Routledge American Politics Online Course Guide

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Welcome to the Routledge American Politics online Catalog course guide. Courses are listed in the Content section below and will direct you to a listing of texbooks appropriate for your course. 

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This catalog represents a small selection of titles on the Routledge American Politics list.  If you would like additional details on the Routledge American Politics textbook program, please contact your Sales Specialist.  A PDF catalog of titles on the Politics list can be accessed here.

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  1. American Government

    Political Development and Institutional Change, 6th Edition

    By Cal Jillson

    To gain a fuller understanding of American politics today, students need to learn how it has evolved, from its founding principles to its contemporary practices. Such a perspective is crucial for making sense of the strategic and ideological battles in twenty-first century American politics. Cal...

    Published February 7th 2011 by Routledge

  2. Lone Star Tarnished

    A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

    By Cal Jillson

    Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state’s challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the...

    Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge

  3. Perspectives on American Government

    Readings in Political Development and Institutional Change

    Edited by Cal Jillson, David Robertson

    Perspectives on American Government offers an accessible and coherent selection of readings to students of American politics. Grounded in foundational debates, classic political science scholarship, and the best contemporary analysis of developmental trends, this reader invites students to probe...

    Published August 19th 2009 by Routledge

  4. Texas Politics

    Governing the Lone Star State, 3rd Edition

    By Cal Jillson

    Approaching the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, Cal Jillson's text avoids partisanship, ideology, and gimmicks to provide the most comprehensive, readable, and accurate brief description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the...

    Published February 21st 2011 by Routledge

  5. The American Anomaly

    U.S. Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective, 2nd Edition

    By Raymond A. Smith

    Seymour Martin Lipset pronounced over a decade ago, "Those who know only one country know no country." It is well established that students learn the intricacies of American politics better when they are presented in a comparative context. In today’s globalized society and workforce, it is all the...

    Published October 4th 2010 by Routledge