Elections category: 1210 books
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The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume One: 1897-1948
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
One of Canada’s most dynamic prime ministers, Lester B. Pearson lived a life which took him from a childhood in rural Ontario to the apex of international politics. The first volume of his memoirs follows him from his youth as the son of a Methodist preacher to his decision to enter politics in...
by Rickert Althaus, Adam Brown, Charles S. Bullock III
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process...
Rewiring Politics
Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
A century ago, national political parties' nominating conventions for U.S. presidential candidates often resembled wide-open brawls, filled with front-stage conflicts and back-room deals. Today, leagues of advisors precisely plan and carefully script these events even though their outcomes are largely...
Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: v. 4: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Soviet Republic, 1931-34
Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
This projected ten-volume edition of Mao Zedong's writings provides abundant documentation in his own words regarding his life and thought. It has been compiled from all available Chinese sources, including the many new texts that appeared in 1993, Mao's centenary.
by Marc Platt
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
“Political Timebomb (Playing The Presidential Race Card)”: (Includes Audio Notebook Links at The End of The Manuscript)There is an old saying “All Politics is Local.” In this book, I will discuss how most “Presidential Politics is Racial.” The Democrats used to be the “Racist Party” in...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
A powerful exploration of the role of women in the Republican Party that enhances readers' understanding of gender representation in the GOP and suggests solutions to address the partisan gender gap.
• Analyzes the role of women in the Republican Party, something that must be understood if...
Stagecraft and Statecraft
Advance and Media Events in Political Communication
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
Media events are a central communication tactic used by political communicators in political campaigns and in governmental affairs. Each president has an advance staff that creates mediagenic events to influence the news media, generate coverage and excitement, construct favorable political images,...
Half-Time!
American public opinion midway through Trump’s (first?) term – and the race to 2020
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
The start of 2019 is midway between the last presidential inauguration and the next – but will it also prove the halfway point in Donald Trump’s presidency?
Following up Hopes and Fears, which set out in compelling detail why America sent Trump to the White House, Half-Time! brings together...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
This volume features differing views of past, present, and possible future roles for Aboriginal people in the Canadian political and electoral system. The studies address the issues facing Aboriginal people and the efforts to increase their involvement in the federal electoral system.
Robert...
Campaign Contributions and Legislative Voting
A New Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2005
This book studies the current paradox within the voting literature on campaign contributions and legislative voting behavior. Specifically, while journalists and observers believe that the contributions significantly influence congressional votes, empirical evidence compiled by political scientists...
Direct Democracy in the United States
Petitioners as a Reflection of Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The increased use of direct democracy measures across the United States has brought attention to the individual petitioner however their motivations and goals continue to be an enigma.
Drawing on behavioral, historical and legal analysis to provide a more concrete depiction of these individuals,...
Ibb – Smart but Foolish
Reasons He Can't Be the Next President
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
IBB - Smart But Foolish REASONS HE CAN'T BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT chronicles the tenure of one of Africas most dreaded dictators and terrorists, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.k.a, IBB. It details the political, social, and economic policies of the former ruler of Africas most populous nation, Nigeria....
by Jorge G. Castañeda
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Una obra que propone una agenda ciudadana centrada en el combate a la impunidad, la corrupción y las violaciones a los derechos humanos. En las reformas del sistema de partidos y de representación, y en la defensa de minorías y de la desdichada mayoría compuesta por los consumidores.
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by Eduardo Suarez, María Ramírez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Marco Rubio es el primer hispano en la historia con serias opciones de llegar a la Casa Blanca. Hijo de inmigrantes que huyeron de Cuba antes de la llegada del castrismo y que se quedaron a medio camino de hacer realidad el sueño americano, Rubio es una figura con una fuerte carga simbólica. Su...