Category Archives: Federal Government

Partisan Appointees and Public Servants: An International Analysis of the Role of the Political Adviser

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This comparative collection of original contributions examines the role of political staff in executive government and the consequences for policy-making and governance. The leading contributors reveal that good governance is about governments getting the advice that they need to hear … Continue reading →

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Documents of American Democracy: A Collection of Essential Works

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This reference work presents 27 key documents from the historic origins of the United States government through its subsequent expansion and evolution. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which is an introductory essay about American democracy. … Continue reading →

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Communism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

If now in decline since the tumultuous events of 1989, communism was without doubt the great political movement of the twentieth century–at its peak, more than a third of the world’s population lived under communist rule–and it is still a … Continue reading →

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Japan and the Specter of Imperialism

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Japan and the Specter of Imperialism examines competing Japanese responses to the late nineteenth century unequal treaty regime as a confrontation with liberal imperialism, including the culture and gender politics of U.S. territorial expansion into the Pacific. The book examines … Continue reading →

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Decentralized Authoritarianism in China: The Communist Party’s Control of Local Elites in the Post-Mao Era

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

China, like many authoritarian regimes, struggles with the tension between the need to foster economic development by empowering local officials and the regime’s imperative to control them politically. Landry explores how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manages local officials in … Continue reading →

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Contemporary American Federalism: The Growth of National Power

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Traces the development of the American federal system of government, focusing principally on the shifting balance of powers between the national government and the states.

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Winning the War of Words: Selling the War on Terror from Afghanistan to Iraq

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Throughout history and especially during contemporary times, presidential rhetoric sets the foreign policy tone not only for Congress but mainly for the American public. Consequently, US foreign policy is actively marketed and spun to the American public. This book describes … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide to the Culture Wars: The Battle over Values from the Campaign Trail to the Classroom (Religion, Politics, and Public Life Under the auspices of the Leonard E. Greenb)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Like any realignment in politics, the Democratic takeover of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections inspired a raft of instant analyses. One take on the results that is surely wrong is that the change in control of Congress and the … Continue reading →

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Russian Empire: Space, People, Power, 1700-1930 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Russian Empire offers new perspectives on the strategies of imperial rule pursued by rulers, officials, scholars, and subjects of the Russian empire. An international team of scholars explores the connections between Russia’s expansion over vast territories occupied by people of … Continue reading →

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Leaving America: The New Expatriate Generation

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States. It is estimated that by the end of the decade, some 10 million of the brightest and most talented Americans, representing an estimated $136 billion in wages, … Continue reading →

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