American Government: Power and Purpose

by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Kenneth A. Shepsle

Book Overview

The text that professors trust to get students thinking analytically about American government now includes new content on how race, gender, and group identity intersect with political behavior and institutions. And, leading scholars have contributed new "Analyzing the Evidence" features that engage students with the questions and methods that political students use themselves. The 2014 Election Update editions include results and analysis from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393264173
• ISBN13: 9780393264173
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Got this for a college course

So I really ordered this book as part of a college course. However, this book is easy to read and is not incredibly boring, as some government textbooks go. The book has a good online website with interactive "Analyzing the Evidence" exercises, which were fun and easy to use. As textbooks go, this one is pretty good. I would recommend it.