With a focus on competition for resources, this balanced, but provocative text uses Harold Laswell's classic definition of politics--"Who gets what, when, and how"--as a framework for presenting a clear, cohesive and stimulating introduction to the American political system. Thomas Dye, along with new co-author Bartholomew Sparrow, has written a lively and absorbing narrative examining the struggle for power that is American politics: the participants, the stakes, the processes, and the institutions. Numerous feature boxes explore timely issues, draw cross-cultural comparisons, promote critical thinking, and provoke thoughtful opinions. The Texas Edition of this classic text includes the same coverage as the comprehensive version, but includes 7 additional chapters on Texas politics. With the intense political conflict of the most expensive presidential campaign in American history and the hotly-contested primary campaigns that led to the national conventions in 2008, Politics in America's theme of the constant competition for power and resources--"who gets what"--has never been more relevant.
| ISBN | 0136027245 | | Pages | 976 | | ISBN13 | 9780136027249
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 1991 | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Published in | New Jersey | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780132395281 | | Publication date | 16 Dec 2008 | | Height (mm) | 276 | | Library of Congress | 2009294120 | | Width (mm) | 216 | | DEWEY | 320.473 | | Spine width (mm) | 41 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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I. POLITICS. 1. Politics: Who Gets What, When, and How. 2. Political Culture: Ideas in Conflict. II. CONSTITUTION. 3. The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power. 4. Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power. III. PARTICIPANTS. 5. Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics. 6. Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda. 7. Political Parties: Organizing Politics. 8. Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs. 9. Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More. IV. INSTITUTIONS. 10. Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill. 11. The President: White House Politics. 12. The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics. 13. Courts: Judicial Politics. V. OUTCOMES. 14. Politics and Personal Liberty. 15. Politics and Civil Rights. 16. Politics and the Economy. 17. Politics and Social Welfare. 18. Politics and National Security. VI. TEXAS POLITICS 19. The Social and Economic Milieu of Texas Politics 20. The Texas Constitution 21. Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Elections in Texas 22. The Texas Legislature 23. The Texas Executive Bureaucracy 24. The Texas Judiciary 25. Local Government in Texas: Cities, Towns, Counties, and Special Interests
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