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George Conyne

The History of the United States Supreme Court

This book provides a unique history of modern America told through the story of the U.S. Supreme Court. Recognizing the Court as both a legal and political institution, George Conyne introduces the reader…

Joe Neguse

Courage in the People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America

"Courage in the People's House tells the gripping stories of nine individuals who served in the US House of Representatives--the "People's House"--during a span of over one hundred years, from the 1870s t…

Madiba K Dennie

The Originalism Trap

"Lawyers don't often admit this in mixed company, but Madiba Dennie wants to let you in on a secret: There is no one true way to interpret the Constitution. Americans saw just how subjective it can be whe…

Amy S Patterson

Africa's Urban Youth

"Drawing from extensive fieldwork in three countries, this book explores how African urban youth navigate citizenship through daily experiences, relationships, and political engagement. Privileging the vo…

Masculinity in American Politics

"A compendium of new research on how, when, and why masculinity affects politics in America at a variety of levels: the general realm of politics; the world of candidates and campaigns; and individual att…

John H Aldrich

The Fundamental Voter

In The Fundamental Voter, John H. Aldrich, Suhyen Bae, and Bailey K. Sanders explain why the notion that we are divided into tribal loyalties is, at best, only partially correct, and discuss how the divis…

Carolyn Renée Dupont

Distorting Democracy

Distorting Democracy will awaken Americans to the perils of our system by unveiling the Electoral College's origins, history, and present operations. This book demonstrates that the system has no principl…

Slayer

Undisputed Attitude

Anne M Whitesell

Living Off the Government?

Explores the ways welfare recipients lack adequate political representation Who deserves public assistance from the government? This age-old question has been revived by policymakers, pundits, and activi…

David de Micheli

Back to Black

"This book documents and explains a recent paradigm shift in Brazil's racial politics and subjectivity in recent decades. It engages major theories in ethnoracial politics, documents an understudied empir…

Amy S Patterson

Africa's Urban Youth

"Drawing from extensive fieldwork in three countries, this book explores how African urban youth navigate citizenship through daily experiences, relationships, and political engagement. Privileging the vo…

Charles U Zug

Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act

"On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Highway Aid Act, the largest public works project in American history. Given the hurdles Eisenhower faced at every stage of the project'…

Stephen Brooks

Understanding American Politics, Third Edition

This book provides the context necessary for understanding the ideas, institutions, and processes that are central to politics and governance in the United States.

Tom Lavers

Ethiopia's 'Developmental State'

"This book provides a comprehensive, multi-sector analysis of Ethiopia's development project, which has rightly been regarded as one of the development success stories of recent decades. The book will int…

American Utopia On Broadway (Original Cast Recording)

Stephen Breyer

Reading the Constitution

An analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpr…

Pete Hegseth

The War on Warriors

"Pete Hegseth joined the Army to fight extremists. Then that same Army called him one. The military Pete joined twenty years ago was fiercely focused on lethality, competency, and color blindness. Today o…

Karen Kunz

The Cost of Congress

Congressional ratings have fallen to single digits; citizens believe that Congress fails to do the things its members are publicly paid to do. What does Congress do for our dollars, and how has that chang…

David M Rubenstein

The Highest Calling

From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians a…