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In his book Fashioning the Canadian Landscape, J.I. Little examines how Canada, much like the United States, came to be identified with its natural landscape. Little argues that in contrast to America, Canada's image was strongly influenced by the picturesque convention favoured by British travel writers.
Since 1989, NorthWoods has employed thousands of young adults in conservation work in northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire and beyond. Their mission to connect people and place through science, education and action is achieved through the synergy of the conservation corps, environmental education, conservation science and forest stewardship programs. The NEK Mountain Trail Guide comes out of three decades of experience hiking, mapping, maintaining and managing trails, working alongside many partners. This comprehensive guidebook offers detailed trail descriptions, accurate maps and colorful photos. With this unique account of the Northeast Kingdom’s natural and cultural history, NorthWoods has created a truly valuable resource for hikers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts. In this second edition of the Northeast Kingdom Mountain Trail Guide, NorthWoods introduces 12 new mountain trail descriptions including hikes in the Groton State Forest and the recently completed long-distance Kingdom Heritage Trail, as well as updates to existing trail entries and new maps and photos.
The Eastern Townships of Quebec are celebrated in popular discourse as a charming and remote nature playground for busy Montrealers, an appendage to stately Quebec City, and a northern abutment to the Northeast Kingdom of the United States. A closer look reveals a region with its own gravity, sense of being, and worldly connections. Quebec’s Eastern Townships and the World examines the region's direct links to larger prevailing international forces and identities. Here, the Eastern Townships take centre stage as the reader encounters the vibrancy of a place marked not by its insularity but by its long history: a central meeting ground shaped by its many engagements with the world. The book...
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Contains eighteen essays in which political scientists and scholars of public policy examine the performance of the U.S. Congress as a democratic institution, covering ideals and development, elections and representation, structures and processes, policy and performance, and assessments and prospects.
Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health insurance, tax expenditures (commonly known as tax loopholes) have received little attention from those who study American government. This oversight has contributed to an incomplete and misleading portrait of U.S. social policy. Here Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. Basing his work on the histories of these four tax expenditures, Howard highlights the distinctive characteristics...
The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Paul J. Quirk and Sarah A. Binder, this collection of essays examines the role of the Legislature in American democracy and the dynamic between the other branches of government, and discusses possible measures for reform. The volume addresses questions such as: How does Congress serve the values of democracy and American constitutional principles? Which conceptions of those values does it implement, and which does it overlook or fail to realize? What are Congress's strengths and weaknesses in performing the tasks of democratic governance? What reforms, if any, are necessary to ensure the health and success of Congress as an institution of democracy in the future?
The book shows how and why democracy has worked well or badly as measured by US macroeconomic performance.
Always a classic, Dodd and Oppenheimer's Congress Reconsidered is the recognized source for in-depth, cutting-edge scholarship on Congress geared to undergraduates. Thoroughly updated for the 112th Congress.