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44 produkter
American Political Cultures
E-bok, 1993
586 kr
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This work challenges the thesis first formulated by de Tocqueville and later systematically developed by Louis Hartz, that American political culture is characterized by a consensus on liberal capitalist values. Ranging over three hundred years of history and drawing upon the seminal work …
Our Nig
or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Av Harriet E. Wilson, Henry Louis Gates Jr. m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
251 kr
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Politics, Policy, And Culture
Av Dennis J Coyle, Richard J Ellis
Inbunden, 2019
1530 kr
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This new set of original case studies is designed to offer an empirical counterpart to Cultural Theory (Westview, 1990 ), the landmark statement of political culture theory authored by Michael Thompson, Richard Ellis, and Aaron Wildavsky, and to extend and challenge the analysis developed there.
Politics, Policy, And Culture
Av Dennis J Coyle, Richard J Ellis
Häftad, 2021
505 kr
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This new set of original case studies is designed to offer an empirical counterpart to Cultural Theory (Westview, 1990 ), the landmark statement of political culture theory authored by Michael Thompson, Richard Ellis, and Aaron Wildavsky, and to extend and challenge the analysis developed there. …
Culture Matters
Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky
Av Richard J Ellis, Michael Thompson
Inbunden, 2019
2525 kr
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Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Culture theory was the focal point of the late Aaron Wildavsky's teaching and research for the last decade of his life, a life that profoundly affected many …
Culture Matters
Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky
Av Michael Thompson, Richard J Ellis
E-bok, 2018
1004 kr
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Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Cultural theory was the focal point of the late Aaron Wildavsky’s teaching and research for the last decade of his life, a life that profoundly affected many …
Cultural Theory
Av Mary Wildavsky, Aaron Wildavsky m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
1004 kr
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Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors contend, should start with these questions, and the answers, given different historical conditions, should apply equally …
Culture Matters
Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky
Av Michael Thompson, Richard J Ellis
E-bok, 2018
983 kr
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Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Cultural theory was the focal point of the late Aaron Wildavsky’s teaching and research for the last decade of his life, a life that profoundly affected many …
Cultural Theory
Av Mary Wildavsky, Aaron Wildavsky m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
1004 kr
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Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors contend, should start with these questions, and the answers, given different historical conditions, should apply equally …
Dark Side of the Left
Illiberal Egalitarianism in America
Häftad, 1998
419 kr
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Why do people who identify themselves as liberal or egalitarian sometimes embrace intolerance or even preach violence? This book examines the illiberal tendencies of egalitarian movements in American history, from the radical abolitionists of the 1830s, to the New Left activists of the 1960s.
Democratic Delusions
The Initiative Process in America
Häftad, 2002
334 kr
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A critical analysis of the statewide initiative process in the United States, challenging readers to look beyond populist rhetoric and face political reality. Through prose, anecdotes and historical context, Richard Ellis seeks to reveal the ""dark side"" of direct democracy.
Presidential Travel
The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush
Inbunden, 2008
689 kr
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In office less than half a year, President George Washington undertook an arduous month-long tour of New England to promote his new government and to dispel fears of monarchy. More than two hundred years later, American presidents still regularly traverse the country to advance their political …
Judging the Boy Scouts of America
Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
Häftad, 2014
304 kr
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As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of association collides with the equally cherished principle that every individual should be free from …
Judging the Boy Scouts of America
Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
E-bok, 2014
367 kr
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As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of association collides with the equally cherished principle that every individual should be free from …
Presidential Lightning Rods
The Politics of Blame Avoidance
Häftad, 2021
344 kr
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Choice Outstanding TitleH. R. Haldeman, President Nixon's former chief of staff, is said to have boasted: "Every president needs a son of a bitch, and I'm Nixon's. I'm his buffer and I'm his bastard. I get done what he wants done and I take the heat instead of him."Richard Ellis explores the widely …
Lincoln's Last Card
The Emancipation Proclamation As a Case of Command
Inbunden, 2025
826 kr
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A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln's last resort after his failure to persuade a divided country.There is a certain comfort in being able to see Lincoln—or any president—simply as either a hero or a villain. …
Lincoln's Last Card
The Emancipation Proclamation As a Case of Command
Häftad, 2025
313 kr
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A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln's last resort after his failure to persuade a divided country.There is a certain comfort in being able to see Lincoln—or any president—simply as either a hero or a villain. …
Lincoln's Last Card
The Emancipation Proclamation as a Case of Command
E-bok, 2025
375 kr
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A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln’s last resort after his failure to persuade a divided country. There is a certain comfort in being able to see Lincoln—or any president—simply as either a hero or a villain. …
To the Flag
The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance
E-bok, 2005
436 kr
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Winner: Langum Prize Gustavus Myers Book Awards, Honorable Mention For over one hundred years, it has been deeply ingrained in American culture. Saluting the flag in public schools began as part of a national effort to Americanize immigrants, its final six words imbuing it with universal hope and …
Presidential Travel
The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush
E-bok, 2008
323 kr
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In office less than half a year, President George Washington undertook an arduous month-long tour of New England to promote his new government and to dispel fears of monarchy. More than two hundred years later, American presidents still regularly traverse the country to advance their political …
Old Tip Vs. the Sly Fox
The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation
Häftad, 2025
402 kr
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Usually remembered for its slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too,” the election of 1840 is also the first presidential election of which it might be truly said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Tackling a contest best known for log cabins, cider barrels, and catchy songs, this timely volume reveals that the …
Presidential Travel
The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush
E-bok, 2008
323 kr
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In office less than half a year, President George Washington undertook an arduous month-long tour of New England to promote his new government and to dispel fears of monarchy. More than two hundred years later, American presidents still regularly traverse the country to advance their political …
Judging Executive Power
Sixteen Supreme Court Cases that Have Shaped the American Presidency
Inbunden, 2009
1569 kr
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George W. Bush's presidency has helped accelerate a renewed interest in the legal or formal bases of presidential power. It is now abundantly clear that presidential power is more than the sum of bargaining, character, and rhetoric. Presidential power also inheres in the Constitution or at least …
Judging Executive Power
Sixteen Supreme Court Cases that Have Shaped the American Presidency
Häftad, 2009
603 kr
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George W. Bush's presidency has helped accelerate a renewed interest in the legal or formal bases of presidential power. It is now abundantly clear that presidential power is more than the sum of bargaining, character, and rhetoric. Presidential power also inheres in the Constitution or at least …
Judging Executive Power
Sixteen Supreme Court Cases That Have Shaped the American Presidency
E-bok, 2009
574 kr
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George W. Bush''s presidency has helped accelerate a renewed interest in the legal or formal bases of presidential power. It is now abundantly clear that presidential power is more than the sum of bargaining, character, and rhetoric. Presidential power also inheres in the Constitution or at least …
Culture Matters
Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky
Av Richard J Ellis, Michael Thompson
Häftad, 1997
856 kr
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Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Cultural theory was the focal point of the late Aaron Wildavsky’s teaching and research for the last decade of his life, a life that profoundly affected many …
Cultural Theory
Av Aaron Wildavsky, Mary Wildavsky m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
856 kr
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Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors contend, should start with these questions, and the answers, given different historical conditions, should apply equally …
Historian in Chief
How Presidents Interpret the Past to Shape the Future
Av Seth Cotlar, Richard J. Ellis
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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Presidents shape not only the course of history but also how Americans remember and retell that history. From the Oval Office they instruct us what to respect and what to reject in our past. They regale us with stories about who we are as a people, and tell us whom in the pantheon of greats we …
Historian in Chief
How Presidents Interpret the Past to Shape the Future
Av Richard J. Ellis, Seth Cotlar
E-bok, 2019
597 kr
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Presidents shape not only the course of history but also how Americans remember and retell that history. From the Oval Office they instruct us what to respect and what to reject in our past. They regale us with stories about who we are as a people, and tell us whom in the pantheon of greats we …
