Politics Most Unusual
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Author | : Tim Rowland |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1631583905 |
Download Politics Weird-o-Pedia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they’ve always been strange. There’s something about public office that, throughout time, has transcended normalcy. Politics Weird-o-Pedia presents some of the oddest and most interesting political absurdities and tidbits from around the world, from Peter the Great’s tax on beards to a lawmaker’s mistress whom he kept on the congressional payroll despite her admission that “I can't type, I can't file, I can't even answer the phone.” Eminences include: Some of America’s Founding Fathers wanted to jail newspaper reporters. A Mongolian conqueror liked to build cement walls out of the bodies of his vanquished opponents (while they were still alive). An all-female resistance to nuclear missiles in Britain resulted in a protest that lasted for nineteen years—long after the missiles were gone. Politics Weird-o-Pedia doesn’t stand still for a minute. It is intriguing, funny, and occasionally startling. It is more than a collection of trivia, adding bits of context and historical vignettes that make it clear that no matter how dysfunctional politics and government might seem today—we’ve been through it all many times before.
Author | : Ilya Somin |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2013-10-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0804789312 |
Download Democracy and Political Ignorance Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Often, many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This may be rational, but it creates a nation of people with little political knowledge and little ability to objectively evaluate what they do know. In Democracy and Political Ignorance, Ilya Somin mines the depths of ignorance in America and reveals the extent to which it is a major problem for democracy. Somin weighs various options for solving this problem, arguing that political ignorance is best mitigated and its effects lessened by decentralizing and limiting government. Somin provocatively argues that people make better decisions when they choose what to purchase in the market or which state or local government to live under, than when they vote at the ballot box, because they have stronger incentives to acquire relevant information and to use it wisely.
Author | : Michael X. Delli Carpini |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780300072754 |
Download What Americans Know about Politics and why it Matters Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The authors explore how Americans' levels of political knowledge have changed over the past 50 years, how such knowledge is distributed among different groups, and how it is used in political decision-making. Drawing on extensive survey data, they present compelling evidence for benefits of a politically informed citizenry--and the cost of one that is poorly and inequitably informed. 62 illustrations.
Author | : Damian Cox |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2015-12-04 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0230583822 |
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How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism.
Author | : Gene M. Grossman |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780262571678 |
Download Special Interest Politics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.
Author | : Kathleen Hall Jamieson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2000-06-23 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A media expert and network commentator examines the welter of misinformation--generated by politicians and the media alike--that surrounds political campaigns.
Author | : Damian Cox |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781349358373 |
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How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism.
Author | : Joe Rhatigan |
Publisher | : Charlesbridge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1607345323 |
Download Bizarre Politics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Pizza kings, mama bears, fake PAC ads, and obscene tweets: Today's politics seem to have grown crazier--and more contentious--than ever. But is it really any weirder now than it ever was? In a world filled with corruption, lies, and illicit affairs, where the news regularly serves up politicians' gaffes, crimes, and screwups, it's hard to imagine things were ever stranger. Well, guess what? America has a long history of bizarre politics... and it's all here! We invite you into the political loony bin, where you'll encounter dozens of really unlikely candidates, follow campaign trail madness, meet far too many contenders with foot-in-mouth disease, and learn about a host of false promises and lies meant to lure (presumably gullible) voters.
Author | : Mark Wheeler |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2013-08-22 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0745671705 |
Download Celebrity Politics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. New forms of political participation have emerged as a result and the political classes have increasingly absorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies. Celebrity activists, endorsers, humanitarians and diplomats also play a part in reconfiguring politics for a more fragmented and image-conscious public arena. In academic circles, celebrity may be viewed as a ‘manufactured product’; one fabricated by media exposure so that celebrity activists are no more than ‘bards of the powerful.’ Mark Wheeler, however, provides a more nuanced critique contending that both celebrity politicians and politicized stars should be defined by their ‘affective capacity’ to operate within the public sphere. This timely book will be a valuable resource for students of media and communication studies and political science as well as general readers keen to understand the nature and reach of contemporary celebrity culture.
Author | : Bob Woodward |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 2013-09-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1471133877 |
Download The Price of Politics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Based on 18 months of reporting, Woodward's 17th book is an intimate, documented examination of how President Obama and the highest profile Republican and Democratic leaders in the United States Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government's fiscal condition over three and one half years. Drawn from memos, contemporaneous meeting notes, emails and in-depth interviews with the central players, THE PRICE OF POLITICS addresses the key issue of the presidential and congressional campaigns: the condition of the American economy and how and why we got there. Providing verbatim, day-by-day, even hour-by-hour accounts, the book shows what really happened, what drove the debates, negotiations and struggles that define, and will continue to define, the American future.