB, and his eventual consolidation of rule in the Kremlin. On the one hand, Putin's many domestic reforms—from tax cuts to an expansion of property rights—have helped reshape the potential of millions of Russians whose only experience of democracy had been crime, poverty, and instability after the fall of the Soviet Union. On the other, Putin has ushered in a new authoritarianism—unyielding in its brutal repression of dissent and newly assertive politically and militarily in regions like Crimea and the Middle East. The New Tsar is a staggering achievement, a deeply researched and essential biography of one of the m
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Not Stated Road Map for Revolutionaries Resistance Activism
Book SynopsisA handbook for effective activism, advocacy, and social justice for people of all ages and backgrounds. Are you ready to take action and make your voice heard, but don''t know how to go about it? This hands-on, hit-the-ground-running guide delivers lessons on practical tactics for navigating and protecting one''s personal democracy in a gridlocked, heavily surveilled, and politically volatile country. If you want to start making a difference but don’t know what to do next, Road Map for Revolutionaries provides the resources needed to help you feel safer, more empowered, invested in, and intrinsic to the American experiment. The book addresses timely topics such as staying safe at protests, supporting marginalized communities, online privacy, and how to keep up the fight for the long term, breaking down key issues and outlining action steps for local, state, and federal levels of government.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Roberts Rules of Order A Simplified Updated
Book SynopsisDesigned for today’s businesses, clubs, unions, boards, societies, churches, and other organizations, Robert's Rules of Order will help readers conduct meetings with civility and efficiency. Henry M. Robert published his first Robert’s Rules of Order in 1876, and literally within days of its printing, began making changes for future printings. Now, a professional parliamentarian has continued this tradition by updating Robert’s classic manual for today’s needs. Easy to read, understand, and apply, this new edition eliminates outdated footnotes and cross-references. It focuses on typical organizational meetings and includes a unique chart for beginners as well as experts. It is the essential tool for organizations of every type and size—a classic guide designed especially for modern readers.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain
Book SynopsisPlunkitt of Tammany HallA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsWilliam L. Riordan “Nobody thinks of drawin’ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.” This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and, not incidentally, a millionaire. In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters (Graziano’s bootblack stand outside the New York County Court House), he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordan the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by him and fellow Tammany Hall titans. The result is not only a volume that reveals more about
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe
Book SynopsisA Companion to James Madison and James Monroe features essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents.Trade Review“For this reason, A Companion to JamesMadison and James Monroe should find a home in every academic library in theUnited States.” (Journal of American History, 5 November 2013)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Notes on Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 Stuart Leibiger 1 James Madison’s Political Thought: The Ideas of an Acting Politician 4 Jack N. Rakove 2 James Madison’s Journey to an “Honorable and Useful Profession, ” 1751–1780 21 Paul Douglas Newman 3 James Madison, 1780–1787: Nationalism and Political Reform 39 Adam Tate 4 James Madison and the Grand Convention: “The Great Difficulty of Representation” 56 Gordon Lloyd and Christopher Burkett 5 James Madison and the Ratification of the Constitution: A Triumph Over Adversity 74 Kevin R. C. Gutzman 6 James Madison in The Federalist: Elucidating “The Particular Structure of this Government” 91 Michael Zuckert 7 James Madison, Republican Government, and the Formation of the Bill of Rights: “Bound by Every Motive of Prudence” 109 Alan Gibson 8 James Madison in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789–1797: America’s First Congressional Floor Leader 127 Carey Roberts 9 James Madison and the National Gazette Essays: The Birth of a Party Politician 143 Denver Brunsman 10 James Madison, the Virginia Resolutions, and the Philosophy of Modern American Democracy 159 Garrett Ward Sheldon 11 James Madison’s Secretary of State Years, 1801–1809: Successes and Failures in Foreign Relations 176 Mary Hackett 12 President James Madison’s Domestic Policies, 1809–1817: Jeffersonian Factionalism and the Beginnings of American Nationalism 192 Aaron N. Coleman 13 President James Madison and Foreign Affairs, 1809–1817: Years of Principle and Peril 207 David J. Siemers 14 James Madison’s Retirement, 1817–1836: Engaging the Republican Past, Present, and Future 224 James H. Read 15 James Madison and George Washington: The Indispensable Man’s Indispensable Man 241 Stuart Leibiger 16 James Madison and Thomas Jefferson: A “Friendship Which Was For Life” 259 Jeffry H. Morrison 17 James and Dolley Madison and the Quest for Unity 274 Catherine Allgor 18 James Madison and Montpelier: The Rhythms of Rural Life 292 David B. Mattern 19 James Madison and the Dilemma of American Slavery 306 Jeff Broadwater 20 James Monroe’s Political Thought: The People the Sovereigns 324 Arthur Scherr 21 James Monroe, 1758–1783: Student and Soldier of the American Revolution 343 Daniel Preston 22 James Monroe and the Confederation, 1781–1789: The Making of a Virginia Statesman 359 Robert W. Smith 23 James Monroe in the 1790s: A Republican Leader 375 William M. Ferraro 24 James Monroe as Governor of Virginia and Diplomat Abroad, 1799–1810: A Revolution of Principles and the Triumph of Pragmatism 391 David A. Nichols 25 James Monroe as Secretary of State and Secretary of War, 1809–1817: Toward Republican Strategic Sobriety 405 MackubinThomas Owens 26 James Monroe, James Madison, and the War of 1812: A Difficult Interlude 421 J.C.A. Stagg 27 President James Monroe’s Domestic Policies, 1817–1825: “To Advance the Best Interests of Our Union” 438 Michael J. McManus 28 President James Monroe and Foreign Affairs, 1817–1825: An Enduring Legacy 456 Sandra Moats 29 The Domestic Life of James Monroe: The Man at Home 472 Meghan C. Budinger 30 James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson: Republican Government and the British Challenge to America, 1780–1826 489 Michael Schwarz 31 James Monroe and James Madison: Republican Partners 505 Brook Poston 32 James Madison and James Monroe Historiography: A Tale of Two Divergent Bodies of Scholarship 521 Peter Daniel Haworth References 541 Index 558
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The University of Michigan Press The Modern Legislative Veto
Book SynopsisUses a multimethod research design, incorporating quantitative and qualitative analyses, to examine the ways that the US Congress has used the legislative veto over the past 80 years. This parliamentary manoeuvre raises troubling questions about the fundamental principle of separation of governmental powers.
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The University of Michigan Press On Parliamentary War
Book SynopsisUtilizes game theory to better understand the relationship between procedural change and partisan conflict in a dysfunctional U.S. SenateTrade Review“Partisan conflict in the Senate has become increasingly intense, raising doubts that the chamber’s rules protecting minority rights will survive. Wallner provides thoughtful new insights into what may come, drawing from military theory to explain when the Senate majority party will- and will not- limit the powers of the minority.”- Matthew Green, Catholic University of America “Skillfully navigates modern controversies surrounding the filibuster to advance our theoretical understanding of Senate obstructionism.”- Michael Berry, University of Colorado, Denver “In these highly uncertain times, On Parliamentary War is an insightful study of how the U.S. Senate has come to reflect the changing nature of American politics and shows how the chamber designed by the Founders to encourage extended deliberation has now devolved into a partisan battlefield . . . . This book is a must-read guide to the U.S. Senate.”- Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University
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The University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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The University of Michigan Press SelfFinanced Candidates in Congressional
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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The University of Michigan Press A Tale of Two Capitalisms
Book SynopsisBy examining the “double narrative of capitalism”, Supritha Rajan’s A Tale of Two Capitalisms traces how certain values and practices were segregated from the dominant model of capitalism, not only through the secularization of political economy as a discipline but also by anthropology, which theorized “sacrifice” or “ritual” in the context of “primitive” society.Trade ReviewWinner: 23rd Annual Modern Language Association Prize for a First Book“Working at the intersection of political economy, anthropology and literature, this richly erudite book deftly shows how nineteenth-century writers across disciplines made the sacred and the economic into opposites and unrecognized doubles of each other. The result is a truly original argument about capitalism in nineteenth-century Britain and a fresh account of the emergence of Victorian anthropology as a discipline, one that considers not only its relationship to political economy, but also to the novel.”—Kathy Psomiades, Duke University“Supritha Rajan establishes a new way of understanding the complex interrelations among nineteenth-century literature, anthropology, and political economy. With a commanding sweep of scholarship, past and present, and a fruitfully integrative grasp of theory, A Tale of Two Capitalisms will have a transformative impact on current debates in the field.”—Mary Jean Corbett, Miami University“A Tale of Two Capitalisms is a major contribution to the intellectual history of modernity and of how we understand capitalism and its ideological sidekick, economics. While literature is one of its concerns, it traces the complex, often neglected interplay between nineteenth-century anthropology and economics. The author’s knowledge of the history of these two social sciences is very impressive.”—Patrick Brantlinger, Indiana University“Rajan skillfully unearths and recreates the discursive and intellectual archeology of the concepts she examines. This enables her to explain with great precision the different ways that nineteenth-century theorists constructed and used these concepts. Rajan takes her readers into the internal logic of these terms so that we can see how they are reshaped and refigured according to the complex and competing needs each concept serves, including the moral and ideological agendas of the theorist, developments within the disciplines of anthropology and economics, and specific historical changes and pressures.”—Claudia Klaver, Syracuse University
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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The University of Michigan Press PresidentialCongressional Relations
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The University of Michigan Press Behind the Bamboo Hedge
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Freedom by a Hairs Breadth
Book SynopsisIn a world taking new political shape because of assertions of ethnic and national difference, violence often prevails. This book describes how the Tsimihety secured and maintained their freedom from political and cultural domination that began, from within Madagascar, in 1820 and continued through a colonial period to the present day.
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The University of Michigan Press Elections at Home and Abroad
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LUP - University of Michigan Press PresidentialCongressional Relations
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The University of Michigan Press Florentine Essays
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The University of Michigan Press The Floor in Congressional Life
Book SynopsisThe House and the Senate floors are the only legislative forums where all members of the US Congress participate and each has a vote. After tracing the historical development of floor rules, Andrew J. Taylor assesses how well they facilitate a democratic legislative process - that is, how well they facilitate deliberation, transparency, and widespread participation.Trade ReviewTaylor's book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on congressional politics. It tackles an understudied aspect of legislative politics in a detailed and innovative way." — Political Science Quarterly"Andrew Taylor’s fascinating book The Floor in Congressional Life asks novel questions about the House and Senate floors and delivers provocative answers. It elevates the chamber floors to an exalted place within the study of Congress by boldly asserting both their significance and the utility of studying them in isolation from other aspects of congressional behavior, such as committee or caucusmeetings. And it does so with an unusual blend of conventional analysis and big-picture normative arguments." — Congress and the Presidency
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The University of Michigan Press Bridging the Information Gap
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The University of Michigan Press How Parties Win
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Party Discipline in the U.S. House of
Book SynopsisExamines the disciplinary measures that party leaders in the US House of Representatives employ to exact loyalty, as well as the consequences for a democratic legislature. Drawing on data from 1987 to 2010, Kathryn Pearson identifies the conditions under which party leaders opt to prioritize policy control and those which induce them to prioritize majority control.
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The University of Michigan Press The Modern Legislative Veto
Book SynopsisExamine the ways that US Congress has used the legislative veto over the past 80 years. Michael J. Berry argues that, since the US Supreme Court declared the legislative veto unconstitutional in Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) v. Chadha (1983), Congress has strategically modified its use of the veto to give more power to Appropriations Committees.Trade ReviewThe Modern Legislative Veto is an exciting book, one that I have looked forward to for a long time. A discussion of the development of the legislative veto is timely and very important.” —Mathew D. McCubbins, Ruth F. De Varney Professor of Political Science and Professor of Law, Duke University""This book promises to be the definitive work on the legislative veto. It covers the legislative veto at both the federal and state levels, which makes it unique.” —Erik J. Engstrom, University of California, Davis
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The University of Michigan Press Leadership Organizations in the House of
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book fills an important void in our understanding of how the party leadership structure in the U.S. House has steadily changed since the 1970s and is a must-read for anyone interested in how House leadership organizations have assisted the parties in fulfilling their electoral and political goals.” —Jamie Carson, University of Georgia “Meinke has collected a ton of data. But what he has done with that data is even more impressive. His thorough examination of members’ lives through the lens of House leadership organizations says a lot about them and the institution in which they work. His impressive study gives us a more nuanced view not only of how the House has worked in the past, but more importantly, how it is likely to work in the future as the role of parties strengthens.”—Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas at Austin
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The University of Michigan Press The Chief Justice
Book SynopsisBrings together leading scholars of the courts who employ social science theory and research to explain the role of the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. They consider his appointment, office, powers, and influence both within the Court and in the American system of government more generally.Trade Review“This collection of essays presents the first comprehensively systematicstudy of the role and powers of the Chief Justice of the U.S. SupremeCourt. Inspired by and building on Danelski’s social psychologicalconcepts of leadership, these chapters provide an integrated analysis ofthe historical, institutional, and behavioral developments in the office ofthe chief justice. The authors represent the major scholars from the fieldof law and courts in the discipline of political science, and demonstratein their contributions the breadth of methodologies utilized in the field’sresearch.” - Nancy Maveety, Tulane University
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Random House USA Inc Rigged
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of the covert struggle between Russia and America to influence elections, why the threat to American democracy is greater than ever, and what we can do about it. This is the first book to put the story of Russian interference into a broader context.... Extraordinary and gripping (The New York Times Book Review).Russia''s interference in the 2016 elections marked only the latest chapter of a hidden and revelatory history. In Rigged, David Shimer tells the sweeping story of covert electoral interference past and present. He exposes decades of secret operations—by the KGB, the CIA, and Vladimir Putin''s Russia—to shape electoral outcomes, melding deep historical research with groundbreaking interviews with more than 130 key players, from leading officials in both the Trump and Obama administrations to CIA and NSA directors to a former KGB general. Throughout history and in 2016, both Russian and American operations achieved their greatest success by influencing the way voters think, rather than tampering with actual vote tallies. Understanding 2016 as one battle in a much longer war is essential to comprehending the critical threat currently posed to America''s electoral sovereignty and how to defend against it. Illuminating how the lessons of the past can be used to protect our democracy in the future, Rigged is an essential book for readers of every political persuasion.
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Imagine It A Handbook for a Happier Planet
Book SynopsisAn inspirational, accessible, and actionable guide for empowering and inspiring you to take concrete steps towards living more sustainably. “An excellent how-to guide [and] a great read for everyone from the socially conscious family to the most ardent climate activist.”—Former Vice President Al GoreImagine It! is a handbook for those who want to begin or advance a journey toward living in better balance with our planet. It inspires, supports, and offers easy ways to replace old, planet-hurting habits with new healthy ones. In Imagine It!, the documentary filmmakers behind Writing on the Wall, Fed Up, The Biggest Little Farm, The Social Dilemma, and the Academy Award–winning An Inconvenient Truth highlight the need to change some of our food, clothing, and transportation habits and meaningfully lower our use of plastic, paper, water, and harmful chemicals. They call the changes in the
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Random House USA Inc The Persuaders
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy?from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more?by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and award-winning former New York Times columnist?Anand Giridharadas shows the way we get real progressive change in America?by refusing to write others off, building more welcoming movements, and rededicating ourselves to the work of changing minds.??Robert B. Reich, best-selling author of The SystemThe lifeblood of any free society is persuasion: changing other people?s minds in order to change things. But America is suffering a crisis of faith in persuasion that is putting its democracy and the planet itself at risk. Americans increasingly write one another off instead of seeking to win one another over. Debates are framed in moralistic terms, with enemies battling the righteous. Movements for justice build barriers to entry, instead of on-ramps. Political parties focus on mobilizing the faithful rather than wooing the skeptical. And leaders who seek to forge coalitions are labeled sellouts.In The Persuaders, Anand Giridharadas takes us inside these movements and battles, seeking out the dissenters who continue to champion persuasion in an age of polarization. We meet a leader of Black Lives Matter; a trailblazer in the feminist resistance to Trumpism; white parents at a seminar on raising adopted children of color; Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; a team of door knockers with an uncanny formula for changing minds on immigration; an ex-cult member turned QAnon deprogrammer; and, hovering menacingly offstage, Russian operatives clandestinely stoking Americans? fatalism about one another.As the book?s subjects grapple with how to call out threats and injustices while calling in those who don?t agree with them but just might one day, they point a way to healing, and changing, a fracturing country.
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