Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy 9781631497780, 9781631497773

Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy 2020042077, 9781631497773, 9781631497780

"An impeccably timed book. . . . Jentleson understands the inner workings of the institution, down to the most gran

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The Makers Of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918 – 1958 9781350988880, 9781786734556

In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy. Initially as part of the French mandate in the Mid

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Left in the Center: The Liberal Party of New York and the Rise and Fall of American Social Democracy 9781501759888

The practical effect and political cost of that complicated trade-off is at the heart of Soyer's Left in the Center

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Allies and Rivals: German-American Exchange and the Rise of the Modern Research University 9780226341958

During the nineteenth century, nearly ten thousand Americans traveled to Germany to study in universities renowned for t

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To Kill Nations: American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction 9780801455506

Between 1945 and 1950, the United States had a global nuclear monopoly. The A-bomb transformed the nation's strateg

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The Rise and Decline of the American Century 9781501726149

Nixon had taken office, what remained was, The Rise and Decline of the American Century shows, an adulterated, strategic

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Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State 9780300216318

Political scientist Samuel DeCanio examines how political elites used high levels of voter ignorance to create a new typ

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The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic 9781250162519

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The Rise of American Air Power 9780300185591

This prizewinning book is the first in-depth history of American strategic bombing. Michael S. Sherry explores the growi

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Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew 9780773571341

This first in-depth analysis of Canada's Senate in 40 years.

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