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  • Piety, Politics, and Pluralism

    Religion, the Courts, and the 2000 Election

    Piety, Politics, and Pluralism skillfully confronts the question: Is liberal democracy hostile to religion or is it compatible with the rights of believers? Prominent scholars analyze the controversy about religious freedom by examining two areas at the intersection of religion and politics in contemporary American society: the Supreme Court's 1990 decision in Oregon v. Smith and the events of the ... Read more

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  • The New Road to Serfdom

    A Letter of Warning to America

    by Daniel Hannan ...
    A prominent British conservative warns Americans to stop President Obama from leading their country down the path to European-style socialism.In March 2009, British conservative Daniel Hannan became a celebrity overnight when he assailed prime minister Gordon Brown on the floor of the European Parliament. The YouTube clip went viral, leading to whirlwind appearances on FOX News and other ... Read more

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  • Conservatives Without Conscience

    by John W. Dean ...
    On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movementIn Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining ... Read more

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  • Our Divided Political Heart

    The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent

    America today is at a political impasse; we face a nation divided and discontented. Acclaimed political commentator E.J. Dionne argues that Americans can't agree on who we are as a nation because we can't agree on who we've been, or what it is, philosophically and spiritually, that makes us "Americans."Dionne places our current quarrels in the long-standing tradition of struggle between two core ... Read more

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  • The Persistence of the Color Line

    Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency

    A “provocative and richly insightful new book” (The New York Times Book Review) that gives us a shrewd and penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency.Renowned for his insightful, common-sense critiques of racial politics, Randall Kennedy now tackles such hot-button issues as the nature of racial opposition to Obama; ... Read more

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  • The Thirteen American Arguments

    Enduring Debates That Inspire and Define Our Country

    Howard Fineman is one of our best-known and most trusted political journalists. Mixing vivid scenes and figures from the campaign trail with forays into four hundred years of American history, Fineman shows that every debate, from our nation’s founding to the present day, is rooted in one of thirteen arguments that–thankfully–defy resolution. It is the very process of never-ending argument, ... Read more

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  • American Civilization

    An Introduction

    The eighth edition of the hugely successful American Civilization offers students the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment to government and politics, religion, education, sports, media and the arts.Fully and comprehensively updated throughout with regard to events, ... Read more

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  • Engines of Liberty

    The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law

    by David Cole ...
    From the national legal director of the ACLU, an essential guidebook for anyone seeking to stand up for fundamental civil liberties and rightsOne of Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction Books of 2016In an age of executive overreach, what role do American citizens have in safeguarding our Constitution and defending liberty? Must we rely on the federal courts, and the Supreme Court above all, to ... Read more

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  • Understanding American Politics, Second Edition

    Understanding American Politics provides a unique introduction to the contemporary political landscape of the United States by using as its core organizing feature the idea of "American exceptionalism," a concept that is at least as old as Tocqueville's study of American democracy.The second edition of Understanding American Politics maintains the unique strengths of the first edition while ... Read more

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  • Fragile Democracies

    Contested Power in the Era of Constitutional Courts

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Election Law and Democracy
    Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the democratic ascendency of the post-Soviet era is under severe challenge. While fragile democracies in Eastern Europe, Africa, and East Asia face renewed threats, the world has witnessed the failed democratic promises of the Arab Spring. What lessons can be drawn from these struggles? What conditions or institutions are needed to prevent the ... Read more

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  • International Law 1000

    International Law Explained in 1000 Words or Less

    International Law 1000 gives the most succinct description of the international legal system, making it accessible for any reader interested in the subject. From students to journalists, this book will be a great starting point for a clear understanding on how international law works and what its deficiencies are, each chapter requiring only a couple minutes of reading. In 1000 words or less, each ... Read more

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  • Onward, Christian Soldiers

    The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States

    Like a mighty army moves the church of God;Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod.We are not divided, all one body we.One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.-- From the nineteenth-century hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers"What keeps America a country of religious practice and traditional values? How has the U.S. avoided suc-cumbing to total secularism? The answer to these ... Read more

    $15.99 USD