Product Description: Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, "deanlets"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda...read more

Product Description: Franklin Moses Jr. is one of the great forgotten figures in American history. Scion of a distinguished Jewish family in South Carolina, he was a firebrand supporter of secession and an officer in the Confederate army. Moses then reversed course...read more

Product Description: Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People, Seventh Edition, continues to provide tools to help students think critically about American government and politics...read more

A history and evaluation of the 'imperial presidency' in America argues that presidents from the last thirty years have increased the power of their station at the expense of democracy, in an account that expands its coverage beyond foreign policy practices to reveal less-realized means through which the executive branch's power has been institutionalized.

Product Description: In the Ninth Edition, American Government: Power and Purpose maintains the analytical rigor, focused pedagogy, and judicious use of relevant history that have distinguished it as the authoritative text for American government courses...read more

Product Description: George Washington is fabled to have said, I cannot tell a lie. But lie he did, and politicians have been lying ever since. Despite assurances to the contrary, politics is not about truth, justice, and principle. It is about money, power, and status...read more

In the Ninth Edition, American Government: Power and Purpose maintains the analytical rigor, focused pedagogy, and judicious use of relevant history that have distinguished it as the authoritative text for American government courses. Retaining the analytical framework that first appeared in the Seventh Edition, the Ninth Edition emphasizes five core "Principles of Politics":1. All political behavior has a purpose2. All politics is collective action3. Institutions matter4. Political outcomes are the products of individuals' preferences and institutional procedures5. History mattersBy drawing on these principles throughout the text, the authors expose students to repeated applications of core ideas in their discussion of political concepts and history. The result is a refined, accessible portrait of America's government institutions and political life that encourages students to think critically and analytically.

This Shorter Fifth Edition of We the People without policy chapters is available for classes requiring a more concise text.We the People is widely recognized as the classroom standard for introductory American government courses. Maintaining a central emphasis on the relevance of American government and politics to students and continuing to highlight the importance of political participation, the Fifth Edition has been meticulously revised and updated through the 2004 presidential elections, including in-depth analysis of the Iraq War and the "War on Terrorism."

Product Description: We the People is widely recognized as the classroom standard for introductory American government courses. Maintaining a central emphasis on the relevance of American government and politics to students and continuing to highlight the importance of political participation, the Fifth Edition has been meticulously revised and updated through the 2004 presidential elections, including in-depth analysis of the Iraq War and the "War on Terrorism...read more

Product Description: In the Eighth Edition, American Government: Power and Purpose maintains the analytical rigor, focused pedagogy, and judicious use of relevant history that have distinguished it as the authoritative text for American government courses...read more

Product Description: In the Eighth Edition, American Government: Power and Purpose maintains the analytical rigor, focused pedagogy, and judicious use of relevant history that have distinguished it as the authoritative text for American government courses...read more

Product Description: What are the basic concepts of executive organization and management? How does executive organization affect management? How can executive organization and management be improved? In Making Government Manageable, Thomas H. Stanton and Benjamin Ginsberg bring together a distinguished group of authorities from both the academic and political worlds to explore problems relating to the organization and management of government...read more

Product Description: In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People, Seventh Edition, continues to provide tools to help students think critically about American government and politics.The Seventh Edition has been thoroughly updated to include extensive coverage of the pivotal 2008 elections and important recent events and issues...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The "Brief Seventh Edition" takes a historical-institutional, analytical and critical approach to studying the American government. With comphrensive pedagogical aids throughout the text and an accompanying student Web site, this text should offer everything a student needs to gain a deeper understanding of the sources, history and changing institutions of American government...read more

Product Description: Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People provides tools to help students think critically about American government and politics.The Sixth Edition has been carefully updated to reflect most recent developments, including the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the 2006 midterm elections...read more

Product Description: Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People, Seventh Edition, continues to provide tools to help students think critically about American government and politics.The Seventh Edition has been thoroughly updated to include extensive coverage of the pivotal 2008 elections and important recent events and issues...read more

Product Description: As scandals increasingly dominate the political agenda, Benjamin Ginsberg and Martin Shefter argue in this illuminating book, the United States is entering an era of postelectoral politics, with media revelations, congressional investigations, and judicial proceedings replacing elections as the primary tools of political competition...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this provocative book, Benjamin Ginsberg examines the cycle of Jewish success and anti-Semitic attack throughout the history of the Diaspora, with a concentrated focus on the "special case" of America. For Ginsberg, the essential issue is not anti-Jewish feeling, but the conditions under which such sentiment is likely to be used in the political arena...read more

Product Description: The Lowi and Ginsberg WebBOOK is an Internet study guide designed to complement American Government: Freedom and Power, Fifth Edition and Fifth Brief Edition. This booklet contains a single-user password that will allow you access to the dedicated study website for six months from the date that you complete the online registration form...read more