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Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookModern Systems of Government: Exploring the Role of Bureaucrats and Politicians.Farazmand, Ali. CA: Sage Pub. 1997.http://www.sagepub.com/Shopping/Detail.asp?id=1124This original and up-to-date book will fill a gap in the literature on the relationshipbetween bureaucrats and politicians in modern governance and public administration. Itcan be used as a primary or supplementary text at the undergraduate and graduate levelfor those interested in public administration, comparative public policy, political science,and government.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPostmodern Public Administration: Toward Discourse. Fox, Wolfgang J., and Miller,Hugh T. CA: Sage Pub. 1994.http://www.sagepub.com/Shopping/Detail.asp?id=1244Charles Fox and Hugh Miller attempt to redirect current thinking about public policy andadministration in light of the postmodern condition. Postmodern Public Administrationrejects existing and accepted theories such as public management doctrine,constitutionalism, and communitarianism in favor of constructing a "discourse" theory ofpublic administration. Not only does this work provide an exciting and provocative newlook at public administration in postmodern times, but it also provides an invaluable,thorough, and clear review of the doctrines and philosophies that have, to date, dominatedthe field.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPreface to Public Administration. Stillman II, Richard J. VA: Chatelaine Press. 1999.http://www.chatpress.com/preface_to_pa.htmSeven years is a long time these days for a publishing house, especially a commercialpublisher, to keep a book in print. Even though sales were steady, they were too modestfor St. Martin's Press to maintain Preface to Public Administration on its collegepublication list. By good fortune, Ms. Arlene G. Forbes, Publisher of Chatelaine Pressencouraged me to revise and prepare this new edition. Readers will note that I havecorrected a few errors, updated portions and made significant editorial changes in chapter6 to report on several important current trends in the field that have emerged since thefirst edition appeared in print in 1991.378