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  • Measuring Culture

    by John W. Mohr, Christopher A. Bail, Margaret Frye, Jennifer C. Lena, Omar Lizardo, Terence E. McDonnell, Ann Mische, Iddo Tavory, Frederick F. Wherry ...
    Social scientists seek to develop systematic ways to understand how people make meaning and how the meanings they make shape them and the world in which they live. But how do we measure such processes? Measuring Culture is an essential point of entry for both those new to the field and those who are deeply immersed in the measurement of meaning. Written collectively by a team of leading ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Measuring Culture

    by John W. Mohr, Christopher A. Bail, Margaret Frye, Jennifer C. Lena, Omar Lizardo, Terence E. McDonnell, Ann Mische, Iddo Tavory, Frederick F. Wherry ...
    Social scientists seek to develop systematic ways to understand how people make meaning and how the meanings they make shape them and the world in which they live. But how do we measure such processes? Measuring Culture is an essential point of entry for both those new to the field and those who are deeply immersed in the measurement of meaning. Written collectively by a team of leading ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

    Reconciling Trade in Biotechnology with Environment and Development

    Edited by Christoph Bail, Robert Falkner, Helen Marquard ...
    Modern biotechnology - the controversial manipulation of genes in living organisms - has far-reaching implications for agriculture, human health, trade and the environment. Against the odds, an international treaty governing biosafety and trade in biotechnology was adopted in 2000. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity deals with one of the most important ... Read more

    $75.57 CAD

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  • Two Paths

    America Divided or United

    by John Kasich ...
    When former Ohio governor John Kasich ran for president, his powerful message of hope and togetherness struck a chord with American voters. In Two Paths: America Divided or United, he carries that message forward by reflecting on the tumultuous 2016 campaign, sharing his concerns for America and his hopes for our future, and sounding a clarion call to reason and purpose, humility and dignity, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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  • Why Government Fails So Often

    And How It Can Do Better

    by Peter H. Schuck ...
    How government can implement more successful policies, more oftenFrom healthcare to workplace and campus conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. Ineffective policies are caused by deep structural factors ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The MoveOn Effect

    The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy

    by David Karpf ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Digital Politics
    The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how “netroots” advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ from “legacy” peer organizations. It also explains the partisan character of these technological innovations. ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

  • What a Party!

    My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals

    by Terry McAuliffe, Steve Kettmann ...
    "I thought I knew Terry McAuliffe as well as anyone, but this time he surprised even me. Who knew Terry could sit still long enough to give us a book this good? What a Party! is a must-read for all of us who love politics, believe in public service, and know that laughter is often the best survival strategy."—President Bill Clinton"No one knows more about American politics than Terry McAuliffe. He ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Can Scientists Believe

    Some Examples of the Attitude of Scientists to Religion

    by Sir Nevill Mott ...
    In this collection of thought-provoking essays, a range of distinguished scientists and theologians, men and women, young and old, all with strong scientific training and deeply held religious beliefs, in the Judeao-Christian tradition, give their personal answers.They do not always agree, the views of each contributor being informed both by their particular scientific expertise and religious ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

  • Understanding Caucuses and Primaries

    Simply Put: Civics Lessons, #4

    by Catherine McGrew Jaime ...
    Series Book 4 - Simply Put: Civics Lessons
    Every four years citizens of the United States go to the polling places in November to cast their vote for the next President of the United States. But few realize all that has gone in to the selection of one or both of the main candidates on the ballot. They've heard of primaries and caucuses, but aren't really sure what the difference is. And why are some delegates pledged and some unpledged? ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Corporations and American Democracy

    by Steven A. Bank, Margaret M. Blair, Ruth H. Bloch, Daniel A. Crane, Jessica L. Hennessey, Eric Hilt, Jonathan Levy, Nelson Lichtenstein, Ajay K. Mehrotra, Elizabeth Pollman, John Joseph Wallis, Adam Winkler ...
    Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United and other high-profile cases have sparked passionate disagreement about the proper role of corporations in American democracy. Partisans on both sides have made bold claims, often with little basis in historical facts. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, and political science, Corporations and American Democracy provides the ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Immigration and the State

    Fear, Greed and Hospitality

    by Alex Balch ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines how and why liberalism and human rights have proven insufficient to protect immigrants. Contemporary immigration systems are characterized by increasing complexity and expanding enforcement, and frequently criticized for violating human rights and for causing death, exclusion and exploitation. The ‘migrant crisis’ can also be understood as a crisis of hospitality for liberal ... Read more

    $140.99 CAD

  • Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments

    Edited by Daniela Giannetti, Kenneth Benoit ...
    Series series Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
    This book explores how intra-party politics affects government formation and termination in parliamentary systems, where the norm is the formation of coalition governments.The authors look beyond party cohesion and discipline in parliamentary democracies to take a broader view, assuming a diversity of preferences among party members and then exploring the incentives that give rise to coordinated ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD