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  • Network Propaganda

    Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics

    by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts ...
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has ... Read more

    30,31 €

  • The Dream Shall Never Die

    100 Days that Changed Scotland Forever

    by Alex Salmond ...
    The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics.Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish independence his whole life. In September 2014, he came close to realising that dream.In a riveting daily diary, written with his trademark wit and charm, Salmond ... Read more

    9,85 €

  • Countdown 1960

    The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America's Politics Forever

    by Chris Wallace ...
    **Instant New York Times BestsellerThe riveting new book on the momentous year, campaign, and election that shaped American history**It’s January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers a front-row seat to history. From the challenge of primary battles in a nation that had never elected a Catholic ... Read more

    4,34 €

  • Original Sin

    The must-read Sunday Times bestseller

    by Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson ...
    THE HUGE SUNDAY TIMES AND No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Explosive' Guardian'Explosive' The Times'Explosive' Daily Mail'Explosive' Politico'Explosive' New York TimesThe book that revealed one of the greatest cover-ups in modern American history.Joe Biden, his family and his senior aides were convinced that only he could beat ... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • A Short History of Presidential Election Crises

    (And How to Prevent the Next One)

    by Alan Hirsch ...
    Series series City Lights Open Media
    An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. Democracy—presidential elections.In 2000, we learned that an exceptionally close presidential election can produce chaos, because we have no reliable Constitutional mechanism for resolving disputes. Joe Biden just won a presidential election that was extremely close in a number of states. Trump—and his many ... Read more

    11,12 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Insane Clown President

    Dispatches from the American Circus

    by Matt Taibbi ...
    *One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism - IndependentMatt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks truth to power - Bernie SandersMatt Taibbi is the best polemic journalist in America - Felix Salmon*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The thing is, when you actually think about it, it's not funny. Given what's at stake, it's more like the opposite, l... ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • A Choice Not an Echo

    Updated and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition

    by Phyllis Schlafly ...
    Over 3 Million Copies Sold!Celebrate 50 years since the release of Phyllis Schlafly's monumental A Choice Not an Echo, the book that launched the conservative resurgence of the late 20th century. This special updated and expanded edition contains 50 percent new material placing the book in its historical context and applying the book's lessons to the issues of today. ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • The Stakes

    America at the Point of No Return

    by Michael Anton ...
    AMERICA AT THE POINT OF NO RETURNThe next election is the most important one America has faced in more than a century.That’s not campaign hype. America is divided as almost never before—with contesting political factions regarding themselves not as rivals but as enemies.And the frightening thing is that, in large part, they’re right.The Democratic Party has become the party of “identity politics” ... Read more

    17,18 €

  • Presidential Campaigns in the Age of Social Media

    Clinton and Trump

    by William L. Benoit, Mark J. Glantz ...
    This book offers content analyses of the 2016 presidential candidate campaign messages from the primary and the general election. The chapters examine both new (Twitter, Facebook) and traditional (TV spots, debates, speeches) media employed in this contest. This allows comparison of campaign phases (primary versus general), candidates (Republican primary and Democratic primary candidates; general ... Read more

    85,74 €

  • Debatir para presidir

    by Daniela Barbieri, Augusto Reina ...
    ¿Realmente importan los debates electorales? ¿Cómo son percibidos por los electores? ¿Cuál es el verdadero impacto del discurso político? Mediante un enfoque innovador y riguroso que combina teoría y práctica, esta obra, pionera en su campo, intenta dar respuesta a esas preguntas. Se aborda la evolución histórica de los debates, sus efectos sobre los votantes, el impacto de los mensajes políticos ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women Officeholders and the Role Models Who Pioneered the Way

    by Karen Owen ...
    Recent electoral seasons in American politics demonstrate women’s keen interest, involvement, and influence as candidates and officeholders. Women possess political ambition, albeit in varying degrees, and as such, women seek opportunities to be politically engaged and affect America's representative institutions. This book analyzes why American women run for political office, and explores how ... Read more

    34,44 €

  • The Marching Women

    by Marisa Lemma ...
    There are stories of great success across history for women's rights, of risks and rewards for following a heart's true passion, and of grand shifts occurring in government, all because of a woman's voice and strength to speak up.In The Marching Women: Inspiring Stories from Young Women in Public Policy, you'll learn about some of the young women who have made a difference in their communities and ... Read more

    5,29 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Public Dialogues in Archaeology

    New Methodologies from Turkey

    by Isilay Gürsu ...
    Offering a study of archaeological heritage in Turkey, this book shows the alternative ways that the public relates to the past and its remains. Within the theoretical framework of public archaeology, Isilay Gürsu brings together the results of decade-long projects – based on quantitative and qualitative research – to show how communities interact with the archaeological past. Generally speaking, ... Read more

    80,55 €

  • Donald Trump Speaks Truth to Power

    by C. A. Mills ...
    Maligned by Establishment politicians and a dis-honest media, Donald J. Trump continues to speak truth to power for the American people. From illegal immigrants, to America’s bankrupt foreign policy; from the threat of Radical Islamic Terrorism, to the rigged economic and political system, Donald Trump fearlessly tells it like it is to the failed elites who misgovern America. Donald Trump is the ... Read more

    2,69 €

  • The Rhetoric of Heroic Expectations

    Establishing the Obama Presidency

    by Justin S. Vaughn, Jennifer Mercieca ...
    Series Book 24 - Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication
    Campaign rhetoric helps candidates to get elected, but its effects last well beyond the counting of the ballots; this was perhaps never truer than in Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. Did Obama create such high expectations that they actually hindered his ability to enact his agenda? Should we judge his performance by the scale of the expectations his rhetoric generated, or against some other standard ... Read more

    11,44 €

  • The Fraudulent Fraud Squad: Understanding the Battle over Voter ID: A Sneak Preview from "The Voting Wars: from Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown"

    by Richard L. Hasen ...
    A Letter from Author Richard L. Hasen   In 2000, the U.S. presidential election went into overtime as just a few hundred votes, out of millions cast, separated Republican George W. Bush from Democrat Al Gore in the state of Florida, whose twenty-five electoral votes determined the nation's next president. For thirty-six days, the country was riveted and divided between Democrats and Republicans ... Read more

    1,81 €

  • Campaigning in the Aftermath of the 2020 Elections

    A Communications Perspective

    Edited by Robert E. Denton Jr. ...
    The post-election period of the 2020 presidential campaign is historic not only for the culmination of tensions in the January 6, 2021 storming of the US capitol, but also in the very persistence of campaigning after the election was over. Historically, political campaigns have had only four phases: pre-primary, primary, convention, and general election. In 2020, there was a distinct and active ... Read more

    Was 33,38 € Now 29,03 €

  • El laberinto catalán

    by Benoît Pellistrandi ...
    Cataluña concentra una lucha secular por las libertades democráticas, las ambigüedades de un nacionalismo a veces excluyente, la amenaza de las rivalidades militantes y los riesgos de una identidad convertida en incierta a fuerza de ser reivindicada.La crisis vivida por Cataluña, y por España entera, en septiembre y octubre de 2017 sorprendió, por su intensidad, a propios y extraños. ¿Cómo una ... Read more

    7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Take No Prisoners

    The Battle Plan for Defeating the Left

    by David Horowitz ...
    Battle-scarred political warrior David Horowitz says it’s time for conservatives to take the gloves off-and take our country back. America is at a crucial turning point in her history, and Republicans have been losing ground to Democrats for too long. In his new book Take No Prisoners, Horowitz sounds a clarion call for conservatives to use liberals’ political playbook against them in the fight ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • 唐代科举与文学（精）--傅璇琮文集

    by 傅璇琮 ...
    本书在梳理唐代科举制度有关文献的基础上，考述唐代取士各科，如明经、进士、制举等的情况，考察了唐代科考的科目设置、内容沿革、贡举、举子行卷、放榜宴集等活动，探讨了科举制度对当时文学风气、社会风尚等的影响。其以史学与文学研究结合的办法，综合考察古人在历史记载、文学描写中的有关社会史料，研究唐代士人的生活道路、思维方式、心理状态，并着力重现当时部分的时代风貌和社会习俗，在研究史上开一时风气之先，影响深远。 ... Read more

    22,29 €

  • The Nature and Origins of Political Extremism In Germany and Beyond

    by Sebastian Jungkunz ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides a systematic overview of the prevalence, causes, and stability of left-wing and right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany between 1994 and 2017. It shows that there are many similarities between left-wing and right-wing extremists, both in terms of their ideologies and their individual experiences. Overall, these causes can be traced back to three factors: unmet individual needs ... Read more

    104,93 €

  • Campaign Rules

    A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America

    by Nina Kasniunas, Daniel M. Shea ...
    America may be the most election-crazed nation in the world, boasting roughly 500,000 elected positions nationwide. Not only do we rely heavily on elections to fill government positions, but the frequency of these events far outpaces what is found in other nations. Americans use elections not only to select candidates, but to directly change government policy as well. Referendums and ballot ... Read more

    Was 47,90 € Now 41,54 €

  • The Partisan Sort

    How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans

    by Matthew Levendusky ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over the past few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? In The Partisan Sort, Matthew Levendusky reveals that we have responded to this trend—but not, for the most part, by becoming more extreme ourselves. While polarization has filtered down to a small minority of voters, it also has had the more significant effect of ... Read more

    21,40 €

  • Who Runs?

    The Masculine Advantage in Candidate Emergence

    by Meredith Conroy, Sarah Oliver ...
    Series series The Cawp Series In Gender And American Politics
    To explain women’s underrepresentation in American politics, researchers have directed their attention to differences between men and women, especially during the candidate emergence process, which includes recruitment, perception of qualifications, and political ambition. Although these previous analyses have shown that consistent dissimilarities likely explain why men outnumber women in ... Read more

    36,03 €