David McKay

American Politics and Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

American Politics and Society is a clear and concise introduction to US politics which explains, analyses, and interprets the processes of US government and, crucially, appraises them from a non-US perspective.

This completely revised new edition takes in the many changes which have occurred in US politics and explores the 'political and ideological polarization' which some commentators see as a significant characteristic of US politics and society today. Engaging with such issues as the rapidly changing balance of support for the Democrats and Republicans, and the continuing decline in the global reputation of the United States, the book provides an up-to-date survey of the views and criticisms of leading political commentators, including commentary on the 2008 presidential election.

Written in an accessible style and packed with illustrations and pedagogical features, this book offers a fresh look at the social background to American political and economic life, the institutions and processes of government, and the most recent and dramatic events in the political arena.

An accompanying website containing additional support for lecturers and students is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/mckay

Produktdetails

• CourseSmart
• Verlag: Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford / Wiley & Sons
• 7th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm
• Gewicht: 894g
• ISBN-13: 9781405188425
• ISBN-10: 1405188421
• Artikelnr.: 25942592

Autorenporträt

David McKay is Professor of Government at the University of Essex. He is the author of numerous books and articles on American and comparative politics, including Designing Europe: Comparative Lessons from the Federal Experience (2001, winner of the Political Studies Association WJM MacKenzie prize for the best book published in 2001). He is the co-author of The New British Politics (2007).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Government and the People in a Polarised Society

2. Beliefs, Values and American Society

3. Constitutional Government

4. Federalism: The Increasing Importance of the States

5. The Political Parties and Ideological Polarization

6. Elections and Political Participation

7. The Media and American Politics

8. Congress and Representation

9. Congress and Government: The Broken Branch?

10. The Presidency in a Divided Society

11. Bureaucratic Power: Federal Departments and Agencies

12. The Security State

13. Organized Interests: the Real Power?

14. The Supreme Court: A Politicized Branch?

15. Protecting the Environment: American Ambivalence and Global Pressures

16. Regulating Morality: Civil Rights, Liberties and the Conscience Issues

17. Social Policy and Immigration:

18. Managing Economic Change

19. The American World Role

20. American Politics in a Changed World

Websites

Appendix: The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States

Index