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Pennsylvania Government and Politics
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Keystone
State's formal and informal political institutions and players,
past and present, and elucidates the place each holds in governing
the commonwealth today. Covering a period of more than three
hundred years, this volume presents a clear and succinct overview
of
• the commonwealth's political history, culture, and
geography;
• interactions between office holders, civil servants, special
interest groups, and the media;
• policy development and implementation;
• how laws are created, enacted, and enforced;
• hierarchy and interaction among state, county, local, and
special district government bodies and officials;
• tax collection and disbursement; and
• the political upheaval in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the 2020 presidential election.
Featuring practical appendixes and interviews with current and
past office holders, bureaucrats, party leaders, and political
journalists, this astute and informative book is an indispensable
tool for understanding politics in the Keystone State.
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Debating federalism : from the founding to today
This reader includes documents selected to show the tension between federalism and concentrated sovereignty throughout American history. The book is accompanied by an introductory essay and additional annotations, and the editors argue that federalism was the Founding Fathers' intended political system\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Third Edition
In the third edition of Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong, and various contributors provide the latest analyses in many aspects of Hong Kong’s government and politics, such as political institutions, mediating institutions, and political actors. They also discuss specific policy areas such as political parties and elections, civil society, political identity and political culture, the mass media, and public opinions after the Umbrella Movement in 2014. The book also evaluates the latest developments in Hong Kong’s relationship with Mainland China and the international community. This new edition offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the main continuities and changes in the above aspects since 2014. This volume will help its readers grasp a basic understanding of Hong Kong’s political developments in the last ten years.
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Democratizing Texas Politics
By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state’s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other seemingly contradictory realities of Texas’s political landscape since World War II, Democratizing Texas Politics captures powerful, interrelated forces that drive intriguing legislative dynamics. These factors include the long history of Mexican American activism; population growth among Mexican American citizens of voting age; increased participation among women and minorities at state and national levels in the Democratic Party, beginning in the 1960s; the emergence of the Republican Party as a viable alternative for Southern conservatives; civil rights legislation; and the transition to a more representative two-party system thanks to liberal coalitions. Culling extensive archival research, including party records and those of both Latino activists and Anglo elected officials, as well as numerous interviews with leading figures and collected letters of some of Texas’s most prominent voices, Benjamin Márquez traces the slow and difficult departure from a racially uniform political class to a diverse one. As Texas transitioned to a more representative two-party system, the threat of racial tension and political exclusion spurred Mexican Americans to launch remarkably successful movements to ensure their incorporation. The resulting success and dilemmas of racially based electoral mobilization, embodied in pivotal leaders such as Henry B. Gonzalez and Tony Sanchez, is vividly explored in Democratizing Texas Politics.
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Notes from cyberground : Trumpland and my old Soviet feeling
\"America under Donald Trump. Russia under Vladimir Putin. Many have ridiculed them. None have done so with such scathing wit as Mikhail Iossel. From a youth spent in the USSR to a life remade in the USA, Iossel shares the brunt of this experience on Facebook, where thousands follow his blistering posts on Trump's America and Putin's Russia, and his lyrical, eerily timely reflections on life under totalitarianism. Notes from Cyberground brings together a choice selection of Iossel's aphorisms, ranging from a few words to a few hundred words. Each chapter covers a month from Election Day 2016 to October 2018. Even when comical, this gem of a book is dead serious. It will bring solace to anyone who feels distressed by today's surreal politics\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Italian Immigrant Radical Culture
·\"An important contribution to the history of the Italian-American left.\" - Fraser Ottanelli, Professor of History, University of South Florida
·\"A welcome introduction to the poorly understood immigrantsovversivi.\" - Donna Gabaccia, University of Minnesota
·\"A superb analysis of radical working-class poetry, drama, and art.\" - Nunzio Pernicone, author ofItalian Anarchism, 1864-1892
·\"Anyone interested in the topic will benefit from Bencivenni's deep understanding of her subject, her exhaustive research, and her clear organization and writing.\" - R.J. Goldstein,Choice
·\"An impressive book that nicely complements existing studies… It deserves a wide audience.\" - Mike Rosenow,H-Net Reviews
·\"Bencivenni's superb analysis… ensure[s] that the works of these men and women will have a lasting legacy.\" - Diane C. Vecchio, Furman University
·\"A great book that will benefit well-established scholars, newly minted Ph.D.'s, and graduate students.\" - Caroline Merithew,Italian American Review
·\"Sheds illuminating light on a part of that history that is often overlooked.\" - Stefan Bosworth
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Inside Trump's White House : the real story of his presidency
\"In Inside Trump's White House, Doug Wead offers a history of President Donald J. Trump's first years in office, covering everything from election night to the news of today. The book includes never-before-reported stories. It also includes exclusive interviews with the Trump family about the Mueller report, and narrates their reactions when the report was finally released. Contains Interviews with the President in the Oval Office, chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric and Lara Trump, and White House insiders\"-- adapted from book jacket.
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To Keep the Republic
American democracy is at an inflection point. With voting rights challenged, election results undermined, and even the US Capitol violently attacked, many Americans feel powerless to save their nation's democratic institutions from the forces dismantling them. Yet, as founders like Benjamin Franklin knew from the start, the health of America's democracy depends on the actions its citizens are willing to take to preserve it. To Keep the Republic is a wake-up call about the responsibilities that come with being a citizen in a participatory democracy. It describes the many ways that individuals can make a difference on both local and national levels-and explains why they matter. Political scientist Elizabeth C. Matto highlights the multiple facets of democratic citizenship, identifies American democracy's sometimes competing values and ideals, and explains how civic engagement can take various forms, including political conversation. Combining political philosophy with concrete suggestions for how to become a more engaged citizen, To Keep the Republic reminds us that democracy is not a spectator sport; it only works when we get off the sidelines and enter the political arena to make our voices heard.
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