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  • Why SNAP Works

    A Political History—and Defense—of the Food Stamp Program

    de Christopher Bosso ...
    The first book to tell the whole story of SNAP and to explain why all Americans should support it.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the nation’s largest government effort for helping low-income Americans obtain an adequate diet. How did SNAP, formerly the food stamp program, evolve from a Depression-era project to use up surplus goods into America’s foundational food assistance ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Framing the Farm Bill

    Interests, Ideology, and Agricultural Act of 2014

    de Christopher J. Bosso ...
    In January 2014, for the first time in the history of federal farm legislation going back to the Great Depression, all four members of the US House of Representatives from Kansas voted against the Farm Bill, despite pleas by the state’s agricultural leaders to support it. Why? The story of the Agricultural Act of 2014, as it unfolds in Framing the Farm Bill, has much to tell us about the complex ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • American Government

    Conflict, Compromise, And Citizenship

    de Christopher J Bosso ...
    "Woven through this text is the unifying theme that American politics represents “conflict and compromise,” in direct opposition to the increasingly commonly held view that all politics is dirty and all politicians are crooks. By presenting a balance of essential factual content with a broad assessment of system dynamics and their policy effects, the authors provide an accessible yet sophisticated ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Governing Uncertainty

    Environmental Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology

    Edición de Christopher Bosso ...
    Nanotechnology promises to transform the materials of everyday life, leading to smaller and more powerful computers, more durable plastics and fabrics, cheap and effective water purification systems, more efficient solar panels and storage batteries, and medical devices capable of tracking down and killing cancer cells or treating neurological diseases. Policy analysts predict a radical change in ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Feeding Cities

    Improving local food access, security, and resilience

    Edición de Christopher Bosso ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
    There is enormous current interest in urban food systems, with a wide array of policies and initiatives intended to increase food security, decrease ecological impacts and improve public health. This volume is a cross-disciplinary and applied approach to urban food system sustainability, health, and equity.The contributions are from researchers working on social, economic, political and ethical ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

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  • Understanding American Politics, Second Edition

    de Stephen Brooks, J. Matthew Wilson, Douglas Koopman ...
    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 ... Leer más

    $56.99 USD

  • Fed Up!

    Our Fight to Save America from Washington

    de Rick Perry ...
    Now, do not misunderstand me, America is great.But we are fed up with being over-taxed and over-regulated. We are tired of being told how much salt to put on our food, what kind of cars we can drive, what kinds of guns we can own, what kind of prayers we are allowed to say and where we can say them, what we are allowed to do to elect political candidates, what kind of energy we can use, what ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Unequal Protection

    How Corporations Became "People"—and How You Can Fight Back

    de Thom Hartmann ...
    "This is a seminal work, a godsend really, a clear message to every citizen about the need to reform our country, laws, and companies." —Paul Hawken, New York Times-bestselling authorNEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDUnequal taxes, unequal accountability for crime, unequal influence, unequal control of the media, unequal access to natural resources—corporations have gained these privileges and more ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

    Second Edition

    de Robert A. Dahl ...
    Series series Castle Lecture Series
    In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, “Why should Americans uphold their constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the Constitution and the democratic principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial issues, including economic equality, racial integration, and women’s ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • U.S. Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

    de Franco Scardino ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Do you really know how the U.S. government operates? Most Americans have simply forgotten what they learned in their high school government class. Providing an updated history and comprehensive overview, Idiot's Guides: U.S. Government & Politics, Second Edition, is written to help readers gain an understanding about the origins of the U.S government, in addition to its complex political system ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Big Picture of U.S. National Government

    de Rick Swanson ...
    The Big Picture of U.S. National Government is a comprehensive introductory text for entry-level political science or civics courses in U.S. national government and politics at the university, community college, or advanced high school level. Written by a political scientist with over een years of practice in civics education, the book offers students a basic yet thorough overview of the history, ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • New York Politics: A Tale of Two States

    de Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, Antoinette Pole ...
    Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, this acclaimed book offers an inside look at how influence is wielded in Albany. The authors--an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on both state politics and political blogging and networking--infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD