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The transformation of American politics : activist government and the rise of conservatism /
The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. Leading young scholars take up t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Princeton studies in American politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. Leading young scholars take up these issues in The Transformation of American Politics. Arguing that even conservative administrations have become more deeply involved in managing our economy and social choices, they examine why our political system nevertheless has grown divided as never before over the extent to which government should involved itself in our lives. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400837502 1400837502 1283134721 9781283134729 |