Cq Press imprint: 255 books
by Vincent F. Filak
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2018
Exercises in Media Writing offers you multiple opportunities to practice your writing skills in-class or as take-home assignments.Each chapter includes review questions and writing-prompt activities to help you master the concepts and skills presented in Vincent F. Filak’s second edition of Dynamics...
by Vincent F. Filak
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
As traditional newsrooms staffed by journalists and managed by experienced editors become less and less common, there is an even greater need for all types of professional writers to be fluent in the editorial process. ***Dynamics of Media Editing***emphasizes the broad value of editing as both a...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2019
The Washington Information Directory is the essential one-stop source for information on U.S. governmental and nongovernmental agencies and organizations. This thoroughly researched guide provides capsule descriptions that help users quickly and easily find the right person at the right organization....
A Guide to Intra-state Wars
An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
Sourcing data and analyses from the rigorous Correlates of War Project,** A Guide to Intra-state Wars*** *describes how civil war is defined and categorized and presents data and descriptions for nearly 300 civil wars waged from 1816 to 2014. Analyzing trends over time and regions, this work is...
Field Guide to Covering Local News
How to Report on Cops, Courts, Schools, Emergencies and Government
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
In the latest installment of the Field Guide series, Fred Bayles takes you step-by-step through the process of identifying and covering the events and issues that matter most to your community. For the five local beats—cops, courts, emergencies, schools, and government—you'll learn where to go...
Managing Crises
Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2009
From floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attacks, governments must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance. What accounts for governments’ effective responses to unfolding disasters? How should they organize and plan for significant emergencies? With fifteen...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2019
In the more succinct Fifteenth Edition of The Middle East, editor Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her contributors explain the many complex changes taking place across the region. All country profile chapters...
Combating Terrorism
Strategies and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Countering terrorism tops the list of America’s devilish set of problems. Americans deal with terrorism and the threat of terrorism through enhanced investigative tools in hopes of interdicting terrorism before it strikes; as a law enforcement issue; as a matter for international cooperation and...
Conflict, War, and Peace
An Introduction to Scientific Research
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Introducing students to the scientific study of peace and war, Conflict, War, and Peace: An Introduction to Scientific Research, edited by Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and John A. Vasquez, provides an overview of current scholarship in this dynamic area of study. Focusing on the factors that shape relationships...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
This one-volume reference presents the major conceptual approaches to the study of U.S. political parties and the national party system, describing the organization and behavior of U.S. political parties in thematic, narrative chapters that help undergraduate students better understand party origins,...
California Politics
The Fault Lines of Power, Wealth, and Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
California is full of myths and legends, but its political system shouldn’t be. In this refreshingly critical take, Edgar Kaskla brings an analysis of power—how it is distributed, how it is used, and to what end—to bear on California’s political system and the many troubling issues it currently...
by Philip H. Pollock, Professor Barry C. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Popular for its speed, flexibility, and attractive graphics, Stata is a powerful tool for political science students. With Philip Pollock's Fourth Edition of A Stata® Companion to Political Analysis, students quickly learn Stata via step-by-step instruction, more than 50 exercises, customized datasets,...
by Maryam Ahranjani, Andrew G. Ferguson, Jamin B. Raskin
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Youth Justice in America, Second Edition engages students in an exciting, informed discussion of the U.S. juvenile justice system and fills a pressing need to make legal issues personally meaningful to young people. Written in a straightforward style by Maryam Ahranjani, Andrew Ferguson and Jamie...
Congress and the Nation 2009-2012, Volume XIII
Politics and Policy in the 111th and 112th Congresses
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Chronicling the highly partisan and polarized environment during the historic first term of President Barack Obama, Congress and the Nation 2009-2012 Volume XIII is the most authoritative reference on congressional law-making and trends during the 111th and 112th Congresses. The newest edition in...