Cengage Advantage Books: American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2012-2013 - Softcover

Schmidt, Steffen W.; Shelley, Mack C.; Bardes, Barbara A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111832935 ISBN 13: 9781111832933

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

New features, up-to-date political news and analysis and a great low price make AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: BRIEF EDITION, 2012-2013 a top seller. The text works to show how easily and effectively readers can participate in the political process. Praised for its balanced coverage, the book examines all the key concepts of American government, while providing exciting features that focus on active citizenship.

About this title

About the Author:

Steffen W. Schmidt is a professor of political science at Iowa State University. He grew up in Colombia, South America, and has studied in Colombia, Switzerland, and France. He has a B.A. from Rollins College and obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York, in public law and government. Dr. Schmidt has published 14 books and over 130 articles in scholarly journals and is the recipient of numerous prestigious teaching prizes, including the Amoco Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Teaching and the Teacher of the Year award. He is a pioneer in the use of web-based and real-time video courses and is a member of the American Political Science Association's section on Computers and Multimedia. He is known as "Dr. Politics" for his extensive commentary on U.S. politics in U.S. and international media. He is a weekly blogger for Gannett, and comments on CNN en Espanol and Univision as well as WNYC, New York. Dr. Schmidt is on Facebook (SteffenWSchmidt) and Twitter (DrPolitics).

Review:

"This is an excellent book that students find very readable and interesting."Cynthia J. Palazzolo, University of Missouri, St. Louis

It includes a range of pedagogical features not normally included in a brief edition."John S. Klemanski, Oakland University

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1111832935
• ISBN 13: 9781111832933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432