Challenging the standard views that individual leaders either have all the power or little room to move in the making of foreign policy, this book demonstrates generalizable ways that leaders succeed by manipulating elements of their domestic and international environments. Exploring leaders' strate...
The function of the U.S. House of Representatives is to serve as the body of government closest to ordinary citizens, reflecting their needs and desires. Yet, over the past decade, the House's drift from its roots has given rise to Republicans' ability to capture control of the chamber from a 40-yea...
From acclaimed writer and physicist Bowen comes the true story of the Bush administrations censorship of the worlds preeminent climatologist, and the science behind global warning that the government does not want the public to know.
Party Influence in Congress challenges current arguments and evidence about the influence of parties in the U.S. Congress. Political scientists differ in their evaluations of the influence of congressional parties over policy outcomes. Steven S. Smith reviews the arguments and finds them deficient i...
Why hasn't democracy been embraced worldwide as the best form of government? Aesthetic critics of democracy such as Carlyle and Nietzsche have argued that modern democracy, by removing the hierarchical institutions that once elevated society's character, turns citizens into bland, mediocre souls. Jo...
There are many ways of presenting the history of the left. In this concise and cogent survey, Darrow Schecter avoids trivializing the struggles of the last 150 years focusing on Marx's theories and the diverse struggles for human emancipation that have characterized European and world history since ...
The forces that have shaped David Cameron's politics and the ambitions that may or may not lead him and the Tories back to Downing Street are explored in this illuminating biography of the man who has promised to change the face of British Conservatism. Written by a leading Tory pundit, this memoir ...
Writing and Society is a stunning exploration of the relationship between the growth in popular literacy, and the development of new readerships and the authors addressing them. Nigel Wheale looks at the relevant debates in literary critical theory and historiography and the book includes facsimile ...
Y2K! The world waits anxiously to see what millennial mischief crops up. But at Basic Books the year 2000 is cause for celebration. Fifty years ago Basic was founded as a home for works by outstanding scholars on topics of wide importance and broad general interest. Over the years our authors have i...
Batley and Larbi examine how governments of developing countries are organized to deliver public services. The book is based on comparative international studies of four service sectors: healthcare, urban water, business promotion and agricultural marketing. Governments everywhere are being driven t...
Depicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an insane dictator at its helm, North Korea-charter member of Bush's Axis of Evil --is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles capable of deliveri...
This book offers a full coverage of contemporary notions of leadership, including traditional theories, salient models, and new domains. The chapters on women in leadership, culture, and team leadership are welcomed additions. The sophisticated but readable style and the inclusion of superb case mat...
The cultural wars at home and the global war on terror are usually viewed as separate problems. In this groundbreaking book, D'Souza shows that they are one and the same.
Coulter's most important book to date will also be her most controversial. Coulter is at her best in exposing the unreported stories that reveal liberal hypocrisy and show how the Left's efforts are undermining America.From the Publisher:Many Americans are outraged by liberal hostility to traditiona...
