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William H. Riker (–1993)

Author of The Art of Political Manipulation

11+ Works 256 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the names: William Riker, Professor William H. Riker

Works by William H. Riker

The Art of Political Manipulation (1986) 106 copies, 2 reviews

Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice (1980) 82 copies

The Theory of Political Coalitions (1962) 18 copies

Federalism: Origin, Operation, Significance (1964) 15 copies

Democracy in the United States (1965) 14 copies

The Strategy of Rhetoric: Campaigning for the American Constitution (1996) 5 copies

The study of local politics, a manual 4 copies

Soldiers of the States (The American military experience) (1979) 4 copies

Introduction to Positive Political Theory (Prentice-Hall contemporary political theory series) (1973) 4 copies

The development of American federalism (1987) 3 copies

Schwäche und Stärke der Demokratie (1958) 1 copy

Associated Works

Contemporary Empirical Political Theory (1997) — Contributor — 13 copies

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Date of death: 1993-06-26
Gender: male
Organizations: University of Rochester
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Associated Place (for map): Iowa, USA

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The art of political manipulation by William H. Riker

Riker explains game theory and agenda setting through his own experiences and historical anecdotes. Interesting read.

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George H. Hallett Award

Liberalism Against Populism: A Confrontation Between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice (2012)

Martha Derthick Best Book Award

Federalism: Origin, Operation, Significance (2004)

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Works: 11
Also by: 1
Members: 256
Popularity: #89,546
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 16
Languages: 1

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