IE Irony of Democracy 13e - Softcover

ZEIGLER; DYE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495062936 ISBN 13: 9780495062936

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

A part of our successful new ADVANTAGE SERIES in Political Science, THE IRONY OF DEMOCRACY, offers a critical approach to the American Government course with a new low price. Known for its "elitist approach" to American Government, this text presents its classic argument in a new context?the politics of the 21st century--including the Clinton and Bush Administrations effects on government and politics the U.S. In this Thirteenth Edition, the authors again present their theme, contending that it is the elites and not the masses that govern our country, eloquently and accessibly, and for most students, challenging them to rethink the principle of democracy.

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Review

1. The Irony of Democracy. 2. The Founding Fathers: The Nation's First Elite. 3. Elites in America. 4. Masses in the United States. 5. Elite-Mass Communication. 6. Elections, Parties and Democracy. 7. Elites and Organized Interests. 8. Congress: The Legislative Elite. 9. The Presidency. 10. Courts: Elites in Black Robes. 11. The Bureaucratic Elite. 12. Federalism: State and Community Elites. 13. Civil Rights: Diversifying the Elite. 14. The United States as Global Elite. Epilogue: What Can Students Do? Appendix: The Constitution of the United States of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0495062936
• ISBN 13: 9780495062936
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 481