Politics in America, Texas Edition (5th Edition)
by Thomas R. Dye
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With a focus on competition for resources, this balanced, but provocative text uses Harold Laswell's classic definition of politics—“Who gets what, when, and how”—as a framework for presenting a clear, cohesive and stimulating introduction to the American political system. Thomas Dye, along with new co-author Bartholomew Sparrow, has written a lively and absorbing narrative examining the struggle for power that is American politics: the participants, the stakes, the processes, and show more the institutions. Numerous feature boxes explore timely issues, draw cross-cultural comparisons, promote critical thinking, and provoke thoughtful opinions. With the intense political conflict of the most expensive presidential campaign in American history and the hotly-contested primary campaigns that led to the national conventions in 2008,Politics in America’stheme of the constant competition for power and resources—“who gets what”—has never been more relevant. show lessTags
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Thomas R. Dye is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. He was formerly McKenzie Professor of Government. He is the author of numerous books and articles on American government and public policy, including The Irony of Democracy, now in its fourteenth edition.
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction
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- 320.473 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Democracy; Structure and functions of government North America United States
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- JK271 .D94 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States
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