American Politics and Society
- ISBN-10
- 0631224165
- ISBN-13
- 9780631224167
- Series
- American Politics and Society
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Author
- David H. McKay
Description
Revised and updated to take full account of the most recent and dramatic changes in the nature of American government, this edition aims to provide an introduction to US politics. It explains, analyzes and interprets the processes of US government and appraises them from a non-US perspective.
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