Congress Reconsidered

By Lawrence C. DoddC. Lawrence EvansBruce I Oppenheimer, et al.

Book Overview

Since its first edition, Congress Reconsidered was designed to make available the best contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both challenging and accessible to undergraduates. For almost four decades, Lawrence Dodd and Bruce Oppenheimer have delivered on this goal. With their tenth edition, this tradition continues, but with the benefit of contributing authors now able to focus on how various aspects of Congress have changed over time. Gary Jacobson not only analyzes congressional elections in the present day, but looks at changes that have occurred in elections since the 1970s, while Kathryn Pearson examines the growth (in number and influence) of women members of Congress. Simply put, this volume remains on the cutting edge with key insights into the workings of Congress.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452227829
• ISBN13: 9781452227825
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Value!

Great value for the price. The book arrived promptly, and it is in great shape. Very little wearing and markings in the book. I plan to buy from this again.

A Fascinating Perspective on Congress

I read this book for a grad class and was pleased at how the text looked at the institution of Congress from a multiplicity of perspectives. The "freshness" of this text is its best selling point. The research and anecdotes are from 3-5 years ago, not 30 to 50. While not necessarily for the armchair political science aficionado, it is a good text for thinkers who want to know how Congress really does work.