Constitution: government and the state

A riveting portrait of President Bush as he broadens the war on terror overseas—and plunges into high-stakes political battles at home"e;They misunderestimated me,"e; George W.

Problems of regionalism have not received much attention from historians, who have been primarily concerned with central Canada.

Who should decide what is constitutional?

Ronald Reagans inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and, later, at the U.

The most important link between labour and the NDP is the direct party affiliation of union locals.

Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.

This volume combines 24 essays by a remarkable group of leading Canadian political scientists.

This book offers a fresh, accessible and original interpretation of the modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence and nature of democracy.

Volume Two of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

The Lord did not come as a political deliverer or social reformer.

Based on diverse sorts of data and fieldwork in India, this book analyses how the poor participate in a democracy.

This book explores the extent to which contemporary international law expects states to take into account the interests of others - namely third states or their citizens - when they form and implement their policies, negotiate agreements, and generally conduct their relations with other states.

In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.

This book argues that voters'' willingness to hold lawmakers accountable produces insights into legislative organization, behavior and output.

Constituent power is the power to create new constitutions.

Explains the compatibility of economic development and democracy in the United States during industrialization.

Questions if voters would vote differently if it were illegal to discriminate in voting?

Constitutionalism under Stress reflects on comparative constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe through the work of eminent constitutional scholar Wojciech Sadurski.

Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War.

Hacking the Electorate is the most comprehensive study to date about the consequences of campaigns using microtargeting databases to mobilize voters in elections.

Robert Young discusses the ways in which Canadians might reconstitute their country after Quebec separates and considers possible political and economic arrangements between Quebec and Canada - the "e;association"e; aspect of sovereignty-association - including the breakdown of economic cooperation.

The creation of the Egyptian monarchy in 1922, under King Fuad II, opened contests and debates over fundamental cultural questions, particularly definitions of Egyptian modernity, rule and identity.

Reclaiming Constitutionalism articulates an argument for why the constitutional phenomenon remains attached to the state despite the recent advent of theories of global constitutionalism.

Exploring marketization, local practices, and protests, this book shows how market-driven subsistence threats can be powerful loci for resistance movements.

The book liberates James Madison from Madisonian Constitutionalism and focuses on Madison''s treatment of the problem of constitutional imperfection.

The essays in this volume (22 in English, 5 in French), examine themes important to the late Professor Paltiel, including individual vs.

The first English-language scholarly book to provide an overview of the Angela Merkel''s career and influence.

Culminating a decade of conferences that have explored presidential speech, The Prospect of Presidential Rhetoric assesses progress and suggests directions for both the practice of presidential speech and its study.

A study of the state and international relations of Zimbabwe from the perspective of their citizens.

In These Estimable Courts, Damon M.

At a time of unprecedented national power, why do so many Americans believe that our nationhood is fragile and precarious?

We use text analysis and experimental methods to explore Americans'' stereotypes of partisans and how those influence partisan polarization.

Based on 20 years of research, including an examination of the papers of eight of the nine Justices who voted in Roe v.

This book provides a detailed examination of the life and legal legacy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, including a discussion of the many legal cases in which he was involved.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history"e; (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J.

Davis discusses the increasing role of interest groups, the press, and the public, whose role is not prescribed in the Constitution, in the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices and how it affects the process.

Charting 250 years of history, the 8th edition of this constitutional companion shows students just how revolutionary the Constitution was-and how relevant it remains today.

The Origins of the English Parliament is a magisterial account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period.

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Anxious Politics argues that political anxiety affects the news we consume, who we trust, and what public policies we support.

Brexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind?

An indispensable resource for all readers, this book summarizes the founding of America alongside the personal and public life of one of America's most influential Founders through a comprehensive investigation of Hamilton's extensive writings.

The Constitution states that "e;"e;no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States,"e;"e; yet it seems political nobility is as American as apple pie.

In a comprehensive examination of the constitutional systems of Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, Po Jen Yap contributes to a field that has traditionally focussed on Western jurisdictions.

Analyses settlements between Israel and the West-Bank, the Green-Line, exploring the influence of geopolitics and geoeconomics on the production of space.

Filip Reyntjens''s book analyzes political governance in post-genocide Rwanda and focuses on the rise of the authoritarian Rwandan Patriotic Front.