Vital Statistics on American Politics 2013-2014

Informationen zum Autor Harold W. Stanley is the Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy at Southern Methodist University (SMU). In 1979! he joined the University of Rochester Department of Political Science and served as its chair from 1996 to 1999. Known as an expert in American national politics and electoral change in the South! Stanley currently serves as associate provost at SMU. Klappentext There is no other print source! online source! or Web search engine that provides the wide range and depth of insight found in Vital Statistics on American Politics. Chapters are devoted to key subject areas such as elections and political parties! public opinion and voting! the media! the three branches of U.S. government! foreign! military! social and economic policy! and much more. For depth of information and ease of use! this volume is the best resource of its kind available and should be a key component of all academic and large public library collections. Zusammenfassung Editors Harold Stanley and Richard Niemi have consulted hundreds of sources to calculate and locate the data! facts and figures that offer a vivid and multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. Fully updated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and Acknowledgements 1 Elections and Political Parties 2 Campaign Finance and Political Action Committees 3 Public Opinion and Voting 4 The Media 5 Congress 6 The Presidency and Executive Branch 7 The Judiciary 8 Federalism 9 Foreign and Military Policy 10 Social Policy 11 Economic Policy Appendix: Definitions of Regions Guide to References for Political Statistics

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold W. Stanley, Richard Niemi, Richard G. Niemi, Harold W. Stanley, Harold W. Niemi Stanley
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9781452283265
• ISBN: 978-1-4522-8326-5
• Pagine: 472
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva