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With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan conflicts as the national health-care showdown and

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An examination of the development of America's two-party system of government, established between 1796 and 1800.

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Wendy J. Schiller develops a theory of dual representation - where two legislators share the same geographical constituency - to explain Senator's behaviour.

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The Quaker Party's campaign in 1764 to replace Pennsylvania's proprietary government with royal government prefigures, in some ways, the colonies' struggle against George III. This is the key, in James Hutson's analysis, to Pennsylvania politics in the decades before the Revolution. In a lucidly written narrative, he follows the efforts of the Quak

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The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have begun an unprecedented process of rapid change in their political, economic, and social characters.

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"A compelling account of journalistic malpractice on a grand scale. Those called out in this book should not be allowed to forget what they did."- -Brit Hume, senior political analyst, Fox News.

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This psychological study dissects the characteristics of 20 world leaders-both men and women-profiling the factors that formed their personalities and revealing how certain traits have shaped their political decisions.

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Crabtree and Durand explore how the Peruvian elite and foreign mining interests have been able to entrench their position and marginalise the left, even as leftist governments have risen to power elsewhere on the continent.

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This unique study focuses upon a specific component of American presidential rhetoric--how presidents depict the office--and relates that rhetorical tactic to broader questions of politics, public opinion, political symbolism, and presidential power.

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Offers an account of the key philosophical work. This book sets Plato's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. It explores some of the areas of thought that the Republic has impacted upon and provides useful information on further reading.

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Offers an account of the key philosophical work. This book sets Plato's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. It explores some of the areas of thought that the Republic has impacted upon and provides useful information on further reading.

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A thoughtful exploration of the current state of political campaigning and how it is ruining American politics.

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This volume examines how and why individual political behaviour can be influenced by various contextual characteristics of the locality in which the individual resides, and proposes a conceptual framework to guide future research. It also explores methodological problems unique to this field.

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A synthesis of writings in political communication from the fields of communication, political science, journalism and history. This updated edition features new chapters on the topics of campaign management, congressional campaigns, politics and popular culture, and "unofficial Washington".

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A synthesis of writings in political communication from the fields of communication, political science, journalism and history. This updated edition features new chapters on the topics of campaign management, congressional campaigns, politics and popular culture, and "unofficial Washington".

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Although the control or regulation of political conflict is a constant concern of governments and a source of substantial speculation, empirical investigation of systems of regulation is a relatively recent enterprise.

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The transformation of political systems is explored in this edited collection by assessing the relationships among political conflict, political development, and public policy. Most often this larger phenomenon is conceived of in terms of political conflict, repression, and political development.

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Volume 5 in the Studies in Political Development Series. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books whil

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Contents: I. "Introduction," Robert E. Ward. II. "A Monarch for Modern Japan," John Whitney Hall. III. "Political Modernization and the Meiji Genro" Roger F. Hackett. IV. "Fukuzawa Yukichi: The Philosophical Foundations of Meiji Nationalism," Albert M. Craig. V. "Modernization and Foreign Policy in Meiji Japan," Marius B. Jansen. VI. "War and Moder

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