Christine Barbour, Gerald C Wright

Keeping the Republic

Power and Citizenship in American Politics - Brief Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

Keeping the Republic, Brief Eleventh Edition by Christine Barbour and Gerald C. Wright draws readers into the study of American politics, showing them how to think critically while exploring the twin themes of power and citizenship. During one of the most challenging periods in American life, this text is a much-needed resource to help readers make sense of politics in America today and become savvy consumers of political information. Also available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Learn more about 978-1-0719-5592-5, Keeping the Republic - Vantage Digital Option, Brief Eleventh Edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• 11th edition
• Seitenzahl: 760
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781071929858
• ISBN-10: 1071929852
• Artikelnr.: 72216505

Autorenporträt

Christine Barbour teaches in the Political Science Department at Indiana University, and directs the department's IU POLS DC internship program. She is a faculty liaison for the University's dual-credit program, which delivers an online version of her Intro to American Politics class to high school students across the state. At Indiana, Professor Barbour has been a Lilly Fellow, working on a project to increase student retention in large introductory courses, and a member of the Freshman Learning Project, a university-wide effort to improve the first-year undergraduate experience. She has served on the New York Times College Advisory Board, working with other educators to develop ways to integrate newspaper reading into the undergraduate curriculum. She has won multiple teaching honors, but the two awarded by her students mean the most to her: the Indiana University Student Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty and the Indiana University Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Brown Derby Award. When not teaching or writing textbooks, Professor Barbour enjoys traveling with her coauthor, blogging about food and travel, and playing with her dogs and cat. She contributes to Bloom Magazine of Bloomington and is a coauthor several cookbooks. She also makes jewelry from precious metals and rough gemstones. If she ever retires, she will open a jewelry shop in a renovated Airstream on the beach in Apalachicola, Florida, where she plans to write another cookbook and a book about the local politics, development, and fishing industry. Gerald C. Wright taught political science at Indiana University from 1981 until his recent retirement. An accomplished scholar of American politics, and the 2010 winner of the State Politics and Policy Association's Career Achievement Award, his work includes Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States (1993), coauthored with Robert S. Erikson and John P. McIver, and more than fifty articles on elections, public opinion, and state politics. Professor Wright's research interests focus on representation - the fundamental relationship among citizens, their preferences, and public policy. He writes primarily about state politics, representation, political parties, and inequality. He is currently working on a book about parties and representation in U.S. legislatures. He has been a consultant for Project Vote Smart for a number of years and was a founding member of Indiana University's Freshman Learning Project. In retirement, Professor Wright grows vegetables, golfs, fishes, travels, and plays with his dogs and cat. He is an awesome cook.