U.S. Politics

Contributors expertly examine Obama’s election and reelection as watershed phenomena that will be exploited by the president’s supporters and detractors to engage in different forms of narrating the American national saga. Despite the potential for major changes in rhetorical mythmaking we question ..

This republished edition from 1950 discusses the political energy and change in America in 1814...

Offers an introduction to Congress and the role it plays in the US political system. Written by a former Congressional staff member, this book includes boxed features on Congressional action - highlighting such topics as file sharing and student loans - that show students how Congress's work affects..

Offers an introduction to Congress and the role it plays in the US political system. Written by a former Congressional staff member, this book includes boxed features on Congressional action - highlighting such topics as file sharing and student loans - that show students how Congress's work affects..

This text covers integration of the State Department after 1945 and the subsequent appointments of Black ambassadors to Third World and African nations. Other topics include: the setbacks during the Eisenhower years and the gains achieved during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations...

Theodore Davis argues that the greatest threat to the social and political cohesiveness of the so-called black community may be the rise of a socially and economically privileged group among the ranks of black America. Davis traces the changes in economic status, public opinion, political power and ..

Theodore Davis argues that the greatest threat to the social and political cohesiveness of the so-called black community may be the rise of a socially and economically privileged group among the ranks of black America. Davis traces the changes in economic status, public opinion, political power and ..

In an era of depressed civic engagement, where access to the media by common citizens is limited, blogs have the power to change the political landscape. This book catalogs the individuals engaged in political blogging, explains why they started blogging, and examines what they hope to gain from it...

Describing the elements of voter disaffection, party decline, mass mediation, social conflict and government by referendum which are prevalent in US politics, these essays offer a perspective on what is happening, how the present situation has been reached, and what the future may hold...

Despite calls for a balanced budget and debt reduction, the US federal government continues to spend beyond its income. This book asks why this is the case, what effect it has had on the country's economy and politics, and what, if anything, can be done to stop it...

In Campaigning in the 21st Century, Dennis W. Johnson analyzes the way political campaigns have been traditionally run and the extraordinary changes that have occurred since 2012, including in the wake of the landmark Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The book looks at the most sophisticated t..

In Campaigning in the 21st Century, Dennis W. Johnson analyzes the way political campaigns have been traditionally run and the extraordinary changes that have occurred since 2012, including in the wake of the landmark Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The book looks at the most sophisticated t..