American Government: Stories of a Nation, Brief Edition - Softcover

Abernathy, Scott F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544307365 ISBN 13: 9781544307367

Publisher: CQ Press, 2018

Synopsis

American government is not just one story―it’s many stories. Our stories. And they are still being told.

 

In American Government: Stories of a Nation, author Scott Abernathy tunes in to the voices of America’s people, showing how diverse ideas throughout our nation’s history have shaped our political institutions, our identities, the way we participate and behave, the laws we live by, and the challenges we face. His storytelling approach brings the core concepts of government to life, making them meaningful and memorable, and allowing all students to see themselves reflected in the pages. For the new Brief Edition, Abernathy has carefully condensed and updated the content from the Full version, giving you the information you need--and the stories you can relate to--in a more concise, value-oriented package.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott Abernathy was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. While an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, he volunteered for three months with Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.

After graduation, hoping to do service work closer to home, Scott worked as an on-street counselor with homeless adolescents in Boston, MA, with The Bridge, a non-profit multi-service youth agency.

Scott then received a Master of Curriculum and Instruction and taught fourth and seventh grades in Wisconsin public schools. Hoping to learn more about the underlying systems that drove the educational outcomes he was trying to change, Scott completed an M.P.A in domestic policy and then a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University.

Scott is now an associate professor of Political Science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of School Choice and the Future of American Democracy and No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, both from University of Michigan Press. 

While Scott says that being a “streetworker” was the most transforming job he has ever had, this textbook, and the chance to teach students--not in a subway stop, a squat, or a classroom, but through writing--is pretty cool as well. 

Review:

"The Brief edition of American Government: Stories of a Nation outlines the crucial areas and helps guide students along to what they should know... I am confident this approach is what students are looking for."

Author: Frank Fuller

"Abernathy’s text distinguishes itself through the combination of historical references and contemporary examples."

Author: James Ronan

"One of the most readable texts I’ve read; good for non-majors who aren’t interested in tons of theory, but don’t want to be talked down to."

Author: William Housel

"Well written and timely... The stories feel natural, not strained or forced."

Author: Thomas Baldino

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1544307365
• ISBN 13: 9781544307367
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600