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Jerry D. Stubben

Native Americans and Political Participation opens the door to a previously invisible subject in political science and American history. Presenting, for the first time, data from a Native American survey of more than 400 elected and appointed tribal officials collected over the past ten years, this watershed work infuses facts with personal opinions of 20th-century Native American tribal leaders.Readers will learn how multitribe lobbying is funded by gambling revenues and meet key activists like the Means and Bellcourt brothers. Other topics covered include the National Congress of American Indians, the battle at Wounded Knee, and the American Indian Movement. Discussions of these and other events and organizations reveal the powerful ways in which American Indians are utilizing the political system to further their causes.

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Michael Walzer

A provocative discussion of recent wars and the issues that surround them, written by a preeminent political theorist. Michael Walzer is one of the world's most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics.

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John Wadham, Jonathan Griffiths, Bethan Rigby

This guide explains the mechanism for seeking access to information, the exemptions that, in certain circumstances, permit public authorities to refuse access to information, and the powers of enforcement available under the Act.

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David C. Hawkes

A series of articles commissioned for a conference on aboriginal peoples and federal/provincial responsibility in Canada held in Ottawa in 1988. Covers topics of government jurisdiction versus responsibility; aboriginal self-government, programs and services for aboriginal peoples. Includes maps and references.