内容简介
Newfeatures，up-to-datepoliticalnewsandanalysisandagreatlowpricemakeAMERICANGOVERNMENTANDPOLITICSTODAY：BRIEFEDITION，2012-2013atopseller.Thetextworkstoshowhoweasilyandeffectivelyreaderscanparticipateinthepoliticalprocess.Praisedforitsbalancedcoverage，thebookexaminesallthekeyconceptsofAmericangovernment，whileprovidingexcitingfeaturesthatfocusonactivecitizenship.
作者简介
SteffenW.SchmidtisaprofessorofpoliticalscienceatIowaStateUniversity.HegrewupinColombia,SouthAmerica,andhasstudiedinColombia,Switzerland,andFrance.HehasaB.A.fromRollinsCollegeandobtainedhisPh.D.fromColumbiaUniversity,NewYork,inpubliclawandgovernment.Schmidthaspublishedfourteenbooksandoveronehundredandthirtyarticlesinscholarlyjournalsandistherecipientofnumerousprestigiousteachingprizes,includingtheAmocoAwardforLifetimeCareerAchievementinTeachingandtheTeacheroftheYearaward.Heisapioneerintheuseofweb-basedandreal-timevideocoursesandisamemberoftheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation'ssectiononComputersandMultimedia.Heisknownas"Dr.Politics"forhisextensivecommentaryonUSpoliticsinUSandinternationalmedia.HeisaweeklybloggerforGannett,commentsonCNNenEspanolandUnivisionaswellasWNYC,NewYork.He'sonFacebook(SteffenWSchmidt)andTwitter(DrPolitics).
