Elections category: 1210 books
The Election of 1860
A Campaign Fraught with Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
Because of its extraordinary consequences and because of Abraham Lincoln’s place in the American pantheon, the presidential election of 1860 is probably the most studied in our history. But perhaps for the same reasons, historians have focused on the contest of Lincoln versus Stephen Douglas in...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
This work peels back the curtain on how political campaigns influence America, covering everything from social media to getting to the Oval Office.
• Covers a wide variety of topics related to American political campaigns
• Investigates political campaigns and theories of campaigning...
My Turn
Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton is running for the presidency with a message of hope and change. But, as Doug Henwood makes clear in this concise, devastating indictment, little trust can be placed in her campaign promises. Rigorously reviewing her record, Henwood shows how Clinton's positions on key issues have...
by Guy Rundle
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
If the past is a foreign country, 2008 is another planet.
Who imagined the United States electing its first black president? Who imagined the scale of the global economic crisis? Who imagined Sarah Palin?
Guy Rundle was on the ground throughout the momentous election, trailing its unlikely cast of...
Choosing Presidents
Symbols of Political Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
In Choosing Presidents, Novak uses the election of an American president as a means to dissect the symbols of our national life and politics, exposing many as distorted perceptions of American realities. This work is a guide to the complexities of electoral politics and a lasting contribution to our understanding of the presidency.The author is Michael Novak.
The Populist Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe
Ideology, impact, and electoral performance
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Often neglected in the study of far right organisations, post-communist Europe recently witnessed the rise and fall of a number of populist radical right parties. The Populist Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe is the first comparative study to focus on the ideology, impact, and electoral...
Where Bernie Went Wrong
What Bernie Believes, How It Stands Up, Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
When self-described “socialist” Bernie Sanders ran for president, a 73-year-old reached out to the young to mount a “revolution” against the existing political and economic establishment. Would Sanders’s program work? Where Bernie Went Wrong considers this question and concludes that while...
The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015
Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015
In the wake of the most unprecedented election result in recent memory, the question on everyone's lips is: what just happened to the UK's political landscape - and why? And who are the 182 new faces on the House of Commons benches? In The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015, public affairs...
The Race for the Áras 2012
Presedential Election 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
Political intrigue, high drama and farce characterised Ireland s presidential campaign of 2011.
Consistent opinion poll-topper David Norris was the first to declare and the first to crash out after it was revealed he had appealed for clemency for his former lover who was convicted of statutory...
The Presidency and Social Media
Discourse, Disruption, and Digital Democracy in the 2016 Presidential Election
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
The media have long played an important role in the modern political process and the 2016 presidential campaign was no different. From Trump’s tweets and cable-show-call-ins to Sander’s social media machine to Clinton’s "Trump Yourself" app and podcast, journalism, social and digital media,...
by xavier jaffré
Language: French
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Est-il nécessaire de détruite les vieilles bâtisses sous le prétextes que celles-ci sont abîmées alors que des possibilités de réparations sont possibles ? Non, très certainement. Cela n'est pas nécessaire, nous avons et avons le devoir de conserver les vieilles pierres de la ville...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
The Canadian General Election of 2004 is the definitive study of the campaign and the election. The 2004 edition includes analyses of:
The campaigns of the 4 major parties and smaller parties
The role of newspapers, television and the internet in the campaigns
The pre-election polls
Voting patterns...
Too Young to Run?
A Proposal for an Age Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Under the Constitution of the United States, those with political ambitions who aspire to serve in the federal government must be at least twenty-five to qualify for membership in the House of Representatives, thirty to run for the Senate, and thirty-five to become president. What is the justification...
The Mendacious Colours of Democracy
The Anatomy of Benevolent Lying
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Politics is a noble, but also a dirty, business. To gain election - and retain office - in a democratic system, politicians are frequently compelled to be dishonest. They engage in benevolent lying because obstruction by stupid voters will otherwise stop them advancing the national interest as they see...