Political System

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of Machiavelli’s political treatise entitled, ‘The Prince’ (1532). The work notably advocates the power of human action and free will – unusual e …

Jerusalem’s formal political borders reveal neither the dynamics of power in the city nor the underlying factors that make an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians so difficult. The lines del …

‘The most thorough examination we have of how early Americans wrestled with what types of political dissent should be permitted, even promoted, in the new republic they were forming. Martin shows the …

This is a study of Kentucky political parties: how they are organized and how they nominate and elect candidates. Because state politics in Kentucky is dominated by the Democratic Party, a major port …

State legislators have often been in the shadow of their national counterparts, but they drive the processes of democracy.   Rosenthal brings together a lifetime of research and experience on st …

Based on a leading scholar′s firsthand observations of legislatures as well as extensive interviews with legislators, legislative staff, and lobbyists, this important work describes and analyzes …

The war is still raging. And he’s still fighting.’ —John Grisham North Carolina has, since 2013, undergone a greater political sea change than any other state. For the first time, seven years ago, st …

This new edition has been extensively updated to reflect developments in Georgia politics and government since 2007—a decade that has seen three presidential election cycles, two midterm elections, a …

Shines a light on the dark corners of New York’s legislature and points the way to much-needed reform. Failed State is both an original account of a state legislature in urgent need of reform and a c …

According to Adolph Caso, the dream behind ‘We, the people…’ has not yet been fulfilled, although America came close in doing so with Dr. Martin Luther King in his ‘I have a dream’ speech. A counte …