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Intro Political science/Pol theory
a novel aPPRoach to
PolItIcs: Introducing
Political Science through
Books, Movies, and Popular
Culture FouRth edItIon
Douglas A. Van Belle, Victoria
University at Wellington
Textbooks seldom inspire accolades,
particularly the dry tomes often used in
survey courses. a Novel approach to
Politics is a textbook your students will
want to read! Adopters from schools all
over the country are thanking a Novel
approach to Politics for some of their best student evaluations to date.
In this edition, Douglas Van Belle adds discussions of a wealth of new
and recent movies and books to the text, as he illustrates key concepts in
political science through examples that will captivate students. Employing
a wide range of references from 1984 to Game of Thrones to The Avengers,
Van Belle gives students a very solid grounding in institutions, ideology, and
economics.
PaPerback ISbN: 978-1-4833-6849-8 • JaNuary 2015 •
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amerIcaN POlItIcal
thOught seventh edItIon
Michael S. Cummings, University of
Colorado at Denver
President Obama's hope of bringing a new
kind of politics to Washington has fallen
on hard times, with hardening party lines
reflecting ideological polarization. Utilizing
the organizing theme of partisan gridlock
in the Seventh Edition's introductory
materials and author headnotes, editor
Michael Cummings reminds readers that
partisanship has long been a recurring
problem for Americans, dating back to the deadly conflicts among the
Iroquois nations, to the debates of the constitutional convention, and to
the near destruction of the young republic during the Civil War. american
Political Thought challenges students to examine their own political
thinking in light of insights from past thinkers and in terms of the challenges
they face as citizens of the twenty-first century. About one-third of this
edition's chapters are new, and include a number of thinkers from earlier
periods, as well as more recent selections from liberal, conservative, and
more unconventional thinkers. See full table of contents at cqpress.com.
KEy FEaTurES:
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New organizing
themes of polariza-
tion and partisan
gridlock animate part
introductions and
author headnotes.
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New thinkers from
earlier periods include
Jonathan Mayhew,
Frances wright,
angelina Grimke,
Sojourner Truth,
Theodore roosevelt,
henry George, ran-
dolph Bourne, and
Zora Neale hurston.
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New liberal thinkers
include walter
Lippmann, robert
dahl, Theodore Lowi,
and John rawls.
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New conservative
thinkers include
Milton Friedman, ayn
rand, irving Kristol,
George will, and
rand Paul.
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Also added are works
from more uncon-
ventional thinkers
such as feminist bell
hooks, youth activists
Craig and Marc Kiel-
burger, the National
Coalition for LGBT
health, and Latino
inaugural poet rich-
ard Blanco.
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A new selection show-
cases the recently
developed political
theory of the "majority
minority" of people
with disabilities.
PaPerback ISbN: 978-1-4833-0771-8 • ©2015 • 912 PageS
methods
emPIrIcal reSearch aNd wrItINg: A Student's Practical
Guide
Leanne C. Powner
Students can easily misstep when they first begin to do research. Leanne C. Powner's new
book Empirical research and writing: a Student's Practical Guide provides valuable
advice on conducting and writing about empirical research. Chapter by chapter, students
are guided through the key steps in the research process. Written in a lively and engaging
manner and with a dose of humor, this practical text shows students exactly how to choose
a research topic, conduct a literature review, make research design decisions, collect and
analyze data, and then write up and present the results. The book's approachable style and
just-in-time information delivery make it a text students will want to read, and its wide-
ranging and surprisingly sophisticated coverage will make it an important resource for their
later coursework.
CONTENTS PART I: THE PRELIMINARIES / 1. From Research Topic to Research Question / 2. From Research
Question to Theory to Hypothesis / PART II: THE PRACTICALITIES / 3. Doing Pre-Research / 4. Choosing a Design
that Fits Your Question / 5. Case Selection and Study Design for Qualitative Research / 6. Qualitative Data
Collection and Management / 7. Quantitative Data Collection and Management / 8. Preparing Quantitative Data
for Analysis / 9. Writing up Your Research / PART III: POST PAPER PROCESSES / 10. Practicing Peer Review / 11.
Posters, Presentations, and Publishing
PaPerback ISbN: 978-1-4833-6963-1 • NOvember 2014 • 296 PageS •
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a Stata cOmPaNION tO POlItIcal aNalySIS thIRd edItIon
Philip H. Pollock III, University of Central Florida
Popular for its speed, flexibility, and attractive graphics, Stata is a powerful tool for political
science students. With Philip Pollock's Third Edition of a Stata Companion to Political
analysis, students quickly learn Stata via step-by-step instruction, over 40 exercises,
customized datasets, annotated screen shots, boxes that highlight Stata's special
capabilities, and guidance on using Stata to read raw data. This attractive and value-priced
workbook, an ideal complement to Pollock's Essentials of Political Analysis, is a must-have
for any political science student working with Stata.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Stata / 2. Descriptive Statistics / 3. Transforming Variables / 4. Making
Comparisons / 5. Making Controlled Comparisons / 6. Making Inferences about Sampled Means / 7. Chi-square
and Measures of Association / 8. Correlation and Linear Regression / 9. Dummy Variables and Interaction Effects
/ 10. Logistic Regression / 11. Doing Your Own Political Analysis
PaPerback w/cd ISbN: 978-1-4522-4042-8 • december 2014 • 280 PageS •
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