The Struggle for Democracy - Softcover

Greenberg, Edward S.; Page, Benjamin I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321038150 ISBN 13: 9780321038159

Publisher: Longman Pub Group, 1998

Synopsis

In the fifth edition Greenberg (U. of Colorado) and Page (Northwestern U.) seek to make critical thinking their central organizing template, with thought- provoking directed study questions and Web exploration incorporated into every chapter. They have also revised the book throughout, with increase

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-x, Greenberg, Edward S. and Page, Benjamin I., The Struggle for Democracy, 5th Edition Hardcover*\ /*0-321-05274-9, Greenberg, Edward S. and Page, Benjamin I., The Struggle for Democracy, 5th Edition, Softcover*\ This substantial revision represents a return to The Struggle for Democracy's original mission: to provide a critical thinking introduction to American government. Organized around two principal themes. First Using the Frameqork asks readers to evaluate the health and vitality of American democracy today against a carefully defined democratic ideal. The books second theme, Using the Framework, asks readers to look at the structures underlying our political system-the economy, society, cultural values, technology-and examine how these structures affect, and are affected by, our political system. For those interested in American government.

About the Author:

Edward S. Greenberg is a Professor of Political Science and a Research Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Ed s research and teaching interests include American government and politics, domestic and global political economy, and democratic theory and practice, with a special emphasis on workplace issues. He has just completed a multi-year, longitudinal panel study, funded by the NIH, that examines the impact of corporate restructuring on employees. Benjamin I. Page is the Gordon S. Fulcher Professor of Decision Making at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Ben s interests include public opinion and policy making, the mass media, empirical democratic theory, political economy, policy formation, the presidency, and American foreign policy. He is currently engaged in a large collaborative project to study Economically Successful Americans and the Common Good."

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman Pub Group
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0321038150
• ISBN 13: 9780321038159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 70