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  • The Limits of Party

    Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era

    de James M. Curry, Frances E. Lee ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    To many observers, Congress has become a deeply partisan institution where ideologically-distinct political parties do little more than engage in legislative trench warfare. A zero-sum, winner-take-all approach to congressional politics has replaced the bipartisan comity of past eras. If the parties cannot get everything they want in national policymaking, then they prefer gridlock and stalemate ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Legislating in the Dark

    Information and Power in the House of Representatives

    de James M. Curry ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    Political science scholar James M. Curry explores the inner workings of Congress's House of Representatives in this thought-provoking analysis.The 2009 financial stimulus bill ran to more than 1,100 pages, yet it wasn't even given to Congress in its final form until thirteen hours before debate was set to begin, and it was passed twenty-eight hours later. How are representatives expected to digest ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Congress and Its Members

    de Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, Eric Schickler, James M. Curry ...
    Congress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 20th edition, the book offers comprehensive and current coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election.The 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 ... Leer más

    $87.99 USD

  • Understanding American Legislatures

    The Need for Interpretive-Qualitative Research

    de James M. Curry ...
    Series series Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods
    In this passionately argued book, James M. Curry introduces legislative scholars to the value and importance of interpretive research. His field guide for getting started on using an interpretive approach is designed so that the reader can understand a new methodological approach, not just new methods or “tools” within a singular approach.Weaving in his own story from student to scholar, Curry ... Leer más

    $54.99 USD

  • The Man Who Sued the Governor, and other tales of Northern New Mexico

    de James M. Curry ...
    "The Man Who Sued the Governor" is the featured introduction to a collection of short stories told by Jim Curry, a 70-year native from the high country in northern New Mexico. Some of his stories are true personal experiences, some are nearly true, and he says the rest ought to be true. It is hard to tell where the truth ends and fiction begins. There is both humor and tragedy, sometimes side by ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    de Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...
    Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • Insecure Majorities

    Congress and the Perpetual Campaign

    de Frances E. Lee ...
    "[A] tour de force. Building upon her argument in Beyond Ideology, she adds an important wrinkle into the current divide between the parties in Congress." — Perspectives on PoliticsAs Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Party Wars

    Polarization and the Politics of National Policy Making

    de Barbara Sinclair ...
    Series series The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
    Party Wars is the first book to describe how the ideological gulf now separating the two major parties developed and how today’s fierce partisan competition affects the political process and national policy.Barbara Sinclair traces the current ideological divide to changes in the Republican party in the 1970s and 1980s, including the rise of neoconservativism and the Religious Right. Because of ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

    Edición de Jacob R. Straus, Matthew E. Glassman ...
    Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Winner-Take-All Politics

    How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class

    de Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson ...
    A groundbreaking work that identifies the real culprit behind one of the great economic crimes of our time— the growing inequality of incomes between the vast majority of Americans and the richest of the rich.We all know that the very rich have gotten a lot richer these past few decades while most Americans haven’t. In fact, the exorbitantly paid have continued to thrive during the current ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Our Time Is Now

    Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

    de Stacey Abrams ...
    From New York Times bestselling author of Lead From The Outside and political leader Stacey Abrams, a blueprint to end voter suppression, empower our citizens, and take back our country."With each page, she inspires and empowers us to create systems that reflect a world in which all voices are heard and all people believe and feel that they matter." **—**Kerry WashingtonA recognized expert on fair ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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  • Havana Blue

    de Leonardo Padura ...
    Traducido por Peter Bush ...
    Series series Mario Conde Investigates
    The previous two Padura novels, Havana Red and Havana Black were widely praised in the US and the UK and are in their third reprints. They are Bitter Lemon’s best selling titles with sales of over 15,000. Padura’s masterful prose and eye for detail evoke the Havana that millions of tourists have come to know: crumbling architecture, peeling paintwork and a pulsating, searing sensuality beneath the ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD