American Government and Politics Today
Title | American Government and Politics Today PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara A. Bardes |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Elections |
ISBN | 9780534569440 |
American Government and Politics Today
Title | American Government and Politics Today PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara A. Bardes |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780357458426 |
American Government and Politics Today
Title | American Government and Politics Today PDF eBook |
Author | Steffen W. Schmidt |
Publisher | Wadsworth Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 670 |
Release | 2001-05-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780534571535 |
This thoroughly updated edition of Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes' popular text offers balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The book's overriding theme is the importance of informed active citizenship, and the extensive pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved in the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material; it gives them tools to become good citizens.
American Government and Politics
Title | American Government and Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Singh |
Publisher | SAGE |
Total Pages | 362 |
Release | 2002-11-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1446236463 |
American Government and Politics is a completely new introductory textbook designed and written for all students of politics coming to the subject for the first time. It provides a lively and accessible introduction and guide to all the main features and characteristics of one of the most distinctive and complex contemporary political systems in the world. From the impeachment of Bill Clinton, to the controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election, and the Bush administration′s responses to September 11, students will gain a balanced and critical understanding of all the key issues and debates in contemporary American government and politics today. A number of key underlying themes include: - the nature of American values and identity - the influence of the constitution on political development - the ways in which key governing institutions function to produce domestic and foreign policy. Key features include: - comprehensive glossary of key terms - discussion and summary boxes - web links and guides to further reading Robert Singh is a lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, London. American Government and Politics: A Concise Introduction is the foundation companion text to Contemporary American Politics: Issues and Controversies also published by SAGE. `Rob Singh has written a finely organized and informative textbook that combines to an unusually high degree analytical clarity, accessibility of style and form, and an enlightened scepticism about received wisdom. This is an admirable book′ - Nigel Bowles, St Anne′s College, Oxford `Full of topical information and written with sparkling clarity, this book is a short-cut to excellence for the discriminating student′ - Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, Professor of American History, University of Edinburgh `In American Government and Politics Robert Singh provides an excellent introduction to the subject. His approach is wide ranging, his examples well selected and his style is accessible. It will make an ideal book for introductory and more advanced university courses on US government. I strongly recommend the book to teachers and students′ - Desmond King, Mellon Professor of American Government, University of Oxford `This is a well written and lively book that is an important addition to the ranks of textbooks on American politics. One of its many virtues is its recognition that the textbook today is useful to a student only if it links to the world of web-based resources. Highly recommended′ - Alan Ware, Worcester College, Oxford
American Politics Today (Third Texas Edition)
Title | American Politics Today (Third Texas Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | David T. Canon |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-02-20 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780393920994 |
All the tools students need to understand American politics—with 9 chapters on Texas government and politics. American Politics Today helps students understand the debates and controversies that they encounter in the news by emphasizing conflict and compromise as natural parts of politics. New book features – organized around student learning outcomes – offer an effective way to engage students in U.S. and Texas politics.
American government and politics today : 2006-2007
Title | American government and politics today : 2006-2007 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 532 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN | 9780495096764 |
American Government and Politics Today: Essentials 2013 - 2014 Edition
Title | American Government and Politics Today: Essentials 2013 - 2014 Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara A. Bardes |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | 640 |
Release | 2013-01-09 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781133604372 |
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS, 2013-2014 EDITION inspires readers to join the exciting process of being active, informed citizens. Unbiased, concisely organized, and updated with Election 2012 coverage and a new focus on learning outcomes, the text’s fundamental theme continues to be the importance of participating in active citizenship, emphasizing continual critical thinking about political issues, and encouraging readers to become involved in the political process. With a keen understanding of the needs and interests of today’s learners, the authors incorporate interesting and relevant current examples to stimulate learning and excitement. The text is completely redesigned for even greater reader appeal. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.