American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives - Hardcover

Dautrich, Kenneth; Yalof, David A.

9780495798156: American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495798150 ISBN 13: 9780495798156

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: HISTORICAL, POPULAR, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, Second edition offers a uniquely current and comprehensive introduction to American government and politics explored through three perspectives--the historical, popular, and global.

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About the Author:

Professor Kenneth Dautrich (Ph.D., Rutgers University) teaches public opinion and public policy in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on public opinion about the news media and free expression rights. He has authored a number of books and articles including THE FUTURE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT (Roman and Littlefield, 2008), THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE MEDIA IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and HOW THE NEWS MEDIA FAIL THE AMERICAN VOTER (Columbia University Press, 1999). He is currently finishing a book entitled THE PARADOX OF PUBLIC OPINION (Oxford University Press). Dautrich has conducted many public polls on media, voting, and public policy issues for organizations such as Time Magazine, The Freedom Forum, and a variety of state and federal government agencies. He has been a research fellow at The Freedom Forum's Media Studies Center and Rutgers University's Heldrich Center. He has also served as policy advisor for Governor Jodi Rell. His research on public attitudes about the First Amendment has been supported by the Media Studies Center and the Knight Foundation.

Review:

"This book has the best explanation of important content, and the historical and global approach fosters a solid context and relevance of the material." -- Cherry Rain, Redlands Community College

"The text provides an informative account of American political institutions and behavior and it successfully situates that discussion within a solid historical framework and global perspective." -- Gary Malecha, University of Portland

"The latest edition as expected contains current material that the students can readily identify with. The strength is the depth of resources used. The authors did an excellent job of building on the foundation that was laid in the previous edition. I was impressed with the authos use of foundational cases and showing the changes that the political institutions used to reflect the changing political landscape.There are no weaknesses in my view." -- Randy Lightfoot, St. Petersburg College

"I appreciate the way it is organized, I truly like the three perspectives of which the material is presented and the writing is simply very good and accessible for the students." -- Terri Jett, Butler University

"The text is very well organized with a clear, and refreshing, focus." -- Timothy Hoye, Texas Women's University

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