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“john petrocik”

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  • The Turnout Myth

    Voting Rates and Partisan Outcomes in American National Elections

    by Daron Shaw, John Petrocik ...
    When voter turnout is high, Democrats have an advantage--or so the truism goes. But, it is true? In The Turnout Myth, Daron Shaw and John Petrocik refute the widely held convention that high voter participation benefits Democrats while low involvement helps Republicans. The authors examine over 50 years of presidential, gubernatorial, Senatorial, and House election data to show that there is no ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Unconventional Wisdom

    Facts and Myths About American Voters

    by Karen M. Kaufmann, John R. Petrocik, Daron R. Shaw ...
    Late deciders go for the challenger; turnout helps the Democrats; the gender gap results from a surge in Democratic preference among women--these and many other myths are standard fare among average citizens, political pundits, and even some academics. But are these conventional wisdoms--familiar to anyone who watches Sunday morning talk shows--really valid? Unconventional Wisdom offers a novel ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

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  • Big Fellow, Long Fellow. A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera

    A Joint Biography of Irish politicians Michael Collins and Eamon De Valera

    by T. Ryle Dwyer ...
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  • Michael Collins: The Lost Leader

    A biography of Irish politician Michael Collins

    by Margery Forester ...
    In print continuously for more than thirty years, this book is long established as a reliable and affectionate portrait of Michael Collins.First, published in 1971, its great strength is that the author was able to interview Collins' surviving contemporaries and was offered unrestricted access to personal and family material.Michael Collins: The Lost Leader has been praised by authorities such as ... Read more

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  • Against the Tide

    The widely acclaimed autobiography of Irish politician and doctor Noël Browne

    by Noël Browne ...
    'Against the Tide' is a story told with honesty and great emotion; the narrative of a life in which tragedy and good fortune succeeded each other with bewildering speed. After training as a doctor, Noël Browne experienced at first hand the devastating ravages of tuberculosis both personally and professionally. Drawn to politics, he was appointed Minister for Health on his first day in the Dáil at ... Read more

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  • The Ruling Elite of Singapore

    Networks of Power and Influence

    by Michael D. Barr ...
    Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial ... Read more

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  • John A. Costello The Reluctant Taoiseach

    A Biography of John A. Costello

    by David McCullagh ...
    John A. Costello remains the most elusive of our former Taoisigh, despite his enormous contribution to Irish history. He declared the Republic, led the country's first ever coalition government, and faced the Mother and Child Crisis. A surprise choice who battled against taking the job, Costello was the Reluctant Taoiseach. Historian and political correspondent David McCullagh charts the life of ... Read more

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  • In America

    Tales from Trump Country

    by Caitríona Perry ...
    As RTÉ's Washington correspondent, Caitríona Perry has earned a reputation as a reliable source of truth as the world tries to make sense of the maelstrom of shocking headlines emanating from Donald Trump's America. In her first book, she goes beyond the news reports and delves into the American heartland where she witnessed his rise at first hand, while others were blindsided by his victory. ... Read more

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  • UKIP

    Inside the Campaign to Redraw the Map of British Politics

    by Matthew Goodwin, Caitlin Milazzo ...
    The UK Independence Party (Ukip) is the most significant new force in British politics for a generation. Under the leadership of Nigel Farage, the party has enjoyed a remarkable rise, winning the 2014 European Parliament elections as well as two parliamentary by-elections, and attracting mainstream defectors to achieve major party status. By the time of the 2015 general election, Farage and Ukip ... Read more

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  • 50 Dáil Debates that Shaped the Nation

    Standing by the Republic

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    From the debates of the 1950s that were strikingly similar to what we face today – struggles against bankruptcy, emigration and abuse of power by the State – through the wars in the 70s and 80s over divorce and abortion, to the Jacobean dramas surrounding the fall of Haughey in the 1990s, this essential book finally traces the fall of the first Republic via the tragic-comic dénouement of the Cowen ... Read more

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  • New Faces, New Voices

    The Hispanic Electorate in America

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Marisa A. Abrajano ...
    A comprehensive look at Hispanic voters in the United StatesMaking up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic politics? Who are Hispanic voters? What are ... Read more

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