Books by Robert J. Spitzer

?Spitzer blends research on the impact of the New York-based Right to Life Party (RTLP) with questions of representation. He includes an analysis of four 18th-century third parties: Liberal, Free Soil, Greenback, and Prohibition. He develops a dynamic model of party development, which recognizes the nexus between the mobilization of discontent outsiders and the structure of political opportunities in election laws.... Based on the New York experience, Spitzer advocates a nationwide multiparty system to compel the major parties to address new issues and promote party renewal.... A valuable addition to college libraries.?-Choice

Political scientists and media specialists accept the commonplace assumption that the mass media have a profound and direct impact on virtually every aspect of the political process, yet remarkably few systematic studies examining the relationship between media and policy exist.

An objective examination of the Second Amendment, focusing on the intentions of its authors, its evolution from America's beginnings to the present, and the views expressed by the courts.

Gun control is one of the most enduringly controversial issues in modern American politics. This book compiles a comprehensive array of documents that explain and illuminate the historical and contemporary context of the modern gun debate.