LibGuides: Government & Political Science: Books & eBooks

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Searching the Catalog

Below is a tutorial that will walk you through using the library's catalog to search for books.

Browsing the Shelves

The Jim and Patsy Rose Library uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize information. When browsing the library for books on government and political science, you will find books about political science labeled J and law labeled K.

JA 1-92: general
JC 11-605: political theory
JK 1-9993: political institutions and public administration (US)
JN 1-9689: political institutions and public administration (Europe),
JX 1-6000: international law
JZ 5-6530: international relations
K 1-7720: general law
KB 1-4855: religious law
KF 1-9827: United States Law.

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Recommended Books

Accidental Presidents by Jared Cohen
Call Number: JK 609 .C59 2019
ISBN: 9781501109829
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it.
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Call Number: E 185.61 .R8185 2017
ISBN: 9781631492853
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation--that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation--the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments--that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day.
The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
Call Number: E 901.1 .H37 A3 2019
ISBN: 9780525560715
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
Written Out of History by Mike Lee (Afterword by)
Call Number: E 302.5 .L435 2018
ISBN: 9780399564468
Publication Date: 2018-05-29
In the debates over the Constitution, some founders warned about the dangers of giving too much power to the central government. Though they did not win every battle, these anti-Federalists and their allies managed to insert checks and balances to protect the people from an intrusive federal government.

Recommended eBooks

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The Constitution by Michael Stokes Paulsen; Luke Paulsen
ISBN: 9780465053728
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
I Didn't Learn That in High School by Atlantic Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781620231753
Publication Date: 2017-06-30
Presidential Leverage by Daniel E. Ponder
ISBN: 9781503602830
Publication Date: 2017-12-19
Rude Democracy : Civility and Incivility in American Politics by Susan Herbst
ISBN: 9781439903353