| Reviews |
| - 'A well-conceived and superbly designed introductory text for university and college students.' - Michael Foley THES
28th November 2003
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| Description | | - Covers the US political system as well as topical issues that will interest students, such as capital punishment, gun control, abortion and gay rights
- Covers all the elements of a US politics course in an accessible and thorough way
- Tightly edited with international experts, producing an integrated and fully coherent volume
- Innovative learning aids throughout, including 'Definition' boxes, 'Constitutional Influences' boxes, 'Core Academic Debates' boxes, 'Is America Different?' boxes, a guide to further reading, and web links
- Incorporates the impact of September 11 on all areas of US domestic and foreign policy, as well as including an excellent summary chapter, putting September 11 into context
| Governing America
is an innovative edited textbook, designed for first-time students of American politics. Written by an international team of experts, this volume offers an accessible and comprehensive examination of American politics both before and after September 11.
Divided into four parts, the volume opens with an introduction to the main theoretical and historical surveys of
American politics and foreign policy. Part Two analyzes the key institutions of American government, Part Three examines a range of public policies and Part Four assesses a series of contemporary issues and controversies.
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Readership: An introductory textbook aimed primarily at undergraduate students taking courses in American government and politics. The book will also appeal to lecturers teaching courses in comparative politics.
| Contents |
Introduction
,
Robert Singh
Part I
Historical and Theoretical Context
2.
The United States as a Divided Democracy
,
Desmond King and Francisco E. González
Part II
Institutions and Intermediary Organizations
3.
The US Constitution
,
Richard Hodder-Williams
4.
Federalism
,
John G. Francis
5.
Political Parties and the Party System
,
Robert Mason
6.
Elections
,
Candice Nelson
7.
Mass Media
,
Pete Lentini
8.
Federal Judiciary
,
Richard Hodder-Williams
9.
The Presidency
,
John Hart
10.
Congress
,
John E. Owens
11.
Federal Bureaucracy
,
Mark Carl Rom
12.
Interest Groups
,
Burdett Loomis
Part III
Public Policy
13.
Economic Policy
,
Nigel Bowles
14.
Foreign Policy
,
John Dumbrell
15.
Foreign Economic Policy
,
Stephen Burman
16.
Environmental Policy
,
Elizabeth Bomberg
17.
Social Policy
,
Fiona Ross
Part IV
Issues and Controversies
18.
Abortion
,
Martin Durham
19.
Gun Control
,
Robert Singh
20.
Capital Punishment
,
Robert Singh
21.
Gender
,
Vivien Hart
22.
Religion
,
Steve Bruce
23.
Gay Rights
,
Don Haider-Markel
24.
Race and Multiculturalism
,
Eric Kaufmann
25.
American Power Before and After September 11
,
Michael Cox
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by Robert Singh, Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck College, London
| Contributors:Elizabeth Bomberg, University of Edinburgh
Nigel Bowles, St Anne's College, Oxford University
Steve Bruce, University of Aberdeen
Stephen Burman, University of Sussex
Michael Cox, London School of Political and Economic Science
John Dumbrell, University of Keele
Martin Durham, University of Wolverhampton
John Francis, University of Utah
Francisco E. González, Nuffield
College, Oxford
Donald P. Haider-Markel, University of Kansas
John Hart, Australian National University
Vivien Hart, University of Sussex
Richard Hodder-Williams, University of Bristol
Eric Kaufmann, University of Southampton
Desmond S. King, Nuffield Collge, Oxford University
Pete Lentini, University of Monash, Melbourne
Burdett A. Loomis, University of Kansas
Robert Mason,
University of Edinburgh
Candice J. Nelson, American University, Washington
John E. Owens, University of Westminster
Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Fiona Ross, University of Bristol
Robert Singh, Birkbeck College, University of London
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