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American Difference
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Author : Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2019-01-31
American Difference written by Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-31 with Political Science categories.
Examining democracies from a comparative perspective helps us better understand why politics—or, as Harold Lasswell famously said, “who gets what, when, and how”—differ among democracies. American Difference: A Guide to American Politics in Comparative Perspective takes you through different aspects of democracy—political culture, institutions, interest groups, political parties, and elections—and, unlike other works, explores how the United States is both different from and similar to other democracies. The fully updated Second Edition has been expanded to include several new chapters and discussion on civil liberties and civil rights, constitutional arrangements, elections and electoral institutions, and electoral behavior. This edition also includes data around the 2016 general election and 2018 midterm election
American Difference
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Author : Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2015-02-11
American Difference written by Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-11 with Political Science categories.
Examining democracies from a comparative perspective helps us better understand why politics—or “who gets what, when, and how”—differs among democracies. In American Difference: American Politics from a Comparative Perspective, authors Lori M. Poloni-Staudinger and Michael R. Wolf take the reader through different aspects of democracy—political culture, institutions, interest groups, political parties and elections—and explore how the US is both different from and similar to other democracies. Used in conjunction with a textbook for courses in Introduction to American Politics, Introduction to Comparative Politics, or Introduction to Politics, this book will provide additional context and deepen students’ understanding of key political concepts.
Century Of Difference
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Author : Claude S. Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2006-11-16
Century Of Difference written by Claude S. Fischer and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-16 with Social Science categories.
In every generation, Americans have worried about the solidarity of the nation. Since the days of the Mayflower, those already settled here have wondered how newcomers with different cultures, values, and (frequently) skin color would influence America. Would the new groups create polarization and disharmony? Thus far, the United States has a remarkable track record of incorporating new people into American society, but acceptance and assimilation have never meant equality. In Century of Difference, Claude Fischer and Michael Hout provide a compelling—and often surprising—new take on the divisions and commonalities among the American public over the tumultuous course of the twentieth century. Using a hundred years worth of census and opinion poll data, Century of Difference shows how the social, cultural, and economic fault lines in American life shifted in the last century. It demonstrates how distinctions that once loomed large later dissipated, only to be replaced by new ones. Fischer and Hout find that differences among groups by education, age, and income expanded, while those by gender, region, national origin, and, even in some ways, race narrowed. As the twentieth century opened, a person's national origin was of paramount importance, with hostilities running high against Africans, Chinese, and southern and eastern Europeans. Today, diverse ancestries are celebrated with parades. More important than ancestry for today's Americans is their level of schooling. Americans with advanced degrees are increasingly putting distance between themselves and the rest of society—in both a literal and a figurative sense. Differences in educational attainment are tied to expanding inequalities in earnings, job quality, and neighborhoods. Still, there is much that ties all Americans together. Century of Difference knocks down myths about a growing culture war. Using seventy years of survey data, Fischer and Hout show that Americans did not become more fragmented over values in the late-twentieth century, but rather were united over shared ideals of self-reliance, family, and even religion. As public debate has flared up over such matters as immigration restrictions, the role of government in redistributing resources to the poor, and the role of religion in public life, it is important to take stock of the divisions and linkages that have typified the U.S. population over time. Century of Difference lucidly profiles the evolution of American social and cultural differences over the last century, examining the shifting importance of education, marital status, race, ancestry, gender, and other factors on the lives of Americans past and present. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
War And The American Difference
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Author : Stanley Hauerwas
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2011-10
War And The American Difference written by Stanley Hauerwas and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10 with Religion categories.
An esteemed theologian examines how American identity and America's presence in the world are shaped by war.
The Vast Difference Between The African American And The American Negro
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Author : Martin J. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2017-01-17
The Vast Difference Between The African American And The American Negro written by Martin J. Lee and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Social Science categories.
The twenty-first century finds black people in America wanting much like they did in the twentieth century. Whatever it takes to effectuate the necessary changes imperative for blacks to positively move forward must be adhered to immediately; if not, self-destruction appears to be ominously imminent.
Making All The Difference
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Author : Martha Minow
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1990
Making All The Difference written by Martha Minow and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Law categories.
Martha Minow here takes a hard look at the way our legal system functions. She confronts a variety of dilemmas of difference resulting from contradictory legal strategies--strategies that attempt to correct inequalities by sometimes recognizing and sometimes ignoring differences. Minow argues, in effect, for a reconstructed jurisprudence based on the ability to recognize and work with perceptible forms of difference.
The Meaning Of Difference
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Author : Karen Elaine Rosenblum
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Release Date : 2003
The Meaning Of Difference written by Karen Elaine Rosenblum and has been published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Cultural pluralism) categories.
A very up-to-the-minute novel with the taboo-busting confidence of modern horror's finest, delivered with the blissful pace of a techno-thriller... SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD. When she woke up in the hospital, she could barely remember getting on the flight, let alone the terrorist bomb of which she was the only survivor. But she can hear the voices in her head, for they are the spirits of the dead passengers. They cannot rest until they have delivered their terrifying message: the terrorists know she survived. And they're coming for her! Fle Under: Horror [ Explosions | The FBI Lie | Voices Of The Dead | The Anti-Christ ]
Justice Beyond Just Us
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Author : Gregory W. Streich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-22
Justice Beyond Just Us written by Gregory W. Streich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-22 with Political Science categories.
Notions of justice and community in the United States are increasingly challenged by trends like immigration, multiculturalism, and economic inequality as well as historical legacies like Jim Crow-era racial segregation. These dynamics continually re-shape the communities in which people live, whether by generating new forms of interdependency and inequality, creating new social cleavages or exacerbating existing ones, or generating new spaces in which cross-boundary contact, conflict, or cooperation is possible. Revealing the ways in which notions of justice and community overlap in American politics and public discourse through concrete political questions which emerge when considering dimensions of time, place, and difference, Gregory W. Streich offers a fresh re-examination of the normative ideas of justice and community. He encourages Americans to move from a view of justice that applies only to people who are "like us" to a view of justice that applies to people beyond "just us."
Making All The Difference
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Author : Martha Minow
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1990
Making All The Difference written by Martha Minow and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Law categories.
Martha Minow here takes a hard look at the way our legal system functions. She confronts a variety of dilemmas of difference resulting from contradictory legal strategies--strategies that attempt to correct inequalities by sometimes recognizing and sometimes ignoring differences. Minow argues, in effect, for a reconstructed jurisprudence based on the ability to recognize and work with perceptible forms of difference.
Africans And Americans Embracing Cultural Differences
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Author : Joseph Mbele
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2005
Africans And Americans Embracing Cultural Differences written by Joseph Mbele and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.
This book discusses differences between African and American culture, to help prevent cultural miscommunications which might poison or ruin relationships between Africans and Americans. I am lucky to have lived in both Africa and America, and I feel priviledged and obliged to share my views and experiences with others.