This volume explores the declining public trust in government within the United States, analyzing its causes, consequences, and implications for democratic governance. Edited by Joseph S. Nye Jr., Philip D. Zelikow, and David C. King, the book brings together leading scholars who examine political participation, public opinion, political culture, and the growing sense of alienation among citize…
The Making of a Periphery traces the economic, social, and cultural history of southern Tanzania, particularly the Makonde people, from the colonial era to the post-independence period. It demonstrates how the southern region was shaped as a "periphery" within the national economic structure by colonial policies, post-independence state-building, and modern market interactions. Through multidis…
All over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why? In this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of "false choices," making it impossi- ble for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in…
The book also explores the role of the ethnographer involved in anthropology and suggests how one can develop an ethnographic praxis to be expressed cooperatively with a community. This exploration and synthesis of both a changing community and the means of interpretation will be of interest to anthropologists, ethnographers, sociologists, and students of political science looking at the effect…