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  • Pet Politics

    The Political and Legal Lives of Cats, Dogs, and Horses in Canada and the United States

    by Susan Hunter, Richard A. Brisbin ...
    Series series New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
    Although scholars in the disciplines of law, psychology, philosophy, and sociology have published a considerable number of prescriptive, normative, and theoretical studies of animals in society, Pet Politics presents the first study of the development of companion animal or pet law and policy in Canada and the United States by political scientists. The authors examine how people and governments ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • West Virginia Politics and Government

    by Richard A. Brisbin Jr., John C. Kilwein, L. Christopher Plein ...
    Series series Politics and Governments of the American States
    Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state’s government, this third edition of West Virginia Politics and Government offers a comprehensive and pointed study of the ability of the state’s government to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population. ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

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  • Corporations Are Not People

    Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations

    by Jeffrey D. Clements ...
    A revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to overturning Citizens United.Since the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that the rights of things—money and corporations—matter more than the rights of people, America has faced a crisis of democracy. In this timely and thoroughly updated second edition, Jeff Clements describes the strange history of this bizarre ruling, its ongoing ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New York Politics: A Tale of Two States

    by Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, Antoinette Pole ...
    Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, this acclaimed book offers an inside look at how influence is wielded in Albany. The authors--an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on both state politics and political blogging and networking--infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Gamble

    Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition

    by John Sides, John Sides, Lynn Vavreck, Lynn Vavreck ...
    A unique "moneyball" look at the 2012 U.S. presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest—and what was just hype? In this groundbreaking book, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck tell the dramatic story of the election—with a big difference. Using an unusual ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Hollow Hope

    Can Courts Bring About Social Change?

    by Gerald N. Rosenberg ...
    Presents a powerful argument for the limitations of judicial action to support significant social reform—now updated with new data and analysis.Since its first publication in 1991, The Hollow Hope has spurred debate and challenged assumptions on both the left and the right about the ability of courts to bring about durable political and social change. What Gerald N. Rosenberg argued then, and what ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Divided States of America

    Why Federalism Doesn't Work

    by Donald F. Kettl ...
    Why federalism is pulling America apart—and how the system can be reformedFederalism was James Madison's great invention. An innovative system of power sharing that balanced national and state interests, federalism was the pragmatic compromise that brought the colonies together to form the United States. Yet, even beyond the question of slavery, inequality was built into the system because ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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  • Texas vs. California

    A History of Their Struggle for the Future of America

    by Kenneth P. Miller ...
    Texas and California are the leaders of Red and Blue America. As the nation has polarized, its most populous and economically powerful states have taken charge of the opposing camps. These states now advance sharply contrasting political and policy agendas and view themselves as competitors for control of the nation's future. Kenneth P. Miller provides a detailed account of the rivalry's emergence ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Plutocrats United

    Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections

    by Richard L. Hasen ...
    Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The right protests that the real aim of campaign limits is to suppress political activity and protect incumbents. Meanwhile, money flows freely on both sides. In Plutocrats United, Richard Hasen argues that both left and right avoid the key issue of the new ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Governors' Lobbyists

    Federal-State Relations Offices and Governors Associations in Washington

    by Prof. Jennifer M. Jensen ...
    Today, approximately half of all American states have lobbying offices in Washington, DC, where governors are also represented by their own national, partisan, and regional associations. Jennifer M. Jensen’s The Governors’ Lobbyists draws on quantitative data, archival research, and more than 100 in-depth interviews to detail the political development of this constellation of advocacy ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • The Logic of American Politics

    by Samuel H. Kernell, Gary C. Jacobson, Thad Kousser, Lynn Vavreck, Timothy R. Johnson ...
    Why does the American political system work the way it does?After observing the strains of intense partisanship and divided government, many Americans are wondering what logic, if any, can be found in politics. With both sides of the political spectrum being so different from one another and the scales often tipping in the favor of the opposing party by a fraction of a percentage point, how can ... Read more

    $145.99 CAD

  • Governing States and Localities

    by Kevin B. Smith, Alan H. Greenblatt ...
    The #1 book in the market for state and local politics!The trusted and proven Governing States and Localities guides students through the contentious status of state and local politics, helping them understand the ins and outs of these systems and why they′re important. With engaging journalistic writing and crisp storytelling, Kevin B. Smith and Alan Greenblatt use a comparative approach to ... Read more

    $145.99 CAD