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Political scholar and avid campaign watcher Christian P. Potholm brings to bear his considerable experience as a political consultant, and his intricate understanding of campaign strategy, in his careful analysis of Maine citizen referenda. In Maine, controversial decisions are often presented directly to voters, so the citizens can decide. Potholm looks at the campaigns from past referenda, delving into the lobbying and manipulation from both...

On the fiftieth anniversary of an election that would change the course of Maine politics and propel Bill Cohen onto the national political stage, this book captures, in the vivid and often surprising words of the participants, how Cohen's insurgent campaign stopped the Democrats from dominating politics in the Pine Tree State.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Women Warriors throughout Time and Space takes the many, long-standing dimensions of military history, including the various modalities of warfare across cultures and periods, and integrates them with the more recent and very substantial contributions of social history, women's history, black history, feminist theory, LGBTQ community, and other perspectives. By providing an extensive annotated bibliography of the new fin...

More than just an essential reference tool, An Insider's Guide to Maine Politics offers fascinating stories and seldom-told details about figures and events in Maine politics from World War II to the current day.

Maine: An Annotated Bibliography is a look at the Maine Experience from its historical, political, social, and literary perspectives. It provides readers an overview of over four hundred books written about Maine, including the perspective which they provide. Topics such as "The Wild, Wild East, " "Ethnicity Matters, " "Women in Maine, " and "Maine in the Civil War" stimulate the imagination and provide the most comprehensive synopsis of writi...

War Wisdom: A Cross Cultural Sampling is a unique combination of directory and analysis. It provides a relevant universe of quotations, together with their authors, about war from various ages and across a large number of societies including those found in China, Japan, Persia, Mongolia, Europe, and America (both North and South), as well as Native American nations and Africa. A lengthy introductory essay presents and analyzes a dozen relevant...

This Splendid Game offers a unique close-up examination of seminal U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections--and one referendum vote--in Maine. Potholm focuses especially on the dynamics of candidates' and groups' use of polling and the media.

Today's enemy is tomorrow's ally. Today's policy becomes tomorrow's abandoned ship. Despite its many faults and shortcomings, the American political system provides more people with more open political choices every year than any other in the world. In this book the author documents the openness and responsiveness of the political culture.

The third book in Professor Christian Potholm s war trilogy (which includes Winning at War and War Wisdom), Understanding War provides a most workable bibliography dealing with the vast literature on war and warfare. As such, it provides insights into over 3000 works on this overwhelmingly extensive material. Understanding War is thus the most comprehensive annotated bibliography available today. Moreover, by dividing war material into eightee...

As a Maine Guide for 20 years and a hunter and fisherman since childhood, Christian Potholm knows the woods and waters of Maine from the coast to the North Woods. He brings it all to life with these humorous tales, astonishing and intriguing characters, and real-life dialogue.

A political insider for more than thirty years, Christian P. Potholm addresses the dynamics of political change in the Pine Tree State by using qualitative analysis and anecdotal situations.

A political insider for more than thirty years, Christian P. Potholm addresses the dynamics of political change in the Pine Tree State by using qualitative analysis and anecdotal situations.

In Winning at War, Christian Potholm explains how seven variables technology, sustained ruthlessness, discipline, receptivity to innovation, protection of military capital from civilians and rulers, will, and the belief that there will always be another war have served as predictors of military success over time and across cultures. He provides case studies of their implementation, from ancient battles to today.

The author focuses on topics such as the ongoing debate between censorship and free speech, the different challenges that face a democracy in war and peacetime, and the American election crisis of 2000.

More than just an essential reference tool, An Insider's Guide to Maine P