Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Legitimacy crisis in Thailand Legitimacy crisis in Thailand Marc Askew ix, 328 p. ; 23 cm OL16643249W
Unstable majorities Unstable majorities Morris P. Fiorina xvii, 239 pages : 23 cm OL19728956W
Solutions to political polarization in America Solutions to political polarization in America Nathaniel Persily "This volume assembles several of the nation's top analysts of polarization in American politics. However, unlike the many other volumes written on this subject, this book focuses on solutions to pol… OL20002934W
Campaign finance and political polarization Campaign finance and political polarization Raymond J. La Raja "Efforts to reform the U.S. campaign finance system typically focus on the corrupting influence of large contributions. Yet, as Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner argue, reforms aimed at cutti… OL20043223W
I'm right and you're an idiot I'm right and you're an idiot James Hoggan "Just as the natural environment can be polluted, so too can public discourse. I'm Right and You're an Idiot examines the sorry state of today's public square, showing how polluted, polarized convers… OL20045821W
American government American government Calvin C. Jillson [This book] provides [an] introduction to American government that emphasizes the historical foundations of U.S. political institutions and the way they have developed in response to change. [The boo… OL2024273W
The Tyranny of Merit The Tyranny of Merit Michael J. Sandel An attack on the notion that meritorious placement in society can achieve just and equitable outcomes, and an examination of some alternatives to merit that may be more desirable and successful. OL20836893W
Who stole the American dream? Who stole the American dream? Hedrick Smith Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual econom… OL26169456W