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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 320.473 EAN: 9780321420831 Edition: 8 ISBN: 0321420837 Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 672 Publication Date: January 05, 2007 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This critical thinking approach to American government asks students to evaluate the quality of democracy in America today within a unique framework that offers a holistic view of our system. The eighth edition of this best-selling text has been completely updated through the 2006 midterm elections. Continuing to offer its lively, critical thinking approach to the course, The Struggle for Democracy is organized around two themes: "Using the Democracy Standard" and "Using the Framework." The first theme, woven throughout the narrative of the entire book, asks students to evaluate the health and vitality of American democracy today against a "democratic ideal" that is carefully defined in the first chapter. The text's second theme, "Using the Framework," asks students to look at the structures underlying our political system--such as the economy, society, cultural values, technology--and examine how these structures affect, and are affected by, our political system. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - brand spanking newThe book came out of plastic. Tt was in perfect condition. The shipping was a deal! Rating:  - This book sucks.In a number of places it paints a misleading picture of national history, and in more than one place essentially does a "Fox News" by presenting both sides of an argument and then subsequently saying, "And this is the right argument and that other one is wrong." Ugh. The most sickening series of words I've seen thus far in the book is, "The American people are fit to rule." This is an actual conclusion that the book comes to and then asserts is correct. While it may more or less be ... Read More Rating:  - big disappointment The provider sent me a confirmation that I had paid for the book but never sent me the confirmation that they sent it out. I ordered it in plenty of time to receive it before classes started. I got it on the last day available (two weeks into the semester) before filing a complaint with amazon. In between classes starting and actually having the book I wrote multiple emails inquiring when the book was going to be shipped. They went unanswered. When I finally received the book, there was no notification ... Read More 
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