Indigenous people: governance and politics

The burden of addressing the problems of urban society fall increasingly on cities as the federal government cuts back domestic spending.

New York City's municipal government is the largest and most complex in the nation, perhaps in the world.

Whether in the northern provinces of Argentina, the central states of Mexico, or the southern states of the United States, less-than-democratic subnational regimes are often found within democratic national political systems.

Whether in the northern provinces of Argentina, the central states of Mexico, or the southern states of the United States, less-than-democratic subnational regimes are often found within democratic national political systems.

This groundbreaking study of the politics of secession combines traditional political history with current work in anthropology and gender and ritual studies.

Until recently, the study of legislative leadership has been the study of men.

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We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry.

We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry.

The idea of sovereignty and the debates that surround it are not merely of historical, academic, or legal interest: they are also potent, vibrant issues and as current and relevant as today's front page news in the United States and in other Western democracies.

The idea of sovereignty and the debates that surround it are not merely of historical, academic, or legal interest: they are also potent, vibrant issues and as current and relevant as today's front page news in the United States and in other Western democracies.

Most Americans pay little attention to the massive number of elections that occur at the state level every year.

Most Americans pay little attention to the massive number of elections that occur at the state level every year.

The impact of legacies and memories on social movements has been paid only limited attention in what is now a sizeable literature.

The impact of legacies and memories on social movements has been paid only limited attention in what is now a sizeable literature.

In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "e;military-industrial complex"e; so powerful that it threatened to warp America's political institutions and economy.

In his 1961 Farewell Address, President Eisenhower famously referred to the emergence of a "e;military-industrial complex"e; so powerful that it threatened to warp America's political institutions and economy.

In the past thirty years, women's representation and gender equality has developed unevenly in Latin America.

In the past thirty years, women's representation and gender equality has developed unevenly in Latin America.

Judicial review by Israel's Supreme Court over actions of Israeli authorities in the territories occupied by Israel in 1967 is an important element in Israel's legal and political control of these territories.

Judicial review by Israel's Supreme Court over actions of Israeli authorities in the territories occupied by Israel in 1967 is an important element in Israel's legal and political control of these territories.

A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.

A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.

The foundings of constitutional democracies are commonly traced to singular moments.

In The Georgia State Constitution, the authors offer a detailed description of the creation and development of Georgia's constitution.

In The Georgia State Constitution, the authors offer a detailed description of the creation and development of Georgia's constitution.

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

State takeovers of local governments have garnered national attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

State takeovers of local governments have garnered national attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a threat that any state refusing to set up a health insurance exchange would lose control to the federal government.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a threat that any state refusing to set up a health insurance exchange would lose control to the federal government.

The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century.

The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century.

Over the second half of the 20th century, American politics was reorganized around race as the tenuous New Deal coalition frayed and eventually collapsed.

Over the second half of the 20th century, American politics was reorganized around race as the tenuous New Deal coalition frayed and eventually collapsed.

For Kennedy devotees, as well as readers unfamiliar with the "e;lion of the Senate,"e; this book presents the compelling story of Edward Kennedy's unexpected rise to become one of the most consequential legislators in American history and a passionate defender of progressive values, achieving legislative compromises across the partisan divide.

For Kennedy devotees, as well as readers unfamiliar with the "e;lion of the Senate,"e; this book presents the compelling story of Edward Kennedy's unexpected rise to become one of the most consequential legislators in American history and a passionate defender of progressive values, achieving legislative compromises across the partisan divide.

Contemporary debate over the legacy of racial integration in the United States rests between two positions that are typically seen as irreconcilable.

Contemporary debate over the legacy of racial integration in the United States rests between two positions that are typically seen as irreconcilable.

In These Estimable Courts, Damon M.

Pakistan was born as the creation of elite Urdu-speaking Muslims who sought to govern a state that would maintain their dominance.

Pakistan was born as the creation of elite Urdu-speaking Muslims who sought to govern a state that would maintain their dominance.

Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric focused on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York.

Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric focused on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York.

The Sinews of State Power seeks to explain why rural China has been so unstable since 2000, despite numerous national reforms.

The Sinews of State Power seeks to explain why rural China has been so unstable since 2000, despite numerous national reforms.

The foundings of constitutional democracies are commonly traced to singular moments.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century.

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