American Politics: A Very Short Introduction

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American Politics: A Very Short Introduction is written by Richard M. Valelly and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195373855 (ISBN 10) and 9780195373851 (ISBN 13).

This concise volume fills a long-standing need for a sophisticated, brief primer on American national politics. A major theme of the book is the interplay between constitutional and extra-constitutional institutions and political processes. It provides engaging and exceptionally instructive treatments of the nuts-and-bolts of how American politics works and of the strengths of American democracy, while candidly considering gaps in representation and the issue of increasing income inequality.