Constitution: government and the state

These essays by political scientists provide “an effective snapshot of where the presidency appears to be heading in the 21st century .

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

Tennesseans pioneered innovations in self-government beginning in 1772, and they have continued to do so since the enactment of their first formal constitution in 1796.

The true story of an Alaska Native village destroyed by flooding and erosion caused by climate change-and how they fought for help.

With the Mayflower Compact and Gettysburg Address, word for word.

The Arkansas State Constitution provides an outstanding historical account of Arkansas's five different constitutions, conventions, and amendments.

A study of the Supreme Court tenure of the only US president to serve as chief justice provides a unique perspective on 1920s America.

From small-scale experiments, deliberative mini-publics have recently taken a constitutional turn in Europe.

For well over two centuries, the United States Constitution has served as a charter for a free, democratic government and for a country that has risen from a dicey political experiment to an economic and political superpower.

In The Louisiana State Constitution, Lee Hargrave provides a compehensive history and provision-by-provision commentary of the state's current constitution.

Acclaim for Armey's Axioms"e;As I read Armeys Axioms, my mind immediately went to the man from Springfield, Abraham Lincoln, who cloaked brilliant wisdom with grace and good humor that had its roots in the heartland of America.

The Michigan State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter.

The first full-length biography of the well-connected, but nearly forgotten frontier politician of antebellum America.

Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics.

A study of the rivalry between two American politicians and how it transformed them & the nation they sought to lead in the dark days before the Civil War.

"e;An essential starting point for those assessing the Obama presidency.

In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies.

A fascinating manifesto, proposing that the world should be split into smaller regions to distribute power more evenly.

How our dominant Christian worldview shapes everything from personal behavior to public policy (and what to do about it)Over the centuries, Christianity has accomplished much which is deserving of praise.

How our dominant Christian worldview shapes everything from personal behavior to public policy (and what to do about it)Over the centuries, Christianity has accomplished much which is deserving of praise.