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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Hedrick Smith leads viewers into the shadows of American government, casting light on the influence of mainstream media and the lobbies, the power showdowns between the White House and Congress, and how their colliding agendas often produce gridlock.

"The Spring Will Be Ours focuses on the turbulent half century from the outbreak of World War II in 1939, which started the chain of events that would lead to the communist takeover of Poland, to 1989, when futile attempts to reform the communist system gave way to its total transformation. Andrzej Paczkowski shows how the communists captured and consolidated power, describes their use of terror and propaganda, and illuminates the changes that took...

V. 1. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson -- v. 2. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams -- v. 3. John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson -- v. 4. Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren -- v. 5. Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk -- v. 6. James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce -- v. 7. Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln -- v. 8. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew...

"India, with its 900 million inhabitants, is the world's most populous democracy whose success in sustaining its democratic institutions in the face of deep internal divisions and cleavages makes it of special interest to the student of comparative politics." "Ramesh Thakur's new text provides a lively and up-to-date introduction to the government and politics of India, and offers a wealth of empirical detail combined with sophisticated critical analysis....

Surveys the state's history and describes its early economic control by California speculators and its later use of state sovereignty to foster political and legal mischief.