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Governing NOW
Governance structures and strategy choice and change in membership organizations -- Inventing NOW: principles and processes, 1966-1971 -- NOW's strategic evolution -- Out of the mainstream, into the revolution? the legacy of NOW's guiding principles, 1972-1978 -- The ERA "emergency" -- From the ERA strategy to the electoral strategy -- The Clinton years and beyond -- Analyzing grassroots representation and participation.
Lobbyists and the Making of US Tariff Policy, 1816−1861
The first book-length study of lobbying prior to the Civil War. Since the 2008 global economic crisis, historians have embraced the challenge of making visible the invisible hand of the market. This renewed interest in the politics of political economy makes it all the more timely to remind ourselves that debates over free trade and protection were just as controversial in the early United States as they have once again become, and that lobbying, then as now, played an important part in Lincoln's government "of the people, by the people, for the people." In Lobbyists and the Making of US Tariff Policy, 18161861, Daniel Peart reveals how active lobbyists were in Washington throughout the ante...
Money in American Politics
How much does money really matter in American politics? A first-of-its-kind reference book, this encyclopedia provides the most up-to-date research and analysis regarding how money affects American campaigns, elections, politics, and public policy. Some Americans have come to the conclusion that U.S. politics is dominated by money, that politicians are frequently if not routinely "bought and paid for," and that the only entities who wield political power are America's monied "elite" or powerful special interests like "big labor" or "Wall Street." But other American citizens believe that proposals to limit the influence of money in politics run counter to the free speech principles enshrined ...
Whatever Happened to the Year of the Woman?
In the stunning election of 1992, more women won congressional seats than in the previous 20 years. Four new female senators were elected. Record numbers of women snared seats in the state legislatures.
EBOOK: Marketing: The Core
EBOOK: Marketing: The Core
Hooked in Film
Though drug use was widespread in the nineteenth century, the negative influence of narcotics was mostly unknown. Cinema of the early twentieth century was instrumental in making viewers aware of the harmful effects of drugs. Throughout the decades, images of drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and heroin in films impacted—both negatively and positively—the national perception of their use. In fact, the use, popularity, and opinion of certain drugs often follow their status on the big screen. In Hooked in Film, John Markerttakes a close look at the correlation between social policies and the public view of drugs and their portrayals in film. In this volume, Markert examines the changing social...
