Search Results: Politics & Government from Books of the World

Georgetown, Guyana: Stabroek News, 2000. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. Not from a library. 112 pages. A collection of political cartoons by Hawley Harris published in the Stabroek News newspaper during the 1990s and 2000.

New York: Pantheon. March 2010. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Very Good jacket. Bookplate to FFEP. Text unmarked. Half-inch tear to jacket at bottom of rear hinge. Light shelf and reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 304 pages.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Government Printing Department, June 1987. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Cover and pages securely bound by a single clean staple. Slightly aged, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 14 pages.

New York: William Morrow, October 2001. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 323 pages. For thirty-seven days after the disputed presidential election of 2000, the nation watched as George W. Bush and Al Gore slugged it out in the swamp. David A. Kaplan goes behind the scenes of the sanctimony and machinations. With his mordant wit and incisive storytelling, Kaplan tells us how -- contrary to popular belief -- the Supreme Court's ruling for Bush was not a foregone conclusion and why the dissenting justices thought, until the last second, they could lure the one equivocating colleague they'd derisively nicknamed "Flipper." We're in the room when Gore decides that, more than any great lawyer, the one person he needs in Recountland is . . . Erin Brockovich. We learn which Bush partisan covertly marionetted the strings behind Katherine Harris. And we're treated to… Read More

Washington, DC: Organization of American States, 1984. Unbound Photocopy. Very Good. 51 pages.

New York: W. W. Norton, September 1990. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Near Fine jacket. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text block pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 333 pages.

San Juan, Trinidad & Tobago: Chakra Publishing House, 2005. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. xvi + 452 pages.
Against the Grain chronicles the involvement of Balram Singh Rai in colonial-era Guyanese politics offering valuable insights into modern Guyanese political history. The involvement of Balram Singh Rai in the political life of the nation dates to the pre-independence period. Rai's most significant impact took place during the late 1950s and early 1960s when he joined the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in the struggle for an independent Guyana. Between 1959 and 1961 he was the Minister of Community Development and Education and between 1961 and 1962, he was the Minister of Home Affairs. His role in government allowed him to support and promote many reforms, including policies that led to an Indian-African balance in the police force. Rai is remembered for his fairness and his ability to get things done. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Rai's views were… Read More

New York: Free Press. Hardcover. 2004. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 304 pages.

Orlando: Harcourt / A James H. Silberman book, October 2005. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Text unmarked. Spine straight and sound, ends bumped. Heavy edgewear to jacket. xii + 609 pages.
For five long years in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist crusade dominated the American scene, terrified politicians, and destroyed the lives of thousands of our citizens. This masterful history re-creates that time of crisis; of President Eisenhower, who hated McCarthy but would not attack him; of the Republican senators who cynically used McCarthy to win their own elections; of Edward R. Murrow, whose courageous TV broadcast began McCarthy's downfall; and of mild-mannered lawyer Joseph Welch, who finally shamed McCarthy into silence. This story is told through the lens of its relevance to our own time, when fear again affects American behavior and attitudes, for the author believes now, as then, that our civil liberties, our Constitution,… Read More

Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, March 1984. Trade Paperback. First American Edition (stated). Fine. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light shelfwear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 224 pages. The first detailed analysis of the role of big business in Africa's agriculture. It exposes the activities of foreign companies in the diversion of much of Africa's food potential to the cash crop demands of Europe. Most aspects of company activity are illustrated with examples and there is a detailed description of trade and investment in coffee, sugar and the newer luxury crops such as flowers and vegetables. The attitude of the governments of Tanzania and Kenya towards agribusiness investment are contrasted and the book ends with a look at perhaps the most ominous of recent developments: Africa's increasing dependence on transnational supplied, large scale food production schemes.Authors: Barbara Dinham; Colin Hines

New York: Twelve, May 2017. Hardcover. Third Printing. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Binding square and tight. Cover clean and crisp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Suitable for gifting. 416 pages. The story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that.

New York: Penguin, March 2005. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with light reading wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 818 pages. A landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.

New York: Simon & Schuster / Touchstone, June 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 349 pages.
The full account of the Watergate scandal from the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story. This is "the work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history."

London: Evans Brothers, 1979. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Dust stains to cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. iv + 60 pages. illus., maps, index.

New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Trade Paperback. Harper Torchbooks, HB 3011. Later printing. Very Good. Tanned. Price stamp to first page, otherwise unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Edge and corner wear. No tears. Not from a library. 294 pages. Contents: The New American Nation Series, Editor's Introduction, Preface, Coming of the Revolution, Road to Lexington, Boston, Contest for Canada, Britain Declares War, Independence Proclaimed, Long Island to Morristown, Philadelphia Takes Howe, Surrender at Saratoga, Reformation in the States, Congress & Confederation, The Bourbons Enter the War, Stalemate in the North, The Home Front, Savannah to Yorktown, The Path to Peace, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. Trade Paperback. First Edition, 15th Printing. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased, but faded. Light crease at front hinge. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 260 pages.

New York: Custom House, October 2018. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good book in an As New jacket. Light cup stain on front board (unnoticeable under jacket), otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 431 pages. The truth about Vladimir Putin's covert attempt to destroy Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump win the presidency, its possible connections to the Trump campaign, Robert Mueller's ensuing investigation of the president and those close to him, and the mystery of Trump's steadfast allegiance to Putin.

London: Heinemann, 1965. Paperback. 1970 reprint. Paperback. Good. Damp stains to spine and top edge. Text unmarked. Spine straight, but creased. Edgewear. Covers rubbed, partial cup ring to front cover. Not from a library. 287 pages.In this novel, Africa's best-known writer describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son. Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, Arrow of God has as its central figure a merry yet dignified chief priest who epitomizes the spirituality and ceremony of village life. When faced with the disintegration of the old order under the impact of British colonial authority, he finds that his own authority and the allegiance of his son are at stake as well. The subsequent collision of opposing forces makes tragedy inevitable.

New York: Harper Collins, April 2007. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tailed lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxii + 549 pages.

New York: Vintage, April 2001. Trade Paperback. Third Vintage Books Edition, "Completely revised and updated." New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xxii + 232 pages.