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A full understanding of the institution of the American presidency requires us to examine how it developed from the founding to the present. This deve...
This work challenges the thesis first formulated by de Tocqueville and later systematically developed by Louis Hartz, that American political culture ...
The Initiative Process in America
It is becoming common in many states: the opportunity to reclaim government from politicians by simply signing a petition to put an initiative on the ...
Taking their cue from the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, the authors of "Cultural Theory" have created a typology of five ways of lif...
The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush
In office less than half a year, President George Washington undertook an arduous month-long tour of New England to promote his new government and to ...
This new set of original case studies is designed to offer an empirical counterpart to Cultural Theory (Westview, 1990 ), the landmark statement of po...
The Politics of Blame Avoidance
H. R. Haldeman, President Nixon's former chief of staff, is said to have boasted: "Every president needs a son of a bitch, and I'm Nixon's. I'm his bu...
Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky
Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Cultural th...
Illiberal Egalitarianism in America
Political correctness, idealizing the oppressed, and an affinity for authoritarian and charismatic leaders are all parts of what Ellis calls "the dark...
Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System
Debating Reform: Conflicting Perspectives on How to Fix the American Political System, Third Edition edited by Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, ge...
The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation
Usually remembered for its slogan โTippecanoe and Tyler too,โ the election of 1840 is also the first presidential election of which it might be tr...
Gay Rights, Freedom of Association, and the Dale Case
As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values...
The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance
Saluting the flag in public schools began as part of a national effort to Americanize immigrants. Here, Richard Ellis unfurls the history of the Pledg...
or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
With a New Introduction and Notes by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Richard J. Ellis A fascinating fusion of two literary models of the nineteenth century...
Environmental Attitudes and Cultural Biases in the Pacific Northwest
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Essays in Honor of Aaron Wildavsky
Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Culture the...
From Washington Through Lincoln
Dilemmas of Presidential Leadership challenges the widely accepted distinction between "traditional" and "modern" presidencies, a dichotomy by which p...
The Emancipation Proclamation as a Case of Command
A fresh reassessment of the Emancipation Proclamation that looks beyond the Lincoln mythos and sees the decision as Lincoln's last resort after his fa...