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Guide to Further Reading Chapter 1 Values, Institutions and Poliey Agendas There is an enormous literature on the American political tradition and only a few works can be mentioned here. Hartz (1955) is a useful starting-point for understanding the role of liberalism in America. The conservative perspective is covered in Peele (1984) and Nash (1976). Pole (1978) gives an excellent account of the part the idea of equality has played in political debate. White (1976) looks at the American judicial tradition. The role of religion is covered in Ahlstrom (1975) and Wuthnow (1988). Feminist ideas are conveniently summarized in Castro (1990). The literature on blacks in America is enormous, but the agenda of black politics can be gleaned from reading the Yearbook of Black America, published by the Urban League. More general coverage of changing values in America can be found in Matusow (1984) and Phillips (1990). Chapter 2 The Ameriean Eleetoral System The Iiterature on representation is vast and ever-changing. Two c1assic works provide a good starting-point for understanding the American electoral system. Dahl (1956) analyses the premises of the U .S. system of representation; Rae (1974) discusses the uniqueness of American e1ectoral rules. There are a number of important studies of American voting behavior. These include Campbell el al. (1960); Nie ei al. (1979); and Niemi and Weisberg (1984). The best overview of presidential elections is found in Polsby and Wildavsky (1984) and of congressional elections in Jacobson (1987). The most important study of turnout is Wolfinger and Rosenstone (1980). Tufte (1978) provides a readable study of the economy and e1ections. An understanding of the role of parties in the electoral process can be found in Wattenberg (1990) and Ranney (1975). Minority politics are examined in two excellent recent studies Browning ei al. (1984); and Jackson and Preston (eds) (1991). Finally the seminal role of money in poIitics is still Jacobson (1980). 355 356 Guide to Further Reading Chapter 3 American Political Parties Accessible introductions to the American party system are McSweeney and Zvesper (1991) and Sorauf and Beck (1988). Sundquist (1983) provides an excellent account of the development of American parties. The classic exposition of the thesis of party decline is Brüder (1972). Crotty (1984) and Wattenberg (1990) also present evidence of the decline of the parties. F or a discussion of party renewal see Kayden and Mahe (1985) and Sabato (1988). Herrnson (1988) provides an excellent account of the ways in which the parties have adapted to a new electoral environment. The best account of the reform of the presidential selection process is Shafer (1983), though Ceaser (1982) also offers a useful analysis of this subject. For a broader examination of the consequences of party reform see Polsby (1983). Chapter 4 Presidential Leadership Memoirs, biographies, and accounts of individual Presidents provide a useful source of material about the presidency. Some of the better accounts of the Reagan Administration are Jones (1988), Hili, Moore and Williams (1990) and Hogan (1990). Mervin (1990) offers a slightly controversial view of the success of the Reagan Administration. Camp bell and Rockman (1991) offer a preliminary appraisal of the Bush presidency. More general texts on the presidency include Koenig (1990), Rose (1988) and Berman (1987). Neustadt (1976) remains the most influential work in the study of the presidency. Moe (1985) has challenged conventional thinking about the need for presidents to manage the executive branch. KerneIl (1986) pursues the same theme. Two thoughtful and important books on the nature of the presidency are Schlesinger (1974) and Lowi (1985). The best account of the growth of the Executive Office of the Presidency is Hart (1987). Chapter 5 Congress and Legislative Activism The literature on Congress is enormous. For a more comprehensive bibliography than it is possible to provide here see Bailey (1990). For a general introduction to Congress see the books by Davidson and Oleszek (1989), Ripley (1989) and Bailey (1989). The collection of essays by Dodd and Oppenheimer (1989) is also invaluable. An ex tended discussion of the importance of constituency service can be found in the books by Fenno (1978), Johannes (1984), Parker (1986) Guide to Further Reading 357 and Cain, Ferejohn and Fiorina (1987). On roll-call behavior see Clausen (1973), Fiorina (1974) and Kingdon (1989). Recent literature on leadership in Congress has been a little sparse, but useful informa tion is contained in the books by Sinclair (1983), Bach and Smith (1988) and Smith (1989). The best discussion of recent reforms in Congress is Rieselbach (1986). An interesting evaluation of congressional perform ance is provided by Mezey (1989). Chapter 6 Constitutional Legitimacy and The Supreme Court Arecent discussion of the role of the Supreme Court in American politics is O'Brien (1986). Hodder-Williams (1980) also provides a good introduction to the Court. Fisher (1988) provides an interesting counter to arguments that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of the Constitution. For those interested in the recent his tory of the Supreme Court, McCloskey (1972) covers the Stone, Vincent and Warren Courts, while Blasi (1983) discusses the Burger Court. Rehnquist (1987) pro vides a lively account of the Court from an insider's perspective. The Reagan Administration's attempts to influence the Court are discussed in Schwartz (1988) and Witt (1986). Accounts of the Bork nomination include Pertschuk and Schaetzel (1990) and Bronner (1989). Chapter 7 Public Bureaucracy in the American Political System The classic account of the American bureaucracy is Seid man and Gilmour (1986). Stillman (1987) also provides a good introduction to the bureaucracy. For a discussion of recent attempts to reform the bureaucracy see Gormley (1989) and Goodman and Wrightson (1987). Chapter 8 The Changing Federal Balance Recent studies of the changed nature of federal-state relations under the Reagan Administration include Conlan (1988) and Nathan and Doolittle (1987). Also useful, though now dated, are Elazar (1984) and Reagan and Sanzone (1981). For a discussion of urban policy see Gurr and King (1987) and Peterson and Lewis (1986). Chapter 9 Economic Policy For a useful overview of the state of the American economy see Obey 358 Guide to Further Reading and Sarbanes (1986). The eeonomie poliey of the Reagan era is diseussed in Cagan (1986). A more lively aecount of this period is provided by Stockman (1986). Hibbs (1987) examines the connection between eleetoral polities and maeroeconomie poliey, while Stein (1985) provides an overview of presidential eeonomie poliey-making from Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, and Schick (1983) examines congressional poliey-making. Chapter 10 Social Welfare Poliey Patterson (1981) and Browning (1986) are both good aeeounts of the development of welfare poliey in the United States. Weir, Orloff and Skoepol (1988) also contains mueh useful information on the back ground to the eurrent debate about welfare poliey. A positive evalua tion of the eonsequenees of past polieies is provided by John Sehwartz (1988). Glazer (1988) offers a stimulating diseussion of the limits of soeial poliey. Cottingham and Ellwood (1989) examine the challenges faeing welfare poliey in the 1990s. Chapter 11 American Foreign Poliey The literature on Ameriean foreign poliey is extensive, but ean be divided into two broad types. The first provides a historieal description of the foreign poliey of the United States. Among such works are Ambrose (1985), LeFeber (1989). The seeond provides an analysis of the way that foreign p91iey is made. A good reeent addition to the literature is Dumbrell (1990). Other important texts include Spanier and Uslaner (1989) and Nathan and Oliver (1987). For the stuggle between Presidents and Congress over foreign poliey see Mann (1990), Warburg (1989) and Crabb and Holt (1980). Chapter 12 The Budget Deficit General books on the budgetary proeess include Wildavsky (1984) and Schick (1980). Collender (1991) provides a guide to the eurrent federal budget and is updated regularly. Chapter 13 Civil Rights in the United States There is a large literature on the history of the movement; but Taylor Guide to Further Reading 359 Braneh (1988) offers an exeellent overview. The handling of eivil rights under Reagan is covered in Amaker (1988) and Yarbrough (1985). Individual areas of eivil rights have generated their own literature but referenee should be made to Kluger (1975) on integration. Voting is provoeatively handled in Thernstrom (1987). For an exeellent sum mary of the issues assoeiated with affirmative action see Rosenfeld (1991). Chapter 14 Immigration Reforms: A Mexican-American Perspective The literature on immigration reform is limited. Perhaps the best general study is Bean, Vernez and Keely (1989). On the general question of Latino immigration see Brown and Shue (1983). Smith (1980) diseusses immigration poliey in the broader eontext of U.S. foreign poliey towards Mexieo. The growing empowerment of Latinos is diseussed in Foley (1988) and Brisehetto (1988). Chapter 15 An Era of Divided Government The eauses and eonsequenees of divided government are examined in Jaeobson (1990), Thurber (1991), Mayhew (1991) and Cox and KerneIl (1991). Diseussions of the need for eonstitutional reform include Sundquist (1988) and Cutler (1989). Bibliography Aberbaeh, Joel D. (1979) 'Changes in Congressional