American Government: Power and Purpose

By Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Kenneth A. Shepsle

Book Overview

Based on the Full Edition of American Government: Power and Purpose, but with a simpler framework, the Fourteenth Brief Edition combines authoritative, concise coverage of the central topics in American politics with smart pedagogical features designed to get students thinking analytically. The Fourteenth Edition has been thoroughly updated through the 2016 elections, and now brings an analytical perspective to current policy issues in new "Policy Principle" sections.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393283771
• ISBN13: 9780393283778
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Got this for a college course

So I really ordered this book as part of a college course. However, this book is easy to read and is not incredibly boring, as some government textbooks go. The book has a good online website with interactive "Analyzing the Evidence" exercises, which were fun and easy to use. As textbooks go, this one is pretty good. I would recommend it.