Political Science

This practical, lucid text with bound-in CD introduces students to the methodological tools public administrators and policy analysts use to conduct research in today's world.

This accessible text and CD offers an abundance of engaging examples and provides step-by-step instructions to illustrate common research methods and techniques, providing students and future administrators with a sound foundation in model building, research design, measurement, and sampling. The book's statistical section focuses on correct use and interpretation of commonly used statistics, including linear regression.

The book's overall aim is to develop effective, efficient research skills among future public administrators so that they will be better policy makers. It accomplishes this not only by providing a comprehensive survey of research techniques, but also by developing students' awareness of the ethical issues associated with conducting research and reporting findings.

• Terms for review at the end of each chapter are clearly defined in an accessible and comprehensive glossary at the back of the book.
• “Problems for Homework and Discussion” appear in each chapter, assessing students' comprehension of concepts and techniques discussed in the chapter.
• “Disk Work” at the end of each chapter utilizes the data files on the CD that is bound into the back of the text.  Exercises allow students to become familiar with statistical software, which holds data in ASCII, spreadsheets, and SPSS formats.
• Internet surveys are interspersed throughout the text, reflecting the growing influence of this medium on research methods and data sources. 

•  Information and exercises have been updated throughout the book in light of new technologies and public demands.
• The discussion of  measurement concepts in Chapter 4 has been revised in line with the current Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
• Chapter 6 presents up to date information on Internet surveys and the impact of cell phones on data collection.
• Recent changes in the decennial U.S. Census, including the end of the long form and the use of the American Community Survey, are discussed in Chapter 9.  
• New and revised problems have been in included at the end of every chapter, and a revised instructor’s manual with solutions has also been prepared for this edition.
• A completely new set of data is available with this edition and is on the CD included with the text.  The new data set includes 43 variables on 100 counties, allowing for a variety of exercises, statistical applications, and investigations of relevant administrative and  policy issues.
• Expanded use of new statistical software packages has been employed, allowing for more statistical analysis with spreadsheets and the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) software to combine geographic analysis with statistical applications. 

Preface

Chapter 1: Beginning a Research Project: The Preliminary Steps

Chapter 2: Designs for Description

Chapter 3: Designs for Explanation

Chapter 4: Measuring Variables

Chapter 5: Sampling

Chapter 6: Contacting and Talking to Subjects

Chapter 7: Data Collection: Questions and Questionnaires

Chapter 8: Protection of Human Research Subjects and Other Ethical Issues

Chapter 9: Secondary Data Analysis: Finding and Analyzing Existing Data

Chapter 10: Combining Indicators: Index Construction

Chapter 11: Univariate Analysis

Chapter 12: Examining Relationships among Variables: Tests of Statistical Significance

Chapter 13: Examining Relationships among Variables: Contingency Tables with Measures of Association, Analysis of Variance

Chapter 14: Regression Analysis and Correlation

Chapter 15: Communicating Findings and Completing the Project

Glossary

Index

Research Methods in Political Science  (Political Science)
Public Administration  (Political Science)
Policy Research Methods  (Political Science)

Exam Copy for Research Methods for Public Administrators, 5/E
O'Sullivan, Rassel & Berner
©2008 | Longman | Cloth; 512 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205576990 | ISBN-13: 9780205576999

Instructor's Manual and Test Bank for Research Methods for Public Administrators, 5/E
Simons-Rudolph
©2008 | Longman | Paper; 122 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205586376 | ISBN-13: 9780205586370
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Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Longman | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Classroom Response System (Download Only) for American Government
Pearson
©2010 | Longman | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205713610 | ISBN-13: 9780205713615
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Georgia (Longman State Politics Series), 2/E
Sewell & Walton
©2011 | Longman | Paper; 64 pp | Estimated Availability : 12/15/2010
ISBN-10: 0205734405 | ISBN-13: 9780205734405

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Barr
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 020552396X | ISBN-13: 9780205523962

ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517196 | ISBN-13: 9780205517190

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

Allyn & Bacon Social Research Website (Open access)
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Longman | Website; 0 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205405916 | ISBN-13: 9780205405916
URL:  http://www.ablongman.com/socialresearch

MySearchLab (access code required)
Pearson
©2010 | Longman | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205699391 | ISBN-13: 9780205699391
URL:  http://www.mysearchlab.com

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  Research Methods for Public Administrators, CourseSmart eTextbook, 5/E
  O'Sullivan, Rassel & Berner
  ©2008 | Longman | Electronic Book; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205629490 | ISBN-13: 9780205629497
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  Research Methods for Public Administrators, eTextbook, 5/E
  O'Sullivan, Rassel & Berner
  ©2008 | Longman | Vital Source; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205695582 | ISBN-13: 9780205695584
  

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  African Experience, The: An Introduction, 3/E
  Khapoya
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130918431 | ISBN-13: 9780130918437
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  The African Experience is the only interdisciplinary survey to examine this region of the world from geographic, linguistic, social, historical, and political perspectives.

   

  Drawing on research from all of the social sciences, this text captures Africa in its complex totality. The African Experience helps students develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of Africa, one that allows them to grasp the region’s internal dynamics and its evolving place in the world.

   

  “The African Experience is a masterpiece written by a passionate African scholar. This book is a must-read for any student of Africa.”–Saneta Maiko, Indiana University/Purdue University

   

  "Khapoya deftly integrates the particular and the general to present a compelling scholarly view of Africa's past and present."

  –Benedict Carton, George Mason University

   

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  Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (Longman Classics Edition), 2/E
  Kingdon
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 280 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321121856 | ISBN-13: 9780321121851
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  Re-issued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Kingdon's renowned work features a new Foreword exploring the book's historical and enduring contributions.

  Kingdon's landmark work on agenda setting and policy formation is now offered in a Longman Classics Edition. This enduring work of original research, drawn from interviews with people in the U.S. federal government over the course of four years, examines the questions of how issues get to be issues for legislators. The book grapples with the questions: How do subjects come to officials' attention? How are the alternatives from which they choose generated? How is the governmental agenda set? Why does an idea's time come when it does? Hailed as one of the finest books about public policy- making, and winner of the 1994 Aaron Wildavsky Award, this book's rich detail and engaging prose make it a text that both students and instructors will savor.

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  American Constitutional Law: Introductory Essays and Selected Cases, 15/E
  Mason & Stephenson
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 768 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136029914 | ISBN-13: 9780136029915
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  For one/two-semester, sophomore/graduate-level courses in American Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, American Constitutional History.

  This classic collection of carefully selected and edited Supreme Court case excerpts and comprehensive background essays explores constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court in its development and interpretation. Well-grounded in both theory and politics, it endeavors to heighten students’ understanding of and interest in these critical areas of our governmental system.

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  American Foreign Policy, 7/E
  Hastedt
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 480 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 013603750X | ISBN-13: 9780136037507
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  For courses in upper-level American Foreign Policy.

   

  This text brings together 3 key elements for both students and professors. It provides an overview of the historical information to make sense of current U.S. foreign policy; it supplies case studies to give students grounding in key events in U.S. foreign policy and information on contemporary issues; and it incorporates concepts that structure an investigation into U.S. foreign policy. The focus is on U.S. policy itself and not on U.S. foreign policy toward specific regions or issues.

   

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  American Law and Legal Systems, 6/E
  Calvi & Coleman
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 408 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136155537 | ISBN-13: 9780136155539
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  For one-semester/quarter courses in Introduction to Law and the Judicial Process in Departments of Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Business.

   

  This text examines the philosophy of law within a political, social, and economic framework. Readers are introduced to operative legal concepts, everyday law practices, substantive procedures, and the intricacies of the American legal system. Eliminating confusing legalese, the authors skillfully explain the basics–from how a lawsuit is filed to the final appeal–and review English legal roots.

   

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  American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom, 4/E
  Walton & Smith
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 336 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205536395 | ISBN-13: 9780205536399
  Brief Description

  

  This dynamic and comprehensive text from two nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had -- and continue to have -- on American politics.

   

  Through the use of two interrelated themes—the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority-majority coalitions—the text demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States affected the founding of the Republic and its political institutions and processes.  The authors show that through the quest for their own freedom in the United States, African Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms for all Americans.

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  American Urban Politics in a Global Age: The Reader, 6/E
  Kantor & Judd
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205745458 | ISBN-13: 9780205745456
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  Bringing together a selection of readings that represent some of the most important trends and topics in urban scholarship today, American Urban Politics provides historical context and contemporary commentaries on the economy, politics, culture and identity of American cities.

   

  This sixth edition highlights the global scale of the changes and challenges confronting local leaders, and explores new issues in cities and suburbs that are altering the patterns of conflict and governance, including the privatization of public urban space, the economic effect of urban sprawl, immigration, terrorism and natural disasters.

   

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  American Urban Politics in a Global Age: The Reader, 5/E
  Kantor & Judd
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205553710 | ISBN-13: 9780205553716
  Brief Description

  

  In this thoroughly revised reader, two leading scholars bring together a collection of readings accompanied by commentaries that highlight the most important trends in urban scholarship today.  The engaging selections in American Urban Politics in the Global Era are arranged and presented within a clear thematic structure and framed by introductions from the editors. 

   

  In addition to the political economy perspective emphasized in previous editions of the reader, this new edition highlights the impact of globalization on urban politics and policy today. The historical and contemporary readings reveal how the interaction of local, national, and international forces is reshaping the political landscape of urban America.

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  China's Political System, 7/E
  Dreyer
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205707459 | ISBN-13: 9780205707454
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  China’s Political System examines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas.

   

  Highly respected area specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the historical context and current trends to show how this transition is impacting China’s economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions. Throughout the text, Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how both the past and the present influence leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies and by incisively considering the different futures of China’s political system.

   

  “Dreyer provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of China’s political, economic, and social landscape. Rather than providing a static overview of existing institutions and processes, the author convincingly shows how the lasting struggle between external influence and China’s own tradition underlies changes in China’s political system.”–Yi Edward Yang, James Madison University

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  City Politics: The Political Economy of Urban America, 6/E
  Judd & Swanstrom
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205522165 | ISBN-13: 9780205522163
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  Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme — that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity — the Sixth Edition of this text brings city politics of the global era into sharp focus by tracing the continuous development of urban America from the nation’s founding to the present.

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  City Politics: The Political Economy of Urban America, 7/E
  Judd & Swanstrom
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205736971 | ISBN-13: 9780205736973
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  Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme – that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity – the Seventh Edition of this text brings city politics of the global era into sharp focus by tracing the continuous development of urban America from the nation’s founding to the present.

   

  Judd and Swanstrom argue that the politics of growth, the politics of governance, and enclave politics are the three imperatives that dissolve the past and present into a singular, continuous narrative.

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  Classics in Political Philosophy, 3/E
  Porter
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 680 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130821985 | ISBN-13: 9780130821980
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  This text is a one-volume library of political philosophy which covers the major works commonly taught in university-level courses in Political Philosophy or Political History. It could also serve as a supplement to an introductory course in Political Science.

  This text introduces students to original works such as Plato's Republic, Machiavelli's The Prince, and Hegel's Philosophy of Right.

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  Comparative Politics: An Institutional and Cross-National Approach, 5/E
  Mahler
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 456 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136155561 | ISBN-13: 9780136155560
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  For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Comparative Politics, World Politics, as well as Introduction to Politics with a comparative focus.

   

  Written in aclear, jargon-free style, Comparative Politics emphasizes political institutions and behavior–rather than on abstract conceptual frameworks. This approach makes the text  more accessible to introductory students than most other texts on comparative politics. It features both a cross-national approach which focuses helping students develop develop a comparative understanding of the types of institutions (e.g., constitutions, executives, legislatures, political parties, etc.)–as well as a country-by-country approach that examines those institutions within the contexts of eight different countries. This approach allows students to develop the ability to look how all the “pieces” fit together in various countries.

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  Conflict After Cold War: Arguments on Causes of War and Peace, 3/E
  Betts
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 672 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205583520 | ISBN-13: 9780205583522
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  Edited by one of the most renowned scholars in the field, Richard Betts’ Conflict After the Cold War assembles classic and contemporary readings that argue about the shape of international conflict in this post-Cold War and post-9/11 era.

   

  Contextualized within a broader philosophical and historical context, the carefully chosen and excerpted selections in this popular reader introduce students to the core debates about the causes and the future of war and peace. Through the precision of its approach and attention to new issues, this reader challenges conventional wisdom and encourages more critical examination of the political, economic, social, and military factors that underlie political violence.

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  Conflict and Compromise: An Introduction to Political Science
  Winter & Bellows
  ©1991 | Longman | Paper; 456 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0673388077 | ISBN-13: 9780673388070
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  This systematic text is helps students organize and comprehend the study of politics.

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  Contemporary Urban Planning, 8/E
  Levy
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 448 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136025455 | ISBN-13: 9780136025450
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  A best-selling title in the urban planning market, Contemporary Urban Planning provides students with an insider's view of sub-state urban planning including details on the interplay of politics, law, money, and interest groups. This text is exceptional in its coverage of economics, law, finance, and urban governance.

   

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  Contending Theories of International Relations: A Comprehensive Survey, 5/E
  Dougherty & Pfaltzgraff
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 720 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321048318 | ISBN-13: 9780321048318
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  The most comprehensive and inclusive survey and synthesis available on the subject, Contending Theories of International Relations, by James E. Dougherty and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., makes the rich, ever-evolving complexity of IR theories accessible and fascinating for undergraduates and graduate students. Widely acclaimed for its vast scope, engaging writing style, and abundant citation of reference sources, the Fifth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the various paradigmatic and theoretical debates that have emerged since the end of the Cold War. It incorporates the most significant current writings on all areas of theory from neorealism, neoliberal theory, postmodernism, and contructivism to globalization, ethnic conflict, international terrorism, and new approaches to deterrence amidst proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction technologies.

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  Defending Government: Why Big Government Works
  Neiman
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 260 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0133730441 | ISBN-13: 9780133730449
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  For courses in Introduction to Political Science, Public Policy, Bureaucracy, Public Administration, Honors courses in American Government or in courses dealing with the Public Sector.

  This text focuses on the decline in public trust in government and the efforts of the public to use the powers of democratic governing to improve the lives of people—especially people who require such government intervention. It focuses on the debate over government size and the role of the public sector, with a look at the implications of unqualified disdain for politics, institutions, public servants, elected officials, and the very process of democracy itself. In reviewing these issues economic performance, government regulation, civil rights, white collar crime, and urban policy development are examined.

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  Elusive Quest Continues, The: Theory and Global Politics
  Ferguson & Mansbach
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 302 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130992798 | ISBN-13: 9780130992796
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  For advanced undergraduate/ graduate-level courses in Theories of International Politics or Philosophy of Science.

  Unique in perspective, this text summarizes the achievements, problems, and prospects for theory in the field of international politics—with a focus on the theoretical and epistemological issues that divide the major theorists. It summarizes major theoretical approaches starting in the Middle Ages, places them in theoretical traditions, and suggests how theory evolves over time. It ends on a cautious note—praising the growing interest in the subjective dimension of the field while criticizing the wholesale rejection of empiricism by postmodernists, public choice theorists, and others.

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  Emerging European Union, The, 5/E
  Yesilada & Wood
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 256 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205723802 | ISBN-13: 9780205723805
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  Surveying the European Union’s evolution from the Rome Treaty to the present, The Emerging European Union captures the full story of Europe’s ongoing integration, its changing identity, and its increasing importance as a global actor in the 21^st Century.

   

  This text’s concise but comprehensive overview of the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union lays out the major elements of the European integration and explain how the European Union functions. Emphasizing competing intergovernmental and supranational forces, The Emerging European Union explains the origins and future of the European Union as well as its political uniqueness.

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  Environmental Policy Paradox, The, 5/E
  Smith
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 013602999X | ISBN-13: 9780136029991
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  This text provides an introduction to the policy making process in the United States with regard to air, water, land use, agriculture, energy, waste disposal, and other areas, in addition to chapters on global and international environmental issues and institutions.

   

  It explains why some environmental ideas shape policy while others do not, and illustrates that even when the best short- and long-term solutions to environmental problems are identified, the task of implementing these solutions is either left undone or is completed too late. Also included is a comprehensive history of the environmental movement.

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  Ethics and Public Policy: Method and Cases
  Bluhm & Heineman
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131893432 | ISBN-13: 9780131893436
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  For undergraduate courses in public policy.

   

  This text presents three systematic methods for analyzing public policy issues: utilitarianism, deontology, and prudent pragmatism. It argues for the superiority of prudent pragmatism to the other two approaches.  These are described in Part One, together with substantive American values which form the assumptons of ethical analysis. Part Two contains an historical discussion of six public policy areas and presents two detailed case studies in each area. Each case is analysed from the standpoint of utilitarian, deontological, and prudent pragmatic ethics, and an effort is made to show why prudent pragmatism produces the most satisfying results

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  European Politics Today, 4/E
  Almond, Powell, Jr., Dalton & Strom
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 496 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205723896 | ISBN-13: 9780205723898
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  The first comprehensive survey to include Western and Eastern European nations and the European Union, European Politics Today is the broadest available examination of Europe’s diverse political systems.

   

  Written by leading comparativists and area studies experts, this text introduces key concepts about political institutions, culture, and policy and follows them in seven authoritative country studies, which facilitates the comparison of political experience across the region. European Politics Today’s innovative combination of theory and cases ensures that students explore individual countries in-depth and consider the issues that affect all of Europe.

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  Global Economy, The: Contemporary Debates
  Oatley
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 464 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321243773 | ISBN-13: 9780321243775
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  The Global Economy: Contemporary Debates introduces students to contemporary issues in the global economy by presenting a series of provocative articles written by prominent voices.

  This innovative text examines attempts to shape opinion and influence public policy rather than simply surveying academic literature or promoting a theoretical argument.

  There is no other text quite like this on the market–most texts discuss theoretical aspects while Oatley challenges students to take a perspective. This debate-style approach encourages students to think actively and develop a point of view.

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  Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues, 3/E
  Kelleher & Klein
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 256 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136037720 | ISBN-13: 9780136037729
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  For courses in International Relations and any social science course that is designed to introduce students to world issues, in departments of anthropology, sociology, history, or political science.

   

  This book provides a multidisciplinary vocabulary for explaining general issues and trends facing the contemporary world involving cultural diversity, economic development, the natural environment, and international peace and violence. It affords equal time to the analysis of global issues using alternative perspectives. Eight major case studies–one for each of the central issues explored–encourage the application of concepts and perspectives presented in the narrative. It is the perfect compliment to any introductory IR text.

   

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  Global Political Economy, 4/E
  Cohn
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 448 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 020555380X | ISBN-13: 9780205553808
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  Praised for its authoritative coverage of theory and history, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in the broadest global context.

   

  Written by one of the field’s leading scholars, this text helps students understand the fundamental importance of international political economy and make sense of current events in the global economy. Its three areas of focus—globalization, North-North relations, and North-South relations—encourage students to connect theory and history with practice, explore domestic and international economic interactions, and examine the critical relationship between economic and security issues.

   

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  Global Political Economy, 5/E
  Cohn
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 448 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205742343 | ISBN-13: 9780205742349
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  Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in its broadest theoretical context.

   

  This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more fully grasp the connections between key issue areas like trade and development. Written by a leading IPE scholar, Global Political Economy equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.

   

  “This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international political economy in a way that is accessible to students and yet sophisticated enough to ground students in the rich and growing literature on the subject. Cohn leaves no stone unturned in his review of the principles, events, and debates central to the field.”–Robert A. Dayley, Albertson College of Idaho

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  Hispanics and the U.S. Political System: Moving Into the Mainstream
  Garcia & Sanchez
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 384 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130615005 | ISBN-13: 9780130615008
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  For courses in Hispanic Politics or Racial/Ethnic/Minority Politics courses.

  For courses in American Government courses as a supplemental text.

   

  As the Hispanic population in the U.S. grows, so too does its influence. The general election in 2000 marked an era of increased influence and awareness by Hispanics in politics both as voters and politicians. While it is clear that Latinos are influencing and changing politics, the impact on politics in the U.S. is still not clear. Authored by leading scholar, F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel Sanchez, Hispanics and the U.S. Political System : Moving into the Mainstream focuses on the historical, contemporary and future role of Hispanics in the United States.

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  Inside Urban Politics: Voices from America's Cities and Suburbs
  Simpson
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 336 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321095677 | ISBN-13: 9780321095671
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  Sure to grab student interest and engage them in course material, this unique new urban politics reader is a collection of primary and secondary sources designed to give students a first-hand, “front lines” look at the field of urban politics today.

  With speeches by politicians, editorials by journalists, newspaper stories, interviews with political activists, memoirs and biographies of famous people, and research reports advocating change, this unique collection presents the social, economic, and political conditions of our cities and suburbs today, and the proposals to change and reform them. This eminently “real world” reader brings the passion, insights and conflicts of urban politics alive for students, engaging them in the course material and encouraging them to work to improve their own cities and suburbs.

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  Interest Group Society, The, 5/E
  Berry & Wilcox
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205604803 | ISBN-13: 9780205604807
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  Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling students to understand the workings of interest groups within the larger context of our political system.  Comprehensive coverage includes not only the traditional farm, labor, and trade associations, but also citizen groups, public interest organizations, corporations, and public interest firms. 

   

  Brief in page count yet comprehensive in coverage, the book is flexible for different class settings.  The book’s rich content and lean size allows it to stand alone as the centerpiece of a course, or be assigned as one of several texts. 

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  Interest Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions and Influence (Longman Classics Series)
  Wright
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321121872 | ISBN-13: 9780321121875
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  Re-issued as part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, Wright's authoritative text on interest groups in the U.S. features a new Foreword, by Bruce Oppenheimer of Vanderbilt University that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline.

  Wright's renowned text surveys the history, organization, aims and processes of interest groups to explain how they influence and affect public policy and opinion in the US Congress.

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  International Organization and Global Governance: A Reader, 2/E
  Kratochwil & Mansfield
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321349172 | ISBN-13: 9780321349170
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  International Organization and Global Governance presents a variety of seminal studies that address the organization of international politics, how international affairs are governed, and how variations in international forms influence international relations.

   

  This text examines the field of international organization from a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and covers a broad range of crucially important aspects of international affairs, including international economic relations, international security, the global environment, and international law. International Organization and Global Governance also features some of the most important contemporary scholarship in the field.

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  International Organizations: Perspectives on Global Governance, 4/E
  Pease
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 336 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205746888 | ISBN-13: 9780205746880
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  Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations’ political and structural role in world politics.

   

  This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at present and future possibilities for global governance from a broad range of perspectives.

   

  “Kelly-Kate Pease has written the most theoretically sophisticated text on international organizations and global governance, introducing and consistently applying a series of theoretical approaches to a broad range of real-world cases. Clear and accessible to a beginning student, this text will also benefit advanced students looking for both theoretical insight and empirical facts.”–Mark Pollack, Temple University

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  International Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century, 3/E
  Pease
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132285339 | ISBN-13: 9780132285339
  Brief Description

  

  For courses in International Organizations.

   

  International Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century integrates international organizations with international relations theory by showing how international organizations matter in the worlds of the realist, the Marxist, and the feminist, as well as the liberal.

   

  Kelly-Kate Pease wrote this book out of passion and frustration. International organizations are fascinating objects of study. They are almost organic entities—evolving, changing, adapting, and even dying. However, many texts on international organizations tend to view the lives of international organizations through liberal lenses. Liberal lenses are not exactly rose-colored, but they are colored by the implicit assumption that international organizations are inherently “good” and that their “good” efforts are often thwarted by organizational weaknesses, world politics, or self-interested governments. Liberalism has contributed much to our understanding of global politics, but it has its blind spots. Examining international organizations solely from a liberal vantage does a disservice to the study of international organizations and to its development as a discipline. It unnecessarily narrows analysis; worse, it suggests that just one view of the world exists. This text brings other theoretical perspectives to bear on the study of international organizations.

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  International Political Economy, 4/E
  Oatley
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205723772 | ISBN-13: 9780205723775
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  Broadly viewing the global economy as a political competition that produces winners and losers, International Political Economy holistically and accessibly introduces the field of IPE to students with limited background in political theory, history, and economics.

   

  This text surveys major interests and institutions and examines how state and non-state actors pursue wealth and power. Emphasizing fundamental economic concepts as well as the interplay between domestic and international politics, International Political Economy not only explains how the global economy works; it also encourages students to think critically about how economic policy is made in the context of globalization.

   

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  Also by Thomas Oatley

  Debates in International Political Economy organizes writings by leading scholars and practitioners into debates on current global economic issues. Balancing how international controversies are talked about in academic literature and in the news, this reader helps students take a position on economic affairs that affect their lives.

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  International Political Economy: Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy, 3/E
  Oatley
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205559913 | ISBN-13: 9780205559916
  Brief Description

  

  Emphasizing both domestic and international politics as well as fundamental economic principles, International Political Economy is the most accessible and holistic overview of the global economy.

  
  This text offers students a uniquely engaging introduction to IPE by viewing global economic exchange as a political competition. While surveying key IPE theories, economic principles, institutions, and processes, the text explains how this competition raises social welfare but also creates winners and losers who influence the policies of governments and international institutions and ultimately the global economy.

   

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  Introducing Public Administration, 6/E
  Shafritz, Russell & Borick
  ©2009 | Longman | Cloth; 608 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205607675 | ISBN-13: 9780205607679
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  Shafritz, Russell, and Borick cover the most important issues in public administration with a witty writing style and examples drawn from different disciplines and modern culture.  This approach will captivate students and encourage them to think critically about the nature of public administration today.

   

  Introducing Public Administration provides students with a solid, conceptual foundation in public administration, and contains the latest information on important trends in the discipline. To further engage students and deepen interest in its narrative, the text uses unique chapter-opening vignettes called “Keynotes,” chapter ending case studies, and a series of boxes throughout that offer real-life excerpts and alternative theories.

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  Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Regimes and Political Change
  Macridis & Burg
  ©1991 | Longman | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0673520358 | ISBN-13: 9780673520357
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  Provides a general framework for the study of modern political regimes �democratic, authoritarian, totalitarian - and emphasizes the institutional structure within these regimes and their cultural and socioeconomic foundations.

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  Introduction to International Political Economy, 4/E
  Balaam & Veseth
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 528 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136155634 | ISBN-13: 9780136155638
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  For one semester/quarter courses in International Political Economy in Political Science, International Relations, and Economics departments as well as International Studies Programs.

   

  A true introduction to the international political economy (IPE), the text does not assume that students have a background in politics, economy or sociology. This book clearly shows students how politics and economics come together in today's global environment. The text demonstrates how an understanding of IPE can help students make sense of global news, business investments, and government policies–by presenting the theories, institutions, and relationships found in IPE in simple ways that retain the complexity of the world issues and intellectual problems addressed.

   

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  Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law, 8/E
  von Glahn & Taulbee
  ©2007 | Longman | Cloth; 736 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321104803 | ISBN-13: 9780321104809
  Brief Description

  

  Offering a briefer and more accessible alternative to heavily historical commentaries or casebooks, the “gold standard” in this market is back with its traditional approach to the subject of international law: it offers accessible coverage and analysis of international law while incorporating portions of actual text, obviating the need for an additional book of cases.

  Published in its first new edition in over a decade this revision offers the insights and work of a new co-author, James Larry Taulbee, an international law and organization expert at Emory University.   Fully revised while maintaining the successful format of the original, the book continues to offer a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the field; it draws upon classic and contemporary cases and provides clear exposition between theory and state practice.  The Eighth Edition includes new chapters on human rights, humanitarian intervention, the International Criminal Court, and terrorism with expanded and updated guides to relevant internet resources and further reading.

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  Media in American Politics, The: Contents and Consequences, 2/E
  Paletz
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321077776 | ISBN-13: 9780321077776
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  Praised for its strong research base, engaging writing style and inclusion of popular culture, the Second Edition comprehensively examines media and American politics with new discussion on the Internet, Election 2000, and important trends in the field.

  The Second Edition of Paletz's text also continues the strengths of the first with unique attention to subjects neglected in other texts—such as gender, race, pornography, police activities and terrorism—and an abundance of real life examples.

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  Metropolitan Chase, The: Politics and Policies in Urban America
  Jones
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 372 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130166413 | ISBN-13: 9780130166418
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  For introductory and advanced courses in Urban Politics, Metropolitan Politics, Urban Planning, Urban Affairs, and Local Government.

  Unlike other texts, which merely acknowledge (but neither explore nor explain) the rise of metropolitanism, this text focuses on the core aspects of metropolitanism—giving students what they need to be knowledgeable and effective metropolitan citizens. Specifically, it provides cutting-edge insights into the nature and effects of two simultaneous contests—the competition among several hundred metropolitan regions and the competition within any single metropolitan area. The text thus serves not only as an introduction to the discipline, but also as a handbook—an owner's manual—for participating in both aspects of the metropolitan chase within the United States.

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  Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America (Longman Classics Edition)
  Rosenstone & Hansen
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321121864 | ISBN-13: 9780321121868
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  Re-issued as part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, Rosenstone & Hansen's authoritative text on political participation in the U.S. features a new Foreword by Keith Reeve that explores the text's enduring contributions to the discipline.

  Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America provides a thorough analysis of the dynamics of citizen involvement in American politics over the past four decades and identifies who participates in the political process, when they participate, and why. Now in a Longman Classics Edition, it features a new Foreword by Keith Reeves of Swarthmore College.

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  Modern International Law: An Introduction to the Law of Nations
  Wolfe
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 198 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130170437 | ISBN-13: 9780130170439
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  For junior/senior-level courses in International Law in departments of government or political science.

  Designed specifically for students in political science—rather than for law students contemplating practice in international courts—this comprehensive introduction to international law emphasizes the normative theory of international law and its place in contemporary world politics. Using a combination of theory supplemented by case law, it describes the importance of international law from the perspective of the rights of states, reciprocity among governments, and collaborative efforts to achieve stability and peace. And, by interweaving traditional subjects (e.g., statehood and sovereignty) with discussions of contemporary topics (e.g., human rights and the law of the sea), it reveals the emerging transition to a new style of international politics—an interdependent international system based on law and organization.

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  New United Nations, The: International Organization in the Twenty-First Century
  Moore & Pubantz
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131844881 | ISBN-13: 9780131844889
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  For undergraduate courses in International Relations.

   

  A comprehensive guide to the world body’s institutions, procedures, policies, specialized agencies, historic personalities, initiatives, and involvement in world affairs, The New United Nations is organized thematically, blending both topical and chronological explanations making reference to current scholarly terms and theories. The first textbook of its kind on the market, it presents the UN in its evolving role in this new era since the Cold War and shows its responsibilities for meeting challenges to the global community.

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  Party's Just Begun, The: Shaping Political Parties for America's Future, 2/E
  Sabato & Larson
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 256 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032108912X | ISBN-13: 9780321089120
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  Maintaining the first edition's theme and positive view of the usefulness of the American party system, the Second Edition contains all new data and substantially revised analyses.

  The long-awaited revision of Larry Sabato's classic work on political parties in the United States, The Party's Just Begun has been brought completely up-to-date and features a new co-author, Bruce Larson. A work of original research, the first edition showcased the surprisingly favorable view most Americans held about the two major political parties, and offered guidelines on how we might continue to strengthen the parties for the sake of our political system.

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  Perennial Struggle, The, 3/E
  LeMay
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132080214 | ISBN-13: 9780132080217
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  This book is a core text in such courses as Race and Racism, Racial and Ethnic Relations, and Minority Group Politics.

   

  The Perennial Struggle integrates the richness of insight the various social science perspectives offer to the study of ethnic and racial relations into a consistent viewpoint. The Perennial Struggle  is about race, ethnic, and minority group relations and how they interact in group politics in the United States. Understanding these relationships is critical to understanding American society in general and American politics in particular. The United States is a nation of nations; it receives more immigrants to its shores by far than does any other nation of the world.

   

  The authors wrote this book to integrate the various perspectives of the social science disciplines into courses such as Race and Racism, Roots of American Racism, and Minority Group Politics in the United States. If American society is to avoid the woes of a Darfur, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, or Rwanda, or even to prevent the development of separatist movements as in French-speaking Canada, we need to better understand the perennial struggle of ethnic relations and its impact on politics and policy. We need to understand the history, contribution, and special problems of particular and often exemplary minority groups in American society. In short, we need to understand the how and the why of their perennial struggle.

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  Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 4/E
  Weimer & Vining
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 528 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131830015 | ISBN-13: 9780131830011
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  For one-semester, senior/graduate-level courses in Introduction to Policy Analysis, Fundamentals of Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Public Finance, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Government and Business.

  This introduction explores both the hows and whys of the practices of public policy. The text provides reality-based practical advice about how to actually conduct policy analysis and demonstrate the application of advanced analytic techniques.

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  Political Change In The Metropolis- (Value Pack w/MySearchLab), 8/E
  Vogel & Harrigan
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321202287 | ISBN-13: 9780321202284
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  This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its “bias and change” theme, include the latest data/studies informing the field, and cover important new topics (e.g., flood disaster in New Orleans).

   

  Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.

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  Political Ideologies: Their Origins and Impact, 10/E
  Baradat
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136037186 | ISBN-13: 9780136037187
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  A core text for freshman/senior-level courses in Introduction to Political Science, Political Theory, Comparative Government; a supplementary text for courses in International Relations and American Government (foreign policy).

   

  Using a chronological organization, this text explains the evolution of political thought over the past three centuries and describes political ideologies in the context of the social, economic, and political circumstances in which they developed. It provides students with a complete understanding of political ideologies and how these concepts relate to their own lives.

   

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  Political Issues Debated: An Introduction To Politics, 4/E
  Levine
  ©1993 | Longman | Paper; 322 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136816444 | ISBN-13: 9780136816447
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  Focused on strong arguments for pro and con viewpoints of controversial political issues, this introduction to politics uses a debate format that encourages readers to use their own critical judgment to assess the issues addressed.

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  Political Thinking: The Perennial Questions (Longman Classics Series), 6/E
  Tinder
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 264 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321005279 | ISBN-13: 9780321005274
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  Among the new class of inductees into the “Longman Classics in Political Science” Series, this reissue of Glenn Tinder's highly regarded, unique text introduces political philosophy by posing questions that help students engage in the process of political thinking.

  Political Thinking stirs critical thought in students by concentrating on the questions of the political world rather than the answers. In addition, the great philosophers' responses to these questions are traced, helping students understand the historical and contemporary importance of these questions in politics and political life. The book has been reissued with a new Foreword by Steven M. Delue of Miami University of Ohio.

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  Politics and Change in the Middle East, 9/E
  Andersen, Seibert & Wagner
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 384 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136029930 | ISBN-13: 9780136029939
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  For courses on the Politics of the Middle East, four year college and university.

   

  This long-time best-seller uses a thematic, rather than country-by-country, approach to the region in an analysis that is at once comprehensive and, at the same time, does not underestimate the intelligence of the college audience.

   

  The authors wrote this book because there were no introductory texts taking a holistic perspective on the region. This book employs a multidisciplinary approach (political science, economics, history, anthropology) to explain the current political dynamics of the region.  It avoids a country-by-country approach in favor of a thematic approach that integrates regional experiences into a whole.  Major themes include political development, economic development, international relations, Islam - mainstream and jihadist, colonialism and post-colonialism; and recent political changes, with particular emphasis on the U.S. intervention  in Iraq and the rising interest in democracy regionally.
  

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  Politics and Culture of the Developing World, 4/E
  Payne & Nassar
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205704921 | ISBN-13: 9780205704927
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  From decolonization and democratization to religion and gender, Politics and Culture in the Developing World is a comprehensive survey of the global context of development.

   

  With in-depth and current examples from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East., this text examines the central political themes in the developing world. Throughout, Politics and Culture in the Developing World demonstrates how globalization both accelerates change and increases interdependence between developing and developed countries.

   

  “Payne and Nassar do a remarkable job of interconnecting the myriad of issues facing developing countries and following the thread of globalization that runs through them. This approach goes a long way in providing students with a bigger picture of both the third world and the globalized world.”–Manjusha Gupta, North Dakota State University

   

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  Also by Richard J. Payne

  From human rights, terrorism, and weapons proliferation to climate change, global trade, and pandemics, Global Issues is a current and topical look at issues that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system. Designed for global issues or international relations courses, it is the only text of its kind to put complex issues into comprehensive context, thereby explaining the growing economic, political, and culture interdependence visible in the headlines and students’ lives.

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  Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, 6/E
  Dresang & Gosling
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 608 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205533736 | ISBN-13: 9780205533732
  Brief Description

  

  This brief text distinguishes itself through its highly accessible writing style, inclusion of unique topics such as tribal governments, extensive discussion of intergovernmental relations, and its focus on the relationship between government and the governed--how individuals are affected by government decisions and how individuals influence public policy ("face-to-face" approach).

   

  As the authors have done in previous editions, their "face-to-face" approach to the study of state and local governments personalizes the material, connects government to students' lives, and makes the material more meaningful and relevant to the student.

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  Politics and Policy in American States and Communities, 7/E
  Dresang & Gosling
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205745199 | ISBN-13: 9780205745197
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  This brief text distinguishes itself through its highly accessible writing style, inclusion of unique topics such as tribal governments, extensive discussion of intergovernmental relations, and its focus on the relationship between government and the governed--how individuals are affected by government decisions and how individuals influence public policy ("face-to-face" approach).

   

  As the authors have done in previous editions, their "face-to-face" approach to the study of state and local governments personalizes the material, connects government to students' lives, and makes the material more meaningful and relevant to the student.

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  Politics and Policy in States and Communities, 10/E
  Harrigan & Nice
  ©2008 | Longman | Cloth; 560 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205536387 | ISBN-13: 9780205536382
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  This up-to-date, highly-readable text for the state and local politics course focuses on twin perspectives: the political economy of state and local politics and the impact of political reformism on states and communities.

   

  This book explores the dynamics of state and community politics, and the methods citizens use to influence public officials. It explores the major issues facing states and localities and traces how the institutions of state and local government have changed over the years.

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  Politics in States and Communities, 13/E
  Dye & MacManus
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 656 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136025358 | ISBN-13: 9780136025351
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  Politics in States and Communities is distinguished by its focus on politics, its comparative approach, its concern with explanation, its interest in policy, and its focus on conflicts in states and communities and the structures and processes designed to manage conflict.

   

  Several themes are carried on throughout the book that emphasize the importance of politics at the state and community level including the “conflict management” theme which emphasizes the sources and nature of conflict in society, how key decision makers act in conflict situations, and how “politicos” emerge and determine “who gets what.”

   

  An equally important theme is that states and communities in America play an important role in the political life of the nation. This text illustrates that state and local governments do more than merely provide certain services such as education, road building, or fire protection. They also perform a vital political function by helping to resolve conflicts of interest in American society.

   

  This book includes multiple instructional features designed to provide timeliness and relevance, to capture students’ attention and interest, to involve students interactively with political questions, and to aid in the study of state and local politics. While the instructional features should aid in teaching state and local politics, the text material is not “dumbed down.” It still includes the most important research by scholars in the field.

   

   

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  Politics of Congressional Elections (Longman Classics in Political Science), The, 7/E
  Jacobson
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 304 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205577024 | ISBN-13: 9780205577026
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  Brought completely up-to-date with the latest data from the National Election Study and the Federal Election Commission, and including coverage and analysis of the dramatic 2006 midterm elections, this seminal work continues to offer a systematic account of what goes on in congressional elections and demonstrates how electoral politics reflect and shape other components of the political system, with profound consequences for representative government.

   

  The Seventh Edition of this work — one of the Longman Classics in Political Science — provides completely up-to-date coverage of congressional election politics, broadly understood.  Jacobson analyzes how congressional campaigns and elections reflect deeper structural patterns and currents in American political life and help determine how — and how well — we are governed.  The book traces the connections between electoral politics in Congress and other important political phenomena and makes questions of representation and responsibility its chief normative concern.

   

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  Politics of Global Economic Relations, The, 4/E
  Walters & Blake
  ©1992 | Longman | Paper; 208 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136823947 | ISBN-13: 9780136823940
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  A popular examination of the processes and structures of political economic relationships in an interdependent global economy.

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  Politics of Russia, 6/E
  Remington
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205704913 | ISBN-13: 9780205704910
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  Highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, up-to-date scholarship, and comparative framework, Politics in Russia is an authoritative overview of Russia’s contemporary political system and its recent evolution.

   

  Area specialist Thomas Remington focuses on four areas of change in this text—state structure, regime change, economic transformation, and identity—to offer a dynamic context for analyzing the post-Soviet era. With a consistent emphasis on the intersection of politics and economics and the tension between authoritarian and democratic trends, no other text guides students through the complexities and ambiguities of Russian politics today like Politics in Russia.

   

  “If you want a single book for teaching Russian politics, this book is it. Remington’s comprehensive and nuanced knowledge of the Russian polity is matched by few scholars.”–John Willerton, University of Arizona

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  Politics of the Middle East: Cultures and Conflicts, 2/E
  Roskin & Coyle
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 360 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131594249 | ISBN-13: 9780131594241
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  For undergraduate Political Science courses on the Middle East, Comparative Politics, and International Relations.

   

  A multi-disciplinary introduction to the Middle East, Politics in the Middle East provides an overview of history, geography, cultures, and religions and leads up to the region’s Twenty-first Century conflicts, including the Iraq War. With its emphasis on basic concepts and vocabulary, and its use of illustrative case studies, Politics of the Middle East provides an exciting tool for the basic understanding of this very complex region.

   

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  Public Administration and Public Affairs, 11/E
  Henry
  ©2010 | Longman | Cloth; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 020568551X | ISBN-13: 9780205685516
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  For introductory courses in public administration, public affairs, and public policy.

   

  Public Administration and Public Affairs examines the realities underlying the stereotypes that are brought out by both phrases.  Public Administration and Public Affairs is about both the means used to fulfill the public interest, and the human panoply that is the public interest. It keeps up with the tumultuous world of public administration and public affairs and it reports that tumult in an engaging manner.

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  Public Administration Workbook, The, 6/E
  Dresang & Huddleston
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 020560739X | ISBN-13: 9780205607396
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  This unique workbook engages students in the study of public administration and helps them gain a deeper understanding of the field by providing hands-on exercises that expose them to a wide range of practical applications.

   

  Connecting theory to practice, a brief theoretical introduction precedes each exercise, explaining why the technique is important and how it is relevant to the study and practice of public administration.

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  Public Budgeting in America, 5/E
  Smith & Lynch
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130979937 | ISBN-13: 9780130979933
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  For graduate and upper-level courses in Public Budgeting, Public Finance, Financial Management, Fiscal Policy, and State and Local Government Fiscal Administration in the departments of Political Science or Public Administration.

  The most comprehensive and accurate treatment of the public budgeting process on the market, this text offers a thorough treatment of the entire subject with an emphasis on state budgets. Its multidimensional methodology includes case scenarios, practical examples, and instructional exhibits of working budget documents and analysis, as well as supporting data to demonstrate key concepts.

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  Public Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects, 5/E
  Hays, Kearney & Coggburn
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136037690 | ISBN-13: 9780136037699
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  This collection of original essays explores the theme of “problems and prospects” that discusses and suggests remedies for some of the most troublesome issues in modern personnel administration.

   

  Featuring contributions from some of the most notable researchers in the field, this well balanced and up-to-date text can be used in both undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Public Personnel Administration, Human Resources Administration, and Labor-Management Relations.

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  Public Personnel Management: Current Concerns, Future Challenges, 4/E
  Riccucci
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321364686 | ISBN-13: 9780321364685
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  This concise and accessible reader contains all original articles addressing the most current issues in public personnel management.

   

  Written expressly for the text by leading scholars, all of the articles are either new to this edition or substantially revised. Each article focuses on specific–often controversial–issues in public personal management, such as: the continuing debate over affirmative action and diversity; global developments in human resources; managing human resources in the post-9/11 era; human resources challenges in the Third Sector; and the treatment of gays and lesbians in public sector workforces.

   

   

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  Public Policy Praxis: A Case Approach for Understanding Policy and Analysis, 2/E
  Clemons & McBeth
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136056520 | ISBN-13: 9780136056522
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  This readable and conceptual approach to public policy carefully balances theory and practice to provide students at all levels with a solid grounding in policy analysis. 

   

  Authors Randy S. Clemons and Mark K. McBeth explore the impact of mixed methodologies on policy analysis, supported by interesting and useful teaching cases.  Offering a balanced view of public policy, the text addresses the political basis of policy making and analysis and covers the limitations, practical problems, and ethical implications of different techniques and methodologies.  Models and tools are provided to help students develop the analytical skills necessary for policy analysis, while engaging boxes and anecdotes relate concepts to specific examples.  In addition to new coverage, this edition has been revised to make the book even more accessible to undergraduates without weakening its usefulness to graduate students.

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  Racial Politics in American Cities, 3/E
  Browning, Marshall & Tabb
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321100352 | ISBN-13: 9780321100351
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  This engaging, up-to-date collection of original essays focuses on the continuing struggle for minorities to gain political power in American cities.

  The essays included in this book were written specifically for this text by top urban scholars who have done extensive analysis of the development of urban policy in response to minority concerns. Each selection addresses a particular city's racially based electoral coalitions and leadership, as well as examining recent political changes, their impact, and future implications. Each essay also features the editors' successful “Political Incorporation Model” which provides a framework melding research on ethnic coalition with mobilization strategies and allows students to effectively compare one U.S. city to another.

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  Readings in American Foreign Policy
  Bernell
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321276221 | ISBN-13: 9780321276223
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  Readings in American Foreign Policy collects both primary source documents and scholarly articles that trace the recent evolution of America’s engagement with the world.
  
  Spanning the turn of the 20^th century to the present, this reader examines key historical and contemporary problems in American foreign policy and highlights its continuities and changes. Framing these problems from multiple perspectives on how policy is made and who makes it, the selections by leading scholars and practitioners survey the many challenges and opportunities facing the United States since it became a global power.

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  Research Methods for Public Administrators, 5/E
  O'Sullivan, Rassel & Berner
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321431375 | ISBN-13: 9780321431370
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  This practical, lucid text with bound-in CD introduces students to the methodological tools public administrators and policy analysts use to conduct research in today's world.

   

  This accessible text and CD offers an abundance of engaging examples and provides step-by-step instructions to illustrate common research methods and techniques, providing students and future administrators with a sound foundation in model building, research design, measurement, and sampling. The book's statistical section focuses on correct use and interpretation of commonly used statistics, including linear regression.

   

  The book's overall aim is to develop effective, efficient research skills among future public administrators so that they will be better policy makers. It accomplishes this not only by providing a comprehensive survey of research techniques, but also by developing students' awareness of the ethical issues associated with conducting research and reporting findings.

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  Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership
  Dunn
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0139342907 | ISBN-13: 9780139342905
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  For American Presidency, Presidential Leadership and Chief Executive courses.

   

  The Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership presents the traditional  topics of history, rhetoric, politics, Congress, the Courts, and other subjects through an innovative method that sparks student interest and increases teaching options.

   

  After some 30 years of teaching and writing about the presidency at Florida State University, the University of Illinois (Urbana), Clemson University, and Grove City College, Charles W. Dunn wanted to distill into one book the general laws that govern presidential leadership. The title, Seven Laws, came from a series of new lectures, which he delivered at Clemson University. He noticed then that in response to those lectures, students listened more intently, took notes more thoroughly, and responded with more questions than ever before. The students’ response increasingly prompted him to think about how a book could capture the same high level of student interest. The result was The Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership.

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  State and Local Politics: Government by the People, 13/E
  Magleby, O'Brien, Light, Peltason & Cronin
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136029965 | ISBN-13: 9780136029960
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  For Introduction to State and Local Politics courses.

   

  This is the most authoritative text for state and local politics. State and Local Politics: Government by the People continually sets the standards for other state and local politics texts by anticipating instructors' and students' needs. Known for its esteemed author team who treat each new edition as a fresh challenge, State and Local Politics: Government by the People is the perfect text for the educator who wants students to understand how America's state and local political systems work.

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  Struggle for Women's Rights, The: Theoretical and Historical Sources
  Klosko & Klosko
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 304 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136765521 | ISBN-13: 9780136765523
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  Appropriate for women's studies, history, and political science courses dealing with gender politics and the history of women's rights. This text presents theoretical and historical sources focusing on a single issue, the struggle for women's suffrage. It explores women's nature and discusses how different views of women's nature have direct implications concerning public policies.

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  Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/E
  Nacos
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205568289 | ISBN-13: 9780205568284
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  Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era, Terrorism and Counterterrorism looks at this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends.

   

  Broadly addressing the question “What is terrorism?,” Brigitte Nacos, a renowned expert in the field, clearly defines and discusses terrorism’s many causes, actors, and strategies as well as anti- and counter-terrorist responses. In addition, this text uniquely investigates terrorism’s relationship with the media and the public. Comprehensive and highly readable, Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to key concepts in the study of terrorism and political violence and helps them challenge preconceptions of this complex and vital issue.

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  Urban America: Processes and Problems
  Levy
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 302 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132871114 | ISBN-13: 9780132871112
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  For introductory courses in Urban Politics in Departments of Political Science, Urban Studies, Sociology, Geography, Urbanization, Urban Affairs, and Urban Problems.

  Balanced and non-judgmental in tone, this comprehensive study on urban America provides an historic overview of the field, highlights key economic and political factors, and exposes students to some of the most significant and pressing urban issues and problems facing the United States today—such as multiculturalism, the controversy over immigration, poverty, crime, and public education. Enticing students with its contemporary, relevant, and informal approach, it offers detailed analyses on the present state of urban housing, urban planning, urban governance, urban economy, and the financing of urban government; presents facts, hypotheses, mechanisms and explanations that encourage students to really think about the subject; and supplies numerous newspaper and magazines sources for further research.

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  War, Peace, & International Politics, 8/E
  Ziegler
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321048377 | ISBN-13: 9780321048370
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  War, Peace, and International Politics, Eighth Edition, begins by examining a unique characteristic of international relations: war. The text seeks to discover the causes of war by looking at historical cases and moves from these cases to theories about the causes of war. It then looks at a variety of proposals for eliminating war, or, if not eliminating, then reducing its incidence or ameliorating its effects. Ten different approaches to reducing conflict are assessed for weaknesses and strengths.

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  Washington At Work: Back Rooms and Clean Air, 2/E
  Cohen
  ©1995 | Longman | Paper; 256 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0023232005 | ISBN-13: 9780023232008
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  Using a “How a Bill Becomes Law” approach, Washington at Work brings to life the modern policy-making process of the United States government through a thought-provoking case study of the 1990 Clean Air Act. Congress, the Presidency, interest groups and the Bureaucracy are examined by following this Act from its inception to a final “product” that was passed into law. In addition, the second edition describes the environmental and political effects of steps that have been taken since 1990 to implement the new law.

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  Which Side Are You On?: An Introduction to Politics
  Shalom
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 624 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205280889 | ISBN-13: 9780205280889
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  Aiming to put the “politics” back in political science, this new text emphasizes issues and debates in the context of the major ideologies, demonstrating the connection between political science and the issues that matter in our lives.

  Because politics—the political issues of the day—are what draw most people to the study of political science, Shalom's new text emphasizes the key issues and ideas in the political world to capture student interest and to help them think like political scientists. Which Side Are You On? was written with the belief that learning about politics is not a matter of being told the “truth” by a text or a scholar, but rather involves examining conflicting points of view. The text, therefore, presents each topic in the introductory course in terms of different perspectives and various ideologies, and asks students to think through these views.

  Which Side Are You On? begins with an exposition of the major political ideologies, with separate chapters devoted to conservatism, liberalism and democratic socialism. These ideologies then form the framework for the rest of the book: as each topic is addressed—from civil liberties to welfare policy to globalization—the reader is given the necessary factual information and then shown how these topics are contestable and are embedded in conflicting world views.

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  Winning Elections: A Handbook in Modern Participatory Politics
  Simpson
  ©1996 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0673980782 | ISBN-13: 9780673980786
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  This is a unique primer on the actual process of running campaigns, from the most local to the national level. Provides a thorough handbook, but also covers the vexing issues of today's campaigns - PAC money, the media, negative campaigning, fundraising, etc.

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  Women, Politics, and American Society, 4/E
  McGlen, O'Connor, Van Assendelft & Gunther-Canada
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321202317 | ISBN-13: 9780321202314
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  Completely updated, this engaging and historically-informed text provides a comprehensive exploration of the efforts, achievements and the setbacks involved in the movements toward equality for American women.

  The Fourth Edition provides the most thorough coverage of political history wedded to the most current data and present-day examples of any text. Exploring three basic themes—(1) political rights and realities, (2) employment and educational rights and realities, and (3) familial and reproductive rights and realities—Women, Politics, and American Society first traces the efforts of women to achieve rights in those areas and then tries to answer the question of why women still fall short of full equality. This lucid text offers excellent historical material, giving students the background necessary to truly understand women's ongoing struggles today.

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