U.S. Politics (English)

Politics is the practice and theory of influencing other people on a civic or individual level. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, from clans and tribes of traditional societies, through modern local governments, companies and institutions up to sovereign states, to the international level. The collection gives a glimpse of American politics in general and in relation to civil society and democracy as well as learning about the host country's relationship with the U.S.

This collection contains: 53 books

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    Against the Grain: Bombthrowing in the Fine American Tradition of Political Cartooning (English)

    Editorial cartoonists are an endangered species, and even in their heyday they were rare birds-at...

      American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump (English)

      New York Times' Top Books of 2019 Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent provides a...

        American Political Cartoons: The Evolution of a National Identity, 1754-2010 (English)

        From Benjamin Franklin's drawing of the first American political cartoon in 1754 to contemporary...

          American Political History: a Very Short Introduction (English)

          The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political...

            American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country (English)

            From one of the country's most respected religion reporters, a paradigm-shifting discussion of how...

              America: Unite or Die: How to Save Our Democracy (English)

              America: Unite Or Die is a real-time analysis of why American Democracy is crumbling and why both...

                A Promised Land (English)

                A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to...

                  Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation (English)

                  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It's time for a black exit. Political activist and social media star...

                    Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House (English)

                    Camelot's Court is an insider's look at the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and...

                      Can We All Get Along?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics (English)

                      In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and...

                        Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember (English)

                        NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Senator John McCain tells the stories of celebrated historical figures...

                          Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (English)

                          "Engaging and highly accessible." —Boston Globe "A vibrant, and essential history of America's...

                            Divided We Fall: Why Consensus Matters (English)

                            Partisan warfare and gridlock in Washington threaten to squander America's opportunity to show the...

                              Everything American Government Book: From the Constitution to Present-Day Elections, All You Need to Understand Our Democratic System (English)

                              If the confusion following the last presidential election is any indication, the average citizen...

                                Homer Simpson Ponders Politics: Popular Culture As Political Theory (English)

                                Sustainability has become a compelling topic of domestic and international debate as the world...

                                  Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency (English)

                                  Larry Diamond, a lifelong scholar of democracy, examines the history of its struggles and its...

                                    JFK: A Vision for America (English)

                                    Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the...

                                      John Mccain: American Maverick (English)

                                      This lavishly illustrated volume—featuring a foreword by award-winning filmmaker Ken...

                                        Latino Politics (English)

                                        The third edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to...

                                          Latino Politics in America: Community, Culture, and Interests (English)

                                          The fourth edition of this widely-used textbook introduces students to what it means to be a...

                                            March to the Majority: The Real Story of the Republican Revolution (English)

                                            A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich takes readers behind the...

                                              Media Power in Politics (English)

                                              Once again, Doris Graber brings readers the most thought-provoking and recent scholarship about...

                                                Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America (English)

                                                In 2014, Ian Haney Lopez in Dog Whistle Politics named and explained the coded racial appeals...

                                                  Niche News: The Politics of News Choice (English)

                                                  Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Rush Limbaugh Show, National...

                                                    Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power (English)

                                                    In this epic dual biography, one of our most distinguished scholars—the bestselling author of An...

                                                      Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan (English)

                                                      A brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to...

                                                        Politics, Parties, and Elections in America (English)

                                                        POLITICS, PARTIES, AND ELECTIONS IN AMERICA, Seventh Edition, is filled with the latest research...

                                                          Power Players: Sports, Politics, and the American Presidency (English)

                                                          A colorful look at how modern presidents play sports, have used sports to play politics, and what...

                                                            Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House about the Future of Faith in America (English)

                                                            "An important and extremely timely book...Get it, read it, and talk to others about it." —Timothy...

                                                              Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama (English)

                                                              New York Times Bestseller Rising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's formative years...

                                                                The American Political Party System: Continuity and Change over Ten Presidential Elections (English)

                                                                " From party polarization, elections, and internal party politics, to the evolution of the U.S....

                                                                  The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind (English)

                                                                  "No one gets today's Washington like Ben Terris...THE BIG BREAK is the definitive accounting of...

                                                                    The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival (English)

                                                                    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER / #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER / #1 PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY...

                                                                      The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (English)

                                                                      NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency...

                                                                        The Federalist Papers (English)

                                                                        A DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED A NATION An authoritative analysis of the Constitution of the United...

                                                                          The January 6th Report (English)

                                                                          *THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** NOTE: The January 6th Report appendices on pages...

                                                                            The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis (English)

                                                                            From the author of American Rule and the host of The Muckrake Podcast , an ambitious account of...

                                                                              The Modern American Presidency (English)

                                                                              When the first edition of this book appeared in 2003, it was chosen as a Main Selection of both...

                                                                                The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics (English)

                                                                                The definitive firsthand account of the movement that permanently broke the American political...

                                                                                  The Polarized and the Not So Polarized: How America Is Divided but Not in the Ways You Think (English)

                                                                                  There is little doubt that increasing polarization over the last decade has transformed the...

                                                                                    The Politics of Power: A Critical Introduction to American Government (English)

                                                                                    Students appreciate a critical approach; The Politics of Power gives them something to think about...

                                                                                      The Practical Guide to the United States Constitution: A Historically Accurate yet Entertaining Owners' Manual for the Founding Documents (English)

                                                                                      The Practical Guide to the United States Constitution offers an accurate but entertaining look at...

                                                                                        The Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV (English)

                                                                                        Alan Schroeder's popular history now covers the 2000 Bush-Gore and 2004 Bush-Kerry debates,...

                                                                                          The Puppeteers: The People Who Control the People Who Control America (English)

                                                                                          AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Why does it feel like no matter what happens in American...

                                                                                            The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era (English)

                                                                                            The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a...

                                                                                              The U. S. Congress: a Very Short Introduction (English)

                                                                                              Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for forty years, takes readers on a fascinating,...

                                                                                                They Don't Represent Us: And Here's How They Could - a Blueprint for Reclaiming Our Democracy (English)

                                                                                                WITH A NEW AFTERWORD ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION "This urgent book offers not only a clear-eyed...

                                                                                                  Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (English)

                                                                                                  NATIONAL BESTSELLER "How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is...

                                                                                                    Two Cheers for Politics: Why Democracy Is Flawed, Frightening--And Our Best Hope (English)

                                                                                                    One of the country's most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture...

                                                                                                      U. S. Diplomacy since 1900 (English)

                                                                                                      U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900 has long been admired as the most comprehensive and accessible survey...

                                                                                                        What You Should Know about Politics ... but Don't, Fourth Edition: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter (English)

                                                                                                        "Engaging and inspiring . . . Reading this book should make you want to vote."—Barack Obama In a...

                                                                                                          Why We're Polarized (English)

                                                                                                          ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 One of Bill Gates's "5 books to read this summer,"...