
The 25 Issues that Shape American Politics
Debates, Differences, and Divisions
By: Ann Karreth, Michael Kryzanek
Paperback | 2 October 2017 | Edition Number 2
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This book is organized to examine the major subjects taught in American politics through the lens of twenty-five hot button issues affecting American politics and policy today. These key issues reflect the ideas, principles, concerns, fears, morals, and hopes of the American people. The authors argue that these issues are the heart and soul of the American political system, serving as the basis for the disagreements that drive citizens, public servants, and elected officials into action.
Features of this Innovative Text
- Examines 25 issues in light of the 2016 presidential election and beyond.
- Up-to-date chapters reflect important developments in the arenas of money and politics, immigration, health care, race relations and civil rights, gun control, and gay rights in particular.
- Includes international coverage with recent and ongoing events surrounding Iran, Syria, Israel and Palestine, and China.
- A chapter on Russia puts recent developments in Syria, Ukraine, Crimea, and the "near abroad" in context with US foreign policy.
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Praise for the Second Edition
in an era of "fake news" and "alternative facts," students are ever more in need of balanced and empirically sound explorations of the many major issues confronting the United States. This book delivers exactly that. Our national agenda is crowded; this book helps students soundly examine it.
Steven E. Schier, Carleton College
In this innovative and timely book, Michael Kryzanek and Ann Karreth give readers a fresh perspective on key issues in American politics, covering everything from national security and terrorism to health care and gun rights. The authors bring each topic to life with highly informative discussions that supplement the standard approach to American politics. This book is sure to be a valuable addition to introductory and advanced undergraduate courses.
Michael Parkin, Oberlin College
This book provides an excellent survey of the range of issues structuring political debate in the contemporary American polity. Considering all sorts of questions - domestic and international, economic and cultural - Michael Kryzanek and Ann Karreth expertly summarize the key arguments on all sides of these important debates, with an admirable sense of fairness and balance. In addition, the pedagogical tools provided and referred resources in each chapter will be very helpful for students who want to dig deeper in their own explorations of these complex topics.
Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University
Michael Kryzanek and Ann Karreth's well-organized and accessible text substantively navigates contemporary issues and provides students and scholars with deeper insight into the crucial divisions that characterize and animate American political life.
Jay Steinmetz, University of Oregon
ISBN: 9781138654754
ISBN-10: 1138654752
Published: 2nd October 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 420
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: New edition
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3
Weight (kg): 0.58
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