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Ashbee, Edward

 
9781526124517: US politics today: Fourth edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1526124513 ISBN 13: 9781526124517
Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

US politics today introduces the key features of contemporary American politics but also considers the strengths and weaknesses of a system that is now faced by serious divisions and gripped by tensions. The Trump presidency has placed a question mark against policies and institutions that were once seen as unassailable.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Edward Ashbee is Professor with special responsibilities in American Politics and Policy at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

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This fully revised fourth edition of Edward Ashbee’s indispensable introduction brings it firmly up-to-date.
Offering a concise and accessible overview of the basic defining features of contemporary American politics, it also considers the strengths and weaknesses of a system that is now under serious strain.
Ideal for students, teaching staff and the general reader, the book outlines the ways in which the Constitution shapes the politics of today; surveys the role of the presidency, Congress and the federal courts; and examines processes of political participation through elections, organized interests and parties. It pays particular attention to Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s years in office and the ways in which recent developments over the last decades have reshaped the US political landscape.
US politics today also seeks to place American politics within a comparative context and considers key theoretical perspectives, looking at the tension between individuals and institutions and the cultural and religious hinterland to political developments.

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This fully revised fourth edition of Edward Ashbee s indispensable introduction brings it firmly up-to-date. Offering a concise and accessible overview of the basic defining features of contemporary American politics, it also considers the strengths and weaknesses of a system that is now under serious strain.Ideal for students, teaching staff and the general reader, the book outlines the ways in which the Constitution shapes the politics of today; surveys the role of the presidency, Congress and the federal courts; and examines processes of political participation through elections, organized interests and parties. It pays particular attention to Barack Obama and Donald Trump s years in office and the ways in which recent developments over the last decades have reshaped the US political landscape. US politics today also seeks to place American politics within a comparative context and considers key theoretical perspectives, looking at the tension between individuals and institutions and the cultural and religious hinterland to political developments.

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Verlag
Manchester University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1526124513
ISBN 13 
9781526124517
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Anzahl der Seiten
240
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