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James Madison kept the most extensive notes of any attendee of the Constitutional Convention. Now his notes are presented with modern punctuation and spelling and helpful notes, fascinating background information on every delegate, and an overview of the tumultuous times. High school & older.

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In 1994, two political events occurred that would have been inconceivable just five years before: the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was launched, and Republicans took control of the U.

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Israels democratic crisis, includes unprecedented anti-government demonstrations and sharp critique of the governments management of the Gaza War. The book covers in Israels history, constitutional order, social cleavages, psychological factors, and Netanyahus leadership style, factors that led to the current crisis.

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Offers insights into the Global Justice Movement an influential transnational movement and predecessor of the recent struggles for economic and social justice and against austerity.

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A hilarious and deeply irreverent take on the political life and times of our twenty-ninth prime minister and his stumbling government.

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Solid ground for optimism as well as cause for foreboding. So James L. Sundquist views the outcome of the struggle by the Congress in the 1970s to recapture powers and responsibilities that in preceding decades it had surrendered to a burgeoning presidency.

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The Mobilization/Demobilization Theory argues instead that nonvoting results from the behavior of politicians, political elites, and the political system and not from the characteristics of the poor and working class.

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Elections are not the solution to political crisis, theyre the problem. In lively dialogue form, The Democracy Manifesto explains why elections are anti-democratic and should be replaced with government in which decision-makers are randomly selected from the population at large.

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This work asks, "Will democracy figure prominently in China's future", and, "If so, what kind of democracy". The authors draw upon the ideas of Dewey and Confucius to help address these questions. They suggest that it is a mistake to equate "modernization" for China with "westernization".

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A collection of classic and contemporary writings on democracy, suitable for use in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses.

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This study provides a conceptual framework for comparing East Caribbean governments with Western political systems, assessing the democratic and authoritarian characteristics of seven small states, and analyzing the impact of modernization on their political development.

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Its not easy being a dictator these days.

From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, downtown Caracas to the Forbidden City, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy. The Dictators Learning Curve explains this historic moment and offers hope for the future of freedom.

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The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering.

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This all-in-one reference guide will help students, researchers, and interested readers make sense of the infamous election of 2000. Following an overview of the 2000 presidential race, five essays spotlight separate issues related to the race and its outcome.

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This book investigates the Brazilian health cooperation in Mozambique through the implementation of a pharmaceutical factory in Maputo.

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This study examines how the Electoral College actually works, how it is supposed to work, and how it might be reformed. Robert Hardaway first looks at the Constitutional Convention, the Twelfth Amendment, and historical elections where the Electoral College has come into play, providing the historical background to the present-day College.

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The author describes the evolution of the current British parliamentary electoral system and explains how it works.

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A bold, invigorating analysis of the decade that revolutionised Australian politics - the 1980s.

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Although the Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified by the necessary three-quarters majority of the states, the central questions and events that surrounded the campaign for ratification persist as mainstream issues.

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