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Voting the Agenda

Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions

By: Stephen P. Nicholson

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Voting the Agenda

Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions

By: Stephen P. Nicholson

How do voters make decisions in low-information elections? How distinctive are these voting decisions? Traditional approaches to the study of voting and elections often fail to address these questions by ignoring other elections taking place simultaneously. In this groundbreaking book, Stephen Nicholson shows how issue agendas shaped by state ballot propositions prime voting decisions for presidential, gubernatorial, Senate, House, and state legislative races. As a readily accessible source of information, the issues raised by ballot propositions may have a spillover effect on elections and ultimately define the meaning of myriad contests. Nicholson examines issues that appear on the ballot alongside candidates in the form of direct legislation. Found in all fifty states, but most abundant in those states that feature citizen-initiated ballot propositions, direct legislation represents a large and growing source of agenda issues. Looking at direct legislation issues such as abortion, taxes, environmental regulation, the nuclear freeze, illegal immigration, and affirmative action, Nicholson finds that these topics shaped voters' choices of candidates even if the issues were not featured in a particular contest or were not relevant to the job responsibilities of a particular office. He concludes that the agendas established by ballot propositions have a far greater effect in priming voters than is commonly recognized, and indeed, that the strategic use of initiatives and referenda by political elites potentially thwarts the will of the people.

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Princeton University Press

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069122384X

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9780691223841

The Egalitarian Spirit of Christianity

The Sacred Roots of American and British Government

By: Stephen Strehle

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The Egalitarian Spirit of Christianity

The Sacred Roots of American and British Government

By: Stephen Strehle

Religion no longer plays a dominant role in the everyday consciousness of modern Western society. Few people recognize the underlying role of religious beliefs and practices in their life choices. Stephen Strehle shows the significance and ongoing influence of religion in contemporary life by revealing the sacred roots of modern political ideas in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He discusses the role of the church in government, probing into the sources of democratic, federal, and egalitarian ideas on the continent of Europe during the Reformation. The separation of church and state in America and the diminished power of the Church of England were the culmination of secular forces evolving since the Enlightenment. This secular view of life represents the basic mentality of the culture and the government in general; yet there is much to contradict it. The last half of the twentieth century witnessed a surge of grassroots movements from all sides of the political/religious spectrum. These included the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the Moral Majority of the 1980s, both of which provided an effective challenge to a simple separation of the two realms. Strehle explores some of the most cherished political ideals of modern society, including equality and democracy, liberty and natural rights, progress and capitalism, federalism and mixed government. He does not dismiss the vital contribution of other possible sources of inspiration from the world of religion or undermine the well-established place of “secular” sources. But he does show that certain ideas associated with the religious community have left an indelible mark upon significant aspects of the emerging American landscape.

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Routledge

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1351296906

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Don Carlos Buell

Most Promising of All

By: Stephen D. Engle

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Don Carlos Buell

Most Promising of All

By: Stephen D. Engle

Major General Don Carlos Buell stood among the senior Northern commanders early in the Civil War, led the Army of the Ohio in the critical Kentucky theater in 1861-62, and helped shape the direction of the conflict during its first years. Only a handful of Northern generals loomed as large on the military landscape during this period, and Buell is the only one of them who has not been the subject of a full-scale biography. A conservative Democrat, Buell viewed the Civil War as a contest to restore the antebellum Union rather than a struggle to bring significant social change to the slaveholding South. Stephen Engle explores the effects that this attitude--one shared by a number of other Union officers early in the war--had on the Northern high command and on political-military relations. In addition, he examines the ramifications within the Army of the Ohio of Buell's proslavery leanings. A personally brave, intelligent, and talented officer, Buell nonetheless failed as a theater and army commander, and in late 1862 he was removed from command. But as Engle notes, Buell's attitude and campaigns provided the Union with a valuable lesson: that the Confederacy would not yield to halfhearted campaigns with limited goals.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807875791

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9780807875797

Presidential Leadership

Politics and Policy Making

By: George C. Edwards,Kenneth R. Mayer,Stephen J. Wayne

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Presidential Leadership

Politics and Policy Making

By: George C. Edwards,Kenneth R. Mayer,Stephen J. Wayne

Long established as a leading introduction to the American presidency, Presidential Leadership, twelfth edition provides students with a comprehensive survey that addresses the capacity of chief executives to fulfill their tasks, exercise their powers, and utilize their organizational structures to affect the output of government. The authors examine all aspects of the presidency in rich detail, including the president’s powers, presidential history, and the institution of the presidency. The new edition has been substantially updated to integrate the Trump presidency, including both impeachments, and the first year of the Biden presidency. Other examples of the latest coverage include The 2020 elections, including the contested aftermath of the presidential election and the January 6 riot Changes to the presidential nomination process The most recent Supreme Court nominations The executive’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic New developments in presidential public relations Changes in media relations

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538136112

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9781538136119

Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Vol. III

By: James Stephen

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Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Vol. III

By: James Stephen

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368843710

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9783368843717

Buffalo Railroads

By: Stephen G. Myers,Michael J. Connor

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Buffalo Railroads

By: Stephen G. Myers,Michael J. Connor

As a growing city on Lake Erie, Buffalo was considered the second largest railroad hub in the Unites States. Given its location, it saw the effects of westward expansion as the country grew and greatly benefited as a result. Buffalo rapidly became a city of importance as the stockyards, grain, steel, automotive, and other industries began to establish themselves in the area. Drawn by vast amounts of freshwater, inexpensive hydropower, and excellent means of transportation, the Buffalo region grew, and with it, the railroads expanded to support the area and help a young nation prosper. Buffalo earned the name of the Queen City as it became the second-largest city in the state of New York, and it was the railroad that brought the city to prominence.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439623996

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Voting the Agenda

Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions

By: Stephen P. Nicholson

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Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions

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Princeton University Press

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Black Butterfly

By: Stephen Smoke

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Black Butterfly

By: Stephen Smoke

From the author of Deliver Us From Evil. A serial killer is on the loose in L.A., leaving his stunningly beautiful victims adorned with meticulously rendered Painted Lady butterflies. Detective E.L. Nash follows the madman's twisted trail from Sunset Strip to Malibu--and soon finds himself being drawn toward a chilling confrontation that could mean his demise.

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HarperPrism

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0061042196

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The Nature of Plant Communities

By: J. Bastow Wilson,Andrew D. Q. Agnew,Stephen H. Roxburgh

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The Nature of Plant Communities

By: J. Bastow Wilson,Andrew D. Q. Agnew,Stephen H. Roxburgh

Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.

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Cambridge University Press

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110848221X

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The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius

A Worldwide Descriptive Census, Ownership, and Annotations of the 1543 and 1555 Editions

By: Dániel Margócsy,Mark Somos,Stephen N. Joffe

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The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius

A Worldwide Descriptive Census, Ownership, and Annotations of the 1543 and 1555 Editions

By: Dániel Margócsy,Mark Somos,Stephen N. Joffe

Winner of the Third Neu-Whitrow Prize (2021) granted by the Commission on Bibliography and Documentation of IUHPS-DHST Additional background information This book provides bibliographic information, ownership records, a detailed worldwide census and a description of the handwritten annotations for all the surviving copies of the 1543 and 1555 editions of Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica. It also offers a groundbreaking historical analysis of how the Fabrica traveled across the globe, and how readers studied, annotated and critiqued its contents from 1543 to 2017. The Fabrica of Andreas Vesalius sheds a fresh light on the book’s vibrant reception history and documents how physicians, artists, theologians and collectors filled its pages with copious annotations. It also offers a novel interpretation of how an early anatomical textbook became one of the most coveted rare books for collectors in the 21st century.

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BRILL

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9004336303

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9789004336308

Communication in Construction Teams

By: Stephen Emmitt,Christopher Gorse

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Communication in Construction Teams

By: Stephen Emmitt,Christopher Gorse

Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial. However, published data regarding the manner in which individuals interact within the temporary project team is scarce, with little other than anecdotal evidence available. Recognizing this gap, Communication in Construction Teams provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on interpersonal communication and delivers a critical review of various research methods previously used in and outside the construction management field. Making use of Bales' interaction process analysis (IPA), a tool used successfully in many fields to collect interaction data, the text investigates the link between successful projects and the effectiveness of communication, finding that participants in the construction process exhibit regular patterns of interaction and, most significantly, that there are different patterns of interaction associated with successful and unsuccessful projects. Putting forward a number of practical suggestions to assist all actors involved in construction projects, this insightful publication will be of interest to researchers in the fields of building design and construction management.

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Routledge

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1134225083

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Australia Burning

Fire Ecology, Policy and Management Issues

By: Geoffrey Cary,Stephen Dovers,David Lindenmayer

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Fire Ecology, Policy and Management Issues

By: Geoffrey Cary,Stephen Dovers,David Lindenmayer

Integrates both the natural and social sciences in addressing the issues of fire management and policy.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643069267

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9780643069268

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