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When women win : EMILY’s list and the rise of women in American politics

by Ellen R. Malcolm with Craig Unger

The inside story of the rise of women in elected office over the past quarter-century, from the pioneering founder of three-million-member EMILY’s List. In 1985, […]

Dark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election

by Melissa M. Smith and Larry Powell

Introduction: the genesis of super PACs in the 2010 midterm elections — Super PACs in the 2012 primaries — Major super PACs and supporters: an […]

Broken trust : dysfunctional government and constitutional reform

by Stephen M. Griffin

“Griffin argues that understanding the decline of trust in government requires investigating the historical circumstances of the last several decades as well as the constitutional […]

America’s national park system : the critical documents

by Lary M. Dilsaver [editor]

This invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America’s national park system. The extensive group of documents […]

US immigration in the twenty-first century : making Americans, remaking America

by Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine ; Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Columbia University

This study of issues related to immigration and immigrants in the United States examines the history of US immigration policy, legislative and legal debates about […]

The political origins of inequality : why a more equal world is better for us all

by Simon Reid-Henry

“Examining the historical experience of different countries, a thought-provoking volume, taking on a global perspective to explain inequality the defining issue of our time reveals […]

Owning and using scholarship : an IP handbook for teachers and researchers

by Kevin L. Smith, JD

Contents: Technology and the growing problem of intellectual property in academia — What is intellectual property law and why does it matter? — Who owns […]

Obamacare wars : federalism, state politics, and the Affordable Care Act

by Daniel Beland, Philip Rocco, and Alex Waddan

The first thorough account of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, this book reveals the fissures the act exposed in the American federal system. […]

Nation on the take : how big money corrupts our democracy and what we can do about it

by Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman

American democracy has become coin operated. Special interest groups increasingly control every level of government. The necessity of raising huge sums of campaign cash has […]

Minority voting in the United States

by Kyle L. Kreider and Thomas J. Baldino, editors (2 volume set)

Contents: Volume 1. African American, women, and Latino/Latina voters — volume 2. Native American, Jewish American, Arab and Muslim American, Asian American, and LGBT voters