Many scholars of American government believe representative democracy is failing more systematically than even the recent spectacle of political extremism suggests. Unprecedented levels of elite polarization, severe partisan gerrymandering, weakened party institutions, easing of restrictions on campaign finance, and other forces-all in the context of rising levels of economic inequality-produce dysfunction that subverts healthy political competition. A gridlocked U.S. Congress offers few solutions to broadly recognized public problems. Legislation favors the interests of elites when they conflict with those of the majority. In his 2022 Berkeley Tanner Lectures, Charles Beitz examines the narrative of dysfunction by reading the literature of political science as democratic theory. The narrative raises two questions. First, are symptoms documented by political scientists really failures? What norms of democratic representation do they infringe? This is a problem of diagnosis. Second
This is the first modern calculus book to be organized axiomatically and to survey the subject's applicability to science and engineering. A challenging exposition of calculus in the European style, i
Health Care Manager's Casebook presents a comprehensive collection of case studies for use in continuing education by working health care managers, primarily first-line and middle managers, aspiring h
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management examines how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is taught and practiced today among Native communities. Of special interest is the
This is a book that confronts problems with discipline and laziness and the other tendencies that push us to accept less than we should. This book will make you re-examine your goals, your prioritie
Most of us could benefit from wise advise on how to be a more effective leader at work and at home. In this revised edition, Charles Swindoll delves deep into the life of Nehemiah to show how to hand
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management examines how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is taught and practiced today among Native communities. Of special interest is the
Marriage, children, and family have been lifelong priorities for Charles Swindoll. Following a biblical exploration of God's purpose and plans for families, readers are equipped in Parenting Workbook
In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs—at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The abundance of fresh wat
The long history of field research at Grasshopper, a massive 500-room pueblo established and enlarged between AD 1300 and 1330 by a group consisting mainly of newcomers to the area, has produced a wea
Invisible Darkness offers a striking interpretation of the tortured lives of the two major novelists of the Harlem Renaissance: Jean Toomer, author of Cane (1923), and Nella Larsen, author of Quicks
