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Politics in America (8th Edition) (MyPoliSciLab Series)
Politics in America - 8th Edition - MyPoliSciLab Series Author:Thomas R. Dye, Bartholomew H. Sparrow With a focus on competition for resources, this balanced, but provocative text uses Harold Laswell's classic definition of politics??Who gets what, when, and how??as a framework for presenting a clear, cohesive and stimulating introduction to the American political system. Thomas Dye, along with new co-author Bartholomew Sparr... more »ow, has written a lively and absorbing narrative examining the struggle for power that is American politics: the participants, the stakes, the processes, and the institutions. Numerous feature boxes explore timely issues, draw cross-cultural comparisons, promote critical thinking, and provoke thoughtful opinions. With the intense political conflict of the most expensive presidential campaign in American history and the hotly-contested primary campaigns that led to the national conventions in 2008, Politics in America?s theme of the constant competition for power and resources??who gets what??has never been more relevant.« less