politics

An investigation of two generations of America's avoidable foreign policy failures which reveals the common threads in these serial letdowns and in the consequences that follow. The author has taught foreign policy at Georgetown University since 1996.

This new edition provides a comprehensive and acute account of the encounter between philosophy and political power from classical Greece to the post-modern era of Superpower and is concerned with the possibilities of politics in the twenty-first century.

Arafat was at the center of Middle East politics for forty years and the Palestinian movement was almost entirely his creation.

Considers the fourth presidential election ever held in the United States, when the House of Representatives had to break a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, as well as the impact of Jefferson's win.

Examines fifteen political cartoons that deal with censorship, covering such aspects as the First Amendment, justification of censorship, protection of children, and controversial and censored cartoons. Also provides a bibliography and annotated list of organizations.

Discusses how television ads have affected the outcome of United States presidential, Senate, and House races and explains why not all ads have the same results.

Describes a presidential campaign discussing such aspects as why a person decides to run, the responsibilities of staff members, and the planning of a campaign from the primaries to the national convention.

On t.p.: A history in song and picture of the working men and women of America.