Dynamics of Democracy - Brief Version Author:Peverill Squire, James M. Lindsay, Cary R. Covington, Eric R. A. N. Smith, James Lindsay, Eric R.A.N. Smith, Cary Covington This new Brief Edition of the Dynamics of Democracy, Second Edition, explores the workings of American government using two recurrent themes that politics arises from conflict and that the rules of government help determine who wins and who loses. The text develops these twin themes using clear, powerful writing and vivid examples that engage st... more »udent interest.« less