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By any measure, the 2008 presidential race has been historic. At the centre of the race is Barack Obama, the first African American to become the presumptive Democratic nominee. This title looks at Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for the 2008 American presidency.

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Investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. This work argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship - such as support for the regime in power.

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Interest in voting systems and voting system reform is growing in the United States.

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Interest in voting systems and voting system reform is growing in the United States.

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This study compares the professed ideals and actual realities of conservative reformism leading up to and during the Reagan presidency, and examines Ronald Reagan's defence programme, his policies to reduce the size of the federal government, and regulatory reform.

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What will Brexit mean for Britain's unwritten constitution Constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor explores the greatest political question of the moment

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This work's objective is to examine the prospects for unified government and structural reform during the Clinton presidency.

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Maps the death of politics based on the traditional opposition between Left and Right, and offers a provocative argument for the emergence of a new values-based politics in Australia.

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"Ms. Grieder's is the rare book that takes stock of the Texas model without ridiculing many of its traditions and politicians...This is a good book, and Ms. Grieder's clear, vivid writing makes it downable in a single afternoon... a promising debut from a promising young author." -The New York Times

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Three critical problem areas in American politics involve the urban political machine, conflicting tensions among ethnic groups, and sexual discrimination. This study examines the dynamic interaction of all three factors in one political campaign.

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Bill Clinton's administration was filled with new policies and achievements for the nation's future, but those achievements were easily overshadowed by personal flaws and scandal.

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East Timor is at last, and at terrible human cost, firmly on the road to independence. Exploring the significance of its passage to freedom-for its people, for Asia, and for the world-this multi-voiced volume offers a comprehensive overview of this newest nation's travails and triumphs in an international context.

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An essential guide to the new face of electoral politics in America, this book provides an examination of the political mobilization of Latinos and Latinas through the churches and the influence of being of the Catholic faith, enabling an understanding of the social and cultural dynamics at play.

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Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise lean Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon in American politics. Blue Metros, Red States explores this phenomenon by analysing demographic trends, voting patterns, economic data, and social characteristics of twenty-seven major metropolitan areas in thirteen swing states.

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Born to Run tells the stories of nine young politicians from all walks of life who enter into races at the state and local levels in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Georgia, Nebraska, and Maine.

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Covers individuals who have held great offices of state in Britain since 1730.

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Addresses theoretical and practical aspects of building democracy in one-party systems. Contributions examine the progress and condition of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the two Chinas; the fall of Gorbachev; and the Serbian drive for hegemony in the Balkans.