Category: politics

"As new except for faint edgewear. 9th yearly edition from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Papers on International Affairs; Media & Politics; Critical Issues; Politics in Action; Reflections by Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin Bradlee, Christopher Dodd, C. Everett Koop, Carolyn B.Mosby; John Erlichman, Lawerence Tribe, Norman Lear and more." View more info

Steps Toward Making Every Vote Count: Electoral System Reform in Canada and its Provinces

By: "(Henry Milner, ed.)"

Price: $19.95

Publisher: "Peterborough, ONT", Broadview Press: 2004

Edition: (1st thus)

Seller ID: 7-5H001

ISBN: 1551116480

Condition: VERY GOOD+

"As new except for faint shelfwear to exterior edges and 4 pages with a few words underlined. ""developments in the growing movement to reform Canada's electoral system…up-to-date accounts of developments in BN, Quebec, PEI and Ontario…experiences in New Zealand and Scotland., which have adopted... plans... attempting balance...look(s) at South Africa, Japan, France and the US...for the light it casts on a specific aspect of electoral system reform...(and) practical implications...""" View more info

"Handbook of Federal Assistance: Financing, Grants, Technical Aids 1981"

By: "(Stevenson, Eric, Ed.)"

Price: $39.95

Seller ID: 76Y025

ISBN: 0882625462

Condition: NEAR FINE

Soft imitation leather covers. As new except for faint age soil to exterior and slight rubbing to bottom edge of front cover. 654 indexed pages of government programs. View more info

Out of the Jaws of Victory: The astounding election of 1948

By: "Abels, Jules"

Price: $9.95

Publisher: NY, Henry Holt and Company: 1959

Edition: (1st edition)

Seller ID: 4-9T018

Condition: GOOD+

"Book as new except for slight tilt to spine and faintest foxing to top, exterior page edges. Dust jacket is present but has creased and worn edges (stabilized with clear tape on inside) and faded spine. The day after the 1948 Presidential election the newspaper headlines read ""Dewey Elected President"" but they were wrong, Truman had been elected." View more info

Connecticut: The Story of Your State Government

By: "Adams, Virginia"

Price: $77.95

Publisher: CT, League of Women Voters of Connecticut: 1973

Edition: (1st edition)

Seller ID: 5-0T017

ISBN: 871061252

Condition: VERY GOOD

Library binding - As new except for library markings on last printed and last blank pages. Navy blue coated cloth covers with white inking on spine including library indexing information. Designed as a textbook for Connecticut Social Studies students. Illustrated 96 page chapter book. View more info

Jacobson's Development of American Political Thought: A Documentary History

By: "Anderson, Thornton"

Price: $10.95

Publisher: NY, Appleton Century Crofts: c1961

Edition: (2nd edition)

Seller ID: 4-OH008

Condition: NEAR FINE

"As new except for owner's name on first free page and slight softening of spine ends. No dust jacket. ""Study of the history of political thought…teaches us that the political ideas we hold today have a historical background : to understand our present theories…we must understand their origin, background and development…"" and ""historical analysis of political thought demonstrates the relativity of ideas to environment and circumstance...""" View more info

British Parliamentary Democracy

By: "Baley, Sydney D."

Price: $9.95

Publisher: "Cambridge, MA", Riverside Press / Houghton Mifflin: 1958

Edition: (2nd edition)

Seller ID: 4-DT028

Condition: GOOD+

"Tight, bright and clean interior, rubbed and age soiled exterior, square. 2 folded page corners. Owner's name on first page. ""a book on British of government which would do more than describe how the system functions today…(but would explain) practices, often seemingly absurd, ...their roots deep in British history...understood only in the light of that history..."" 281 indexed, annotated pages." View more info

The Almanac of American Politics 1972

By: "Barone, Ujifusa & Matthews"

Price: $127.95

Publisher: "Garden City, NY", Gambit: 1972

Seller ID: 4-OT024

ISBN: 0876450567

Condition: FAIR

"Reading copy. Tight, age soiled exterior, age tanned page edges, curled spine, bumped bottom corners have dog-eared some pages. Not pretty but solid. A snapshot in time of the US Congress in 1972 - each district and member with detailed information about background, committees, elections. Makeup of each committee.. Maps of each of the states showing congressional district boundaries at the time. Fiscal '68, '69, '70 outlay by department. List of 50 top defense contractors based on dollar amounts of prime contracts." View more info

"Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine"

By: "Beck, Glenn"

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Threshold Editions:

Seller ID: 9781439168578

ISBN: 1439168571

Condition: very good

In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. And they find commonsense solutions to the nation's problems. "?" One such American, Thomas Paine, was an ordinary man who changed the course of history by penning Common Sense, the concise 1776 masterpiece in which, through extraordinarily straightforward and indisputable arguments, he encouraged his fellow citizens to take control of America's future--and, ultimately, her freedom. Nearly two and a half c... View more info

"The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century"

By: "Beck, Glenn"

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Threshold Editions:

Seller ID: 9781451650617

ISBN: 1451650612

Condition: GOOD

Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine's famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 "New York Tim"es bestseller "Glenn Beck's Common Sense." Now he brings his historical acumen and political savvy to this fresh, new interpretation of "The Federalist Papers," the 18th-century collection of political essays that defined and shaped our Constitution and laid bare the "original argument" between states' rights and big federal government--a debate as relevant and urgent today as it was at the birth of our nation. Adapting a selection of these essential essays--pseudonymously authored by th... View more info

Pathways to Restoration: The Revitalization of the American Spirit

By: "Berry, Henry"

Price: $6.50

Seller ID: 94T014

ISBN: 0961184604

Condition: GOOD+

"As new except for owner's name and tape repair to front cover. ""a study of the weaknesses and blindness of American society; the assumptions that allow us to overlook what is required to safeguard our values in the modern world; and the handicaps that keep us from asserting our values when they are challenged...""" View more info

Two Parties--Or More? The American Party System

By: "Bibby, John F, Sandy, L. Maisel, F., John Bibby"

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Westview Press:

Edition: 2

Seller ID: 9780813340319

ISBN: 0813340314

Condition: GOOD

Students of American government are faced with an enduring dilemma: Why two parties? Why has this system remained largely intact while around the world democracies support multiparty systems? Should our two-party system continue as we enter the new millennium? This newly revised and updated edition of "Two Parties-Or More?" answers these questions by placing the dilemma in the context of recent elections and the environment in which all parties must function. The text provides students with a historical overview of minor parties and their impact on politics. By focusing on Ross Perot's efforts... View more info

Malcolm Boyd's Book of Days

By: "Boyd, Malcolm"

Price: $9.95

Publisher: "Greenwich, CT", Fawcett Crest: 1969

Edition: (1st paperback edition)

Seller ID: 5-1P001

Condition: NEAR FINE

"As new except for slight age tanning of pages, slight edgewear to covers, faint creasing near spine hinge and part of a date stamp on first free page.. Appears unread. ""this apostle of the underground church takes the traditional 'thoughts-for-the-day' and swings them into thoughts for our day..."" A glimpse into the '60's by the preaching of this Episcopal priest who recited poetry at the Hungry i in San Francisco and was a Freedom Rider. " View more info

The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization

By: "Buchanan, Patrick J."

Price: $7.50

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin:

Seller ID: 9780312302597

ISBN: 0312302592

Condition: very good

The national bestseller that shocked the nation--"The Death of the West" is an unflinching look at the increasing decline in Western culture and power. The West is dying. Collapsing birth rates in Europe and the U. S., coupled with population explosions in Africa, Asia and Latin America are set to cause cataclysmic shifts in world power, as unchecked immigration swamps and polarizes every Western society and nation."The Death of the West "details how a civilization, culture, and moral order are passing away and foresees a new world order that has terrifying implications for our freedom... View more info

"A Republic, Not an Empire: Reclaiming America's Destiny"

By: "Buchanan, Patrick J."

Price: $9.95

Publisher: "Regnery Publishing, Inc.":

Seller ID: 9780895261595

ISBN: 0895261596

Condition: GOOD

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The Drowning of a Seaside City: Bridgeport's Ride to Bankruptcy

By: "Burns, Sarah R"

Price: $6.00

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform:

Seller ID: 9781479231874

ISBN: 1479231878

Condition: very good

The Drowning of a Seaside City tells the story of Bridgeport, Connecticut's ride to bankruptcy. It explains how the fiscal neglect and denial went on, and on. How there were giveaways one year, and denial the next year. Except for Mayors Tom Bucci and Mary Moran, no other leaders would divulge the financial problems, and when Bucci and Moran did - it was almost too late. Many believe the problems are now solved, but that is too far from the truth. You will understand how Bridgeport, and other cities and towns now experiencing the same dilemma, cannot possibly be "okay." These municipalities wi... View more info