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This comprehensive guide to the American government defines politics as a means of devising rules for the management of conflict. Its coverage of the social context of American politics introduces students to the diversity of the American people and its consequences for US politics... Read Full Overview

Dynamics of Democracy, 5e, offers a comprehensive introductory survey for students of American government. The authors show that politics arises from conflict and that, equally significant, the rules that stipulate how the government makes its decisions help determine the winners... Read Full Overview

Dynamics of Democracy, 5e, offers a comprehensive introductory survey for students of American government. The authors show that politics arises from conflict and that, equally significant, the rules that stipulate how the government makes its decisions help determine the winners... Read Full Overview

This is a brief edition of the text Dynamics of Democracy, 2nd Edition. It aims to give students and teachers an alternative to encyclopedic textbooks without sacrificing coverage of key elements of American government and politics such as civil liberties, the constitution and... Read Full Overview

This comprehensive text on American Government highlights two recurrent themes: that politics involves conflict, and that the rules for decision-making in government help determine the outcomes of that conflict. Separate and expanded chapters discuss civil liberties and civil... Read Full Overview