New York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024 Explore the comprehensive and compelling (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as the conscience of Congress, through a narrative that weav...Lasīt vairāk
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS I am in awe of the woman who grew from the child in this book ... The pure character necessary to grow through this dark entangled forest of childhood is the stuff of legends. Bravissima LEMN S...Lasīt vairāk
The first insider account of life as a chief whip inside Westminster, from MP Simon Hart, who has served under Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517920302)
An intimate and revelatory memoir on personal challenges, political turmoil, and the state of American democracy now in paperback with a new preface During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senat...Lasīt vairāk
Sen. Risser relates his life story with candor, humor and an eye for the people and events that shaped Wisconsins history over the past century. After naval service in Panama and law school in Oregon, he returned to Wisconsin and immediately assume...Lasīt vairāk
Semafors Best Political Book of 2023A riveting insider account of the progressive movement in Congress centering A.O.C., Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omartheir rise, their efforts t...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Henry Holt & Company Inc, ISBN-13: 9781250362551)
A landmark biography of Charles Sumner, the unsung hero of the American Civil War and Reconstruction Charles Sumner is mainly known as the statesman who barely survived a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the slaveholder Preston Brooks in 1856. T...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231218665)
Drawing on a decade of fieldwork and a vast data set collected across the Middle East and North Africa, Marwa Shalaby develops a new theory of womens political representation in authoritarian regimes. The introduction of gender quotas has si...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231218658)
The introduction of gender quotas has significantly increased womens representation in national legislaturesnot only in democracies but also in many autocracies. To what extent has the growing number of women in authoritarian legislatures granted t...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: The University of Alabama Press, ISBN-13: 9780817322151)
A long overdue account of the pioneering life and work of controversial African American Congressman Arthur Wergs Mitchell of Chicago-- A Carpetbagger in Reverse offers a landmark reassessment of the life, career, and accomplishments of gr...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621909460)
Kenneth McKellar, Tennessees longest serving senator, was born into Reconstruction Alabama and would eventually move to Memphis to practice law. In Memphis, his political ambitions grew, and he was a founding member of the Boss Crump political mach...Lasīt vairāk
A memoir from Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun detailing her remarkable childhood and political career on the Hill, including her tenure as the first Black female US senatorThe first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Penguin Young Readers, ISBN-13: 9780593728666)
A senator reflects on two decades in Washington, sharing her journey from Alaska to the political center, with a hopeful call for compromise, integrity and functional governance in an era of deep polarization. A voice of reason in a polarize...Lasīt vairāk
The Member of Parliament and the Administration (1966) looks at some vital aspects of the work of the backbench MP, based on a study of the Select Committee on Nationalized Industries, for a decade from its inception in 1956. This Committee...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores why members of parliament (MPs) substantively represent minorities with invisible characteristicsthose lacking outwardly recognizable features. This invisibility complicates the representational relationship, as minority member...Lasīt vairāk
Shifting Allegiances provides a comprehensive analysis of the increasing presence and influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures. Contrary to past assumptions, this Element reveals that Latino Republicans are a diverse group,...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 22-May-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009533065)
This Element examines the growing influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures and reveals their diverse nature. Factors contributing to their success include demographics, conservative values, and strategic campaigning, highlig...Lasīt vairāk
