Rivalry and Reform : Presidents, Social Movements, and the Transformation of American Politics /

Few relationships have proved more pivotal in changing the course of American politics than those between presidents and social movements. For all their differences, both presidents and social movements are driven by a desire to recast the political system, often pursuing rival agendas that set them...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Milkis, Sidney M. (Autor), Tichenor, Daniel J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2020]
Temas:
Christianity and politics > United States.
Christianity and politics-United States.
Civil rights movements > United States.
Civil rights movements-United States.
Presidents > United States.
Presidents-United States.
Social movements > Political aspects > United States.
Social movements-Political aspects-United States.
United States-Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
polarization.
political parties.
presidency.
race.
reform.
religion.
social movements.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • One / Presidents, Social Movements, and Contentious Change: Some Theoretical Foundations
  • Two / The Crucible: Lincoln and the Abolitionist Movement
  • Three / The Wayward Path: Presidents and Civil Rights, 1901-1945
  • Four / "Joining the Revolution": Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Movement
  • Five / Protestant Rearguard: Presidents, Christian Conservatives, and the Modern State
  • Six / Building a Movement Party: Ronald Reagan and the New Christian Right
  • Seven / Executive Power, Social Movements, and American Democracy in a Polarized Age
  • Notes
  • Index

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