Based on the full edition of American Government:Power and Purpose, this brief text combines concise andup-to-date coverage of the central topics in American go

America wields a combination of military, economic and cultural power that many consider unprecedented. The way America uses this power has repercussions on eve

From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 bestselling memoir, Duty, a candid, sweeping examination of power, and how it has been exerc

Not since the Roman Empire has any nation had as much economic, cultural, and military power as the United States does today. Yet, as has become all too evident