The books in this series are an essential guide to the study of American political life in the 21st century. With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the field of political parties & interest groups, this handbook is a key point of reference for anyone working i…
The books in this series are an essential guide to the study of American political life in the 21st century. With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the field of political parties & interest groups, this handbook is a key point of reference for anyone working i…
Tells the story of Cooper and the Australian Aborigines's League, and their campaign for Aboriginal people's rights. Through petitions to government, letters to other campaigners and organisations, Thinking Black reveals their passionate struggle against dispossession and displa…
With countless regulatory initiatives on the horizon, this book is a must-read for all who are concern about over-regulation and government intrusion in our daily lives.
Policy analysts, academics, journalists, and even politicians lament the influence of money on politics. But in the political economy, politicians often carefully design regulations so that two very different interest groups will be satisfied. The Bootlegger and Baptist theory, …
With countless regulatory initiatives on the horizon, this book is a must-read for all who are concern about over-regulation and government intrusion in our daily lives.
"The politics of gun policy in the United States are dramatic. Against the backdrop of daily gun violence-which claims more than 33,000 lives per year-gun control groups push for stronger regulations, while gun rights groups resist infringements upon their Second Amendment right…
Scott marshals evidence for an American deep state, institutionalized in non-accountable intelligence agencies and private corporations. When the influence of Wall Street and international oil are added, the author argues that these powerful interests form a supranational state,…
"This book explores the tensions between the disability rights groups advocating on behalf of people with intellectual, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders including autism and allied advocacy groups representing parents with children in those communities. These groups diverge …
Introduction -- Intellectual disability and parent activism -- Psychiatric diagnosis, disability, and parent activism -- Autistic identity and parent activism -- Physical disability and parent activism -- Timing, factors affecting the emergence of parent -- Frames and positions …
"This book explores the tensions between the disability rights groups advocating on behalf of people with intellectual, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders including autism and allied advocacy groups representing parents with children in those communities. These groups diverge …
"This book explores the tensions between the disability rights groups advocating on behalf of people with intellectual, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders including autism and allied advocacy groups representing parents with children in those communities. These groups diverge …
