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American Government: Political Change and Institutional Development: Political Development and Institutional Change - Softcover

Jillson, Cal

 
9780415960779: American Government: Political Change and Institutional Development: Political Development and Institutional Change
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415960770 ISBN 13: 9780415960779
Verlag: Routledge, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

In this introductory American politics text, Cal Jillson provides not only a sense of how politics works today but also how institutions, systems, political participation, and policies have developed over time to produce today's political environment in the United States. This historical context provides the necessary backdrop for students to understand why things work the way they do now. Going one step further, the book identifies critical reforms and how American democracy might work better.

In a streamlined presentation, Jillson delivers a concise and engaging narrative to help students understand the complexities and importance of American politics. Key features:

  • The 4th edition is thoroughly updated, including full analysis of the 2006 mid-term elections and shift in partisan control of Congress.
  • Chapter-opening Focus Questions; illustrative figures and charts; "Let's Compare" and "Pro & Con" boxes; key terms; time lines; and end-of-chapter suggested readings and web resources.
  • Companion website for students (http://americangovernment.routledge.com) features chapter summaries, focus questions, practice quizzes, glossary flashcards, participation activities, and links.
  • Instructor's resources on the web and on CD-ROM, including Testbank, Instructor's Manual, figures and tables from the text, and lecture outlines.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

CAL JILLSON is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is former Director of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies and chaired the department from 1996 to 2001. He is a past president of the Southwest Political Science Association.

Professor Jillson teaches and writes in the areas of American political thought and development of American political institutions. Several recent books, Congressional Dynamics (Stanford University Press, 1994), New Perspectives on American Politics (CQ Press, 1994) and The Dynamics of American Politics (Westview Press, 1994), deal with the origins of American legislatures and with the health and performance of contemporary American politics and political institutions. He is also the co-editor (with Jim Hollifield) of Pathways to Democracy: The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions (Routledge, 1999). Professor Jillson's latest books are Pursuing the American Dream: Opportunity and Exclusion Over Four Centuries (University of Kansas Press, 2004) and Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State (McGraw Hill, 2006).

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415960770
ISBN 13 
9780415960779
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
4
Anzahl der Seiten
521
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