Theodore J. Lowi

Theodore J. Lowi has been John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University since 1972. He was elected President of the American Political Science Association in 1990 and was cited as the political scientist who made the most significant contribution to the field during the decade of the 1970s. Among his numerous books are The End of Liberalism and The Pursuit of Justice, on which he collaborated with Robert F. Kennedy.

Books by Theodore J. Lowi

  1. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Eleventh Edition (with policy chapters)

    The best text for teaching students to think analytically about American politics.More

  2. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Tenth Edition (with policy chapters) - 2008 Election Update

    American Government does more than any other text to get students to think analytically about American politics and government.More

  3. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Brief Twelfth Edition

    A brief text that gets students thinking analytically.More

  4. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Twelfth Edition (with policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  5. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Core Twelfth Edition (without policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  6. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Eleventh Edition, 2010 Election Update (with policy chapters)

    The best text for teaching students to think analytically about American politics.More

  7. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Core Twelfth Edition, 2012 Election Update (without policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  8. Book CoverAmerican Political Thought: A Norton Anthology


    This authoritative and comprehensive new anthology presents key works in American political thought from the colonial period to the twenty-first century.More

  9. Book CoverThe End of Liberalism: The Second Republic of the United States

    40th Anniversary Edition

    This widely read book has become a modern classic of political science.More

  10. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Eighth Essentials Edition

    Politics is relevant.More

  11. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Full Seventh Edition (with policy chapters)

    Emphasizing the relevance of politics and government in everyday life, We the People, Seventh Edition, continues to provide tools to help students think critically about American government and politics.More

  12. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Full Eighth Edition (with policy chapters)

    Politics is relevant.More

  13. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Full Ninth Edition (with policy chapters)

    Politics is relevant.More

  14. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Ninth Essentials Edition

    Content instructors trust—in a low-priced, very brief textMore

  15. Book CoverWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics

    Ninth Texas Edition

    Politics is relevant.More