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U.S. Elections (English)
The U.S. Election collection reflects the history as well as the process involved in elections in the United States. An election is a process which a population chooses an individual to hold public office, it embodies the idea of democracy. Therefore, it is a great resource for programs involving democracy, civil society, and U.S. Elections events.
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This collection contains: 38 books, 2 DVDs
Products inside this collection
Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation (English)
Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans,...
American Cultural Shifts: Examining the Issues That Are Tearing Our Country Apart (English)
History has shown us that great world powers don't fail because of lack of food, too much debt, a...
American Political Parties and Elections: a Very Short Introduction (English)
Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the...
Bases Loaded: How US Presidential Campaigns Are Changing and Why It Matters (English)
Over the past few decades, political campaign strategy in US elections has experienced a...
Campaigns and Elections American Style: The Changing Landscape of Political Campaigns (English)
The only book on the market combining academic with practitioner perspectives on the management...
Campaign Talk: Why Elections Are Good for Us (English)
Roderick Hart may be among the few Americans who believe that what politicians say in a campaign...
Controversies in Voting Behavior (English)
Despite all that scholars have learned about voting behavior, significant questions persist....
Dancing Without Partners: How Candidates, Parties, and Interest Groups Interact in the Presidential Campaign (English)
Political parties, interest groups, and candidate campaigns all pursue similar goals in...
Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (English)
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic—and what we can do about it Democracy...
Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do about It (English)
America faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools,...
From Votes to Victory: Winning and Governing the White House in the 21st Century (English)
This volume examines the challenges of winning the White House and becoming president in the...
How the Right Lost Its Mind (English)
"Bracing and immediate." - The Washington Post Once at the center of the American conservative...
Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College (English)
"Wegman combines in-depth historical analysis and insight into contemporary politics to present a...
Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections (English)
Modern Political Campaigns brings together academic, practical, and interviews to help understand...
Neck and Neck to the White House: The Closest Presidential Elections, 1796-2000 (English)
Close presidential elections in the United States are measured, evaluated and remembered primarily...
New Directions in the American Presidency (English)
The third edition of New Directions in the American Presidency provides important updates on all...
Peril (English)
The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of...
Political Behavior of the American Electorate (English)
The 2020 elections took place under intense political polarization, uncertain economic conditions,...
Predicting Presidential Elections and Other Things, Second Edition (English)
"It's the economy, stupid," as Democratic strategist James Carville would say. After many years of...
Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics (English)
This classic text argues that the institutional rules of the presidential election process, in...
Presidential Leadership in Political Time (English)
Renowned scholar Stephen Skowronek's insights have fundamentally altered our understanding of the...
Red Fighting Blue: How Geography and Electoral Rules Polarize American Politics (English)
The national electoral map has split into warring regional bastions of Republican red and...
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do (English)
On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results...
Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every American (English)
Laboratories of Autocracy walked through the hidden breadth, depth, and intensity of the...
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (English)
In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a...
The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy (English)
What an intensely divisive election means for American politics The year 2020 was a tumultuous...
The Campaign Manager: Running and Winning Local Elections (English)
Successful campaign manager and three-time mayor of Ashland, Oregon, Catherine Shaw presents the...
The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns (English)
The use of wedge issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and immigration has become standard...
The Political Campaign Desk Reference: A Guide for Campaign Managers, Professionals and Candidates Running for Office (English)
Used in campaigns and classrooms throughout the United States, The Political Campaign Desk...
The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States (English)
Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the...
The Supreme Court and Elections: ...Into the Political Thicket (English)
Voting is simple in the United States, right? The process of voting (organizing, running and...
The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns (English)
UPDATED FOR THE 2016 ELECTION The book Politico calls " Moneyball for politics" shows how...
The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage (English)
To a degree unique among democracies, the United States has always placed responsibility for...
Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy (English)
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story...
Vital Statistics on American Politics (English)
There is no other source that provides in one place the wide range and depth of insight found in...
Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and Turnout in the United States (English)
Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and...
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? (English)
A New Statesman Book of the Year "America's greatest historian of democracy now offers an...
