We the People: An Introduction to American Politics, Texas Edition - Hardcover

Ginsberg, Benjamin; Lowi, Theodore J.; Weir, Margaret; Tolbert, Caroline J.; Harpham, Edward J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393921115 ISBN 13: 9780393921113

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

The best text for showing students that politics is relevant to their lives and that political participation matters especially in the digital age. New coauthor Caroline Tolbert brings expertise in political behavior to deep revisions of key chapters, and new Digital Citizens boxes highlight the role of new media in politics. The nine chapters on Texas politics have been thoroughly updated and include several new Who Are Texans? infographics to engage visually oriented students.

About this title

About the Author

Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 25 books, including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced; Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public; Politics by Other Means; The Consequences of Consent; The Worth of War; and The Captive Public. Ginsberg received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1973. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell. His most recent books are The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters; What the Government Thinks of the People; and Analytics, Policy and Governance.

Edition details

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393921115
• ISBN 13: 9780393921113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1166