American Government: Continuity and Change, 2006 Texas Edition Election Update (8th Edition) (MyPoliSciLab Series) - Hardcover

O'Connor, Karen; Sabato, Larry J.; Haag, Stefan; Keith, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321434609 ISBN 13: 9780321434609

Publisher: Longman, 2007

Synopsis

The election update edition of the number one book in American government continues to provide the most current and engaging introduction available for the course and contains an entire unit devoted to Texas government and politics. Written with the belief that knowledge of the development of American government is integral to fully understand our current political system, American Government: Continuity and Change offers a strong historical perspective that highlights the evolution of government and engages students with examples relevant to their lives today.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen O’Connor is the founder and Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, where she formerly served as the Chair of the Department of Government.  Professor O'Connor has written, co-authored, and edited several books, including Gendering American Politics and Women, Politics, and American Society.  She currently serves as president-elect of the Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association.

 

Larry J. Sabato is a University Professor and the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and serves as the Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.  His over 20 books include Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election, and the upcoming Get in the Booth: A Citizen’s Guide to the 2006 Midterm Elections. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0321434609
• ISBN 13: 9780321434609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1088