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16 US POLITICS: PRESIDENCY TEXTBOOK The Obama Presidency Change and Continuity edited by Andrew Dowdle, Dirk C. van Raemdonck and Robert Maranto, all at University of Arkansas, USA This timely volume of notable thinkers on the presidency presents scholarly as well as applied insights on Obama’s administration at the half-way point. Selected Contents: 1. Barack Obama: A Reagan of the Left? 2. Making Race Go Away President Obama and the Promise of a Post-Racial Society 3. Presidential Leadership and Public Opinion in an Age of Polarization 4. The Obama Cabinet 5. Presidential Appointments in the Obama Administration 6. President Barack Obama, Unilateralist 7. Continuity and Change in White House Communications 8. No Place for a Community Organizer 9. Beyond Two Terms 10. Economic Policymaking During the Great Recession 11. President Obama’s Health Care Reform 12. President Obama and Education 13. Fighting Two Wars 14. Barack Obama’s First Two Years 2011: 229x152: 256pp Hb: 978-0-415-88770-0: $135.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-88771-7: $42.95/S eBook: 978-0-203-83151-9 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415887717 Presidential Power and Accountability Toward a Presidential Accountability System Bruce Buchanan, University of Texas at Austin, USA This book contests the view that the growth of presidential war power relative to Congress is irreversible, and identifies what would be required to restore presidential war power to constitutional specifications, while leaving the president powerful enough to do what is necessary in the face of emergency. Buchanan focuses on diagnosing the origins of the problem and devising ways to work toward restoration of the constitutional balance of power between Congress and the president. Selected Contents: Part 1: Problems Part 2: Costs Part 3: Remedies July 2012: 229x152: 184pp Hb: 978-0-415-53654-7: $135.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-53655-4: $39.95/V eBook: 978-0-203-11135-2 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415536554 US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama Edited by Michael Cox, London School of Economics, UK, Timothy J. Lynch, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UK and Nicolas Bouchet, Institute for Study of the Americas Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy This book offers a collection of concise case studies, written by leading academic experts, that debate how far democratic aspirations have been realized in actual foreign policies. They evaluate whether or not these efforts were successful in promoting democratization abroad. They clash over whether democracy promotion is an appropriate goal of US foreign policy and whether America has gained anything from it. April 2013: 234x156: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-67979-4: $140.00 Pb: 978-0-415-67980-0: $34.95 eBook: 978-0-203-55037-3 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415679800 Barack Obama and the Politics of Redemption Stanley A. Renshon, City University of New York Graduate Center, USA Based on extensive biographical, psychological, and political research and analysis, Stanley Renshon follows Obama’s presidency through the first year. He digs into the question of who is the real Obama and assesses the advantages and limitations that he brings to the presidency. Selected Contents: 1. The Early Obama Presidency: From Campaigning to Governing 2. The Puzzle of Obama’s Political Identity 3. The Arc of Ambition and the Development of a Style 4. Obama’s Presidential Leadership: Transformation and Redemption 5. The Moral Thrust of Obama’s Ambition: Fairness 6. The Question of Leadership Integrity 7. Ambition’s Confidence 8. A Zen-like President’s Emotional Undercurrents 9. Psychology in the White House 10. Transformation’s Demise and the Redemption of the Obama Presidency. Appendix A: Analyzing Barack Obama: A Note on Theory, Method, Evidence and Inference. Appendix B: A Mysterious President: Puzzlement from the Left, Right and Center 2011: 229x152: 408pp Hb: 978-0-415-87394-9: $135.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-87395-6: $24.95/F eBook: 978-0-203-86413-5 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415873956 READER • 2ND EDITION Presidential Documents Words that Shaped a Nation from Washington to Obama edited by Thomas J. McInerney, Metropolitan State University, USA and Fred L. Israel, City College-CUNY, USA In this lively, authoritative collection, Thomas J. McInerney presents famous and lesser-known speeches, letters, and other documents from every U.S. president from Washington to Obama. Now in its second edition, Presidential Documents has been re-designed to increase its usefulness in the classroom. Part openers introduce each era of the American presidency with a political and historical overview, highlighting the challenges each leader faced, and placing the documents in context. Used as a complement to a survey text or as a collection of primary documents, Presidential Documents provides an engrossing look at the work of the leaders of the United States, in all their complexity. September 2012: 254x178: 424pp Hb: 978-0-415-89574-3: $130.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-89575-0: $44.95/S ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415895750 Complimentary Exam Copy e-Inspection new in Paperback Companion Website
US POLITICS: Parties AND INTEREST GROUPS 17 TEXTBOOK • 2ND EDITION Interest Groups in American Politics Pressure and Power Anthony J. Nownes, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA This concise but thorough text demonstrates that interest groups are involved in the political system at all levels of government—federal, state, and local—and in all aspects of political activity, from election campaigns to agenda setting to lawmaking to policy implementation. The much anticipated revision of Nownes’s text retains a student friendly tone and thoroughly updates the references to interest group research, as well as adds a new chapter on the connections between interest groups and political parties. Numerous figures and tables throughout the book help students visualize important trends and information. Selected Contents: Part 1: What Interest Groups Are and Where They Come From Part 2: What Interest Groups Do Part 3: The Influence of Interest Groups September 2012: 229x152: 328pp Hb: 978-0-415-89425-8: $135.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-89426-5: $57.95/S eBook: 978-0-203-80682-1 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415894265 TEXTBOOK New Directions in American Political Parties edited by Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse University, USA Series: New Directions in American Politics In a short period of time we have gone from concern that parties are not sufficiently different to whether polarization has become too great. This volume brings together assessments of these changes to provide a comprehensive overview of current trends in the study of American political parties. Selected Contents: 1. Changing American Political Parties 2. Social Change in America 3. Political Parties and the Pursuit of Winning Coalitions in a Constantly Changing Electoral Environment 4. Parties and the Media 5. Party Organization and Mobilization of Resources 6. Blacks and the Democratic Party 7. Class in American Politics 8. Ideological Realignment Among Voters 9. Religion, Moralism and the Cultural Wars 10. Immigrants and Political Parties 11. Partisan Trends in the South and Northeast 12. The President as a Partisan Actor 13. Consequences of Electoral and Institutional Change 14. Parties, Public Policy Differences, and Impact 2010: 229x152: 312pp Hb: 978-0-415-80523-0: $151.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-80524-7: $48.95/S eBook: 978-0-203-86841-6 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415805247 TEXTBOOK New Directions in Interest Group Politics Edited by Matt Grossmann, Michigan State University, USA Series: New Directions in American Politics Reflecting cutting edge scholarship but written for undergraduates, New Directions in Interest Group Politics will help students think critically about influence in the American political system. There is no shortage of fear about “the special interests” in American political debate, but reliable information about what interest groups do, who they represent, and how they influence government is often lacking. This volume, comprised of original essays by leading scholars, is designed to summarize and explain contemporary research that helps address popular questions and concerns, making studies accessible to undergraduate students and providing facts to butress informed debate. December 2013: 229x152: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-82753-9: $135.00/S Pb: 978-0-415-82755-3: $49.95/S eBook: 978-0-203-52258-5 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415827553 TEXTBOOK Understanding American Political Parties Democratic Ideals, Political Uncertainty, and Strategic Positioning Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse University, USA Noted scholar Jeffrey Stonecash gives us a big picture analysis that helps us understand what is happening in contemporary party politics. He explains that parties behave the way they do because of existing political conditions and how parties adapt to those conditions as they prepare for the next election. Stonecash sheds much needed light on why parties engage in the practices that frustrate so many Americans Selected Contents: 1. American Political Parties: Democratic Ideals and Doubts 2. Parties and Political Conditions 3. Pursuing Party Goals August 2012: 229x152: 144pp Hb: 978-0-415-50844-5: $135.00/V Pb: 978-0-415-50843-8: $34.95/S eBook: 978-0-203-12344-7 ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415508438 TEXTBOOK Polarized! Partisan Politics in America Richard Fleisher, Fordham University, USA and Jon R. Bond, Texas A&M University, USA Polarized! provides an understanding of the causes and consequences of the partisan polarization that has gripped American politics for the past twenty-five years. Selected Contents: 1. A Polarized Political System 2. Is American Society Polarized? 3. Culture War: The Role of Religion in Contemporary American Politics 4. A Polarized Electoral System 5. A Polarized Congress 6. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in a Polarized System 7. Partisan Polarization and American Democracy August 2013: 229x152: 224pp Hb: 978-0-415-87812-8: $135.00/V ★ For full contents and more information, visit: www.routledge.com/9780415878128 COMPLIMENTARY EXAM COPIES Titles marked with this icon are available as complimentary exam copies for lecturers or faculty considering them for course adoption. Visit the URL to obtain your print or electronic copy. Browse and order online: www.routledge.com/politics
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