Product Description: After September 11, with New Yorkers reeling from the World Trade Center attack, Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch proclaimed that his staff would do more than confirm the identity of the individuals who were killed. They would attempt to identify and return to families every human body part recovered from the site that was larger than a thumbnail...read more

Product Description: Uncovering the psychological and sociological reasons for the gender gap in American politics, this fascinating volume explores how such factors influence women and lead to their political beliefs and behaviors.• Provides readers with an in-depth explanation for the gender gap in American politics while also addressing key differences between women voters• Explores such intriguing topics as whether women prefer female or male candidates• Utilizes original, empirical research and theory on group identification to explain specific political beliefs and behaviors• Couples academic theory with clear, accessible examples and explanations• Draws from numerous disciplines, including political science, communication studies, sociology, and psychology • Offers advice for candidates looking to engage and persuade wome...read more

Product Description: Details how presidents utilize mass media to justify foreign policy objectives in the aftermath of 9/11.Modern presidents have considerable power in selling U.S. foreign policy objectives to the public. In Selling War, Selling Hope, Anthony R...read more

Product Description: Was the 2000 presidential campaign merely a contest between Pinocchio and Dumbo? And did Dumbo miraculously turn into Abraham Lincoln after the events of September 11? In fact, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Paul Waldman argue in The Press Effect, these stereotypes, while containing some elements of the truth, represent the failure of the press and the citizenry to engage the most important part of our political process in a critical fashion...read more

Product Description: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Who are the dominant owners of U.S. public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? Does ownership of public debt give these bondholders power over our government? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly 50 percent today? Until now, we have not had any satisfactory answers to these questions...read more