A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created-with lessons for contemporary constitution-buildingWe live in an era of constitution-making.
This major work on Texas politics explores the complicated relations between the politically disorganized Texas blue-collar class and the "e;rich and the fabulously rich,"e; whose interests have been protected by "e;brilliant practitioners of horse trading, guile, the jovial but serious threat, the offer that can't be refused.
During the 1992 presidential campaign, health care reform became a hot issue, paving the way for one of the most important yet ill-fated social policy initiatives in American history: Bill Clinton's 1993 proposal for comprehensive coverage under "e;managed competition.
In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries.
In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially.
Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others.
Touted in his time as one of the ';great men of the West,' Stephen Wallace Dorsey was a Reconstruction carpetbagger who went to Arkansas and finagled and bribed his way into getting elected to the US Senate after living only two years in the state before heading West to seek his fortune.
Workable Sisterhood is an empirical look at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade.
Uncle Sam's Plantation is an incisive look at how government manipulates, controls, and ultimately devastates the lives of the poorand what Americans must do to stop it.
Former President Reagan, long remembered as the Great Communicator, never was at a loss for words, and his profound wisdom and wit are presented in this unique, impactful book covering more than fifty years from Hollywood to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond.
Jeffers' book chronicles Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong quests and expeditionsthrilling and often dangerous journeys that produced much important scientific research and took him across North America, South America, and Africa.
In this revealing and beautifully written memoir, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, recounts his complex relationship with his older half-brother, President Barack Obama, including their first meeting in Kenya over twenty years ago.
The Cowboy President: How the American West Transformed Theodore Roosevelt details how his time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, but more importantly, how it transformed him into the man etched onto Mount Rushmore, a man who is still rated as one of the top five Presidents in American history.
On February 24, 1838, Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley was killed in Maryland by another Congressman from Kentucky in one of the last duels to take place in the United States.
Democracia y desplazamiento durante la guerra civil colombiana es uno de los pocos libros disponibles en inglés y en español que ofrecen una visión integral sobre la guerra civil colombiana y la guerra contra las drogas.
Thrilling and informative guide to the life and death of JFKIdeal for fans of In Cold Blood and Oliver Stone's JFKRevised and expanded version of DiEugenio's original bookTwenty years ago, before the ages of Obama and Trump, James DiEugenio wrote the first edition of Destiny Betrayed.
A través de diversas exploraciones del vínculo entre los cines latinoamericanos y el período de la transición democrática, este libro se propone abrir polémicas, plantear interrogantes, combatir contra lugares comunes, rever nociones y lecturas canonizadas, fomentar la emergencia de categorías analíticas que den cuenta de la complejidad del fenómeno focalizado.
En Teoria politica e historia constitucional, Claudio Contreras sigue una linea de investigacion que inicio con su tesis doctoral defendida en la Universidad Nacional de Plata.
