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  • Choosing Truman

    The Democratic Convention of 1944

    by Robert Ferrell ...
    Series Book 1 - GIVE 'EM HELL HARRY
    As Franklin D. Roosevelt's health deteriorated in the months leading up to the Democratic National Convention of 1944, Democratic leaders confronted a dire situation. Given the inevitability of the president's death during a fourth term, the choice of a running mate for FDR was of profound importance. The Democrats needed a man they could trust. They needed Harry S. Truman.Robert Ferrell tells an ... Read more

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    An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

    by Marcus Tullius Cicero ...
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    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political ... Read more

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  • How Canadians Communicate IV

    Media and Politics

    Edited by David Taras, Christopher Waddell ...
    Substantial changes have occurred in the nature of political discourse over the past thirty years. Once, traditional media dominated the political landscape, but in recent years Facebook, Twitter, blogs and Blackberrys have emerged as important tools and platforms for political campaigns. While the Canadian party system has proved surprisingly resilient, the rhythms of political life are now very ... Read more

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  • Fraud of the Century

    Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876

    by Roy Jr. Morris ...
    Series series A Political Memoir Bestseller
    In this major work of popular history and scholarship, acclaimed historian and biographer Roy Morris, Jr, tells the extraordinary story of how, in America’s centennial year, the presidency was stolen, the Civil War was almost reignited, and Black Americans were consigned to nearly ninety years of legalized segregation in the South.The bitter 1876 contest between Ohio Republican governor Rutherford ... Read more

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  • Nixon & Rockefeller

    A Double Portrait

    by Stewart Alsop ...
    A fascinating analysis of two of the most important figures in 1960s American politics, written during their battle for the GOP presidential nomination.Richard Milhous Nixon was one of the most controversial politicians in America's history: a California congressman, senator, vice president, and president who was forced to resign his position as US Chief Executive because of his role in the ... Read more

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  • The Canadian Federal Election of 2006

    Edited by Jon H. Pammett, Christopher Dornan ...
    The Canadian Federal Election of 2006 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election that ended the 12-year Liberal reign in Canadian politics and saw the House of Commons shift from one minority government to another. The chapters, composed by leading political writers, commentators, and pollsters, examine the strategies, successes, and blunders of the major players — the ... Read more

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  • The Front National in France

    Continuity and Change Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen

    by Daniel Stockemer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In light of the transformation of the Front National (FN) to a major player in French politics, this book examines how the unprecedented boost in positive opinions towards the FN as well as its increasing membership and electoral success have been possible. Using a supply and demand framework and a mixed methods approach, the author investigates the development of the FN and compares the “new” FN ... Read more

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  • The Vanishing Voter

    Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

    by Thomas E. Patterson ...
    From the award-winning author of Out of Order—named the best political science book of the last decade by the American Political Science Association—comes this landmark book about why Americans don’t vote.Based on more than 80,000 interviews, The Vanishing Voterinvestigates why—despite a better educated citizenry, the end of racial barriers to voting, and simplified voter registration procedures ... Read more

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  • Henry Wallace's 1948 Presidential Campaign and the Future of Postwar Liberalism

    by Thomas W. Devine ...
    In the presidential campaign of 1948, Henry Wallace set out to challenge the conventional wisdom of his time, blaming the United States, instead of the Soviet Union, for the Cold War, denouncing the popular Marshall Plan, and calling for an end to segregation. In addition, he argued that domestic fascism — rather than international communism — posed the primary threat to the nation. He even ... Read more

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  • Elections in African Developing Democracies

    by Hilary Miezah ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The book explores the organization, conduct and supervision of elections in emerging democracies. It covers the broad spectrum of the democratic electoral process. This project is a synthesis of the author’s practical knowledge and experience in the management of elections with the United Nations and other international organizations in Africa and Asia. The author addresses election practitioners, ... Read more

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  • The Greens in British Politics

    Protest, Anti-Austerity and the Divided Left

    by James Dennison ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explains how the Greens went from obscurity to England’s third largest party in just one year, quadrupling their vote share and securing their place in Britain’s refigured party system on the way. Sophisticated quantitative analyses of the Greens’ voters and members as well as interviews with all of the leading party insiders are used to explain how internal dynamics, changing political ... Read more

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  • Competitive Elections and the American Voter

    by Keena Lipsitz ...
    Series series American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law
    Tight political races with their emotionally charged debates, mud-slinging, and uncertain outcomes are stressful for voters and candidates alike, but that stress may be healthy for democracy. In Competitive Elections and the American Voter, Keena Lipsitz argues that highly contested electoral battles create an environment that allows citizens to make more enlightened decisions.The first book to ... Read more

    $28.99 USD