American Government: A Brief Introduction

by Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle

A fresh, accessible perspective on the fundamentals Why does the American political system work the way it does? This major revision brings a renewed focus to the institutions, processes, and data that illuminate big questions about governance and representation in the United States. With a new adaptive learning tool, this edition does more than ever to help students understand how American government developed over time and how it works today.

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, Teaching

463 pages, paperback

Published December 17, 2018

About the author

Theodore J. Lowi was John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University. He was elected president of the American Political Science Association in 1990 and was cited as the political scientist who made the most significant contribution to the field during the decade of the 1970s. Among his numerous books are The End of Liberalism and The Pursuit of Justice, on which he collaborated with Robert F. Kennedy.

Reviews

[Kristeena Finch-Leins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Government textbook

[Owl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read it for a college class, so you can bet your butt I'm giving it a rating. There were no glaring flaws that I could discern, so 5/5.