A fresh and updated look at the social background to American political and economic life, the institutions and processes of government, and the most recent and dramatic events in the political arena. Fully updated to take into account the many political changes of the past four years and includes new chapters on environmental politics and the presidency Includes commentary of the 2008 presidential election, with the historic election of Barack Obama, and issues such as the changing balance of support for the Democrats and Republicans and the recent decline in the global reputation of the United States Student friendly style and design, with illustrations throughout Uses common examples across chapters Includes a range of pedagogical features, including definition boxes, biographies, chronologies, and more controversies than before

Product Description: Banditry was rife around Batavia (modern Jakarta) during the late colonial period, with at least one major robbery committed every day. Banditry in West Java identifies the bandits and describes their working methods and their motives, which often went beyond simple self-enrichment...read more

Product Description: This text explains the principles of genetic engineering using a minimum of jargon. Readers will learn how "genetically modified" foods are created and how the new technologies led to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Gene therapy and its application in the treatment of diseases including Alzheimers, cystic fibrosis and haemophilia is also demystified, giving readers the information they need to form their own conclusions about these cutting-edge technologies...read more

Product Description: This text explains the principles of genetic engineering using a minimum of jargon. Readers will learn how "genetically modified" foods are created and how the new technologies led to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Gene therapy and its application in the treatment of diseases including Alzheimers, cystic fibrosis and haemophilia is also demystified, giving readers the information they need to form their own conclusions about these cutting-edge technologies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Projects and experiments explore such aspects of the Earth as its age, plate tectonics, earthquakes, and hydrogeology