CQ Press
Cities in American political history.
This interesting volume on American urban history examines the state of the nation's ten largest cities in several historical eras. The volume covers politically defined time periods from the revolutionary era to the current neo-liberal era and each entry provides a narrative history covering three topic areas: government and politics; industry, commerce and labor; and race, ethnicity and immigration. Chapters also include charts and tables of statistical data arranged for easy reference. Black and white photographs and sidebars appear throughout and the volume includes a comprehensive time line of American urban history. The contributors are professors of history from major American universities and independent scholars and experts. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Education state rankings 2011-2012; PreK education in the 50 United States.
Written for researchers, legislators, policy analysts, journalists, and community members, this resource ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia in about 440 preK-12 education categories in the areas of districts and facilities, finance, graduates and achievement, safety and discipline, special education, staff, and students. Readers can see how a state is doing in comparison to others, as well as over time. Data was drawn from private sector and government sources mostly from 2009-2011, with some data from earlier, and show reading and math scores, teacher salaries, graduation rates, per-pupil spending, class size, enrollment, drug use, and other rankings. Fourth grade writing scores have been omitted. O'Leary Morgan, who worked in media and legislative positions in the US Department of Transportation, and Morgan, an attorney, have compiled many books of state rankings. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census; from the Constitution to the American Community Survey, 2d ed.
Anderson (American history and urban studies, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), along with co-authors who have worked for the Census Bureau, offers an encyclopedia for students, scholars, and general readers on the collection and use of US census and related data, and its politics and history. About 140 entries detail the techniques, terms, processes, issues, and concepts, as well as demographic results, how to get access to information, and who makes use of it. Others consider public policy contexts, including the origins of the census, each census from 1790 to the present, legal controversies, privacy issues, and the questions on sensitive issues like income, race, and family status. This edition has been revised to incorporate recent changes in methods, procedures, and products. It has a new section on the American Community Survey, new and updated entries on data dissemination, and more on the politics of the census and data collection. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of international rivalries, 1494-2010.
Thompson (political science, Indiana U.) and Dreyer (political science, Lenoir Rhyne U.) examine about 200 strategic rivalries between states that categorize each other as threatening competitors in international politics, perceive each other as enemies, and belong to the same capability class or category. These rivalries have been responsible for about 80 percent of the warfare from 1494 to 2010. They explain the identification and categorization of these rivalries, then present an inventory of those between European great powers; European nongreat powers and Soviet-Russian-United States; in the Americas; the Middle East, North Africa/Maghreb, and Southwest Eurasia; Asia; and Sub-Saharan Africa. For each, they include the location, duration, type of issue that motivated it, existence of war, aspects of symmetry, and narrative description of their function in the history of world politics. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
U.S. health policy and politics; a documentary history.
This is a chronologically-organized collection of some 150 historical documents, from governmental and nongovernmental sources, shedding light on the evolution of health policy and politics in the United States. The documents are presented in ten chapters, each covering a different period from 1600 to 2010 and each including introductory notes providing historical context. The topical scope of the documents can perhaps be demonstrated by listing the headings from the volume's thematic table of contents: abortion and family planning; court cases; disease prevention and public health; end-of-life issues; environmental issues and food safety; health care reform efforts under Barack Obama; health care reform efforts under Bill Clinton; health insurance, health care reform, and medical costs; health professionals and medical education; health services for special groups; HIV and AIDS; hospitals; medical research; Medicare and Medicaid; mental health; pharmaceuticals and vaccines; social security; and tobacco. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Vital statistics on American politics, 2011-2012.
The cover bills this book as "The definitive source for data and analysis on U.S. politics and government" — and there's no basis to dispute this claim. Current through the 2010 midterm elections, roughly 230 tables and charts provide information on elections and political parties, campaign finance, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of the US government, foreign and military policy, social policy and public aid, and economic policy and the federal budget. Stanley is affiliated with Southern Methodist U., and Niemi, with the U. of Rochester. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
