Mo Fiorina and Paul Peterson's groundbreaking American government text, which emphasizes the impact of electoral forces, is now available in a brief, highly affordable Penguin Academic Series edition.

Longman is proud to announce the Penguin Academic Series edition of Fiorina & Peterson's America's New Democracy. The Penguin Academic Series, in the tradition of Penguin Publishers, offers accessibly written, elegantly designed and highly affordable trade-format books by pre-eminent scholars with distinctive voices. Featuring new co-author D. Stephen Voss, America's New Democracy: The Permanent Campaign addresses the recent, fundamental shift in the way American government functions. The accessibility of instant public opinion polls, the Internet, and the ubiquitous nature of the news media—all of which the authors use to demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy—have blurred the lines between campaigning and governing. Politicians today are constantly engaged in the campaign process—a "permanent campaign"—that has affected how our government functions in profound ways. Focusing on electoral forces, America's New Democracy: The Permanent Campaign offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government that engages readers as it gives them a unique understanding of their political system as it exists today.

• Penguin Academic Series Edition: This is a trade-format book that offers students the highest quality scholarship presented in an engaging manner at a very affordable price.

• "Election Connection" boxes describe the relationship between elections and institutions or policies, often discussing how a particular election shaped a feature of American government.

• "On the Web" feature at the end of each chapter has students use the Internet to explore and think critically about topics in American government.

• The inexpensive price and brevity of this book makes it an excellent option for professors who want to use supplementary texts, readings, or periodicals in their course.

I. FOUNDATIONS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

II. INGREDIENTS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

III. THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM.

IV. OUTPUTS FROM THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.

This highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in our political system today.

 

Written in a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America’s New Democracy provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. Illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme–-that elections matter more in America’s political system todaythan they have in the past or do in other democracies-–the book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people. America’s New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens.

• America's New Democracy (Penguin Academics Series), 4/E
  Fiorina, Peterson, Johnson, Mayer & Voss
  © 2008 | Longman | Paper; 640 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205572480 | ISBN-13: 9780205572489
  Brief Description
  



This concise, highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in contemporary American politics.

 

Written in a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America’s New Democracy provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. Illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme—-that elections matter more in America’s political system today than they have in the past or do in other democracies-—the book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people. America’s New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens.

• America's New Democracy, 5/E
  Fiorina, Peterson, Johnson & Mayer
  © 2009 | Longman | Paper; 608 pages | Estimated Availability: 12/26/2008
  ISBN-10: 0205662935 | ISBN-13: 9780205662937
  Brief Description
  

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