Books

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For the freedom of her race For the freedom of her race Lisa G. Materson "Focusing on Chicago and downstate Illinois politics during the incredibly oppressive decades between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 - a perio… OL12048834W
Do voters look to the future? Do voters look to the future? Brad Lockerbie "Do voters look to the past, the future, or both when deciding how to vote? In Do Voters Look to the Future?, Brad Lockerbie shows voters to be more sophisticated than much of the work in political s… OL12710041W
New Race Politics in America New Race Politics in America Jane Junn Foreign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of all Americans are of non-white and non-European descent. Latinos … OL15172896W
United States gubernatorial elections, 1861-1911 United States gubernatorial elections, 1861-1911 Michael J. Dubin "A definitive volume on the election of United States governors during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Industrialization periods, this book provides election results of the gubernatorial races fro… OL15537035W
America Votes America Votes Rhodes Cook America Votes has been the nation's most trusted source for authoritative information on U.S. election cycles for more than fifty years. Thorough, extensive in scope, and meticulously researched, Ame… OL16566437W
Ideology and spatial voting in American elections Ideology and spatial voting in American elections Stephen A. Jessee "Ideology and Spatial Voting in American Elections addresses two core issues related to the foundations of democratic governance: how the political views of Americans are structured and how citizens'… OL16572354W
Unprecedented Unprecedented Thomas Lake. The first-ever book from CNN Politics chronicles the most hard-fought and newsworthy election of our time—one that laid bare a deep divide across America. Packed with exclusive photojournalism and ne… OL17599129W
Communication and Midterm Elections Communication and Midterm Elections Dan Schill,John Allen Hendricks This book offers a comprehensive examination of midterm elections from the lens of communications and media coverage. Using a wide variety of methods, this contributed volume covers the differences, … OL17763649W
Democracy in the states Democracy in the states Bruce E. Cain,Todd Donovan,Caroline J. Tolbert "Offers a twenty-first-century agenda for election reform based on lessons learned in the fifty states. Examines the impact of reforms intended to increase the integrity, fairness, and responsiveness… OL18629926W
Run for something Run for something Amanda Litman From the e-mail marketing director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the co-founder of Run for Something; comes an essential and inspiring guide that encourages and educates young progre… OL19721813W
When does gender matter? When does gender matter? Kathleen A. Dolan "As the number of women candidates for office in the U.S. increases each election cycle, scholars are confronted with questions about the impact of their sex on their chances of success. Chief among … OL19987981W
Down for the count Down for the count Andrew Gumbel "Down for the Count explores in an accessible, engaging style the tawdry continuing history of votes bought, stolen, suppressed, lost, miscounted, thrown into rivers, and litigated up to the Supreme … OL20024933W
Challenging authority Challenging authority Frances Fox Piven "What do the American Revolution, the abolitionist movement, the labor movement, and the Vietnam antiwar movement have in common? These are examples of the profound moments in American history when o… OL20547142W
Southern politics and the second reconstruction Southern politics and the second reconstruction Numan V. Bartley A history of political developments and trends in the South since World War II, focussing on electoral response to candidates and issues and the tumultuous emergence of two-party politics. OL2924814W
Leave us alone Leave us alone Grover Glenn Norquist One of the nation's most influential political strategists provides a daring manifesto and vision for conservatives.The modern Republican party is a coalition of groups and tendencies created during … OL2990130W
Electoral Realignments Electoral Realignments David R. Mayhew "The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a scien… OL4084172W
Bush v. Gore Bush v. Gore Charles L. Zelden The infamous 2000 presidential election produced hanging chads, butterfly ballots, endless recounts, raucous allegations, and a constitutional crisis—until a controversial Supreme Court decision allo… OL4303808W
American elections American elections Robert Dudley,Robert L. Dudley,Alan Gitelson "With highlights on the historic 2000 election, best-selling authors Robert Dudley and Alan Gitelson provide a look inside the rules that drive and shape elections in the United States.". "Presentin… OL8219224W
Stealing Elections Stealing Elections John Fund Hanging chads, butterfly ballots, voting felons, and Supreme Court intervention. How bad is the U.S. election system? Bad enough that at least eight of the 19 hijackers who attacked the World Trade … OL8990438W