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What is at stake in the transformation of commemoration of the US presidency represented by the presidential library, argues Hufbauer (U. of Louisville), is how power is remembered and how these const

Taylor looks closely at six key thinkers in the Progressive tradition whose work helps illuminate the essential flaws in our current thinking about democracy. Their writings, he contends, offer insigh

A portrait of Betty Ford sheds new light on the role of the outspoken first lady whose public positions did not always coincide with those of her husband.

Contributors from the humanities and social sciences, business faculty, and National Park Service employees explore the history of tourism in the American West and examine its effects on both the tour

Examines international efforts to punish perpetrators of genocide and other war crimes, combining history, politics, and critical analysis. Traces efforts to create an institution to judge and punish

Walling a fellow at the Liberty Fund with academic credentials in political science, social thought, political philosophy, and history revises the commonly held belief that Alexander Hamilton was prim

For years many citizens have complained that our national government is fettered by legions of inefficient and unaccountable lawyers. These critics might be right about the numbers - there are nearly

Reprint of the HarperCollins edition published in 1992 under the title Embrace an Angry Wind , and winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

本書由 Patrick McGuinn 撰寫，是理解美國聯邦教育角色轉變的重要研究。作者從歷史脈絡出發，追溯自《Elementary and Secondary Education Act》以來的政策發展，說明 No Child Left Behind 如何在原本高度地方分權的體制中成形。書中清楚描繪民主、共和兩黨在教育議題上的立場轉向，以及「教育」如何成為影響全國政治的重要關鍵議題。評論普遍認為，本書不僅回顧過去，更為未來教育政策辯論提供穩固基礎，是學生、研究者與政策制定者的實用讀物。以教育政策為案例理解美國政治運作分析政黨共識與衝突如何塑造改革Choice Outstanding Title，學界高度肯定Choice Outstanding TitleEducation is intimately connected to many of the most important and contentious questions confronting American society, from race to jobs to taxes, and the competitive pressures of the global economy have only enhanced its significance. Elementary and secondary schooling has long been the province of state and local governments; but when George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, it signaled an unprecedented expansion of the federal role in public education.This book provides the first balanced, in-depth analysis of how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) became law. Patrick McGuinn, a political scientist with hands-on experience in secondary

Explores the racial views of whites during the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and especially looks at Lincoln's own biases and views on race and how they changed after he issued the Emancipatio