Drawing on interviews and archival research, Greenstein shows how Eisenhower created a new style of political leadership, in which delicate private negotiations were shielded by folksy public evasiveness. This edition includes developments in the study of the Eisenhower presiden…
A classic of American government, Who's Running America? continues to demonstrate how power is concentrated in large institutions no matter who inhabits the White House. The eighth edition of this best-selling text focuses on the Obama administration and the ways in which it is …
"Democratization" provides an in-depth investigation into the causes of democracy. The author analyses and compares data from 170 countries, in order to construct a compelling argument, concluding that democratization is closely linked to resource distribution. Vanhanen uses da…
"India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, 7/e" is the authoritative textbook on India. The text discusses India's political and economic development, its experiences with democracy, its foreign policy, and its institutional structure. Kochanek and Hardgrave do a ve…
Lithuania restored her independence, after half a century of Soviet occupation, in the aftermath of the failed Moscow coup in August 1991. As the multi-national Soviet state disintegrated, Lithuania evolved, without war or violence from a communist state. This title concerns Lit…
"The New British Politics" is one of the most comprehensive and successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now available in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, this clear, lively and authoritative text has an emphasis on law and order and the historical…
How does New Labour compare with old Labour? What can we learn about the current Government by looking at its predecessor? How does New Labour interpret the record of old Labour in power? We are constantly told that New Labour forms an historic departure from the traditions of t…
This text explores American democracy using well-developed stories and highlighting debates that have shaped the country's politics. It views aspects of government and politics through the four theoretical perspectives of Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton and Lincoln.
