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American Presidential Statecraft - From Isolationism to Internationalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ronald E. Powaski American Presidential Statecraft - From Isolationism to Internationalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ronald E. Powaski
R3,210 Discovery Miles 32 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the presidency in twentieth century America and explores why some presidents succeed as makers of U.S. foreign policy while others fail, sometimes tragically. It explores each president's ability to apply his skills to a foreign policy issue in the face of opposition that may come from a variety of sources, including the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the press, and often their own in-house advisers. This volume in particular focuses on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.

Democracy's Big Day - The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013 (Hardcover): Jim Bendat Democracy's Big Day - The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013 (Hardcover)
Jim Bendat
R644 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every four years, the world watches as the United States passes the title and power of the presidency from one person to another in a peaceful and orderly manner. With a formal ceremony, a large parade, and gala inaugural balls, it's a big, colorful show-one rich with history, tradition, and ritual.

Through a compilation of vignettes, author Jim Bendat chronicles all of Inauguration Day's historic events. Democracy's Big Day tells stories about the outgoing and incoming presidents who did not get along, the chief justices who improperly administered the presidential oath, the vice president who showed up to the ceremony drunk, and the nine occasions in which the United States had an unplanned and unanticipated inauguration-often for a nation in mourning.

"Democracy's Big Day" presents a comprehensive history of presidential inaugurations-from George Washington through Barack Obama. From the morning White House coffee gathering to the evening's parties, the author provides a captivating look at what is truly democracy's biggest day.

Ethnic Politics, Regime Support and Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Julian Bernauer Ethnic Politics, Regime Support and Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Julian Bernauer
R2,424 R1,892 Discovery Miles 18 920 Save R532 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ethnicity and ethnic parties have often been portrayed as a threat to political stability. This book challenges the notion that the organization of politics in heterogeneous societies should overcome ethnicity. Rather, descriptive representation of ethnic groups has potential to increase regime support and reduce conflict.

Modern Presidential Electioneering - An Organizational and Comparative Approach (Hardcover, New): Jody C Baumgartner Modern Presidential Electioneering - An Organizational and Comparative Approach (Hardcover, New)
Jody C Baumgartner
R2,779 Discovery Miles 27 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Presidential campaigns have seen revolutionary changes in the past few decades in the United States and elsewhere. These changes include rapid advances in communications technology and marketing and survey methodology; an increased involvement of non-party groups and campaign professionals in electoral politics; a decreased role for political parties in the recruitment, screening, and nominating of candidates; and dramatic changes in campaign finance laws. While changes in presidential campaigning have not gone unnoticed, analysis of these changes is typically included in general works on presidential campaigns and elections or studied individually.

Baumgartner clarifies what is meant by candidate-centered as it applies to the organization and operation of presidential campaigns and elections. He demonstrates that campaign organizations have become increasingly more central to the campaign effort than party organizations throughout the process of presidential selection, and he shows that what is happening to electioneering practices in the United States is also happening, although still to a lesser extent, in France and Russia.

A Functional Analysis of Political Television Advertisements (Paperback): William L. Benoit A Functional Analysis of Political Television Advertisements (Paperback)
William L. Benoit
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Functional Analysis of Political Television Advertisements examines theory and research on election advertisements. William Benoit employs the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to understand the nature or content of television spots in election campaigns. Beginning with a look at American presidential spots from 1952-2012, Benoit investigates the three functions-acclaims, attacks, and defenses-and the topics of policy and character for these groups of political commercials. The following chapters are devoted to reporting similar data on presidential primary advertisements, presidential third party spots, other theories including Issue Ownership Theory and Functional Federalism Theory, as well as nonpresidential and non-U.S. election advertising. Benoit considers the data, discusses the development of political advertising over time, and finally, presents areas for further research. This book is a uniquely comprehensive examination of the value and use of television spots in political election rhetoric.

Campaign '96 - A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending (Hardcover, New): William L. Benoit, Joseph R... Campaign '96 - A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending (Hardcover, New)
William L. Benoit, Joseph R Blaney, P.M. Pier
R2,798 Discovery Miles 27 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Benoit, Blaney, and Pier apply the functional theory of political campaign discourse to the 1996 presidential campaign. When a citizen casts a vote, he or she makes a decision about which candidate is preferable. There are only three types of rhetorical strategies for persuading voters to believe a candidate is the better choice: acclaiming or self-praise, attacking or criticizing an opponent, and defending or responding to attacks. As they illustrate, acclaims, if accepted by the audience, make the candidate appear better. Attacks can make the opponent seem worse, improving the source's apparent preferability. If attacked, a candidate can attempt to restore-or prevent-lost credibility by defending against that attack. As Benoit, Blaney, and Pier point out, the functional theory of political communication is relatively new, and their book illustrates it with a detailed analysis of the most recent presidential campaign. One of the major strengths of the study is the variety of message forms examined: television spots, debates, talk radio appearances, keynote speeches, acceptance speeches, speeches by spouses, radio addresses, and free television time remarks. It also examines all three parts of the campaign-primary, nominating conventions, and general campaign. This comprehensive analysis of the '96 presidential campaign will be of considerable use to students, scholars, and other researchers dealing with contemporary American electioneering.

Game Change - Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (Paperback): John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Game Change - Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (Paperback)
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
R508 R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton--and the improbable resurrection of Hillary as Obama's partner and America's face to the world. The mercurial performance of John McCain and the mesmerizing emergence of Sarah Palin. But despite the wall-to-wall media coverage of this spellbinding drama, remarkably little of the real story behind the headlines had been told--until now.

In Game Change, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin pull back the curtain on the Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Palin campaigns. Based on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story, Game Change is a reportorial tour de force that reads like a fast-paced novel.

Civil Society and Electoral Accountability in Latin America (Hardcover): S. Lean Civil Society and Electoral Accountability in Latin America (Hardcover)
S. Lean
R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What role do civic associations play in generating free and fair elections? For over two decades, civic and social movement organizations throughout the Americas have mobilized thousands of individuals to act as civic watchdogs over the actions of state officials and political parties during elections. Although it is widely recognized that democratic consolidation depends on national actors, the existing literature on election monitoring focuses almost exclusively on the work of international observers. Lean's work fills this gap with a detailed analysis of the work of domestic election monitors. This book advances our understanding of when and how civic activism can strengthen election processes and provides new insight into the role of elections in democratic consolidation.

The 2012 Election and Beyond - Why the Selfish Coalition of the Superrich, the Fundamentalists, and the Closed-Minded Should Be... The 2012 Election and Beyond - Why the Selfish Coalition of the Superrich, the Fundamentalists, and the Closed-Minded Should Be Defeated (Hardcover)
Gieseril
R564 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States stands at a pivotal intersection, and the election of 2012 will determine whether it chooses the right or wrong path to travel down.

Voters must decide whether to support a selfish philosophy or one that seeks to help the less fortunate. The superrich, fundamentalists, and closed-minded are battling those who rely on science, history, and compassion.

This extended essay explores major issues that are at stake in the 2012 election.

The superrich and their closed-minded colluders want public to forget about what happened before 2008, when the United States slipped into recession. They want to run amok again, and if society allows them to do so, the consequences will be worse than ever.

With the stakes so high, it's imperative that everyone takes time to understand the issues involved in The 2012 Election and Beyond, and vote accordingly. If that doesn't happen, then dark days lie ahead.

The British General Election of 2010 (Hardcover): Dennis Kavanagh, Philip Cowley The British General Election of 2010 (Hardcover)
Dennis Kavanagh, Philip Cowley
R3,418 Discovery Miles 34 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The British General Election of 2010 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded in the most dramatic election for a generation. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insider's guide to the election's background, campaign and results, including a detailed account of what really happened in the formation of the UK's first coalition government since the second world war. Designed to appeal to everyone from Westminster insiders, to politics students and to the wider general public, this is the authoritative account of the 2010 election. Continuing a proud Palgrave Macmillan tradition, The British General Election of 2010 is the eighteenth in the prestigious series of books dating back to 1945.

My Transition Hours (Hardcover): Ebele Jonathan My Transition Hours (Hardcover)
Ebele Jonathan
R720 Discovery Miles 7 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Election Promises, Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions (Hardcover): E. Naurin Election Promises, Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions (Hardcover)
E. Naurin
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An exploration of whether politicians are perceived to keep their election promises. While scholars claim that parties act on most of their election promises, citizens hold the opposite view. This 'Pledge Puzzle' guides Naurin in her analysis of the often referred to but not empirically investigated, 'conventional wisdom' about election promises.

The Roads to Congress 2012 (Hardcover): Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst The Roads to Congress 2012 (Hardcover)
Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst; Contributions by Peter Bergerson, Margaret Banyan, Jeffrey S Ashley, …
R2,868 Discovery Miles 28 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 2012 congressional elections played an equally vital role in determining the future course of America as the presidential race that topped the electoral ticket. Readers of this book will gain insights about the formative aspects of the 2012 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. Exclusive to this volume are three chapters that look at important processes which impacted the campaign cycle: voter suppression laws passed in nearly every state, the role of Super PACs and independent expenditures in the wake of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, and the results of redistricting and partisan gerrymandering throughout the country. Then the case studies follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. Each entry was written by one or more experts living in the state or region of the race. The authors provide succinct and highly readable chapters meant to illustrate the distinctive nature of the campaigns they are examining. Readers will see individual campaigns and elections "up close" and be able to compare and contrast one from another because of the common format employed throughout the book. Taken together, the chapters reveal that the roads to Congress, while similar in so many ways, each follow a unique route to Capitol Hill.

Activating the Citizen - Dilemmas of Participation in Europe and Canada (Hardcover): J. Debardeleben, J. Pammett Activating the Citizen - Dilemmas of Participation in Europe and Canada (Hardcover)
J. Debardeleben, J. Pammett
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume focuses on the manner in which declining citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government, elections and political parties. It examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena.

The 2012 French Election - How the Electorate Decided (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Pascal Perrineau The 2012 French Election - How the Electorate Decided (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Pascal Perrineau
R3,514 Discovery Miles 35 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited volume is based on a highly original survey carried out between November 2011 and June 2012 among a panel of 6,000 voters. The panel was interviewed on 12 separate occasions about how and why they made their voting choices. The book focuses on how electoral choices are made and how these choices evolve during the short time-span of an election campaign. The analysis of the 2012 electoral result shows more than ever that voting choices are the fruit of interweaving timelines: the long term period that characterizes voters' predispositions and their predictions of a possible scenario; the shorter period of time during which the campaign unfolds where those predispositions are either confirmed, called into question, or undone; and the moment when the final choice is made. This is the first time the electoral decision-making process during a French Presidential election has been systematically studied.

American Presidential Statecraft - During the Cold War and After (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ronald E. Powaski American Presidential Statecraft - During the Cold War and After (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ronald E. Powaski
R3,241 Discovery Miles 32 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, the second of two volumes, examines the presidency in last half of twentieth century America and explores the successes and failures of presidents in their foreign policy initiatives. It examines each president's ability to apply his skills to a foreign policy issue in the face of opposition that may come from a variety of sources, including the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the press, and often their own in-house advisers. This volume in particular focuses on John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush.

The Presidential Election of 1996 - Clinton's Incumbency and Television (Hardcover, New): E.D. Dover The Presidential Election of 1996 - Clinton's Incumbency and Television (Hardcover, New)
E.D. Dover
R2,771 Discovery Miles 27 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an examination of the central role of incumbency in the televised world of American presidential elections and analyzes how an individual incumbent, Bill Clinton, influenced the recurring and predictable patterns of televised news in ways that secured his reelection. Dover advances a theoretical perspective on the importance of incumbency and links it to the institutional and rhetorical features of the presidential office. He describes how television news media responds to incumbency by depicting a strong incumbent, one who leads in the polls and eventually wins, as a statesman deserving of reelection, and by showing a weak incumbent, one who trails in the polls and eventually loses, as a troubled politician unqualified for office. Professor Dover demonstrates that the uniquely appearing events of the 1996 Campaign were not unique, but were instead additional manifestations of the recurring patterns by which incumbency and television news operate in American politics. Clinton became a strong incumbent before the election began and TV news media responded predictably. After examining how Clinton became a strong incumbent by defeating the Republicans in a highly televised series of battles in 1995 over Medicare and the federal budget, he then describes how the news media responded to Clinton's strength by directing attention to the most divisive aspects of the Republican nomination campaign while presenting Clinton as a statesman. He also examines the general election campaign from the same perspective, while demonstrating how TV news media constantly depicted Clinton as a likely winner while focusing on Dole as the probable loser. An important analysis for all students and researchers of presidential elections and political journalism.

State Voting Laws in America: Historical Statutes and Their Modern Implications (Hardcover): M. Smith, K. Anderson, C. Rackaway State Voting Laws in America: Historical Statutes and Their Modern Implications (Hardcover)
M. Smith, K. Anderson, C. Rackaway
R1,486 Discovery Miles 14 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

State Voting Laws in America documents changing views on voting rights, emphasizing court rulings which shaped our understanding of what constitutes a legitimate right to vote.

How Ireland Voted 2011 - The Full Story of Ireland's Earthquake Election (Hardcover, New): M. Gallagher, M Marsh How Ireland Voted 2011 - The Full Story of Ireland's Earthquake Election (Hardcover, New)
M. Gallagher, M Marsh
R1,561 Discovery Miles 15 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The collapse of the Irish "Celtic Tiger" economy, in the wake of a banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010. The election that followed saw Europe's most successful ever party lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its seats. This book provides the definitive analysis of an electoral earthquake.

The January 6th Report - The Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol... The January 6th Report - The Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Paperback)
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, Elizabeth Holtzman
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The most important political investigation since Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe into Russian influence on the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump. The full report by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will feature facts, circumstances, and causes related to the assault on the Capitol Complex. Formed on July 1, 2021, the Select Committee has issued over one hundred subpoenas and held over a thousand witness interviews. The report will provide the results of investigations into interference with the peaceful transfer of power; the preparedness and response of the United States Capitol police and other federal, state, and local law enforcement; and the influencing factors that fomented the insurrection and attack on American representative democracy engaged in a constitutional process. The Select Committee investigation and the January 6th report will join the Mueller Report, the 9/11 Commission Report, the Warren Report, the Starr Report, and Watergate as one of the most important in history. The January 6th Report will be required reading for everyone with interest in American politics, for every 2020 voter, and every American. It is available here as an affordable paperback, featuring a foreword by Elizabeth Holtzman, a lawyer and political leader who was a Democratic Congresswoman from New York. Holtzman has a unique perspective on the situation, as she served on the House Judiciary Committee charged with investigating the Watergate scandal and prepared articles of impeachment that precipitated the resignation of President Nixon.

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (Paperback): Robert B Reich The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (Paperback)
Robert B Reich
R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Understanding what is happening in our country is critical if we want to fix it and Robert Reich is an exceptional teacher.' - Senator Bernie Sanders Millions of Americans have lost confidence in their political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness by those in power to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake. In The System Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class, and undermine democracy. Addressing himself Jamie Dimon, the powerful banker and chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Reich exposes how those at the top, be they Democrats or Republicans, propagate myths about meritocracy, national competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, and the 'free market' to distract most Americans from their own accumulation of extraordinary wealth, and their power over the system. Instead of answering the call to civic duty, they have chosen to uphold self-serving policies that line their own pockets and benefit their bottom line. Reich's objective is not to foster cynicism, but rather to demystify the system so that American voters might instill fundamental change and demand that democracy works for the majority once again.

American Manifesto - Rescuing America by Making Congress Serve Us Instead of Itself (Hardcover): Robin Fawsett American Manifesto - Rescuing America by Making Congress Serve Us Instead of Itself (Hardcover)
Robin Fawsett
R611 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

America is under attack from within. "American Manifesto" identi?es the enemy self-serving federal legislators and proposes a peaceful, legal solution: depriving them of re-election.

"American Manifesto" highlights the current decline and envisions the possible destruction of the United States of America. It places responsibility on the self-serving and self-perpetuating behavior of the United States senators and representatives who have spent and borrowed us to the brink of ?nancial collapse. By pandering to the American Left, labor unions, lawyers, environmentalists, and other vote-buying interests instead of conscientiously serving us by effectively addressing our excessive spending, the insolvency of entitlement programs, our arbitrary and unduly burdensome tax laws, and the erosion of our military strength and international standing, these professional politicians have our once-great country on the brink of ruin.

"American Manifesto" proposes to make federal legislators work for us rather than themselves in the only way possible and outlines just how this can be done.

The Political Ecology of the Metropolis - Metropolitan Sources of Electoral Behaviour in Eleven Countries (Hardcover, New):... The Political Ecology of the Metropolis - Metropolitan Sources of Electoral Behaviour in Eleven Countries (Hardcover, New)
Jefferey M. Sellers, Daniel Kubler, Melanie Walter-Rogg
R2,696 Discovery Miles 26 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A growing majority of humanity lives in sprawling, interconnected urban regions. Diversified metropolitan geographies have replaced the centuries-old divide between urban and rural areas, and transformed the local sources of electoral politics. The resulting patterns of electoral support and participation have shifted axes of partisan competition to the right. This volume undertakes the first international comparative analysis of metropolitan political behaviour. The results support a powerful new thesis to explain many recent shifts in political behaviour: the metropolitanisation of politics.

Continuity and Change in Electoral Politics, 1893-1928. (Hardcover): Paul Kleppner Continuity and Change in Electoral Politics, 1893-1928. (Hardcover)
Paul Kleppner
R2,788 Discovery Miles 27 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Kleppner's study represents an attempt to move beyond the older voting studies by questioning their underlying assumptions and analyzing the changes that occurred at the beginning of the twentieth century. Rejecting the view that partisan identification is a nearly unchangeable psychological attachment, he argues that twentieth century voters were more likely to respond to short-term factors--fluctuations in the economy, charismatic candidiates, etc.--than their nineteenth century counterparts. This reexamination of long-held theories will provide new insight into assumptions about the links between cultural and ethnic values and party affiliation.

My Transition Hours (Hardcover): Ebele Jonathan My Transition Hours (Hardcover)
Ebele Jonathan
R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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