Issues in American Political Life: Money, Violence, and Biology - Tapa blanda

Designed as a main text for undergraduate courses in Contemporary Political Issues, or as a supplemental reading in such courses as American Government or Public Policy. This intriguing and comprehensive text explores the nature of major policy issues confronting American society and government as we approach the millennium, and emphasizes that the search for prosperity, progress, and security have been and will continue to be the fundamental social and political values on which America operates. Offering a thematically unified, systematic treatment, it helps students understand the context, status and prospects of issues confronting the US government, and shows that these issues now cross our domestic borders into a global realm.