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  • - Essays on the Unpleasant Realities of Political Life
    av Benjamin Ginsberg
    627 - 2 031

    This series of scholarly essays explores the unpleasant realities of modern politics--and American politics in particular--by examining how self-interest, war, violence, deception, and institutional failure continue to characterize the political landscape. Author Benjamin Ginsberg argues that the political world in which we like to think we live-the world of civic engagement, representative government and principled political discourse-is fleeting and fragile, resting uneasily upon the foundation of a harsh and dark reality. Making a fundamental contribution to our understandings of politics, this book is an important read for students and scholars of American Politics and Government.

  • av Benjamin Ginsberg
    401

  • - Governance by Edicts and Coups
    av Benjamin Ginsberg
    461 - 1 868

  • - The First Branch
    av Benjamin Ginsberg
    371

    An introduction to the U.S. Congress, from seasoned political historians and teachers

  • av Benjamin Ginsberg
    607

    Noted political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg has written an essential text for courses on the United States presidency. An invaluable resource, Ginsberg's comprehensive analysis emphasizes the historical, constitutional, and legal dimensions of presidential power. He explores the history and essential aspects of the office, the president's relationship to the rest of the executive branch and to a subordinated Congress, and the evolution of the American president from policy executor to policy maker. Compelling photo essays delve into topics of special interest, including First Spouses, Presidential Eligibility, and Congressional Investigations of the White House.

  • - Exploding the Myth of Jewish Passivity in the Face of Nazism
    av Benjamin Ginsberg
    461

    One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively resist their own extermination. Ginsberg convincingly argues that the Jews not only resisted the Nazis, but actually played a major role in Germany's defeat. In this compelling, cogent history, we discover that Jews contributed powerfully to Hitler's end.

  • - Government by the People and Other Political Fables
    av Benjamin Ginsberg
    407

    Going all the way back to the time of George Washington, much of what we see and hear in the political world consists of lies and deceptions. Despite assurances to the contrary, politics is not about truth, justice, and principle. It is about money, power, and status. As astute political commentator Ben Ginsberg convincingly demonstrates, politicians habitually lie, pretending to fight for principles, in order to conceal their true selfish motives. Citizens who needthe frequent injunctions to participate in politics and abjure political cynicism are likely to be duped into contributing their tax dollars and even their lives for dubious purposes. Most individuals gain little from political participation. Participants are the foot soldiers of political warfare,but even if their side is victorious, they receive few of the spoils of war. Thus, in this new political season, Ginsberg encourages citizens to think outside the (ballot) box, finding new ways to act on behalf of their interests and the public good. But if they do vote, their motto should be when in doubt vote them out. The elections of 2008 are a good time to begin.

  • av Benjamin Ginsberg & Alan Stone
    627

    This text provides an analysis of the variety of consequences that elections may have for the operation of American political institutions and the formulation and administration of policy.

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