American Government: Enduring Principles and Critical Choices - Hardcover

Landy, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108471366 ISBN 13: 9781108471367

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

To understand contemporary American politics and government students need to see how political ideas, institutions and forces have developed over time. The fourth edition of American Government dwells on the seminal role played by political memory and path dependency in shaping contemporary institutions, political forces and public opinion, as well as the critical choices that have caused them to shift course. It provides a comprehensive depiction of current demographic, political, attitudinal and governmental facts, trends and conditions. Each chapter begins with a detailed contemporary portrait of its subject.

About this title

Book Description:

This fourth edition prompts students to consider and understand the critical choices and enduring principles of the past that shape the present and future of American politics and government. The book is intended for introductory courses in American government.

About the Author:

Marc Landy is the Edward and Louise Peterson Professor of American History and Government at Ashland University and Professor of Political Science at Boston College. He is the co-author of Presidential Greatness (2000) and The Environmental Protection Agency: Asking the Wrong Questions From Nixon to Clinton (1994). He has written for many journals, including National Affairs, Political Science & Politics and Public Administration Review.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1108471366
• ISBN 13: 9781108471367
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 524